[sportscurmudgeon]

Hail to the Redskins:

Thank you for bringing sanity back into the discussions here. It has been missing in action recently.

A couple of comments:

1. DT Sean Rogers has already extended with the Lions so you don't have to worry about him "becoming available".

2. Completely agree with you about Hugh Douglass, but I MIGHT be very tempted by Cory Simon who is only in his mid-20s and can play more than a little bit. I'd say he is as good as Griffen and it would be nice to have two of that kind of player in the middle of the DL next year. But I agree that the Skins must not give him a monster deal...

3. Suppose - just suppose - the best you can get from Tampa or anyone else in the league for Gardner is a late 4th round pick or a 5th round pick. Would you still make the trade? I would but I know that others here feel that he should command a much higher price and they'd probably opt to keep him. I think Gardner is also "A DEFINITELY Joe Gibbs guy" to use your words.

4. I think that Gildon's tank is empty, but that's just me. I'd put Gildon and Hugh Douglass in the same category.

5. Either Rivera or Andruzzi is such a HUGE upgrade over Dockery that I'd sign either one at a reasonable price. And by the way, if they are both reasonable, I'd sign both because each one is better than Randy Thomas too. That is not a knock on Thomas who is a fine player, but Rivera and Andruzzi are really, REALLY good.

6. I can't get myself psyched to look at draft picks yet because priorities change depending on what happens during free agency. But as a general rule, I worry about taking players on the DL or at RB who have leg injuries coming out of college. Yes, I know about Willis McGahee but I also know that lots of other guys with those injuries never amount to much at all. I would not only get second opinions on those kinds of injuries, I'd get fifth opinions before I used a pick in the third round or higher...