Gibbs: Redskins, Holdman Agree

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Why would anyone WANT him to go either? Freelancer or whatever he is, he is talented and doesn't get nominated to Pro Bowls because of his outgoing personality.

One very good reason : Is Arrington really the money/salary cap space space he takes up? .
He missed most of last season and our defense still ranked #3 in the NFL. The guy that played in place of Arrington is not as explosive of a player, but he makes a fraction of what Arrington is making and is an adequate player.

If you examine the spending habits of the consistantly winning teams (in contrast to our spending habits) like the Eagles or Patriots... when one of their great players contract is up and if the player askes for a huge contract, they usually (not always) just cut them. For example the Eagles gave up both of their starting/probowl CB's last year, instead signing them to huge deals and the Eagles still made it to the Super Bowl.
Look at our deals with WR Moss and Brunell.

[MTK]

Arrington isn't going anywhere

[BigSKINBauer]

wow arrington again. Everyone knows that there is no possible way to get rid of him and he is with us for at least 3 more years. Unless he agrees to give up the penalty and we trade him, i doubt that he will give that $. Otherwise is he worth it? i would say we over pay him but that is no fault to him, its just that he is a leader and many of us have forgotten how he was thee face of the team. And even though we were ranked #3 that doesn't mean we wouldn't improve greatly, remember there is no cap on how good a D can be.

[mooby]

i can understand the stats part about arrington's replacement last year, but lemar marshall hasn't gotten playmaker status yet. a lot of people on this website think we would be better off without arrington, but please, the guy is also a leader and none of you are in the locker room. you are just going off've what the media feeds you. remember when lavar returned an interception for a touchdown in 2000. they say that was the play that turned there season around. they won five of their next eight after that. not to mention, im sure if we won a super bowl a lot of players on our team would start to understand the team concept a lot more and we wouldn't be hearing a lot about players unhappy with our contracts. look at the patriots. the media says they have no playmakers on that team. that's not true. tom brady is a playmaker, so is richard seymour, so is tedy bruschi, etc. those guys aren't complaining about their salary because they feel its worth it because of the super bowl rings they have.

[monk81]

Great pickup..........now we just need a DE...............

[Drift Reality]

Does anyone know why Arrington is costing 10 million against the cap next year? What is the logic behind this?

[diehardskin2982]

There is never enough linebackers... Patriots have 15 on their roster. I hope Williams can revive his career

[mooby]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

There is never enough linebackers... Patriots have 15 on their roster. I hope Williams can revive his career

the reason the patriots have 15 on their roster is because they run a 3-4. they need more linebackers. and some are probably gonna get cut before the season starts. i think in william's scheme he will get revived. he made an undrafted linebacker look like a pro bowler, remember.

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by mooby

the reason the patriots have 15 on their roster is because they run a 3-4. they need more linebackers. and some are probably gonna get cut before the season starts. i think in william's scheme he will get revived. he made an undrafted linebacker look like a pro bowler, remember.

Williams defense is one where he uses players all over the place so I don't think its a problem. I like the pick up