Do I think that, when all is said and done that this will go down as having been a good signing that helps the team? Yes. Absolutely. AH is a game changer and I’m happy to have him.

That said, no I wouldn’t have pulled the trigger on this deal were I the one holding the strings. I would’ve spread that money around. Filling more holes with young talent to strengthen the base of the team and increasing our overall effectiveness on both offense and defense, as opposed to just blowing up at a single, albeit very important, position.

and I promise not to like it even if it turns out to be a good deal for the Redskins.

Here’s why: this is simply not the way to build a successful franchise over the long-term. Long-term success HAS to come through the draft and signing Haynesworth to such a large contract, while it certainly makes our defense immedaitely much better, eats up a large portion of the salary cap that could have otherwise been spent on signing, developing, and retaining younger players.

If our offense ranked top 10 last year, then I would be OK with this. As many people have said, we have too many holes. We are essentially paying him upfront for 4 successive pro-bowl years…we know that’s not gonna happen. He’s had small doses of injury bugs his whole career. How is that going to improve with age? I think other teams were correct in assessing him as an $80million dollar guy. It’s so rare to see that much guaranteed money upfront work out in long-term years. The uncapped year is a safety net for us, but it’s not enough. DRAFT!

It is a better move than the past moves where the over-paid player cannot dominate the game like AH can. If next year is uncapped, then it is a fantastic move.

I would also like to go on the record to say that the people pointing to the Pats and Colts as examples of how to build through the draft are off-base. All they did was draft Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, I do not call that building through the draft. Think about how good the Skins would be with Manning running the show? It is a QB league now more than ever. The Pats are a mix of FAs and picks, like the Skins but with Brady running the show in a weak division. The Skins are in a tough division, they would be a strong 10 win team every year in any other NFC division…something to think about. We do need to stop giving away draft pick though.

He blames Plac for his holding, not Brooks like I had thought and posted. At least I noticed that his timing was messd up. He was saying the things, so hopefully he is better this year.

log jail time for this.

I’m going to check the “for” box.

Young, dominant, did not cost a single draft pick (pleasenotamperingpleasenotampering), position of need, adds serious polish to an already solid defense, frees up early round pick(s) for use on offensive line….our team is better with him on it.

saying that he’s overpaid, and probably won’t perform up to the level he did at Tennessee. At the same time, I think he’ll easily be our best DL, and I think he’ll be able to adapt to our run-first defense. We could have the #1 or #2 rushing D in the league this year.

All in all, I think it’ll be a good signing.

Before free agency officially began, I (as GM) would have hedged my bets on signing multiple players. But since Haynesworth was signed, we have still been able to add Hall, Dockery, Johnson, Doughty, Fincher, Suisham, Wynn, and still have room for more! The MVP (Most Valuable Person) in the Washington Redskins’ organization is their contract negotiator(s) / salary cap guru!!