For all you D Hall lovers

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Thought it might be interesting if we all addressed what we would LIKE to do at the DB positions this year. Who should we keep? Who should we let go, who should we trade?

I figured I would start off.

CB DeAngelo Hall. We need to sign him to an extension ASAP. Something in the neighborhood of 6 years, 45M, 15M garaunteed.

CB Carlos Rogers. Under no circumstances should we trade him. We should keep him and see how he plays in 2009. If he plays well, sign him to a deal in 2010 similar to what we give Hall.

CB Fred Smoot. We definitely cant cut him, but he's not a starting caliber-guy anymore. We should restructure/extend his contract in a manner similar to what we did the other day with ARE and Carter... something to lower his 2009 cap hit.

CB Shawn Springs. Under no circumstances should we pay him 8.5M in 2009. Thats way too much for a guy with his history of missing games. I would talk to him about signing an extension that paid him 20M with 10M garaunteed over the next 4 years, but thats about it. If he does stay, I would move him to free safety immediately...

Laron Landry. I would do whatever I could to move him back to Strong Safety in 2009. If we're unable to find a suitable FS on our roster, in free agency, or in the draft, I would keep him at FS, but that would be a last resort measure. Landry is far too disruptive when near the line of scrimmage to waste at FS.

Chris Horton. He's a great SS and one of the surprises of the 2008 season, but he'll never be as much of a consistent playmaker at SS as Landry is right now. If he stays on the Skins in 2009, it will be as a backup to LL and in Cobra packages. I think we should consider trading Horton for a 2nd rounder player but nothing less. Hes a great insurance policy to have behind Landry.

Kareem Moore. He showed tremendous promise in camp, but got injured and fell behind fellow rookie Chris Horton on the depth Chart. While Horton is a natural SS who can only play SS, Moore is a natural FS who (ideally) could start at FS for the Skins in 2009. He may not be ready though, which is why I would consider keeping Springs around for a bit. If we let go of Springs, we should bring in a value FA to compete with Moore for the spot there.

2009 Starting Lineup
CB1: Hall
CB2: Rogers
FS: Springs/Moore/FA
SS: Landry

where is doughty?! you omitted one key part of the secondary. he is a starting caliber strong safety (barely but he is!) and i don't know if he would beat out horton for the starting spot but he would be one of the best backup safeties in the league. and about the rest of the post i would would not count on springs being a full-time starter at any position(due to the fact that his bones are made of glass) and i dont think that moore is anywhere near being starter too. and yes landry is better at strong safety than free safety but the skins don't have a better option at free safety than landry and i don't think it would be feasible to sign or draft a starting caliber safety when the skins have so many other more pressing needs(i.e. ol, dl, lb).