Daily Slop

by Ken Meringolo on Mar 28, 2009 10:46 AM EDT

Wow...the offseason makes for some lean weekends.

Daniels is back! Well, we should be set I guess at LE, for a year anyway. Wow...34 and 36...the ages of our left ends. I can't wait until Peppers and Freeney turn 35! We will be all over that!

Here is a fantasy teaser. I want to start talking fantasy football so bad right now but Kevin always gets upset when it is 6 months away and I act like it never ends. From the National Football Post, Joe Fortenbaugh looks at what would be the top 10 fantasy running backs. Noticeably absent??? CP! The more comments we get about this the better I will feel about myself when I launch my fantasy posts.

Here is an updated free agent list from CNNSI.com...see anyone you think we could use or pay?

It will be interesting to see how the road back to the NFL goes for Michael Vick. Here is a tad of insight into Goodell's thought process right now.

In the "At Least This Kind of Thing Doesn't Only Happen to D.C. Teams" category, the 49ers released Jonas Jennings, a hyped up tackle signed when Mike Nolan came on board in 2005. The dude signed for $36 million and besides playing in only 23 of 64 games in the time he was there, he finished 3 of the 4 seasons on IR.

For all you hungover HogsHaven fans today, here is an old SI article on our dear friend, John Riggins.

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Cato June is on the FA list

He would be a good signing if we don’t get an LB in the draft. Marcus could come back too… Blades plus Marcus or June could be a short term solution.

by liger99 on Mar 28, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions

If Cato June is willing

to come in @ the league minimum, then by all means, let’s sign him! He’s got several good years left in him, with experience at the SS & WS OLB positions. However, it would be an adjustment for him since he has mainly played in a Cover 2 at Tampa and Indy.

by VA_Skin on Mar 29, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

13 years of experience time 2

LDE-no problem
LDE with 26 years total experience with 2! rotating players: Add in the young bucks Buzzbee, Jackson and wilson…it may be solid.
Here is the question, Vinny mentioned that a team typically keeps a total of 7 Defensive lineman, once Daniels is added…they’ll be 11 on the roster…Who does not make it through camp? listing from Redskin Team page
90 Buzbee, Alex DE 6-3 265 1 Georgetown 11-27-1985
99 Carter, Andre DE 6-4 252 8 California 05-12-1979
98 Jackson, Rob DE 6-4 259 R Kansas State 11-03-1985
95 Wilson, Chris DE 6-4 246 2 Northwood 07-10-1982
0 Wynn, Renaldo DE 6-3 296 13 Notre Dame 09-03-1974
79 Alexander, Lorenzo DT 6-1 286 2 California 05-31-1983
64 Golston, Kedric DT 6-4 320 3 Georgia 05-30-1983
96 Griffin, Cornelius DT 6-3 311 9 Alabama 12-03-1976
92 Haynesworth, Albert DT 6-6 320 7 Tennessee 06-17-1981
94 Montgomery, Anthony DT 6-6 315 3 Minnesota 03-08-1984

by dr WNC on Mar 28, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

Hopefully not Buzbee?

(I just like the fact that someone from my alma mater plays for the ’Skins)

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by DbacksSkins on Mar 28, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Buzbee could be the one

He’s an unproven player who got hurt when he was just getting started.
Daniels provided a quote about Buzbee in a Washington Post story back in 2007

“He’s been doing a great job,” said veteran defensive end Phillip Daniels, who has taken to mentoring his young teammate and said that Buzbee reminds him of what he used to be like as a rookie. "He’s a great kid with a great personality and you don’t mind helping a guy like that out. "He’s explosive. He comes off the ball with a lot of power

by dr WNC on Mar 28, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

5 crappy players do not equal 1 decent one

The young DEs are all unproven and haven’t shown much.

Could one of them be a diamond in the rough? Sure, I guess.

Are things looking good at LDE? No.

by smutsboy1 on Mar 28, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions

that is true

We can get one sure starter in the draft this year, which leaves us with some holes to fill either on the o-line, d-line, or at LB.

Do we roll with Wynn/Daniels/Wilson at LDE if we don’t get Orakpo/Brown/other in the draft?
Do we roll with Jansen/Heyer at RT if we don’t get OL in the draft? (take Andre Smith?)
Do we roll with Blades/Washington(?) at LB if we don’t draft one of the USC LBs in the draft?

Seems like we are going to be weak somewhere and will need to make the best of it with less than ideal players….like signing Daniels. Not good.

by liger99 on Mar 28, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

It would have really been worth it to keep Demetric Evans

My ideal scenario would have been to draft one of the four OTs, have kept Evans at LDE, and play god knows who at SLB.

Of the holes we’re going to have to fill (SLB, LDE, RT), Evans is the best available fill-in option. Anyway…

Man I wish we hadn’t spent the last 8 years getting rid of day-1 draft picks. That’s where all the affordable starters come from (rounds 2/3). (and I also wish our picks last year had looked like they might pan out.)

by smutsboy1 on Mar 28, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Why Evans, because he's slightly younger?

Daniels and Wynn are together are just as good if not a slight upgrade to Evans, with a combined Salary which is the same.
Two veterans for the price of one, all of which are solid “backup” players

by dr WNC on Mar 28, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions

younger by 4 & 5 years respectively, with no recent injury issues

and I think Evans’ year last year was as good as or better than any Daniels or Wynn ever had for us.

moot point…. but just how I feel.

by smutsboy1 on Mar 28, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

IIRC,

I think Phil Daniels had a pretty good year in ’04…

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by DbacksSkins on Mar 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions

And why is Daniels returning

Per the Times report he had similar offers with other teams, possibly in a starting role. He only choose the Redskins because of a loyalty to the Coach and the #4 (2008) Defensive System.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Redskins perform with a group where only 1, possibly 2 guys are learning the Defensive system, the solid system which produced a #4 team with less than star players.

Why is it ok for NE to be looking to sign Taylor, already signed Springs, both have been great players but is their time past and can they play 16 games? What’s the difference?

by dr WNC on Mar 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

The Cheatriots

are looking to sign Taylor??

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by DbacksSkins on Mar 28, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Speculation

It seems Taylor has stated the Patriots are at the top of his list
and at the owner"s meeting Kraft was quoted…

Robert Kraft.-"Great player," Kraft was quoted as saying when asked about the possibility of Taylor playing in New England. "I’m sure that can happen if he wants it."

by dr WNC on Mar 29, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Fantasy

Well, just a few thoughts. I thinkt he guys he puts in the top 10 are good, but not adding Portis, Steven Jackson, Frank Gore, and maybe even Ryan Grant is a mistake. He puts a lot of stock in sophomore talent, which isn’t always warranted. He also bases it far far far too much on last years totals, rather than talent, situation, OLine, etc.

by matthiasstephan on Mar 28, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions