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Redskins Pick Up $5 Million Option On Brandon Lloyd (1 Viewer)

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Redskins Exercise Option on WR Lloyd

Jason La Canfora, Washington Post - [Full Article]

The Washington Redskins announced on Tuesday that they have exercised a $5 millions option on wide receiver Brandon Lloyd. Safety Adam Archuleta also had an option deadline of yesterday, but the team and Archuleta agreed to extend that deadline in order to give the team more time to decide what to do.

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:shrug:

What exactly did he do to deserve this?

 
Banger said:
:shrug: don't really understand why?
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I don't have the numbers, but perhaps they would take a big cap hit for his signing bonus last year. In any event, it seems like they think he can be a bona fide #2 to Moss and build chemistry with Campbell, but I would think they could get just as good of an option (and cheaper) in Curtis, Moulds or one of the other UFAs.
 
zamboni said:
Banger said:
:thumbdown: don't really understand why?
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I don't have the numbers, but perhaps they would take a big cap hit for his signing bonus last year. In any event, it seems like they think he can be a bona fide #2 to Moss and build chemistry with Campbell, but I would think they could get just as good of an option (and cheaper) in Curtis, Moulds or one of the other UFAs.
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or A. Bryant...Agreed.
 
Gibbs is one patient man, that's for sure. I guess since Campbell didn't get hardly ANY snaps with Lloyd last year, maybe it makes sense to give him one more year to see if they can develop any kind of chemistry. But if I were running that team, I'd move Randle up to the #2 spot, and let Lloyd pass out beverages on the sidelines. :thumbup:

 
It's a funny-money option bonus. If they didn't pick up the bonus now, he was going to get several million dollars in fuly guaranteed salaries over the next few years. Although they'd arguably be better paying him the money and not having him on the roster at all.

 
I think it's a combination of factors. Lloyd has some excellent abilities, and I think they want to see what he can do with Campbell after a full off-season of preparation.

I would suspect, though, that ARE enters the season as the WR2 and Lloyd will have to earn his way back into the team's good graces after a rough year during which he pouted and was a bit disruptive.

 
Mungo Burrows said:
If they didn't pick up the bonus now, he was going to get several million dollars in fuly guaranteed salaries over the next few years.
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Didn't realize this. Kudos to Lloyd's agent though for fleecing the team.
 
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redman said:
I think it's a combination of factors. Lloyd has some excellent abilities, and I think they want to see what he can do with Campbell after a full off-season of preparation. I would suspect, though, that ARE enters the season as the WR2 and Lloyd will have to earn his way back into the team's good graces after a rough year during which he pouted and was a bit disruptive.
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I agree. They still see something good in Lloyd. Remember, Gibbs was pretty much the only person on the planet who thought bringing Brunell back after 2004 was a good idea. Immediately after benching Brunell in 2004, Gibbs continually said, "Brunell's days a Redskin are not over." Brunell then produced arguably his best year in 2005.I know Saunders loves Lloyd's talents. They will do their best to get through to him. I don't think they'd stick with him Lloyd hasn't shown them some signs of changing.
 
:lmao: at the haters.

The Redskins are so cash rich they intentionally structure contracts this way because they can. The fact that other teams don't is due to other teams not having the cash rather than being "smarter" or more "responsible" in creating contracts.

Still waiting on that salary cap crisis for the team, BTW. Is that going to happen before the Y2K bug hits, or after? :lmao:

 
redman said:
:lmao: at the haters. The Redskins are so cash rich they intentionally structure contracts this way because they can. The fact that other teams don't is due to other teams not having the cash rather than being "smarter" or more "responsible" in creating contracts. Still waiting on that salary cap crisis for the team, BTW. Is that going to happen before the Y2K bug hits, or after? :lmao:
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I don't think the issue is with their cap abilities (which agreed don't seem to be an issue), but rather who they're spending the money on.
 
zamboni said:
redman said:
:cry: at the haters. The Redskins are so cash rich they intentionally structure contracts this way because they can. The fact that other teams don't is due to other teams not having the cash rather than being "smarter" or more "responsible" in creating contracts. Still waiting on that salary cap crisis for the team, BTW. Is that going to happen before the Y2K bug hits, or after? :shrug:
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I don't think the issue is with their cap abilities (which agreed don't seem to be an issue), but rather who they're spending the money on.
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Fair enough. This comes down to Lloyd's attitude because his physical abilities are outstanding. If he comes around he definitely could be worth the money and would be part of a trio of WR's that's about as explosive with the ball in their hands as any in the league. Lots of speed there. If he repeats the crappy attitude he displayed from last year, he represents a failed attempt to upgrade that position and he'll be on another roster a year from now.
 
