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My Ideal 2010 Redskins

There's a lot of talk about who the Redskins should be targeting this offseason, in both free-agency and the draft. I thought I'd chime in with what I hope happens, making what I think is a superbowl contending team (with the Shanahan's playcalling).

Free Agency:

The main free-agency acquisition is Carlos Dansby, to play OLB opposite of Brian Orakpo. OLB is a position of need and Dansby has expressed interest in (Snyder's money) coming here, so I see this as feasible. 

Trade:

The other acquisition for our starting line is through trade with Buffalo. As you may have heard around the grapevine, the Bills are interested in Jason Campbell. The trade I envision sends Jason Campbell and Chris Horton to Buffalo for Donte Whitner and the Bills' first round pick at #9 overall. Whitner was the 8th overall pick in the 2006, and has played consistent, but not spectacular in the secondary. He played 10 games in 2009, with 57 tackles, 5 passes defended, two picks, one returned for a TD. He is more suited for the Free Safety, but the Bills have a new young stud in Jairus Byrd playing there. They would love nothing more than pairing Byrd with another young stud like Horton. I'm a big Chris Horton fan, but with LaRon at SS, and Reed Doughty and Kareem Moore capable backups, Horton is a luxury that we can afford to part with. Obviously we would like nothing more than to move Landry to his more suited position at SS, with a quick FS behind him, and another first round draft pick. 

Note: This trade would take place as the Buffalo Bills go on the clock at #9 in the draft.

Star-divide

 

Draft: 

The main question in the draft comes for us is around the quarterback. Who does Shanahan like more and (who) will the St.Louis Rams draft one? Here's a quick little synopsis on the two:

Clausen - Has been studying under Charlie Weiss for three years at Notre Dame. Weiss was the genius offensive coordinator of the Patriots during their reign of terror (2004), so he's one of the best to study under. The style of offensive they ran was called the Erhardt - Perkins offensive system, which you might recognize from the Broncos this year, the Patriots, or unsuccessfully with the Chiefs. It's difficult to run, but Clausen ran it near-perfect with 3,722 yards, 28 TDs, 4 INTs. He has identical measurables and 3/4 throwing technique that Kurt Warner does. There's a strong case for him here: http://www.walterfootball.com/mattblog091229.php . The biggest complaint on Clausen is his attitude and leadership capabilities, but as Jay Cutler proved, that won't matter with Mike Shanahan's alpha-dominance in the locker room. 

Bradford - It's debated that Bradford could have been the top QB prospect had he entered the draft last year. He chose to go back, hurt his shoulder, and didn't really play. He's regarded as the best prospect if his shoulder is completely healed. This could be similar to the draft two years ago when knee concerns dropped Adrian Peterson's draft value and gave the Vikings the steal of the draft. Luckily, Bradford's doctor is on our payroll so you'd expect that we would have the most accurate information to decide with. Charlie Casserly points out how Bradford and Shanahan seem to be the perfect marriage. One other cool perk with Bradford is that he is actually part native-american. If you're (Mike Florio) in to speculating, you could easily interpret Bruce Allen's quote to be a tilt of the hand towards Bradford, because he is actually a redskin:

We’re going to go for the best Redskins player 

A lot the the decision rests with what other teams do and how draft stocks fluctuate. For now, I'm going with Bradford drafted by the Rams. We take Okung at #4. Cleveland and Oakland don't need a QB (too much salary being paid to QBs already), and Pete Carroll in Seattle would love Bradford. Does he take Clausen instead? I don't think so, but they could. If they do, we stick with Jason Campbell. If they don't, we trade with Buffalo and select Clausen at #9. Here's how I'd like to see the rest of the draft go for us: 

Round 2 - Terrence Cody. Aka Mount Cody has questions about his weight, but has already dropped about 12 pounds for the combine, coming it at 354 lbs. He's a prototypical nose-tackle, great space-filler, but not a threat in pass-rush. That doesn't matter for us, we have a ridiculous pass-rush around him. 

