Willie Parker a Skin

[SmootSmack]

Woah. One minute Parker's about to sign on the dotted line, next minute he's gone, and now he's here?

Didn't see that coming

I think with him and Buch though we're getting two high quality individuals...if nothing else

[wilsowilso]

I love this move. Love it!

Portis needs to focus on football again. He had clearly lost his way.

One of these three guys will now get to prove that they have something left.

[freddyg12]

2 things I like about it:
1) competition at the position will benefit the whole team, sends a big message to CP in case he hasn't gotten it already w/LJ
2) is a short term fix & allows the team greater flexibility in the draft to address other positions. They can nab a young rb.

What I don't like:
1) 3 old rbs, was hoping we could get a rook to make the team, play spec. teams & be the 3rd back. At least, like I mention above, it's a position that is less of a need for the draft now.
2) are either LJ or WP an upgrade over Betts if he can recover?

[MTK]

A move like this helps keep our options open in the draft.

Portis, LJ, Parker certainly looks a lot better than Portis, Betts, Cartwright

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

A move like this helps keep our options open in the draft.

Portis, LJ, Parker certainly looks a lot better than Portis, Betts, Cartwright

Soley from the tb positon it does, but factor in Rock's special teams play & it makes a big difference on the roster. Who of these guys can play spec. teams? will DT play less on spec. teams if he's starting wr? Then is Marko going to play more teams?

Somewhere there's got to be some special teams players between these 2 positions. We'll see if any rooks or journeyman make it. I'd prefer to see a rookie rb (undrafted fa would be best case) that plays teams make the roster at #3 & WP gets cut. Will make for some interesting decisions come cutting time.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Soley from the tb positon it does, but factor in Rock's special teams play & it makes a big difference on the roster. Who of these guys can play spec. teams? will DT play less on spec. teams if he's starting wr? Then is Marko going to play more teams?

Somewhere there's got to be some special teams players between these 2 positions. We'll see if any rooks or journeyman make it. I'd prefer to see a rookie rb (undrafted fa would be best case) that plays teams make the roster at #3 & WP gets cut. Will make for some interesting decisions come cutting time.

Buchanon.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Soley from the tb positon it does, but factor in Rock's special teams play & it makes a big difference on the roster. Who of these guys can play spec. teams? will DT play less on spec. teams if he's starting wr? Then is Marko going to play more teams?

Somewhere there's got to be some special teams players between these 2 positions. We'll see if any rooks or journeyman make it. I'd prefer to see a rookie rb (undrafted fa would be best case) that plays teams make the roster at #3 & WP gets cut. Will make for some interesting decisions come cutting time.

Buchanon can return so we're not limited to keeping that #3 RB spot for teams.

[Ruhskins]

Maybe this is the big announcement SS was predicting a few days ago...or not. LOL. Anyway, wow, talk about this coming out of nowhere.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Maybe this is the big announcement SS was predicting a few days ago...or not. LOL. Anyway, wow, talk about this coming out of nowhere.

It's not.

Once Parker left without a contract last time and we signed LJ, I thought that was it for Parker

[GTripp0012]

I'd feel better if Portis wasn't the youngest/best of the bunch.

I guess Parker is younger, technically, but I don't like this one as much as the LJ signing.

[saden1]

Very Very Nice!

[SmootSmack]

For all the talk of how the Redskins have been slow to do anything this off-season, we've now signed 7 players who were not on our roster last season...which is the most of any team in the NFL

[Dirtbag59]

Techno Willie Ja. Time to speeds it up

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

For all the talk of how the Redskins have been slow to do anything this off-season, we've now signed 7 players who were not on our roster last season...which is the most of any team in the NFL

Oh hush, I want Peppers!!

[/sarcasm]

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

For all the talk of how the Redskins have been slow to do anything this off-season, we've now signed 7 players who were not on our roster last season...which is the most of any team in the NFL

Lets see if I can do this off the top of my head:

Kemo - DT
Buchannon - CB
Wilie Parker - RB
Larry Johnson - RB
Artis Hicks - G/T
Kory L - C/G?
Sexy Rexy - QB

Forgot Josh Bidwell.