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I love the move. Not only can KC air it out and put up a ton of points, but their ground game has been ridiculous. They do have great players, but some of that has to be scheme. I'm not willing to believe that Larry Johnson is head and shoulders better than Clinton Portis, despite what many of you all thought at the end of last season.

I think this was a great move and I will definitely help out this offense. It's almost hard to believe how much the Skins are willing to spend on coordinators. Think about it, is Gregg Williams or Saunders good enough to pay at least 3 mil a year to try to get them out of Washington? In my book, not only did they get great deals to be here, they're almost cost prohibitive as head coaches, now.

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AWSOME move. This is a guy who can come in and run the bread and butter of the Redskins (rushing the football), but who knows how to mix it up alot better than I think Coach Gibbs had at the end of the year.

In addition, I think its a great move by Gibbs, he recognizes the problem and is willing to do anything to win; even at the cost of taking a step back in the playcalling.

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Sweet move! Uncork the champagne boys and girls....super bowl XLI, here we come!

On another note, how embarrasing for the Washington Post. They've been completely clueless about skins breaking news this past year.

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Just wondering......doesn't Al Saunders run a lot of stretch plays? Also, I think he mixes in counters, sweeps....etc.

The passing game is where he'll make the biggest impact. Look for Cooleys numbers to go up next season.

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Kansas City Free Agents

WR Chris Horn (RFA); No compensation
WR Marc Boerigter
QB Todd Collins
QB Damon Huard

Some Wide outs that could end up on our team, as well as a possible veteran backup to replace Ramsey if we decide not to keep him.

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[QUOTE=hurrykaine]Sweet move! Uncork the champagne boys and girls....super bowl XLI, here we come!

On another note, how embarrasing for the Washington Post. They've been completely clueless about skins breaking news this past year.[/QUOTE]


If they'd stop paying people like Sally Jenkins, perhaps they could actually get someone who's interested in covering the team.

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[QUOTE=jdlea]I love the move. Not only can KC air it out and put up a ton of points, but their ground game has been ridiculous. They do have great players, but some of that has to be scheme[/QUOTE]

Agreed. In fact, I would say it's probably more the scheme than the players. KC has had a very successful passing attack for years with guys like Eddie Kennison, Johnnie Morton (before this year), and Dante Hall as wide receivers. Talk about getting the most out of sub-par players. Nothing against them, but they really aren't superstar WRs. Of course, everything is easier on offense when you have an O-line like they've had. Either way, I'm very excited.

Oh, and yes, Cooley should go off this year.

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[QUOTE=drew54]Kansas City Free Agents

WR Chris Horn (RFA); No compensation
WR Marc Boerigter
QB Todd Collins
QB Damon Huard

Some Wide outs that could end up on our team, as well as a possible veteran backup to replace Ramsey if we decide not to keep him.[/QUOTE]
Too funny. The first I did was look to see who their FAs were but they were so worthless I didn't bother even posting them. I don't see one guy who I think the skins will make a move on. I guess maybe Boerigter or Huard(if Ramsey is gon) but there are a lot better options out there.

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Wow, great news. The only bad thing is we have to wait another 7 months before football starts again. Great move though.

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[QUOTE=FRPLG]Too funny. The first I did was look to see who their FAs were but they were so worthless I didn't bother even posting them. I don't see one guy who I think the skins will make a move on. I guess maybe Boerigter or Huard(if Ramsey is gon) but there are a lot better options out there.[/QUOTE]

LOL,

Yeah Boerigter is coming off of a torn ACL, and I think Collins was the back up so he would be the most likely one to sign.

But all in all, they dont have crap.

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Now let's get us a badass tight end a la Tony G.!

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[QUOTE=skindogger47]Now let's get us a badass tight end a la Tony G.![/QUOTE]

What are we going to do with Cooley then??

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]Wow, I really didn't see a move like this coming... great, great move and a great start to the offseason!![/QUOTE]

I would bet NOBODY saw this one coming - Guess this answers the "Should/Will Gibbs get an OC" question.

It should also (if there are still any doubters out there) demonstrate that Gibbs is absolutely driven to win and seemingly egoless in his desire. Also, given the scaled down offseason last year, and the money being thrown around for coaches this year, maybe JG and Danny boy believe they have found the answer to winning in the salary cap era. Quality (not star) players and excellent coaching.

Pardon me while I go pray to my Gibbs idol.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]What are we going to do with Cooley then??[/QUOTE]

He's the H Back, not a true TE.

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i,m liking what the skins are doing to improve their offense.this will indeed help their cause.

hard to beatan experienced staff.

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I must admit I was convinced that all we needed was another deep threat wide receiver - which we still do need. But man....this is an AWESOME move! This will only further the Joe Gibbs concepts on offense, except make it more explosive! Get ready for greatness guys! The team with the top five offense and defense is coming to town in '06!

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I didn't see that one coming, WOW... I'm really excited now.. I got the Superfan package on NFL Sunday Ticket so I have 13 of the Redskins games from this season on TIVO from the 'Short Cuts' they did of each game (30 minutes, every play with minimal replays) so I will be watching that game over tonight..

From a playcalling standpoint, I hope Saunders brings us a good screen game as well as a decent mid range passing game across the middle of the field..

