Free Agent Rumors and Signings

[DarthMonk]

Breaking Burgundy's Ben Standig reports the Redskins have shown interest in impending free agent Kenny Britt.

CSN Mid-Atlantic's JP Finlay is also hearing the same. Britt is coming off a career season, posting a 68-1,002-5 line as one of the only bright spots for a 4-12 Rams team. It was Britt's first 1,000-yard season of his eight-year career, and he'd reportedly be interested in the Redskins if Kirk Cousins is brought back. DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon are also free agents in Washington. Britt is from New Jersey and would likely be very interested in a return to the East Coast.

Source: Breaking Burgundy Jan 4 - 12:45 PM

[DarthMonk]

Impending free agent OLB Junior Galette said he plans to re-sign with the Redskins.

"Technically I’m a free agent, but in my mind, like I said last year, I’m set to come back," said Galette. "I already spoke to [GM] Scot [McCloughan], and we already have plans to just sign me back on a one-year deal." Galette first signed with Washington in 2015 but has yet to play a game for the Redskins after suffering two separate Achilles' tears. He'll turn 29 in March.

Source: Washington Post Jan 6 - 2:17 PM

[tribeofjudah]

Let's add Coaches too:

Vance Joseph to HC Denver. Any other new Head Coaches....?


Who got fired? Where will Sean McVay land? I do want to keep him in Washington.

[Deadskins]

Let's add Coaches too:

Vance Joseph to HC Denver. Any other new Head Coaches....?


Who got fired? Where will Sean McVay land? I do want to keep him in Washington.

Are you talking about Gruden being replaced? Or just the opening we have at DC?

[tribeofjudah]

Nah, I like Jay. He's not really the problem.

Hate to see Sean go to the Rams, but I'm sure we will get someone good.

BTW, where is Shanny the younger going?

[DarthMonk]

Well at least Kyle has ties to us. The idea was this thread would concern Redskin related FA rumors and signings.

[Irn-Bru]

Let's add Coaches too:

Vance Joseph to HC Denver. Any other new Head Coaches....?


Who got fired? Where will Sean McVay land? I do want to keep him in Washington.

Any coaching changes should get their own thread.

[Irn-Bru]

Well at least Kyle has ties to us. The idea was this thread would concern Redskin related FA rumors and signings.

[SkinsJock]

I like what the FO has done and I believe in the BPA approach to the draft and trying to keep players we have but I think they need to be a little more aggressive with the FA market especially when you consider how much help the defense needs - we need better players

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

I think I read that, with the carryover from last year, we are among the top 5 for teams with cap space??

I liked the Norman signing last year... but I want to see a couple splashes this off-season! Two vets, both regarded highly, both hopefully under 30... to the defensive side. We need a force with Baker in the trenches, and MUCH better play over the top. We get more pressure, and have a magnet for the ball over-the-top top I think we see players like Breeland and our ilbs look better. Although ilb might need an upgrade as well.

If Cravens returns to play safety, it'll likely be FS right? That leaves us who at SS?

[markshark84]

I think I read that, with the carryover from last year, we are among the top 5 for teams with cap space??

I liked the Norman signing last year... but I want to see a couple splashes this off-season! Two vets, both regarded highly, both hopefully under 30... to the defensive side. We need a force with Baker in the trenches, and MUCH better play over the top. We get more pressure, and have a magnet for the ball over-the-top top I think we see players like Breeland and our ilbs look better. Although ilb might need an upgrade as well.

If Cravens returns to play safety, it'll likely be FS right? That leaves us who at SS?

I am a much bigger fan of "value" signings --- which is what we have been doing and why we're in our current cap position. "Big splash" guys rarely work out and they kill the cap. Besides, players that leave their current situation for $$$ tend to have less motivation to produce and be as productive as they were in working to get their big $$$ deal. They tend to be players playing for the $$$$ and not competition/winning SBs.

Norman and Jackson have been two that have worked out and hopefully can become a trend, but we have been burned FAR too often on these --- similarly to many other franchises. In particular, signing "big name" DL players are notoriously unfruitful since there are literally hundreds of variables that go into how and whether they can produce. IMHO, large investments on DL free agents are dumb/impractical given the uncertainty in the transition. And as far as Baker, he's a 4-3 DT; not a 3-4 DE or NT. If we move to a 4-3 his resigning becomes a priority, but if not, I don't see why we resign him given the fact he'll want more $$$ than he's worth (and he is better off somewhere that applies a 4-3).

