Free Agent Signings:
Albert Haynesworth
DeAngelo Hall
Don't get me wrong, it is great to have Albert Haynesworth on our team, but it's not great to have him for 7 years $100 million. Quick math will tell you that comes to $14+ million per season and he has incentives on top of that, which could cost the team more. All things considered, it will out around $15-$16 million per season.
Now consider this. Instead of signing Haynesworth, they could have signed both C Jason Brown and DE Chris Canty. Brown is the top interior lineman in free agency and is looking for $8 million per year. Canty is only 26 years old and has been steadily inching his way up the ladder of very good players and the team could probably get him for the same cost.
With so many needs on both lines, which one would you take?
- 1 x 27 year old DT Haynesworth playing DT 65% of downs
- 1 x 26 year old DE Chris Canty &
- 1 x 25 year old C Jason Brown
This would have also given them more flexibility to bring back G Derrick Dockery who just became a free agent. With those 3 players signed plus DeAngelo Hall, that would set us up in the draft to take DT or maybe an OT in the first round and we would be in much better shape for next season.
Somehow, Cerrato and Snyder have to find a way to sign Canty and Dockery and squeeze them under the salary cap. If they only sign Haynesworth and go with the rest of the defensive line as is, next season will be another bust in the sack department.
Hey Dan and Vinny, Cut Jason Taylor and sign Chris Canty. No questions, just do it!
I suppose we should give you guys some credit because you did make one subtle change to your customary free agent binge. They did actually sign some younger players rather than the 32-36 year olds you have been signing over the last several seasons.
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JacksGhost
Washington Redskins Hog Blog
1 comment:
And get LB Michael Boley while you are at it!
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