Round 4 - Montario Hardesty. Very underrated as the SEC's #1 Runner. He would be a perfect fit in the one-cut running scheme that Shanahan runs. He's got the strength and balance to break tackles, the speed to outrun linebacks, but his biggest attribute is his vision. Here's a highlight reel of his 2009 year, notice what he does within the first second of getting the hand-off: He recognizes where the hole is opening, makes a strong cut towards it, and accelerates through. The other consideration here (if Hardesty is taken) is LeGarrette Blount. Infamous for punching out a player at the beginning of the year, but sounds genuinely remorseful. Mike Mayock describes him as a mini Brandon Jacobs, but faster. Highlights here.

Round 5 - Zane Beadles. As highlighted in Kevin's article earlier this week, Beadles would be a strong fit into our offense. Shanahan has a proven record of finding offensive-line talent in later rounds of the draft, so Beadles or an equivalent would add depth and a potential starter to our line options at RG. 

Round 6 and 7 - Things are too unpredictable to guess on by these later rounds. Drafting Best-player-available for depth on the roster is always the best move. 

 

Offense: 

That leaves our offense looking like this. I'm disregarding rumors of Samuels retirement until I hear it officially from him. He would be a great mentor for Okung's development and could be replaced by Okung and Levi Jones pending another injury. Right-guard would be the training camp competition to watch. 

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Defense: 

Switch to a 3-4/4-6 defense would bring masked pressure to the quarterback and allow aggressive and opportunistic players like LaRon Landry and DeAngelo Hall to jump routes for more interceptions. Phillip Daniels would be a capable backup to any of the front 3. Chris Wilson would be a capable backup to either of the OLBs. HB Blades would be a capable backup to either ILB. I'm confident in JT Tryon and Kevin Barnes as backups and in nickel/dime formations (the 3rd CB would be a good competition for camp too). Kareem Moore and Reed Doughty backup the safeties. This defense looks incredible and gets me giddy with it's potential. 

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No Horton trade

My jersey I have of him would mean nothing then

by washfan29 on Feb 28, 2010 3:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

You assume these risks

when you buy the jersey of a 7th round pick. This trade makes sense, but I still don’t like it either.

by CarverM on Feb 28, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Also

He doesn’t say who we would draft with the 9 overall pick, does he?

by washfan29 on Feb 28, 2010 3:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Oh yea he does nevermind

But no Jimmy C!!!!!! He seems like he won’t do very well at the NFL level

by washfan29 on Feb 28, 2010 3:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I just flat out

don’t want to have to root for him.

by CarverM on Feb 28, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions  

I'll root for that sentiment.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions  

Carlos Dansby would be a great pick up. Why would we get rid of our best safety? (Chris Horton) If he is healthy he is our best safety by far.

Laron is just not that smart, but he looks like a player that is about all. We all know that Reed Doughty is slow as a snail. Kareem Moore is alot better then people give him credit for.

I am not going to comment about getting rid of Jason, because it makes no sense. Why not get rid of Cooley instead ?

by LETJASONPASS on Feb 28, 2010 3:59 PM EST reply actions  

Just a few things to point out

Carter at DE in a 3-4 line up just doesn’t seem like the best way to use him. Carter is an edge rusher. It doesn’t feel like this puts him in the best place to succeed.

Also I think I am the only person who doesn’t feel thrilled to see the Redskins get Karlos Dansby. He is a good player but he won’t be cheap. Also I can’t help but think he will be the next Adalius Thomas. Adalius Thomas was great with Baltimore and since he has signed with New England hasn’t played nearly as well as he used to. I just can’t shake the feeling that Dansby could be that next free agent bust. Bust may be too extreme, I just don’t think he will perform to the level his contract entails.

I won’t be mad to see the skins pick him up. I just won’t be excited either. I would rather see the skins find someone in the draft who could be the next Karlos Dansby.

by JeanBaptiste on Feb 28, 2010 5:28 PM EST reply actions  

Carter at DE wouldn't be ideal.

