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Redskins Off Season 2019

Gladiator said:
What is Bruce Allen thinking?


"Rumors and speculation have surrounded the Washington Redskins and franchise left tackle Trent Williams for days.

Williams didn’t show up to minicamp and the rumors suggest the reasoning ranges from financial to others. Either way, the Redskins electing to move Williams would have big ramifications on the cap.

For the most part, moving Williams would provide big cap relief for the Redskins, as Spotrac explained above. The dead cap numbers are a small price to pay for the massive return the Redskins would undoubtedly get for moving a player of Williams’ caliber.

Then again, it’s hard to imagine the Redskins would ever want to move Williams in the first place. He’s going to need a new deal now as opposed to later, but they aren’t equipped to lose one of the NFL’s best offensive linemen at a time they’re trying to break in a new franchise quarterback like Dwayne Haskins."


Here’s what a Trent Williams trade would do to Redskins’ cap space



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"Trading OT Trent Williams leaves behind dead cap hits of $3.5M in 2019, & $1.9M in 2020 to the #Redskins. He would bring cap/cash hits of $11.2M, & $12.5M to a new team.Trent Williams Contract Details, Salary Cap Breakdowns, Salaries, Bonuses | Spotrac …"

Here’s what a Trent Williams trade would do to Redskins’ cap space


There is no guaranteed money for Trent Williams two contract years left. If Trent is injured on the next play, he gets no money. That is great for Bruce Allen, but there is no incentive for Williams to step back out on the field without a new contract with at least some guaranteed money.


If the Redskins were to give some money guaranteed over the next two years, it would only cost the Redskins, if Trent were injured.

Is Bruce just being stingy? Banking on profit from injury? What's wrong with splitting the difference?

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CORRECTION: There is some money guaranteed in the first of the two remaining contract years.

Was I too harsh on Bruce Allen?


"On Monday, former Redskins safety Su’a Cravens referenced Williams in a long Twitter thread in which he said the organization accused him of inventing an injury and denied him insurance while he recovered from a concussion. Cravens, a 2016 second-round draft pick who retired for a time in 2017 and was eventually traded in March 2018 to Denver, is fighting with the team over money he says it owes him.

“2 years later and I’m still fighting the Skins on something they’ve continued to do countless time(s),” Cravens said in one of his tweets. “Which is why the best tackle in the game refuses to play for them now. Same reason I left. Mishandled injuries and withheld info. All evidence points to them being guilty!”

The Redskins have not commented on Cravens’s tweets."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...still-refusing-budge-trent-williams-standoff/
 
The Redskins have not yet won a game in regular season, and Trent Williams is still holding out.

Injuries are significant both for the offense and the defense.

A change in attitude of Redskins Management toward injuries might help spark a winning spirit.

More studies could be funded for better preventing football injuries.

Redskins management could take a more active role in developing studies to help prevent football injuries.

The attitude for Coach Gruden seems to be that doctors are licensed, so they should not be questioned. Providing health care for athletes can be regarded as a developing science, so that mistakes by doctors can be put in a constructive context.



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The intensity of the play on the field during the football game is a big part of what makes football exciting for the fans. Football injuries occur as a result of the intense play, but Injuries are not necessary to make the game exciting. There is a risk of injury, during the intensity of play, but injuries are not a necessary part of the entertainment value.

Kirk Cousins, Quarterback, when he was with the Redskins, found the Redskins exercises for injury protection to be inadequate, and did additional injury prevention exercises on his own. The Redskins seem to have a high percentage of injuries, and it seems Redskins management could be putting more emphasis on injury prevention. Are there seminars or workshops to which Redskins medical staff could be instructed to attend?

Part of Trent Williams holdout is a criticism of he Redskins Medical staff. Management has to run a business, but holding a star performer to a contract that is below his actual worth, seems to be reducing team spirit. Spirit is important for intense play and winning. Stars should be given special treatment, when misunderstandings have occurred. Trent Williams was a team captain, and has helped the Redskins win games, and keep games close enough to be exciting football. Good football business is finding ways to keep the star players in good spirits.

The Redskins seem to be a team subject to serious injuries.


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Gladiator said:
The Redskins have not yet won a game in regular season, and Trent Williams is still holding out.

Injuries are significant both for the offense and the defense.

A change in attitude of Redskins Management toward injuries might help spark a winning spirit.

More studies could be funded for better preventing football injuries.

Redskins management could take a more active role in developing studies to help prevent football injuries.

The attitude for Coach Gruden seems to be that doctors are licensed, so they should not be questioned. Providing health care for athletes can be regarded as a developing science, so that mistakes by doctors can be put in a constructive context.



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Change begins at the top, imo.

Gladiator said:
The intensity of the play on the field during the football game is a big part of what makes football exciting for the fans. Football injuries occur as a result of the intense play, but Injuries are not necessary to make the game exciting. There is a risk of injury, during the intensity of play, but injuries are not a necessary part of the entertainment value.

Kirk Cousins, Quarterback, when he was with the Redskins, found the Redskins exercises for injury protection to be inadequate, and did additional injury prevention exercises on his own. The Redskins seem to have a high percentage of injuries, and it seems Redskins management could be putting more emphasis on injury prevention. Are there seminars or workshops to which Redskins medical staff could be instructed to attend?

Part of Trent Williams holdout is a criticism of he Redskins Medical staff. Management has to run a business, but holding a star performer to a contract that is below his actual worth, seems to be reducing team spirit. Spirit is important for intense play and winning. Stars should be given special treatment, when misunderstandings have occurred. Trent Williams was a team captain, and has helped the Redskins win games, and keep games close enough to be exciting football. Good football business is finding ways to keep the star players in good spirits.

