Brunell

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Wait I forgot about Archuletta.. It might be close, but they gave Brunell more than Arch three years ago and I really don't care who replaces Brunell. I just want him to go home and sit on his pile of money and do good for mankind.

IMO thats a poor plan. You have the league's top backup, who creates a 4.5 million cap hit (net relief of about 1.5 million) if you release him (because, yes, hes being paid like a starter and ALSO because he's restructured his contract multiple times to help this team eek under the cap). Campbell's the starter either way, and if you are trying to convince us that decreasing the quality of our backup is somehow beneficial to this team, you are going to have to do a better job than that.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

IMO thats a poor plan. You have the league's top backup, who creates a 4.5 million cap hit if you release him. Campbell's the starter either way, and if you are trying to convince us that decreasing the quality of our backup is somehow beneficial to this team, you are going to have to do a better job than that.

If it is that huge a cap hit then that changes things, but this goes back to my point that Brunell's contract is absurd always was and always will be.
I really don't think he will give us a good restructure, but I hope he does.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

If it is that huge a cap hit then that changes things, but this goes back to my point that Brunell's contract is absurd always was and always will be.
I really don't think he will give us a good restructure, but I hope he does.

It's not absured by Redskin standards. Like it or not, we do it differently then the rest of the league. We backload our deals and this year Brunell's base salary spiked by 2 million. Nothing out of the ordinary. Redskin cap numbers are deceiving.

I hope we seriously cut down on the restructuring. I don't want anymore guarenteed money poured into 2008 and 2009. We need to be able to cut veteran weight if they don't show improvement this year, and we can't do that if we pay their 2008 and 2009 salaries right now (which is in essence what restructuring does).

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

if you are trying to convince us that decreasing the quality of our backup is somehow beneficial to this team, you are going to have to do a better job than that.

If the backup is not named Mark Brunell it is and I repeat is beneficial to this team.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

If the backup is not named Mark Brunell it is and I repeat is beneficial to this team.

But unless some team cuts their best QB and he signs with us cheap (keep dreaming), we can't improve the QB position by cutting him. Plus, then we have problems with a new guy learning the system, and no contingency plan should Campbell have say a 1-2 week injury.

You keep saying no Brunell is an improvement, but it doesn't seem like you've even thought this one through to yourself yet.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

But unless some team cuts their best QB and he signs with us cheap (keep dreaming), we can't improve the QB position by cutting him. Plus, then we have problems with a new guy learning the system, and no contingency plan should Campbell have say a 1-2 week injury.

You keep saying no Brunell is an improvement, but it doesn't seem like you've even thought this one through to yourself yet.

Of course the backup has to be Collins when Brunell goes away far far far away.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Of course the backup has to be Collins when Brunell goes away far far far away.

Considering that you don't save any significant amount of cap space doing that...

Why?

Whats to like about Collins?

Don't say hes not Brunell--thats just circular.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Considering that you don't save any significant amount of cap space doing that...

Why?

Whats to like about Collins?

Don't say hes not Brunell--thats just circular.

Wait you think Brunell and Collins have similar cap ramifications???? Take a look at that one time.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Wait you think Brunell and Collins have similar cap ramifications???? Take a look at that one time.

I believe they both have net cap gains of approximately 1.5 million (Brunell about 6 mil salary and 4.5 million hit--Collins about 1.8 salary, but only a .3 hit or something similar), you can correct me if this is way off.

I can't get CC's cap sheets to load right now.