Rams released Pisa Tinoisamoa!

[vallin21]

Look, the FO is only signing Tinoisamoa if A) Blache thinks he's a better Weak Side LB than Mcintosh (no). B) If we're willing to pay him the money he's asking. (doubt it). And C) Were not in the market for a Weak Side LB, so to me this would be a bad signing. Thats why Rams released him, because they found out he wasn't big enough to play SAM, so to sign him would mean he'd be start at weak side while we're still experimenting at SAM which is still a need. This move wouldn't make sense.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by vallin21

Look, the FO is only signing Tinoisamoa if A) Blache thinks he's a better Weak Side LB than Mcintosh (no). B) If we're willing to pay him the money he's asking. (doubt it). And C) Were not in the market for a Weak Side LB, so to me this would be a bad signing. Thats why Rams released him, because they found out he wasn't big enough to play SAM, so to sign him would mean he'd be start at weak side while we're still experimenting at SAM which is still a need. This move wouldn't make sense.

I agree Vallin. I'm a little weary of trying guys at different positions other than where they excel. Enough of the experimenting already. If you want a SAM, sign a SAM.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I agree Vallin. I'm a little weary of trying guys at different positions other than where they excel. Enough of the experimenting already. If you want a SAM, sign a SAM.

What about Orakpo?

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

What about Orakpo?

I would rather see him at DE. He may turn out to be a good LB, he may not. He's proven at DE and that is where he excelled.

[vallin21]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I agree Vallin. I'm a little weary of trying guys at different positions other than where they excel. Enough of the experimenting already. If you want a SAM, sign a SAM.

Couldn't agree more 53. You and I have seen what "experimenting" has done to this team

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by vallin21

Look, the FO is only signing Tinoisamoa if A) Blache thinks he's a better Weak Side LB than Mcintosh (no). B) If we're willing to pay him the money he's asking. (doubt it). And C) Were not in the market for a Weak Side LB, so to me this would be a bad signing. Thats why Rams released him, because they found out he wasn't big enough to play SAM, so to sign him would mean he'd be start at weak side while we're still experimenting at SAM which is still a need. This move wouldn't make sense.

And that's an issue that we've had with the Redskins; expecting too much interchangeability with our players. It's great if a guy can fill in where he doesn't specialize but most of the time the players got into the position they are for a reason.

[The Goat]

Yeah Rak is already on the larger, let's say heavily muscled side, for a SLB. Then knowing his penchant for "growth" and working out i think this kid is likely to beef up...sort of how Daniels did through his transition from college to pro. Bottom line i agree w/ those skeptical of throwing Rak into the SLB. I don't care if our 13th overall pick doesn't play every down...i do want to see him become an elite player at his natural position long term. Maybe that's RDE but my intuition is if in a year he's pushing 275lbs and has gotten even stronger Rak will be one of the most dangerous LDEs in the league.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Yeah Rak is already on the larger, let's say heavily muscled side, for a SLB. Then knowing his penchant for "growth" and working out i think this kid is likely to beef up...sort of how Daniels did through his transition from college to pro. Bottom line i agree w/ those skeptical of throwing Rak into the SLB. I don't care if our 13th overall pick doesn't play every down...i do want to see him become an elite player at his natural position long term. Maybe that's RDE but my intuition is if in a year he's pushing 275lbs and has gotten even stronger Rak will be one of the most dangerous LDEs in the league.

I should point out that Daniels was a RE for the first, what, 10 years of his career. He was 32 by the time the Redskins decided to move him off the right side.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I should point out that Daniels was a RE for the first, what, 10 years of his career. He was 32 by the time the Redskins decided to move him off the right side.

I thought Daniels was our LDE ever since we signed him in '04? I could def be wrong but his '05 campaign (8 sacks) was all at LDE right? I think for a season at least Daniels was the complete DE, both stopping the run and getting to the QB.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by The Goat

I thought Daniels was our LDE ever since we signed him in '04? I could def be wrong but his '05 campaign (8 sacks) was all at LDE right? I think for a season at least Daniels was the complete DE, both stopping the run and getting to the QB.

He signed with us in 2004 and played in 5 games that year. I can't remember if he played right or left DE. I believe we also had Renaldo Wynn and Regan Upshaw that year.

[NM Redskin]

I would like to see what we have in the Henson and Glenn first.

[53Fan]

Nope. Upshaw was 2003.

[GTripp0012]

He was the RDE in 2005. Wynn played on the other side. Wynn was basically a career LDE.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

He was the RDE in 2005. Wynn played on the other side. Wynn was basically a career LDE.

Got it. Makes sense too cuz we brought AC here in '06 to play RDE and that's when Daniels switched. It is weird though...I swear i remember Daniels coming off the left side during the playoff game in Tampa. The mind plays tricks...

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Got it. Makes sense too cuz we brought AC here in '06 to play RDE and that's when Daniels switched. It is weird though...I swear i remember Daniels coming off the left side during the playoff game in Tampa. The mind plays tricks...

Wynn did break his arm in that game. I forget who played in his place, but it's very possible that Daniels switched sides of the line in that one.