The Redskins seem to be a team subject to serious injuries.


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As long as Snyder is making money, major things won’t change, coaches and players will come and go.........I expect Gruden to be unemployed before season’s end.
 
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Snyder may not validate Gruden’s return ticket to DC!
 
Rexedgar said:
Snyder may not validate Gruden’s return ticket to DC!
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Since the Redskins have a number of significant injuries on both offense and defense, there is a chance that the training exercises led by the coaches, are inadequate to create resilience, and avoid injury. Is too little time spent on stretching, compared to practicing plays?

Is it the responsibility of the medical staff to provide coaches with information on stretching and resilience exercises?

Is the Redskins medical staff providing the latest options for injury reducing exercises?

Are the Redskins injuries the fault of the coaches, for not implementing the advice of the medical staff?

Would the Redskins coaches be more successful, with less injuries? Would the Redskins win more games, if they spent more time devoted to injury prevention, and less time on fancy, complicated plays?


What coaches are available, to replace Gruden, who could lead the Redskins to more wins, and less injuries?

Is the Reskins management under-funding the travel and training of medical staff, needed to keep up with the latest strategies in sports injury prevention and recovery?

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I recall that Colt McCoy beat a good Dallas team one time. It was actually the defense that won the game, with more Blitzes than usual.
 
Jack Hays said:
McCoy showed real toughness in that game.
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"Gruden was summoned to the team’s facility in Ashburn for a 5 a.m. meeting Monday by owner Daniel Snyder and team president Bruce Allen, who informed him of the decision.



Jeez. Let the man sleep in, maybe? Do the deed Sunday, or perhaps even just give him a phone call?"




"Of the six coaches hired by Snyder, not one has finished with a winning record, and the team has finished last in its division eight times and third seven times. See a pattern? What’s wrong with this franchise wasn’t only or even mostly about Gruden.

Offensive line coach Bill Callahan will be the new interim head coach, which is a bummer because Rob Ryan and Jim Tomsula are right there. "

The Redskins Made Jay Gruden Come To The Office At 5 A.M. To Get Fired





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Gladiator said:
Since the Redskins have a number of significant injuries on both offense and defense, there is a chance that the training exercises led by the coaches, are inadequate to create resilience, and avoid injury. Is too little time spent on stretching, compared to practicing plays?

Is it the responsibility of the medical staff to provide coaches with information on stretching and resilience exercises?

Is the Redskins medical staff providing the latest options for injury reducing exercises?

Are the Redskins injuries the fault of the coaches, for not implementing the advice of the medical staff?

Would the Redskins coaches be more successful, with less injuries? Would the Redskins win more games, if they spent more time devoted to injury prevention, and less time on fancy, complicated plays?


What coaches are available, to replace Gruden, who could lead the Redskins to more wins, and less injuries?

Is the Reskins management under-funding the travel and training of medical staff, needed to keep up with the latest strategies in sports injury prevention and recovery?

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It seems that Jay Gruden was not giving adequate practice time to the prevention of injuries with resilience exercises. On exit, Jay Gruden mentioned regretting the high number of injuries during his time as coach, but did not mention his lack of time in practice for resilience exercises.

Bill Callahan is giving longer practices with more resilience exercises. Hopefully injuries will reduce, and winning increase.

Bill Callahan: "Our Guys Are Resilient"

I don't know if Callahan used advice from Redskins medical staff, or other sources, but Bill Callahan is making an attempt at resilience, more than Jay Gruden may have tried.

Fancy offensive plays are not enough to win in he NFL. More wins and less injuries seems like better watching for Redskins fans.


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Bruce Allen says Doug Williams is doing a good job evaluating talent, and the Redskins have plenty of talent.
 
Rumor is Jeff Bezos is looking to the Washington Redkins from Dan Snyder.

Unfortunately, I doubt the NFL will let him in. He's too rich and powerful.
 
Bucky said:
Rumor is Jeff Bezos is looking to the Washington Redkins from Dan Snyder.

Unfortunately, I doubt the NFL will let him in. He's too rich and powerful.
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There would be dancing in the streets of Washington.
 
I would probably bench Haskins for this:

s the Washington Redskins offense ran back onto the field, ready to take the victory formation, quarterback Dwayne Haskins was taking a selfie with a fan. That left the Redskins needing to trot veteran Case Keenum onto the field to take the final snap.
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Redskins QB Dwayne Haskins misses final snap to take selfie with fan

Joe Theismann is 100% correct. Completely unacceptable. Haskins has been a joke this season. 13.9 QBR? Lol.
 
One advantage of Haskins throwing incomplete, long passes, is that most Haskins long incompletions are close to being caught. This stretches the field, as the opposing defense needs to protect against a potential downfield completion. The deeper defense allows Haskins more room to occasionally run for 10 yards, for a first down.

At least Haskins is not getting intercepted very often on the long passes. Haskins may be fun to watch, if he gets a little higher percentage of long-ball completions.

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Reports link Ron Rivera and Marvin Lewis to the HC job in DC.



My interest has been waning for years........
 
Was Bruce just doing what he was told to do, and making it look like Bruce was calling the shots?

Is anyone available to take Bruce's place with a high enough level of talent for cover up?

If Jay Gruden had supported and played Haskins, would Jay have kept his job?

Should Bruce Allen have had a top-notch coach ready to step in, before firing Jay Gruden?

Is Bruce Allen responsible for the losses under Callahan?

Was Bruce undercutting the Spirit to Win, by the way he spoke to players in negotiations?

Were too many Redskin players playing stunts, too often, to better their own statistics, and limiting the success of the Redskins as a team?



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