Just a thought, but....do we consider trading LaVar?

[paulskinsfan]

Originally Posted by murphy196

I will be pissed if we get rid of him b/c he is the face of this team! That's the problem with the NFL today, you can't keep anyone on a team for any length of time. The truth be told, we probably will end up getting rid of him and we will be lucky to get a 2nd round pick for him. I hope like hell that we keep him, but I'm starting to doubt that we will.

Yeah, I hate free agency because you can't keep talent together. Here's an idea I had: Why doesn't the league impose some type of salary cap exemption. For example, if you are drafted by a team and play out your rookie deal, than that same team can forgive up to 25% of your next deal on their books. So, say Sean Taylor plays out his deal and another team offers him 20 mill over 4 years, the Skins could sign him to the same deal and it would only count 15 million against the cap. That way, teams are rewarded for drafting well by being able to sign their free agents. In addition, teams would not mind taking chances on "developmental" players in the draft because they have a chance of signing them when they are free agents. The problem with drafting someone like Jason Campbell is that lets say he rides the pine again next year, then in year 3 he kicks ass. Well, the Skins basically paid him for 2 years to "learn the system" and when he starts playing like a bad ass they only benefit from drafting him for 3 years before someone steals him in free agency. Just a thought.