Free Agency/Franchise Tag thread 2011

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

I'm on the fence, I'd almost not want to sign Moss either. Only because of age and being injury prone. For me as long as we incorporate our new young talent we picked up from the draft.

I'm also on the fence with Austin. Maybe he pans out. Kelly I foresee him getting cut. I suspect history will repeat itself and he will injured yet again or riding the bike on the sideline because of his knees. I guess I'm just over Kelly now.

Injury prone might be a bit of a stretch. Moss hasn't missed a game in 3 years.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Injury prone might be a bit of a stretch. Moss hasn't missed a game in 3 years.

I was going to say the same thing, I didn't think he had been injured that often but was to lazy to confirm.

[skinsfaninok]

Edwards, Moss, AA and Hank and we could have a damn good group of WR's

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Edwards, Moss, AA and Hank and we could have a damn good group of WR's

Dang, that sounds quite attractive.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Dang, that sounds quite attractive.

edwards for possession, AA for deep and Moss for slot...

[MTK]

He's missed all of 4 games in his 6 years here.

[SOUL-SKINS]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

He's missed all of 4 games in his 6 years here.

THAT MANY!!!! SHOW HIM THE DOOR PLEASE!!! That's 4 games out of 96 not to mention a couple of playoff games. We have to resign him. It's a no brainer

[takethecake]

Not crazy about the idea of getting Braylon... he drops a lot of balls. Also a little worried about the DUI and how he might handle having a John Beck at QB

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by SOUL-SKINS

THAT MANY!!!! SHOW HIM THE DOOR PLEASE!!! That's 4 games out of 96 not to mention a couple of playoff games. We have to resign him. It's a no brainer

^^^^^^^^

[NLC1054]

We're not picking up Braylon. This is one thing one guy thought might happen. The original source of this rumor pretty much just said the Redskins could target him. I don't think they will.

Hell, they'd pick Santonio before they picked Braylon, and Santonio has his issues too. But at least Santanio brings the production.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

edwards for possession, AA for deep and Moss for slot...

Edwards "butter fingers" for possession? Really?

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Edwards "butter fingers" for possession? Really?

He has some drops but He's 6"4 and has long arms. He's a possession guy Imo

Big red zone target which we haven't had in how long?

[NLC1054]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

He has some drops but He's 6"4 and has long arms. He's a possession guy Imo

Big red zone target which we haven't had in how long?

...You know, Santonio Holmes is 5'10", and he's still a big red zone target. They throw him a lot of back shoulder fades on DB's who are a hair taller than him.

I keep hearing about this mystical "big red zone target", but I just don't see them in fashion as much as Redskins fans like to say. Maybe it's because they feel like we haven't had one, but red zone production isn't just about having a big wide receiver who is a "big target".

In the red zone, it's more about quarterbacks making quicker decisions in a smaller space and making better decisions at that. Having a tall guy in the red zone is a plus, but it's not necessary, especially if the defense knows you're probably going to be throwing the ball to the tall guy because he's tall.

Tall=/=good receiver, nor does it equal a good red zone target.

Fans kept screaming "TALL, TALL, TALL!" at Vinny Cerrato, so he drafted two of the tallest receivers available, then got a tall-ish tight end. So far, only Fred Davis has proven to be a viable target down in the red zone on a someone consistent basis (all three of his touchdowns were down on the goal line).

Besides, didn't we just draft two (actually talented, actually productive) tall wide receivers?

I think we need to kick the height fetish and just get players at the wide receiver position that can catch the football period.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NLC1054

...You know, Santonio Holmes is 5'10", and he's still a big red zone target. They throw him a lot of back shoulder fades on DB's who are a hair taller than him.

I keep hearing about this mystical "big red zone target", but I just don't see them in fashion as much as Redskins fans like to say. Maybe it's because they feel like we haven't had one, but red zone production isn't just about having a big wide receiver who is a "big target".

In the red zone, it's more about quarterbacks making quicker decisions in a smaller space and making better decisions at that. Having a tall guy in the red zone is a plus, but it's not necessary, especially if the defense knows you're probably going to be throwing the ball to the tall guy because he's tall.

Tall=/=good receiver, nor does it equal a good red zone target.

Fans kept screaming "TALL, TALL, TALL!" at Vinny Cerrato, so he drafted two of the tallest receivers available, then got a tall-ish tight end. So far, only Fred Davis has proven to be a viable target down in the red zone on a someone consistent basis (all three of his touchdowns were down on the goal line).

Besides, didn't we just draft two (actually talented, actually productive) tall wide receivers?

I think we need to kick the height fetish and just get players at the wide receiver position that can catch the football period.

This.

[takethecake]

I don't think I've heard anybody put it better recently than you NLC