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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
The whole drinking thing with Culter sounds a bit like someone trying to stir up a smear campaign. There's a pic of him at a wedding or something doing a shot, big deal.
I dunno, I'm coming around to the idea of bringing in Cutler. Hey why not, trade JC and toss in a pick for next year and we're SB bound.
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Not sure if that last sentence is sarcastic or not, but regardless it's an interesting topic. There isn't anything wrong with selling the future (ie draft picks or free agent signings that bog down the cap) in order to make an immediate big splash. But a team needs to be an elite team trying to find the missing piece if they are to do that. '00 was a good example of that; the Skins made their big free agent moves (Smith, Deion, Carrier, etc) and improved their defense from 30th in the league to 2nd in the league. They had the 2nd best offense the previous year (behind only the Rams). In other words, the off-season for which Snyder is most commonly criticized was actually an effective off-season that would have worked had the Skins offense not been decimated by injuries. I'm digressing though. The point is that a team can get significantly better with a few strong moves. But at what cost?
I'm against the Cutler trade because I don't think the Skins are quite there yet. The defense is statistically good, but it doesn't force turnovers and isn't dominant. The receivers are far too much of a question mark and the o-line is old. The offensive schemed was less effective with every game last year.
I think it's an interesting discussion though.