2006 Point & Laugh at the taterskins thread

[ice grillin you]

not gonna matter a cba will get done and the skins will be as active on the market as they always are

[SunMo]

yup, and Art will claim that he was right the whole time

[ice grillin you]

i shoot you then myself or the other way around??

[SunMo]

shoot yourself 1st

[Feva]

I don't give a shtein who shoots who... I just know one (or both) of you motherfargers better shoot Art's stupid ass first.

[rjs246]

not gonna matter a cba will get done and the skins will be as active on the market as they always are

I love that IGY is preparing himself for the scenerio where nothing happens. I will admit that I have not been able to hide or subdue my giddiness and if/when nothing happens I will be truly disappointed.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

We can all be rest-assured that even if the cap is increased to $100m+, the taterskins will go back to their mediocre ways again after being off-season champs yet again.  6-10, 7-9?  Something in that range for sure.

[rjs246]

Well with the extension it looks like my offseason wet dream won't be happening. Motherfarger.

[qwert246]

Besides, I've seen too many 11th hour deals to realize that the possibility of something happening this morning is high.
No owner wants to be labeled as part of the group to kill the salary cap.

People should not be surprised about a delay.  Nobody really wants an uncapped NFL, because it'll screw up what is working for every single owner.

[Bigskinbauer]

it seems most of you would like football to become baseball just so the skins will lose 12 players.  The PA is saying they will never sign an agreement if it is not today.  There will be strikes and shtein.  It is very possible there will be no cap for many years and if that is so the skins are not in bad shape for 2007 but mostly for 2009 and beyond(till snyder dies and even then a rich person will be the next to buy the skins as they have the most net worth).  The cap is what has made football great. 

[rjs246]

The cap is what has made football great.

Hearing a Skins fan say that is extremely confusing, but I have to agree. In spite of the momentary orgasm that this chaos would cause for them.

[qwert246]

The cap is what has made football great. 

The game is what makes football great.  The cap is what makes owners money.  Do you seriously think football prior to the salary cap sucked?

[SD_Eagle5]

it seems most of you would like football to become baseball just so the skins will lose 12 players. 

Pretty much. 

[Bigskinbauer]

The cap is what has made football great. 

The game is what makes football great.  The cap is what makes owners money.  Do you seriously think football prior to the salary cap sucked?

i didn't have the cognitive ability to know what football was back then so i guess i couldn't know for sure.  I do know a team like the bears can't just flip from 5-11 to second seed in one year.  After the uncapped shtein actually sets in around 2009 there will be teams that will be racing with nascar cars and others that will be racing with hyundais.  It is unfair.  Luckily the skins sell out their games and make money.  luckily the skins have an owner who is more like a dumb fan.   Luckily the skins are in a good position but if i was the packers or the cardinals I would be pissed.

Football is football.  Its the best sport to watch but in no way can an uncapped NFL be the same as one with a cap. 

[Bigskinbauer]

Looks like that guy who predicted those who were going to be cut and those who would restructure was pretty dead on

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/02/AR2006030201425.html

Although the taterskins were well above the $94.5 million cap at the start of the day, the team's biggest names were not in danger of being released. An official within the league, speaking on condition of anonymity because the cuts were not announced, said the cuts would not have been as severe as expected because the team had considered the possibility of a breakdown in the agreement when negotiating player contracts over the last two years.

As the day progressed, the taterskins were able to make savings by renegotiating existing deals with cornerback Shawn Springs, running back Clinton Portis and others, the official said, leaving valuable veterans such as offensive linemen Jon Jansen and Randy Thomas and defensive linemen Renaldo Wynn and Phillip Daniels safe from the chopping block.

"As a player, you're about the team," Springs said. "You do the best you can do to help out the team."

Those on the prospective cut list included quarterback Patrick Ramsey, safety Matt Bowen, center Cory Raymer, defensive tackle Brandon Noble and cornerback Walt Harris, but most of those players were expected to be released regardless of the outcome of the collective bargaining agreement talks.

"The taterskins have done an excellent job of restructuring a number of contracts in anticipation of a deal (on the agreement) not being consummated," said agent Leigh Steinberg, who reworked quarterback Mark Brunell's deal earlier in the week.

The taterskins are hoping for a new agreement that would set a cap in the $105 million to $110 million range so they can again be aggressive in pursuing free agents. Coach Joe Gibbs is hoping to build off the franchise's first playoff appearance in six years by adding a receiver, a cornerback and a pass-rushing defensive lineman. Also, the team has several free agents it would like to keep: safety Ryan Clark and tight end Robert Royal are unrestricted, and guard Derrick Dockery is restricted.

The free agency period is now set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Monday.

If the taterskins can't be big players in free agency, it would buck an aggressive, big-spending trend established when owner Dan Snyder bought the team in 1999. However, if there is not a new agreement by Sunday, the 2007 season would have no salary cap at all, allowing Snyder to spend more or less at will.

The taterskins were able to renegotiate existing deals with Shawn Springs and Clinton Portis on Thursday even as the NFL pushes back the deadline for free agency by 72 hours.