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Friday, January 22. 2010Skinsaphrenia's New URLSunday, March 8. 2009How You Could Be The Next Haynesworth's VictimThursday, March 5. 2009Snyder's Learning How To Handle His Bank Account
Wow! In 2000 we were the first team to have a payroll of $100,000,000. In less than 10 years we sign the first defensive player [or is it first non-QB?] to a $100,000,000 contract. Have we learned anything?
Apparently Daniel Snyder has... "We've learned our lesson," Snyder said. "This is not the old ways at all. This is what I should have done a long time ago. He's a very young man. "I've learned that you don't do a seven-year contract with a player that's 33. You do it when he's 27. That's the big difference." Scouts Still Kicking It Around in N. Colorado?
Something tells me Clinton Portis whispered to Daniel Snyder that the secret to success was in Colorado, implying the running game that made him the star that he is. Instead of taking notes on the way Denver could open holes for Portis back in the day, they keep signing players out of Northern Colorado, as in Reed Doughty's alma mater...
Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins signed punter Dirk Johnson on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Johnson, a seven-year veteran, boomed 40 punts for the NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals last season for a 35.2-yard net average, but was released in December when the team brought in punter Ben Graham. The Northern Colorado product also played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2003-06 and recorded 72 punts during the 2004 campaign, including 20 inside the 20-yard line. Johnson and Zac Atterberry are expected to battle for playing time in camp. T.O. Killer Signs with the Patriots
Speaking of T.O. former Redskins CB Shawn Springs, known to shut down [not shut up, just shut down] T.O., has signed with the place where players go when they're not being offered endorsement deals geared towards the young folk...
Continuing to use the salary-cap space freed up by the Matt Cassel trade, the Patriots reached an agreement with former Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs on Thursday. Within the past week, Springs visited Philadelphia, where the Eagles wanted to use him at safety, and New England, where the Patriots would like to use him as a veteran cornerback. Ultimately, Springs opted for the Patriots, and he is expected to sign later today. Snyder and Company Passes on T.O.Luckily, before I started heading home with this dark cloud over my head, I hear that Snyder and company has decided not to bring the toxic material to the nation's capital. Whew! For a split second, though, I was daydreaming about what if T.O. could keep his mouth shut for one year [ok, that's fantasizing; how about six months] and simply lined up with Santana Moss, Antwan Randle-El at receiver, Clinton Portis in the backfield behind a slightly improved O-line with Derrick Dockery back and a QB who has upgraded options and a year down in the system. How in the world does a defense defend against that? We weren't potent last year, but we were only one rookie receiver away, or three, from creating matchup problems. Remember what Marques Colston did for the Saints or even DeSean Jackson in Philly? Continue reading "Snyder and Company Passes on T.O." No Mo' T.O. Show in Dallas? I was actually looking forward to another two games of Owens-Hall trash talking. But, as they say, all good things must come to an end. I mean, what was better than watching T.O. single-handedly take the Cowboys down? He was more effective playing for them than against them. With an offense as potent as theirs, they were sitting at home during the playoffs packing up all those magazines predicting them to be in the Super Bowl.I mean, what better gift than hearing about T.O.'s jealousy not of Romo's relationship with what's-her-name, but with his manfriend, Jason Witten? T.O. didn't have an issue with not getting the ball; he had an issue because Romo and Witten were BFFs! Blessing! And when it seemed like people were getting tired of his mouth, he started using it for others, such as when he started crying for WR Roy Williams' lack of opportunities. Huh? Lovely! And he dropped balls. And he had 20 thrown at him and said he didn't get enough TLC. And he cried on TV. And he, well, he did exactly everyone thought he'd do when the Cowboys signed him. He split the locker room, like he did in Philly, and now, unfortunately for us, the party is over. With the release of T.O., the debate moves on to who's going to sign him. ProFootballTalk.com is guessing a bidding war between the Redskins and Giants... The Redskins would be interested even if they weren’t in a position to twist the tails of their Texas rivals. It’s Terrell Owens, for crying out loud. A big-name player, available to be signed by a team that collects them like football cards. For the same reasons that the ‘Skins were willing to give up a package that could have been worth two first-round picks last year for erratic and emotional Bengals receiver Chad Johnson, owner Daniel Snyder will pounce on the chance to upgrade a so-so receiving corps with a guy who knows the West Coast Offense as well as any receiver. We give the Redskins a little more of an edge on this one, because: (1) they’ll be willing to pay more money; and (2) the Giants ultimately could decide to back off not based on attitude but on age. Owens is a temporary fix; the Giants are likely hoping for something that adds value for more than a year or two. Continue reading "No Mo' T.O. Show in Dallas?" Wednesday, March 4. 