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5 Redskins Free Agents Not Likely to Return
Posted by:
Old Ball Coach
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Date: January 14, 2016 11:16AM
Five Redskins free agents who are unlikely to return
- Rich Tandler
ILB Keenan Robinson—If you’d told me a year ago that he would be on a list like this one in early 2016 I would have said that you’re crazy. But a nagging injury and issues with fitting in to the defensive scheme led to him spending a lot of time on the bench this season. He could be a good player but he needs a change of scenery.
QB Colt McCoy—The Redskins need to get a younger backup quarterback with some potential. They were able to survive the downfall of Robert Griffin III because Mike Shanahan had drafted Cousins. While there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Cousins’ future there are no guarantees. They need to get and groom a younger quarterback to be the backup and let McCoy, who will be 30 before the season starts, go to another team.
RB Alfred Morris—I’m not going to say that there’s no way Morris will be back. Perhaps there won’t be much of a market for back who has seen both his per-carry average and total rushing yards decline in each of the last four years and he and the Redskins will agree on a short-term deal. But it seems much more likely that he will find a team that emphasizes the zone-blocking scheme and move on.
TE Logan Paulsen—His season was shut down before it even started after he suffered a toe injury in training camp. There was talk that he might not have made the team had he not been injured. The team would like more speed and athleticism at the position and seem likely to move on from Paulsen, who turns 29 next month.
CB Will Blackmon—He did a decent job filling in for the injured Chris Culliver and, before that, DeAngelo Hall. Decent is fine for a guy you pick up in Week 2 of the season but not when you have the whole offseason to sift through options and find a backup to Culliver, who could miss some regular season time after tearing his ACL and MCL.
Didn't see RG III & Out on the list, but maybe that's a foregone conclusion.
- Rich Tandler
ILB Keenan Robinson—If you’d told me a year ago that he would be on a list like this one in early 2016 I would have said that you’re crazy. But a nagging injury and issues with fitting in to the defensive scheme led to him spending a lot of time on the bench this season. He could be a good player but he needs a change of scenery.
QB Colt McCoy—The Redskins need to get a younger backup quarterback with some potential. They were able to survive the downfall of Robert Griffin III because Mike Shanahan had drafted Cousins. While there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Cousins’ future there are no guarantees. They need to get and groom a younger quarterback to be the backup and let McCoy, who will be 30 before the season starts, go to another team.
RB Alfred Morris—I’m not going to say that there’s no way Morris will be back. Perhaps there won’t be much of a market for back who has seen both his per-carry average and total rushing yards decline in each of the last four years and he and the Redskins will agree on a short-term deal. But it seems much more likely that he will find a team that emphasizes the zone-blocking scheme and move on.
TE Logan Paulsen—His season was shut down before it even started after he suffered a toe injury in training camp. There was talk that he might not have made the team had he not been injured. The team would like more speed and athleticism at the position and seem likely to move on from Paulsen, who turns 29 next month.
CB Will Blackmon—He did a decent job filling in for the injured Chris Culliver and, before that, DeAngelo Hall. Decent is fine for a guy you pick up in Week 2 of the season but not when you have the whole offseason to sift through options and find a backup to Culliver, who could miss some regular season time after tearing his ACL and MCL.
Didn't see RG III & Out on the list, but maybe that's a foregone conclusion.
Re: 5 Redskins Free Agents Not Likely to Return
Posted by:
Jack Cant Cook
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Date: January 14, 2016 12:08PM
Colt McCoy is finished in the NFL. You cant be a bench warmer for 8 years.
Re: 5 Redskins Free Agents Not Likely to Return
Posted by:
winning records
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Date: January 14, 2016 12:48PM
Re sign Morris on the cheap he wants to stay and can block. With the new GM it all really depends on who is available in the market. I think he wants players with winning records so by default many of the existing players are not ideal.
Re: 5 Redskins Free Agents Not Likely to Return
Posted by:
Donkey Dong
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Date: January 14, 2016 05:42PM
Jack Cant Cook Wrote:
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> Colt McCoy is finished in the NFL. You cant be a
> bench warmer for 8 years.
Backup QB is the best job in the NFL. Comfortable paychecks, compete just enough to maintain backup status, little risk of injury, etc.
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> Colt McCoy is finished in the NFL. You cant be a
> bench warmer for 8 years.
Backup QB is the best job in the NFL. Comfortable paychecks, compete just enough to maintain backup status, little risk of injury, etc.