Redskins release WR Andre Roberts

[ethat001]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Keim nailing it again.

Yes, I get it. Garcon = good teammate, hard worker, blocks well, and tough.

BUT, everyone has a price, and older high priced vet in a position of depth == wouldn't put a trade past Scotty McC. Good organizations seem to trade good players like this for value. Like - what would the Steelers give us for Garcon with their WR2 suspended? Again -- would love to keep him this year and there's a 99% chance he's here -- but there are only so many balls to go around and we'd probably be fine w Djax/Doctson/Crowder/Reed/V.Davis this year anyway.

NEXT year, we may need *more* WR depth.. We'd have Doctson / Crowder, but can DJax or Garcon be a good WR2 at age 31? Not confident yet in Grant or Ross.

[SkinzzFan]

Cutting Garcon just to save cap space (when you don't really need to cut cap space) doesn't make much sense to me. We aren't playing Madden, intangibles (hard-working, tough, good teammate, possibly a mentor) matter in the locker room and on the field. Team chemistry is built through having the right kind of players on the field and showing loyalty to those who "earn it" every day. Being loyal to players, like Garcon, shows a committment to your players and to winning football games. Management earns the trust of it's players this way and that helps create "buy in" to what the GM and coaches are trying to do. Imagine a team full of disgruntled player who question every move management makes or the coaching philosophy. Veteran players have a huge influence in the locker room, if you have 5-6 vets questioning everything they tend to miss their assignments on game day or take plays off during the game. You may not think cutting Garcon can have THIS particular kind of domino effect on a team, but I definitely believe it can.

The Skins finally have a football guy in charge and I love it.

HTTR!!

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by ethat001

Yes, I get it. Garcon = good teammate, hard worker, blocks well, and tough.

BUT, everyone has a price, and older high priced vet in a position of depth == wouldn't put a trade past Scotty McC. Good organizations seem to trade good players like this for value. Like - what would the Steelers give us for Garcon with their WR2 suspended? Again -- would love to keep him this year and there's a 99% chance he's here -- but there are only so many balls to go around and we'd probably be fine w Djax/Doctson/Crowder/Reed/V.Davis this year anyway.

NEXT year, we may need *more* WR depth.. We'd have Doctson / Crowder, but can DJax or Garcon be a good WR2 at age 31? Not confident yet in Grant or Ross.

I certainly think so...with DJax its only the injuries that hold him back. I think Garcon could be like a Bolden type, possession, tough catches in traffic, strong...

I think having a stable of young WRs Grant, Doctson, Crowder and Ross is a great thing. Also Diggs from Richmond (6-4) and the WR Maurice (6-3)from Cal as UDFAs were brought in to pressure Grant and Ross. Both these guys can play and they are BIG.

WR is a position of strength.