Best/Worst Skins Free Agent Pick ups

PSUskinsfan11 · 06-10-2004, 02:55 PM

Let's face it, we are known for our activity in the off-season more than our playing in the fall as of the past few seasons. So here's the question: Who is the best/worst free agent pick up this season and/or in recent memory.

this season: I would have to say the best was Portis...our running game was going no where fast and by getting one of the top 5 backs in the league we automatically help ourself with the run game. Worst I am going to say Brunell. I know alot of people may not agree with this statement but if you look at all the factors,(cost, losing a draft pick, injury prone, age) plus the fact that we obviously have our QB of the future in Ramsey. We could have easily found a solid backup for Ramsey for less cost (Couch, Collins, Blake, Warner etc) and picked up someone in our real problem spot....D-Line!!!

recent memory: No doubt that Doug Williams was our best free agent signing. With Schrador (sp?) injured we did not slow down one bit, so the Super Bowl MVP gets my vote. Worst....there are too many to pick one so here's a few Canidate to fill Davis' shoes!?!?!?, Deion- are we still paying him?, Stubafield, and Jeff George- seriously wonder what Marty and ol' Danny boy were thinking on that one.

Carnage · 06-10-2004, 03:03 PM

Id say Stubblefield. Dont forget Alvin Harper!

I dont think that Canidate and Saunders were terrible moves, although Deion's contract could have been written better.

cpayne5 · 06-10-2004, 03:11 PM

Anyone remember Stanley "the Sherriff" Richards?

MTK · 06-10-2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cpayne5

Anyone remember Stanley "the Sherriff" Richards?

ugh the guy couldn't tackle worth a damn

cpayne5 · 06-10-2004, 03:24 PM

I hated Deion as a Falcon, as a 49er, as a Cowboy, and as a Redskin. I booed him at camp that year.

cpayne5 · 06-10-2004, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

ugh the guy couldn't tackle worth a damn

Back then, nobody on the team could.

He had 10 INTs the year before we got him.
He never matched that number ever again.

SmootSmack · 06-10-2004, 03:37 PM

Wilber Marshall was a great pickup

cpayne5 · 06-10-2004, 03:42 PM

Joe Jacoby was an UDFA, does that count?

PSUskinsfan11 · 06-10-2004, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by smootsmack

Wilber Marshall was a great pickup

great call i forgot about him

Big C · 06-10-2004, 03:59 PM

Big Daddy...price was way too steep, wasnt it a first round pick, best move would be trading Gilbert and getting a #1, and takin Lavar or Samuels with it

SmootSmack · 06-10-2004, 04:06 PM

Larry Centers was a nice pickup I thought
bad pickups: Reidel Anthony and Jacquez Green...at least they came cheap

Big C · 06-10-2004, 04:07 PM

chris doering was a pretty good pickup last year

MTK · 06-10-2004, 04:16 PM

"cheap and available"

those were the days!

PSUskinsfan11 · 06-10-2004, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Big C

chris doering was a pretty good pickup last year

he was a steeler last year.

sportscurmudgeon · 06-10-2004, 04:41 PM

First of all, the Skins traded for Portis. He was under contract; he was not a free agent.

I suspect the best free agent pick up will be Lavernaeus Coles - when all is said and done - but after only one season, it's a stretch to give him that mantle yet.

If you consider Joe Jacoby a free agent - since he was undrafted - you have to give him the nod because he went from free agent to Hall of Fame candidate.

I think the worst free agent pick up - and there are so many nominees here - was Jeff George. His presence forced the Skins to release Brad Johnson who merely went on and won a Super Bowl. Then George basically tried a mutiny in the clubhouse with Marty and overturned that apple cart.

Lots of the other guys mentioned here as "worst pick-up" were not stellar players to be sure. But only the spin masters who feed hype to the sycophants in the Washington media thought Stanley Richards was any good. All you had to do is whatch him give up 4 Tds in the Super Bowl against the 49ers (when he was with SD) and you knew he was a stiff.

Stubby was a malcontent and a malingerer who had one great year in his contract year. He was not "great" before or after. The Skins were bamboozled.

Alvin Harper was made by the fact that teams had to pay a lot of attention to the "other side of the field" when Irvin was there. The Skins thohght he could be a #1 receiver; boy were they wrong. Someone else picked up Harper and tried to make him the lead receiver and he bombed there too. Too bad.

Deion was simply out of gas by the time Danny Boy wrote out his check.

Big Daddy? They paid too much to sign him, but at least he played and was marginally productive. That's a lot more than can be said about others here.

