Official Redskins Free Agency Thread 2013

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Chill already. Free agency just started. Given our cap situation, we all knew we wouldn't b active until the market settled. It's highly likely that our 2013 starting rt is not on our roster right now. So far, we've signed 2 tackles to backup money. More moves are coming. Some of you need o Stop being whitney little b****es and exercise some f***ing patience.

[RGIII]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Chill already. Free agency just started. Given our cap situation, we all knew we wouldn't b active until the market settled. It's highly likely that our 2013 starting rt is not on our roster right now. So far, we've signed 2 tackles to backup money. More moves are coming. Some of you need o Stop being whitney little b****es and exercise some f***ing patience.

Sure but, conventional thinking is that the "backup" money used to sign Pashos, Trueblood, Kehl, and Golston could've landed a true starter without injury bugs and/or baggage. Money is tight; so tight that the money being spent now should be used to sign the rookies. That's why I think more roster cuts and contract renegotiating are looming.

[theJBexperience]

Originally Posted by theJBexperience

Chris Russell @Russellmania980
If only 'sources' would help media out. MT @bigbaby12345: @russellmania980 GOT HIM! My sources say Talib to the skins 3yrs inside RP source

Aqib Talib could very likely be a Redskin!

BUT maybe @bigbaby12345 isn't the most credible source. Ugh, the age of twitter.

Wow. @bigbaby12345 could've really beat Shefter to it?!?!

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[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by RGIII

Sure but, conventional thinking is that the "backup" money used to sign Pashos, Trueblood, Kehl, and Golston could've landed a true starter without injury bugs and/or baggage. Money is tight; so tight that the money being spent now should be used to sign the rookies. That's why I think more roster cuts and contract renegotiating are looming.

You foolishly believe that resigning those players comes at the expense of signing a "starter." Your "conventional thinking" is nothing more than your own uninformed assumption. The skins can still free up about 14MM in restructures. You criticized the guys we resigned but they're all essentially making the vet minimums. We have to have 53 men on the team, and only 22 of them are starters. so far, were filling the 31 backup positions. When the market settles, we will sign a few good, quality players to reasonable contracts. We won't overspend, like the cards did on Lorenzo Alexander. They gave 3MM a year to a special teamer. That's stupid. The first few days of free agency, almost every team OVERpays for certain players. Right now, the market is literally flooded with comparable quality CBs. Why overspend on one now when we can wait a week or two when the market settles, and get one of comparable talent for half the price?

[SFREDSKIN]

I would like to see them pursue Winfield, he would probably be a cheap signing. What's the story with Tanard Jackson, is he a FA or still w/ skins. He will be eligible for reinstatement on August 31, 2013

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I would like to see them pursue Winfield, he would probably be a cheap signing. What's the story with Tanard Jackson, is he a FA or still w/ skins. He will be eligible for reinstatement on August 31, 2013

basically he's still on the team and I'm pretty sure he doesn't count towards our cap.

I noticed that Jammal Brown was cut with no news of it occuring. Interesting.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I would like to see them pursue Winfield, he would probably be a cheap signing. What's the story with Tanard Jackson, is he a FA or still w/ skins. He will be eligible for reinstatement on August 31, 2013

He is still with Redskins. He signed one year deal with us last year but since he was suspended, thus his contract moved to next year. But I don't know when he would be eligible to play. If I remember right, someone said that he won't be able to participate any kind of activity with Redskins until Sept.

[RGIII]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

You foolishly believe that resigning those players comes at the expense of signing a "starter." Your "conventional thinking" is nothing more than your own uninformed assumption. The skins can still free up about 14MM in restructures. You criticized the guys we resigned but they're all essentially making the vet minimums. We have to have 53 men on the team, and only 22 of them are starters. so far, were filling the 31 backup positions. When the market settles, we will sign a few good, quality players to reasonable contracts. We won't overspend, like the cards did on Lorenzo Alexander. They gave 3MM a year to a special teamer. That's stupid. The first few days of free agency, almost every team OVERpays for certain players. Right now, the market is literally flooded with comparable quality CBs. Why overspend on one now when we can wait a week or two when the market settles, and get one of comparable talent for half the price?

"The skins can still free up about 14MM in restructures", sounds like an assumption to me. If you're so informed, why didn't you warn the Skins FO of pushing contract money into the uncapped year? They "foolishly believed" they would get away with that and now look at this mess. This appears to be more desperation than strategy. If what you say is true the newly signed backups could've/should've been had when "the market settles,... for half the price". No?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by RGIII

"The skins can still free up about 14MM in restructures", sounds like an assumption to me. If you're so informed, why didn't you warn the Skins FO of pushing contract money into the uncapped year? They "foolishly believed" they would get away with that and now look at this mess. This appears to be more desperation than strategy. If what you say is true the newly signed backups could've/should've been had when "the market settles,... for half the price". No?

I think you should relax.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by RGIII

"The skins can still free up about 14MM in restructures", sounds like an assumption to me. If you're so informed, why didn't you warn the Skins FO of pushing contract money into the uncapped year? They "foolishly believed" they would get away with that and now look at this mess. This appears to be more desperation than strategy. If what you say is true the newly signed backups could've/should've been had when "the market settles,... for half the price". No?

I'm "informed" by looking on th cap figures on this site and what's widely been reported by various media outlets and cap experts here. You should do some research and exercise patience. Tomorrow well possibly have a new starting cb and before the draft well have a starting RT. Chill

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Chill already. Free agency just started. Given our cap situation, we all knew we wouldn't b active until the market settled. It's highly likely that our 2013 starting rt is not on our roster right now. So far, we've signed 2 tackles to backup money. More moves are coming. Some of you need o Stop being whitney little b****es and exercise some f***ing patience.

Amen.

[theJBexperience]

Chris Russell @Russellmania980
If only 'sources' would help media out. MT @bigbaby12345: @russellmania980 GOT HIM! My sources say Talib to the skins 3yrs inside RP source

Aqib Talib could very likely be a Redskin!

BUT maybe @bigbaby12345 isn't the most credible source. Ugh, the age of twitter.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by theJBexperience

Chris Russell @Russellmania980
If only 'sources' would help media out. MT @bigbaby12345: @russellmania980 GOT HIM! My sources say Talib to the skins 3yrs inside RP source

Aqib Talib could very likely be a Redskin!

BUT maybe @bigbaby12345 isn't the most credible source. Ugh, the age of twitter.

I don't think I'd trust anyone with the handle, "bigbaby"

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I don't think I'd trust anyone with the handle, "bigbaby"

What about Glen Davis???

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

My guess is he (T Jax) will be released when he is reinstated.

I think there is a rule against releasing a player while on suspension. I could be wrong, but considering he wasn't on the team for very long leads me to believe it to be true.

He is a player who cannot be counted on and goes against the character of 99% of the players on the squad.

Also I have a feeling bringing in a guy like Talib is another problem waiting to happen, he is always in trouble. Why spend the coin on a player that is a huge risk when there are others out there who don't bring all the baggage.