February 27, 2009
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The Most Wonderful Day of The Year …
No, it’s not Christmas. It’s the start of the NFL free agency period. Which you know what that means. Football season is just around the corner. There’s been plenty of rumors floating around this whole week. A ton of ex-college kids have been running around at the NFL columbine to help improve their draft stock. Draft day is just around the corner. Then comes mini-camp and then the pre-season. Can’t you just smell the pigskin?
I heard Zorn said that the Redskins would be active in this free agency period. I couldn’t see how that could be since their salary cap numbers are horrible and their team depth is pretty bad. But I wake up this morning and I hear that they signed both Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall to huge contracts! I hope Haynesworth will continue to be a beast that will bolster that D-line which would then help the rest of the defense out but come on. What about the rest of the team! They only have three draft picks this year. How are they gonna have the money to sign or draft depth on the offensive line, linebackers and cornerbacks?
I now fully expect them to trade their #13 overall First Round pick for a bunch of lower picks so they won’t have to pay the dude a huge rookie salary. It’s sorta what they did last year and though those players may not be ready to play right away, at least they’ll be bodies and they’ll be cheap.
One can only hope that these new high priced players don’t get hurt during the season.
