Adam Archuleta signs with Skins (confirmed Page 4)

Steve Spurrier III · Post by **Steve Spurrier III** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:41 am

portis26 wrote:He is signed...Press conference at 3pm. No link, sorry.

Do you at least have a source?

I think Archuleta is a bit overrated, and will surely be overpaid. I thought Clark did a pretty good job (and I hope we still retain him, although it doesn't look good). That being said, Gregg Williams is going to love Archuleta's ability to blitz. We all know how he likes to blitz players from every position, and Archuleta is one of the best pass-rushing safties in the league.

portis26 · Post by **portis26** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:43 am

I saw it on 2 other boards that source a guy in the skins front office who goes onto extremeskins and leaks info.

portis26 · Post by **portis26** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:45 am

Also, it was reported on sportalk 980.

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:45 am

i think aa would be a good signing

DaRealistJoka · Post by **DaRealistJoka** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:54 am

I hope this is true Taylor and AA, that great, would love to sign Clark back. AND PRAY FOR SEAN TO GET OFF.

Steve Spurrier III · Post by **Steve Spurrier III** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:10 am

Signing confirmed by Sports Illustrated:

The Washington Redskins added safety Adam Archuleta to their free agency haul Monday, the team's fourth acquisition in three days.

Archuleta, who had played five years with the St. Louis Rams, joins receivers Brandon Lloyd and Antwaan Randle El and tight end Christian Fauria as the newest additions to Joe Gibbs' team. The hard-hitting safety would appear to be the replacement for Ryan Clark, whom the Redskins were unable to re-sign before the start of free agency, but he also provides insurance in case Sean Taylor misses playing time because of aggravated assault charges in Florida.

Adam Archuleta's statistics

portis26 · Post by **portis26** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:13 am

I guess the mods can remove the '?' from this thread's title.

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:15 am

yeah and throw a "redskins sign' in front

Steve Spurrier III · Post by **Steve Spurrier III** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:44 am

Wow. Big money according to ESPN.com's John Clayton:

But the Redskins flashed $10 million in guarantees and a contract worth close to $5 million a year, and those thoughts ended. Archuleta became the Redskins' fourth addition from over the weekend, joining receivers Brandon Lloyd and Antwaan Randle El and tight end Christian Fauria.

frankcal20 · Post by **frankcal20** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:48 am

Wow. I really don't know where all the money is coming from. I have to imagine that this is our last signing unless we make some big trades with guys with minimal sign. bonus' and large salaries.

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:52 am

frankcal20 wrote:Wow. I really don't know where all the money is coming from. I have to imagine that this is our last signing unless we make some big trades with guys with minimal sign. bonus' and large salaries.

It doesn't matter...
We are in SALARY CAP HELL we can spend what we want.

What are they going to do to us. ROTFALMAO

JPM36 · Post by **JPM36** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:54 am

To be honest, I've always thought Archuletta was overrated.

Let's hope I am wrong.

frankcal20 · Post by **frankcal20** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:55 am

I just really don't know much about him except the highlights.

xhadow · Post by **xhadow** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:05 pm

Wow if this is cap hell...

Pass the ice water, cause Snyder and Company are passing it out freely

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:08 pm

I bet the Bears are hating us right about now.

Skinsfan55 · Post by **Skinsfan55** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:08 pm

I am a big fan of Adam Archuleta, it looks like he is the new starting SS and Clark, if re-signed is the backup...

Of course, if I was Clark I would jet.

Poor RC, oh well. Archuleta can start committing Capital Offenses like murdering WR's in DC.

If you want some visual imagery of how hard Archuleta hits, immagine a Jeep doing 65 and hitting a deer.

:twisted:

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:10 pm

This really does make me feel kinda bad for Clark.
He really thrived in Gregg's system.

aramsfan · Post by **aramsfan** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:13 pm

As a rams fan i need to let u know that you guys are not getting what you paid for.Arch has never been the same since his back problems 2 years ago. he cant make tackles and he is no longer the hard hitter he was years ago. i am a big acrhuelta fan but i know that he was never the same for the rams, therefore we never made any serious attempt to resign him. the money paid to him by the redskins in my opinion is "ridiculous":.......

Skinsfan55 · Post by **Skinsfan55** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:16 pm

I was looking for some videos of Achuleta hits, and by searching for it, I found an Adam Archuleta workout video.

I guess he is a freak in the weightroom and has his own excersize video for 29.95...

Wow.

Now where are those clips of vicious hits?!

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:17 pm

Skinsfan55 wrote:I was looking for some videos of Achuleta hits, and by searching for it, I found an Adam Archuleta workout video.

I guess he is a freak in the weightroom and has his own excersize video for 29.95...

Wow.

Now where are those clips of vicious hits?!

Links, links, links?

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:20 pm

http://www.i-a-r-t.com/books/test.ram

Here's a pre-draft clip of his workout routines. I remember watching this when they showed it 5 years ago, too.

Originally when I saw it they showed him being dropped from the ceiling and landing on the floor in a push-up stance but I didn't see it in the video, they only talked about it

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:23 pm

aramsfan wrote:As a rams fan i need to let u know that you guys are not getting what you paid for.Arch has never been the same since his back problems 2 years ago. he cant make tackles and he is no longer the hard hitter he was years ago. i am a big acrhuelta fan but i know that he was never the same for the rams, therefore we never made any serious attempt to resign him. the money paid to him by the redskins in my opinion is "ridiculous":.......

Hopefully Arch will be a better player now that he is on a good Defense.
As for the price we paid being ridiculous, we are just trying to make sure writers can say we are going to be in cap hell because of the signings we made in 2006.

aramsfan · Post by **aramsfan** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:27 pm

archuleta's problem was not our defense....he would miss one on one tackles that he used to never miss before. im telling you that you guys will be very dissappointed.

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:31 pm

I hear you.
We will just have to wait and see.
I don't think our coaching staff would want to sign the guy, if they didn't believe he could perform well in our Defense.

USAFSkinFan · Post by **USAFSkinFan** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:49 pm

aramsfan wrote:As a rams fan i need to let u know that you guys are not getting what you paid for.Arch has never been the same since his back problems 2 years ago. he cant make tackles and he is no longer the hard hitter he was years ago. i am a big acrhuelta fan but i know that he was never the same for the rams, therefore we never made any serious attempt to resign him. the money paid to him by the redskins in my opinion is "ridiculous":.......

I echoed these same thoughts on another thread... Living here in StL I was a big fan when he arrived, but actually turned into a liability on an already bad defense... I hope he turns it around, but he got exposed in the open field so often here the last couple years, it makes me cringe at the amount of money the "skins spent...