***OFFICIAL*** Washington Redskins 2011 Off-Season Thread (4 Viewers)

[pablito]

GB Suisham.

Hard to believe they would cut Folk for that castoff.

 

[nittanylion]

GB Suisham.

Hard to believe they would cut Folk for that castoff.

I shoulda chosen Feely, Pabs...

 

[Marvelous]

GB Suisham.

Hard to believe they would cut Folk for that castoff.

Any chance the Redskin pick up Folk? It seems like it would make some good irony.

 

[fatness]

GB Suisham.

 

[fatness]

Did you guys see Roy Williams stop running his route when Romo threw the ball, which went to an empty part of the end zone that Roy had been headed towards?

 

[thayman]

Did you guys see Roy Williams stop running his route when Romo threw the ball, which went to an empty part of the end zone that Roy had been headed towards?

I still love hearing Andy Herron talk about how trading a 1st, and 3rd round draft picks for that guy plus the contract they gave him wasn't that big of a deal.

 

[Dexter Manley]

GB Suisham.

Text I receive from my buddy who's a huge cowgirls fan, immediately following his first miss: ####### redskins kickers.And literally 1 second after I send my reply back to him, letting him know I'm well aware of how bad Suisham sucks, Farve drops that bomb right in Rice's hands for a td! Didn't receive any more texts from him the rest of the game.

 

[Dexter Manley]

Did you guys see Roy Williams stop running his route when Romo threw the ball, which went to an empty part of the end zone that Roy had been headed towards?

I still love hearing Andy Herron talk about how trading a 1st, and 3rd round draft picks for that guy plus the contract they gave him wasn't that big of a deal.

 

[fatness]

Did you guys see Roy Williams stop running his route when Romo threw the ball, which went to an empty part of the end zone that Roy had been headed towards?

I still love hearing Andy Herron talk about how trading a 1st, and 3rd round draft picks for that guy plus the contract they gave him wasn't that big of a deal.

You guys will like this article.

 

[Sebowski]

I'm doing my part too, thru the Red Cross. Without calling attention to myself

What did that post just do?

yeah, I can see that. I debated whether to say that, but your post edits-out where I was called out by name by my good pal Sebo who threw the Snyder PR-driven donation out there as if he was some great philanthropist. So I was compelled to reply. My point was that good deeds can be done without creating publicity about it. Sure, you'll get press releases from Target and UAL when they do such things, but these are publicly traded large organizations with legitimate business reasons for doing so. the privately-owned Redskins - specifically the owner - are motivated by the insecurities and deficiencies of one very pathetic individual, who can't let the opportunity pass without some ego massaging.

It's called calling attention to the cause. Hopefully it inspired more people to donate.

 

[fatness]

Jerry Gray has taken the job as Seahawks defensive backs coach.

 

[Sebowski]

Jerry Gray has taken the job as Seahawks defensive backs coach.

Woo-Hoo!The more turn over in the staff the better.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

Did you guys see Roy Williams stop running his route when Romo threw the ball, which went to an empty part of the end zone that Roy had been headed towards?

I still love hearing Andy Herron talk about how trading a 1st, and 3rd round draft picks for that guy plus the contract they gave him wasn't that big of a deal.

:X

You guys will like this article.

Indeed.

 

[fatness]

Season review: Tight ends

Talking about Fred Davis:

Both he and Cooley were wildly inconsistent as blockers and that hindered the run game.

What they need » A strong blocker at the line. Yoder is fine, but they can do better than him and don't be surprised if they look for someone else to fill this role.

Grade » B+. Cooley was having this sort of season before he went down and Davis had that sort of season when he played more. Both served as focal points in the pass game. Of Davis' 48 receptions, 41 came after Cooley was hurt. Davis caught six touchdown passes. Yoder was effective.

Where they're headed » There was some talk that perhaps there wouldn't be room for both Davis and Cooley; maybe trade one to get extra draft picks. They can use talent at other positions, no doubt. But right now you can count on both players in the passing game; you can't count on much more (aside from Santana Moss). Also, one Denver source who knows Mike Shanahan well said the Redskins new coach would love to have two pass-catching tight ends. The good thing for Washington is that they're different types of receivers; Cooley is more precision and beating zones. Davis is more athletic and good vs. man coverage. Both run well after the catch.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

Season review: Tight ends

Talking about Fred Davis:

Both he and Cooley were wildly inconsistent as blockers and that hindered the run game.

What they need » A strong blocker at the line. Yoder is fine, but they can do better than him and don't be surprised if they look for someone else to fill this role.

