Redskins 2013 Salary Cap Status

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by The Goat

To bring the discussion back to fact over fiction:

Pierre Garcon: Game Logs at NFL.com

Santana Moss, WR for the Washington Redskins at NFL.com

Tana had twice as many TDs as Garcon though he was targeted...less. Garcon made little to no impact is several games (outside the ones he missed completely), getting yardage in junk minutes but otherwise being very quiet.

Again, hopefully this is the year he puts together a season anywhere near worthy of his contract.

Interesting, but meaningless stats. Garcon's presence on the field clearly impacted the defense and coverage. With Garcon in the lineup we lost one game, without him we lost a few more than that. Was it all on him, probably not. but his presence and ability to provide explosive plays, ala the dallas touchdown, brought a threat defenses had to respect.

Moss and our other receivers benefitted from defenses coverage of Garcon.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Interesting, but meaningless stats. Garcon's presence on the field clearly impacted the defense and coverage. With Garcon in the lineup we lost one game, without him we lost a few more than that. Was it all on him, probably not. but his presence and ability to provide explosive plays, ala the dallas touchdown, brought a threat defenses had to respect.

Moss and our other receivers benefitted from defenses coverage of Garcon.

You also have to take his injury into the equation. He was hurt in week one. Anything till after the bye week and really till after the Philly game, has to be thrown out. He essentially played on one foot, and to be honest that fact that he played at all is miraculous. I have been dealing with chronic platar facitus in both feet for the last 16 months. I am at the point of surgery. The inflamation does not go away and is extremely painful at times during everyday to the point of limping.

The guy is worth it and considering he just signed his contract and it obviously wasn't completely back loaded makes his salary cap number seem fair.

Bowen and Cofield are paid a little more than I would have guessed, but they were signed to above average deals and have lived up to them at times. At the same time though I do not think I would go about restructuring them at this time nor would I cut them. I would leave them alone unless we needed the space back.

Garcon or Morgan could have their deals reworked to free up some money as well as signing Rak to a long term deal.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Interesting, but meaningless stats. Garcon's presence on the field clearly impacted the defense and coverage. With Garcon in the lineup we lost one game, without him we lost a few more than that. Was it all on him, probably not. but his presence and ability to provide explosive plays, ala the dallas touchdown, brought a threat defenses had to respect.

Moss and our other receivers benefitted from defenses coverage of Garcon.

Garcon also happened to suit up when the defense played considerably better

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Garcon also happened to suit up when the defense played considerably better

maybe when you see the offensive guys putting everything on the line, hurt foot/shoulder and all, the defensive guys step up for respected teammates

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

maybe when you see the offensive guys putting everything on the line, hurt foot/shoulder and all, the defensive guys step up for respected teammates

What I was getting at, is the offensive production wasn't hugely different over the course of the season, with or without Garcon. I remember somebody posting or linking PPG stats and the offense was impressively consistent overall. The defense improved markedly in the 2nd half though, just in time for Garcon's return to the regular lineup

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

You dont need stats to see the offense was simply much better when Garcon was on the field. If you didnt see it, you werent watching.

You know, I absolutely agree with you. Considering the initial spark and excitement he helped create in the first game with that long TD -- splitting and outrunning the Saints defense, the game tying touchdown in the Baltimore game, the incredible grab and run in the memorable Thanksgiving game -- again splitting and outrunning the defense, his performance in the seven game win streak during which he put up big yardage with clutch catches and out produced every other receiver on the team, I thought the assertions that:

Originally Posted by The Goat

Garcon made little to no impact in several games (outside the ones he missed completely), getting yardage in junk minutes but otherwise being very quiet[;]

Originally Posted by The Goat

… the offensive production wasn't hugely different over the course of the season, with or without Garcon[;]

Originally Posted by The Goat

… as the season wore on Garcon was quiet for long stretches[;]

and

Originally Posted by The Goat

Garcon is eating up an enormous amount of cap space and has yet to prove he's worth it

… were self-evidently stupid.

However, since I “know absolutely nothing about the game football”, because I am a “moron” for thinking Garcon is a potentially elite receiver, and it would be sheer “idiocy” to believe that Garcon was well worth his cap impact, I just wanted to see how the stats stacked up in light of my moronic and idiotic assertion that Garcon’s in-game impact has comfortably exceeded his cap impact.

After doing so, I feel comforted that my complete lack of football knowledge didn’t stop me from appreciating what a difference maker Garcon is in this offense. Sorry if my pedantic investigation of facts and figures may have bored those who are not as football impaired as me.