WP: Redskins Targeting London Fletcher, Nate Clements

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Originally Posted by hail_2_da_skins

STOP THE MADNESS...The Skins need to stop overspending for mediocre free agents. London Fletcher was good 5 years ago. Dropping a ton of money on him is like signing his ex-teammate Adam Archuleta. DON'T DO IT. Clements would be a nice pickup but at what cost. At some point the Redskins need to get their finances in order and start acquiring young talent. That's done through the draft. Stop giving away draft picks like they are Christmas presents. Every off-season, the Skins make a big deal of over-spending on these so-called big named free agents and getting the Skins fans excited. And every year its been the same result - DISAPPOINTMENT.

We certainly have to stop giving up the picks, but we can't just stop signing players to fill holes. The key with a deal to Fletcher is that it has to be cheap to get out of after the 2nd or 3rd year of it. Reasonable signing bonus, no massive roster bonuses before then, keep the base salaries low for the first 2-3 years.