2013 FA Thread (Updates on OP) New: Merling, Brace, Pashos, Trueblood, EJBig, Tapp, White, Williams, MATTHEWS; Re-up: Rex, Hall, Davis, Paulsen, DY, RJax, Lich, Sundberg, Baker, Sav, Golston, Kehl, Polumbus; Paycuts: Carriker, Moss, BMeri, J. Wilson

[Skinsinparadise]

Just kicking the can down the road though. Unless there is a big spike in the cap in a couple of years there are going to be a few teams in real trouble.

In our division that looks like the Cowboys and Giants having issues. Eagles are fine, we should be too -- I guess until RG 3's cap figure goes from barely nothing to something huge.

[Skins199021]

Is anyone else interested in antoine cason? He is young, can be good and probably will be cheap.

I know he isn't an eye opener but he could make sense

[SemperFi Skins]

David Garrard - QB - Free Agent The Jets worked out free agent QB David Garrard on Thursday.
Garrard, 35, was is Dolphins camp last year before a knee scope led to his release. At one point, though, he was believed to be the front-runner for the starting job. Garrard hasn't appeared in an NFL game since 2010, when he started 14 games for Jacksonville and threw for 2,734 yards, 23 TDs, and 15 INTs. New York would be one of his better opportunities for a starting job. Related: Jets
Source: New York Daily News Feb 28 - 2:28 PM

Ricky Jean-Francois - DL - 49ers CSN Bay Area's Matt Maiocco says there has been "no movement" in contract talks between the 49ers and free agent DL Ricky Jean-Francois.
Jean-Francois, 26, has been one of the hotter names on the free-agent market so far. His ability to play every position on the defensive line makes him a fit with any team. The 6-foot-3, 295-pound lineman has been linked to the Packers, Eagles, and Ravens.
Source: Matt Maiocco on Twitter Feb 28 - 2:35 PM

Ramses Barden - WR - Giants Free agent WR Ramses Barden said "it's probably best" if he plays elsewhere in 2013.
The Giants have some interest in re-signing Barden, but both sides agreed that he'll test the open market. Barden's size -- 6-foot-6, 224 pounds -- will pique teams' interest, but he's yet to produce in his four years in the league.
Source: Ralph Vacchiano on Twitter Feb 28 - 3:00 PM

Chris Houston - DB - Lions The Detroit Free Press says re-signing free agent CB Chris Houston is a priority for the Lions.
The Lions haven't made their plans publicly known, but GM Martin Mayhew said he considers nine of the team's own free agents priorities. Cornerback is a glaring weak spot on Detroit's roster, and although Houston has been burned on occasion, he's easily their top cover man. The Lions will likely get to him after talking with fellow free agent Cliff Avril.
Source: Detroit Free Press Feb 28 - 3:09 PM

Chris Gamble - DB - Panthers The Charlotte Observer's Joe Person says "all indications I've received are" that the Panthers will release CB Chris Gamble. (Would jump on this guy if we couldn't score anyone else in FA or draft)
"They've kind of cut bait. I've not heard any talk about anything other than a straight cut," said Person. Gamble, 30 next Month, will not be offered a pay cut, and his current cap number sits at $10.95 million, third-highest on the team. He's likely to enter a deep free-agent corner market, so Gamble could be a bargain for some team.
Source: CBS Charlotte Feb 28 - 3:18 PM

Cullen Jenkins - DL - Free Agent Free agent DL Cullen Jenkins will visit the Giants this week.
It's Jenkins' first known visit since being released by the Eagles on Monday. The interior of New York's defensive line is filled with a few unknowns in Shaun Rogers, Markus Kuhn, and Marvin Austin next to starter Linval Joseph. Jenkins still has some pass rush skill as a 32-year-old, and he can sign immediately. Related: Giants
Source: Derrick Gunn on Twitter Feb 28 - 3:38 PM

[Laxpunk2006]

Is anyone else interested in antoine cason? He is young, can be good and probably will be cheap.

I know he isn't an eye opener but he could make sense

I was just wondering about him with the discussion of AJ Smith joining the front office. Hopefully he can shed some light to our staff as to whether or not we should be interested. Great size at 6'0 195 and he'll be 27 when the season starts.

