OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft

SkinnedUntilRed · October-16th-2006, 12:30 AM

OFFICIAL PETITION: Please Start Building a Franchise through the Draft

This is a petition to Daniel $. Snyder III.

Mr. Snyder, ol' buddy, ol' pal. When you look around the league, which teams seem to consistently make it to the playoffs year after year?

Patriots - 3 Super Bowl championships in the last 5 years. Playoffs every year.
Eagles - 4 straight NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl visit.
Broncos - 2 Super Bowls, a few AFC Championship games, and countless playoff games in the last 10 years.
Steelers - 1 Super Bowl championship, 4 AFC Championship visits in the last 10 years, countless playoff games

What's the consistent, common thread between these teams?

1) Good coaching
2) Plenty of extra cap space
3) Plenty of cap space because they build through the draft
4) Plenty of cap space to resign franchise players with because they build through the draft
5) Plenty of cap space to retain decent depth at positions behind the starter because they build through the draft and avoid paying high priced free agents and sacrificing depth to pay for them
6) Draft picks with which to build through the draft with because they were smart enough to know that draft picks are much more valuable than high-priced free agents
7) Marquee defensive players who make up the fiber of the team's defense and the teams don't hesitate to resign - i.e. (in the Skins' case) Clark, Pierce, etc...
8) They don't charge you tens of thousands of dollars a year for a ticket and parking to watch a bunch of pampered multi-millionaire free agent pickups stink up the joint.

These teams have shown that the path to a franchise that will be successful in the playoffs for many consecutive years is to BUILD THROUGH THE DRAFT and use free agency ONLY to plug gaping holes, not to construct your entire team.

Sign the petition if you agree.

akorn22 · October-16th-2006, 12:35 AM

I'm in. We need to start now.

Duckus · October-16th-2006, 12:38 AM

We MUST build through the draft. You should make this on one of those petition websites with electronic signatures. Then you could send it to them and at least something (though I doubt it) might happen to change our outlook of the future.

Also, we need a GM.

cp26allday · October-16th-2006, 12:48 AM

I'm signing now

Seabee1973 · October-16th-2006, 12:58 AM

uh the broncos manipulated the system and were in cap trouble for a few years

Fifty Gut · October-16th-2006, 01:14 AM

I agree, time to stop acting like the Yankees of the NFL

SAli457180 · October-16th-2006, 01:16 AM

I whole-hardily agree with you, but that's not how this team acquires it's talent. To them, the draft is a waste of time. They try their hardest to avoid having picks on the second day when most teams finds those diamonds in the rough. This team is built on the star system where you overpay for a guy and basically outbid other teams for their services. The draft is a foreign concept to this team. As for the idea of a getting a GM, you can forget about it because there are too many egos in the front office and a bonafide GM would just get in their way.

Runs with Scissors · October-16th-2006, 01:20 AM

I agree no more high priced free agents

...until the offseason,when we can get kicker Josh Brown and DE Dwight Freeney

and then we'll stop.

I'm kidding,but I wouldn't be surprised.

Stophovr6 · October-16th-2006, 01:27 AM

Where do I sign?

mi6 · October-16th-2006, 01:27 AM

no ... no...

we need to continue to maintain the Skin's legacy of being a paradise for high-paying good for nothing, under acheiving free agents.

adam archuletta, andre carter, christian fauria, warrick holdman ... are good examples!

Mooka · October-16th-2006, 01:37 AM

Denver's just as bad as us with cap management and FA.

They win though...

909997 · October-16th-2006, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooka

Denver's just as bad as us with cap management and FA.

They win though...

good coaching

ImRickJamesB · October-16th-2006, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooka

Denver's just as bad as us with cap management and FA.

They win though...

Denver also stock-piles the draft picks, that they screwed the Skins out of......

The Skins need to do whatever they can, to aquire more draft picks in a hurry!

Just look at what the rest of the NFCEast has been able to do through the draft, over the past few years...... Every year that this continues, the Skins fall a little further behind.

Sid · October-16th-2006, 04:41 AM

I agree with this

Ignatius J. · October-16th-2006, 04:54 AM

aren't both the eagles and the pats known specifically for not paying their own players?

