Redskins Free Agents Signings Thread

[Chief X_Phackter]

So Strief just re-signed with the Saints for $8.5 million guaranteed and a $4.1 million per season average. How does that compare to what Donald Penn will get. I don't see us spending that kinda cash for him...

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

So Strief just re-signed with the Saints for $8.5 million guaranteed and a $4.1 million per season average. How does that compare to what Donald Penn will get. I don't see us spending that kinda cash for him...

Why not? That's the market rate.

Also, IMO there isn't anything more important to the future of this team than protecting RGIII.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Why not? That's the market rate.

Also, IMO there isn't anything more important to the future of this team than protecting RGIII.

Yeah you are right. I do hope they get a deal done. It would go a long way towards solidifying the O-line.

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

So Strief just re-signed with the Saints for $8.5 million guaranteed and a $4.1 million per season average. How does that compare to what Donald Penn will get. I don't see us spending that kinda cash for him...

I agree, why do people think Penn is such a good player ? He may be a slight upgrade, but if he was a good player he would not have been cut.... TB would have tried to renegotiate his contract.

Morgan Moses would probably be an upgrade for $3 million less

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

I agree, why do people think Penn is such a good player ? He may be a slight upgrade, but if he was a good player he would not have been cut.... TB would have tried to renegotiate his contract.

Morgan Moses would probably be an upgrade for $3 million less

Buccaneers release OT Donald Penn - CBSSports.com

The Buccaneers jumped back out into the free agent market on Thursday morning and signed tackle Anthony Collins from the Bengals. He'll start at left tackle from the start, as the Buccaneers released tackle Donald Penn later on Thursday.

Penn, who will turn 31 in April, signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent in 2007, started 12 games his first year and hasn't missed a start since.

But Penn hasn't always been consistent and he was due a big salary ($6.75 million with an $8.33 million cap hit) in 2014.

I don't know if he can or would transition to the RT willingly, but he was an alternate to the PB in 2011, and number 97 on the NFL top 100 list in 2012.

Chances are very good that he's better than Polumbus.


I love pet college players (I don't know Morgan Moses, so I am now speaking in generalities). If every player that had a fan proclaiming him "the solution" to their team's issues were successful, no one would ever need free agents again!

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

I agree, why do people think Penn is such a good player ? He may be a slight upgrade, but if he was a good player he would not have been cut.... TB would have tried to renegotiate his contract.

Morgan Moses would probably be an upgrade for $3 million less

I like Moses, too. But after we use our first pick on a WR, Moses will be long gone.

BTW good players get cut all the time for a variety of reasons.

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I like Moses, too. But after we use our first pick on a WR, Moses will be long gone.

BTW good players get cut all the time for a variety of reasons.

good players get cut if: they have huge contracts, or they are injury prone

Penn hasn't missed a game in several years, and his contract about average for a left tackle...... I cannot get excited about the 30th ranked tackle

I hope I am wrong about Penn

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

good players get cut if: they have huge contracts, or they are injury prone

Penn hasn't missed a game in several years, and his contract about average for a left tackle...... I cannot get excited about the 30th ranked tackle

I hope I am wrong about Penn

In post after post, you quote these rankings, wherever you're getting them from, as if they're the gospel. Wise up! They don't mean jack. On one site he may be ranked 30th, on another he may be ranked 16th. Even if the rankings you reference did mean something, he was ranked based on his play at Left Tackle. We're trying to sign him to play another position - Right Tackle.

Personally, I don't give a tinker's dam where he is ranked in a vacuum by any football geek. All I care about is that he has been evaluated by my team's personnel executives and coaches and they have concluded that he is a good fit for our team at RT.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

In post after post, you quote these rankings, wherever you're getting them from, as if they're the gospel. Wise up! They don't mean jack. On one site he may be ranked 30th, on another he may be ranked 16th. Even if the rankings you reference did mean something, he was ranked based on his play at Left Tackle. We're trying to sign him to play another position - Right Tackle.

Personally, I don't give a tinker's dam where he is ranked in a vacuum by any football geek. All I care about is that he has been evaluated by my team's personnel executives and coaches and they have concluded that he is a good fit for our team at RT.

This. Preach on brother man. I would feel much more comfortable about the Oline. If we could get a good guard in the draft with the OT positions shored up, I'd feel even better!!

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

good players get cut if: they have huge contracts, or they are injury prone

Penn hasn't missed a game in several years, and his contract about average for a left tackle...... I cannot get excited about the 30th ranked tackle

I hope I am wrong about Penn

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I can't get excited for another year of Polumbus.

Originally Posted by NYCskinfan82

Per Rich Tandler Skins working to complete a deal to sign OT Penn.

We aren't going to sign Top 5 talent at every position during FA unless we go back to the Vinny of old mindset, which I hope no one hopes to return to.

You say Penn was the 30th ranked tackle. Was that at left or right tackle position? If it was at left, he might grade better as a RT as LT is seen as a premium position over RT. Either way, he may not be the best tackle in the league but I find anyone hard pressed to openly state their belief that Penn is a downgrade from Polumbus.

Sign away!!

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

good players get cut if: they have huge contracts, or they are injury prone

Penn hasn't missed a game in several years, and his contract about average for a left tackle...... I cannot get excited about the 30th ranked tackle

I hope I am wrong about Penn

Or if they are poor scheme fits, or if the team signs someone who is even better, or if someone in the FO just hates the player personally, or there is legal trouble, or...I can keep on going. Teams release players for many different reasons.