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It was foolish to think that ARE would be something special as Washington’s #2 WR. His track record in Pittsburgh was as a #3 WR/return man/decoy-extraordinaire/some time pass thrower in trick plays. His productivity in Washington has been about what it was in Pittsburgh despite the fact that he’s on the field a whole lot more. As a #2 WR, he is undersized, and for what it’s worth, the additional snaps on offense seem to have cut into his productivity as a punt returner (after averaging over 10 yards per return twice in 4 years in Pittsburgh, he has averaged 8.8, 6.1, and 6.5 yards as a Redskin).

It was also foolish to think that Carter would be the savior of the DL after his track record in SF. The record reflects that he’s played his best football, statistically-speaking, as a Redskin. He recorded more tackles in 2006 (47) than he ever did for SF (44). His tackle total in 2007 (43) was the thid highest in his career. His sack total in 2007 (10.5) was the 2nd highest of his career (12.5).

In short, ARE and Carter have performed almost exactly as anyone looking objectively at their track records in Pittsburgh and SF should have predicted. The fact that these two were signed to lucrative contracts created expectations for them that far exceeded their performance in the NFL prior to the contracts. It’s pure foolishness to think that a player will all of the sudden make a statistical/production leap because of a large contract; more often, the opposite happens.

So maybe Snyder/Cerrato have done something smart here by restructuring these contracts, but the fact that these two players have contracts that need to be restructured is a clear indication of the overall sickness afflicting the franchise. Across the board, players in Washington are overpaid, leaving the team little cap room to make offseason moves necessary to improve areas of weakness.

So maybe Snyder/Cerrato have done something smart here by restructuring these contracts, but the fact that these two players have contracts that need to be restructured is a clear indication of the overall sickness afflicting the franchise. Across the board, players in Washington are overpaid, leaving the team little cap room to make offseason moves necessary to improve areas of weakness.

the restructure was smart and for all the past front office performance issues it appears last year and this year they may have turned a corner on properly building a team. It will be interested to watch the actual draft, with the players choosen by the Front office