And this should go without saying but we should NEVER EVER EVER SIGN A FREE AGENT THAT'S OVER 30 YEARS OF AGE. EVER. If we were a top playoff team with tons of depth and needed one piece, fine --- but we aren't close to that.

Another reason I'm against the "big splash" FA signing is that we need value at some many positions. Assuming we resign/franchise Cousins --- we won't have the space to allocate 5-10% at one position given the fact we need to sign or draft WRs, RB, TE, OG, T, NT/DT, DE, ILB, CB, FS. We have a lot to fill so while we have a good cap number, it's not as good as it appears when you actually start allocating that number to what we actually need.

If we had to do it, I'd prefer it be with someone that plays a more predictable position, like Zeitler at OG --- but we have even had problems with our OG free agent signings in the past. But bottom line --- you make playoff teams by DRAFTING your STAR PLAYERS ---- not paying top $$$ for them. That has been PROVEN time and time and time again.

[El Mexican]

Well said, Mark. Hopefully, we'll see some of those "value" signings.

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

I should've been more precise... but I appreciate the concern.. by splash i didn't mean we go after the top dollar guys wanting to be the highest paid at their position, but that we are active participants in free agency- unlike last year.

As far as teams and signings go... D Ware and P Manning worked out rather well for the Donkeys?

Even ol Demarco Murray and Shady are finding success elsewhere.. hell I can go on for days... the two NE defense players, Jones and the other lb? I'd hardly call it far fetched to say signing a proven player on the D won't help.

We need veteran leaders, and unfortunately those can't be drafted.

After DHall went down... who's the voice of our D? El Capitan? Maybe we can bring Fletcher back to a team friendly deal, oh?

[DarthMonk]

I'm a firm believer that big $ do not change a guy - they make him more of what he already is.

Haynesworth got even lazier. Manning worked even harder.

I'll gladly pay big $ for a young vet who has shown to be a hard-working team guy who's been improving steadily.

That's how we should've viewed Kirk 1 or even 2 years ago. Dragging our feet last year will likely either cost us 10s of millions of $ or Kirk.

BTW - with roll-over we are looking a roughly $60 M in cap room.

[markshark84]

I should've been more precise... but I appreciate the concern.. by splash insist mean we gonafterbthe top dollar guys wanting to be the highest paid at their position, but that we are active participants in free agency unlike last year.

As far as teams and signings go... D Ware and P Manning worked out rather well for the Donkeys?

Even ol Demarco Murray and Shady are finding success elsewhere.. hell I can go non for days... the two NE defense players, Jones and the other lb? I'd hardly call it far fetched to say signing a proven player on the D won't help.

We need veteran leaders, and unfortunately those can't be drafted.

After DHall went down... who's the voice of our D? El Captain? Maybe we can bring Fletcher back to a team friendly deal, oh?

LOL. Fletcher was awesome and perhaps our greatest FA acquisition ever.

But for every Ware, there are dozens of Malik Jackson, Derrick Shelby, Hardy, Robert Ayers, Pernell McPhee, Lamarr Houston, Author Jones, Jared Odrick, LaMarr Woodley, Jairus Byrd, Donte Whitmer (CLE), Tashaun Gipson --- who all were "big splash" guys that underperformed vs. their contract value. And that was just in the last 3 years and not even close to an extensive list.

As far as veteran leadership, I would prefer that leadership come organically and not inserted. IHMO, leadership comes from respect --- which is earned on the field or in practice. Players that are signed and "inserted as leaders" --- only maintain such leadership if they produce on the field. If they don't, they loose it and actually HURTS the lockeroom as they fall from grace. And we want the right leadership from players that show it on the field. Generally players that have established themselves as being leaders --- and the right kind of leaders --- within their organization are never given the opportunity to "shop" the FA market....

And there are guys that you can draft that will assume leadership roles as rookies. I personally think Rueben Foster would be one that would come in immediately and be a leader. As I said, we should fill in roles --- but when it comes to the leadership of this team, it should come organically from franchise guys, not rentals that haven't proven anything while wearing burgundy and gold.

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

Why "LOL" though? We can't have an OPINIONATED conversation without you laughing out loud at a post that defers from your know all be all opinions?

Not trying to get all hyped, just that we can have a conversation, of different opinions, and keep it real.

Drafting a leader seems like a stretch.. as you said, you have to earn those stripes on the field.... and having done it on a different NFL team vs in NCAA is a big difference.

I'm with Darth, if we can pursue a proven vet and have to pay a little... I'm good with it.

