Chad Clifton to visit Redskins

joethefan · #1 03-05-2010, 01:05 AM

Let the teeth-gnashing and Ted Thompson-bashing in Green Bay begin.

Jason Cole of Yahoo! says the Redskins! will host Chad Clifton! for a free agent visit! (We've officially entered the punchy portion of the evening.)

Clifton is reportedly looking for $7 million-per-season, and the Packers are only offering $5 million-per-year. He's 33 years old, but easily the best pass protector on the market.

The Redskins are looking to replace Chris Samuels and may be the only team as desperate for tackle help as the Packers. Plus, they are already overdue to make a free agency splash.

In other words, that teeth gnashing is justified.

Here's the link

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...isit-redskins/

Arkangiest · #2 03-05-2010, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by joethefan

Let the teeth-gnashing and Ted Thompson-bashing in Green Bay begin.

Jason Cole of Yahoo! says the Redskins! will host Chad Clifton! for a free agent visit! (We've officially entered the punchy portion of the evening.)

Clifton is reportedly looking for $7 million-per-season, and the Packers are only offering $5 million-per-year. He's 33 years old, but easily the best pass protector on the market.

The Redskins are looking to replace Chris Samuels and may be the only team as desperate for tackle help as the Packers. Plus, they are already overdue to make a free agency splash.

In other words, that teeth gnashing is justified.

Here's the link

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...isit-redskins/

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Nomad · #3 03-05-2010, 02:21 AM

Tough to imagine paying him AND drafting a LT #4.
This hopefully means Bradford.
Presumably 1 year stop gap while 2nd round T groomed or one drafted next year.

Jvon91 · #4 03-05-2010, 02:28 AM

whichever way we go with the draft.. it just feels good having a real gm and hc that are smart enuff to identify our oline troubles

joethefan · #5 03-05-2010, 02:50 AM

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whichever way we go with the draft.. it just feels good having a real gm and hc that are smart enuff to identify our oline troubles

IMO i still feel we should draft a OT even if we sign Clifton..

Jvon91 · #6 03-05-2010, 02:55 AM

I agree.. but if we sign him we now dont have to use a 1st on a LT.. we could get one in the 2nd

Skinzlover223 · #7 03-05-2010, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jvon91

I agree.. but if we sign him we now dont have to use a 1st on a LT.. we could get one in the 2nd

I agree.

joethefan · #8 03-05-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jvon91

I agree.. but if we sign him we now dont have to use a 1st on a LT.. we could get one in the 2nd

I do hope we do draft a LT at some point. Hopefully with the second..

greatest2 · #9 03-05-2010, 03:12 AM

this one signing does not fill 5 spots on the line and depth.

Currently, with this signing, our 5 would be...Clifton-dockery-casey-mike williams-stephon heyer.

Im sorry, but that doesn't work for me. We need at least a starting guard and someone that is atleast as comparable to heyer.

If you figure they draft someone high in round 2 (OT). i would play them right away at the right tackle. next year move them to left, and clifton to right.

Either way you figure it we need at least 1 more signing on the oline, plus depth. good start, but its not even close to finish (unless they use round 1 and 2 on oline! thats what im hoping for).

EDIT: what we really need, is for someone to fall in love with a player (bradford, okung, anyone) and trade up to 4 to get him. Take there 1st and 2nd or 1st and 3rd, grab oline and possibly a DB/RB/34 DE with one of those picks.

flave1969 · #10 03-05-2010, 03:17 AM

Didn't the GB line suck last year. Clifton gave up 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hits and 15 pressures in 12 games which isn't horrible compared to what we have but not worth $7 mill a year surely. Plus he is 33, seems to me we are likely to see a re-dux of the over the hill gang on our line this year.

That is better than the never was gang, but it smacks of short termism.

greatest2 · #11 03-05-2010, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by flave1969

Didn't the GB line suck last year. Clifton gave up 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hits and 15 pressures in 12 games which isn't horrible compared to what we have but not worth $7 mill a year surely. Plus he is 33, seems to me we are likely to see a re-dux of the over the hill gang on our line this year.

That is better than the never was gang, but it smacks of short termism.

thats exactly what it is. Try to build a adequate line so we don't get our QB and RB killed, and build for a better line in the future.

Thats why casey was signed to a 3 year deal, and thats why clifton will sign a 3 year, or at the very maximum a 4 year deal (with that 4th year being a abnoxious amount that we would have to cut after the 3rd).

THey know we can't rebuild with 1 offseason and with so many other holes. They are trying to buy time, while the work to rebuild. A strategy i think everyone here is ok with.

Grab some vets, some depth, draft some pups and start the rebuild process. but while rebuilding, there is no sense it getting the qb of the future / rb of the future killed in year 1 or two.

just some folks to hold the fort down till reinforments arrive (a few this year, and few next year, and we are there, as far as the oline is concerned)

joethefan · #12 03-05-2010, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by flave1969

Didn't the GB line suck last year. Clifton gave up 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hits and 15 pressures in 12 games which isn't horrible compared to what we have but not worth $7 mill a year surely. Plus he is 33, seems to me we are likely to see a re-dux of the over the hill gang on our line this year.

That is better than the never was gang, but it smacks of short termism.

The only problem is he's the best on the board right now, we don't have a choice.

flave1969 · #13 03-05-2010, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by joethefan

The only problem is he's the best on the board right now, we don't have a choice.

Oh I dont have a problem per se as long as we do get some young blood in this year.

whiskeytown · #14 03-05-2010, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by greatest2

this one signing does not fill 5 spots on the line and depth.

Currently, with this signing, our 5 would be...Clifton-dockery-casey-mike williams-stephon heyer.

Im sorry, but that doesn't work for me. We need at least a starting guard and someone that is atleast as comparable to heyer.

hang tight and be patient. you posted this just 4 hours into the free agency season.

Goskins11 · #15 03-05-2010, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by joethefan

IMO i still feel we should draft a OT even if we sign Clifton..

+1...absolutely. he's 33 too so he wont be around real long. i would say maybe a 1 or 2 year contract?