2009 Skins Off Season Plans Ideas, Draft and FA plus cuts

[Bubba305-ST21-]

i agree. i think his odds are much better this year considering we most likely wont keep all of our top 4 cbs.

[CRedskinsRule]

Interesting that the 2 coaches hired appear to have strong Zorn ties, how does this fit in with the Snyderatto my way or highway crowd? Still no sign of a WR coach though

[SBXVII]

^I can't figure it out either. It's either Zorn putting something together from yrs past in hopes it works out like it did then or he's simply helping out friends. I would love to say it has everything to do with the fact they are brilliant minded and several NFL teams were looking to hire them and we got them which would mean our team should rock next year but I can't.

[SmootSmack]

It's Zorn being given the freedom to choose the staff as he pleases and populating it to an extent with people he feels most comfortable working with.

[MTK]

Coaches surround themselves with "their guys". Not sure why anyone is surprised over this.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Coaches surround themselves with "their guys". Not sure why anyone is surprised over this.

My surprise is that he's getting his guys in certain spots but not others i.e. for all the struggle our receivers have gone through i'd expect a "Zorn guy" for a WR coach... can't speak for anyone else though.

[MTK]

Apparently the fans are the only ones up in arms over Hixon. He's not going to be replaced so we might as well move on.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Apparently the fans are the only ones up in arms over Hixon. He's not going to be replaced so we might as well move on.

But a closed mouth doesn't get fed. We should continue to talk about it until he does get replaced. Hell, it stopped Fassel from becomming our HC.

[The Goat]

I haven't heard anything definitive about Hixon staying on board... his continued employment will definitely dampen my enthusiasm for the upcoming season... i just don't understand how a guy w/ no proven track record, not single NFL WR ever developed under his tutelage, can be the best available option.

It's actually sort of mind-boggling IMO.

[Nflnick11]

Two questions,
1) should we go after Florence or bodden
2) when is the day we'd find out marcus Washington will get cut... Like this week or at the start of free agency??

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by Nflnick11

Two questions,
1) should we go after Florence or bodden
2) when is the day we'd find out marcus Washington will get cut... Like this week or at the start of free agency??

Bodden ? I think we have more pressing needs and less money than we've had in other off seasons.
I believe it is February 26th for all clubs to be under the cap. I'm not certain. With that said we're not over the cap right now by a huge amount. If I we're the front office I wouldn't broadcast to the rest of the league that we're letting Marcus or anyone else go that's a starter. They'll then know what we intend to do in the draft and in FA.
That's just me. Some of the more knowledgable posters might have a better answer.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Bodden ? I think we have more pressing needs and less money than we've had in other off seasons.
I believe it is February 26th for all clubs to be under the cap. I'm not certain. With that said we're not over the cap right now by a huge amount. If I we're the front office I wouldn't broadcast to the rest of the league that we're letting Marcus or anyone else go that's a starter. They'll then know what we intend to do in the draft and in FA.
That's just me. Some of the more knowledgable posters might have a better answer.

Makes sense to me.

[Ruhskins]

So, hopefully by the end of next week we may know something about Hall's future with the Redskins:

Washington Redskins interested in keeping DeAngelo Hall - ESPN

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

So, hopefully by the end of next week we may know something about Hall's future with the Redskins:

Washington Redskins interested in keeping DeAngelo Hall - ESPN

This is good news. We should not overpay for hall, but a six year deal with about 15M garaunteed and a total value of around 45M would be very reasonable in the long-term picture. He would average less than 8M/year, and while that may seem somewhat steep now, its reasonable for a starting cornerback. I would certainly rather pay Hall 15M garaunteed for the duration of his contract than pay Springs 8M to play in 2009. We certianly cant afford to let both of them go. We have to pick one or the other, and the smart moneys on Hall.

And when you consider how new contracts for positions seem to inflate 10-20% every year, the contract would look like a real bargain in 3-4years. And with 2010 looking almost certain to be an uncapped year, i imagine we could pay him all his garaunteed money in that year, so if his play declines later on, we can cut him without paying much of a penalty. Hall also gives us another option for a chance-of-pace guy returning punts.

[Hamoskinz]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

This is good news. We should not overpay for hall, but a six year deal with about 15M garaunteed and a total value of around 45M would be very reasonable in the long-term picture. He would average less than 8M/year, and while that may seem somewhat steep now, its reasonable for a starting cornerback. I would certainly rather pay Hall 15M garaunteed for the duration of his contract than pay Springs 8M to play in 2009. We certianly cant afford to let both of them go. We have to pick one or the other, and the smart moneys on Hall.

And when you consider how new contracts for positions seem to inflate 10-20% every year, the contract would look like a real bargain in 3-4years. And with 2010 looking almost certain to be an uncapped year, i imagine we could pay him all his guaranteed money in that year, so if his play declines later on, we can cut him without paying much of a penalty. Hall also gives us another option for a chance-of-pace guy returning punts.

The article states that the Skins is about to throw more money at D Hall, I hope not more than the Raiders or even close to it. He is a good corner but the Raiders went overboard when they reisgned him.

BigHairedAristo... is the 6 yr deal $45m total salary what the skins are thinking of offering or your opinion. I hope that is what they are looking at. If they offer around $10m a year, I think we are better served to go after Leigh Bodden, Kalvin Hayden or Dunta Robinson that will command less $$$. I don't like the idea of locking a huge part of our cap in one player when we have many holes to fill/replace in our roster.