Football Outsiders Picks Redskins to Make Postseason

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Originally Posted by over the mountain

i just deleted a bunch of comments on this article. i like footballoutsiders for their stats but i find this style of writing to very unfocused and confusing. he spends the majority of the article painting a very dark picture then says we will make the playoffs and have a chance to win the nfc east. but then says shanahan will be gone in 3 years, mcnabb back to phily and we are left with the DS and urban meyer.

where is the harm in signing the likes of galloway, parker, johnson to min contracts outside of maybe they take up one of the 53 spots instead of an undrafted FA rookie invited to camp? we didnt give up any draft picks for them so how did it increase our chances of not finding a great young runningback or receiver? what, b/c this great young undrafted runningback that grows on trees outside his house will have to compete and earn a spot? if hes great and young, he will beat out parker.

i just dont see why this guy has so much hate for galloway to repeatedly refer to his signing as evidence of doom and gloom. maybe he is the lunatic.i just dont get it. moss doesnt seem like a veteran leader for our receiving core, galloway is going to be like a second coach out there. if we dont think he will contribute on the field, we can cut him or offer him a consulating position. thats what he is here for anyway, to show the young receivers how to train, study and work like a professional.

What were our special team lapses? I cant think of one punt or kick return taken to the house against us last year. not to say there wasnt one, but i cant think of it.

but we are a safe bet for a wild card spot or win our division? i dont mind hate, we went 4-12 but keep it consistent.

I share a lot of your reactions to an article that was written with a slant. The leveraging of short term contracts to non-impact veterans fits nicely with the narrative of a team that keeps making the same veteran mistakes.

In reality, there's going to be just as much turnover next year in the roster as there is this year. I think the greater point, which could have been better stated, is that with just two draft picks in the top four rounds, there's no way off the vicious cycle of signing veteran players to plug holes.

Basically, with these veteran signings, two things can happen, neither of them good. They either drag down our performance this year and aren't retained, or they actually have a random good season at the end of a long career and then we either: retain them or have to replace the production. Either way, the winning would be built on unsustainable practices.

If Thomas and Kelly were to carry the load instead of Galloway and Moss, then we don't need to change a thing, obviously.