The State of the Redskins (MERGED)

I saw the coaching rant thread AFTER I posted this here! My bad ;).

PS I'm fine with acquisitions--it's hard to single these guys out when everyone is playing badly. But AA and Carter especially have to do MUCH more if we are going to have a decent season.

wow its amazing how everyone's attitude has changed. when i express the same thoughts in april and through the first couple of weeks i was called a closet cowboy fan or traitor. see the differences between the redskins and the other teams that when like the philly,pats,carolina,balt,sea, etc is they use the draft to improve their team,instead of spending millions over millions of dollars on fa.we spend 10 million here and there for anyone who looks prettier in their uniform. lloyd,randle el,carter,the great white dope number 40,the list could go on and on. we always win the super bowl every march and april, it would be nice to win it in feb sometime. we all get excited and fooled evert offseason by this owner and front office its the joke of the nfl. never have any draft picks ever.just trade them away like it means nothing. look how dallas,phily are being built every year draft and draft.we have the worst qb in the divinsion and we gave a third round pick for him when he was going to be released. let smoot go and pay rogers about 10 mill siging bonus but we cant pay smoot. so we draft roger and pass on merrirman. let ryan clark to another great move by ol danny and vinny and gilbbs. the skins will win next week and everyone one will say were BACK GOING TO PLAYOFFS MARK BRUNELLS BACK THROWING SCREENS. Loved his overthrow of portis wide open by 10 yards thank god peirce couldnt catch it. we should didnt need peirce either we have marshall and holdman, is rocky every going to play since we trading extra picks like we always do, not just on special teams maybe could he start on defense. hail to the skins

even if you forget about the good/great players we let walk, there is still good evidence that the FO has failed us. Just look at the players we overpay: AA, Brunell, Carter, Patten, Springs, etc.

the jury is still out on some of these guys, but the underlying theme is that we overpay for old players and/or players who haven't lived up to their potential. sometimes this works, but the odds are against you whenever this strategy is employed. :(

Why would we pay Smoot #1 money for his #2 ability. So far this year he has no INT's and 1 Pass Defensed. Ryan Clark didn't even start for us his first five games when we got him from the Giants and he only ended up with 65 tackles and 1 Pass Defensed his first year with us. He would be an upgrade right now but only because he had two years with us to finally become, at best, decent. Archuleta definitely sucks BIG TIME in coverage but he is by far a better tackler than Ryan Clark could ever hope to be. Archuleta will get better as will the CB play, especially from Wright. Rogers is still learning but he has been thrust into the #1 role a little too early for his own development. He may get there but I see him as a #2 for us if we keep him once his contract expires.

I miss Pierce and I was certain at the time he would be a Redskin for life but having only one great year with us doesn't mean you're getting the best payout. Plus, I'm sure (again, at the time) the thought process was that it was GW's system that made him so good. There's some saying about hindsight...

Signing Archuleta to this team was a mistake. We all bash Roy Williams cause he can't cover then we got out and sign a worse version of Williams. I don't think Archuleta could cover me.

Another thing, Clark fell outta favor with a lot of the fans because LT stiff armed him to the ground on the game winning TD run last season. You know what the difference would be if it were Archuleta? He'd be too damn slow to be in the play! Hell, LT crushed Joey Porter with a stiff arm last night, I don't think it's too embarassing to have one of the best RBs in the game hit you with a stiff arm.

redskin for life?? That is a phrase this organization lost when Darrell Green retired

WOW you guys are crappy fans....it was a 19-3 loss...granted our offense sucked but atleast our redline D shut them down for the most part...look at the bright side!!! When we steamroll the Titans next week and beat the Colts at home what will you guys say?? AA wow what a great pick blah blah blah... IM FUCKING TIRED of people praising the office when we win but then saying they make HUGE mistakes when we lose. Its the same group of guys W or L!!!!!!!! They are there we are here they must know something we don't!!!!! They have made mistakes but ultimately they do what is best for the team. HAVE FAITH!!!!

redskin for life?? That is a phrase this organization lost when Darrell Green retired

Free agency and the cap changed that my friend.

There's no such thing as a Patriot for life, or a Eagle for life, etc., anymore.

WOW you guys are crappy fans....it was a 19-3 loss...granted our offense sucked but atleast our redline D shut them down for the most part...look at the bright side!!! When we steamroll the Titans next week and beat the Colts at home what will you guys say?? AA wow what a great pick blah blah blah... IM FUCKING TIRED of people praising the office when we win but then saying they make HUGE mistakes when we lose. Its the same group of guys W or L!!!!!!!! They are there we are here they must know something we don't!!!!! They have made mistakes but ultimately they do what is best for the team. HAVE FAITH!!!!


Better they make these mistakes now than in December. This loss hurt me 100 times worse though because my girlfriend is a Giants fan and i still have yet to hear the end of it

Free agency and the cap changed that my friend.

There's no such thing as a Patriot for life, or a Eagle for life, etc., anymore.

Hey, Chris Samuels proclaimed himself "Redskin for life, Baby!" when he signed his contract extension.