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[QUOTE=jdlea]He's the H Back, not a true TE.[/QUOTE]
They use him in the passing game like the TE though. He only works out of the backfield on occasion. He usually motions out of it. He is our good TE.

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[QUOTE=jdlea]He's the H Back, not a true TE.[/QUOTE]

In Gibbs offense, they're isn't a need for a "Tony Gonzales"....the pass catcher,in other words, is the H-Back. While the TE is primarly used for pass protection and run-blocking. (in a perfect world)

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I guess I should have added the winking smiley to the end of my statement, but I was kind of joking during that post. I know he pretty much plays the role of the TE, but a lot of people were complaining about Robert Royal and saying that we needed a TE. People were saying that we should have drafted Heath Miller because Cooley's an H Back. It was a joke, I know his role in the O.

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lets get randle-el to play the part of dante hall.this is a tremendous move by the redskins.oh,boy,its great to be a fan again

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[QUOTE=jdlea]I guess I should have added the winking smiley to the end of my statement, but I was kind of joking during that post. I know he pretty much plays the role of the TE, but a lot of people were complaining about Robert Royal and saying that we needed a TE. People were saying that we should have drafted Heath Miller. It was a joke[/QUOTE]

Didn't mean to beat you up:)

I think Royal will be back next year, BTW.

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[QUOTE=dmek25]lets get randle-el to play the part of dante hall.this is a tremendous move by the redskins.oh,boy,its great to be a fan again[/QUOTE]

Love that idea

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[QUOTE=12thMan]Didn't mean to beat you up:)

I think Royal will be back next year, BTW.[/QUOTE]


Royal had a couple of bad games, but he really bounced back towards the end. I think he convinced the staff that he deserved to be here. He'll definitely be back.....at least I hope.

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What does KC free agents look like this year and will we pick from that bunch, maybe for some O-Line depth, or elsewhere on that side of the ball will Saunders being familiar with that group.

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It may be a stretch, but now I'm wondering if maybe Musgrave is one and done. His philosophy doesn't fit with the rest of the staffs'. And they don't need him to stick around to keep teaching them how to run a shotgun offense, I think they have figured out by now.

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[QUOTE=JoeRedskin]I would bet NOBODY saw this one coming - Guess this answers the "Should/Will Gibbs get an OC" question.

It should also (if there are still any doubters out there) demonstrate that Gibbs is absolutely driven to win and seemingly egoless in his desire. Also, given the scaled down offseason last year, and the money being thrown around for coaches this year, maybe JG and Danny boy believe they have found the answer to winning in the salary cap era. Quality (not star) players and excellent coaching.

Pardon me while I go pray to my Gibbs idol.[/QUOTE]


My sentiments exactly. And so quickly into the offseason--did you see at the last press conference where they asked Gibbs if he would relax, and he smiled that Gibbs smile and said, "well, it's a full-time thing up here..." Gibbs rules.

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Musgrave is the QB coach, he never was the OC despite what people may have thought.

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I wouldn't be surprised if the whole staff is back--the titles are relatively meaningless, in a sense. It's kinda like a brain trust, with certain folks having special positional jobs--Buges with the line, Musgrave with the QBs. My guess is that we get the old staff plus Saunders, though what they call it depends on how to best protect these guys from poaching by other teams. I love it.

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The only negative about the Saunders move is now we'll disect the hell out of this until draft day --- Mods get ready to do a mega-merge on this one!!!

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]Musgrave is the QB coach, he never was the OC despite what people may have thought.[/QUOTE]

True. But I just think someone has to go. And maybe it will be Musgrave. I still think Breaux is the most likely candidate

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[QUOTE=12thMan]The only negative about the Saunders move is now we'll disect the hell out of this until draft day --- Mods get ready to do a mega-merge on this one!!![/QUOTE]

Mega-merge? Shoot, at this rate Saunders may get his own forum

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YES!!!!! Did you see what Al Saunders did in KC with good recievers who aren't big names. Dan's The Man!!! Go Joe!!! SUPERBOWL BOUND!

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]True. But I just think someone has to go. And maybe it will be Musgrave. I still think Breaux is the most likely candidate[/QUOTE]

The WP finally got an article posted about the Saunders hiring and it says all coaches are likely to stay on.

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That means someone will be fired in the next ten minutes... :laughing2

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]The WP finally got an article posted about the Saunders hiring and it says all coaches are likely to stay on.[/QUOTE]

Oh ok. Surprises me a bit though

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[QUOTE=jdlea]That means someone will be fired in the next ten minutes... :laughing2[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't put it past Danny boy to fire someone just to spite the WP. "Heads down! Heads down! Snyder is out to get the WP by firing someone's ass." yells Joe Gibbs as he runs through Redskins park.

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It will be interesting to see what Saunders does with the QB situation

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]The WP finally got an article posted about the Saunders hiring and it says all coaches are likely to stay on.[/QUOTE]

I'm not seeing any articles on WP.com... or redskins.com... where's this info coming from??

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[QUOTE=canthetuna]I'm not seeing any articles on WP.com... or redskins.com... where's this info coming from??[/QUOTE]

Post, ESPN.....but it originated from a KC newspaper.