Is D.C. a more attractive landing spot for Free Agents now that RG3's success/skill has become clearly apparent?

[deejaydana]

With all the RGIII threads buzzing about I'm a bit apologetic to the mods for adding yet another to the heap but I was wondering, are we now MORE attractive to Free Agents now that RG3 is really, truly looking like the real deal? I know we're getting ahead of ourselves sometimes with these RG3 threads but I wondered about this today & I'm of the opinion he's already raised our relative appeal due to his abundant skill and his (what seems) natural leadership. Could we attract some veterans who want to come (and at times for lesser money) in order to win? The Pats have been the envy of the league it seems for years as older vets have declined more attractive deals in exchange for the chance to win the Lombardi hardware and a big fat ring. Your thoughts?

[FanboyOf91]

Nope.

[Boss_Hogg]

It certainly helps having a superstar under center.

[HOF44]

If the money is equal I could see him being a factor, but most guys are going to go where they get the most guaranteed money.

[Truant]

I think so. For sure. Winning helps. And so does money. But having RGIII is a great marketing tool. I remember hearing about players wanted to play with Vick, that players were fans of his and they wanted to be a part of what he was doing.

The way people, even rivals, have talked about RGIII, I think it's inevitable.

[mikedones]

Oh for sure. Did you see the NYG D-Line after the game? Nothing but praise. If he can get the rest of the Redskins to follow him, I'm certain he's got the attention of more than a few free agents looking at Washington like a great landing spot, ripe with potential.

[#BgMase76#]

Definitely, Shanny has brought respectability back to D.C. and RGIII has brought the media. Well, as long as we don't fall back into that F/A world I'm fine w/ what we're doing.

[Mr. Sinister]

For offensive players at least, I would overwhelmingly say yes

[deejaydana]

On the topic of the Gnats Dline I think it was JPP who said RG3 was making him hate a game he so dearly loves. Quite a compliment.

[Prototype]

On the topic of the Gnats Dline I think it was JPP who said RG3 was making him hate a game he so dearly loves. Quite a compliment.

Good. I hope he hates the game enough into early retirement.

[SWFLSkins]

Nope.

I disagree, these two have a lot of enemies around the league, mostly in the union, which includes most players. lol.

[Rdskns2000]

Honestly, I would rather draft RG3 type players at other positions. I want us to develop our own players and only rely on free agency only when needed. This offseason we need WRs and got them. We will do that again with our secondary next year.

[FanboyOf91]

I disagree, these two have a lot of enemies around the league, mostly in the union, which includes most players. lol.

I was referring to the salary-cap hits for this year and next year (which never seem to be brought up in the RG3-Luck debate...hmm...). Also, the owners seemed to enjoy taking the brib...er...penalizing our cap.

[CoolHandLuke]

Free Agent's that are looking to win super bowls and be a part of something great? Absolutely! Free Agent's that are looking for a pay check and somewhere to settle down? Absolutely not, because they know they will be held accountable by the rest of the team.

I think DC will be a VERY attractive landing spot for future Defensive Coordinators. I believe after we can Haslett once the season is over, we can easily try and attract some of the best 3-4 DC's. Who wouldn't want to be the DC for the next best thing in the NFL? DC's certainly wouldn't want to be facing RG3, so I'm looking forward as to who we will bring in.

[Born In 93]

Honestly, I would rather draft RG3 type players at other positions. I want us to develop our own players and only rely on free agency only when needed. This offseason we need WRs and got them. We will do that again with our secondary next year.

You need top 5 picks to get players like RG3 at other positions lol.