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I'm fighting to keep the team together

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I think what's going to happen in the futeure is that we'll keep the team together.

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He said he'll address the Coles situation tomorrow once the deal is made official

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My goal is to be better than anyone else is and retain every one we want. There'll be another press conference tomorrow once Coles gets to NY and has his Physical.

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Redskins_P, please take over. I have to do some work.

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I'll do my best

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The team builds off the words and actions of the coaches and FO and they are very perceptive. By making our best offer to Pierce/Smoot, we show all the players that we will offer a lot of money to keep you around. And then you have to decide if someone else offers a lot of money, are you gonna stick around.

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He said he tried to be persuasive with Antonio

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Felt like he gave Antonio the opportunity to resign a long time ago

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He says hes been in touch with players about losing Antonio. Gibbs said to Antonio last year that we had real confidence in him and we guaranteed his money for last season to give him some confidence. He says he felt like we did that, and Antonio stepped up. Gibbs tried to bring that up in negotiations saying that he should choose us, we stuck by him when he wasnt a big name. Apparently old Pierce didnt buy it.

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He doesn't want to get into the specifics of both Antonio and Freds situation

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Gibbs thought that even after seeing the other teams' offers that we would win both of those guys.

Sounds like he put too much faith in those guys being core and loyal Redskins.

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e16bball, your turn to take over....I gotta get back to work now

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He also says that he and the team believe guys will be cut or come available and interesting to us and we will be very perceptive to the market for players.

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I feel good about our efforts to retain Pierce. I'm prompted to believe NYGs contract blew ours out of the water. :oink: