Redskins Roster Cuts (Sellers, Atogwe)

[mooby]

Originally Posted by DCtoAZ

Nothing but love for Mike Sellers .. dude was a beast and a team first guy all the way .. I'd love to see him stay with the organization whether it be via tv/radio or even coaching or something .. Just seems like he's a lifer .. hail to #45

I'd let him replace Sam Huff on the radio broadcast. He seems like a real fiery kinda guy who would bring excitement to the broadcast.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by mooby

I'd let him replace Sam Huff on the radio broadcast. He seems like a real fiery kinda guy who would bring excitement to the broadcast.

But Sam Huff is so lucid!

[mooby]

Originally Posted by lotus

but sam huff is so lucid!

huh? what? i agree, robin griffith is a heckuva tailback. Might even be able to play a little qb too.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by mooby

huh? what? i agree, robin griffith is a heckuva tailback. Might even be able to play a little qb too.

lol. i'm not sure if that's a penalty on 3rd down they may be able to move the chains before they walk off the yardage to get the first down here, why didn't he snap it on one?

[GTripp0012]

The Atogwe problem is this: we brought him in because Haslett wanted him. We paid him eight figures in terms of a year one contract. His performance here was pretty consistent (in spite of some injury related to his age) with what it was in St. Louis. He certainly wasn't worth the $10 million he made last year. He was worth about half that.

Well, his contract was structured so that he was only going to be about a $4-$5 million dollar player per season from here on out. That's about what he's worth.

And after a year where absolutely nothing surprising happened with Atogwe, Shanahan releases him despite Haslett still wanting him.

This is why I keep telling y'all there isn't a greater plan in place than what meets the eye. Our FO is a couple of guys with different opinions all pushing for their guy. And Atogwe is a great example of how our FO operates.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

The Atogwe problem is this: we brought him in because Haslett wanted him. We paid him eight figures in terms of a year one contract. His performance here was pretty consistent (in spite of some injury related to his age) with what it was in St. Louis. He certainly wasn't worth the $10 million he made last year. He was worth about half that.

Well, his contract was structured so that he was only going to be about a $4-$5 million dollar player per season from here on out. That's about what he's worth.

And after a year where absolutely nothing surprising happened with Atogwe, Shanahan releases him despite Haslett still wanting him.

This is why I keep telling y'all there isn't a greater plan in place than what meets the eye. Our FO is a couple of guys with different opinions all pushing for their guy. And Atogwe is a great example of how our FO operates.

do we know that haslett still wants him? or that their wasn't any other reason behind his release (sometimes teams get tired of injured players, drop guys for duis, leaking inside info, not having heart, locker room issues, or a million other things besides straight on field performance)?

just wondering if you had a link or if that statement was purely conjecture on your part...

[Coff]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

The Atogwe problem is this: we brought him in because Haslett wanted him. We paid him eight figures in terms of a year one contract. His performance here was pretty consistent (in spite of some injury related to his age) with what it was in St. Louis. He certainly wasn't worth the $10 million he made last year. He was worth about half that.

Well, his contract was structured so that he was only going to be about a $4-$5 million dollar player per season from here on out. That's about what he's worth.

And after a year where absolutely nothing surprising happened with Atogwe, Shanahan releases him despite Haslett still wanting him.

This is why I keep telling y'all there isn't a greater plan in place than what meets the eye. Our FO is a couple of guys with different opinions all pushing for their guy. And Atogwe is a great example of how our FO operates.

Atogwe's deal was only going to cost about $4 or $5 million after the first season? I didn't realize that.
This is really too bad. And even if the guy was getting paid more than he was worth relative to the rest of the NFL, that doesn't mean he was paid more than he was worth relative to the Redskins; with a chance of Landry and Hall being gone, cutting Atogwe leaves the Redskins secondary an absolute mess. With so little talent and so little depth, it is worth the Skins paying a little extra for whomever can take the field. Unsure what the Skins plans are, but looking at the development of our secondary over the course of the Allen years certainly leads one to your conclusion that there "isn't a greater plan in place than what meets the eye."

This is very dissapointing.

[DynamiteRave]

I like Sam Huff. His senility is sad yet amusing.

[NYCskinfan82]

You have to remember we have a NEW DB coach he's probably mentioned guys he would like to coach.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by NYCskinfan82

You have to remember we have a NEW DB coach he's probably mentioned guys he would like to coach.

good point, I forget about Raheem

[That Guy]

head coach to position coach... ouch.

[Skins4L]

Honestly losing Atogwe now as well as Landry hurts more than u realize. We just declined on the defensive side of the ball. Both safety's and no BETTER replacements.. Ouch. Were gonna need to address this big time.. But how? Its not too late to resign dirty 30......

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Atogwe and Landy barely played last year anyways.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Atogwe and Landy barely played last year anyways.

I agree. I don't see how this hurts us that much.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Atogwe and Landy barely played last year anyways.

Don't let that get in the way of a good old fan freakout