Grade » B+. Cooley was having this sort of season before he went down and Davis had that sort of season when he played more. Both served as focal points in the pass game. Of Davis' 48 receptions, 41 came after Cooley was hurt. Davis caught six touchdown passes. Yoder was effective.

Where they're headed » There was some talk that perhaps there wouldn't be room for both Davis and Cooley; maybe trade one to get extra draft picks. They can use talent at other positions, no doubt. But right now you can count on both players in the passing game; you can't count on much more (aside from Santana Moss). Also, one Denver source who knows Mike Shanahan well said the Redskins new coach would love to have two pass-catching tight ends. The good thing for Washington is that they're different types of receivers; Cooley is more precision and beating zones. Davis is more athletic and good vs. man coverage. Both run well after the catch.

What's so difficult about this to figure out? The Colts have been using this for years and have had arguably the most effective overall offense of the last 10 years.

 

[TankRizzo]

Steve Jackson is coming back as the Safeties coach???

 

[Fat Nick]

Season review: Tight ends

Talking about Fred Davis:

Both he and Cooley were wildly inconsistent as blockers and that hindered the run game.

What they need » A strong blocker at the line. Yoder is fine, but they can do better than him and don't be surprised if they look for someone else to fill this role.

Grade » B+. Cooley was having this sort of season before he went down and Davis had that sort of season when he played more. Both served as focal points in the pass game. Of Davis' 48 receptions, 41 came after Cooley was hurt. Davis caught six touchdown passes. Yoder was effective.

Where they're headed » There was some talk that perhaps there wouldn't be room for both Davis and Cooley; maybe trade one to get extra draft picks. They can use talent at other positions, no doubt. But right now you can count on both players in the passing game; you can't count on much more (aside from Santana Moss). Also, one Denver source who knows Mike Shanahan well said the Redskins new coach would love to have two pass-catching tight ends. The good thing for Washington is that they're different types of receivers; Cooley is more precision and beating zones. Davis is more athletic and good vs. man coverage. Both run well after the catch.

What's so difficult about this to figure out? The Colts have been using this for years and have had arguably the most effective overall offense of the last 10 years.

Amen. Lining up in an Ace formation with 2 TE's that can catch presents better run blocking than a 3 WR set. Even if Cooley and Davis only block so-so, you still present a front that you can't defend well in the Nickel, and then when you come out in a 4-3 or base defense, Cooley and Davis mismatch a lot of OLB's in coverage. Want to cover them with a safety? Fine, now the WR's are 1-on-1 with no help over the top. I like the options this can open up for us.

 

[Sidewinder16]

Steve Jackson is coming back as the Safeties coach???

Reid reporting that it's still unclear what position Jackson will hold.

"Yes, I'm back," Jackson said in a phone interview. "He [shanahan] told me this morning, just about an hour ago. He really didn't go into too much detail about" Jackson's role on the reconfigured staff.

"There were other people that he had to speak with and give some information to. We just talked briefly and he said, 'Welcome aboard.' I told him whatever he needed me to do, in whatever capacity, I'm here and ready."

Also, from that link, Chris Meidt and Scott Wachenheim have been let go.

 

[fatness]

Of former coach Jim Zorn's assistant coaches, only Jackson, special teams coordinator Danny Smith and linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti were retained. Shanahan still plans to announce the hiring of other coaches.

 

[fatness]

After years of frustrating no-progress, at long last Chad Rinehart has taken several steps.

Unfortunately they were sideways and unplanned.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

After years of frustrating no-progress, at long last Chad Rinehart has taken several steps.

Unfortunately they were sideways and unplanned.

He's a menace. This arrest should have happened years ago.

 

[Rockchild]

After years of frustrating no-progress, at long last Chad Rinehart has taken several steps.

Unfortunately they were sideways and unplanned.

Really? Ordering pizza while appearing intoxicated? Our jails would be filled every Friday and Saturday night with college kids if they did that everywhere.

 

[buster c]

After years of frustrating no-progress, at long last Chad Rinehart has taken several steps.

Unfortunately they were sideways and unplanned.

The officer said Rinehart ... was swaying.

he is recovering from a broken leg

 

[fatness]

After years of frustrating no-progress, at long last Chad Rinehart has taken several steps.

Unfortunately they were sideways and unplanned.

When asked for an official reaction Redskin officials issued the following: "We are aware of this incident. Who?"

 

[fatness]

He's a menace. This arrest should have happened years ago.

Thughart

 

[Sidewinder16]

Team Tells Season Ticket Holders About Triple-Sized Screens at FedExField

Washington Redskins season ticket holders will begin receiving mailings this week which will include an announcement about the installation of two new “punter-proof” video boards in each of the end zones at FedExField.

