REAL football news - Skins sign Atogwe!

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Interesting bit:


BA sure seems to be a top notch contract guy.

i know right? the fact the oj came here, visited, left, time passed, and then we made the deal says something to me. i do really think bruce allen is the right guy for the job no question about it.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Interesting bit:


BA sure seems to be a top notch contract guy.

amen to that. He's doing his part, now we just need Shanny to bat above .600 or so w/player evaluation for the draft & FA. For this team to win now or next year he'll have to bat closer to .800

[sdskinsfan2001]

CB Barnes, FS Otogwe, SS Landry, CB Hall as our starting secondary.

Resign Buchannon as our nickel, and keep Moore as our backup safety. Wouldnt have to worry about the secondary in the draft which leaves more picks available for other positions on the defense. Maybe need to sign a few undrafted DBs to compete for a roster spot. Im thinking Rogers will be too expensive to resign.

Would love for Von Miller to fall to us, but Quinn or Aldon Smith wouldnt be bad choices either.

D could really improve if we can get a good outside rusher opposite of Rak daddy along with already improved secondary.

[Defensewins]

OJ and Hasslett work well together. OJ is a proven NFL caliber FS, that is talented and athletic and produces. He plays the QB position of the secondary. You entrust that to Kareem Moore? I do not. Let Kareem learn and develop under OJ. I still feel Kareem is going to a good FS one day. He is not ready to lead at this time. OJ is ready to lead.
The FS position is too important to leave to a bunch of question mark type players.

[44ever]

Happy with it.

[skinsfaninok]

So is OJA set on a Number?

[vallin21]

Great signing. Glad he didn't try to get ST jersey #. He's 30 which is a bit risky IMO. My friend lives in St. Louis and is a die-hard rams fan and said he's a ballhawk who just didn't fit Spag's scheme last year which was why his numbers were down a bit, but has improved his tackling each year he's been in the league. Hopefully we can get 3-4 solid years from him.

[musicmaster45]

Yeah and Atogwe has the third best number of turnovers since he joined the league. Definate upgrade. Imagine him with Landry. Great pick up.

[Terpfan76]

Good move, not great, but good. It's a solid start and with the addition of a rush backer and a NT, we could see a great improvement in our defense. That's not to say that there won't be more growing pains, but we should see a better d. Hell, Atogwe can also provide the leadership and mentoring to help other guys in the secondary. The impact guys like him and Fletcher can have on a defense with just their football smarts can often outweigh any perceived loss in athletic ability.

[musicmaster45]

Yes NT has no good players in FA that aren't ancient. OLB seems to me like Shannahan wants to go young and compliment Orakapo. So they both seem to be draft picks.

[WilbursHomie]

It's ok to pick up older players if your not trading away picks to get them. As long as we keep our picks we will begin to get younger naturally. So plugging in older guys that still have the fire an we don't over pay isn't a bad thing while we draft our asses off. The problem was our past poor judgment when selecting these vets, then over paying them and them not giving a damn anymore. I think OHA being reunited with hasslet and seeing the rawness of Landry will keep him excited and hungry.

[vallin21]

^Agreed definitely should've pulled the trigger on this last yr, but he's durable, knows the system, and is a playmaker. He was the best available cover FS, which we haven't had since ST died. This at least shores up a weakness for 3-4 yrs.

[juskins]

Originally Posted by vallin21

^Agreed definitely should've pulled the trigger on this last yr, but he's durable, knows the system, and is a playmaker. He was the best available cover FS, which we haven't had since ST died. This at least shores up a weakness for 3-4 yrs.

Can't understand why some are saying we should have done this last year. The Rams clearly overpaid for Atogwe and the proof is in the pudding, don't you think?

I think we did the right thing by not getting involved in a balloon bidding contract. Remember, we were trying to maintain a collective frugality campaign unlike the previous tag team of Snyder and Vinnie.

Atogwe is here and he comes with a reasonable contract. I don't think he will play out the 5 year contract but who cares, we have a respectable FS.

[vallin21]

Originally Posted by juskins

Can't understand why some are saying we should have done this last year. The Rams clearly overpaid for Atogwe and the proof is in the pudding, don't you think?

I think we did the right thing by not getting involved in a balloon bidding contract. Remember, we were trying to maintain a collective frugality campaign unlike the previous tag team of Snyder and Vinnie.

Atogwe is here and he comes with a reasonable contract. I don't think he will play out the 5 year contract but who cares, we have a respectable FS.

How can you not understand? FS was a need last year . OJ was on the market last year. Most fans, including myself weren't sold on Moore as a Starting FS. Obviously this is a mute point, but OJ was on the market 3 days last June before the Rams re-signed him. And had we signed him last offseason don't you think he would've been an upgrade over Moore? That's the point some of us are making.

[juskins]

Originally Posted by vallin21

How can you not understand? FS was a need last year . OJ was on the market last year. Most fans, including myself weren't sold on Moore as a Starting FS. Obviously this is a mute point, but OJ was on the market 3 days last June before the Rams re-signed him. And had we signed him last offseason don't you think he would've been an upgrade over Moore? That's the point some of us are making.

The coaching staff did not share your view. We would have probably spent too much for him at the time. Moore was given the opportunity to be the starter but he didn't work out, due to a lack of ability or injuries. Of course, you knew that.

But the professional football minds were trying to give the "diamond in-the-rough (Moore) a chance to shine.