Skins sign Randle El

fands57 · Post by **fands57** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:20 pm

Well how bout this for convincing?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/12/AR2006031200639.html

Do you believe Jason La Confora of the Post? It also says Fauria is close to signing.

ASkinWin4Din · Post by **ASkinWin4Din** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:24 pm

Praise the football gods for making sure the CBA got extended and the cap got raised. If it weren't for that, we wouldn't be in the mix for the likes of randle el, archuleta, or carter.

next on the shopping list: Adam Vinatieri

LLJG!!
(long live joe gibbs)

welch · Post by **welch** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:34 pm

Is this the new Posse?

Consider the flexibility: Moss, Randle El, and Cool

ey...do the defenses over-cover Moss? Or drop off to smother both Moss and Randle EL, allowing the OL to grind open a hole for Portis? And who covers Cool

ey when they concentrate on the others? And what happens when the Skins run all three WR's...the "posse" package?

Now I'm hoping for some depth at OL, and the pass-rushing DE.

Breath-taking.

4bz · Post by **4bz** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:42 pm

Oh, I cannot wait to play Madden either, it's going to be awesome!

TincoSkin · Post by **TincoSkin** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:59 pm

I hadnt considered that!! Oh lordy!

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:06 pm

i didnt even think of that .....madden is going to be nasty

They better make campbell an 80 or higher

our receivig core should be considered one of the elite in the league now

I cant think of many that can counter our depth and talent....can anyone put up a competitor to our 2007 wr's?

i wouldsay maybe the bengals but they might not have the kid from WV

Gibbs4Life · Post by **Gibbs4Life** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:09 pm

All these signings sound great and almost too good to be true, I'll believe we signed these guys when Redskins.com TV makes it official, till then it's all just speculation. Wash Post is unreliable.

SirSmizzy · Post by **SirSmizzy** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:22 pm

SO how many Wr's under 6 foot do you have now?

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:26 pm

3

Steve Spurrier III · Post by **Steve Spurrier III** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:30 pm

Struggling with those numbers again?

But seriously, the lack of height is not a problem. The Patriots teams had short recievers (Givens, Branch, Brown, Patten and Johnson), and the '99 Rams team - the one that Al Saunders was the wide recievers coach for - also featured four shorter wideouts in Bruce, Holt, Hakim and Proehl. In fact, outside of that 2002 Buccaneers team, the last Super Bowl winner to start a reciever over 6'0" was the Broncos with Ed McCaffrey.

We don't need a guy like, I don't know, Justin McCariens, simply because he is 6'2".

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:33 pm

Proper answer is: the same as the number of Lombardi Trophies under Joe Gibbs' belt. That;s how many. :wink:

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:39 pm

So how many NFL quality Linemen do you have? Probably about the same number......

Seriously, why do your posts always have such a sarcastic air?

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:43 pm

Actually, I'm not that happy.

I would have loved Randle El, if we hadn't gone out to get Lloyd, but now we are probably spending the most money in the NFL on WRs when we still have other needs to adress.

I just want Andre Carter and Clark back.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy, just not thrilled.

sch1977 · Post by **sch1977** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:49 pm

And how many limp armed QB's, under achieving WR's, and Aging RB's do you have now? :lol:

JonC56 · Post by **JonC56** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:50 pm

Well lets see. Thrash is 6 ft. Lloyd is 6 ft. Jacobs is 6 ft. Now, one of those three pobably wont be on the team next year(excluding Lloyd), but we will be fine.

I used this example earlier to emphasize a point but it can work again.

2005 colts: harrison: 6 ft, wayne: 6 ft, stokley: 5'11

1999 rams: bruce: 6 ft, holt: 6 ft, hakim: 5' 10

Neither of these prolific offenses had your big prototype reciever. Last I checked they were fine without them.

1fan4ramsey · Post by **1fan4ramsey** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:07 pm

I'm not in love with signing, just not sure if there is enough balls to go around. we spent alot of money for him.

Scottskins · Post by **Scottskins** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:13 pm

7 years, 31 million with 11.5 bonuses is not a lot of money. Probably a little higher than most #2's, and Randle also does returns and can throw the ball.

Pretty good signing in my book. Moss, Randle El and Brandon as 1, 2 and 3 sounds extremely nice IMO.

I don't see a problem with guys getting enough balls. We will be racking up a lot more yards and points now. Cool

ey will lose a few balls, and probably Sellers, but that's ok with me ;-)

All we need now is for Campbell to get into the action and flourish. If that happens, we'll be the new Patriots...

1fan4ramsey · Post by **1fan4ramsey** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:18 pm

What happens to Patten? I know we ahve upgrades at this position now but is this going to hurt us salary cap wise, if we cut Patten.

skinsRin · Post by **skinsRin** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:19 pm

Now we know who our 3rd string QB is.

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:20 pm

Where does Randle-El get this rap of not having top flight speed! DID ANYONE SEE HIM CHASE DOWN THAT CHAWK SAFETY IN THE SB. He was ten yards behind him and halfway accross the field. Randle-El was faster than EVERYONE on that field! Not many people could have made that play. That was Do Good chasing down Tony "the human fumble machine" Dorsett type of play.

Someone answere me how we are going to keep Moss, Patten, Lloyd, and Randle-El all happy in an offense that very rarely has more than 2 WRs on the field at any given time.

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:37 pm

for one we have a different offense next year under saunders

maybe al can make them happy

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:42 pm

Wow, this is great!

I believe that Jason Campbell will be under center when the season starts and he is going to have a field day throwing to these guys. The new look of this offense is making my mouth water!

Lets see... Campbell, Portis, Cool

ey, Moss, Lloyd, Randle El, Betts, Cartwright, Sellers, Samuals, Jansen... wait... I can't stop! What an offense. I like the youth we have now.

Saunders will have lots of fun game planning for Randle El. :rock:

EA7649 · Post by **EA7649** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:50 pm

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:07 pm

worth it

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:10 pm

El's contract is sizeable but not ridiculous. Lloyd is costing us draft picks but little else. Fuaria...if we sign him won't be much money either...Archuletta? Not much money there....

I wouldn't be too worried about the money situation. But for goodness sakes can we land a lineman?

Chad