The Daily Twitter: 21 February 2019

To Dan Snyder. @john_keim @HogsHaven @kevinsheehanDC @thomloverro @thecooleyzone @Redskins @Pseudo_RGIII pic.twitter.com/sYh5T64h2F

— Mike Mason (@mikemasonmusic) February 20, 2019

P. Smith is No. 13 on this list. Crowder, Clinton-Dix, Nsekhe and Peterson also make the cut. #Redskins https://t.co/YNdSEJyLbe

— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) February 19, 2019

Preston Smith's career year in 2018 is a welcome sign for Redskins fans

More on every first- and second-round pick in the NFC East since 2015:https://t.co/Hd5TJ0QMOk pic.twitter.com/gARtpmOR8z

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) February 19, 2019

No. Have never felt they would use one. If for ex used on P Smith would cost around 15-16 mil in cap space. Not doing that. Crowder would cost around 16 as well. Nope. Nothing to see here folks. https://t.co/oPtFMETcFA

— John Keim (@john_keim) February 20, 2019

I’d be surprised if the #Redskins are able to retain Smith if he hits the open market. Should get priced out of the market pretty quickly. Will be a leave another hole on the defense. https://t.co/QcWWPiK4Vi

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) February 20, 2019

My breakdown of the top 50 pending NFL free agents. Thoughts on each player, scheme fit, stats that matter and more.

I will update this over the next several weeks as new players get released and we see which teams use the franchise tag.https://t.co/Y9f1009T3w

— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) February 19, 2019

Releasing Zach Brown with a post 6-1 designation will free up $7.25M in cap space. He'd only result in $1.5M in dead cap money.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) February 20, 2019

#Redskins have a huge need at safety and Collins went to a college that the Skins are rather fond of... https://t.co/3jWygCbJGt

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) February 20, 2019

On #Giants S Landon Collins and @JosinaAnderson’s report, I gather he took personal items from his locker. He doesn’t expect to be at the facility for a while. Why? The franchise tag he publicly said he doesn’t want. But the smart money remains on Collins with NYG this year.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 20, 2019

Where were you when you first heard about Landon Collins’ locker?

— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) February 20, 2019

And with the Steelers announcing they will not use any tag on Le’Veon Bell, his time in Pittsburgh officially is over. He is free to go, and he will.

Bell is gone and Antonio Brown, too. Interesting off-season and regular season ahead for the Steelers.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 20, 2019

In a parallel universe not too far from our own, the Redskins are trading for Antonio Brown and moving up in the first to grab Kyler Murray #OffseasonChampions

— Hogs Haven (@HogsHaven) February 20, 2019

The #Bears are expected to release TE Dion Sims, source says. The two-way tight end was due $6M in 2019, a cap casualty. This early release before the league year should help him.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 20, 2019

The best CB in the #NFLDraft? Lonnie Johnson Jr. explains why you should keep an eye on him in April

(via @lindsay_rhodes)

: @NFLTotalAccess pic.twitter.com/Iii0Hz4qIV

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 20, 2019

Some prospects who will be 21 years old their entire rookie season:

• Byron Murphy
• Devin White
• Irv Smith, Jr.
• Devin Bush
• Brian Burns
• Deionte Thompson

— Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) February 20, 2019

With the Combine fast approaching, here's who to watch out for: https://t.co/zOmx5ibYAn

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) February 21, 2019

Okay, I couldn't resist and charted this out now. Draft position by round of current projected starters at QB going into 2019:

1st: 23
2nd: 5
3rd: 1
4th: 2
5th: 0
6th: 1
7th: 0
UDFA: 0

So yeah. Starters come in round 1. Maybe 2. Others are Brady, Dak, Kirk or Wilson. That's it.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) February 20, 2019

(this list would include Kendall Fuller if Bruce, not a college scout, hadn't traded him away)

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) February 20, 2019

oh for sure not, but the point is they are bad at bringing in players other ways.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) February 20, 2019

Jay wasn't "left home"

He was hiring his coaching staff, which was more pressing than him seeing some guys he will meet with again at the combine next week. https://t.co/hpOI5JQUHN

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) February 20, 2019

And if you use a 4th round pick on a QB because you're "waiting for next year" then you've wasted a 4th round pick on a guy that is probably never playing for you. So that plan kinda sucks, too.

