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Bill B · 12-21-2006, 09:35 AM

I think everyone agrees that injuries are part of the game and every team should expect some during the year. I would add that yes a GM is not responsible for players getting injured - I would never hold any GM accountable for that. What I would hold a GM accountable for though is not thinking beyond the starters and hoping on a wing and a prayer that none of his starters get injured and not bother to build quality depth behind the starters.

I know in Gibbs era I with plan B free agency the Redskins were great at stacking up guys and building depth when starters went down. As far as Gibbs era II, I don't think there is near the depth they had in his first era - this is in my opinion is due to the salary cap. But with the salary cap in mind I would think there are a lot of teams out there that see this and know that they can't put all their eggs in one basket and devote huge bonuses to their starters thus leaving crumbs for the backups.

Here is a thought - instead of going out and getting 2 wide recievers and giving both large signing bonuses, why not sign one and use the money that was orginally used to sign the other to build depth so when a safety of a defensive lineman goes down they don't have to scrqamble and see who's available on the market?

12-21-2006, 09:35 AM	#6
Bill B Impact Rookie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 721	Re: Casserly Keeping his options open I think everyone agrees that injuries are part of the game and every team should expect some during the year. I would add that yes a GM is not responsible for players getting injured - I would never hold any GM accountable for that. What I would hold a GM accountable for though is not thinking beyond the starters and hoping on a wing and a prayer that none of his starters get injured and not bother to build quality depth behind the starters. I know in Gibbs era I with plan B free agency the Redskins were great at stacking up guys and building depth when starters went down. As far as Gibbs era II, I don't think there is near the depth they had in his first era - this is in my opinion is due to the salary cap. But with the salary cap in mind I would think there are a lot of teams out there that see this and know that they can't put all their eggs in one basket and devote huge bonuses to their starters thus leaving crumbs for the backups. Here is a thought - instead of going out and getting 2 wide recievers and giving both large signing bonuses, why not sign one and use the money that was orginally used to sign the other to build depth so when a safety of a defensive lineman goes down they don't have to scrqamble and see who's available on the market?