WFT's Off-Season Thread

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Given RR and JDR's track record with dominant LB play, I won't be shocked if Davis becomes a force at MLB quickly. I think it would shock me more if he didn't establish himself quickly.

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RR teams also has a track record of playing rookies.

Merit over status.

[Ruhskins]

Training Camp Back in Richmond:

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington...-training-camp

[MTK]

I think Bates is going to be sneaky good. Big upgrade over Sprinkle.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by MTK

I think Bates is going to be sneaky good. Big upgrade over Sprinkle.

He's definitely locked in as TE2. And possibly TE1 after this year if we don't or can't extend Thomas.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

He's definitely locked in as TE2. And possibly TE1 after this year if we don't or can't extend Thomas.

I would be surprised if we don't resign Thomas

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

I would be surprised if we don't resign Thomas

Me too. I think he'll probably get extended for another 2 years

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

I would be surprised if we don't resign Thomas

Who knows. We scuttled Moses quick. If we spend a 2nd round pick on a TE, we might have that rookie, Bates, Reyes. I think it ultimately depends on cost. Suppose Thomas has monster year, do we pay him $8M? I like him, but he's 30 then and even with low mileage. . .

I still like approach of getting younger and not paying big deals to guys tail end of prime. At $4M-$5M he makes a lot more sense. Who knows.

At his best, is Thomas an elite TE or just a very good TE? The offense should make everyone else look better this year.

[DYoungJelly]

Did anybody else hear Scherff's reaction to Cosmi joining a Deadlift session and his speed?

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington...mi-jeez-louise

The language he used suggests being genuinely impressed rather than appropriately complimentary.

Always think it's cool when one apex predator takes note of another.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Thomas, Allen, Settle...would be nice to lock them all up.

At least 60% of the most likely starting O-line will be FAs next year too, so might want to think about trying to do something there as well.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Thomas, Allen, Settle...would be nice to lock them all up.

I think Settle will be the hardest to lockup. He knows he can be a starter somewhere and we can't pay every DLine starters money


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[Scalper]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Thomas, Allen, Settle...would be nice to lock them all up.

At least 60% of the most likely starting O-line will be FAs next year too, so might want to think about trying to do something there as well.

The problem, of course, is we can't afford to lock everyone up.
Good teams that draft well and are smart in FA have that problem.
I think Allen obviously tops the list.
I like Thomas, but I also think you can draft a guy as talented day 2.
I like the ruthless mindset of our FO, making the hard decisions, while still being honest with players and respectful.

I think next year our OL could feature Cosmi,Charles,Roullier, and perhaps Scherff or Flowers. Ideally Cosmi LT, Charles RT, Roullier C, and then hopefully we draft some Gs. Simply can't spend $30M at G and win in today's NFL. I wouldn't be suprised if next 2 drafts heavy OL as we rebuild OL like DL.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Thomas, Allen, Settle...would be nice to lock them all up.

At least 60% of the most likely starting O-line will be FAs next year too, so might want to think about trying to do something there as well.

I wish the NFL would come up w/ a rule that you can go over the cap when re-signing your own guys.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I wish the NFL would come up w/ a rule that you can go over the cap when re-signing your own guys.

But how would it work ? Because you likely would have signed new guys in the same season, so who decides if it was the new additions or the re-signings that made you go over the cap ?

[EdmundDorf]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

But how would it work ? Because you likely would have signed new guys in the same season, so who decides if it was the new additions or the re-signings that made you go over the cap ?

They could apply a limit on the cap hit of signing your own guys, say only 75% of the full value applies to the cap, but they won't do that.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by EdmundDorf

They could apply a limit on the cap hit of signing your own guys, say only 75% of the full value applies to the cap, but they won't do that.

Oh yeah, way smarter than me on this one. I'd be curious to what would be the down side of that.
I guess the NFLPA would approve, as it would effectively be a big cap space booster. But yeah, I don't see why the owners would want that...