Fanspeak: Redskins Personnel

Players they’ve Let Go: DeAngelo Hall– The Redskins released Hall outright which was the right call for them to make. They needed to clear roughly $13-15 million to just get under the salary cap, sign minimum players to fill out their roster, tender restricted free agents and sign their draft class. That is just a … More »

The Redskins are a team with quite a few needs and not enough ways to fill them all. While much of the lack of resources can be attributed to trading away their first round pick and the cap penalty, the reality is the Redskins would need some back-ups to step up even if they had … More »

Alfred Morris had nothing short of a miraculous season. As a 6th round rookie, he had 335 carries for 1,613 yards (4.8 ypc) and 13 touchdowns. His overall impact was nearly that of Robert Griffin III, and when Griffin was not himself due to injury in the final game of the season, Morris took over … More »

By Staff Writer John Manuel: If I’m the Redskins front office, there are three main areas I’m focused on this offseason. Redskins have Salary Cap issues, which need to be addressed first. But which area do you think is the biggest need? 1- Secondary help Not a surprise here since at times last season it … More »

Redskins Cap Links: Part 1:  Redskins Salary Cap Breakdown Part 2:  Redskins Restricted Free Agents Part 3:  Redskins Unrestricted Free Agents Part 4:  Savings From Cuts Part 5:  Savings from Restructuring and Final Thoughts   Restricted Free Agents: TE Logan Paulsen, FB Darrel Young, DT Chris Baker, LB Rob Jackson (there is some confusion as … More »

1. Free Safety- Both safety spots are problems, but free safety is the biggest issue. While it is not ideal Brandon Meriweather, Reed Doughty and DeJon Gomes are all capable of playing strong safety. At free safety all the Redskins really have is Jordan Pugh. Adding a starting caliber free safety is a must this … More »

This is a ranking of the Washington Redskins offensive needs, based on who are free agents, position depth going forward, and taking into account any potential salary cap casualties. (note: since restricted free agents are under team control I am assuming they are still on the team) 1. Right Tackle: -Tyler Polumbus, Jordan Black and … More »

By Staff Writer John Manuel: Here are my top 5 questions for the Washington Redskins offseason at this point: 1- The most important question has to be the health of Robert Griffin III and when will be able to take field. Unfortunately at this point we have no answer to this.  Could be the opener … More »

Though you can make quite a case for some rookies and free agents, who improved from the start of the season to the end, this list is exclusively made up of players who were on the team in 2011. 1. Trent Williams: The first two years of Trent Williams’ career were rocky to say the … More »

While there will be plenty of time to get into the nuts and bolts of the offseason, I thought now might be a good time for a quick review of the Redskins cap situation for 2013 (assuming the penalty remains in place). I previous wrote about the Redskins cap situation  and potential savings from cutting players  back … More »