But he would be more than capable, especially with Phillip Daniels and Cornelius Griffin being able to sub him out.
Karlos Dansby lets us improve a position of need without spending a draft pick or player (in trade).

by SSBlitz on Feb 28, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Jarmon at DE

he fits the 3-4 perfectly

Pommylee

by Pommylee on Mar 1, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions  

Rumor has it

The Skins are going to be players for both Peppers and Dansby.
I think Peppers is a mistake. He does want to play the stand up rusher in a 3-4 (OLB).
I think Dansby gives us a very good 2nd ILB that we don’t have on the roster right now.
If we do pull a Snyder and sign both then that leaves Carter in the cold.

by RPMontana on Mar 1, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions  

We need to focus on players

that fill needs, not egos and bank accounts.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions  

That's not very Snyder-rific of you

You seem to have the Colts and Patriots mission statement in the wrong file.
Our’s reads “If you can’t win in January and February then you better beat them in March.”

by RPMontana on Mar 1, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions  

We dominate March.

Not so much April, but definitely March.

by CarverM on Mar 1, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions  

We're pretty much

undeated in January and February last I checked. Helps if you have a meaningful game to play, though.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Madden is an entirely realistic

game that has nothing to do with reality. So I’m quite certain you are correct, Sir.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions  

My Madden teams are SO much better than his

If we don’t fix the OL this might be the first time in a long time the Skins suck on Madden.

"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins

by smutsboy1 on Mar 1, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Just how did we go from

THE HOGS to the dogs, anyway….? It’s one thing to speculate that having a great OLine is a good thing; but here we experienced it first hand and somehow did not learn the lesson at all. Crazy!!

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions  

*undefeated

??

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 2, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions  

If we sign Peppers for One year only

seeing as it is uncapped, then I think it maybe this isnt that absolute worst idea

Not saying I support it, just saying it is defensible, I mean in an uncapped year we may as well use Snyders money, my concern though is potential issues with Locker Room chemistry

Pommylee

by Pommylee on Mar 1, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I have the same concern

and wonder what this really does positively for the team in the long run. Another highly paid FA standing in the way of young, hungry and reasonably paid lunch box to work guys. I thought we were trying to BUILD something here, not ornamentalize.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 2, 2010 8:49 AM EST up reply actions  

ding ding ding
I thought we were trying to BUILD something here, not ornamentalize.

"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins

by smutsboy1 on Mar 2, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions  

fair enuff

I wasnt saying I wanted him Scott E, just saying that if Danny is desperate to throw some of his money around in an uncapped year, then it may not be terrible

(which btw I immeadiatly qualified, with my Locker Room Chemistry concerns)

If you wanna know what I want to happen it is basically this

Take Okung at 4

trade our 2nd rd pick, for 1 mid 2nd rd pick and top 10 of the 3rd rd pick, and then get a Guard and a NT leaving us the opportunity to take a flyer with our 4th rd pick on a Skill position player/gamebreaker who may be a bust, but because we have made 3 solid choices to start, we can afford to take a High Risk/High Reward chance in the 4th rd

I dont want us to go to a 3-4, but we are, so I want the NT (Mt Cody perhaps) to free Haynesworth up to play DE in a 3-4, can you imagine the havoc he could cause there, with Orakpos sweeping around the outside of him while he gobbles up the edge, or alternatively B-Rak busting through the middle of the holes that Big Al would explode between the guard and the tackle.

Then with a top Guard and a top tackle, maybe there will be holes for our 4th rd flyer to utilise and it will help his progression if he is a Tailback

Pommylee

by Pommylee on Mar 2, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree in that I also believe there will be quality running backs in the 4th rd.

