there's gonna be a lot going on to keep it in the 2016 season post.

Barry's out. Who do we get to replace him?

What do we do with Kirk?

What WRs do we keep and let go?

Are we gonna spend on and improve the D?

Let's talk about it.

I'm not holding my breath tho

you get after you've proven yourself. Usually 2 year deals.

They don't really exist in the NFL and for good reason. These guys beat themselves to hell without guaranteed money.

But it would be a dream scenario for WFC: to keep Cousins but not commit to a big 6 year $25M/year deal.

If they take a hard line Kirk would walk and just go to the highest bidder. But you never know.

Need them both for Gruden's offense to be potent. I like Crowder but am ambivalent about him taking Jackson's place.

he has been great for us this year. having all 3 is ideal. and yeah, ya can't touch djack's speed, man. but i also like how we used him toward the end of the season with shorter routes and YAC. mix it up with djack, keep the dbs guessing and uncomfortable when he's on their side, or in the slot.

I don't think Crowder's a huge deep threat but he is a future elite slot WR. (he does go deep sometimes though)

Doctson is the wild card in all of this. If he can develop as a big body threat, that changes the equation.

But yeah, the team is almost set at the WR position. Vernon Davis was a nice surprise this year. If we can, I'd want to keep him too. But really if we can't keep Jackson and Davis, then a good offseason signing on the defensive side of the ball is a must.

GMSM knew Garcon & Djax would be up for new deals.

It was a smart pick.

http://deadspin.com/washington-safety-duke-ihenacho-says-chris-cooley-is-fu-1790903644

Duke was about as professional as he could be in that response.

Cooley's film work continues to be illuminating but he undermines it when he goes off the rails like this.

He's a jackass. Plain and simple. Jackasses can be geniuses. Doesn't make him any less of a jackass though.

He use to give some pretty good insight but I guess being a clown pays better.


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I listen to it the day after every game. He points out things that I wouldn't see otherwise.

To his credit, he's defended Kirk a lot these last couple of seasons but he absolutely CRUSHED him after the NYG game. Which was accurate.

youngest head coach in the NFL.

now we need OC and DC. Wade Phillips is no longer an option as McVay snatched him up.

I trust Tommy Boy to keep running a good offense.

Interception

Then huge hustle to make a big play that in the end still ends up for the other team.

Even in the Pro-Bowl

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But he's our fuck up.....for now.

- When the lights got bright and he had the opportunity to lead the team to the playoffs, he didn't do it. He didn't turn in the money making performance he or anyone else would've liked. The players aren't sold, I've seen interviews with Pierre, and Jordan. Pierre was political, Jordan was just like he's our guy, but he's not the best yet.

That interception, Jimmy should've caught the ball, but the ball also should've been out front. It doesn't matter, for whatever reason folks just don't go all in on him. I wonder what the stories will be when he leaves.

Unless of course you know he turns the corner.

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Or this guy is just who he is.....A poor man's Tony Romo in clutch situations.

The problem is what if he goes the other way and he decides he's cool on Washington and we loose what could've been a franchise guy?

Now granted I don't think he'll play that way, but i'm just saying

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>The problem is what if he goes the other way and he decides
>he's cool on Washington and we loose what could've been a
>franchise guy?
>
>Now granted I don't think he'll play that way, but i'm just
>saying
>

That is exactly what I am afraid of. And I think with this city's luck, it's likely to happen. I personally don't think he has it. At all.....

I say this because the same weaknesses that were in his game last season were all too apparent this year as well. I didn't see much of any improvement in the guy. So he's serviceable, with a top 10 defense, but I really wouldn't want to commit anything to him.

He'll get better, but will he take the leap to Elite? I'm not sure, I mean it took Matty Ice MAD years to get to where he is and when the bright lights were on, it was time to show up, he takes a sack that in hind sight cost them a chance to salt that game.

I see a lot of Kirk in him.

He's better than any option out right now, so we've got to pay him. its that simple.

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That is one of the reason's why Matt Ryan is so successful because he has an insane amount of talent. If you pay Kirk, you have to be sure that he has adequate talent.

He's still no Joe Flacco though. Joe clutch. Kirk is not. I hate paying non-clutch players.

Maybe not a beast of a RB, but in terms of passing, kid had the toys.

I agree though, he isn't a dude that's going to win without the proper if not top of the line toys.

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to seal the win for the AFC, it was almost poetic. smh.

Smh.

It's on B/R.

Dude is an unstable hot head.

http://deadspin.com/kirk-cousins-shoves-volunteer-official-at-charity-flag-1792008254

it's so great to be white. Cousins is fucking unstable.

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Team down by 5, with a few seconds left, 7 yards from paydirt, and Kirk with the ball.

Oh and they lost

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Just to see how Kirk performs without his best weapons?