The screens -- 100-feet wide, state-of-the-art high definition LED displays -- will triple the size of the existing end zone video displays. In addition, the team will enhance the fans’ game-day experience with all-new game clocks, play clocks and other in-stadium video displays.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder said the ownership group is 100 percent committed to offering superior and innovative technology to the fans at FedEx Field.

“It’s all about the fans’ ability to interact both with and within the game,” said Snyder. “We want everyone to be able to get the full impact of the competition on the field. These boards will enhance the experience of every fan in the stadium.”

Now the fans can watch them lose in HD at home and at the stadium. Win-win, right? [/cynic]Selling these as "punter-proof" video boards is kind of funny, though.

 

[dgreen]

Team Tells Season Ticket Holders About Triple-Sized Screens at FedExField

Washington Redskins season ticket holders will begin receiving mailings this week which will include an announcement about the installation of two new “punter-proof” video boards in each of the end zones at FedExField.

The screens -- 100-feet wide, state-of-the-art high definition LED displays -- will triple the size of the existing end zone video displays. In addition, the team will enhance the fans’ game-day experience with all-new game clocks, play clocks and other in-stadium video displays.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder said the ownership group is 100 percent committed to offering superior and innovative technology to the fans at FedEx Field.

“It’s all about the fans’ ability to interact both with and within the game,” said Snyder. “We want everyone to be able to get the full impact of the competition on the field. These boards will enhance the experience of every fan in the stadium.”

Now the fans can watch them lose in HD at home and at the stadium. Win-win, right? [/cynic]Selling these as "punter-proof" video boards is kind of funny, though.

It's really lame that it took a near fan revolt to get them to upgrade the gameday experience.

 

[DCThunder]

Team Tells Season Ticket Holders About Triple-Sized Screens at FedExField

Washington Redskins season ticket holders will begin receiving mailings this week which will include an announcement about the installation of two new “punter-proof” video boards in each of the end zones at FedExField.

The screens -- 100-feet wide, state-of-the-art high definition LED displays -- will triple the size of the existing end zone video displays. In addition, the team will enhance the fans’ game-day experience with all-new game clocks, play clocks and other in-stadium video displays.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder said the ownership group is 100 percent committed to offering superior and innovative technology to the fans at FedEx Field.

“It’s all about the fans’ ability to interact both with and within the game,” said Snyder. “We want everyone to be able to get the full impact of the competition on the field. These boards will enhance the experience of every fan in the stadium.”

Now the fans can watch them lose in HD at home and at the stadium. Win-win, right? [/cynic]Selling these as "punter-proof" video boards is kind of funny, though.

It's really lame that it took a near fan revolt to get them to upgrade the gameday experience.

Great, so now there will be 100 foot wide ads for Bank of America and giant hands clapping and saying DEE-FENSE! or QUIET...OFFENSE AT WORK, not to mention an introduction to the Funky Four. But I bet there STILL won't be out of town scores.

 

[dgreen]

Team Tells Season Ticket Holders About Triple-Sized Screens at FedExField

Washington Redskins season ticket holders will begin receiving mailings this week which will include an announcement about the installation of two new “punter-proof” video boards in each of the end zones at FedExField.

The screens -- 100-feet wide, state-of-the-art high definition LED displays -- will triple the size of the existing end zone video displays. In addition, the team will enhance the fans’ game-day experience with all-new game clocks, play clocks and other in-stadium video displays.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder said the ownership group is 100 percent committed to offering superior and innovative technology to the fans at FedEx Field.

“It’s all about the fans’ ability to interact both with and within the game,” said Snyder. “We want everyone to be able to get the full impact of the competition on the field. These boards will enhance the experience of every fan in the stadium.”

Now the fans can watch them lose in HD at home and at the stadium. Win-win, right? [/cynic]Selling these as "punter-proof" video boards is kind of funny, though.

It's really lame that it took a near fan revolt to get them to upgrade the gameday experience.

Great, so now there will be 100 foot wide ads for Bank of America and giant hands clapping and saying DEE-FENSE! or QUIET...OFFENSE AT WORK, not to mention an introduction to the Funky Four. But I bet there STILL won't be out of town scores.

1) Hopefully part of improving fan experience is less commercials. I noticed less than usual at the Dallas game this year. Maybe that's something they learned from their survey.2) I don't mind the DE-FENSE and QUIET, OFFENSE AT WORK displays. They don't contribute or take away anything, IMO.

3) Funky Four have been dead for a couple years now.

4) I bet there will be more scores. As I've said before, they've always had scores, they've just be difficult to find and see. With a larger board, I'll be disappointed if they don't constantly have other scores somewhere. Again, probably something they learned during their survey.