Heck, I think the team can pick up a solid back in the 7th and even sign an undrafted kid that will produce. Not going to get a stud, but a solid contributor. A piece to the puzzle as we say, while preserving those valuable selections for foundation building.

by johnnydee83 on Mar 2, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions  

and the right side of our line is a sieve and everyone knows we are running left.

by les boulez bomber on Mar 2, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions  

we need two tackles with the first two picks

by les boulez bomber on Mar 2, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions  

I salivate at your proposal, PommyLee

There are a number of good RB options in round 4. I likee a true NT to let AH be El Destructo and free up Rak at the same time. (At this point, I’m hatin life as an offensive coordinator/oline coach for the opposition.)

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 3, 2010 10:11 AM EST up reply actions  

the Big Al B-Rak edge combination

almost makes moving to the 3-4 bearable

but if they try to turn Big Al into a 3-4 NT, look for him to get multiple ‘injuries’ every season as the boredom of being a space eater causes him to just check out

Pommylee

by Pommylee on Mar 3, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions  

There is an article on Redskins Insider

that places Alonzo Alexander at OLB. I know that he is fast for a big guy, but question whether he is that fast. If this switch is a fact it puts an interesting slant on some of the speculation that been seen on other team’s free agents..

by Jefferson1935 on Feb 28, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Lorenzo Alexander has always been the jack-of-all-trades backup.

He plays half the positions on the team, OLB can be added to that too.

by SSBlitz on Feb 28, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions  

He can do everything!!

I am especially amazed at his special teams play.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 8:48 AM EST up reply actions  

I'd love to see them

at least try that. We need more of a presence on the inside at linebacker if we go 3-4 (or so I’m told.)

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions  

It just seems like a waste

He is such a good edge rusher why put him in a position that isn’t using him to the best of his abilities.

Karlos Dansby is a cap issue waiting to had. He wants 30 million guaranteed. Yes I know its an uncapped year but what about when the cap returns. I just don’t believe based on his play this year that he is worth that amount.

by JeanBaptiste on Feb 28, 2010 8:03 PM EST reply actions  

Is Andre Carter someone you want to base your team around?

He’s good. He’s big and strong enough to play DE in a 3-4. He’s also old, and would be first a top priority to be replaced next year.

by SSBlitz on Feb 28, 2010 8:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Well some news is coming together too
Phillip Daniels would be a capable backup to any of the front 3. Chris Wilson would be a capable backup to either of the OLBs.

Alexander to try and play LB
Daniels is trying to be resigned before FA

by dr WNC on Feb 28, 2010 8:21 PM EST reply actions  

SSBlitz you have Samuels

in your graphic. Most speculation has him retiring.

by Jefferson1935 on Feb 28, 2010 9:18 PM EST reply actions  

I’m disregarding rumors of Samuels retirement until I hear it officially from him.

by SSBlitz on Feb 28, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Samuels told several people w/i the organization he's done, but it's not official, true

B/c of his injury, he’ll get $300K a year for life from the NFL

"I am excited about starting 2009. We are looking forward to an outstanding year. We're on our way. We have a lot of healthy players this year." - Vinny Cerrato

by Kevin Ewoldt on Mar 1, 2010 7:38 AM EST up reply actions  

I like the Dansby signing.

I don’t think the Bills will make that trade, their safety situation is good. They need major O-line help which the 9 pick would help fill.
Don’t like Cody at 2, the team looks like they will rotate defenses frequently and may not need a full-time nose only.
Like Hardesty at 4 if he is still there.
Beadles at 5 looks good.

by johnnydee83 on Feb 28, 2010 9:37 PM EST reply actions  

Trading Horton would be foolish

He’s young, our best safety, and our best tackler other than fletcher. He’s cheaper and he plays with a chip on his shoulder. Did I mention he was young. H’s not a luxury, he’s an asset. I’d rather trade Landry or Cooley.

by mr.snyderhireme on Feb 28, 2010 9:44 PM EST reply actions  

Why do people think that this trade could ever happen?

