2015 Free Agents

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

So when was the last Haynesworth-like deal that this team had in free agency? I mean is that why people are so afraid of free agency?

Adding a starter-caliber player to the offensive line, for example, doesn't equate a trip to the playoffs nor does it fix all the problems this team has. But what it can do is to improve the offensive line enough to help your struggling QB.

No. It's because free agency rarely works. You rarely get the same player that you think you're getting, for whatever reason. There are numerous examples all around the league and on the Redskins roster.

I'd probably pass on Iupati. He's going to be too expensive. I'd hope that they pencil in Long at guard and draft a starting RT.

[sevier2]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

No. It's because free agency rarely works. You rarely get the same player that you think you're getting, for whatever reason. There are numerous examples all around the league and on the Redskins roster.

I'd probably pass on Iupati. He's going to be too expensive. I'd hope that they pencil in Long at guard and draft a starting RT.

Spencer Long? The guy we drafted last year that wasn't good enough to play, let alone start, this year? You want him "penciled in?"

WHAT gives you any indication he should be an NFL starter for a QB who is currently struggling????????

I'm being totally serious also. If you can provide me with ANY credible reason to start this guy let me hear it, otherwise all this lobbying for Long needs to stop.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by sevier2

Spencer Long? The guy we drafted last year that wasn't good enough to play, let alone start, this year? You want him "penciled in?"

WHAT gives you any indication he should be an NFL starter for a QB who is currently struggling????????

I'm being totally serious also. If you can provide me with ANY credible reason to start this guy let me hear it, otherwise all this lobbying for Long needs to stop.

When you draft a guy in the 3rd round, and the guy in front of him is older and struggling, you'd hope that the young guy could be a starter at some point. But you're correct, Long didn't do anything to show that he should start. But I'd rather try and plug in a drafted player at that position, rather than overpay for Iupati.

[Bangee7]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

When you draft a guy in the 3rd round, and the guy in front of him is older and struggling, you'd hope that the young guy could be a starter at some point. But you're correct, Long didn't do anything to show that he should start. But I'd rather try and plug in a drafted player at that position, rather than overpay for Iupati.

But didn't Long have his knee reconstructed in Oct or Nov before the draft?

That takes awhile to come back from.

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by Bangee7

But didn't Long have his knee reconstructed in Oct or Nov before the draft?

That takes awhile to come back from.

Long did have a knee injury in October of his Senior year. However, according to this link it was not reconstruction surgery

Spencer Long of Nebraska Cornhuskers out for season, needs surgery on left knee - ESPN

The Redskins have reached for O-Lineman that were ranked much lower than the Redskins picked them .... (LeRibus, Long, and Moses) so far they look like wasted picks.... I hope I am wrong

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

Long did have a knee injury in October of his Senior year. However, according to this link it was not reconstruction surgery

Spencer Long of Nebraska Cornhuskers out for season, needs surgery on left knee - ESPN

The Redskins have reached for O-Lineman that were ranked much lower than the Redskins picked them .... (LeRibus, Long, and Moses) so far they look like wasted picks.... I hope I am wrong

I remember Moses being ranked low 1st/high 2nd. I think Gruden is moving away from ZBS blockers but didn't change system first year. We need OL but we should see better OL play under Callahan.

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I remember Moses being ranked low 1st/high 2nd. I think Gruden is moving away from ZBS blockers but didn't change system first year. We need OL but we should see better OL play under Callahan.

true, some places had Moses as a 1st or 2nd round pick.... not the NFL scouts though... he was the slowest OL at the combine, and one of the weakest. I do not share your optimism that a new blocking style will make him more productive.

Morgan Moses Draft Profile – NFL.com

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

No. It's because free agency rarely works. You rarely get the same player that you think you're getting, for whatever reason. There are numerous examples all around the league and on the Redskins roster.

I'd probably pass on Iupati. He's going to be too expensive. I'd hope that they pencil in Long at guard and draft a starting RT.

I would say this is a perception based on our teams experience. There are teams that find quality pieces in FA and use them to succeed. If a team routinely struggles to find pieces in FA then that is a FO issue.