5) I want more in-game stats. The only stats we get are during halftime and I swear they are wrong sometimes.

 

[buster c]

insanely long but very interesting post from someone named "Akh" at the following URL:

hail redskins

Needless to say, this has been one of the worst seasons for the Redskins in the modern era. Despite relatively low expectations from the majority of fans/pundits, the 2009 Redskins found new ways to disappoint those expectations, not just with a poor overall record, but also with very embarrassing performances in prime time games(3 losses with an aggregate score of 89-29) and an 0-6 NFC east record. The season became so embarrassing that Dan Snyder fired his long time lackey/squash partner/acting coach in Vinny Cerrato and replaced him with Bruce Allen(and most probably, Mike Shanahan). This shift represents the start of a change in culture in DC(hopefully), but the skins probably won’t be a playoff contender until 2011 unless the new personnel gels quickly(the Skins will still get Detroit, St Louis and Tampa on the schedule next year, and that helps).

There is a temptation to blame this season on a galaxy of injuries all throughout the roster, but even at the beginning of the season, this team didn’t turn in great performances—even against piss poor franchises. The most disturbing thing about this season was that out of the Skins’ 4 wins on the season: they just couldn’t beat a starting caliber QB. Josh Johnson, Marc Bulger, Chris Simms and JaMarcus Russell are the Qbs the Skins beat this year. Not that impressive and says a lot about the quality of the skins team this year. Also disturbing was the sheer number of late game losses where the Skins gave up late scores(less than 7.5 minutes left in the 4th) that cost them the game. I count 5 of these games: Saints, Bolts, 2nd Philly, 1st Dallas and KC. This shows the total lack of heart that the skins played with all season long.

What this team needs is someone who puts the fear of God into the dead wood on the roster and has the mandate to cut/trade anyone off this roster. Fortunately, I think someone is coming with that mandate and with an uncapped 2010, it’s very possible that this roster will be unrecognizable when training camp begins in July. And after this nightmare of a season, that’s probably not a bad thing.

Offensive MVP: Tie between Jason Campbell and Derrick Dockery. Both of them never quit on the season despite the ever growing nightmare that was the skins offense(and team). Campbell posted 3600+ yards and 20 TDs(best since Brad Johnson in 1999) this year, while Dockery came back from Buffalo as more polished player who made far less mental errors than he did in his first tour of duty in DC.

Defensive MVP: Albert Haynesworth. The Redskins defense was night and day with him in/out of the lineup.

Play that summed up the season: That fake fecking field goal. A call like that is a questionable one to begin with, especially since the skins have already run 2 fake FGs earlier in the season and teams will be watching for it. But to run that play after New York calls a timeout to get ready for it is just a micro-chasm of a poor season full of confusion in the coaching staff.

Letter Grades of regular starters:

Jason Campbell: B-/C+. Up and down season, which will almost certainly be his last in DC.

Derrick Dockery: B/B-. The rock of the Oline, and showed some improvement in mental errorst.

Stephon Heyer: F. Has no business in the NFL.

Casey Rabach: D+. Very inconsistent, but his blocking is getting progressively worse.

Santana Moss: C-. I count 6 TEs(Witten, Celek, Clark, Gates, KWII and Vernon Davis) who put up better stats than Moss did and Tony Gonzalez was the closest player receiving stat wise to Moss.

Antwaan Randle El: D+ 500 yards receiving, but he was probably the worst punt returner in the NFL.

Fred Davis: B+ Breakout year. They need to find a way to get him on the field with Cooley

Malcolm Kelly: C. He gets one more year to show something imo.

Devin Thomas: B. He’s starting to show that he’s fulfilling his potential

Andre Carter: B+. Good push at DE when Haynesworth was in.

Brian Orakpo: B. Good sack total, but disappeared against good OTs.

Albert Haynesworth: A-. Missed too much time, but was a force when in.

Kedric Golston: C-. Showed occasional bursts of ability, but still a major liability against the run.

Cornie Griffin: C-. A backup at this point in his career.

Philip Daniels: F. I wonder about him and Blache’s relationship.

London Fletcher: B+. Another solid year from him.

Rocky McIntosh: B-/C+. 87-88 tackles for the 3rd straight season, but just too quiet on the field otherwise.

DeAngelo Hall: B. Some big turnovers, but some big plays given up also.

Fred Smoot: C-/D+. A big pile of Meh. He’s not a starter anymore and can’t play the slot. Maybe free safety is his future?

LaRon Landry: D. Disaster of a season for him.

Reed Doughty: C-/D+. Decent stats, but still can’t cover.

Carlos Rogers: D. The only time you noticed him this season was when he blew a coverage.

