2013 Free Agents

[Bubba305-ST21-]

I knew safety was going to be a big weakness for us in the offseason, I was very excited about the tanard jackson signing he is a true ballhawk, that being said safety will be a priority this offseason as well as cb coming in a close 2nd. My #1 option is Tyvon Branch who is an free agent after this year if Im not mistaken. He is fast and is can play sideline to sideline. We also need a fs that is a true ballhawk and has speed. I really think if we fill that void alone we are a much better team, but until then lets get merriweather back and see what he can do, he's from the U and has proven to be a player lets hope he can get back to that.

[Kindoy]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Free Agency strategy - wait till after the draft to fill out the roster with cheap/proven talent that might be able to fill in for a year

Draft Strategy:
2nd Rd. - Best CB/S available
3rd Rd - Best CB/S available
4th Rd - Best CB/S available
5th Rd - Best CB/S available
6th Rd. - Best CB/S available
7th Rd. - Best CB/S available
If they decide to add an 8th Rd. - Best CB/S available

Obviously a slight overexaggeration but this pretty much sums up how I feel about watching our secondary! It has totally surpassed 0-Line depth as the weakest link.

I was thinking leaning more towards:

Draft Strategy:
2nd Rd. - Best CB/S available
3rd Rd - Best CB/S available
4th Rd - RT
5th Rd - Best CB/S available
6th Rd. - Best CB/S available
7th Rd. - Best CB/S available

[CRedskinsRule]

no way should we take a TE with our 2nd round pick. Best defensive player, preferably CB or S should be our first concern at the moment.

[cdskins26]

I think we should explore the possibility of resigning davis and if the demands are too high we let him walk. However, by no means should we draft a replacement with a second round pick. I think we take a safety, and try to sign DRC and Clady. I would even resign josh wilson, and call it an offseason.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by cdskins26

I think we should explore the possibility of resigning davis and if the demands are too high we let him walk. However, by no means should we draft a replacement with a second round pick. I think we take a safety, and try to sign DRC and Clady. I would even resign josh wilson, and call it an offseason.

He's signed to a 3 year deal...he's going into year 3 next year.


As for some other posts;

Jarius Byrd is rated by Pro Football Focus as the 72 Best Player in the NFL. Even higher than Dashon Goldson...

Jason McCourty signed a huge deal with the titans before the season. So thats gone.

Clady- As much as we'd all want him, do you really see Denver allowing their All-Pro LT and Blindside protector to Peyton leaving, and cheaply at that...Nope

Question why was our secondary so good in 07 and 05 and not this year or any other years? Answer: Because those secondaries were made up of all or mostly draft picks. Free Agency, as I've repeated before, is good for quick patch ups; if the position you need is strong in FA but not the draft; and to get maybe a couple of (1-2) starters. Free agency as we ALL should know from our past, is not for building a team.

A few things I've been told or noticed about FA:
- If a player is great on his team, see if its because is a small market team or a crap team. Ex: Nnamdi, the guy is amazing in Oakland (bad team, small market) goes to Philly (larger market, better team) and isn't playing up to his 'potential'. So be cautious on Jarius Byrd up in Buffalo.

- Sometimes the great CBs in FA are the ones that play opposite of another great CB. I don't know if Cromartie (op. Revis) is a FA, but he's not whom I'm looking for. Nor is Cary Williams (op. Ladarius Webb). Antone Cason is a possibility (op. Jammer). But looking in History past ( Brandon Flowers -Brandon Carr; Jonathan Joseph --Leon Hall) these are the kind of CBs who have success, the ones that get overshadowed by better CBs.

- The redskins have signed well over 5 players per free agent offseason under shanahan. So even though I say and think we should lay low on FA, it doesn't matter because we still love to spend.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

He's signed to a 3 year deal...he's going into year 3 next year.

As for some other posts;

Jarius Byrd is rated by Pro Football Focus as the 72 Best Player in the NFL. Even higher than Dashon Goldson...

Jason McCourty signed a huge deal with the titans before the season. So thats gone.

Clady- As much as we'd all want him, do you really see Denver allowing their All-Pro LT and Blindside protector to Peyton leaving, and cheaply at that...Nope

Question why was our secondary so good in 07 and 05 and not this year or any other years? Answer: Because those secondaries were made up of all or mostly draft picks. Free Agency, as I've repeated before, is good for quick patch ups; if the position you need is strong in FA but not the draft; and to get maybe a couple of (1-2) starters. Free agency as we ALL should know from our past, is not for building a team.

