Sammy Watkins Is NOT Expected To Get The Franchise Tag, Alongside Allen Robinson

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, mjligon said:

How is Joyner?

We could use one of both.

Well, he's apparently worthy of a franchise tag, so...

[LinvilleGorge]

18 minutes ago, Trill OG said:

There is a reason the Redskins are letting him walk.

Because they put themselves in a situation with the use of the franchise tag that they can't afford him. So what did they do? They traded one of the best young CBs in football to the Chiefs for an over the hill game manager in Alex Smith and then signed him to a 4 year/$94M contract.

The Redskins have absolute rewritten the book on how not to handle a QB situation these past few years starting with the trade up for RG3 and finalizing with the trade for Smith and his extension.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Because they put themselves in a situation with the use of the franchise tag that they can't afford him. So what did they do? They traded one of the best young CBs in football to the Chiefs for an over the hill game manager in Alex Smith and then signed him to a 4 year/$94M contract.

The Redskins have absolute rewritten the book on how not to handle a QB situation these past few years starting with the trade up for RG3 and finalizing with the trade for Smith and his extension.

Under Snyder, the Redskins have rewritten the book on how not to do a lot of things.

[LinvilleGorge]

5 minutes ago, mjligon said:

How is Joyner?

We could use one of both.

One of the best young safeties in the NFL. If they can't get him signed they're probably smart to tag him. Tagging Watkins would be idiotic and I wonder if they threatened that just to see if any teams would reach out to them regarding a tag and trade? I can't imagine any team trading for a tagged Watkins anyway.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Under Snyder, the Redskins have rewritten the book on how not to do a lot of things.

Oh, and I forgot one crucial chapter of that book. Leaving RG3 out there on the field practically immobilized on a bad leg for the Seahawks to tee off on him and pretty much ruin his career.

[Udogg]

Whoever gives Sammie Watkins 12 mill a year is a fugging idiot. 

[Mr. Scot]

11 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Oh, and I forgot one crucial chapter of that book. Leaving RG3 out there on the field practically immobilized on a bad leg for the Seahawks to tee off on him and pretty much ruin his career.

Yeah, there was that.

Oy...

[ncfan]

30 minutes ago, mjligon said:

How is Joyner?

We could use one of both.

Id rather have him than Watkins

He's one of the top young up and coming FT.  

Reminds me a little of the Honey Badger in Arizona prior to injuries 

 

[KaseKlosed]

I'll pass on another injury prone WR dawg. 

[RealisticPanther]

3 hours ago, Trill OG said:

Because they were 1 game away from the Superbowl. Why make a panic move and sign Cousins to a major deal?

People are going to realize real soon how overrated Kirk Cousins is once he gets his big contract. There is a reason the Redskins are letting him walk.

For the same damn reason we shouldnt've stuck with Jake Dehlomme even though he took us to a superbowl, because he was garbage and probably even worse than Bortles. What kind of a question is that?

[CarolinaNCSU]

Can anybody make a case for paying Watkins, that doesn't revolve around "maybe his QBs weren't that good"?

 

I get he's the young guy you roll the dice on, and I'd be excited...but also scared to death that we just paid 10-12 million a year on a mediocre player so far into his career.  Stats don't tell the whole story, but his are pretty underwhelming. Not to mention potential durability issues. I just don't get the Watkins love affair when you could probably have Mike Wallace for 5 million and grab a piece for the secondary as well. 

[Diehardpanther02]

Bof pies. Please. Fug the cap.

[Saca312]

37 minutes ago, CarolinaNCSU said:

Can anybody make a case for paying Watkins, that doesn't revolve around "maybe his QBs weren't that good"?

 

I get he's the young guy you roll the dice on, and I'd be excited...but also scared to death that we just paid 10-12 million a year on a mediocre player so far into his career.  Stats don't tell the whole story, but his are pretty underwhelming. Not to mention potential durability issues. I just don't get the Watkins love affair when you could probably have Mike Wallace for 5 million and grab a piece for the secondary as well. 

 

[AU-panther]

Yards per game for Landry, Robinson, and Watkins according to NFL.com: 63.1, 66.2, and 58.7.

So two of them are elite and one is mediocre?