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The Hogster wrote:Defense needs help. Fletcher is gone and Orakpo is one of the top OLB Free Agents this year. We need a lot of help on defense. LB, Safety & Corner. I hear that Josh Wilson may be let go.

Help along the O Line would be nice as well. I may be in the minority here, but I actually think we need Defensive Line help as well. Carriker has a cap number of 6.5M and I am not convinced that we can't do better than Stephen Bowen & Carriker. Jenkins should be back to 100 but we have to get better than Kedric Goldston, Doug Worthington et al.

HEROHAMO wrote:Our inside linebackers are terrible. We need help bad at the ILB position.

HEROHAMO wrote:I think the offensive line should be high priority. A RT and a guard L/R would help.

The Hogster wrote:Defense needs help. Fletcher is gone and Orakpo is one of the top OLB Free Agents this year. We need a lot of help on defense. LB, Safety & Corner. I hear that Josh Wilson may be let go.

Help along the O Line would be nice as well. I may be in the minority here, but I actually think we need Defensive Line help as well. Carriker has a cap number of 6.5M and I am not convinced that we can't do better than Stephen Bowen & Carriker. Jenkins should be back to 100 but we have to get better than Kedric Goldston, Doug Worthington et al.

Deadskins wrote:

HEROHAMO wrote:Our inside linebackers are terrible. We need help bad at the ILB position.

Fletcher is gone, but why do you think Riley is terrible? I couldn't disagree more.

Free agency will largely decide who the Redskins draft. But it’s hard to find starting veteran linemen on the market. In free agency, there are always decent receivers or corners available, but teams rarely let quality linemen depart because there aren’t enough around the league.

Irn-Bru wrote:

The Hogster wrote:Defense needs help. Fletcher is gone and Orakpo is one of the top OLB Free Agents this year. We need a lot of help on defense. LB, Safety & Corner. I hear that Josh Wilson may be let go.

Help along the O Line would be nice as well. I may be in the minority here, but I actually think we need Defensive Line help as well. Carriker has a cap number of 6.5M and I am not convinced that we can't do better than Stephen Bowen & Carriker. Jenkins should be back to 100 but we have to get better than Kedric Goldston, Doug Worthington et al.

Our defense is definitely due for an overhaul. I hoping we stick a franchise tag on Orakpo (it's not too late for that yet, is it?) and then focus on LB and safety. One decent vet corner to "replace" Amerson (with Amerson replacing Wilson) should give us a good enough CB corps for next year. Did I mention safety? Safety, safety, safety.

I agree that we should take the opportunity this offseason to shore up our defensive line. Agreed that we should probably part ways with both Bowen and Carriker. I don't mind the quality of our depth so much as the missing 1-2 players who will help make up the rotation.

It's a lot to ask, but we've got the cap room to do it. Our offense doesn't need as many pieces to compete.

Deadskins wrote:

HEROHAMO wrote:Our inside linebackers are terrible. We need help bad at the ILB position.

Fletcher is gone, but why do you think Riley is terrible? I couldn't disagree more.

Irn-Bru wrote:

The Hogster wrote:Defense needs help. Fletcher is gone and Orakpo is one of the top OLB Free Agents this year. We need a lot of help on defense. LB, Safety & Corner. I hear that Josh Wilson may be let go.

Help along the O Line would be nice as well. I may be in the minority here, but I actually think we need Defensive Line help as well. Carriker has a cap number of 6.5M and I am not convinced that we can't do better than Stephen Bowen & Carriker. Jenkins should be back to 100 but we have to get better than Kedric Goldston, Doug Worthington et al.

Our defense is definitely due for an overhaul. I hoping we stick a franchise tag on Orakpo (it's not too late for that yet, is it?) and then focus on LB and safety. One decent vet corner to "replace" Amerson (with Amerson replacing Wilson) should give us a good enough CB corps for next year. Did I mention safety? Safety, safety, safety.

I agree that we should take the opportunity this offseason to shore up our defensive line. Agreed that we should probably part ways with both Bowen and Carriker. I don't mind the quality of our depth so much as the missing 1-2 players who will help make up the rotation.

It's a lot to ask, but we've got the cap room to do it. Our offense doesn't need as many pieces to compete.