[SemperFi Skins]

The Union-Tribune San Diego believes that impending free agent CB Antoine Cason will get at least $5 million annually in free agency, and "probably more."

While we are talking about close ties to players, DC9 and I were talking about E.J. Biggers out of Tampa Bay... He'd be an upgrade and starter. Played very well in place of Talib and earned high praise from his old coach Raheem.

---------- Post added February-28th-2013 at 04:48 PM ----------

Redskins | Kory Lichtensteiger would like to return
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:19:06 -0800

Washington Redskins impending free-agent OG Kory Lichtensteiger would like to return to the team, but with 19 expiring contracts, and needs elsewhere on the roster, it may be tough for the team to bring him back.


Read more: http://kffl.com/hotw/NFL?page=0#ixzz2MEV4eqSe[COLOR="Gold"]

[DC9]

While we are talking about close ties to players, DC9 and I were talking about E.J. Biggers out of Tampa Bay... He'd be an upgrade and starter. Played very well in place of Talib and earned high praise from his old coach Raheem.

Yes sir. I'm a fan. I think we can fit he and Toler in with Lynch. That would satisfy even the wildest appetite.

[SemperFi Skins]

ESPN - Dan Graziano - Redskins Offensive Line Thoughts

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post...ine-thoughts-3

[Skinsinparadise]

HTTR24-7.com ‏@HTTR24_7
#Redskins could be forced to release LB-London Fletcher without salary cap relief from the NFL.

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora
Over weekend I reported 2013 cap would rise - at least $122.5M and as high as $123M. It is $123M, up about $1.5M, significant for many teams

[JamesMadisonSkins]

adbrandt: RT @mortreport: Teams get more money to spend - salary cap for 2013 is $123.9 million per team after accounting of league revenues.

So ... that's $3 million more than they had initially projected. Does this mean the Redskins are just $1 million over? If we don't get our cap back, this certainly helps. We could get to about $12-15 million under fairly easily ... this helps.

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So let's say the Redskins are $1 million over ...

The team really wants to fix the secondary. Restructure Hall to get him down to $5 million (saves the team $4 million). Release Adam Carriker ($4 million). Restructure Santana Moss (saves $3 million). London Fletcher retires (saves $4 million) ... still think this is most likely ... he'll take a cushy job on the Skins coaching staff. You restructure a couple contracts (smartly ... not like Dallas where you're looking at millions in dead money down the road). Trent Williams $2.8 million) and Barry Cofield ($2.3 million) saves you another $5 million. You want to lock up Josh Wilson, so you extend him and drop his '13 figure by $1.5 million. Same with Orakpo ... extend him and save $1 million.

Those are not drastic moves. Those moves free up $22.5 million ... and with the new cap we are $1 million over ... so that would get us to $21.5 million UNDER the cap ... WITHOUT the cap penalty reversal. Think about that ...

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Then, if the Skins can finally get their $18 million back ... holy mackerel ... we could potentially get to $40 million under! Of course, if we get that money back we won't release Carriker and probably don't force restructures of Cofield and Trent (even though those would be smart to do) ... still would get us to $30 million under.

[Skinsinparadise]

adbrandt: RT @mortreport: Teams get more money to spend - salary cap for 2013 is $123.9 million per team after accounting of league revenues.

So ... that's $3 million more than they had initially projected. Does this mean the Redskins are just $1 million over? If we don't get our cap back, this certainly helps. We could get to about $12-15 million under fairly easily ... this helps.

Yeah especially if we are now 1 or 2 million over the cap before we even make a single restructuring move. Other teams are restructuring like crazy. I don't get all the Doomsday forecasts by the media and some others covering the team. Yeah they won't have the money to go nuts in free agency but I don't get the thrown out notion that the team will both be inactive with free agency AND lose a ton of their own players, too.

[Genghis Khan]

adbrandt: RT @mortreport: Teams get more money to spend - salary cap for 2013 is $123.9 million per team after accounting of league revenues.

