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24 hours into free agency, the Redskins rather than being a big spender and gassing up the team plane for arrival Friday of major names, has so far taken a much more muted and frugal approach to building the 2011 roster.
Santana Moss was resigned on a reasonable 3 year deal with only $6M guaranteed. Not bad for a 93 catch receiver who can operate effectively out of the slot. For those that believe 32 is old just remember that guys like Ricky Proehl and Brandon Stokely played well into their mid 30’s and neither had Moss’ pedigree as a former top wideout.
But Moss was a Redskins’ player with 6 years of tenure in Washington, he wanted to come back, and he knows the system. So, that signing was not perhaps illustrative of what kind of approach the team would take overall in free agency.
The signings of Donte Stallworth and Barry Cofield, though, do seem to signal a different approach. Coming off a jail sentence in 2009 and a part-time role in Baltimore last season, it is difficult to believe Stallworth received much more than the veteran minimum deal with incentives. This is a sign together with the Moss signing that Washington is not in the market as reported for Santonio Holmes or Braylon Edwards who were both going to be asking for career paydays.
Cofield, 27, has been a rotation player on the Giants’ defensive line the past few years lining up as a DT in the 4-3. LaVar Arrington who played with Cofield in 2006 likes the signing as he believes Cofield is a good character guy with good athleticism who can adapt to a number of different alignments. But once again, the signing of Cofield and at least so far no moves towards Aubrayo Franklin or a Kevin Williams seems to indicate that Bruce Allen’s reputation for being a bargain hunter and conservative GM is alive and well at Redskins Park.
It’s early yet and the Redskins may be keeping their powder dry for a big move down the road for a player at another position of need, perhaps on the OL where a legitimate RT is going to cost dollars.
But at least so far it appears the days of the over-hyped signing and the arrival of Redskins 1 to far away airfields to pick up star-power players may be over.
Santana Moss was resigned on a reasonable 3 year deal with only $6M guaranteed. Not bad for a 93 catch receiver who can operate effectively out of the slot. For those that believe 32 is old just remember that guys like Ricky Proehl and Brandon Stokely played well into their mid 30’s and neither had Moss’ pedigree as a former top wideout.
But Moss was a Redskins’ player with 6 years of tenure in Washington, he wanted to come back, and he knows the system. So, that signing was not perhaps illustrative of what kind of approach the team would take overall in free agency.
The signings of Donte Stallworth and Barry Cofield, though, do seem to signal a different approach. Coming off a jail sentence in 2009 and a part-time role in Baltimore last season, it is difficult to believe Stallworth received much more than the veteran minimum deal with incentives. This is a sign together with the Moss signing that Washington is not in the market as reported for Santonio Holmes or Braylon Edwards who were both going to be asking for career paydays.
Cofield, 27, has been a rotation player on the Giants’ defensive line the past few years lining up as a DT in the 4-3. LaVar Arrington who played with Cofield in 2006 likes the signing as he believes Cofield is a good character guy with good athleticism who can adapt to a number of different alignments. But once again, the signing of Cofield and at least so far no moves towards Aubrayo Franklin or a Kevin Williams seems to indicate that Bruce Allen’s reputation for being a bargain hunter and conservative GM is alive and well at Redskins Park.
It’s early yet and the Redskins may be keeping their powder dry for a big move down the road for a player at another position of need, perhaps on the OL where a legitimate RT is going to cost dollars.
But at least so far it appears the days of the over-hyped signing and the arrival of Redskins 1 to far away airfields to pick up star-power players may be over.
Smarmy little ****!
