If You Ran the Redskins...

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by DirtyLandry

Cut Betts, sign Maurice Morris.

Keep Rabach as a back up, Sign Matt Birk.

Sign Albert Haynesworth, no matter what the cost. If Tenn resigns him, then go trade for a DT. Kevin Williams, Vince Wilfork, Tommie Harris, Kris Jenkins...I don't care what you have to give up, go get one.

Draft O line, D line and LB.

I REALLY understand the sentiment, but that was what got DS in trouble, you always have to care what you give up. I was real happy that we made no big splashes last year, and I think if we hadn't lost our DE at the beginning of training camp, we would be in great shape in the draft. But that loss forced the FO to go out and get Jason Taylor and now we have less draft potential and less cap room. (I think they had to get him at that point, but it was a shame nonetheless)
I hope Dan and Vinny stay with a patient approach, get a star if you can, but don't mortgage the future for a FA signing. Remember "Past performance does not guarantee future success"

[DirtyLandry]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I REALLY understand the sentiment, but that was what got DS in trouble, you always have to care what you give up. I was real happy that we made no big splashes last year, and I think if we hadn't lost our DE at the beginning of training camp, we would be in great shape in the draft. But that loss forced the FO to go out and get Jason Taylor and now we have less draft potential and less cap room. (I think they had to get him at that point, but it was a shame nonetheless)
I hope Dan and Vinny stay with a patient approach, get a star if you can, but don't mortgage the future for a FA signing. Remember "Past performance does not guarantee future success"

D Tackle is the only posistion I would do this. I edited my origional text to show why.

[A10sROCK]

Fire Danny Smith. Bring in competition from Suisham, Plack, Rock and ARE. Entire ST is well below average now and we need a new slate of players there and a new coach to drive them.

Keep Deangelo Hall. Dump Springs. No player is worth $1 mill a game and missing half the season.

Dump Collins. Bring in a veteran WCO QB. Give him lots of experience in the PS. Give JC until the middle of the season to win games; then open the gates to this veteran.

Draft for the OL and DL. Draft more OL than DL. Look for modest OL and DL FA players for reasonable salaries. If anyone won't restructure their salary dump them.

Marcus Washington, James Thrash, Rock Cartwright, Betts are all gone. Thx for the memories but we need new blood.

See how the WR do in the pre-season, no free rides. Rookies are in a make-or-break season. Hire at least one FA WR.

[Defensewins]

1) Get rid of Vinny Cerratto and bring in a real GM. Let that new GM do his job and not micro-manage his every move.

2) Try to renegotiate J. Taylor, S. Springs, Washington, Antwan Randle El $6.1m in 2009 and Andre Cater $6.6M in 2009. If they say no, release Taylor, Springs and Washington in 2009 and release Carter and Randle El in 2010.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

1) Get rid of Vinny Cerratto and bring in a real GM. Let that new GM do his job and not micro-manage his every move.

2) Try to renegotiate J. Taylor, S. Springs, Washington, Antwan Randle El $6.1m in 2009 and Andre Cater $6.6M in 2009. If they say no, release Taylor, Springs and Washington in 2009 and release Carter and Randle El in 2010.

Wow, I didn't know ARE was due $6.1M next season. That's laughable. That's like at least $100K for every little dance step he does after he fields a punt.

[DarkKnight]

Thats why we need to get rid of him, he is over priced (ARE) and he make starter money, we all can sit here and say what we want, but I think the board agrees.......Haynesworth, will be worth the gamble, and adding Birk, will be fine, I have no problem with, T. Jackson, or Wallace coming in, I have a QB comp. at training camp.

[70Chip]

I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning...

[SFREDSKIN]

I think they need to make some serious changes for next year starting by firing Vinny for not addressing needs at the lines.

I would clean house and get rid off on Offense:

Jansen
Fabini
Kendall
Randle-El
Yoder
Thrash

On defense:

Washington
Griffin
Springs
Smoot
Taylor (trade if possible)
Hall (or sign him to a 2-3 year contract, no more)
Wilson
Khary Campbell
Doughty (trade if possible, Moore can take his place)

Special teams:

SUISHAM

Coaches:

Danny Smith
Stan Hixon
Blache (Offer retirement and promote Jerry Gray to DC)
Bugel (I love the man to death but this team is going to kill him and he should retire gracefully and Russ Grimm should be his replacement)

We need some serious changes and might even have to trade players like Rogers, Portis, Moss who can offer value to acquire draft picks cause this team is going nowhere soon. *note: I don't if this is possible due to cap ramifications.

[TheSmurfs22]

I would be highly surprised if Grimm took the job.

Time to get rid of Suisham for sure, Washington, Springs, Daniels and maybe Griffith. We need to start injecting youth into both lines otherwise we are going to be having this same discussione next year.

Zorn deserves another year. If we bring in another coach we just set ourselves back again.

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I think they need to make some serious changes for next year starting by firing Vinny for not addressing needs at the lines.

I would clean house and get rid off on Offense:

Jansen
Fabini
Kendall
Randle-El
Yoder
Thrash

On defense:

Washington
Griffin
Springs
Smoot
Taylor (trade if possible)
Hall (or sign him to a 2-3 year contract, no more)
Wilson
Khary Campbell
Doughty (trade if possible, Moore can take his place)

Special teams:

SUISHAM

Coaches:

Danny Smith
Stan Hixon
Blache (Offer retirement and promote Jerry Gray to DC)
Bugel (I love the man to death but this team is going to kill him and he should retire gracefully and Russ Grimm should be his replacement)

We need some serious changes and might even have to trade players like Rogers, Portis, Moss who can offer value to acquire draft picks cause this team is going nowhere soon.

How exactly are we suppose to replace all of these players? We have like 4 draft picks, so the rest would have to come via FA. I agree that a lot of those players need to go, but there is just no way we can replace that many players in one offseason.

[MrJL]

Originally Posted by RMSkins

How exactly are we suppose to replace all of these players? We have like 4 draft picks, so the rest would have to come via FA. I agree that a lot of those players need to go, but there is just no way we can replace that many players in one offseason.

we have five picks. The sixth round pick added into the Taylor deal is for 2010

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by MrJL

we have five picks. The sixth round pick added into the Taylor deal is for 2010

Nope. We have 4 picks. We gave our 2nd round pick for "He Who Cannot Sack," our 4th for Pete Kendall and our 6th for Erasmus James We may get a 7th round compensatory pick for Mark Brunnell, but I wouldn't bank on it.

[MrJL]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Nope. We have 4 picks. We gave our 2nd round pick for "He Who Cannot Sack," our 4th for Pete Kendall and our 6th for Erasmus James We may get a 7th round compensatory pick for Mark Brunnell, but I wouldn't bank on it.

you know, the extra picks we'd have would be later than the seventh round, and really just limit the people we could get as UDFA's but I wish the draft was longer than seven rounds.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by RMSkins

How exactly are we suppose to replace all of these players? We have like 4 draft picks, so the rest would have to come via FA. I agree that a lot of those players need to go, but there is just no way we can replace that many players in one offseason.

Make trades on draft day, we have players like Alex Buzbee, Matt Sinclair, players on the practice squad, sign FA (Pro and college players not drafted).

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by RMSkins

How exactly are we suppose to replace all of these players? We have like 4 draft picks, so the rest would have to come via FA. I agree that a lot of those players need to go, but there is just no way we can replace that many players in one offseason.

Unsigned draftees could be a way to get around that. You might be able to get 2-3 decent players out of that arrangement.