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Originally Posted by djnemo65
I didn't indicate either way what I thought about the Bailey/ Portis deal qualitatively, I was simply pointing out that it wasn't a good example of fiscal restraint. In response to your specific questions, Bailey had been franchised already so we could have gotten at least a 1 and 3 from Detroit, or perhaps more from another team. Or we could have paid him. Champ sitting out for a year and leaving us uncompensated is not a scenario that I remember. Second, T. Candidate was a vestige of the Spurrier-era who would have been cut by Gibbs regardless of whether we acquired Portis or not. Personally, I love having Portis on our team, although I continue to question giving 50 million to a RB when the market is so glutted with cheap talent. So there you have it.
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Bailey was not going to sign the franchise tenure for 1 year, yeah we tagged him alright, but he wanted out of Washington in the worst way!!! I personally dont remember Detroit publicly saying that they were willing to give up a 1 and 3 draft pick, everything I heard has been nothing but speculation. Who are the cheap RB talent on the glutted market? Alexander, James, who? But dont forget that Alexander and James are both 27 and 28, and Portis is only 23. I do understand that when Gibbs came in last year he spent money that some might say was not well spent. But as far as the FO giving money like that to Portis pretty much guarntees(SP) that Portis will be a Skin for life, and isnt that what we all want, continuity(SP).