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Yes, Washington is attempting to get better, making trades and freely spending in free agency. But it's a formula that has never worked in the NFL. Football is too much of a team game for collections of free agents to be successful in the window that they have to be together. Collections of free agents are just that, bunches of players in the same place. That doesn't make them a team, and it takes a team to win a Super Bowl.

None of this means the Skins won't be successful. There's more than one way to skin a cat. I would just rather spend prudently in free agency and build through the draft, a formula that's proven successful for the past decade.

I just don't understand sitting around and screaming every time Washington signs someone. All it does is make you look jealous and silly, a punchline for a joke or a sig line over on ES. Why do you think we're seeing a sudden influx of Commander fans here at the Zone? Could it be because they are enjoying a board full of Dallas fans wailing over the impending rise of their team?
 
look, I'm a Skins fan and all.

But even I think they signings have gone overboard.

I would have been happy with just one of the two WR's, and the LB.

a 2nd WR and a safety weren't "musts" for the price.
 
lol your right.they beat us twice last year and they come here to laugh at us whining.

dont know why there are so many skins threads on this site lately.that sorry a** team.
 
Wheat said:
look, I'm a Skins fan and all.

But even I think they signings have gone overboard.

I would have been happy with just one of the two WR's, and the LB.

a 2nd WR and a safety weren't "musts" for the price.

Who is your #2 WR? Lloyd or Randle El? Seems like Lloyd has more talent, will Randle El play third fiddle nicely?
 
why is it that Commanders fans are posting their information on a Cowboys message board? If your excited about your team... great. Go share it with your fellow fans. Persoanlly I do not care. I go to open a thread hoping it has something to do with my team and it is from a 1 or 2 post Commanders troll.

Do you realize good teams are built through the draft? How many pics do you have this year and next? Why are you excited about signing 30+ year old players that were CUT by the teams they were previously with.

Skins fans: Your team will never have the glory or the 5 Superbowl rings that AMERICA's Team has...deal with it...:lmao2:
 
TheHustler said:
Who is your #2 WR? Lloyd or Randle El? Seems like Lloyd has more talent, will Randle El play third fiddle nicely?

I think they are going for the resurrection of Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders.
 
I don't especially like their signings, but having said that I don't understand how they can continue to either manipulate or figure out the cap where it NEVER seems to hurt them. We have been saying for YEARS that this is the year it catches up to them, but it never seems to? Are we missing something?
 
gbrittain said:
I think they are going for the resurrection of Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders.

That means no TE and Chris Cooley is one of their best weapons.....
 
TheHustler said:
That means no TE and Chris Cooley is one of their best weapons.....

I am sure they will work him in somehow. Like you said he is one of their best weapons.
 
VACowboy said:
Yes, Washington is attempting to get better, making trades and freely spending in free agency. But it's a formula that has never worked in the NFL. Football is too much of a team game for collections of free agents to be successful in the window that they have to be together. Collections of free agents are just that, bunches of players in the same place. That doesn't make them a team, and it takes a team to win a Super Bowl.

None of this means the Skins won't be successful. There's more than one way to skin a cat. I would just rather spend prudently in free agency and build through the draft, a formula that's proven successful for the past decade.

I just don't understand sitting around and screaming every time Washington signs someone. All it does is make you look jealous and silly, a punchline for a joke or a sig line over on ES. Why do you think we're seeing a sudden influx of Commander fans here at the Zone? Could it be because they are enjoying a board full of Dallas fans wailing over the impending rise of their team?

Wow. A man of smarts here. :hammer:

Basically the 'skins are doing a 2000 all over again. They'll be in cap hell in due time -- not that I care. I focus my attention on the team in Dallas, not the team in DC.
 
i care about what the skins do because we play play them every year. wouldnt you care about what the other teams your gonna play are doing to try and beat you?
 
sbuscha said:
why is it that Commanders fans are posting their information on a Cowboys message board? If your excited about your team... great. Go share it with your fellow fans. Persoanlly I do not care. I go to open a thread hoping it has something to do with my team and it is from a 1 or 2 post Commanders troll.

Do you realize good teams are built through the draft? How many pics do you have this year and next? Why are you excited about signing 30+ year old players that were CUT by the teams they were previously with.

Skins fans: Your team will never have the glory or the 5 Superbowl rings that AMERICA's Team has...deal with it...:lmao2:

and at this rate we may never see a playoff win and MUST keep pointing to our past cause our future isn't very promising, now is it?
 
cowboys#1 said:
i care about what the skins do because we play play them every year. wouldnt you care about what the other teams your gonna play are doing to try and beat you?

There is a difference in looking into what they are doing and being totally obsessed with them, as there is a lot of that here.

Laughing at them when they do this or that; tripping out when they sign "a guy."
 
Why do we care so much about what the Commanders are doing?

Let's make our own bed before jumping on someone else's. They're doing what they think is right.

They made it to the divisional playoffs ... more than we can say for us over the past 10 years.

I can understand the Commander hate, but you guys are bordering on jealousy.
 
Wheat said:
look, I'm a Skins fan and all.

But even I think they signings have gone overboard.

I would have been happy with just one of the two WR's, and the LB.

a 2nd WR and a safety weren't "musts" for the price.

That might be the best appraisal I've heard from anyone.
 
The reason the 'skins have money to spend in FA is really quite simple, outside the obvious being the new CBA. That reason being the 'skins don't have to spend the MILLIONS it takes to sign the 1st and 2nd rounders and allocate that to the proven commodities.

Yes, I agree it was a steep price to pay to get El, but if you step back and look at the whole picture, we filled many needs and fixed many problems. One, we have now changed the defensive philosophy of every DC we face. Gone are the days of the eight and nine in the box and CP will have a huge year IMO. Second, gone are the days of double and triple teaming Moss who will continue to excel in this offense.

People in general are acting like we have gone out and signed the Ray Lewis' and Terrrell Owens of the world. When in reality we have brought into two guys who are hitting their prime and could contribute for years.
 
too many skins posts....

nevermind we're in the first few days of FA and footbal season doesn't start for months.
 

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