King predicts Haynesworth to Redskins

[SmootSmack]

I should say that my saying let's sign Barnes had more to do with skinsfan_nn's post hinting that we may sign Barnes or Haynesworth, and I'm just saying of the two let's sign Barnes and do all the other stuff I said. If there's an option C (which of course there is) then I would say sign neither. Too many questions marks with Haynesworth and very similar question marks with Barnes. Both are extremely talented, but after 4 plus years neither has shown a propensity to be consistently counted on.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I should say that my saying let's sign Barnes had more to do with skinsfan_nn's post hinting that we may sign Barnes or Haynesworth, and I'm just saying of the two let's sign Barnes and do all the other stuff I said. If there's an option C (which of course there is) then I would say sign neither. Too many questions marks with Haynesworth and very similar question marks with Barnes. Both are extremely talented, but after 4 plus years neither has shown a propensity to be consistently counted on.

If option 'C' stands for "cost-effective", then I like the backup T from the Seahawks, Ray Willis, who is only 27. He's a more established version of Heyer.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

If option 'C' stands for "cost-effective", then I like the backup T from the Seahawks, Ray Willis, who is only 27. He's a more established version of Heyer.

Do you think he can start? Because I don't think we should be looking for a backup

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Do you think he can start? Because I don't think we should be looking for a backup

You know, I think that's a good point. I have him rated below the line of 79 on my spreadsheets, which would imply that I don't think he's an ideal starter, and I have Barnes at 80, which implies he should start somewhere.

However, if it comes down to contract talks, and we're talking 4 years at 12 million to Willis, and 6 years 30 million to Barnes, it's hard to justify Barnes at that price.

So, yeah, I think Willis is capable of starting, but I'm not sure he's a huge improvement on Jansen (if at all). But then again, there's value in simply having the extra body, because the offense is more resistant to injury attrition, and it decreases the chance we see another 2008.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

If option 'C' stands for "cost-effective", then I like the backup T from the Seahawks, Ray Willis, who is only 27. He's a more established version of Heyer.

Been wondering about this kid. He started much of last year at RT and only gave up 1.5 sacks all season. He's extremely powerful but tends to miss blocks here and there. 53Fan had a nice link on him somewhere but it escapes me at the moment...