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WPC/BGO Coverage: 2010 Free Agency

Sounds like Yoder wont be in the mix. And Im sure the staff has seen enough footage to see that Cooley and Davis needs more work in the blocking dept.

I still wish for them to continue to work on it though. When personnel changes on the field you tip your hat to the defense with what you are going to do.
 
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March 11, 2010

REDSKINS SIGN TE SEAN RYAN

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed free agent tight end Sean Ryan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Ryan has seen action in 53 career games, including 15 starts, totaling 26 receptions for 240 yards (9.2 avg.) and two touchdowns over his six-year NFL career.

In 2009, Ryan caught 14 passes for 135 yards (9.6 avg.) and two touchdowns while appearing in 10 games with eight starts for the Kansas City Chiefs. Ryan signed with the Chiefs as an unrestricted free agent on April 21, 2009. after spending parts of the 2008 season with the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins.

Ryan was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. After appearing in nine games during his two seasons in Dallas (2004-05), he was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick on Aug. 31, 2006.

In two seasons in New York (2006-07), Ryan appeared in 26 games, with four starts, and caught nine passes for 90 yards.

Ryan played collegiately at Boston College, catching 75 passes for 950 yards and 12 touchdowns in his four seasons at Chestnut Hill.

Born March 27, 1980, Ryan is a native of Buffalo, N.Y.
 
I'm having a hard time understanding what the front office sees in Ryan that they don't in Yoder.

Can anyone help me see the light?
 
I'm having a hard time understanding what the front office sees in Ryan that they don't in Yoder.

Can anyone help me see the light?

I think it could be as simple as Yoder is going to be 32 in a week, and Ryan turns 30 at the end of the month, but has played just over half as many games Yoder has played? I dunno. Maybe he's just cheaper? Maybe Shanahan thinks Ryan is cuter than Yoder? Who knows, there's a ton of reasons. :)
 
Apparently his deal is only worth $3.5 Mill, and has incentives that can make it worth up to 12. I guess that's not too bad. Doesn't make him fit Shanahan's scheme any better though.
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As soon as we praise this FO, they go and do something like this:



http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter/statuses/10392884687

Just makes no sense whatsoever! I do NOT get it!
Have to point it out, LL ... if "we" were praising them before, it was because we believed they knew what they were doing. Are we now saying we were wrong and all the other moves don't make sense either, or that they only know what they're doing when "we" agree with each specific move? :cool4:

I'm prepared to see what LJ has left. He averaged 4.4 per carry for Cinci last time he was on the field ... if he can even average 4.0 as a backup here, in specific packages Shanahan sets up for him, maybe it's not such a horrible thing?
 
Johnson may be older but he only has 2/3 the career carries Portis does so I'm thinking he still has something left. I'm willing to give him a shot.
 
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March 12, 2010

REDSKINS SIGN LARRY JOHNSON

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed running back Larry Johnson. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

In eight NFL seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (2003-09) and the Cincinnati Bengals (2009), Johnson has played in 82 career games with 55 starts. The two-time Pro Bowler has totaled 6,219 career rushing yards and 55 touchdowns on 1,421 carries (4.4 avg.) and 154 career receptions for 1,373 yards (8.9 avg.) and six touchdowns.

“We are excited to bring in a running back that has had so much success in this league,” Redskins Executive Vice President/Head Coach Mike Shanahan said. “Larry is a physical runner who will be a great addition to our backfield.”

Johnson, 30, ranks second all-time in Chiefs’ franchise history in rushing yards (6,015) and rushing touchdowns (55). He owns the franchise record in 100-yard rushing games (30) and rushing attempts (1,375).

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound, Johnson was a Pro Bowl selection in 2005 and 2006 when he became just the third running back in NFL history to produce 1,750 or more rushing yards in consecutive seasons. Johnson also earned Associated Press First-Team All-Pro honors in 2006.

