Brown & Howard both to the D?

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I think they need to spend our money on offense.

Actually, they've invested a fair amount of money in the offense this offseason, with the restructuring of Samuels' contract (which included a $15 million bonus), the signing of Casey Rabach ($5 million bonus) and David Patten ($3.5 million bonus), and the trade for Moss (who'll likely see a sizable bonus when the Skins give him a long-term deal-- supposedly with more total compensation than the deal Coles received 2 years ago).

When you take into account the money spent on Brunell and Portis last season, and factor in the cap hit from Coles' trade this season, it's hard to justify pouring more cap money into the offense.

The Skins are trying to make up for the losses of Pierce and Smoot on the defensive side, and they've needed to solidify the D-line for some time now, so I can see why they're pursuing defensive talent.