Roster analysis: Casey Rabach, Will Montgomery and the future at Center

In short, with a $3 million salary looming in 2011, by structuring the signing bonus in [the manner Bruce Allen did], the Redskins can terminate Rabach's contract without cap accounting consequence in 2011, meaning with zero dead money. Had the team not negotiated this provision, Rabach's dead money would have been $2.8 million. Therefore, one can conclude, in part, that the Redskins were uncertain of Rabach's role beyond 2010 and structured a contract accordingly.

Centreville's Will Montgomery, Rabach's replacement last week in Tennessee, also had his contract renegotiated prior to the 2010 season. That renegotiation could prove advantageous for the Redskins...

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I'm still not sold on Montgomery

as the answer at Center. But it’s nice to know that we have some flexibility there.

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." - Mark Twain

by VA_Skin on Nov 25, 2010 2:38 PM EST reply actions

On Montgomery, he rated well on Pro Football Focus in 2009, but he did not look that good - got pushed around a lot. I was

surprised that he didn’t get cut in September.

by Jefferson1935 on Nov 26, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions

Who knew?

We have a capable front office that knows how to write up a contract(s)

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Nov 25, 2010 3:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

The answer?

Stefen Wisniewski

http://www.nfldraftbible.com/Players/List/2011-Big-Board/Stefen-Wisniewski.html

Won awards at both center and guard. Played both positions for 2 years at the college level. He’s projected to be a late 2nd or early 3rd round pick. Beefing up that interior line should be a priority.

by Kurtstack on Nov 26, 2010 11:21 AM EST reply actions

That sucks

Because we won’t have a 2nd (McNabb) or 3rd round (Hicks) pick to draft him with.

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Nov 26, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

We do have a 2nd.

It was this past year’s 2nd we traded. This year the 3rd or 4th goes to Philly, with the other going to New Orleans for the Brown trade. We have a 1, 2, 5, two 6s and a 7, if I remember correctly.

by tuckwell on Nov 26, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I stand corrected

Seems like forever ago we had a 1st & 2nd round pick in the same draft. Do you think there’s any chance of us getting more picks in the upcoming draft?

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Nov 26, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions

Well

I think we should do whatever we can to pick up Wisniewski. It would be wonderful to have a young versatile Center/Guard to anchor the line for years to come. He and Trent Williams could be tremendous building blocks for the future.

by Kurtstack on Nov 26, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

I could see us trading down

depending on where we pick in the first round. If we’re picking where I want us to be, which is somewhere from 20-26, probably not, but if we’re picking between 10-20 which is more likely, we could probably drop back in the round for a team who really wants one of the quarterbacks or something. Trade first round picks with them and pick up a 3rd as well, something like that.

by tuckwell on Nov 26, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions

An 8-8 season got the Skins a 1st round 13th pick in 2009. The way things are lining up now -

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft – which is very subject to change, i.e., for instance, Mike Pouncey, C,Florida has a Scouts Inc grade of 92 which is about the equivalent of an 18th pick and higher the Hudson, C. The Skins could get one of the better QB prospects in the 1st round, but not Luck given these rankings. An OT or DT could also be had.

Player Pos. School Grade
1. Andrew Luck* QB Stanford 98
2. Patrick Peterson* CB LSU 98
3. Da’Quan Bowers* DE Clemson 97
4. Marcell Dareus* DT Alabama 97
5. Robert Quinn* DE North Carolina 96
6. A.J. Green* WR Georgia 96
7. Stephen Paea DT Oregon State 96
8. Prince Amukamara CB Nebraska 96
9. Nick Fairley DT Auburn 95
10. Anthony Castonzo OT Boston Coll. 95
11. Janoris Jenkins* CB Florida 95
12. Akeem Ayers* OLB UCLA 94
13. Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa 94
14. Jake Locker QB Washington 94
15. Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin 93
16. Allen Bailey DE Miami 93
17. Mark Ingram* RB Alabama 93
18. Ryan Mallett* QB Arkansas 92
19. Nate Solder OT Colorado 91
20. Ryan Kerrigan DE Purdue 91
21. Von Miller OLB Texas A&M 91
22. Aaron Williams* CB Texas 90
23. Drake Nevis DT LSU 90
24. Cameron Heyward DE Ohio State 90
25.Derek Sherrod OT Miss. St. 90
26. Jeremy Beal OLB Oklahoma 90
27. Kyle Rudolph* TE Notre Dame 90
28. Demarcus Love* OT Arkansas 89
29. Rodney Hudson C Florida State 89
30. Rahim Moore* S UCLA 89
31. Cameron Jordan DE California 89
32. Brandon Burton* CB Utah 89

by Jefferson1935 on Nov 26, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

I think should include Cam Newton

There is no way he will be back for another year of NCAA fun. He will be first.

by hambonejackson on Nov 26, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

Second.

Luck is the absolute real deal, no coach or GM would pass on him for Newton. Cam is a freak, like a smarter, faster Vince Young, but as a pure QB prospect, Luck is unquestionably #1. Where I disagree with almost everyone is Locker, I think the guy is inaccurate and makes questionable decisions. He gets inflated by great physical measurables but those don’t win games in the NFL.

by tuckwell on Nov 26, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

Luck is the pure passer

Cam Newton is a one man wrecking crew. He is 6’6" and I think has a pretty good arm. Ofcourse, it depends on who is drafting first. I just don’t want to be the GM that passes on Newton.

by hambonejackson on Nov 26, 2010 5:11 PM EST up reply actions