For all you D Hall lovers

[irish]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Well they when they were negotiating with DJ Hackett, Washington was very tight with money. Granted that it wasn't a big time player or something like that, but back in the days, the team would have overpaid for Hackett (or make the trade for Chad Johnson happen).

Unfortunately you don't get more time to watch Hall play, his contract is up and if we don't re-sign him then he walks away. You say that he performed well to get paid, well then would you have signed him if he had not performed? I just don't get when people say that. The team is going to have to re-sign either Hall this year or Rogers next year. I think they make a good CB tandem, and there's nothing wrong with one good player complimenting the other (referring to your last line).

I personally haven't seen anything GREAT from Rogers to re-sign before his contract is up. But with him the team has the luxury to wait another year. Whereas with Hall, the team doesn't. I think for the right price, it is worth keeping Hall, and wait and see what happens with Rogers.

One incident does not a trend make. If they had really wanted Hackett they would have paid him but they didnt do they didnt. They always pay guys they want. The key phrase in your post is "for the right price its worth keeping Hall". I agree with that but I'm not counting on the Skins to get the price right. They will overpay him (as usual) and if I have to make a bet I bet he will underperform and live up to his past history. I hope I am wrong about the history part but I know I am right about the overpay part.

[Son Of Man]

Letting a 25 year old former Pro-Bowl cover corner with legit 4.2 speed would be stupid. I applaud the franchise for getting him mid season and for pushing to sign him to a long-term deal. Let's not forget, before the whole ATL debacle, people were calling him one of the best in the NFL after shutting down TO (while with the Eagles and at the top of his game) on Monday Night Football. Hall came in mid season and unseated Rogers while Rogers was having his best season as a pro. Get real, he'll be our #1 corner that we've been missing since Bailey left....and he's from VA!

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Son Of Man

Letting a 25 year old former Pro-Bowl cover corner with legit 4.2 speed would be stupid. I applaud the franchise for getting him mid season and for pushing to sign him to a long-term deal. Let's not forget, before the whole ATL debacle, people were calling him one of the best in the NFL after shutting down TO (while with the Eagles and at the top of his game) on Monday Night Football. Hall came in mid season and unseated Rogers while Rogers was having his best season as a pro. Get real, he'll be our #1 corner that we've been missing since Bailey left....and he's from VA!

i agree. I dont get all the hate coming from some people on Hall. He's a playmaker and a much cheaper option than Springs and his best years are still ahead of him. If we sign him to a 6 year contract, he'll still only be 31 when its up... he could easily be STARTING for us the next 7-8 years. If we let Hall go, we're just creating a big hole we're going to have to fill somewhere else. if we lock Hall up now, we can focus in the draft and FA exclusively on our lines and LB position.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

i agree. I dont get all the hate coming from some people on Hall. He's a playmaker and a much cheaper option than Springs and his best years are still ahead of him. If we sign him to a 6 year contract, he'll still only be 31 when its up... he could easily be STARTING for us the next 7-8 years. If we let Hall go, we're just creating a big hole we're going to have to fill somewhere else. if we lock Hall up now, we can focus in the draft and FA exclusively on our lines and LB position.

I think it is easy for people to get caught up in the character issue with Hall. And while that is a concern, I think that should not be the only aspect in which he is judged as a player. Furthermore, I think there is enough veteran leadership in the defense to be a good influence on Hall; I think that's what helped Sean Taylor make a 180.