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And a copy of Madden 2010. "We gotta get to work. First, we find all the players with a 99 rating and wire them money."
the mental picture of Snyder and Shanahan sitting down in their PJ's playing Madden and "scouting" is hilarious.
IIRC, if they release Portis prior to June 1, 2010 they face a cap hit around $14 million so trading seems like the best option. II know there would be takers despite his season ending concussion but it would be interesting to see what 'value' the skins would bet getting for Portis on the trade block.
I believe the "uncapped" year means you can cut guys without it counting against your cap...since there is no cap. Most have assumed if it's an uncapped year that Portis is gone because he's "done". My personal fandom for him leaves me incapable of seeing him as "done" but I can admit he might need to go for the sake of the locker room.
If Allen is not strong at evaluating talent, that doesn't mean Shanahan is strong at evaluating talent.They need a personnel guy.
I thought that Morocco Brown was supposed to be pretty good in this regard.
Agreed, but Shanahan had a lot better drafts than anything the Redskins have done the last several years.
Will he start nailing the entire female front office staff like Schotty the Younger did?
Anyone hear anything about Kyle's ability? Obviously Houston has an insane passing attack, but they also have some pretty good players. It's hard for an outsider to know how much credit Kyle deserves.
great question dgreen - i am interested in this too.
Is there an ongoing Texans thread in the Shark Pool? They'd probably know.
Seattle just took Curry at 4. I doubt they want to spend more money on another 4 and a 6. I bet they are looking to trade down as well.
Is Shanahan worth it for just this?
I recall reading some stories from earlier this season about Shanahan visiting other team's practice and/or training camp facilities just to see how things were run. I know the Patriots were one of those teams. Not a huge deal, but it is a good feeling knowing that he's going out how other organizations get it right.
If that was his only asset then no, not worth it. But it's not, and I agree with your point. 10 years of being a disorganized kneejerk mess of a system has taken a toll. Organization starts in the front office and works its way down, makes things easier and more efficient, and he'd go a long way towards accomplishing that. Dan: Mike, Clinton called me earlier today to talk about something that's bothering him.
also reports of Snyder and Shanahan having dinner at the melting pot last night. eyewitnesses heard giggling coming from the table as the two enjoyed the cheese fondue.Then they retired to the screening room and watched Twilight. Danny wubs Edward.also reports of Snyder and Shanahan having dinner at the melting pot last night. eyewitnesses heard giggling coming from the table as the two enjoyed the cheese fondue.
Deja vu. Some other guy wrote an identical post over in the season thread. And it's still a great idea!
Are they hurting for money?If Seattle wants a QB, they might need to get to 4. If they don't want 4 and 6, then they can trade 6 and have 4 and 14.
I wonder if Danny's PJs have little Redskins helmets on them like Matthew Lesko's ? Suits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lesko
More like this:http://www.comicsinaflash.com/Richie%20Rich%2065a.jpgI wonder if Danny's PJs have little Redskins helmets on them like Matthew Lesko's ? Suits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lesko
If the cap issues don't exist, nobody in the NFL has more money to spend than Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft.---------------BTW, if anyone is interested in the results of this thread's 2009 FF league, check the sig...
I agree with Sugar here. I'm on the fence regarding Shanahan, but bringing in Zimmer would certainly make me optimistic about the future of the 'Skins defense. I really like what he's done in Cinncy.
He trailed off at the end of the season. As he did in the preseason, he dominated backups and bad OL and struggled against good talent.
Depending upon how comprehensive the offensive makeover is, I'd greatly prefer retention of the WCO with Shanny. It's probably nothing to worry about as offensive guys rarely abandon their "school", but still.
I really want to keep like Portis. Please, Portis, shut up.
I'd say Clinton's gone for sure. Shanny traded him away in Denver because of his prima dona ways, and nothing has changed. Fortunately, that's just what the team needs anyway, so I'm all for it frankly.
He totally threw Campbell under the bus. Then when Doc Walker asked him if he's going to be "that guy" (the guy to get in people's faces and tell people to man up, lead by example, etc., etc.) for 2010 Portis said he used to want to do that but now he doesn't want to be that guy anymore. He just wants to go to work, do his job, then go home.I hope he doesn't really wonder why he's not a captain and Campbell is.Lots of tweeting by 'Skins beat guys about Portis' interview. One of the funnier was someone first tweeted "cp needs to stay away from the radio like Arenas needs to stay away from twitter", to which Dan Steinberg retweeted "At least Gilbert shoots teammates in the face instead of stabbing them in the back."
I heard the beginning of the interview. Portis also said he never broke rules, showed up late, etc. And anyone can go up to Daniel Snyder and talk, joke around, etc. Snyder is open to all of the players.It is impossible to tell, but I thought Portis was a little delusional.
One thought: if Portis really does have an inappropriate relationship with Snyder, Allen and Shanahan will surely get rid of him. Tom Boswell wrote in the Post this morning that the undoing of Jim Zorn was, after a 6-2 start last year, had a confrontration with Portis, and lost.
I would much rather bring in Cowher than Shanahan.