First of all, why should the Redskins trade a QB with talent and starting experience? I know getting a first round pick in return would make it palatable, but now you have an unproven rookie who will be earning more (and getting a very large signing bonus on top) than Campbell would have… Actually, you have two, with the #4 pick added in there.
Second of all, what about this trade would make the Bills eager to say yes? Nobody (not even me, and I love the guy) thinks that Jason Campbell is worth a first round pick in a trade (even if I think that taking on a top-10 pick over Campbell is a liability, I still don’t see him as being worth that much; that might be contradictory, so be it). And certainly the Bills don’t think that Horton and Whitner are equal pieces either. Horton is good and has great upside, but he just spent half of his sophomore season on IR and does not have nearly an equal resume to Whitner. Maybe the Bills would be interested in the trade if it was a lower round pick, but I still can’t cope with giving up a starting QB for a starting safety. That just doesn’t make sense, even if we plan on bringing in the next “franchise” QB in this draft. Even if we do that, keeping Campbell around is far more prudent than replacing him with a safety who is above average but certainly not great.

by kseandoyle on Feb 28, 2010 10:15 PM EST reply actions  

As a Bills fan....

I echo that sentiment. We’re not trading a first round pick for Campbell. End of story. We’re definitely not trading Donte Whitner and a first round pick for the Redskins’ cast off QB.

by MattRichWarren on Mar 1, 2010 6:54 AM EST up reply actions  

What happens when we trade Jason

and come draft day the Rams take the QB we want and the Lions or Chiefs trade down to pick up extra draft picks and that team takes the other QB. Then we are screwed.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 8:53 AM EST reply actions  

Oh...

thanks for clearing that up for me.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions  

You really see

The Lions and Chiefs trading down to draft QB’s when they both just signed QBs to monster contracts last year???? Stafford and Cassel are not being replaced after only 1 season and neither team wants half of their payroll going to the QB’s…

by wildinout on Mar 1, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions  

+1

Cassell is the 3rd highest paid QB in the league. Hahaha

by SSBlitz on Mar 1, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Isn't Stafford up there somewhere too?

His contract is the root of the Rookie Wage dilemma. Richest rookie contract ever signed at 6 years/ $41.7 million, but apparently only $17 million is guaranteed with the rest going to incentives. Who knows how difficult the incentives are to achieve.

by wildinout on Mar 1, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions  

I meant

The Lions and the Chiefs will trade down to get more draft picks to address there many needs (like us). I was worried that whomever they traded with would each need a QB and take the two we are reportedly interested in.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions  

no thanks

Only 2 draft picks on the OL? You have no RG and you’re assuming Samuels Samuels will be recovered and you’ve done the absolute bare minimum in rebuilding the OL after it has been left to rot for a decade.

by aFan4Life on Mar 1, 2010 9:13 AM EST reply actions  

i agree- we really need five quality new linemen

by les boulez bomber on Mar 1, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions  

Thanks Snyderrato

Amazing how you find yourself in that position when you don’t devote good draft resources to the OL for a DECADE

"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins

by smutsboy1 on Mar 1, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions  

Don't like it

There isn’t enough work done on the OL and I don’t think we should send off JC and Horton on what amount to big gambles.

Personally I’d deal Landry before Horton at this point.

by SkinsOsTerps on Mar 1, 2010 10:35 AM EST reply actions  

i love all the effort and you do great work. but i have to admit, i find it convenient you assume samuels is not retiring when he has pretty consistently indicated he is retiring. it makes sense for him to retire and the stretch assumption is he is going to play!

we need two starting tackles in the first two rounds of the draft. sorry- but they are that bad! does anyone know of any UFA that is a good tackle for us to target? if not, i stand by the bookend tackles this draft. vinny’s cancer has to be treated or we fans will die

by les boulez bomber on Mar 1, 2010 10:39 AM EST reply actions  

It's not that I'm assuming he'll be back.