A few things I've been told or noticed about FA:
- If a player is great on his team, see if its because is a small market team or a crap team. Ex: Nnamdi, the guy is amazing in Oakland (bad team, small market) goes to Philly (larger market, better team) and isn't playing up to his 'potential'. So be cautious on Jarius Byrd up in Buffalo.

- Sometimes the great CBs in FA are the ones that play opposite of another great CB. I don't know if Cromartie (op. Revis) is a FA, but he's not whom I'm looking for. Nor is Cary Williams (op. Ladarius Webb). Antone Cason is a possibility (op. Jammer). But looking in History past ( Brandon Flowers -Brandon Carr; Jonathan Joseph --Leon Hall) these are the kind of CBs who have success, the ones that get overshadowed by better CBs.

- The redskins have signed well over 5 players per free agent offseason under shanahan. So even though I say and think we should lay low on FA, it doesn't matter because we still love to spend.

I think Byrd is a good player and given the dismal state of the FS position, it is worth the acquisition. Not only do we need a good player but a smart/experienced player in that position. I doubt we would get that in the 2nd round and later.

Nnamdi is a good player, the Iggles just decided not to play to his strengths and the team was borderline dysfunctional the year he was acquired. I honestly feel it has little to do with going from a small market/bad team to a big market/sort of good team.

I think you make a good point about CBs that play opposite to great CBs. However, if it comes down to spending money for CB or a FS, I think we go the FS route (unless we can somehow afford both). I think we can look to the draft, our own young players (i.e. Crawford) and our vets players to build our defensive backfield.

[SOUL-SKINS]

Don't forget y'all we may have something in Chase Minnifield at Cb ...

[Chico23231]

Our second round pick should be best player available from the Safety, Cornerback, or Tackle position.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by jdc65

Off season wish list:

Tight End: Let Fred Davis walk. Draft Joseph Fauria in the 2nd round. Sign an aging veteran like Ben Watson to a performance contract.

Draft the best right tackle prospect in the 3rd round. An interior lineman in the 4th or 5th, a Rb or Wr in the 6th or 7th. Offense done.

Defense: Replace Hall and Wilson with free agents Aqib Talib and either Jason McCourty or Rodgers Cromartie. All tall, physical, press man corners.

Sign Jarius Bryd to play FS, let the other current players fight for SS.

Draft another interior linebacker or D-lineman in the late rounds. Defense done.

I swear to God if they draft a tight end with their second round pick I will never watch another game for the rest of my life.


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[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I swear to God if they draft a tight end with their second round pick I will never watch another game for the rest of my life.


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I swear to God if they let Fred Davis just walk, I will take down the entire franchise with my bear hands.

[Meks]

honey badger indeed... would be happy with him as well but without a first round pick, doubt he hangs aroun dlong enough for us to get him

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Meks

honey badger indeed... would be happy with him as well but without a first round pick, doubt he hangs aroun dlong enough for us to get him

We need to start rumors about him so he drops in the draft. LOL.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

We need to start rumors about him so he drops in the draft. LOL.

First off, if you read this weeks SI, it said that he has a marijuana problem, along with a father who is in prison for killing someone. He's also having a kid in a few months. So right there thats 3 red flags on him. He got kicked off his team, so his stock has already fallen to the 3rd round, at best range.

Second off, supposedly he isn't that good in man to man coverage. I believe that his instincts make up for whatever 'coverage problems' he supposedly has. I watched him play and he was stride for stride with a WR. Sure he allowed catches, all CBs do. Sure he has a tough time with bigger WRs and TEs, but really, do you expect a 5-9 CB to be shutting down 6-3 TE/WR's? He'd be great against the smaller, quicker WRs. Like Welkers, amendolas and hawkins.

Third, Tyrann is a cocky player. I could see him easily returning a kick for a TD then all of a sudden he's the sh!t and becomes the "me, me, me; I, I, I" kind of player.

Fourth and final point, lets keep this to Free agents. I'll make a draft prospect thread once the bowl season begins.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

First off, if you read this weeks SI, it said that he has a marijuana problem, along with a father who is in prison for killing someone. He's also having a kid in a few months. So right there thats 3 red flags on him. He got kicked off his team, so his stock has already fallen to the 3rd round, at best range.

We must have different ideas of what red flags are

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

We must have different ideas of what red flags are

....what are your red flags on a player...?