October-16th-2006, 12:30 AM	#1
SkinnedUntilRed The Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 46 Posts: 190	OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft OFFICIAL PETITION: Please Start Building a Franchise through the Draft This is a petition to Daniel $. Snyder III. Mr. Snyder, ol' buddy, ol' pal. When you look around the league, which teams seem to consistently make it to the playoffs year after year? Patriots - 3 Super Bowl championships in the last 5 years. Playoffs every year. Eagles - 4 straight NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl visit. Broncos - 2 Super Bowls, a few AFC Championship games, and countless playoff games in the last 10 years. Steelers - 1 Super Bowl championship, 4 AFC Championship visits in the last 10 years, countless playoff games What's the consistent, common thread between these teams? 1) Good coaching 2) Plenty of extra cap space 3) Plenty of cap space because they build through the draft 4) Plenty of cap space to resign franchise players with because they build through the draft 5) Plenty of cap space to retain decent depth at positions behind the starter because they build through the draft and avoid paying high priced free agents and sacrificing depth to pay for them 6) Draft picks with which to build through the draft with because they were smart enough to know that draft picks are much more valuable than high-priced free agents 7) Marquee defensive players who make up the fiber of the team's defense and the teams don't hesitate to resign - i.e. (in the Skins' case) Clark, Pierce, etc... 8) They don't charge you tens of thousands of dollars a year for a ticket and parking to watch a bunch of pampered multi-millionaire free agent pickups stink up the joint. These teams have shown that the path to a franchise that will be successful in the playoffs for many consecutive years is to BUILD THROUGH THE DRAFT and use free agency ONLY to plug gaping holes, not to construct your entire team. Sign the petition if you agree. __________________ Jaguars and Redskins fan in Jacksonville. Last edited by SkinnedUntilRed; October-16th-2006 at 08:25 AM..

October-16th-2006, 12:35 AM	#2
akorn22 The Rookie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey Age: 24 Posts: 1,393	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft I'm in. We need to start now.

October-16th-2006, 12:38 AM	#3
Duckus The Rookie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Age: 26 Posts: 1,112	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft We MUST build through the draft. You should make this on one of those petition websites with electronic signatures. Then you could send it to them and at least something (though I doubt it) might happen to change our outlook of the future. Also, we need a GM.

October-16th-2006, 12:48 AM	#4
cp26allday The Backup Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 27 Posts: 2,229	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft I'm signing now __________________

October-16th-2006, 12:58 AM	#5
Seabee1973 The Cover Corner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Port Hueneme Ca Age: 36 Posts: 5,339	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft uh the broncos manipulated the system and were in cap trouble for a few years

October-16th-2006, 01:14 AM	#6
Fifty Gut No New Threads Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nova Age: 27 Posts: 7,668	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft I agree, time to stop acting like the Yankees of the NFL __________________ F.K.A. Gfunk

October-16th-2006, 01:16 AM	#7
SAli457180 The Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gainesville, VA Age: 29 Posts: 2,531	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft I whole-hardily agree with you, but that's not how this team acquires it's talent. To them, the draft is a waste of time. They try their hardest to avoid having picks on the second day when most teams finds those diamonds in the rough. This team is built on the star system where you overpay for a guy and basically outbid other teams for their services. The draft is a foreign concept to this team. As for the idea of a getting a GM, you can forget about it because there are too many egos in the front office and a bonafide GM would just get in their way. __________________

October-16th-2006, 01:20 AM	#8
Runs with Scissors The Field Goal Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In a Van down by the RIVER! Posts: 587	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft I agree no more high priced free agents ...until the offseason,when we can get kicker Josh Brown and DE Dwight Freeney and then we'll stop. I'm kidding,but I wouldn't be surprised.

October-16th-2006, 01:27 AM	#9
Stophovr6 The Run Stopper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Seattle Age: 27 Posts: 5,924	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft Where do I sign?

October-16th-2006, 01:27 AM	#10
mi6 The Backup Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,129	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft no ... no... we need to continue to maintain the Skin's legacy of being a paradise for high-paying good for nothing, under acheiving free agents. adam archuletta, andre carter, christian fauria, warrick holdman ... are good examples!

October-16th-2006, 01:37 AM	#11
Mooka The Heavy Hitter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Bay Area Age: 26 Posts: 7,130	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft Denver's just as bad as us with cap management and FA. They win though...

October-16th-2006, 04:41 AM	#14
Sid The Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lutz, FL Age: 29 Posts: 213	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft I agree with this __________________ Eat Campbell's Chunky Soup!

October-16th-2006, 04:54 AM	#15
Ignatius J. The Free Agent Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Age: 28 Posts: 4,843	Re: OFFICIAL PETITION: Start Building a Franchise through the Draft aren't both the eagles and the pats known specifically for not paying their own players?

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