If You Ran the Redskins...

[Bill B]

Looking at the moves I would make with regards to the salary cap:

1.) Cut Jason Taylor - cut $8.5 million off the cap and no release fee.

2.) Cut Shawn Springs - cut $8.5 million off cap with only a $2.485 million release fee. Injuries are too much of a concern to pay someone $8.5 million, also this money could be used to shore up the lines and LB which is needed.

3.) Cut Marcus Washington - cut $6.5 million off cap with only $2.2 million release fee. For now we use the linebackers we have left until we can draft or get one via free agency. Injuries are a key reason for the cut.

4.) Cut Erasmus James and save $1 million on cap.

5.) Keep Jon Jansen and wait till release fee lessens in 2010 or 2011 to cut him. It will take a few years to makeover the offensive line anyway so keep him and use him till his release fee is lower and the younger offensive lineman can step in after being groomed by Bugel.

6.) Keep Randy Thomas until 2011 or 2012 - same reason as Jansen to wait until release fee effect lessens. We need to keep dead money to a manageable level.

7.) Keep Andre Carter and ARE as well until release fees are much lower. We cannot do a wholesale changes in one season due to large release fees for a lot of the players on the roster.

8.) Resign Deangelo Hall but not too a crazy contract.

9.) Keep Carlos Rogers and try to resign him next year to a not too crazy contract.

10. Keep Fred Smoot - we need 3 top corners and until we draft another these three should be kept unless some other team is willing to trade draft picks for him.

11.) Keep coaching staff intact - we need to let Zorn have at least 2 years at the helm installing his offense to see if he can suceed - I would say more like 3 years would be fair. IF it still does not work the next regime should start with a new front office and let that new GM pick the coach.