Redskins Try Out 18 Players

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

rhodes being gay has to be the reason teams aren't signing him

Not at all. He won't take a pay cut, that's the main reason why teams won't sign him. Cardinals tried to bring him back on multiple occasions. He said no every time

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Not at all. He won't take a pay cut, that's the main reason why teams won't sign him. Cardinals tried to bring him back on multiple occasions. He said no every time

How unrealistic is his contract expectation?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by The Goat

How unrealistic is his contract expectation?

I mean last I heard he turned down a 1 year, $3 million deal from the Cardinals. This after he rejected 1 year, $2 million.

You know how many DBs are playing on one year deals for much less than $2 million? A lot

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Not at all. He won't take a pay cut, that's the main reason why teams won't sign him. Cardinals tried to bring him back on multiple occasions. He said no every time

Thanks for the inside knowledge.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

Thanks for the inside knowledge.

Sure, but it's not really inside knowledge. It's been reported. However, one entity, I believe it was Deadspin, ran with this "maybe it's because people think he's gay so that's why he's not getting signed" theory and others piggy backed off of that.

[That Guy]

well, i mean... did our D magically get better, or was it the raiders making them look good?

also our special teams have to be close to #32 in the league. they just can't do anything right, so i'm sure there are upgrades out there. i don't know that bringing in people now will help a lot this year (no offseason, new terminology etc), but yeah, we have some work to do.

[HailGreen28]

How unusual is it for a team to hold tryouts like this on its bye week?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

How unusual is it for a team to hold tryouts like this on its bye week?

It's pretty common and usually just for info gathering.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

It's pretty common and usually just for info gathering.

Wrong answer. The truth is it never happens. We're holding the tryouts to mask the fact that RG3 isn't totally healthy but Shanahan is afraid Kirk Cousins will play well. That's the answer you're supposed to give!

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wrong answer. The truth is it never happens. We're holding the tryouts to mask the fact that RG3 isn't totally healthy but Shanahan is afraid Kirk Cousins will play well. That's the answer you're supposed to give!

..............word

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wrong answer. The truth is it never happens. We're holding the tryouts to mask the fact that RG3 isn't totally healthy but Shanahan is afraid Kirk Cousins will play well. That's the answer you're supposed to give!

Silly me.

I'm sure Pat White plays into this somewhere too.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

It's pretty common and usually just for info gathering.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wrong answer. The truth is it never happens. We're holding the tryouts to mask the fact that RG3 isn't totally healthy but Shanahan is afraid Kirk Cousins will play well. That's the answer you're supposed to give!

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by That Guy

well, i mean... did our D magically get better, or was it the raiders making them look good?

also our special teams have to be close to #32 in the league. they just can't do anything right, so i'm sure there are upgrades out there. i don't know that bringing in people now will help a lot this year (no offseason, new terminology etc), but yeah, we have some work to do.

Yes, Oakland made the D look better than they really are. The Raiders have a terrible, patchwork OL but they were still running the ball down our throats until every RB on their team got hurt during the game. Also, the QB who started against us was demoted to 3rd string after the game. We are not good on D.

Yes, our ST's are bad. It seems to me that the Skins should be able to at least pick up a PR/KR somewhere to help our field position. There must somebody decent on the street.

BTW, our offense is bad, too.

The Oakland game was a win but not a turning point. As of now, we're still playing bad football, IMO. Perhaps a win in Dallas could jump start the season.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by That Guy

well, i mean... did our D magically get better, or was it the raiders making them look good?

also our special teams have to be close to #32 in the league. they just can't do anything right, so i'm sure there are upgrades out there. i don't know that bringing in people now will help a lot this year (no offseason, new terminology etc), but yeah, we have some work to do.

Don't fool yourself. Last Sun. was two bad teams playing each other. The only reason the defense looked better is because the offense they were playing against sucked with the back up QB.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Don't fool yourself. Last Sun. was two bad teams playing each other. The only reason the defense looked better is because the offense they were playing against sucked with the back up QB.

This is what I'm afraid of. Already have $100 riding on our next game so I'm hoping for a big turnaround