Rumor: Washington to sign Albert Haynesworth

[blackglass3]

These type of rumors always start flying around this time every year. Wasn't Asante "guaranteed" to go to about 5 teams in the days leading up to free agency last year? And I remember it was widley reported Adalius Thomas was "already a 49er" before free agency kicked off a couple of years ago.

Of course, if it is true, the record books should read 2009 Washington Redskins 8-8* (* - Caught Cheating)

 

[jmt57]

It baffles me how somebody such as Snyder can be a successful businessman, obviously skilled at negotiating in his non-NFL interests, and then be so bad with those same skills within the NFL. If this rumor is true, then the Redskins vastly overpaid for Haybesworth. Haynesworth had said he "will definitely test the free agent market in search of a long-term deal that guarantees him approximately $30 million and averages about $12 million per year", (i.e., $72 million total for six years). So what do the Redskins do? They outbid themselves and offer a contract averaging $3 million per year more than what Haynesworth was shooting for, and totalling $30 million more than where he was starting his negotiations at.

It's as if huge contracts are some sort of badge of honor, or something to brag about at the owners meetings for guys like Snyder, Al Davis and Jerry Jones.

 

[mgcolby]

So I understand the concept of backloading, and I recognize I have little knowledge when it comes to the intricacies of the salary cap. But how does Washington ever stay within it's bounds?

They used to accept that a certain percentage (20-30%) of their cap was going to be dead money and they would continually push that dead money into future years. They were able to get out that mode and cap hell over the past two seasons. With help from the huge increases in the cap, dead money falling off the books, and not signing any unrestricted free agents last year.

 

[bakes781]

Works for me, any time an AFC contender loses a player to an NFC team it helps us.

yeah but doesn't this hurt our chances at resigning Wilfork?

 

[cstjohn17]

For stupid contracts, he's the Tom Hicks of football. How does he stay within cap limits every year?

Why is there a cap? I am tired of hearing how 'expert' the Patriots are at cap management. Redskins spend whatever they want, the Jets trim $40M in 5 days... it is a joke.

 

[JSn]

Why is there a cap? I am tired of hearing how 'expert' the Patriots are at cap management. Redskins spend whatever they want, the Jets trim $40M in 5 days... it is a joke.

Yeah, and look at all the Superbowls they've been winning...

 

[mgcolby]

Why is there a cap? I am tired of hearing how 'expert' the Patriots are at cap management. Redskins spend whatever they want, the Jets trim $40M in 5 days... it is a joke.

It keeps the league in a competetive state. It keeps owners from overpaying for players without any consequences, but most importantly it forces owners to spend to a minimum amount.

It is absolutely good for the league.

 

[Rob0729]

The guy is a UFA where's the tempering?

The guy is not an UFA. He won't be until midnight Friday. Right now only the Titans have the right to negotiate a contract with him. If the Titans really wanted to keep him, the Redskins tampering did far more damage to the Titans than videotaping signals ever could. Losing Haynesworth is going to seriously hurt their defense next year. If they lost any chance of getting him because he knew what the Redskins were going to give him, that is far worse than Spygate. Granted people apparently too dumb to see it since it isn't as sexy.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Get that beast of a pass rusher OUT of the AFC - Hope it happens

 

[Jimke]

It keeps the league in a competetive state. It keeps owners from overpaying for players without any consequences, but most importantly it forces owners to spend to a minimum amount.

It is absolutely good for the league.

Most of the time it keeps teams from spending 15 million dollars

on a defensive tackle or defensive back.

 

[Richter]

The guy is not an UFA. He won't be until midnight Friday. Right now only the Titans have the right to negotiate a contract with him. If the Titans really wanted to keep him, the Redskins tampering did far more damage to the Titans than videotaping signals ever could. Losing Haynesworth is going to seriously hurt their defense next year. If they lost any chance of getting him because he knew what the Redskins were going to give him, that is far worse than Spygate. Granted people apparently too dumb to see it since it isn't as sexy.

That, and they don't have it in for Snyder like they do Belichick because he either A) Is smarter than they are and beat their team or B) Is smarter than they are and doesn't give them sexy quotes and do their job for them. Snyder gives all the lazy hacks in the media everything they need to write their columns, since his track record is that of splashy free agent moves and failure on the field.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Why is there a cap? I am tired of hearing how 'expert' the Patriots are at cap management. Redskins spend whatever they want, the Jets trim $40M in 5 days... it is a joke.

No cap? I guess you want the NFL to turn some teams into an 800M bankroll run organization like the Yankees

 

[mgcolby]

Most of the time it keeps teams from spending 15 million dollars

on a defensive tackle or defensive back.

Hence why I said "without any consequences"...

Davis and Snyder are in their own worlds. Otherwise, without the cap, those guys would be like Steinbrenner.

Edit:I was late with my Yankees reference.

 

[primetime]

No cap? I guess you want the NFL to turn some teams into an 800M bankroll run organization like the Yankees

I think you guys missed the point. What he was saying was that everyone talks about getting under the cap, but somehow the Redskins manage to throw ridiculous contracts at players every spring and teams can finagle the cap so it's never really a problem.

 

[mgcolby]

I think you guys missed the point. What he was saying was that everyone talks about getting under the cap, but somehow the Redskins manage to throw ridiculous contracts at players every spring and teams can finagle the cap so it's never really a problem.

That is not true. Well at least up until the past two years, when the salary cap increase was significant. But before that teams fell into cap hell and had to cut big time guys to get out of it. Baltimore, Tennessee etc... Washington just figured out a way to add dead money as other dead money fell off the books. They actually factored that into their contracts. They were bailed out by significant cap increases and their own self discipline last off season.

 

[tanked_as_usual]

If Haynesworth can get 15-16 million, what is Vince Wilfork

worth. Al Davis may have started something when re-signed Asomugha.

less than haynesworth........

 

[jan08]

Confirmed deal now. $41m guaranteed, $32m of which is during the first 13 months