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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
I can say that the decision to not slap the Franchise Tag on Landry raised a LOT of eyebrows across the league. I mean, it's one thing to determine the safeties are the main reason we had poor pass defense (I don't disagree -- particularly when Landry was out), it's another thing to fear a player in the prime of his career so much you let him walk for nothing. He's damaged goods, so he's probably not going to get guaranteed money in excess of $8 million, but still. With all the options the Redskins had to keep Landry around, it's safe to say they would have released him even if he had a year left on his contract.
The way we as fans felt when Eric Winston got cut? That's how other teams felt when Landry didn't get the tag.
Atogwe was the kind of guy who you don't cut if you don't like the market, but move on from if you have a better option.
I do think they view Meriweather more of a Landry replacement than an Atogwe replacement.
A lot of the Landry issue comes down to who you trust to recommend the best interest of his future: Landry and his doctors, or the Redskins and their doctors. I know a lot of teams with medical staffs who would be very happy to get their hands on our 'problem' at a medical discount.
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It did?
It was no big secret the tag was going to be put on Davis or LL, and most were leaning toward it being Davis.
And if he is such a premium player, why is he still on the market?