Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks

[billyredskin]

How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.

[Stuck in TX]

Originally Posted by billyredskin

How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.

You are new so I will let you in on some advise:

GET USED TO IT. also, mentioning it will do nothing b/c for every rational thinking Skins fan out there (like you, as I assume) there are three Madden playing retards who think we should pick up every big name or potential big name FA out there. Try doing a thread search on any big name FA that is out there. I dare you.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by billyredskin

How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.

The reason for this posting was that when a player gets released and you have a coaching staff familiar with that player, you always have a chance of picking a player you know. The Redskins don't need him but you know who runs the team and who's to say what Dan/Vinny are thinking, they could pull a bone head move and trade Betts (people have mentioned it on this board and news). I know he's not the player he was but with Danny going with the "big" name to fill the seats you never know.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by billyredskin

How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.

that's just the nature of the beast here on warpath.

[skinsfan69]

He's soft. No thanks.

[onlydarksets]

That's a lot of broken quotes - what are you trying to say?

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

That's a lot of broken quotes - what are you trying to say?

That many times people start a thread and immediately people jump on the poster and say: that's a dumb retarded post, put a lock on it. The moral of the story is that not all post are retarded, some are valid.

[onlydarksets]

OK, you fixed them. I'm not sure the "dumb, dumb, dumb" response was warranted, but the ridiculousness of Alexander coming here was premised on us having 2 top-tier backs, plus Rock. Now that Betts is out, Alexander as a backup for the vet min is a very different proposition than Alexander as the #4 for $1 million+ (which is probably closer to what he would have demanded before the season started and he realized that nobody wanted him).

[MTK]

At the time it didn't make sense, now it does.

[Monkeydad]

Don't bump this thread. I thought we cut him ALREADY.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by Buster

Don't bump this thread. I thought we cut him ALREADY.

LOL same.

[over the mountain]

i always thought people like being a "thread starter" so anytime a player is released the inevitable "should we consider signing him" thread pops up even if it makes no sense for the skins . . . ehhhh no harm no foul, fans are supposed to be fanatics.

go skins!!

edit: sorry buster i already posted before i saw your post

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

I edited the thread title to avoid confusion.

[SmootSmack]

The circumstances are obviously very different, but what was dumb to say that Danny and Vinny would just trade Betts away so they can sign Alexander simply because he was a former Seahawk.

Anyhow, SGG why didn't you just lock this thread?