Media Hypocricy

Paintrain · 03-05-2005, 09:47 AM

Anyone else find it funny that the national media, who have taken pleasure every year in taking potshots at Snyder for free spending, is now turning on the Redskins for being frugal? The same comments always showed up, cap jail, can't keep spending like that, team without a salary cap until this year. Fact is the Redskins are well ($5+ Million I beleive) below the cap and could have matched Pierce's contract, can pay Smoot what he's asking for and can still absorb the hit for dealing Coles but they are making the choice not to throw max dollars around.. It's like damned if you do damned if you don't.. It will just make it sweeter when the Skins are playing in late January one of these years!

Skinsfanforlife · 03-05-2005, 10:17 AM

Yea I agree with, The hypocrisy of the press is laughable. Even the local radio shows (sportstalk 980) take there shots at the Skins. Smoking AL Cocan is famous for this. he wines that they spend to much on players every year. Now that they are trying to not spend a lot of money on players he is wining about that. Like you said damned if you do damned if you don't..

You know Snyder may have brought this on himself, But you would think Joe Gibbs would get the benefit of the doubt by these press fools. The guy is a hall of fame coach, has 4 super bowl appearances, 3 super bowl victories, 2 successful NASCAR teams. The guy has been successful in everything he as done. The good thing is I know he hears these things and it has got to be motivating him.

MTK · 03-05-2005, 12:16 PM

I've been thinking the same thing these last few days, but some fans are just as guilty as the media is of this. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

mooby · 03-05-2005, 12:19 PM

yeah all the media wants is a story. i think joe gibbs is doing the right thing this year. we'll just have to wait until september to see if his plan works.

RedskinRat · 03-05-2005, 12:52 PM

Until this franchise wins and wins consistently it'll be a soft target.

When it turns around (And it will, soon) we'll then be subjected to a grovel-fest the likes of which has never been seen before.

Defensewins · 03-05-2005, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Anyone else find it funny that the national media, who have taken pleasure every year in taking potshots at Snyder for free spending, is now turning on the Redskins for being frugal? The same comments always showed up, cap jail, can't keep spending like that, team without a salary cap until this year. Fact is the Redskins are well ($5+ Million I beleive) below the cap and could have matched Pierce's contract, can pay Smoot what he's asking for and can still absorb the hit for dealing Coles but they are making the choice not to throw max dollars around.. It's like damned if you do damned if you don't.. It will just make it sweeter when the Skins are playing in late January one of these years!

I agree with you, Snyder is the new George Steinbrenner/ Jerry Jones of the recent NFL, they love to hate him.
However, correct me if I am wrong Crazycanuck, but the Redskins do not have enough cap room to have signed both Pierce and Smoot and traded Coles. I thought Coles will be an immeadiate $5M (or something crazy like that) if we trade him or cut him.

MTK · 03-05-2005, 01:39 PM

Coles is more than that if he was cut, he'd hit the cap for over $9M

mooby · 03-05-2005, 02:10 PM

yeah but they already paid him that 5 million signing bonus on last tuesday. im confused. what will happen if they trade him now?

offiss · 03-05-2005, 02:14 PM

Personally I like the direction we are heading to, and that is build through the draft, free agency is good to add a player here or there but if you try and build a team through free agency most of the time you will fail miserably, it just cost's to much to build a team that way. I have a strong feeling that we will be dealing and aquiring pick's in this upcoming draft, I could also see us sold on a reciever that is under the radar of the top 4 that isn't being considered by most of us right now should be interesting as alway's.

MTK · 03-05-2005, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mooby

yeah but they already paid him that 5 million signing bonus on last tuesday. im confused. what will happen if they trade him now?

big cap hit, but that room was cleared by Samuels' restructuring his deal.

mooby · 03-05-2005, 02:53 PM

well now that we've traded coles to the jets for moss, we won't absorb a big cap hit. or we will even though samuels restructered?

Daseal · 03-05-2005, 02:55 PM

We'll absorb his signing bonus -- ouch. Unless part of the deal was him giving it back.

