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Originally Posted by donofriose

Supposedly the redskins offer was way above what other teams were going to give him. Even the raiders, which is a little concerning.

Hatcher says Redskins ‘blew the doors off’ other offers - The Washington Post

Agree with this, generally you like to hear what's going on right now with the Ryan Clark negotiations, where the player leaves the visit without signing, then it takes some time, and then hopefully a deal gets announced. That's a sign that the team was being shrewd in its pricing.

To hear we blew the doors off tells me we may have overpaid. But still, it's not a huge financial commitment to Hatcher. $10.5M guaranteed over 4 years is not the kind of contract that puts you behind the 8 ball.

I do think playing next to Cofield and alongside either Rak or Kerrigan, and in the one-gap that Haslett keeps talking about, there's plenty of opportunity for the line as a whole to do some damage.

I'm not concerned if Hatcher himself only gets 6 sacks. His presence should mean Cofield has a better shot at penetrating. And I like me some Barry Cofield a lot. With defensive linemen, it's not about individual stats, it's more about how did the whole line perform as a unit.