Johnson owns the top two single-season rushing totals in Chiefs franchise history with 1,789 rushing yards in 2006 and 1,750 in 2005. His 1,789 rushing yards were a career high and his 416 rushing attempts that year marked an NFL single-season record. In addition, Johnson has three of the top five single-game rushing marks in Chiefs history, including a 211-yard rushing performance at Houston on Nov. 20, 2005. In 2005, Johnson rushed for 1,750on 336 carries (5.2 avg.) despite only starting in nine games with Kansas City.

Under Shanahan from 1995-2008, the Denver Broncos had 11 individual 1,000-yard rushing seasons, a total that tied for the third-most in the league during that span and one that includes an NFL-record four-year streak of having a different 1,000-yard rusher from 2003-06. Under Shanahan, the Broncos ranked among the NFL’s top five in rushing during 10 of his 14 seasons, and 16 different running backs posted at least one 100-yard rushing game in the regular season or playoffs, a total higher than any other team in the NFL since 1995.

Johnson originally entered the NFL as a first-round draft choice (No. 27 overall) in 2003 out of Penn State. He finished his collegiate career as the Nittany Lions’ fifth all-time leading rusher with 2,953 yards on 460 carries, including 26 touchdowns. A native of State College, Pa., Johnson was born Nov. 19, 1979.
 
Have to point it out, LL ... if "we" were praising them before, it was because we believed they knew what they were doing. Are we now saying we were wrong and all the other moves don't make sense either, or that they only know what they're doing when "we" agree with each specific move? :cool4:

I'm prepared to see what LJ has left. He averaged 4.4 per carry for Cinci last time he was on the field ... if he can even average 4.0 as a backup here, in specific packages Shanahan sets up for him, maybe it's not such a horrible thing?

I posted that before I knew $10M of his contract was incentives-based. I meant giving big money to guys over 30. :)
 
Shanahan/Allen & Company deserve a little bit of trust. When one of their moves proves to be a boneheaded one, it'll be fair game to criticize. Until then, I'm giving them a blank check.
 
Shanahan/Allen & Company deserve a little bit of trust. When one of their moves proves to be a boneheaded one, it'll be fair game to criticize. Until then, I'm giving them a blank check.

That would be a fair assessment if they both had spotless records. Alas, both have had missteps in the not-so-distant past.
 
That would be a fair assessment if they both had spotless records. Alas, both have had missteps in the not-so-distant past.
This may sound a bit like I'm playing Devil's advocate here, and maybe I am to some extent, but no one out there in NFL land has a completely spotless record-no GM, coach, owner, scout, what have you-it's true Allen and Shanny have made "questionable" choices in their careers when it comes to players but the perspective I am taking is comparative. Considering the leadership the Redskins have had over the past decade, I'll take whatever risks may be with the current regime because I have far more confidence in their judgement than I ever had in Snyder and Cerrato making the decisions. I think maybe we sometimes want the pendulum to swing all the way to the other end of the arc after it has spent what seems like way too long on the wrong side of success. The pendulum has taken what I view as a dramatic swing toward the more successful side-time will tell just how much-but, as I think I mentioned elsewhere, I'm breathing much easier this off-season than I have in quite a while.
 
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March 13, 2010

REDSKINS SIGN WILL MONTGOMERY


LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed offensive lineman Will Montgomery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Montgomery, 27, will be entering his fifth NFL season. He has played in 29 career games, starting nine, with the Redskins, Panthers and Jets. Montgomery (6-3, 312) originally joined the Redskins on Dec. 9, 2008. He appeared in all 16 of Washington’s games in 2009, starting three contests at right guard.

In 2008, Montgomery was on the Jets’ roster for four weeks and the Redskins’ for three. He was inactive for four contests and did not play in three others. Montgomery originally joined the Jets as a free agent on Sept. 19, 2007. He played in the team’s final seven games with two starts, was inactive for six additional contests, and did not play in one other game that season.

Montgomery originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick (234th overall) of the Carolina Panthers in 2006. In his rookie season, he played in six games with a career-best four starts. A native of Clifton, Va., Montgomery prepped at Centreville (Va.) High School. He was born Feb. 12, 1983.
 

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