Hunter Smith: B+. Solid year with a TD pass and run!

Why did this team fail?

#1: The offensive line was a disaster. Even in the beginning of the season, when the unit was healthy, they couldn’t run block effectively and certainly couldn’t provide effective pass protection. Part of the problem was losing vets like Samuels and Thomas for the season(and maybe their careers), but it was pretty clear that Heyer and Rabach were incapable of doing their jobs with any consistency. When the injuries began, it became clear that the backups had no business playing in the NFL either. Some of them forgot to get out of their stances on time with regularity. No matter the debate over the offensive skill position talent, regardless of who the skins put out there were set up for failure with an Oline that couldn’t do their job and the rest of the league knew(and exploited) it.

#2: Coaching. As bad as the O-line was, the coaching staff from top to bottom was one of the worst staffs in the NFL. Until Sherman Lewis was brought in from the cold to reshuffle things, the offensive staff all looked like they should have been on the back of a milk carton. Zorn called an offense that would have been simplistic to run playing Madden, Bugel couldn’t do anything to fix the Oline to make them at least marginally competent and the rest of the position coaches looked helpless. On defense, no matter how much better Orakpo looked at DE and no matter how badly he was burned in pass coverage, Blache refused to bench Philip Daniels for the rookie at DE. The defensive coaches also refused to ever switch out of their big cushions, even after it became clear that a blind QB could adjust the routes to take advantage of them on 3rd and short. Also opposing offenses appeared to have no trouble running the ball(especially wide) or throwing the ball deep on double moves on them all season long. No matter the talent holes on this team, the coaches didn’t seem able to do any staunching of the bleeding on the field.

In retrospect, the skins should have done the following last offseason:

1-Draft:

*Michael Oher over Brian Orakpo: Oher would have made the Oline much more of a strength going into the season and Oher could have been Samuels’ replacement if Big Chris still went down with a stinger.

*Lardarius Webb over Kevin Barnes. At least Webb contributed as a defensive player and showed a lot of potential.

*Duke Robinson or Macho Harris over Cody Glenn. How long did Glenn last with the Skins?

*Kevin Ellison, who’s been a solid starter for the Chargers over Robert “Twitter” Henson. Ellison is basically an undersized LB for the Bolts, but he’s been a good tackler/blitzer for them at SS.

2-FA

*Don’t sign DeAngelo Hall to that massive deal, and use the money on Michael Boley or Demorrio Williams(Williams quietly has had a good season in KC), Oline help and a cheaper vet CB(Leigh Bodden? Mike McKenzie?)

3-Coaching

While there was no realistic chance that the skins would have replaced the defensive staff during the last offseason, they certainly could have done more to fix the offensive coaches by bringing in a WCO veteran like Sherman Lewis to get things organized on that side of the ball. The difference in offensive results with Lewis in charge was night and day and if he(or someone like him) was in place from Day 1, who knows how much more efficient they could have been.

Skins offseason track, no cap:

Some assumptions:

1-Shanny is hired as head coach

2-Basically the Houston offensive staff is brought in as the offensive staff in DC. It looks like Kubiak will stay in Houston, but Kyle Shanahan and some of the Gibbs disciples could be headed to DC as part of the change.

3-Shanny brings in a 3-4 LeBeau disciple. It is possible that they stay with the 4-3, only a different version of it than the skins have been running, I think they’re going 3-4 but have included a speculative 4-3 one-off for the uncapped year track.

4-Shanny is given carte blanche to remake the roster

Following players cut:

Chris Samuels(retires), Randy Thomas, ARE(option declined, then cut), Todd Collins, Ladell Betts, Mike Sellers, Cornie Griffin(option declined, then cut), Philip Daniels(If he’s a free agent, sign him then cut him lol), Fred Smoot, DeAngelo Hall, Chris Horton, Derrick Dockery, Andre Carter(option declined, but kept for a year)

Trades:

Santana Moss(option declined) and dealt to St Louis for a 4th round pick in 2010 and a conditional pick in 2011

RFA rights to Carlos Rogers to Baltimore for a 3rd round pick in 2010

RFA rights to Jason Campbell to Buffalo for a 2nd round pick in 2010

RFA rights to Rocky McIntosh to Denver for the RFA rights to OG Chris Kuper(who gets a 3 year, 15 million dollar deal)

LaRon Landry to San Francisco who sends a 3rd round pick in 2010 and conditional 2011 2nd round pick to New England who sends Matt Light to Washington.

