Who was the worst acquisition of the last 10 years?

[celts32]

Originally Posted by Skinsfan1967

Sanders the only man in a Redskins uniform I have ever booed.

I remember how wierd it felt having Sanders on the team. Even when he would make a good play I felt like my enthusiasm was tempered when I saw that he was the one who made it. In the end I cheer anyone who wears the uniform, but it was very uncomfortable having to cheer for him.

[RedskinMike]

Jeff George by far. This guy ate the team from the inside out. He was such a dirt ball that Marty cut him after the first game. As for Time Out Tony he didn't join the team until the week before the season started, and had to learn the offense on the fly. I don't know why everyone is so down on Bruce Smith, he was old when we got him and still got production. He had 10 sacks in 2000, 5 in 2001, 9 in 2002, and 5 in 2003. Not many other Skins with those sack numbers since Smith retired.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I can't fault the Barrow move, he was an iron man before we picked him up. I'll chalk it up to shit luck.

Hmmm...another good point.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by Redskins_P

Jeff George by far. Imagine how good we would've been if we kept B.Johnson for a couple more years?

I agree,my pick would have been lloyd but jeff george was 2 bad moves in one by screwing us out of b johnson,brilliant move by snyder{sarcasm}

[jamf]

I'm going with Jeff George at the Moment.
No only was he a coach killer, He was a team killer.

If we added 5 more years to the list, I would add James washington and Alvin Harper.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

I look at the worst acquisition as "could we have forseen the FUBAR coming". Lloyd has to be the worst using that criteria because we should've seen the train-wreck a mile away. If Wilbon was getting calls from collegues saying what a complete AH Lloyd was, then I'm sure Gibbs & the FO received the same calls. Not to mention Lloyd already had a rep for "making the spectacular catch but dropping easy ones". Gibbs or someone else in the FO should've overruled Saunders on Lloyd and said "No way!"

If you look at the others; Stubby & Deion had good past production and the hope was they had a little gas left in the tank. George was coming off a great 1999 season, we needed a back-up QB and I believe for the most part in 1999 George was a "team player" for MINN. Duckett had success as a bruising Goal-line back for ATL and Portis had just gotten hurt. Arch had success as a hard-hitting SS, he just couldn't play coverage and GW tried to fit "a round peg is a square hole" by putting him in the Cover-2.

[FRPLG]

I am astonished that BL isn't running away. WE GAVE UP DRAFT PICKS FOR HIM. End of conversation.

[Warren85Ellard]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I am astonished that BL isn't running away. WE GAVE UP DRAFT PICKS FOR HIM. End of conversation.

Deion Sanders. EX-COWBOY. Not that all ex-Cowboys are bad (Calvin Hill, for example), but Deion, aside from Michael Irvin, may have been the most hated Cowboy. Then we sign him? I couldn't pull myself to root for him and he rarely gave us a reason to.

[jamf]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

I look at the worst acquisition as "could we have forseen the FUBAR coming". Lloyd has to be the worst using that criteria because we should've seen the train-wreck a mile away.

Thats why I voted for George. he was known as a coach killer. That's about the only thing he's ever done well.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by Warren85Ellard

Deion Sanders. EX-COWBOY. Not that all ex-Cowboys are bad (Calvin Hill, for example), but Deion, aside from Michael Irvin, may have been the most hated Cowboy. Then we sign him? I couldn't pull myself to root for him and he rarely gave us a reason to.

I hear ya. I cannot stand Deion. I was very mad when he signed with the Skins. On the first day of the 2000 training camp, when Deion ran out onto the field, I was in attendance and I booed him.

[redskinsfanatic]

sanders is clearly#1.heath shuler,jeff george,and alvin harper ai'nt far behind.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Warren85Ellard

Deion Sanders. EX-COWBOY. Not that all ex-Cowboys are bad (Calvin Hill, for example), but Deion, aside from Michael Irvin, may have been the most hated Cowboy. Then we sign him? I couldn't pull myself to root for him and he rarely gave us a reason to.

That's an emotional argument and I think most of us are looking for more substanital reasons other than "I didn't like him" for whatever reason.

[Campbell17]

Archuletta was overpayed and had a terrible season last year. Too bad he wasn't guarding Lloyd...

[skinsfanthru&thru]

I gotta go with Jeff George cuz that forced out extremely reliable Brad Johnson right after he'd taken the team to the playoffs.

[BrunellMVP?]

Great question.
so much hate...tough to quantify.
I mean drafts picks vs cash? Actually playing and hurting the team (arch) v never playing and costing picks (TJ)...I'm overwhelmed.