Only six days ago, the free-agent market opened. One of the biggest classes of veteran players, with some of the biggest names, landed on the market.
Apart from the Peyton chase, much of the dust has settled.
And so now we’re required by the laws of football analysis to tell you who won and who lost, even though we won’t really know the answer until they start playing games.
Which, you know, will feature winners and losers
11. Loser/Winner: Redskins.
I know. I said there would be only 10 winners and losers. But I didn’t say anything about the team that lands in both categories.
The $36 million in unexpected cap charges for treated the uncapped year too literally makes the Redskins losers. Their refusal to shrug their shoulders when they did nothing wrong makes them winners.
Their ability to still find a way to spend money makes them winners. Their decision to give so much money to the likes of Pierre Garçon and Josh Morgan makes them losers.
Their willingness to move up to No. 2 and get the franchise’s first true franchise quarterback since Sammy Baugh possibly will make them winners. Mortgaging the future by giving up three first-round draft picks and a second-round pick possibly will make them losers.
Would holding on to that 2nd round pick have sent the #2 pick to Cleveland? (that's basically what the Browns say anyway). Wouldn't that have made the Skins the losers. You can't win and pay less than those your bidding against.
BEFORE anyone says anything ...