Classic Brandon Lloyd moment was as a 49'er, when he ran a crossing route and the ball was thrown right at his head, he ducked. If he doesn't duck, it beans him. On the other hand, as a WR, you would think he would try and catch the ball. :popcorn:

 
lod2005 said:
Classic Brandon Lloyd moment was as a 49'er, when he ran a crossing route and the ball was thrown right at his head, he ducked. If he doesn't duck, it beans him. On the other hand, as a WR, you would think he would try and catch the ball. :wall:
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:yes:I've seen that video - it's someone's avatar I believe - and yeah, it looks pretty odd. Has anyone ever commented on that play? Did he think there was a receiver behind him? Either way, :D
 
dgreen said:
redman said:
I think it's a combination of factors. Lloyd has some excellent abilities, and I think they want to see what he can do with Campbell after a full off-season of preparation. I would suspect, though, that ARE enters the season as the WR2 and Lloyd will have to earn his way back into the team's good graces after a rough year during which he pouted and was a bit disruptive.
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I agree. They still see something good in Lloyd. Remember, Gibbs was pretty much the only person on the planet who thought bringing Brunell back after 2004 was a good idea. Immediately after benching Brunell in 2004, Gibbs continually said, "Brunell's days a Redskin are not over." Brunell then produced arguably his best year in 2005.I know Saunders loves Lloyd's talents. They will do their best to get through to him. I don't think they'd stick with him Lloyd hasn't shown them some signs of changing.
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Didn't Obi-Wan use a similar line of reasoning to convince the Jedi Council about the merits of continuing Anakin's Padawan training? A wise decision, that.See this ending well, I do not...:yoda:
 
A multi-talented guy, they spent $3 mil for the team's wide receiver and $2 mil for the team's rap artist.

Rapper B-Llo iz in da HOUSE!

 
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Lloydd is a worthless WR , has done zero since he entered the league .

He makes great catches one every two games but that s the only catch he makes .

 
fatness said:
lod2005 said:
Classic Brandon Lloyd moment was as a 49'er, when he ran a crossing route and the ball was thrown right at his head, he ducked. If he doesn't duck, it beans him. On the other hand, as a WR, you would think he would try and catch the ball. :angry:
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Here it is.
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That's the one. He also followed that up with another classic that is not well known unless you have the NFL ticket. In that scene, Lloyd pulls off an incredible stunt. Sliding low for a pass in the end zone, he catches a glimpse of a defender bearing down on him for a big hit. He curls up in the fetal position preparing to get drilled. The defender then slid in front of Lloyd for the INT. Wow, did the 49'ers message board ever light up like a Christmas tree.
 
Traders2001 said:
Lloydd is a worthless WR , has done zero since he entered the league .He makes great catches one every two games but that s the only catch he makes .
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:goodposting: Worst waste of money by a team this offseason.
 
redman said:
This comes down to Lloyd's attitude because his physical abilities are outstanding.
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Disagree.I don't think it's his attitude that is most in question. It seems to me a lot of people question whether or not he'll ever run precise routes(a LOT of people feel some of his spectacular plays were made more spectacular because he wasn't always where he was supposed to be when he was supposed to be) and whether he'll ever display the toughness to be a starting WR in the NFL. He had one mediocre season in SF when he was probably the best of the worst receiving corp I can remember. Even in that season 50% of his production came in just 3 of his 16 starts. For the past two seasons those 3 games as a 'Niner has accounted for 33% of his production in his last 27 starts. That's in terms of yards. In terms of TD production he has 5 TD's in his last 27 starts. Even on bad teams playing from behind he's managed to get 2 TD's in a game only once in 41 career starts.
 
lod2005 said:
Classic Brandon Lloyd moment was as a 49'er, when he ran a crossing route and the ball was thrown right at his head, he ducked. If he doesn't duck, it beans him. On the other hand, as a WR, you would think he would try and catch the ball. :X
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Or against Chicago, when he stopped running his slant pattern near the end zone because he saw a big hit coming from Mike Brown....then had the nerve to blame Cody Pickett for "leading him" with the pass. :lmao: Lloyd is what he is. He'll make a few unbelievable ESPN-catches per season, but game in and game out he's not a guy I'd want to depend on as a WR2. Terrible blocker, bad route runner, and a bad attitude.
 
