Are the Skins Done Acquiring RBs?

RB is one of the positions I am NOT worried about in free agency. We have a full stable of young guys with lots of potential. Torrain played quite well when healthy. Helu and Royster should both be good fits for Shanahan’s zone blocking running scheme. Royster is also a RB that does not shy away from backfield blocking. My gut feeling is that these are the three guys that will make the Redskins’ roster this year.

That being said, I think that K. Williams played well enough last year to deserve a good shot in an open competition. I also think that Davis looks like a good fit for the system, and should also be given a good look. Maybe keep Simpson arond for training camp, because he spent most of last year here learning the offense.

McNeal and Brown can be ditched to create more roster space to sign free agents at areas of greater need, like O-line NT, CB, and ILB.

dont forget before he was franchised last year the skins were rumored to be targeting him last off season.yes we have alot of young backs but we still have not adressed the need for a change of pace back, helu has speed but is not shifty and is not as much of a recieving threat out of the backfield as sporoles.williams is the best 3rd down back we have and with him only being a second year player and the o-line and qb position in flux why not add a vet who is good in pass protection it was obvious that was missed when portis was out and now he is gone.when you have a stable of young backs none of whom is of superstar caliber yet why not add a vet,it worked for the jets and lt kansas city with thomas jones,sproles and addai are not parker and johnson they are still relatively young and can still produce at a high level.i’m higher on sproles than i am addai based on the health factor,and you wont have to over pay sproles like you would have to do with deangelo williams.and out of the veteran rbs available sproles seems to be the most durable,addai,williams and ronnie brown all have injury issues.i would not be opposed to bringing in a rb/fb such as vontae leach(houston) or macclain from baltimore,plus leach knows kyl’s system and both are younger options than sellers and more proven than evans

But neither Sproles nor Addai are at the “stick a fork in them” part of their career that Larry Johnson and Willie Parker were. So if they signed either of them I wouldn’t be miffed about it. For a little guy Sproles is a decent pass blocker. But as this play demonstrates, he won’t make any money running between the tackles.

for me it would depend on how the Salary Cap shakes out. If it is in the 120 range, then they probably wouln’t have the money. But if it is like 130, then they probably have enough money to add a vet. RB.

Then he would be perfect Redskins material!

Torain is the closest we have to a top runner, and even he is somewhat marginal, and historically injury prone. Helu is unproven and untested, and I think overrated by Skins fans telling themselves what a great draft we had. He could be good, but nothing in his past says he can be a #1 back. Torain, Williams, Helu, Royster – compare them to other NFL teams, and especially those in the division. I’d go for Sproles or Williams, although NT and O-line (and CB, with or without Carlos) are higher priorities. QB is so complicated – there are so many unknowables – I don’t know what I’d do, but the answer is not likely to involve a lot of money. That leaves us in very good shape, money-wise, to gun for NT, O-line, CB, RB, spending whatever it takes to get a solid guy in each slot (not necessarily the top guy, and never paying $20 million).

He excels in the passing game and we can get him for very cheap. Probably a 6th rounder. He is only a couple years removed from a 1000 yd season under kyle shannahan and is still young. He has the quicks, it just seems like he fell out of favor in Houston. If he doesn’t work out for us, we only lose a 6th rounder. He’s worth a shot.

I hope they use FA for a NT and at least one OG. They need to decide if Lich or Monty can replace Rabach, too.

Wish list is currently as follows (if prices are right);

Franklin, 49ers NT (vital)
Moss, ’Skins WR (to play the slot and continue to provide leadership)
Yanda, Ravens OG (long-term benefit and room for improvement)
Harris, Broncos RT (cheaper than Brown)
Joseph, Bengals CB (if available, better value than Rogers)
Joseph, Bucs OG (like him, but would depend on who we let go)

In that order.

Again, depending on cost. Plus, if anyone knows Garrett’s plays / Romo’s snap counts, it’s him.

Plus, Jerruh would have a fit, claim Tyron Smith was his LT all along and boom! Mark Colombo is back for another run!

I can dream…

There are a lot of comments about bringing in a veteran RB. I feel comfortable with Torain/Helu/Williams active and Royster on the Practice Squad in case of injury. They are all young players that have a lot to prove. They are also very cap-friendly. What hasn’t been mentioned is adding a RB via undrafted free agent. Noel Divine would be a great home run threat. He wasn’t drafted because he is small and had a foot injury that hurt his combine numbers. He’s a lot tougher than his size indicates, and has the great vision that is needed for a Shanahan RB.