2009What Would The Skinsaphrenic Do With Danny's Money? For years, I admit, I was getting that bad bitter beer taste in my mouth from all the spending over the years. Not just the kind of spending you do when you're out of milk. I means that spending as if you just won the lottery! It was as if Daniel Snyder had a $1,000,000 bill with a hole and string attached to it; he never ran out of money!Today, though, I don't even care about how much Snyder spends. All I want is to return to the glory days. If adding a fourth Lombardi Trophy means spending more wisely or refinancing the stadium, let's do it. Just get the right people in the nation's capital and let's make it happen, cap'n! When we signed Sean Gilbert, Jeremiah Trotter, Adam Archuleta, Brandon Lloyd, Deion Sanders, Mark Carrier and what's-his-name from the Giants who never even suited up, even for practice, well, it wasn't the money that kept us from going to the playoffs. It was the decisions to bring in the duds. Who cares how much was spent? Every year they say we'll be in salary cap hell, we turn around and ink another high-priced player. We're going to be in trouble in 2009? How about $100 million to the most sought after free agent! Sally Jenkins, though, addressed the issue of cutting back on the staff in the name of "it's a recession" then spending $182 million on three new players as the recession gets worse. I'm not sure if those 20 people add up to $182 million dollars worth of savings, but the two don't go together. In sales, there are revenue generating positions and then, the rest of them. Whoever was answering the calls from the media about Danny's wild spending habits wasn't bringing in the dough. A winning team brings in the dough. Continue reading "What Would The Skinsaphrenic Do With Danny's Money?" Tuesday, March 3. 2009Skins Cut Taylor; Taylor Cutting a Rug At first glance, sure, I was wondering what was the science behind claiming DE Jason Taylor was going to be a part of this upcoming season, then sending him shaking a tailfeather back to Florida. I also thought the point was to put a Head Smashin' beast in the middle so DEs Andre Carter and Jason Taylor could start justifying their salaries. I mean, what's the science of filling a much needed hole just to create another on the same line?But then again, who's still trying to figure out the strategy our Skins have been using since, well, Danny came to town? I still haven't figured out the 2000 class of [not-so] free agents. And nearly every FA class since. I did just read on ProFootballTalk that the Skins actually didn't sign CB DeAngelo Hall until Monday, well after the free agency period began. Maybe after inking DL [as in Defensive Line] Albert Haynesworth and letting CB Shawn Springs go, Danny didn't have as much money in the bank as he thought. So, instead of making this about whether or not the Redskins wanted Jason Taylor back or not, they figured out a way to make it look like it was Taylor who essentially made the decision to leave [they didn't even ask for a pay cut!]. Though it's hard for me to believe a professional athlete can't work 25 days for $8 million, maybe it interfered with his dancing lessons? Hey, is there any science behind cutting Jason Taylor? Probably and probably not. The defense was ranked number four in the league last year. The issue wasn't the defense; it was stopping the run late in the games when we either had a small lead or needed the rock back, and really, Taylor is a pass rush specialist and not a run stopper. If cutting Taylor means signing Haynesworth, Hall and bringing OL Big Derrick Dockery back, I can get Jiggy with it. Sunday, February 15. 2009Has It Really Been That Long!? When I was younger my dad had noticed I had this desire to write. Though I've always considered myself more of a mathematical and critical thinker, there was never a joy a numbers as there is in words. He signed me up for a journalism class and I got addicted to spreading knowledge [more like propaganda!], seeing the reactions to the way people responded to those words. In college, I was the editor in chief of the paper and started writing a book [which had only three readers: me, myself and I].Then I was introduced to the Internet. I created an egotistical-serving website like everyone else where I posted photos of myself. I'd write about my day as if my teachers didn't see it and realize why I was never in class. And if I had an issue with some policy, I'd voice my opinions in my dry humor until the VP of Student Affairs started calling me to his office. Anyway, the point is, blogging has been a blessing. It has allowed me to speak my mind and let the world decide if it wants to agree or disagree, enjoy or loathe, read my writing or not. I recently was doing a search to see what sites out there link to my personal blog. Doing a search for my name, I came across a site that did, but it had nothing to do with my personal blog. The site was Curly R written by Ben Folsom, and ironically, it was about how I stopped writing! Stopped writing about the Redskins. Shame on me! And I cannot express the honor it was to read about my failure! I've been planning to get Skinsaphrenia! back up and running, but for whatever reason, Father Time hasn't been waited for me. Really, I have no idea what I'm waiting on. Maybe a DE that doesn't need a GPS to find the QB, or a productive WR taller than me, and I'm barely taller than Rock Cartwright. Or maybe a kicker who actually kicks, as in, to the other side of the field. Or maybe I was waiting to find a post somewhere online wondering what I'm waiting on. I'm coming back, sooner rather than later, but have to fix some technical issues first. Thanks Ben for your post and adding me to your Inaugural Missing Blogger Report! HTTR, David the Skinsaphrenic! |
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