Better days ahead. (Off season part 1 thread)

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by mooby

I appreciate the direness of your situation, however there's no way to be conclusive that Dan Snyder is who we think he is. At least we can take solace in the fact Kirk Cousins appears to be the opposite of fat, lazy, entitled, etc. so that money should be well spent.

Pretty sure there was an article in the Washington Times a few years back about Haynesworth blocking his day off in 15 min increments.

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by mooby

I appreciate the direness of your situation, however there's no way to be conclusive that Dan Snyder is who we think he is. At least we can take solace in the fact Kirk Cousins appears to be the opposite of fat, lazy, entitled, etc. so that money should be well spent.

Maybe money well spent for one more season:

Washington Redskins RUMORS: Kirk Cousins 'Nowhere Close To A New Deal,' Receiving Franchise Tag? : Sports : Headlines & Global News

I don't know if this is good or bad.

[That Guy]

as far as rgiii, whatever. he's not helping us, so where he goes really doesn't matter.

i think our best DL next year may be the guy that's been sitting on IR all season. that's a valid hatcher replacement. knighton looked like just a guy to me. he wasn't terrible, but he didn't really prove he's worth big money either. we'll probably draft a guy and see who's available in FA (which might be knighton on another cheap contract if there's no real value elsewhere).

as for the draft, i'm not sure you can say that scot is 100% bpa. he seems to hit needs, but i guess when you're terrible everything is a need. he does seem to know what he's doing (mild understatement).

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by That Guy

as far as rgiii, whatever. he's not helping us, so where he goes really doesn't matter.

i think our best DL next year may be the guy that's been sitting on IR all season. that's a valid hatcher replacement. knighton looked like just a guy to me. he wasn't terrible, but he didn't really prove he's worth big money either. we'll probably draft a guy and see who's available in FA (which might be knighton on another cheap contract if there's no real value elsewhere).

as for the draft, i'm not sure you can say that scot is 100% bpa. he seems to hit needs, but i guess when you're terrible everything is a need. he does seem to know what he's doing (mild understatement).

There is talk of Trent Murphy moving to DE, which I would be fine with, also if Robert Kdemche (spelling that wrong) is available at 21, I would snatch him up

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

There is talk of Trent Murphy moving to DE, which I would be fine with, also if Robert Kdemche (spelling that wrong) is available at 21, I would snatched him up

Good eye on Robert! Reminds me of Justin Tuck.

Trent is country strong and he's a good tackler with some pass rush moves but I wonder if he can carry the weight he'd need to put on to play DE. If so, I think he could be part of a D-Line rotation.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Good eye on Robert! Reminds me of Justin Tuck.

Trent is country strong and he's a good tackler with some pass rush moves but I wonder if he can carry the weight he'd need to put on to play DE. If so, I think he could be part of a D-Line rotation.

He's already 260-265, so I'd figure he'd have to gain about 15-25 lbs of good weight.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by That Guy

...i think our best DL next year may be the guy that's been sitting on IR all season. that's a valid hatcher replacement.

Galette is OLB edge rusher. Hatcher is DE interior rusher.

as for the draft, i'm not sure you can say that scot is 100% bpa.

I'm not saying it though, Scott has said it himself numerous times.

[KI Skins Fan]

Per nfltraderumors.com:

"Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that the Redskins and QB Kirk Cousins were 'nowhere near' an agreement on a long-term extension at the conclusion of the Senior Bowl a few weeks ago.

According to La Canfora, this could lead to the Redskins using their franchise tag on Cousins in the coming weeks, barring major progress towards an agreement.

Recent reports have said that Cousins will likely end up with a blockbuster contract when all is said and done.

However, it could require them to franchise Cousins at the cost of $19 million or so in order to buy some additional time to work out a long-term deal.

Bengals QB Andy Dalton‘s six-year, $96 million deal has come up as a potential starting point for the two sides in contract talks."

No surprise here. Andy Dalton's contract is only the 18th largest QB contract in the league, as measured by $$ per year. Dalton's guaranteed money is quite low compared to his peers at 17% of the total contract amount (Aaron Rodgers is guaranteed 49% of his total contract amount).

I don't think the $19MM tag looms over the contract talks at all because nearly 20 NFL QB's are currently being paid an average amount of $17MM or more annually. Kirk is going to cost a whole lot of money but that is normal for someone like Kirk who I think is among the top two-thirds of NFL QB's in ability.

As we all know, the devil is in the details and that's going to take some time for the two parties to work out.

[kingj]

From randy getlin:

I'm told the NFL's salary cap is expected to jump to at least $155M this year. Nearly $12M more than last year's ($143.28M).

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by kingj

From randy getlin:

I'm told the NFL's salary cap is expected to jump to at least $155M this year. Nearly $12M more than last year's ($143.28M).

Is there a floor now?

[KI Skins Fan]

Per nfltraderumors.com:

John Keim of ESPN considers the Redskins’ need for defensive line help as “high.” Keim mentions that they need to get younger up front on defensive.

In regards to impending free agent DT Terrance Knighton, Keim believes the only way he returns is if they can’t find another nose tackle and he agrees to drop some weight.

Keim lists Muhammad Wilkerson, Malik Jackson Damon Harrison, Jaye Howard, and Ian Williams as potential free agents targets who would make sense for Washington if they’re available.

As for the draft, Keim suggests Alabama’s A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama’s Jarran Reed and Louisiana Tech’s Vernon Butler as a few names to watch.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Per nfltraderumors.com:

John Keim of ESPN considers the Redskins’ need for defensive line help as “high.” Keim mentions that they need to get younger up front on defensive.

In regards to impending free agent DT Terrance Knighton, Keim believes the only way he returns is if they can’t find another nose tackle and he agrees to drop some weight.

Keim lists Muhammad Wilkerson, Malik Jackson Damon Harrison, Jaye Howard, and Ian Williams as potential free agents targets who would make sense for Washington if they’re available.

As for the draft, Keim suggests Alabama’s A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama’s Jarran Reed and Louisiana Tech’s Vernon Butler as a few names to watch.

In terms of questions, the Dline is facing a ton. Def makes for the most interesting conversation this offseason not named Cousins.

So Keim is now reporting what Tarik alBashir did a couple weeks ago...Expect a high first round pick at Dline and a younger Dline Free agent pick up.

Im bout that...I want this guy: Losing Damon Harrison would be punch in New York Jets' nose - New York Jets Blog- ESPN

Losing a nickname like Pot Roast is tough, but replacing him with "Snacks" is a win. Snacks at NT and A'Shawn Robinson at DE?

[skinsfan69]

Who cares where Griffin goes? I could care less if he goes to a division rival. Do people remember his final play here? Drops back, has two guys wide open right in front of him, instead of throwing the ball he tucks it down, gets sacked and fumbles. He sucks, end of discussion. McNabb was a way better QB than Griffin and he played for a division rival.

As far as the contract w/ Cousins, the Redskins will probably end up tagging him and if they can't reach a deal then so be it. He'll play for 19 million and that gives the powers that be another year to evaluate him. He's a trending up player but I wouldn't mind seeing if he can duplicate last year or get better.

[punch it in]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...-offseason-nfl

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by punch it in

Five moves the Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles and Giants should make this offseason - NFL

Good ideas for the Redskins. There should be enough cap space to sign 5 mid-level free agents (@ $5 million per year)