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Re:skins 60:1 - 2006/07/27 21:45
collard, tell me about TMac again.....listen to me next time, BOY! `Skin deep by Don Banks, SI.com
Setting a pace of activity that no one else has cared to or been able to match, the Washington Redskins have received a bevy of good reviews regarding their much ballyhooed free-agency plan of attack. The names and signings have come in waves, dominating the headlines in the opening 10 days of free agency.
Everywhere you look, there`s another account of how the Redskins` front office developed a plan to "identify and attack" in its offseason shopping spree, beating teams to the punch by acting quickly and decisively. Owner Daniel Snyder, cell phone, notepad and calculator in hand, has been portrayed as a walking, talking, private-jet-flying, cash-dispensing negotiation machine, wrapping up deals as fast as his speed dial allowed. Again and again, credit has been given to the Plan, the Plan, the Plan.
Last week, Snyder even went so far as to tell the Washington Post, "I hate the [bleeps] who said we didn`t have a plan. We had a plan. We`re executing it now."
Hey, it`s great to have a plan, and even better to execute it crisply. But in the end, the beauty of any plan is only apparent if it ultimately leads to success. That`s where Snyder`s track record doesn`t inspire confidence.
After all, the Redskins had a plan in 2000 as well. That year, despite being the defending NFC East champions, the plan in Washington was to collect big-name stars like they were so many football cards. Hired guns like Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Mark Carrier and Jeff George were brought in, with disastrous salary cap consequences and ho-hum 8-8 results on the field.
In 2001, the plan was to let new head coach Marty Schottenheimer handle everything, trusting that his proven methods would produce success. That approach lasted a year as well, again with 8-8 results.
Then last season, the first of the Steve Spurrier era in D.C., there was yet another plan. This time, the strategy of choice was to spend on defense, adding defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis and veterans like Jeremiah Trotter, Jessie Armstead and Renaldo Wynn, and to go cheap on offense, bringing in a boatload of ex-Florida Gator skill position players who had kicked around the NFL. Trust us, we were told, guys like Jacquez Green, Reidel Anthony, Chris Doering, Willie Jackson, Danny Wuerffel and Shane Matthews can still play.
Turns out, they couldn`t play. At least not well enough to earn a second season in Washington. Not after they had so much to do with the Redskins` disappointing 7-9 finish in 2002.
So where does that leave the Redskins as the 2003 season looms? Staring at a fourth different "plan" in four years, one that seems to be trying hard to split the difference between 2000`s failed free-agency extravagance and the relatively modest bargain-basement expenditures of last year. ? Redskins` new look Here are the 13 players the Redskins will have either added to their roster or signed to offer sheets in recent days: Player? Pos? Contract? Randy Thomas? G? 7 years, $28M? Dave Fiore? G? 4 years, $6.3M ? Regan Upshaw? DE? 5 years, $7.5M? Brandon Noble? DT? 4 years, $6.5M? Tre` Johnson? G? 1 year, $680,000? Lennie Freeman? G? 1 year, $475,000? John Hall? K? 5 years, $7.13M? Rob Johnson? QB? 2 years, $2M? Patrick Johnson? WR? 1 year, $530,000 ? Trung Canidate? RB? Acquired via trade? Matt Bowen? S? 4 years, $6M? *Chad Morton? KR/RB? 5 years, $8M? *Laveranues Coles? WR? 7 years, $35M ? * Pending offer sheet for restricted free agent. ?
As one league personnel director said: "You get the feeling with the Redskins it`s, `Let`s try this. That didn`t work. Let`s go this way. That didn`t work. OK, let`s go to the middle of the road and try that.` What they`re doing is drawing a lot of media attention and creating a buzz with the fans, but the proof is going to be in the pudding next September. That`s when we`ll find out if this plan worked."
So how much better are the Redskins for going out and acquiring 13 new players
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