So ... that's $3 million more than they had initially projected. Does this mean the Redskins are just $1 million over? If we don't get our cap back, this certainly helps. We could get to about $12-15 million under fairly easily ... this helps.

---------- Post added February-28th-2013 at 07:12 PM ----------

So let's say the Redskins are $1 million over ...

The team really wants to fix the secondary. Restructure Hall to get him down to $5 million (saves the team $4 million). Release Adam Carriker ($4 million). Restructure Santana Moss (saves $3 million). London Fletcher retires (saves $4 million) ... still think this is most likely ... he'll take a cushy job on the Skins coaching staff. You restructure a couple contracts (smartly ... not like Dallas where you're looking at millions in dead money down the road). Trent Williams $2.8 million) and Barry Cofield ($2.3 million) saves you another $5 million. You want to lock up Josh Wilson, so you extend him and drop his '13 figure by $1.5 million. Same with Orakpo ... extend him and save $1 million.

Those are not drastic moves. Those moves free up $22.5 million ... and with the new cap we are $1 million over ... so that would get us to $21.5 million UNDER the cap ... WITHOUT the cap penalty reversal. Think about that ...

---------- Post added February-28th-2013 at 07:16 PM ----------

Then, if the Skins can finally get their $18 million back ... holy mackerel ... we could potentially get to $40 million under! Of course, if we get that money back we won't release Carriker and probably don't force restructures of Cofield and Trent (even though those would be smart to do) ... still would get us to $30 million under.

It's logic like this that has kept calm and quiet. I'm not worried about what happens because our front office knows what it is doing cap wise and they know how to find real talent. Our team consists of a lot players that most teams didn't want or underestimated.

[JamesMadisonSkins]

There's a difference between restructuring smart ... and being stupid. Dallas is being stupid ... where do you think that $18 million in cap space they just freed up went? It went into the final years of those contracts as guarantees. I have a feeling that Jason Witten may not be the most desirable $8 million player in 4 years, but Dallas will be stuck with him. Demarcus Ware may be worth $13 million a year, but in his 33 year old season do you think the team will want to commit that much to him? Doubtful, but they won't even be able to restructure.

Trent Williams would be a smart restructure because he's young and a stud LT. You aren't strapping yourself into a player that could be falling out of his prime by the end of the deal. Same situation with Cofield ... while you don't want to extend him too long ... you know he'll be around for the remainder of the deal, so you might as well guarantee that money to him.

[Skins4Life6388]

Trent seems to be a prime candidate for a restructure. He seems to have the skill to be a cornerstone for the franchise and all indications are he's cleaned it up off the field. Trent counts 8 million towards the cap this year.

http://fanspeak.com/washingtonredski...re-candidates/

I dunno how legit this site is or if it's been posted yet bc I couldn't find it, but it's pretty interesting and the restructures listed seem logical.

[Alcoholic Zebra]

There's a difference between restructuring smart ... and being stupid. Dallas is being stupid ... where do you think that $18 million in cap space they just freed up went? It went into the final years of those contracts as guarantees. I have a feeling that Jason Witten may not be the most desirable $8 million player in 4 years, but Dallas will be stuck with him. Demarcus Ware may be worth $13 million a year, but in his 33 year old season do you think the team will want to commit that much to him? Doubtful, but they won't even be able to restructure.

Trent Williams would be a smart restructure because he's young and a stud LT. You aren't strapping yourself into a player that could be falling out of his prime by the end of the deal. Same situation with Cofield ... while you don't want to extend him too long ... you know he'll be around for the remainder of the deal, so you might as well guarantee that money to him.

Trent Williams deal is basically already restructured for us, if we do it again, he'll be insanely expensive next year.

Btw, Ware's cap hit is 16.6 mil and 18.1 mil for 2014 and 2015. That's way more than he's worth.

[JamesMadisonSkins]

You have to be careful doing too many of those. Some are okay, and he does a good job indicating how it would impact next year's cap ... but you can't go crazy restructure like the Cowboys. Dallas was also $18 million over ... we are looking at being just $1 million over. We could do 2-3 restructures + release a couple guys and be in good shape.