Cut Chris Samuels

[Schneed10]

I think I have more faith in Molinaro than does the average bear.

We talk about having a good replacement in hand before tossing aside a guy like Samuels, but that kind of thinking subscribes to the very thinking that has plagued the Redskins ever since Dan Snyder took over. Dan Snyder wants the known commodity, he wants to make a splash and make sure he's got a good name at every position; because in Snyder-World, names win games.

If we're going to get past the acquisitive habits we've developed since Snyder took over, we have to be willing to develop players in-house. Truth is, we don't know what Molinaro is, because he's not a name. Only Gibbs & Bugel know if the dude has any promise.

So it comes down to that. How good is Molinaro? And nobody here can say he's no good, because they haven't seen enough of him. If you're writing him off without ever giving him a chance, then you're not getting any closer to doing things the way the Pats & Eagles do things.

All that said, I have no idea if Molinaro is any good. It will be up to Gibbs to decide if he's good enough. But I guess I'm just saying I have faith in Gibbs to develop players in-house a lot better than Norv, Marty, or Spurrier.

And as an aside, I think Pierce was the MVP of the defense this past season, with Griffin and Washington tied in a very close 2nd. But that's an argument for another thread.