One practice last year Desean was out hurt, didn't even stay to watch practice got in his truck and left the park altogether. He probably isn't a total asshole, but I would imagine his overall effort and engagement is minimal; pretty sure this last offseason was his first where he attended all workouts.

By all accounts, Pierre is as professional as a football player can get. Would love for
Him to stay, but can't blame him if he wants to go to Pittsburgh, Green Bay, or back to Indy even.

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Fair or not, most teams would do the same thing.

Though if they're going to try to resign him, it would have been smart to intentionally include him.

To you, then you include them, or don't do shit like this in the first place.

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Do we get rid of him and keep all the weapons? Keep him and likely lose some?

Another season of uncertainty?

It's just as likely he's the problem with negotiations as McCloughan is uncertain about his future.

i don't know what his number is, but he's getting what, 24 this year? he's gonna want long term close to that i'm sure.

But you look at his touchdowns and wins, it's another story. Kirk is great, even advanced stats say he's good, but the eye test doesn't exactly match his statistics.

Might have to bite the bullet and sign him at market rate. I wouldn't sign him higher than Andrew Luck, which is unfortunately, the contract he wants.

also, I thought this was a good read.

If we trade him, we trade him.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18793866/kirk-cousins-trade-value-nfl-wide-impact-drama-dc-2017-nfl-offseason

empty yards and stats in a losing effort don't mean jack.

not stepping up to make the playoffs this year means something.

it's sounding greedy as sh*t.

I hope they do too.

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i would rather draft Watson on a rookie contract.

Still, a bit less uncertainty over drafting a rookie. I really hope they go for it haha

Why didn't you just work this deal out last year with frontloaded money? you had the flexibility last year, now your gonna drive the qb market up over this deal after he gets through this franchise tagged year. Even if he gets injured, he will still get paid on whatever team he goes to.

I highly suggest the skins give cousins what he asked for BEFORE the end of the year, or yall are screwed.

whether it was front-loaded or not, the numbers he wanted were insane for a guy who hasn't proven himself, and still hasn't.

This deal should have gotten done last offseason.

One more year to prove you're not a fluke-okay.

He did that. Mostly. I think they are just buying time right now with using the tag again. Hoping the 49er's will bite since Kyle is their guy now.

Sorta sad that we'll most likely have to part with Garcon and Jackson, but they are both relatively old, and most likely want to go elsewhere. I think Jackson is gone regardless of money.

So, with all that said, they need to dump some money on the defensive side of the ball. If Kirky gets traded and both our big playmaking receivers leave, there's no reason not to shore up that D-line.
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They don't want to end up like Baltimore and Flacco. Sign Kirk to all that money and not have enough for other players.

the skins are a fucking mess...

scot is stating he is out tending to his grandmother's funeral arrangements. she passed away on february 6 and the funeral was feb 13th.

the skins are saying he's not there for personal reasons.

106.7 the fan is reporting that he was sent home from the team on feb 20th.

no word from scot or the skins as of yet.

this shit is crazy.


http://washington.cbslocal.com/2017/03/02/scot-mccloughan-absent-from-redskins-park-since-february-20th/

INDIANAPOLIS — Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan was sent home from the team on Feb. 20, a source has told 106.7 The Fan, and he is not at this week’s NFL Combine in Indianapolis.

Reached for comment, McCloughan texted that he is away dealing with the death of his 100-year-old grandmother.

His grandmother, Marie Bessie McCloughan, died on Feb. 6, according to an obituary in the Loveland (Colo.) Reporter-Herald newspaper. The paper reported that the funeral was scheduled for Feb. 13.

McCloughan said the report that he’d been ordered to stay away from Redskins Park on Feb. 20 was “not true”. He said it would “take seven days” to go through the funeral process for his grandmother.

Multiple Redskins officials were seen entering the Crowne Plaza hotel in Indianapolis on Wednesday evening for interviews with college draft prospects. Among them were coach Jay Gruden, senior personnel executive Doug Williams, director of pro personnel Alex Santos and multiple scouts. Neither McCloughan nor team president Bruce Allen were seen entering the meeting.

Washington’s front office is in the middle of a hectic time. McCloughan and his staff are primarily responsible for the draft, which is April 27. The NFL Combine is a major part of that effort and March is a month full of college Pro Days. The Redskins are still hoping to sign quarterback Kirk Cousins to a long-term contract. They used the franchise tag on him Tuesday.

McCloughan has been shielded from reporters for months. He last spoke at a formal podium session last May 4 after the 2016 draft. He did not talk to reporters at all at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. in late January, politely declining requests. He did not hold a press conference after the season, either. Last month, Redskins radio analyst and former tight end Chris Cooley openly speculated on air that McCloughan was drinking.

