Rich Tandler - Scout.com
March 9, 2006 at 12:16am ET
The team's favored method for bringing prospective free agents to Redskins Park is via owner Daniel Snyder's private jet. During the past week as deadlines approached with prospects for a CBA extension bleak, it appears that Redskin One would be grounded. With the new deal, it is now cleared for takeoff
The Redskins have spent the two months since their elimination from the playoffs hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. Their plans for the worst almost got put to the test. On a couple of occasions they were hours or just minutes from having to pull the trigger on executing a series of restructured contracts and player releases that would have put them just under the scheduled cap of $94.5 million.
With the 30-2 vote to approve the new CBA, the NFL owners gave the Redskins more options for 2006. The cap went up to $102 million. More importantly, the Redskins can utilize their original plan to convert about a half a dozen players' roster bonuses into guaranteed money, spreading the cap impact of them out over the next several years. This maneuver would not have been possible to execute without a CBA extension without some other adjustments to those players' contracts.
Those conversions, LaVar Arrington 's release agreement and some other player releases will get the Redskins somewhere between $10 and $15 million under the cap and able to start addressing some needs via free agency.
The first area the team is likely to address is locking up some of its own free agents. Starters safety Ryan Clark and tight end Robert Royal are considered to be priorities and neither should be tremendously costly to sign. Backup running back Rock Cartwright is close to resigning with the Redskins, but reserve defensive end Demetric Evans is likely to see if he can get an opportunity to start elsewhere before deciding on whether or not he will return to the Redskins.
While the positions the team would like to improve via other teams' free agents have been discussed, the details such as the players they would like to pursue have not. At wide receiver, the Redskins have been linked to both Issac Bruce, late of the Rams, and Antwaan Randle El of the Steelers. To bolster the defensive end position, there has been talk of pursuing a trade for John Abraham of the Jets.
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Chasing Abraham would be a mistake, in my opinion. The price will be too high, and we'll be restricted in what else we can do in free agency.
Recent history says I'm wrong, but my hunch is that the Redskins will be in the market for second tier free agents to fill roles. The days of identifying the most famous available player and throwing money at him, are hopefully gone for good.
I'm pleased that the first priority seems to be signing our own people first.
Recent history says I'm wrong, but my hunch is that the Redskins will be in the market for second tier free agents to fill roles. The days of identifying the most famous available player and throwing money at him, are hopefully gone for good.
I'm pleased that the first priority seems to be signing our own people first.
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The Hogster wrote:There is no way, in my opinion that we deal for Abraham. If I am not mistaken, since he signed the Franchise tender, the team that wants him would have to give up 2 first round picks.
That's if they straight out signed him. Like Sean Gilbert and the Panthers did with us. However, no team would do this; instead they'd make a trade with the Jets for him.
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Chris Luva Luva wrote:redskins12287 wrote:I always thought Evans should start instead of Wynn. It always seems like hes more productive.
Well, Evans is sitting on the bench and gets to come out fresh. Plus wynn is a beast at run stopping.
yeah, but it just seems like as soon as evans comes in we get finally get a pass rush from that side of the line.
Your probably right though, what him him coming in fresh and Wynn playing well against the run.
Gotta respect the 'Skins
You want to be sure Wynn is good after the injury. I like the idea of Simeon Rice...although he's been pretty fragile lately, as well.
At the end of the day, I really want Evans back. That said, cain't hardly blame the man for wanting a full-time job somewhere.
At the end of the day, I really want Evans back. That said, cain't hardly blame the man for wanting a full-time job somewhere.
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