Re: Is the new Redskins Front Office Gun Shy?
 

Thumbs up, Im here for the long haul, so lets build a sustainable team for years to come.

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Who cares if they are gun-shy...it's not like being Gung-ho has worked for us in the past. I don't care how they do it, I just want them to get the job of winning a SB done! Pronto!

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[quote=SmootSmack;671756]I get the sense that maybe Dansby just wasn't that interested in signing with us. And that's something we sort of have to accept, that, for now at least, when money isn't the deciding factor we can't offer quite what other teams are looking for. We're not a winning franchise right now. We will be soon enough though.

Plus there are a whole bunch of other factors, like sometimes guys just have in their minds specifics teams or people they want to play for[/quote]

Exactly. If we aren't willing to break the bank, then we don't have a lot else going for us right now. If we do offer obscene sums, then it's just business as usual and a repeating cycle - overpay for outsiders, no continuity, mediocrity, over pay to try and break out of mediocrity, no continuity ....

Now, it appears we aren't trying to overcome the "I'd rather play somewhere else" mentality by throwing bucket loads of money at guys who end up here only b/c of the money.

BTW - Did I miss something? Has Foote signed somewhere else?

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[quote=diehardskin2982;671752]it's good to get that low priced gas but, you end up getting what you pay for
not premium performance. I would not be soo against this strategy if we had some more draft picks, but we don' t.[/quote]You say this as if the acquisition of Clifton/Pashos/Parker/Foote would have actually provided premium performance.

If you wanted premium performance in this free agent class, you pretty much had to chase Peppers, Brackett, or Kampman (or Ben Watson, if you had a need at TE). We let those players sign elsewhere, so you're already shopping in the bargain bin at that point.

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[quote=diehardskin2982;671752]it's good to get that low priced gas but, you end up getting what you pay for
not premium performance. I would not be soo against this strategy if we had some more draft picks, but we don' t.[/quote]Regular gas can be highly-priced, especially WHEN SUPPLY IS LOW.

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Rather than being gun shy, what if we aren't offering much guaranteed money. Since we know that camp will be highly competitive, i think that we are probably low balling the guaranteed side of the equation. i mean the only player signed is a versatile guy who has the ability to fill more than one spot on our line, and is comfortable both starting and being a backup. and i do like stating the obvious

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;671843]Rather than being gun shy, what if we aren't offering much guaranteed money. Since we know that camp will be highly competitive, i think that we are probably low balling the guaranteed side of the equation. i mean the only player signed is a versatile guy who has the ability to fill more than one spot on our line, and is comfortable both starting and being a backup. [B]and i do like stating the obvious[/B][/quote]

No one's better at it big fella! :food-smil

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they're doing the right thing. i'd like to see them be a little more aggressive but they're taking the approach that it's going to take some time to be a contender. we're not going to be a contender next year so no need to go out and over pay for a guy like peppers.

Re: Is the new Redskins Front Office Gun Shy?
 

[quote=CRedskinsRule;671843]Rather than being gun shy, what if we aren't offering much guaranteed money. Since we know that camp will be highly competitive, i think that we are probably low balling the guaranteed side of the equation. i mean the only player signed is a versatile guy who has the ability to fill more than one spot on our line, and is comfortable both starting and being a backup. and i do like stating the obvious[/quote]

that and probably the shorter term offerings could be part of it

Re: Is the new Redskins Front Office Gun Shy?
 

[quote=CRedskinsRule;671843]Rather than being gun shy, what if we aren't offering much guaranteed money. Since we know that camp will be highly competitive, i think that we are probably low balling the guaranteed side of the equation. i mean the [B]only player signed is a versatile guy who has the ability to fill more than one spot on our line, and is comfortable both starting and being a backup[/B]. and i do like stating the obvious[/quote]

Now both players signed are like that. They're stop gaps between the team we have to field for a year and the team we will be the year after next. Let the rebuilding keep going strong.

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Enjoying every minute of it.

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[quote=NYCskinfan82;672282]Enjoying every minute of it.[/quote]

Didn't you mean Loving Every Minute of It?
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[quote=CRedskinsRule;672289]Didn't you mean Loving Every Minute of It?
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Ain't you got me i meant LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;672289]Didn't you mean Loving Every Minute of It?
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:nono: why?

Re: Is the new Redskins Front Office Gun Shy?
 

Looks like diehardskins2982 from The Warpath made the Redskins Blog.

[url=http://blog.redskins.com/2010/03/10/wednesday-march-10-responses-to-the-redskins-2010-free-agency/]Wednesday, March 10: Responses To The Redskins 2010 Free Agency[/url]