sunday's post

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Moseley_in_the_snow

Also didn't realize that Arch was the highest paid safety in the league....ever!

And unless the Skins find cap relief by relying more on the draft for cheaper talent, you can kiss Sean Taylor goodbye after 2008. Most good teams covet their own home grown talent, and strive to retain it. Due to the tenuous nature of our cap situation after repeated free agent bonanzas, we're forced to let good players walk (Pierce, Smoot, Clark, etc.). Other than The Danny breaking the bank for Lavar (a big mistake), there haven't been too many other Redskin veterans retained. I'm amazed that Gibbs and Snyder can't see that in the salary cap age, most successful teams win with roster stability.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

And unless the Skins find cap relief by relying more on the draft for cheaper talent, you can kiss Sean Taylor goodbye after 2008. Most good teams covet their own home grown talent, and strive to retain it. Due to the tenuous nature of our cap situation after repeated free agent bonanzas, we're forced to let good players walk (Pierce, Smoot, Clark, etc.). Other than The Danny breaking the bank for Lavar (a big mistake), there haven't been too many other Redskin veterans retained. I'm amazed that Gibbs and Snyder can't see that in the salary cap age, most successful teams win with roster stability.

They can easily hold onto Taylor if they want. Spread the dollars out and restructure. The question is if he wants to stay. He has already shown a distaste for his original contract. He will probably hold out this offseason and after the idiotic contract for Archuletta, he probably should.

The problem isn't the cap, the cap will never be a long term problem for them under the current rules. I see the player turnover as the real problem.