Jeff George - from his right shoulder to the tips of the fingers on his right hand - is one hugely talented QB. But between his ears he is missing a few important things one of which is the ability to get along with teammates and coaches. His history of bad times in the clubhouse was well known but Danny Boy went out and signed him and tossed that toxin into the clubhouse. Oh swell!

06-10-2004, 03:11 PM	#3
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Anyone remember Stanley "the Sherriff" Richards? __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

06-10-2004, 03:24 PM	#5
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	I hated Deion as a Falcon, as a 49er, as a Cowboy, and as a Redskin. I booed him at camp that year. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

06-10-2004, 03:37 PM	#7
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Wilber Marshall was a great pickup __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

06-10-2004, 03:42 PM	#8
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Joe Jacoby was an UDFA, does that count? __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

06-10-2004, 04:06 PM	#11
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Larry Centers was a nice pickup I thought bad pickups: Reidel Anthony and Jacquez Green...at least they came cheap __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

06-10-2004, 02:55 PM	#1
PSUskinsfan11 Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: the port, PA Age: 40 Posts: 692	Best/Worst Skins Free Agent Pick ups Let's face it, we are known for our activity in the off-season more than our playing in the fall as of the past few seasons. So here's the question: Who is the best/worst free agent pick up this season and/or in recent memory. this season: I would have to say the best was Portis...our running game was going no where fast and by getting one of the top 5 backs in the league we automatically help ourself with the run game. Worst I am going to say Brunell. I know alot of people may not agree with this statement but if you look at all the factors,(cost, losing a draft pick, injury prone, age) plus the fact that we obviously have our QB of the future in Ramsey. We could have easily found a solid backup for Ramsey for less cost (Couch, Collins, Blake, Warner etc) and picked up someone in our real problem spot....D-Line!!! recent memory: No doubt that Doug Williams was our best free agent signing. With Schrador (sp?) injured we did not slow down one bit, so the Super Bowl MVP gets my vote. Worst....there are too many to pick one so here's a few Canidate to fill Davis' shoes!?!?!?, Deion- are we still paying him?, Stubafield, and Jeff George- seriously wonder what Marty and ol' Danny boy were thinking on that one.

06-10-2004, 03:03 PM	#2
Carnage Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 473	Id say Stubblefield. Dont forget Alvin Harper! I dont think that Canidate and Saunders were terrible moves, although Deion's contract could have been written better.

06-10-2004, 03:59 PM	#10
Big C Mr. Brightside Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,453	Big Daddy...price was way too steep, wasnt it a first round pick, best move would be trading Gilbert and getting a #1, and takin Lavar or Samuels with it

06-10-2004, 04:07 PM	#12
Big C Mr. Brightside Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,453	chris doering was a pretty good pickup last year

06-10-2004, 04:16 PM	#13
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,569	"cheap and available" those were the days!

06-10-2004, 04:41 PM	#15
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	First of all, the Skins traded for Portis. He was under contract; he was not a free agent. I suspect the best free agent pick up will be Lavernaeus Coles - when all is said and done - but after only one season, it's a stretch to give him that mantle yet. If you consider Joe Jacoby a free agent - since he was undrafted - you have to give him the nod because he went from free agent to Hall of Fame candidate. I think the worst free agent pick up - and there are so many nominees here - was Jeff George. His presence forced the Skins to release Brad Johnson who merely went on and won a Super Bowl. Then George basically tried a mutiny in the clubhouse with Marty and overturned that apple cart. Lots of the other guys mentioned here as "worst pick-up" were not stellar players to be sure. But only the spin masters who feed hype to the sycophants in the Washington media thought Stanley Richards was any good. All you had to do is whatch him give up 4 Tds in the Super Bowl against the 49ers (when he was with SD) and you knew he was a stiff. Stubby was a malcontent and a malingerer who had one great year in his contract year. He was not "great" before or after. The Skins were bamboozled. Alvin Harper was made by the fact that teams had to pay a lot of attention to the "other side of the field" when Irvin was there. The Skins thohght he could be a #1 receiver; boy were they wrong. Someone else picked up Harper and tried to make him the lead receiver and he bombed there too. Too bad. Deion was simply out of gas by the time Danny Boy wrote out his check. Big Daddy? They paid too much to sign him, but at least he played and was marginally productive. That's a lot more than can be said about others here. Jeff George - from his right shoulder to the tips of the fingers on his right hand - is one hugely talented QB. But between his ears he is missing a few important things one of which is the ability to get along with teammates and coaches. His history of bad times in the clubhouse was well known but Danny Boy went out and signed him and tossed that toxin into the clubhouse. Oh swell!

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