Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,
Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions, 2019
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Free Agency arrives tomorrow, but the legal tampering period is well underway. This is our latest free agency update for the 2019 offseason and the heat is officially on. The sun now rises on the 2019 off-season and the intensity will continue to increase.
As the sun rises on free agency, things will become much clearer. Will Alex Smith ever return from a brutal injury? What kind of changes will we see to the roster? Those are some of the biggest questions to be answered in the 2019 off-season.
Who will we target in free agency? Who will we re-sign? Who will we not re-sign? Who will get released? Feel free to offer your opinions and predictions.
We take the latest chatter from Redskins Park and media pundits as BBQ tries to formulate what could happen in the coming days, weeks and months.
Free Agents Obtained:
Landon Collins, SS
Restricted Free Agents:
Maurice Harris, WR
Rob Kelley, RB
Exclusive Rights Free Agents:
Byron Marshall, RB (Signed Tender, 3/11/19)
Exercised Option:
Brandon Scherff, OG
Trades:
Contract Extensions:
Pending Unrestricted Free Agents:
Ty Nsekhe, OT (Unknown)
Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix, FS (Unknown)
Pernell McPhee, OLB (Possibly Returns)
Shawn Lauvao, OG (Unkown)
Preston Smith, OLB (Signed with Packers, 3/12/19)
Adrian Peterson, RB (Possibly Returns)
Mark Sanchez, QB (Very Likely Walks)
Josh Johnson, QB (Unknown)
Austin Howard, OT (Very Likely Walks)
Tony Bergstrom, OG/C (Unknown)
Luke Bowanko, C/OG (Very Likely Walks)
Michael Floyd, WR (Very Likely Walks)
Jamison Crowder, WR (Signed with Jets, 3/11/19)
Marquis Flowers, ILB (Very Likely Walks)
Zach Kerin, OG (Very Likely Walks)
Arie Kouandjio, OG (Unknown)
Zach Vigil, ILB (Possibly Returns)
Possible Release Candidates:
Alex Smith, QB (Very Likely To IR)
Josh Norman, CB (Likely Returns, Re-structure Contract?, Pay Cut?)
Vernon Davis, TE (Very Likely Released)
Stacy McGee, DT (Very Likely Released)
Jordan Reed, TE (Likely Returns)
Zach Brown, ILB (Very Likely Released)
Samaje Perine, RB (Unknown, Trade?)
Colt McCoy, QB (Likely Returns)
Troy Apke, FS (Likely Returns)
Re-structure Contract Candidates:
Alex Smith, QB
Jordan Reed, TE
Josh Norman, CB
2019 Dead Money Contracts:
DJ Swearinger ($1.33M)
Orlando Scandrick ($500K)
Off-Season Updates:
Landon Collins to the Redskins is very likely to happen, but it is not a 100% guarantee. Update: Collins is going to be a Redskin.
The Josh Rosen trade to the Redskins is probably a thing, but there is no guarantee this happens either. Alex Smith would be the perfect mentor and would help Rosen to learn the system.
The current Redskins cap room stands at $9.96M for 2019. The NFL cap for this year is $188.2M. Re-signing Brandon Scherff will provide more cap room. Releases and re-structures will also increase the cap room.
If Josh Norman is released, he would count $3M in dead money for 2019. Cutting him would save $11.5M. Overall savings would be $8.5M.
We know absolutely nothing on Alex Smith, but he will obviously not return in 2019. Will he be ready for the 2020 season? Is his career over? Will he retire? Will he give the Redskins any cap relief? No one knows, but we'll stay on top of it.
Redskins beat reporter John Keim of ESPN believes the team will not re-sign Preston Smith and Jamison Crowder. Preston Smith is gone. Crowder is still an unknown, but there is a chance that he is gone. Update: Crowder is signing with the Jets and Smith is heading to the Packers.
Personal Thoughts:
Players I believe that will not return include Zach Brown, Vernon Davis, Samaje Perine, Stacy McGee, Michael Floyd, Mark Sanchez, Austin Howard, Preston Smith, and Luke Bowanko. Update: Jamison Crowder and Preston Smith are not returning.
The contract given to Jamison Crowder by the Jets should yield a fourth round comp selection in 2020 – for now.
Here is a list of players that I would like for the Redskins to consider in free agency. Not all of them can be signed, but these are a few I like.
Tevin Coleman, RB, Atlanta
Duke Johnson, RB, Cleveland (if released)
Tyrell Williams, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
Bud Dupree, OLB, Pittsburgh (likely to be released)
Shane Ray, OLB, Denver
Landon Collins, SS/FS, New York Giants (the big splash) – hitting free agency after not being franchised. Update: Done!
In Conclusion:
The free agency updates are starting to increase significantly. We'll have regular updates and post information as it becomes available. A new mock is coming Friday.