brad7686 wrote:I seriously think Snyder needs to sell this organization. I think he is the worst owner in the history of sports. Even worse than the owners of the Clippers and the Royals, because at least Clippers and Royals fans never have false hope.
First there is the Pierce situation, where they do not much to sign him and do absolutely nothing to replace him. They try and move a former college safety who weighs 230 into the middle behind two injury prone defensive tackles.
Then there is last year, where they don't sign an up and coming safety that would be cheap, but rather sign Adam Archuleta, who has never lived up to his hype, to a ridiculous contract. Then to top it off, they give Antwaan Randle El franchise player money to basically be a special teamer. He never has been a go to receiver. I won't criticize the Lloyd deal because i thought that was a good move, even though it hasn't worked out that way.
Now,coming off a season where they set records for lack of turnovers and sacks, they have two capable weakside LB's who know they will have to work their butts off to beat out the other one for the starting spot. But they still try and ridiculously reduce their position of draft power, where there are two or three premiere DE's who will be available (not to mention the possibility of a trade down to acquire major picks), to sign Lance Briggs, who has been glamourized as a Chicago Bear where everyone on the defense is good, and who will want a RIDICULOUS contract.
I don't know about everyone else but my patience is wearing thin.
Here is the problem.....
as i see it.
It has nothing to do with Briggs as a player, as a human being, whether he is too expensive, whether his expected bonus (my guess is $15 million up front) would disrupt team chemistry, etc.
The sole issue and problem from my perspective is the team's inability to effectively gauge the marketplace.
let me explain.
Brunell - we all know he was going to be released. So why trade a 3rd round draft pick for him? 3rd round draft picks are very valuable commodities.
Portis/Bailey - Alleged shut down corners are a rare commodity. Bailey has had at least 2 pro bowl seasons in Denver. Clinton portis is a superb back, but it is easier to find an rb of his caliber than it is to find a db of Champ's calibre. Add to the fact that CP was mroe disgruntled than Bailey at the time, and you have to really ask yourself what Gibbs and company were smoking when they threw in that 2d round draft pick.
That 2d round draft pick as used on tatum Bell, and we have all seen him run for 80 yard TD romps. Interestingly, and ironically, he was used by the Broncos to get Dre Bly.
So, we gave up Champ bailey AND Dre Bly to get Clinton portis, an undersized back, clearly not in the Gibbs mold, a guy who really cannot be asked to carry the ball over the course of a season MORE than 20 times per game.
Again, what are these guys smoking?
The rest of the league gets it. The rest of the league KNOWS that we were going to cut Archuletta. Gibbs lying and saying he figured prominenlty in our plans meant nothing when the DC benched him for the last 8 regular season games.
So they wai us out, since we have no leverage.
In this case it is Da Bears who have no leverage. Rosenhaus has already said that Briggs will not play for the Bears, that he will sit out ten games, that he will come back for the last 6 games, and that he will bolt as soon as the season is over.
So, tell me, what leverage do the Bears have?
remember when the compensation for franchise tagged players was 2 first round draft picks? Well, when was the last time anyone actually got that compensation? The MOST you can reasonably expect to get these days is a 2d rounder and a 3rd rounder, in succeeding years.
Why, in the name of any deity you believe in, would Gibbs and compnay even consider giving up the 6th pick for Briggs even if they get the 31st pick in exchange? ESPECIALLY after trading THREE DRAFT PICKS to get McIntosh.
Then we waste ANOTHER 3rd round pick on el fatty himself, TJ Duckett, a guy who I thought COULD have helped the team, but another player who the coach elected to not play.
This is why i laugh at all of you who suggest we trade down and acquire additional draft picks. To what end? Honestly. As long as the three stooges are in power (Snyder, Cerrato, and Gibbs), it wont matter what draft picks we have b/c these morons trade them away like they mean nothing.
You all can stop worrying about who we should pick and why, about which player would better fit our needs, about how many draft picks we can finnagle for that 6th pick. The draft is a joke with these clowns. All Snyder truly cares about is the marketability of his players.
Think about Briggs current situation. He is GUARANTEED $7.2 million for this season. Normally, salaries are not guaranteed, but when you are franchised you must be paid that amount. So its almost like a signing bonus though it is sppread out over the whole year.
$7.2 million, and he is willing to part company with that?
In exchange for what? A bonus from the Redskins, a team he has NEVER SUITED UP FOR, a team he has NEVER BLED OR SWEATED FOR, in the area of $12-15 million is my guess.
There are way too many articles out there that discuss this topic for it to be bs. Its not just Rosenhaus. The Bears dude Angelo said he was UNPREPARED for the discussion as the offer from the Redskins came out of the blue so they would go back and consider it.
WHY? WHY MAKE THIS OFFER NOW? WHEN IT WILL STILL BE THERE ON DRAFT DAY? WHY NOT WAIT IT OUT AND SEE WHAT MONSTROSITY OF AN OFFER IS MADE FOR THE 6TH PICK?
I AM SORRY MY FELLOW FANS. I BLEED BURGUNDY AND GOLD LIKE THE REST OF YOU, AND NO ONE HERE HAS DEFENDED JOE GIBBS WITH MORE PASSION AND ZEALOUSNESS THAN I , BUT HIS DAYS ARE LONG GONE, AND EVERY DAY HE EVEN CONTEMPLATES DEALS LIKE THIS HE JUST EMBARRASSES HIMSELF FURTHER AND FURTHER. NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE SAYING THIS, BUT ITS TIME FOR GIBBS TO GO. IF HE CANNOT AND WILL NOT STAND UP TO SNYDER, AND ALL SIGNS PROVE HE CANNOT AND WILL NOT, HE IS DOING A TREMENDOUS DISSERVCIE TO THE FANS AND THE FRANCHISE.