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either way bottom line we can't afford it... lol, times are gonna get hard.

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We must give Alexander the salary he deserves. With him, Doughty, and Forbath, we had it made on special teams last season.

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[quote=SirLK26;995872]We must give Alexander the salary he deserves. With him, Doughty, and Forbath, we had it made on special teams last season.[/quote]

How much do you give a 30 year old backup LB? His last deal was 3 yrs $3.8M. I can't see topping that by very much.

With our cap situation the bottom line is some tough choices will have to be made.

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special teamers that don't score TDs don't get big money. i don't know why people think he should be getting 2M+ a year.

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[quote=Mattyk;995875]How much do you give a 30 year old backup LB? His last deal was 3 yrs $3.8M. I can't see topping that by very much.

With our cap situation the bottom line is some tough choices will have to be made.[/quote]

They had another good point on Szaban's show the other day.

As Redskins fans we know how valuable LA is as a special-teamer and team leader. He can also sub in at many different positions and is a positive force in the community.

But other teams won't see all that, they'll just see a 30-yr old special-teamer/backup LB. In other words, it's very likely no other team will value LA as highly as the Redskins and their fans do.

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[quote=CrazyCanuck;995887]They had another good point on Szaban's show the other day.

As Redskins fans we know how valuable LA is as a special-teamer and team leader. He can also sub in at many different positions and is a positive force in the community.

But other teams won't see all that, they'll just see a 30-yr old special-teamer/backup LB. In other words, it's very likely no other team will value LA as highly as the Redskins and their fans do.[/quote]

Yeah I can see that, he's more valuable to us than anywhere else, except maybe to Pittsburgh and Danny Smith. Still, nobody is going to break the bank on him, I think he'll stay as long as he gets a deal similar to his last one with a decent bump.

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I can see a division rival wanting a pissed-off ST standout.

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[quote=KERRAKPO9198;995100][B]The Skins really don't have much cap space this year, but it would be nice if they can sign a free safety like Jairus Byrd [/B]or Dashon Goldson.[/quote]

Easy to see why you didnt last round here. We have zero cap room but hoped we can sign the most sought-after secondary free agent.

We dont have a 1st Round pick but I hope we draft Dee Milliner

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[quote=RedskinRat;995890]I can see a division rival wanting a pissed-off ST standout.[/quote]

yup. ny would be all over lorenzo

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[quote=Chico23231;995899]Easy to see why you didnt last round here. We have zero cap room but hoped we can sign the most sought-after secondary free agent.

We dont have a 1st Round pick but I hope we draft Dee Milliner[/quote]
The Redskins can sign either one of those guys if they want to.

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[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/03/01/safety-tanard-jackson-remains-under-contract-to-redskins/]Safety Tanard Jackson remains under contract to Redskins[/url]

I didn't realize that it was the policy for suspended players. I doubt our plans to find safeties would change but it does give us an alternative option if the plan A backfires.

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Couple of points on Zo I don't think wherever he goes he would be pissed off at the Redskins and definately not the fans.

Also the Steelers and the Giants will not over pay for Zo either.

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[quote=T.O.Killa;995914]The Redskins can sign either one of those guys if they want to.[/quote]

Yeah look at Atlanta, they just opened up $18 mil in cap space by cutting three guys. Anything is possible, but just like a gothic kid that listens to Hawthorne Heights, it depends how deep you want to cut.

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[quote=SkinzWin;996121]Yeah look at Atlanta, they just opened up $18 mil in cap space by cutting three guys. Anything is possible, but just like a gothic kid that listens to Hawthorne Heights, it depends how deep you want to cut.[/quote]

Yeah, but those 3 guys were some of their best. Like you said, it depends how deep you want to cut. I hope the Redskins aren't forced to dig that deep.

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[quote=SirLK26;996179]Yeah, but those 3 guys were some of their best. Like you said, it depends how deep you want to cut. I hope the Redskins aren't forced to dig that deep.[/quote]

What else are the Skins going to do? Restructuring contracts is nothing more than a band aid that leads to future cap problems.

My guess is that the Skins, at a minimum, will cut DHall ($7.5M), Santana Moss ($3.7M), and Adam Carriker ($2.2M) and let London Fletcher retire ($2.7M), thus saving $16.1M against the cap.