I’m just disregarding rumors until I know for sure. With Kevin pointing out the $300,000/year pension he would receive, it becomes a lot more obvious that he will retire. As I mentioned though, Okung can move to LT and Levi Jones (or similar) comes in at RT.

by SSBlitz on Mar 1, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions  

I bet Samuels

knows more about world geography than Sarah Palin, though. Just a hunch…

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't see how this is relevant

to the running joke. You’re reaching, Scott.

by CarverM on Mar 1, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions  

I guess I was referring

to Vice Presidential candidate and possibly Presidential Candidate Palin. Is that such a reach? And I’m serious when I say I bet Samuels knows more about world geography than she.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 2:28 PM EST up reply actions  

That should not be too hard.

Her references even for being Governor of Alaska were not much. Most local politicians in the DC Metro area could top her education and experience. Back to football or fools ball.

by Jefferson1935 on Mar 1, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Samuels and Palin

I think you’re wrong on that. Sarah also knows a lot more about politics and government than Chris does. Of course, Chris probably knows more about pro football than she does. In any case, they both appear to be pretty nice, and smart, people.

by Donnio1234 on Mar 2, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions  

and though i would not, i could be satisfied if we traded campbell for a first round draft choice or quality tackle and pick up bradford. just so long as by the end of the second round we have a decent qb and two good tackles.

no clausen under any circumstances. he fails the first test- never won in college. that is important. i dont care what system he studied

by les boulez bomber on Mar 1, 2010 10:41 AM EST reply actions  

You will never find a first or second rate LT in his prime thru FA

They are too valuable to trade/lose.

Yes, very convenient he did not address Samuel’s replacement – it’s 95% done deal. Even if he does decide to play, the chances of him finishing the season are low – so you still need to treat the situation as if he will not be here.

Your comment on Clausen was well received.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions  

agree on LT. it is hard to get a good RT! and i highly doubt it possible with this uncapped year and a limited # of UFA

by les boulez bomber on Mar 1, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions  

Unfortunately, if Samuels would have

played 16 regular season games, he was over the hill in a big way.

by Jefferson1935 on Mar 1, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions  

under normal circumstances, levi jones might be ok to give a shot to see if he can do it and worry about it in 2011 if he cant. but the problem is we also dont have a RG we can count on and you have to consider the C position suspect to last through the year. So you are testing a guy on the end with a weak middle to boot. The whole right side of the line will probably stink and everyone knows we have to run left.

The fact is we won a couple games this year and could not protect the QB for more than a couple seconds regularly. And we were shut down everytime we had to move the ball, the other team knew it and blitzed. It is a fantasy to think you can just insert one or two new pieces and all is well. Fix the darn line, Bruce. or we will win 6 games tops!

by les boulez bomber on Mar 1, 2010 10:54 AM EST reply actions  

i really feel they hired the wrong coach for this personnel. this could be a pretty good football team with a solid draft (ie, fix the line) pick up a RB and running two tight end sets playing smash mouth football.

it has never sat well with me that the coach is 60 years old on a 5 year plan when people rarely coach past 65. and no one has coached more than a year or two past that age and that was the tuna who was on heart attack watch every week and was a shadow of himself.

by les boulez bomber on Mar 1, 2010 11:00 AM EST reply actions  

Disagree

The coach age doesn’t bother me and if all goes well, we have the future HC on staff in Kyle. I do agree that if you’re going to stay with the same personnel that he’s not the optimal guy, but it’s not like we won 12 games and are blowing up a winner. I also love the one year of soul searching and outside perspective that both the HC and GM took last year. That little Zen refresh added 5 years to his life.

by RPMontana on Mar 1, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions  

I do like the HC/OC decision also...

You have to believe that Snyder planned on signing Mike for 5 years in order to groom his son for the future HC position and get him comfortable in DC. Once we sure up the O-Line our offense will be devastating under Kyle’s QB and WR expertise after his father trains him on developing RBs…

by wildinout on Mar 1, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions  

It's an interesting blend of

new, high power offense and attacking D. I’m sure the D part will work well in the NFC East, but if we don’t get some road graders on the Oline, we could be in trouble over the course of a long season.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions  

As a Buffalo fan...