Signings:

Ben Hamilton OG Denver 4 years, 17 million

Dre Bly CB San Fran: 1 year, 2 million

Leigh Bodden CB New England: 3 years, 11 million

Bob Sanders(a cap casualty) SS Indy : 3 years, 17 million with team options afterwards

Kirk Morrison ILB/MLB Oakland 4 years, 28 million

Payton Hillis RB/FB Denver: 2 years, 2 million

Jon Kitna QB Detroit 2 years, 5 million

(Resign) Chris Wilson 2 years, 3 million

Draft:

1st round: Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma

2nd round(natural): Stefen Wisniewski OC PSU

2nd round(from Buffalo): Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin

3rd round(from Balto): Justin Woodall S Alabama

4th round(from St Louis): DeMarco Murray RB/WR Oklahoma

4th round(natural): Vince Oghobaase DL Duke

5th round: Joe Thomas OL Pittsburgh

6th round: Jermaine Cunningham OLB Florida

7th round: Brett Swenson K MSU

Starting lineup:

WR: Devin Thomas

WR: Malcolm Kelly/Marko Mitchell

TE: Chris Cooley

LT: Matt Light

LG: Ben Hamilton

OC: Stefen Wisniewski

RG: Chris Kuper

RT: Gabe Karimi

QB: Jon Kitna/Sam Bradford

FB/Hback/TE: Fred Davis/Payton Hillis

RB: Clinton Portis

Elephant OLB: Brian Orakpo

DE: Vince Oghobaase

NT: Albert Haynesworth

DE: Jeremy Jarmon

OLB: Chris Wilson/Jermaine Cunningham

ILB: London Fletcher

ILB: Kirk Morrison

CB: Leigh Bodden

CB: Bly/Barnes

FS: Justin Woodall

SS: Bob Sanders(and Kareem Moore when Sanders inevitably gets hurt)

The 4-3 track, uncapped year:

The only differences would be:

*Kirk Morrison wouldn’t be targeted, swap that signing for SLB Rashad Jeanty 3 years, 7 million

*Domata Peko DT Cincy 3 years, 11 million

*Gabe Watson DT Arizona 2 years, 4.5 million

*Drafting Vince Oghobaase in the 4th round with Stevenson Sylvester OLB Utah

*Drafting Jermaine Cunningham in the 6th round with Brandon Brinkley CB Houston

So, the defense would look like this in this track

DE: Andre Carter/Jarmon

DT: Domata Peko

DT: Albert Haynesworth

DE: Brian Orakpo

SLB: Rashad Jeanty

MLB: London Fletcher

WLB: Stevenson Sylvester

CB: Leigh Bodden

CB: Bly/Barnes

FS: Justin Woodall

SS: Bob Sanders

Offseason track with the same assumptions, new labor deal assumed also(with anywhere from 10-20 million in extra cap space thanks to the reformulating of the cap revenue streams):

Following players cut:

Chris Samuels(retires), Randy Thomas(retired/cut), ARE(option declined, then cut), Todd Collins, Ladell Betts, Mike Sellers, Chris Horton, Cornie Griffin(option declined, then cut), Fred Smoot, Santana Moss(option declined, then is offered a choice: sign this new deal so we can cut you now or enjoy the bench)

Trades:

Andre Carter(option declined first) traded to St Louis for their 3rd round pick in 2009

Signings:

Ben Hamilton OG Denver 4 years, 14 million

Dre Bly CB San Fran: 1 year, 2 million

Jeremy Trueblood OT Tampa: 5 years, 20 million

Payton Hillis Rb/FB Denver: 2 years, 2 million

Jon Kitna QB Dallas 2 years, 5 million

Shawne Merriman OLB San Diego 4 years, 22 million(probably with 2-3 cosmetic years to make it look bigger attached)

Sean Jones FS Philly 2 years, 6 million

Jarvis Green DE New England 3 years, 11 million

Draft:

1st round: Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma

2nd round: Brandon Spikes LB Florida

3rd round(from St Louis): Matt Tennant OC BC

4th round: Joe McKnight RB USC

5th round: Zane Beadles OL Utah

6th round: Jeff Byers OG USC

7th round: Riley Cooper WR Florida

Starting lineup:

WR: Devin Thomas

WR: Malcolm Kelly/Marko Mitchell

TE: Chris Cooley

LT: Jeremy Trueblood

LG: Derrick Dockery

OC: Matt Tennant

RG: Ben Hamilton

RT: Zane Beadles

QB: Jon Kitna/Sam Bradford

FB/Hback/TE: Fred Davis/Payton Hillis

RB: Clinton Portis

Elephant OLB: Shawne Merriman

DE: Jarvis Green

NT: Albert Haynesworth

DE: Jeremy Jarmon

OLB: Brian Orakpo

ILB: London Fletcher

ILB: Brandon Spikes

CB: Kevin Barnes/Bly

CB: DeAngelo Hall

FS: Sean Jones

SS: LaRon Landry

 

[ChrisCooleyFan]

insanely long but very interesting post from someone named "Akh" at the following URL:

hail redskins

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London Fletcher: B+. Another solid year from him.