Which is why no one ever has that as a plan. That's not a real thing.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) February 20, 2019

Here's how you can step your game up, @PatrickMahomes...

Sonny Jurgensen completing a pass behind his back in 1961: pic.twitter.com/p0mlnkYuQm

— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) February 20, 2019

Vin Scully casually reports that someone in the stands is on fire during the 1977 NFC Championship game in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/HoCFD5UeNx

— Ƒunhouse (@BackAftaThis) February 16, 2019

Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. @Buccaneers | @Redskins | #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/2dBz1kpmkL

— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) February 19, 2019

Report: Ben Garland won't be back with Falcons in 2019 https://t.co/wL40SaT7mm

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 20, 2019

4 free-agent running backs who are a better value than Le'Veon Bell https://t.co/dU5dkbCBMV

— Touchdown Wire (@TheNFLWire) February 20, 2019

Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. both play with QBs in the twilight of their careers. Trading away the wideouts could create more problems https://t.co/z5zToZrqMf

— The MMQB (@theMMQB) February 20, 2019

Antonio Brown floated the idea that he'd only play for guaranteed money, and teams won't get the opportunity to talk to him while the Steelers work out a trade. That might be enough to push the #49ers away. https://t.co/Z84aF74Iuw

— Touchdown Wire (@TheNFLWire) February 20, 2019

Why, yes we do.

Every player on every play of every game, to boot. https://t.co/6ZAzJXCv3Q

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) February 20, 2019

Karter Schult is getting after the quarterback for Salt Lake - his 11 total pressures are second most among edge rushers through 2 weeks pic.twitter.com/jvfOPJT3p3

— PFF_AAF (@PFF_AAF) February 20, 2019

The AAF missed payroll in Week 1. They told agents that it was a glitch with switching to a new administrator. They told players would be paid by today the latest.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 19, 2019

This is so shocking to me. It was obvious there would be financial trouble with any new league, but from week 1, with all the high profile names attached and clearly some sort of TV exposure is troubling. Hopefully they can move on now https://t.co/jwu8L6Vnvn

— Steve Shoup (@Steveospeak) February 19, 2019

The AAF reportedly needed a $250 million bailout to stay afloat after just one week https://t.co/QihinLaoQd

— Post Sports (@PostSports) February 19, 2019

.@aafhotshots star and former #Redskins WR Rashad Ross feels as confident as ever in the AAF: https://t.co/HZ8VKlRV86 pic.twitter.com/TYoPJZWZmS

— NBC Sports Redskins (@NBCSRedskins) February 19, 2019

More football in DC pic.twitter.com/b6jcuCgVq9

— Chick Hernandez (@MrChickSports) February 19, 2019

If Manny Machado really got 10-years and $300M as is being reported, all the hand-wringing about he and Harper getting wronged is about to look foolish. They're both about to break records. Just took a while to get there.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) February 19, 2019

I was told all along he would wait until after Bryce Harper signed because he would make more money by doing so. He must have gotten tired of waiting for Bryce. https://t.co/oK0gv3QFeu

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) February 19, 2019

Now we just need Bryce to go full Price is Right and get $1 more. Would be a huge win for Team Petty.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) February 19, 2019

Take that, Kirk. https://t.co/RvmjmwZ9c5

— Breaking Burgundy 2.0 (@TSCRedskins) February 19, 2019

A Dayton win over Davidson just before tipoff of VCU vs. Rhode Island opened the door for VCU to take sole possession of first place in the A-10 standings.

VCU took that chance and ran with it. It secured a 76-42 victory, its seventh win in a row. https://t.co/4QKraKqGRD

— Wayne Epps Jr. (@wayneeppsjr) February 20, 2019

When you’re riding a seven-game win streak into first place:

#ThisIsRamNation #LetsGoVCU pic.twitter.com/aXcsiuXILu

— VCU Basketball (@VCU_Hoops) February 20, 2019

Scherzer just “practiced” pausing for the anthem in his bullpen warmup, as he does, and Gomes has no idea what the hell was happening. Scherzer stopped, took off his hat and started kicking the dirt around. Gomes was looking around to see if someone was singing.

— Todd Dybas (@Todd_Dybas) February 19, 2019