Colin Cowherd Takes Another Swipe

[Hog1]

G, I don't know if your right or Schneed. I do know that every year about this time does the entire media world proclaim the "sky is falling" for the Skins. Salary cap HELL, etc. To date, Dan Snyder has proved them................well, you get it.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Hog1

G, I don't know if your right or Schneed. I do know that every year about this time does the entire media world proclaim the "sky is falling" for the Skins. Salary cap HELL, etc. To date, Dan Snyder has proved them................well, you get it.

The sky isn't really falling, and Scheed's point that we can create a lot of cap room for 2008 is correct. The key is at this point in time, we only have about 25 or so guys rostered for 2008 and beyond, half the amount needed to field a team. We are already within 8 million of the projected salary cap, and will likely be over it after this year's draft and FA season, and I only expect us to add 6-7 players. So the question becomes how much restructuring is necessary to get 20 additional players under the cap. If we make mass cuts, the downside is obvious, but if we make mass restructurings, 2009s cap situation will be twice as difficult as 2008.

If we stop restructuring contracts now, we can stay out of cap hell with little cost. (This means we cut players like Wynn, Fauria, John Hall and maybe Todd Collins) If we continue to push $10 million plus of guarenteed into the next seasons, we will eventually hit a wall, maybe as soon as next season.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Hog1

G, I don't know if your right or Schneed. I do know that every year about this time does the entire media world proclaim the "sky is falling" for the Skins. Salary cap HELL, etc. To date, Dan Snyder has proved them................well, you get it.

With a 21-27 record over the last 3 years, and virtually no draft picks this year to help us along, I guess it all depends on how you describe the "sky falling." If it's not falling, it's pretty close, and the sky isn't necessarily the limit for this club.

What I do know is that this structure has built a team that completely collapses when just one player -- last season it was Shawn Springs -- goes down for not even half the year. When your house of cards is that shaky, and when you've compiled the win-loss record that we have, I don't how you can't say the sky isn't falling.

[GTripp0012]

If it was up to me, I would stop the buck right here and right now (coming off a 5-11 season), but we can keep these guys together for next year (restructuring), make one more run, and bite the bullet in 2008. If this organization chooses this path, and continues to try to restructure their way out of these problems in 2008 like idiots, there will be no talent on this team come 2009.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

If it was up to me, I would stop the buck right here and right now (coming off a 5-11 season), but we can keep these guys together for next year (restructuring), make one more run, and bite the bullet in 2008. If this organization chooses this path, and continues to try to restructure their way out of these problems in 2008 like idiots, there will be no talent on this team come 2009.

I have to believe these conceptsare not on them. This is what they do.........like professionally. I find it impossible to imagine that any of this is a surprise to Joe2 and Co., and not accounted for in some manner.

[724Skinsfan]

Going back to the Business of Football and how successful Snyder has been, here's a good website (Forbes) that shows all of the teams and breaks down their value. Pretty interesting. The Raiders by the way rank somewhere like 28.

The Business Of Football - Forbes.com

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Going back to the Business of Football and how successful Snyder has been, here's a good website (Forbes) that shows all of the teams and breaks down their value. Pretty interesting. The Raiders by the way rank somewhere like 28.

The Business Of Football - Forbes.com

I dont think anyone on this site questions Dans ability to make money. I dont think that is what this thread started out to be. Dan is great at making money, putting a positive spin on things. what we are saying is, the running of the football operations needs to improve. Who cares how much money we make if we can't win more than 5 or 6 games a year!!

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I dont think anyone on this site questions Dans ability to make money. I dont think that is what this thread started out to be. Dan is great at making money, putting a positive spin on things. what we are saying is, the running of the football operations needs to improve. Who cares how much money we make if we can't win more than 5 or 6 games a year!!

It was just a simple fact-based response to Colin's comment:

"PATHETIC. BRUTAL. You can't run a business that way!"

[70Chip]

I've listened to that radio show a time or two and his knowledge of football is virtually nill. He spent the entire fall ripping the SEC and then came Florida...whoops.