I stopped reading after this grade

 

[buster c]

insanely long but very interesting post from someone named "Akh" at the following URL:

hail redskins

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London Fletcher: B+. Another solid year from him.

I stopped reading after this grade

too bad - you stopped at all the retrospective stuff. the most interesting parts are the prospective parts: cuts, trades, signings and draft picks. How about an OL, left to right, of Matt Light, Ben Hamilton, Stefen Wisniewski, Chris Kuper and Gabe Karimi? This is our time! Off season championship anyone?

 

[buster c]

1999 - Washington Redskins

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 7 Champ Bailey CB Georgia

2 37 Jon Jansen T Michigan

4 107 Nate Stimson -- Georgia Tech

5 165 Derek G. Smith G Virginia Tech

6 181 Jeff Hall K Tennessee

7 217 Tim Alexander -- Oregon State

1999

this was our haul from getting the entire Saints draft in '99?

 

[dgreen]

insanely long but very interesting post from someone named "Akh" at the following URL:

hail redskins

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London Fletcher: B+. Another solid year from him.

I stopped reading after this grade

Too low? Too high?

 

[ChrisCooleyFan]

insanely long but very interesting post from someone named "Akh" at the following URL:

hail redskins

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London Fletcher: B+. Another solid year from him.

I stopped reading after this grade

Too low? Too high?

To low, at his age he still gets an A+ from me.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

insanely long but very interesting post from someone named "Akh" at the following URL:

hail redskins

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London Fletcher: B+. Another solid year from him.

I stopped reading after this grade

Too low? Too high?

To low, at his age he still gets an A+ from me.

Ah, so we adjust for age. Interesting.

 

[Sidewinder16]

The hiring of Kyle Shanahan and Matt LaFleur are made official. Also announced is the hiring of Jon Embree as TE coach.

But the previously unknown name is Jon Embree's. He's the Redskins' new tight ends coach. Embree was apparently out of coaching last season and served as the Kansas City Chiefs' tight ends coach from 2006 to 2008, which followed three seasons as an offensive assistant at UCLA.

Spots yet to be (officially) filled on the coaching staff:

The Redskins still have not announced assistants responsible for special teams, the offensive line, wide receivers, the defensive line or the secondary.

 

[Fat Nick]

He lost me here:

Derrick Dockery: B/B-. The rock of the Oline, and showed some improvement in mental errorst.

Then

Following players cut:

Chris Samuels(retires), Randy Thomas, ARE(option declined, then cut), Todd Collins, Ladell Betts, Mike Sellers, Cornie Griffin(option declined, then cut), Philip Daniels(If he’s a free agent, sign him then cut him lol), Fred Smoot, DeAngelo Hall, Chris Horton, Derrick Dockery, Andre Carter(option declined, but kept for a year)

You just called him the rock of the OL, then you cut him? On top of that, I love how he treats the off-season trades like it's a game of Madden on the XBox.

Good read, bad overall.

 

[nittanylion]

Sad day in Redskins land, for me at least...heard from my buddies on the Coaching Staff that they have all been released.

Good news, though - they are all very well connected in NFL Circles, thanks to Greg Williams and Al Saunders, most notably, and are all headed to the Senior Bowl this Weekend.

The Florida/Georgia College Football Game is billed as 'The World's Largest Cocktail Party'. The Senior Bowl is widely regarded as 'The NFL's Largest Job Interview'...so hopefully something good will come of it, and if I can't provide insight directly from the Redskins Locker Room any more, we'll still have fun with whatever scoop I can dig up, and perhaps from multiple Teams, as well, plus maybe some perspective as to how other Organizations view the Redskins...

...for guys like buster and myself, at least, that ought to be fun!

 

[Sidewinder16]

Sad day in Redskins land, for me at least...heard from my buddies on the Coaching Staff that they have all been released.

So, now that they're not with the organization, is there any way you can reveal who they were? Completely understand if you still feel you should keep that under wraps, but I was just curious.

 

[Sidewinder16]

OL coach hired:

The Redskins' most significant remaining staff opening is likely to be the job of offensive line coach, a position that will be filled by former San Francisco assistant Chris Foerster, according to an ESPN report.

I think Svrluga has some numbers wrong here, because something doesn't add up:

Foerster, 48, worked with the 49ers for two seasons, assuming the title of offensive line coach midway through the 2008 season, and was previously an offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins during the 2004 season.