Keep in mind, we now have a competent GM. That means the world in free agency. Not only have a lot of players been on rosters he helped build, but many many players were also scouted by him and his peeps for the drafts. I have confidence that he will look at the entire body of work, and not bring in a player who was mediocre 2 years ago, but then balled out on their contract year.

First things first.. sign Kirk, sign our current free agents we can't live with out.. and get busy in free agency.

How ever you slice it.. we need waaaaay more $$$ on Defense. The difference of cash spent on each side of the ball is astonishing, and clearly visible on the field.


I'm also a firm believer of building through the draft... however, we won't build a top 5 D solely through the next draft; we need help. We need vets. And I'm excited to see some new faces next year.

Hail

[markshark84]

Why "LOL" though? We can't have an OPINIONATED conversation without you laughing out loud at a post that defers from your know all be all opinions?

Hail

I was LOLing with respect to your Fletcher comment and signing him to a team friendly deal. That was it. I thought it was a funny comment ---- which I assumed was a joke considering the fact he's 41 years old.

You make a good point in that leadership comes from onfield play and rookies don't get it until that happens. I think my issue is that I don't want some guy getting signed and thinking that he's our savior or leader --- without respecting the fact that there are already leaders on this defense. That creates waves ---- bad ones. Ones that affect how things are executed on the field. And I don't want some loud-mouth leader that doesn't understand that players won't TRULY be behind them until they prove it in a redskins uniform (which is how it always works out) ---- yet they then feel "disrespected" and it just turns to crap. In those situations, that inserted vet either becomes a less vocal leader, they spin out of control and become a lockeroom cancer, or they understand this and earn that respect by producing on the field (see Fletcher -- who wasn't captain until his 2nd season with the skins). I have seen all this before in both playing and as a fan. It is unique that it's the later --- which is why I'm skeptical of these types of "big splash leader" signees.

[SkinsJock]

be real nice if our next QB is a leader ...

[tribeofjudah]

KC is a leader..........come on. Or did I miss the rest (as I did not read all posts.......hahaha)

[SkinsJock]

Kirk Cousins is a good NFL QB and hopefully he wants to be here - he's not a great leader or a difference maker

Kirk Cousins is hopefully here but if he does not want to be here or if he does not want to sign a really good contract that is fair to both sides, then we should get the best deal we can for him and move on - this FO has a clue about how to build a franchise and while they understand how important the QB is we also need to surround that QB with a lot of good players on both sides of the ball



the secret to most franchises is to have a lot of good young players with great depth along both lines
we have the QB in Cousins - if he does not want to play here, we need to get someone else in here while we find someone better

[SkinsJock]

Long Snapper - Nick Sundberg signs ... http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/ ... 43f9e7b179

also

Is there a chance we could get OMG - Lorenzo Alexander back?

[SkinsJock]

as most are aware it looks very much like Gallette will be coming back

this guy seems determined to play again and he wants to play for the Redskins

[DarthMonk]

1/30: The Redskins will be targeting Eagles nose tackle Bennie Logan in free agency. - Mark Eckel, NJ.com

Bennie Logan, DT, Eagles. Age: 27.

Bennie Logan doesn't put much pressure on opposing quarterbacks, but he's a tremendous run defender. Logan has been excellent in past years, but struggled in 2016 because he's been bothered by a groin injury since early October. Logan is likely to bounce back next year.

[DarthMonk]

Got a thread for this:

Galette says he's re-signing with Washington
Impending free agent OLB Junior Galette says he will be re-signing with the Redskins.
Posting on social media, Galette said he will be inking a deal on Wednesday. The once-fearsome pass rusher has missed each of the past two seasons with torn Achilles' tendons, suffering the injury to both legs. He turns 29 in March. Galette is a flier, albeit with upside.

I have a feeling dude is gonna light it up next year. These Achilles injuries were relatively minor. I've got more faith in him than I do in Doctson.

[riggofan]

Got a thread for this:

Galette says he's re-signing with Washington
Impending free agent OLB Junior Galette says he will be re-signing with the Redskins.
Posting on social media, Galette said he will be inking a deal on Wednesday. The once-fearsome pass rusher has missed each of the past two seasons with torn Achilles' tendons, suffering the injury to both legs. He turns 29 in March. Galette is a flier, albeit with upside.

I have a feeling dude is gonna light it up next year. These Achilles injuries were relatively minor. I've got more faith in him than I do in Doctson.

If you didn't write this bit about Doctson, I would have accused you of recycling one of your posts from last year!!!

Seriously, I'm glad he's at least coming back to DC to give it another shot. Not expecting much but I'd love to see him finally deliver.