Memo to Cameron Gray: Remember who you work for. Get rid of this guy and replace him with something else. Anything else. Personally, I'd rather listen to Polka Music.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Hog1

I have to believe these conceptsare not on them. This is what they do.........like professionally. I find it impossible to imagine that any of this is a surprise to Joe2 and Co., and not accounted for in some manner.

I agree with this assessment. I think someone (probably a lot of people) in the Skins organization likely opposes the restructuring of so many veteran deals each year.

Anyway, the new CBA contract was a blessing in that it bought us about two more years then we would have had under the old CBA. We went out and quickly squandered the first year.

I think Joe Gibbs believe this team is capable of winning now. I think his faith is justified...to an extent. Although Gibbs would never make a move that he believes will harm the future of the franchise, at his age even the most noble men in the world surely would be considering all possible ways to win now.

I know I, as a fan, would gladly trade three years of cap purging and mediocrity for one world championship. But I'm not fickle enough to think that even if we have the best offseason of any team and put togehter the toughest roster in the league, that our chances of going all the way in any given year is better than 5-1. Gibbs has one year to get it done with this roster, and I'm sure he knows this. In fact, I bet most of this year's free agent moves were done under the assumption that Gibbs had two years to make it happen, so might as well compromise the future for the best possible chance to win within the next two years.

Well, the first year of that 2 year window produced a 5-11 result. So either the plan has to be aborted, the buck stopped here (as I previously suggested), and the future saved, or we stay the course, pour all of our remaining resources into 2007, and the legacy of Gibbs2 is defined by one season--2007.

I think Gibbs and company have already made up their minds. If they don't get at least a deep playoff push this next season, then this franchise is in dire straights.

Back to the main point, I'm sure there is significant conflicting views within the organization. I'm sure that the impeding doom is common knowledge, but some people surely think that one more go with this core group is the best chance that this franchise will have to win it all for a long time.

And as much as I hate to say it, this organization may knowledgebly be sacrificing its future...for a good yet potentially futile cause.

[GTripp0012]

One good thing for us--this Colts team that won the Super Bowl this past weekend was, in essence, a flawed roster. The run defense wasn't as much fixed for the playoffs as much as it was patched up by a scheme change. The 2007 Colts should still have a run defense problem.

But what this team did demonstrate is that--with a little luck--a flawed roster can win 4 straight playoff games and be crowned champions. It gives hope to our 2007 team.

[skinsguy]

After seeing the crap that we have drafted (excluding Campbell so far,) the high draft picks such as Desmond Howard, Michael Westbrook, Heath Shuler...just to name a few...why should there be such an emphasis on draft picks? We did advance in the playoffs with a free agency team in '05, there isn't a reason why it couldn't happen again. The biggest thing is to use free agency wisely and sign the guys who have been in the league a few seasons but are still young (like Moss and Portis) and stay away from the aging guys. Either way, some guys are going to make the point of the sky falling no matter what, even if we win the Super Bowl next season.

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

You play the games you're scheduled...and this past year provided plenty of games to win. 05 was a good year period...end of story.

[squrrelco3]

First off Colin Cowherd is a Jim Rome wannabe and I'm sick of his act. ESPN brought him in like the second coming after Kornheiser left and he immediately commenced sucking a$$.

Granted he brings up a lot of good points but he still talked trash about our team. It's like someone talking trash about family. You can call your brother a SOB but don't let the guy down the street call your brother a SOB.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by squrrelco3

First off Colin Cowherd is a Jim Rome wannabe and I'm sick of his act. ESPN brought him in like the second coming after Kornheiser left and he immediately commenced sucking a$$.

Granted he brings up a lot of good points but he still talked trash about our team. It's like someone talking trash about family. You can call your brother a SOB but don't let the guy down the street call your brother a SOB.

dude, you should turn off the radio! somebody talks about the Redskins, and they automatically suck? seriously, get a hobby. I am a die hard skins fan, but until the Redskins actually win some games, CONSISTANTLY, over a period of more than 1 year, you are going to hear it year in and year out. get use to it.