Once again, the Skins shine as the NFL equivalent of Dave Winfield: instead of being "Mister May"... the Burgundy and Gold are the "Men of March". One franchise-changing trade... the customary free agent signings and a slap from the league. Once again, the most entertaining team is far from giving up that crown.
RGIII or RG3? I almost prefer the latter if the 3 is used as a "cubed". The Redskins give up three first round picks plus this year's second round selection (39th overall) for St. Louis' second overall pick in next month's draft. Thank goodness Vinny Cerrato's no longer with the team... because otherwise the Skins may not have had those picks to swap. Was it a smart deal? Nothing occurs in a vacuum-- and while giving up four prime picks for a player who might not work out (other #2's include Rick Mirer and Ryan Leaf) may not be the best thing to do... the current regime needs a quarterback. With moves for Donovan McNabb and Rex Grossman backfiring and John Beck's emergence never firing at all... Year three of the Shanahan administration needs at least a quarterback to build around. At worst-- he's an abject disaster and we go through this again in a few years. By which time the Shanahans will be in our rearview mirror.
Wide Receiver Windfall-- Nothing excites more than flashy wideouts who stretch the field and make tightrope catches. Except when they're Brandon Lloyd and Antwan Randle-El. Six years after doubling down on Brandon & Antwan... the Skins dive into the Free Agent pool headfirst by signing Pierre Garcon away from Indianapolis and Josh Morgan away from San Francisco. Garcon's coming off a 70 catch, 947 yard season for a quarterbackless Colts team... and Morgan's receptions dropped from 44 to 15 in Jim Harbaugh's first season by the Bay. Will they be difference makers? Maybe Eddie Royal becomes that player-- if he signs (word is the Skins are in hot pursuit). Unfortunately the Virginia Tech product is also coming off an off year... and has yet to average over 11 yards per catch during his NFL career. And do we need another Hokie (Morgan went to VT as well) on the roster? BEAMER BALL! indeed.
Capped Out-- This spending comes in the wake of major spanking by the league. Evidently when the Skins front office was trying to slide the contracts of Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall past the NFL Cap Dieticians two years ago they were warned that there may be ramifications-- and lo and behold there are: 36 million dollars in capsmack over two years... 18 of which hits the Skins books this year. On the bright side, this will limit the ridiculous ways this team can embarrass itself this offseason. I think.
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