WP article: Time for Gibbs to walk away?

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think that's a misperception simply because we follow the team so closely compared to other teams.

I don't know, maybe. However...I don't remember any other team willing to sign Mark Brunell to a long term deal, giving away picks to do so(i believe..) at that point in his career. I could go on and question each FO choice but its common knowledge around the league that our front office/personel dept has made alot of blatant errors. We practically have given our draft away the last few years from mostly poor decisions.

Sure there are some fa busts around the league, but other teams busts aren't the highest paid FA's on the market. At least i can't think of any.

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Originally Posted by redsk1

I don't know, maybe. However...I don't remember any other team willing to sign Mark Brunell to a long term deal, giving away picks to do so(i believe..) at that point in his career. I could go on and question each FO choice but its common knowledge around the league that our front office/personel dept has made alot of blatant errors. We practically have given our draft away the last few years from mostly poor decisions.

Sure there are some fa busts around the league, but other teams busts aren't the highest paid FA's on the market. At least i can't think of any.

I agree 100%. The Skins have way more FA disappointments than surprises. As for giving away draft picks for nothing, I have been saying that for awhile now. Most successful teams (Steelers, Pats) build a foundation and depth through the draft and get a FA to fill a hole and put the team over the top. The Skins retool every year with FAs and draft to plug holes. Its not working. This organization need a complete change in how they build a lasting winning team not just a one year wonder (which they cant do either).

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Originally Posted by redsk1

I don't know, maybe. However...I don't remember any other team willing to sign Mark Brunell to a long term deal, giving away picks to do so(i believe..) at that point in his career. I could go on and question each FO choice but its common knowledge around the league that our front office/personel dept has made alot of blatant errors. We practically have given our draft away the last few years from mostly poor decisions.

Sure there are some fa busts around the league, but other teams busts aren't the highest paid FA's on the market. At least i can't think of any.

How about Darren Howard and Jevon Kearse? The Eagles fans are about to lynch Kearse, Bang cartoons made a skit about Kearse being a bust, and Howard can't crack the starting lineup. Or how about the 49ers free agent spending spree? How is that working out?

If you create a list of all Redskins free agents since 2001 who got $5M+ in bonus money, our track record is suprisingly good. As for draft picks, the results have been mixed and we've given too many away. But, I don't think the media's perception (i.e., conventional wisdom) of the Redskins front office is exactly 20/20. In discussing the Redskins moves they still talk about 2000. We made some boneheaded moves in 2000, but that was 7 years ago. I had a b----h of a girlfriend 7 years ago, but I've let that go. Apparently, the media has some sort of love/hate affair with us.....they just can't let stuff go.

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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

How about Darren Howard and Jevon Kearse? The Eagles fans are about to lynch Kearse, Bang cartoons made a skit about Kearse being a bust, and Howard can't crack the starting lineup. Or how about the 49ers free agent spending spree? How is that working out?

If you create a list of all Redskins free agents since 2001 who got $5M+ in bonus money, our track record is suprisingly good. As for draft picks, the results have been mixed and we've given too many away. But, I don't think the media's perception (i.e., conventional wisdom) of the Redskins front office is exactly 20/20. In discussing the Redskins moves they still talk about 2000. We made some boneheaded moves in 2000, but that was 7 years ago. I had a b----h of a girlfriend 7 years ago, but I've let that go. Apparently, the media has some sort of love/hate affair with us.....they just can't let stuff go.

Agreed that the media still thinks about the FA's of 2000 when talking about the skins...that's unfair. I will point out that that we made AA one of the highest, if not the highest paid safety in the league. I don't know too much about the Kearse signing, but at the time he was top 5 pass rushers in the NFL. Due to injuries his play has diminished. Hindsight would say it's a bad signing but at the time there were alot of teams bidding for his services.

I don't know of too many high paid recievers like B lloyd that only have had 3 or 4 catches for their new team. I can't think of any.