Mega-Merge: 2010 Free Agency Rumors and Reports Thread

[Monkeydad]

Suisham looking for work again:

Shaun Suisham

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

So Rabach would play guard?

He did with the Ravens so it's possible

[Lotus]

We could also sign both Rabach and Mawae for depth purposes at C, knowing that neither one is the long-term solution.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Lotus

We could also sign both Rabach and Mawae for depth purposes at C, knowing that neither one is the long-term solution.

Yeah perhaps but that's a lot of money to tie up at one spot. We could have just let Rabach go if he wasn't in our plans as a starter.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

He did with the Ravens so it's possible

If he's playing guard, he's not touching the football, which could actually make him valuable...or less detrimental at least.

[Dirtbag59]

Pondering Clifton in Washington
March, 5, 2010
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By Kevin Seifert
Chad Clifton's scheduled visit to Washington promises an interesting dilemma for both the player and for Green Bay. I thought Andrew Brandt, the former Packers executive who now operates the National Football Post, put it well via Twitter:

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Don't expect the Packers to wage a bidding war over Chad Clifton.
"Chad Clifton to visit Redskins, whose LT just retired. Chad loves GB, but can't see GBP in bidding war with them."

Yes, it's hard to imagine general manager Ted Thompson bidding against Washington owner Daniel Snyder, if it comes to that. The Redskins have bid farewell to left tackle Chris Samuels, and new coach Mike Shanahan is going to get whatever he wants from Snyder. If it's a veteran left tackle with experience in a zone blocking scheme, then so be it. Snyder won't let money get in the way.

So then you wonder if Clifton, a quiet and introverted guy who has spent his entire career with the Packers, really wants to leave Green Bay and play in Washington's annual high-profile circus. We're not privy to his last-minute negotiations with the Packers, so I don't know how close or far the sides are from a numbers perspective. But if Clifton thinks he can shake more money loose by following through with a visit, he's probably misjudging Thompson's reputation for sticking to his core beliefs.

And in many cases over recent years, Thompson has insisted on replacing veterans with younger, recently drafted players. It has worked more often than it has failed, and I've felt for some time the Packers needed to initiate a succession plan at both tackle positions.

We've discussed this dynamic thoroughly in the past few weeks, and we can only assume the Packers would replace Clifton with second-year player T.J. Lang, a fourth-round pick in 2009. I'm on board with replacing Clifton sooner rather than later, given his recent health issues, but to me it would have to be accompanied by the return of right tackle Mark Tauscher. The Packers could minimize the pain of that succession plan by proceeding gradually.

It's possible the Packers could draft a starting-caliber left tackle next month, but that wouldn't change the worst-case dynamic: Having unproven players at both tackle positions is far from ideal for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the offense.

We're not at that point yet, but I do think we should take Clifton's visit to Washington seriously and begin considering the repercussions of his possible departure.

RT @ProFootballTalk Chad Clifton to visit Redskins ... If he signs there, Redskins no longer have to draft an OT in round one.
about 10 hours ago via web

Life is good.

[Dirtbag59]

Apparently ES is pretty fond of themselves these days. I thought that whole "everyone uses us a source" was an inside joke.

Posted by some guy named TK:

Attention Members Of The Media
Will you guys please log the **** off of ES. Your continued lurking presence here has slowed down the board causing it to load really slow for some of our membership.

Go on, log off. Get off of here. Quit using us as "sources" and go do the job you're actually being paid for.

Especially you, Florio. You should be ashamed for basically stealing money from NBC for all the cut n pasting you've done here.

And I haven't forgotten abot you either, JLC. Yesterday on the NFLN you even read word for word something that was posted here.

Seriously. Log off. Go do your jobs or ask me who & where you can send your paychecks to.

[tryfuhl]

patience is a strange feeling during redskins fa

[MTK]

Not sure how much real interest there is considering Rabach just re-signed, unless they were to move him to guard which doesn't seem likely.

[diehardskin2982]

I've heard the new coaches are high on Rhineheart

[MTK]

Let's just hope they know how to spell his name

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Let's just hope they know how to spell his name

hahaha...

[Dirtbag59]

When is Armstrong coming back?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

When is Armstrong coming back?

He never left, he's on a lifetime deal

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

He never left, he's on a lifetime deal

Man, he sure knows how to STRETCH out a good deal