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JoeRedskin 05-13-2009, 02:28 PM Hindsight is 20/20. Last year, after we lost 2 top DE's in about 48 hours, the FO went out and got the defensive player of hte year from two years before. While some were worried that the price was a bit high, many (probably the majority) thought the FO did what they had to do and were pretty happy with the aquisition.
It didn't work out. Sh** happens.
As someone else pointed out, I wish I could say "No thanks" to 7 million dollars.
724Skinsfan 05-13-2009, 02:28 PM Ok he needs his head examined. He basically gave up 7.4 mil so he could spend an extar 24 days this ONE offseason with his kids. I lvoe my kids a lot but for 7.4 mil I'll miss them for a month and never look back.
Not if his number one reason is to retire after this year as a Miami Dolphin.
CRedskinsRule 05-13-2009, 02:34 PM I think this could be spun, from a FO apologist such as myself, as proof that our FO understands value. After all, apparently we were trying to force him to reduce his overall pay, or stretch it out in such a way that we could cut him without guaranteeing the 8M he was supposed to get, and he would not. Clearly there is no way he was worth 8M this year, so the FO forced him out rather than just paying a ridiculous amount for his services.
All in all, I am with Smoot, time to move on about this.
Bill B 05-13-2009, 02:41 PM Hey look at it this way - when the Skins cut him it made the need to get a defensive end even more pressing and the Skins got lucky and we got Orakpo who is going to be a beast.
SmootSmack 05-13-2009, 02:41 PM Not if his number one reason is to retire after this year as a Miami Dolphin.
What do you mean?
Ruhskins 05-13-2009, 02:41 PM I think this could be spun, from a FO apologist such as myself, as proof that our FO understands value. After all, apparently we were trying to force him to reduce his overall pay, or stretch it out in such a way that we could cut him without guaranteeing the 8M he was supposed to get, and he would not. Clearly there is no way he was worth 8M this year, so the FO forced him out rather than just paying a ridiculous amount for his services.
All in all, I am with Smoot, time to move on about this.
Getting rid of an old player and making sure that he's off the books. I'd rather look at that instead of beating the dead horse in regards to the trade we made. In the end the moron is JT for giving up 7 mil.
GTripp0012 05-13-2009, 02:43 PM The truth is, nearly the whole bill for JT has been payed already. There's the 6th next year still outstanding, but the 2nd, the opportunity cost of giving him a roster spot, and the salary (zero dead cap) is off the books entirely. So now that the draft is over, we can forget that this ever happened.
It was the kind of result that I saw coming a mile away when we threw picks at a problem out of desperation, and I thought it was a really obvious gaffe. Sure, in hindsight, it's obvious we got our pants dropped on this one, but a lot of us thought at the time it was a great move, and that surprised me.
Trample the Elderly 05-13-2009, 02:44 PM Damn Ye Cerrato! Where's my draft picks?
:bdh:
724Skinsfan 05-13-2009, 02:48 PM What do you mean?
If he wants to retire as a Dolphin after the 2009 season, he can't very well do it playing for the Redskins in 2009. Which means he had to walk away from more money to get what he really wanted...retiring as a Dolphin.
Bill B 05-13-2009, 02:50 PM If he wants to retire as a Dolphin after the 2009 season, he can't very well do it playing for the Redskins in 2009. Which means he had to walk away from more money to get what he really wanted...retiring as a Dolphin.
I thought players often sign one day contracts for this reason though. For instance Art Monk came back and signed on as a Redskin and than retired shortly therafter so he could retire a Redskin.
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