The 46-year-old McCloughan has had issues with alcohol before. He was fired as general manager of the San Francisco 49ers in 2010 and lost a job as a senior personnel executive with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014. Writer Seth Wickersham chronicled McCloughan’s alcohol dependence in a Dec. 2014 ESPN The Magazine article. McCloughan cooperated on the piece and within a month was hired by Washington as its general manager.

McCloughan repeatedly denied that he had been sent away from the team on Feb. 20.

“I’m taking care of my family, plain and simple,” McCloughan said.

Yet the same source told 106.7 The Fan that McCloughan had been marginalized in recent months. Williams has taken on a larger role in his absence.

haha

https://www.dchotread.com/2017/03/01/mccloughan-missing

CHOICE QUOTE:
"The source added 'GM (Scot McCloughan) has nothing to do with anything and has not for very long time.' "


- is Scot just a drunk and deserved to be let go? Seems very likely, but maybe not.

- is Allen preying on people's prejudices and leaking this information to the media? Diabolical, but definitely possible.

- if you were a certain QB steeped in super-sensitive negotiations determining your future, would you give these guys the benefit of the doubt? Probably not.

- Is Dan Snyder still the owner? Yes. Yes he is. This is the only absolute.

I mean, on the one hand if it's on Scotty, it's on Scotty.

If his drinking has resurfaced and has become problematic, then I actually have to give the front office some credit for trying to let the man save a bit of face by getting his act together.

My fear though is that this is some botched power play by Bruce Allen (with shadow backing by He Who Will Not Be Named) in order to get control of personnel and start playing fantasy football with the roster again.

And you have to wonder how the tough (some say botched) negotiations with Kirk have figured into this?

Why can't this team have some stable respectable aspect to it for like 10 years? First drama on the field, now in the front office.
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Both can be true:
I think Scot is a drunk and I think Bruce Allen is exploiting it to his own gain.

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And to change the name.

>

if he wasn't an alcoholic Snyder never would have had a shot at someone of his caliber.

if you're the GM, you're essentially the CEO of a billion-dollar enterprise. What the fuck?

Have you guys seen a Ben McAdoo press conference? That guy is the head coach of the NEW YORK GIANTS!!! The Giants could sell for 3 Billion dollars tomorrow.

It's league-wide man. There's Mike Tomlin, there's Bill Belichick, maybe Pete Carroll...and then there's literally dozens of idiots trying to over complicate something as simple as football.

This shit just fascinates me the more I think about it man. Scot told the Post his grandma died and that's why he missed the combine. That's the adult equivalent of "my dog ate my home work"

You can blame it on Snyder if you want - he's certainly a piece of shit - but it isn't like this is the only organization in football employing morons.

Listen to Steve Kerr or Greg Popovich or Brad Stevens or Stan Van Gundy or Doc Rivers communicate and it's like "huh, these guys are actually intelligent"...then watch Kyle Shanahan's introductory press conference from the 49ers where he tries to explain the Super Bowl collapse. It's literally like watching a public school JV basketball team compared to Dematha varsity.

All of this man....All of it.

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Gruden got extended....First time Danny has ever extended a coach....

Worth it?

Only if he has the weapons IMO. And his best ones Desean and Pierre are leaving....So we shall see....

which would be more attractive for the guys we're trying to keep or any free agents we may try to go after.

i hope and wish we could keep both Pierre and DeShawn, but at this point i'm not sure we'll still have either one by the end of the week.

they are both 30 or over. I'd love the both of them for a couple more seasons, but in reality, one or both of them is going to lose a step.

While I love Desean's homerun ability, I think I'd rather retain Garcon. We get more utility out of him. I think we need to keep at least one until we know whether Doctson and Crowder can step up to the plate full time.
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he wasn't just going deep, they had him run shorter routes. i think that's a great way to use him because the defense is thinking he's going deep and if he pulls up, makes a catch and then gets some yac it's just as, if not more, effective.

i'd like to keep him and garcon. not sure which i'd pick if i had to choose one of them. garcon is so consistent it'd be hard to pick against him, but djack brings another layer of threat if they mix up his routes.

I am pretty sure both of them will be gone. Chris Baker is up for renewal too and it would be a shame if he left but it's looking quite likely he will be gone too.

No GMSM, no long-term deal for Cousins, new offensive and defensive coordinators....this offseason is gonna be real interesting.

I mean.........no GM AT THE START OF FREE AGENCY?

For a well run team, this is the period where your savvy gm is reaching out to agents and floating possibilities and numbers and doing most of the necessary finessing to get the best guys for the best numbers. But we're Washington.

So you know what that means right? Best case scenario, someone has Scotty's notes to work from. Maybe the asst. GM?

Worst and most likely case - Bruce Allen and Snyder are basically making the personnel calls in free agency and picking the draft.

SMH.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18845890/washington-redskins-gm-scot-mccloughan-not-hq-free-agency
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