HEROHAMO wrote:I agree with all except I think Amerson can be a starter.

blowwad wrote:Just saw that the Browns released D'Qwell Jackson over the idea of having to pay a $4 million workout bonus. 141 total tackles last year (75 tackles + 66 assists).

Keep Perry and pick up the veteran help at a decent price to shore up the ilb area maybe??

In Jackson’s case, though, he clearly provides something the Redskins need: A veteran presence at inside linebacker who can still play. They already have one defensive coach who knows what Jackson can, and can’t do, in outside linebackers coach Brian Baker. He served as Cleveland’s outside linebacker’s coach a year ago. Also, coach Jay Gruden had to scheme twice a year against Cleveland’s defense for the past three seasons.

I’d be surprised if the Redskins aren’t interested for these reasons (and if they’re not, that’s also telling). We already know they need at least one inside linebacker capable of starting. Seven teams reportedly contacted Jackson’s representatives after news of his release, with a visit set at one of them for Thursday. One Redskins source pointed out, however, that Jackson was not yet on the league’s transactions (that will occur Thursday) so admitting interest would be to admit tampering as well. But, yes, they’ve done their homework on him.

Redskins: Wide receiver Kenny Britt -- New coach Jay Gruden likes his receivers to be able to block. Although Britt was benched multiple times for effort reasons in Tennessee, he once was a willing blocker and destroyed opposing defensive backs on occasion at Rutgers. Britt is a high-profile name. We know owner Dan Snyder likes those. Leonard Hankerson may not be ready for Week 1, and Josh Morgan is a free agent. It's still unclear if Britt will ever be the same player he showed flashes of being early in his career, but he's still just 25 and would be worth a prove-it one-year deal.

riggofan wrote:

HEROHAMO wrote:I think the offensive line should be high priority. A RT and a guard L/R would help.

I don't disagree, but do you think these positions can really be addressed properly in free agency? What player would you spend a lot of money on to help the offensive line? I heard C00ley on the radio the other day, and he was pretty big on Alex Mack.

I've been looking at the top FA list, and I think CB and Safety are the positions where we could get a young, quality guy who would be an immediate upgrade. Safeties just seem like bigger injury risks to me, so I would put some money into trying to land one of the best CBs.

Anyway, we all know the numerous needs the team has. The question is: which ONE position would you spend big money on when FA starts?

emoses14 wrote:

Deadskins wrote:

HEROHAMO wrote:Our inside linebackers are terrible. We need help bad at the ILB position.

Fletcher is gone, but why do you think Riley is terrible? I couldn't disagree more.

Yeah I don't get this one either. I'm actually really happy with Riley's play and view the ILB we need to find as his replacement. He, Riley, is Fletcher's replacement, technically.

HEROHAMO wrote:I didnt want to bring up painful memories. But Ill name just one play but I can name many others since I study the game films.

Green Bay game Riley gets toasted for a fifty yard TD. I dont want to spend too much time grilling him because he was put in bad position to begin with. But still he blew his assignment. Not saying he cant improve. Just thought he had a very bad year. So did Fletcher for that matter.

Fletcher said it was important for him to leave a legacy -- part of that, he said, was training fellow inside linebacker Perry Riley -- and felt like that had been accomplished.

Interior DL, New York Giants (Age 25)

An emerging DT in a 4-3 scheme, Joseph also appeals to 3-4 teams looking for a nose or end to play both gaps. Joseph gives teams options, so he’ll be popular. Best fit: Redskins. You’d think the Giants will try to retain him, but if they don’t, Redskins could pounce.

According to Tom Pelissero of USA Today, the Bengals have tendered restricted free agents WR Andrew Hawkins, WR Dane Sanzenbacher, and LB Vincent Rey.
Per the rules regarding restricted free agents, the Bengals tendered all three players at the “low” level, which carries a $1.431 million salary for next season.
If another team signs one of these players to an offer sheet, and the Bengals decline to match, the Bengals would receive a draft pick in the round the player was originally drafted in.
All three players were signed as undrafted free agents, therefore Cincinnati would not receive any draft picks if they signed an offer sheet with another team and the Bengals declined to match.

Rey, 26, is coming off of his best season in the league in which he produced 57 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions — one returned for a touchdown — a forced fumble and a recovery.