Huge FA Class in 2011 - But will anyone want to come here?

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Deep, for sure, but I'm not sure how many available players actually help us build.

In free agency, we can improve with:

- a starting RG
- any defensive player with experience in Pittsburgh's system.

But beyond that, I'm not sure whats out there that makes us a better team. The receiver class is very deep, and we certainly need some help there, but which player would come to Washington to be part of a rebuilding project? Breaston, maybe? Rice would be a killer signing, but he's possibly the most sought-after free agent on the market, if not the Vikings' franchise player.

The easiest position to improve through free agency would be the quarterback position, but there are no great names out there. All QBs who were once drafted in the first round and will be available in FA include:

Peyton Manning
Michael Vick
Matt Leinart
Byron Leftwich
Alex Smith
Kerry Collins
Rex Grossman
Kyle Boller

Plus one name I find to be most intriguing for the Shanahan system if/when he hits the market: Drew Stanton.

Vick and Manning obviously aren't coming here. Maybe we're interested in one of the other 6? Or Grossman plus one other.

I would not resign Grossman. I would bring in ONE of those free agents above, and draft TWO quarterbacks in the draft. That's how I would handle it.

I'm by no means advocating a 'gas up Redskins One' spending spree like years past, more focused and aggressive.

For example, this is what I suggested earlier in this thread:
RB-Tim Hightower
WR-Malcolm Floyd or Jacoby Jones
OL-Deuce Luitui, Davin Jospeh or Ryan Khalil
DL-Aubrayo Franklin or Barry Coefeld
LB-David Harris or Manny Lawson

We will be much improved at those positions without breaking the bank OR getting older at any of those positions. That's the way to do FA.

I'd disagree about Rex however. I don't think he's the answer at all for us at QB long term (or even really short term) but he's a placeholder until whichever QB we draft early is ready, be it 8 games, full season or into year 2.