Why wouldn’t we just keep the #9 pick and draft Clausen if he’s still there? Buffalo needs a QB. Why would we give up our #9 pick for a QB with problems and a 3rd year, 7th round SS that was injured last year? We’re locked down at SS right now anyway with Scott and Wilson. Your proposing that we end up with a 2nd rate QB, no first round pick, and no FS depth. Whereas if we didn’t make that trade, we have FS depth and a 1st rate QB or LT. Gosh, I’m struggling to see why the Bills wouldn’t take this offer in a heartbeat.

Official ledge-talker-offer of the Buffalo Bills.

by WhyBillsWhy on Mar 1, 2010 12:36 PM EST reply actions  

please don't mind them

while you didn’t have to disparage my QB while doing it, there’s not much I disagree with in your statement.

SpottieOttieDopaliscious

by Rekka on Mar 1, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions  

I really didn’t mean to disparage Campbell. I actually have a soft-spot for him. My point was really only that nobody’s going to be confusing him for Peyton Manning in the near future. Really, I’d put him and Whitner in the same ballpark in terms of value.

I’d actually be interested in a deal for Campbell, just no picks involved. If we don’t pick a QB up in the draft, I’d like to see Campbell in a Bills uniform for the right price. But we flat out have too many missing pieces to be throwing draft picks around like that.

Official ledge-talker-offer of the Buffalo Bills.

by WhyBillsWhy on Mar 1, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions  

The question is

Who do the Bills (and Redskins) think is better at QB? Obviously there are going to be fans on either side for both teams. Campbell has shown good skills, the right attitude, and constant improvement year-to-year. Clausen is fluent in the lingo and philosophies of an offense that Shanahan will build on and implement here. And new regimes often mean new QBs.
If the Bills FO think Campbell is the better option, this trade still makes sense.

by SSBlitz on Mar 1, 2010 2:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah. I’m with you on the piece about about individual evaluation. Gailey has a track record of playing to a QB’s strengths, which I think would be a good thing for Campbell.

As far as your assumption that Clausen and Shanahan share a common philosophy, though, I’m not sure that’s true. In my limited understanding of it, Weis (and Clausen by extension) is an Erhardt-Perkins guy and Shanahan is more of a West Coast guy. Maybe that doesn’t make much difference. I don’t really know enough about it, but from some limited research, it looks like Gailey is an E-P guy too. Campbell has been in more systems than you can count it seems, though most recently Zorn’s WC system.

Official ledge-talker-offer of the Buffalo Bills.

by WhyBillsWhy on Mar 1, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Deals always look great

from the side of those who propose them. It’s much harder seeing a win-win situation, so I’m not surprised that Bills fans are surprised.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Because it's my ideal.

And I don’t care what Bills fans think.
The idea of the trade stemmed from speculation that the Bills and Skins were talking about a trade involving Whitner and Campbell and a draft pick.

by SSBlitz on Mar 1, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions  

"How do these things get started?"

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Combine update on Montario Hardesty

via walterfootball.com


Montario Hardesty posted very impressive numbers at the Combine. Despite putting on 10 pounds, Hardesty ran a 4.49, and paced all running backs in the vertical (41 inches) and broad jump (10-4). He’s a great fit for a zone-blocking team like Houston, Seattle or Washington.

by SSBlitz on Mar 1, 2010 3:59 PM EST reply actions  

I could root for a guy named Montario

Don’t know why, but…it’s got a ring to it.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 1, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions  

I swear

my kid is gonna have the most random off the wall name I can think of so he’s GUARANTEED to be in the NFL.

SpottieOttieDopaliscious

by Rekka on Mar 1, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions  

"Spottie Ottie" ?

:)

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 2, 2010 8:52 AM EST up reply actions  

I was thinking Dopaliscious

but I like your thinking

SpottieOttieDopaliscious

by Rekka on Mar 2, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions  

Speedy Dopaliscious

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Mar 2, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Who is Montario Hardesty?

Pure physical skills don’t necessarily make a great running back.

by Donnio1234 on Mar 1, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions  

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