brad7686 wrote:Hate to glorify Ttit, but we WON"T be competitive because of depth and youth, things teams like the cowboys have. The beginning of the year looked promising when we cut a lot of old players, but now they are sacrificing draft picks and signing elderly RB's. Half the team will be injured. Just like always. We won't compete because we are old and have no depth. The offensive line is swiss cheese, and besides LT, probably won't improve. RT and RG will be manned by people that are quite unathletic.
The team started free agency by getting younger and the players that were brought in didn't make the team any older. Larry Johnson, Rock Cartwright and Ledell Betts are all 30 years of age and Willie parker is only 29.
They actually got younger at RB and will be paying these guys less. So they didn't just go out and sign elderly RB the signed RBs that actually will give the team more options compared to having Betts and Cartwright behind CP.
Who stays and who goes is yet to be seen.
McNabb didn't "cost" much considering they were looking to use a pick on a QB anyway. No one in the draft will be able to do what D-Mac can do right off the back. They can shop JC now instead of waiting until draft day. The conditional picks in 2011 given up for DM will come back when JC is shipped out. The offered Big Al and Dirty 30 before they gave up picks so we definitely are not looking at what we have seen for years with this pick up (pending the extension McNabb will get). McNabb is ready to go.... coming from a WCO, still is mobile and knows the NFC East. There is not a sole in the draft or anywhere on the market that this can be said about.
This move lets the team focus on the O-line in the draft
brad7686 wrote:
There are no proven weapons on offense either aside from McNabb. McNabb is a great player, will help the offense, but is unnecessary for this team. Anybody who thinks 1 player makes a difference on this train wreck is fooling themselves.
Mcnabb had Westbrook in Philthy, that was it after TO came and went. Desean Jackson was a nobody that dropped to the Feagles in the 2nd round of the same draft that had two WRs on this roster that were picked before him (Vinny's picks, but still). McNabb made Jackson and HOPEFULLY will do the same for the 3 second rounders he'll have to work with. One player won't make the difference in most places but McNabb alone can get this team to 8-8 this year. That's not a bad start for a 4-12 team that is rebuilding. With JC, drafting a QB that could sit for a FEW years wasn't a option, with McNabb they can wait and see what next year's crop of rookie QBs will be, and address other needs now.
brad7686 wrote:Where did we finish last year? Are we gonna change things that drastically by the time he retires? Especially if we continue to pass on drafting young, talented players?
McNabb and Peyton are the same age... anyone heard about him retiring?
How old was Kurt Warner when he called it quits this year?
What about that dude in Green Bay
I mean Minny, how old is he?
QBs play to almost 40 in a league where they don't get hit (helpfull when you have no O-line).
McNasty could be here for 3-5 years depending on the learning curve of whomever they decide to groom.
They are rebuilding, but Bruce and Shanny know "the little General" aka "the Danny" is very impatient and will change the FO at a drop of a dime.
The Redskins were fourth in the Beast last year, Bruce and Shanny gave us hope. McNabb weakens the enemy and made us stronger, still fourth in the Beast but gaining ground.
Post season isn't out of the question, but I'm still waiting to see what "The Plan" brings
ey and Moss are not proven weapons? Neither are Portis, Johnson, or Parker? Even Davis, Thomas, and Kelly could arguably be called legit weapons, even if they don't have years of proven track record.
Over rated means people think you are better than you are. The opposite is true with McNabb and the facts show that.