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Foerster also coached the offensive line and served as the assistant head coach with Baltimore from 2005-07. His other NFL experience comes with Minnesota (1993-95), Tampa Bay (1996-2001) and Indianapolis (2002-03). He has 26 years of experience in college coaching.

So, he's 48 years old and has 26 years of college coaching experience. But apparently, he also has 17 years of NFL experience.

 

[Sidewinder16]

OL coach hired:

Also in that link:

In other coaching news, former Tampa Bay receivers coach Richard Mann - a candidate for the same job in Washington - was let go by the Buccaneers; his contract was to expire at the end of the month. Shanahan has not yet hired his receivers coach.

 

[fatness]

Chris Foerster

 

[fatness]

Evaluation of Foerster by a guy who had never heard of him.

And look at him in that photo. THIS GUY can flat out coach offensive linemen. He talks to them. He uses his hands. He talks while using his hands AT THE SAME TIME. This is a GUY who understands the importance of sunglasses on a sunny day in California, and protecting your face from harmful UV rays with a ballcap. I like his posture. I like his worth ethic. And I like his name. The Redskins are gonna be very pleased with THIS GUY’s ability to coach guys to block other guys in the National Football League

 

[fatness]

49'ers fans didn't think much of him.

 

[fatness]

The Redskins made official two more defensive hires to Mike Shanahan's staff Thursday afternoon, naming Jacob Burney as the defensive line coach and Bob Slowik the defensive backs coach. Both men have long histories with Shanahan during his time in Denver, continuing a trend of recent hires who have a background with the new head coach.

link

 

[fatness]

A few things we’ve heard about the Redskins new offensive line coach Chris Foerster:

1. He wanted to return to this area » He coached in Baltimore from 2005-07 and apparently still has family in the area. That’s why he appealed to Mike Singletary to let him go. Initially, the 49ers denied Washington permission to speak with him. But they granted him permission Thursday morning.

2. His last five lines have not done very well » One Niners insider blamed the struggles this year on schemes and personnel. In his three seasons with Baltimore his lines had mixed results, with one good year sandwiched between two terrible years. A year after he left the Ravens line was actually solid.

3. He tried to use a zone-blocking scheme in San Francisco » Also had to use a gap-style power blocking system that was favored by head coach Mike Singletary. They require diferent sorts of players. You can mix the two, but not all players can perform in both systems.

4. Don’t be surprised if unrestricted free agent right tackle Tony Pashos follows Foerster to Washington » He signed with San Francisco specifically because of Foerster, but he ended the season on injured reserve. He was hurt in his first start last season on Oct. 27. Before that, he was alternating at right tackle. Pashos was cut on Sept. 5 by Jacksonville; he had started 31 of the Jags’ previous 32 games. He started 23 games in two seasons for Foerster in Baltimore.

5. Brian Billick apparently liked Foerster, and Ravens insiders say others did as well » But when Billick was fired there was no outcry to keep Foerster. One knock is that he did not groom any players. Guys like Jonathan Ogden make themselves. Then again, Joe Bugel did not exactly groom a lot of guys in his second tenure. But sometimes it's hard to know where a guy like, say, Stephon Heyer would have been without Bugel. Probably out of the league.

John Keim

 

[Marvelous]

Just heard a hilarious bit on the ESPN radio. Eric Allen and Jeremy Green were interviewing Chris Horton. Their questions were down the lines of:

How do you prepare for a great passing attack?

How do you prepare so you can have a season like Revis (strongly implying Horton is a CB)

How do you go about playing opposite a shut down corner, knowing that opposing CBs will be coming at you (implying that the Redskins have have a shut down CB AND Horton is the weaker CB. Horton actually responds, "As a saftey...."

Then:

As a cornerback, when playing against someone like Revis, do the coaches get on you when you aren't playing as well as Revis on the other side?

These guys had no idea that Horton was a safety even after he said he was.

 

[buster c]

I hope all Gibbs detractors who continue to lambast him for calling back-to-back timeouts in '07 noticed senile Brent Farve try to call a 2nd timeout when he was trying to avoid a too many men on the field penalty as the Vikes were driving for the winning FG. Favre was saved by the ref flagging the infraction and not granting the TO

 

[fatness]

I hope all Gibbs detractors who continue to lambast him for calling back-to-back timeouts in '07 noticed senile Brent Farve try to call a 2nd timeout when he was trying to avoid a too many men on the field penalty as the Vikes were driving for the winning FG. Favre was saved by the ref flagging the infraction and not granting the TO

I noticed that too and couldn't believe Favre was doing it.