MTK · 03-05-2005, 03:15 PM

Too late for him to give anything back, the deadline for the $5M bonus already passed

Daseal · 03-05-2005, 03:23 PM

That's right. Ugh!

mooby · 03-05-2005, 03:50 PM

if we paid him 5 mil already, then how much remained on his signing bonus and how much money will be on the cap hit.

03-05-2005, 09:47 AM	#1
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Media Hypocricy Anyone else find it funny that the national media, who have taken pleasure every year in taking potshots at Snyder for free spending, is now turning on the Redskins for being frugal? The same comments always showed up, cap jail, can't keep spending like that, team without a salary cap until this year. Fact is the Redskins are well ($5+ Million I beleive) below the cap and could have matched Pierce's contract, can pay Smoot what he's asking for and can still absorb the hit for dealing Coles but they are making the choice not to throw max dollars around.. It's like damned if you do damned if you don't.. It will just make it sweeter when the Skins are playing in late January one of these years!

03-05-2005, 10:17 AM	#2
Skinsfanforlife Camp Scrub Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 76	Re: Media Hypocricy Yea I agree with, The hypocrisy of the press is laughable. Even the local radio shows (sportstalk 980) take there shots at the Skins. Smoking AL Cocan is famous for this. he wines that they spend to much on players every year. Now that they are trying to not spend a lot of money on players he is wining about that. Like you said damned if you do damned if you don't.. You know Snyder may have brought this on himself, But you would think Joe Gibbs would get the benefit of the doubt by these press fools. The guy is a hall of fame coach, has 4 super bowl appearances, 3 super bowl victories, 2 successful NASCAR teams. The guy has been successful in everything he as done. The good thing is I know he hears these things and it has got to be motivating him.

03-05-2005, 12:16 PM	#3
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,518	Re: Media Hypocricy I've been thinking the same thing these last few days, but some fans are just as guilty as the media is of this. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-05-2005, 12:19 PM	#4
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,468	Re: Media Hypocricy yeah all the media wants is a story. i think joe gibbs is doing the right thing this year. we'll just have to wait until september to see if his plan works. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

03-05-2005, 12:52 PM	#5
RedskinRat Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: I'm in LA, trick! Posts: 8,700	Re: Media Hypocricy Until this franchise wins and wins consistently it'll be a soft target. When it turns around (And it will, soon) we'll then be subjected to a grovel-fest the likes of which has never been seen before.

03-05-2005, 01:39 PM	#7
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,518	Re: Media Hypocricy Coles is more than that if he was cut, he'd hit the cap for over $9M __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-05-2005, 02:10 PM	#8
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,468	Re: Media Hypocricy yeah but they already paid him that 5 million signing bonus on last tuesday. im confused. what will happen if they trade him now? __________________ Hail to the Football Team

03-05-2005, 02:14 PM	#9
offiss Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: sparta, new jersey [ northern jersey ] Age: 60 Posts: 3,097	Re: Media Hypocricy Personally I like the direction we are heading to, and that is build through the draft, free agency is good to add a player here or there but if you try and build a team through free agency most of the time you will fail miserably, it just cost's to much to build a team that way. I have a strong feeling that we will be dealing and aquiring pick's in this upcoming draft, I could also see us sold on a reciever that is under the radar of the top 4 that isn't being considered by most of us right now should be interesting as alway's.

03-05-2005, 02:53 PM	#11
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,468	Re: Media Hypocricy well now that we've traded coles to the jets for moss, we won't absorb a big cap hit. or we will even though samuels restructered? __________________ Hail to the Football Team

03-05-2005, 02:55 PM	#12
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 41 Posts: 8,341	Re: Media Hypocricy We'll absorb his signing bonus -- ouch. Unless part of the deal was him giving it back.

03-05-2005, 03:15 PM	#13
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,518	Re: Media Hypocricy Too late for him to give anything back, the deadline for the $5M bonus already passed __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-05-2005, 03:23 PM	#14
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 41 Posts: 8,341	Re: Media Hypocricy That's right. Ugh!

03-05-2005, 03:50 PM	#15
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,468	Re: Media Hypocricy if we paid him 5 mil already, then how much remained on his signing bonus and how much money will be on the cap hit. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

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