Who should we go for in Free Agency?

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

I'd guess $28M over 4 years. Is he worth it? I doubt it simply because most FA contracts aren't worth the money spent on them. At least he's young.

Also you have to wonder if he will be worth a damn by the time this team is good.

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Also you have to wonder if he will be worth a damn by the time this team is good.

I was thinking the same. I'm hoping 7-9 next season.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Also you have to wonder if he will be worth a damn by the time this team is good.

We could turn it around in a year or two. If not well then no harm no foul. All we need is an 1980 US Hockey team style run

[skinsfan69]

Signing Iupati would probably be an overpay but he might help stabilize things. Since we don't have talent in the drafted players that are on the bench, this might be a must sign.

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Signing Iupati would probably be an overpay but he might help stabilize things. Since we don't have talent in the drafted players that are on the bench, this might be a must sign.

Guard isn't a position smart teams pay top FA money on.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

Guard isn't a position smart teams pay top FA money on.

Except when it is Steve Hutchinson

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

Guard isn't a position smart teams pay top FA money on.

When you got a dominant road grader, you do.

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

When you got a dominant road grader, you do.

This year's superbowl had a first round pick, a 7th round pick, and 2 undrafted free agents starting at offensive G.

Hopefully Long can step in for Chester and improve the unit.

Would love to have Iupati, but we would be better off spending the money on a higher impact position:

CB, pass rusher, DT.

Even a top tier safety or TE would have more impact than a top tier G.

[ethat001]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

This year's superbowl had a first round pick, a 7th round pick, and 2 undrafted free agents starting at offensive G.

Hopefully Long can step in for Chester and improve the unit.

Would love to have Iupati, but we would be better off spending the money on a higher impact position:

CB, pass rusher, DT.

Even a top tier safety or TE would have more impact than a top tier G.

I don't care about Iupati either way -- but to your point -- getting a 7th round pick & 2 undrafted FA to start on your Oline really just means:
(A) you can develop players
(B) your QB gets rid of the ball fast,
(C) you are just really lucky.


Since we have none of the above AND we've tried & failed with low draft picks (remember Gettis? Hurt? Capers? Cook?) -- I'd suggest we finally develop or invest in O-line AND get blocking TE/RBs. I trust McLoughan.

I think every QB does much better with protection, but I'd wager Griffin could still be a top 10 QB if he had a great Oline.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

This year's superbowl had a first round pick, a 7th round pick, and 2 undrafted free agents starting at offensive G.

Hopefully Long can step in for Chester and improve the unit.

Would love to have Iupati, but we would be better off spending the money on a higher impact position:

CB, pass rusher, DT.

Even a top tier safety or TE would have more impact than a top tier G.

In theory this is all well and good but the high impact positions you're talking about don't see top tier talent make it to free agency very often, and when it does the cost is exhorbitant.

Justin Houston and Ndamakung Suh are very high impact, the only ones really at their positions, but we don't have the cap space for them.

If you drop down and start talking about the Jason Worilds and Byron Maxwells of free agency, that level, I'd rather have Iupati. I want somebody, anybody, who can provide a matchup advantage. Doesn't matter what position.

Iupati makes us a red zone threat to run the ball.

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

This year's superbowl had a first round pick, a 7th round pick, and 2 undrafted free agents starting at offensive G.

Hopefully Long can step in for Chester and improve the unit.

Would love to have Iupati, but we would be better off spending the money on a higher impact position:

CB, pass rusher, DT.

Even a top tier safety or TE would have more impact than a top tier G.

Safety will be the best use of their cap money:
McLeod, Gibson, Searcy, Moore, and Johnson Seattle should be decent additions without breaking the bank.... about $3.0 per year
CBs Culiver, Thurmond etc. again could help for about $3. -$3.5

Iupati might be a good short term solution....The Skins reportedly could also go after ex Cowboy tackle Free with a 3 year contract

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

Guard isn't a position smart teams pay top FA money on.

I would probably agree but remember who we have at guard. Chester and Shawn L. Just awful...

[Ruhskins]

You need some stability somewhere in the offense, and the offensive line is the best place to start.

After hiring a very good o-line coach in Callahan, get a top guard FA like Iupati, and if we trade down, get a good first-rounder o-lineman. This all gives us the opportunity to have a better than average line quickly.

To me it looks like this is the direction the team is headed. Start your rebuilding process by creating a very good line that can make the running game your primary offense, and make the team less dependent on QB play (until we get that sh*t figured out).

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

You need some stability somewhere in the offense, and the offensive line is the best place to start.

After hiring a very good o-line coach in Callahan, get a top guard FA like Iupati, and if we trade down, get a good first-rounder o-lineman. This all gives us the opportunity to have a better than average line quickly.

To me it looks like this is the direction the team is headed. Start your rebuilding process by creating a very good line that can make the running game your primary offense, and make the team less dependent on QB play (until we get that sh*t figured out).

If he's such a good coach, get some rookies to coach up.

[MTK]

I'd pass on Iupati