5Rings said:
lod2005 said:
Classic Brandon Lloyd moment was as a 49'er, when he ran a crossing route and the ball was thrown right at his head, he ducked. If he doesn't duck, it beans him. On the other hand, as a WR, you would think he would try and catch the ball. :moneybag:
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Or against Chicago, when he stopped running his slant pattern near the end zone because he saw a big hit coming from Mike Brown....then had the nerve to blame Cody Pickett for "leading him" with the pass. :moneybag: Lloyd is what he is. He'll make a few unbelievable ESPN-catches per season, but game in and game out he's not a guy I'd want to depend on as a WR2. Terrible blocker, bad route runner, and a bad attitude.
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That's the one. I had thought that the defender intercepted it but I guess he didn't. However he never touched Lloyd who would have had a TD if he was a man.
 
What is the story with this guy? When he signed last season there were tons of guys on the Brandon Lloyd bandwagon and understandably they are not speking up now. I honestly have not seen him play very much. Does he have talent and maybe last year was a wasted year or is he that bad? I'm curious to hear if people think he can be a quality NFL WR#2 or not. Obviously he was way overpaid to this point.

 
Traders2001 said:
Lloydd is a worthless WR , has done zero since he entered the league .

He makes great catches one every two games but that s the only catch he makes .
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the two bolded statements contradict each other, no?
 
redman said:
softball said:
Randle EL will be the starter IMO
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I agree with this, though this offense will run a fair share of 3 WR sets.
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:lmao: I was excited about Lloyd last year, and I just don't think he got going last year. Some will say that's a no brainer statement, but I mean he just didn't seem to have a place in the offense. I'm not even 100% sure it was all his fault. At times, Saunders didn't seem like he knew what he was doing at all. I'm hoping that this year everything clicks better for the Skins. I think the best thing they did this off-season was do their best to keep guys together and give them some more time to gel.
 
Fat Nick said:
redman said:
softball said:
Randle EL will be the starter IMO
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I agree with this, though this offense will run a fair share of 3 WR sets.
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:popcorn: I was excited about Lloyd last year, and I just don't think he got going last year. Some will say that's a no brainer statement, but I mean he just didn't seem to have a place in the offense. I'm not even 100% sure it was all his fault. At times, Saunders didn't seem like he knew what he was doing at all. I'm hoping that this year everything clicks better for the Skins. I think the best thing they did this off-season was do their best to keep guys together and give them some more time to gel.
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Saunders definitely took more than half of the season to figure out that this team needs to establish the run by pounding the ball before its passing game can have an impact. Campbell should definitely be in the lineup and Brunell's best days are far behind him, but I'm convinced that a big reason why Brunell looked as awful as he did was that Saunders was still feeling his way through that offense when Brunell was playing. Campbell's insertion in the lineup forced Saunders to take a more conservative approach by pounding Betts, and both Betts and Campbell did very well with that set up, even without Moss being healthy much of the time.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong....

Daniel Snyder is Bizzarro Mark Cuban.

Snyder invests his money into a sinking ship, that can't win on the field.

Cuban invests his money into a thriving team, that is a perennial NBA Conference Champion contender.

 
redman said:
lod2005 said:
Classic Brandon Lloyd moment was as a 49'er, when he ran a crossing route and the ball was thrown right at his head, he ducked. If he doesn't duck, it beans him. On the other hand, as a WR, you would think he would try and catch the ball. :confused:
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;)I've seen that video - it's someone's avatar I believe - and yeah, it looks pretty odd. Has anyone ever commented on that play? Did he think there was a receiver behind him? Either way, :lmao:
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It's the most ridiculous play in NFL history.Other than Jim Marshall running the wrong way,and Mike Haynes spiking the ball before he reached the endzone.
 
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN said:
Correct me if I'm wrong....Daniel Snyder is Bizzarro Mark Cuban.Snyder invests his money into a sinking ship, that can't win on the field.Cuban invests his money into a thriving team, that is a perennial NBA Conference Champion contender.
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Yes, Virginia, my owner actually spends :lmao:
 
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