DeAngelo Hall Signs Big Deal With 'Skins

DeAngelo Hall was nothing short of a fantastic investment for Raiders' owner Al Davis. Oakland sunk a $70-million deal into the cornerback, then released him midway through last season. You would think the rest of the league might have wised up and learned their lesson.

You would be wrong. NFL.com's Adam Schefter is reporting that, as previously discussed, the Redskins are locking up Hall to a long-term deal. Apparently it's a six-year deal worth $54 million, $22 million of which is guaranteed.

Here's the thing: Hall was good with the Redskins. He stunk (that's putting it not only mildly, but in a nice manner) with the Raiders, and he was highly overrated and consistently burnt by Steve Smith when he played for Atlanta.

But this is Dan Snyder and the Washington Redskins we're talking about, and if a guy was decent -- serviceable for part of a season -- well, by golly, send him a ton of up-front, guaranteed money and a large contract.

On the bright side, the Redskin blogosphere reaction should be pretty enjoyable tomorrow morning.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

2-27-2009 @ 1:19AM

Kevin Jr said...

your writing like a die hard cowboys fan.... i agree that the deal was too high... but it looks like its going to work out great for once for the ol skins

2-27-2009 @ 1:21AM

James said...

what

3-02-2009 @ 2:59PM

j said...

Great? Do you know what you are talking about? Everywhere he has been a starter, he has gotten burned..... multiple times. He is very awkward when turning and not fluid the least bit. This is why great WRs torch him and average WRs beat him constantly.

Here are some stats that cannot be argued because they are fact (I have a source but will not name it publicly because I don't know how this site appreciates links to other sites)

DeAngelo Hall

Thrown at: 97
Catches allowed: 57
Yards: 756
YPA: 7.79
TDs allowed: 2
INTs: 5

So, could you tell me how this is "going to work out great"?? I'm all ears/eyes.

i think we overpaid, i want the big guy from tenn.

2-27-2009 @ 1:24AM

Jimmy James said...

i think we overpaid, we should have went after haynesworth.

2-27-2009 @ 1:47AM

TVMaster90 said...

I think that the deal is structured in a way that will have Hall either restructuring and taking a paycut in 2012-13 or just getting released (similar to Randle El's large contract in 2006).

I'm not 100% opposed to this, I'd rather them re-sign their own players who have proven they can do good than go after the big name guys who may or may not work out.

2-27-2009 @ 1:48AM

tmdncnmvp said...

Obviously it can't be that bad of a deal because you had other teams willing to pay him the same amount, thats the reason he wasn't signed until after free agency began because he wanted to see what he could get on the open market, "Rogers,Landry,Horton,Hall" young talented and ready to do work!!!!

2-27-2009 @ 2:00AM

joeysdad1999 said...

All we need now is big al up front

2-27-2009 @ 2:24AM

O yes, Haynesworth with carter and Taylor, thats what the skins have been missing someone in the middle, cornelius griffin isnt bad but hes not a pass rusher and thats what we need.

2-27-2009 @ 2:52AM

Sky's the limit! said...

it doesn't really matter who they sign, they'll still be in the bottom of the NFC. They should be called Washington Pretenders.

2-27-2009 @ 4:36AM

ricky said...

this guy is obviously bias against the redskins, i mean we all know how snyder is but hall is a legit player. he wouldnt be in two probowls if he sucks. he is a solid player and we probably have the best young dbacks in the league now. i mean i dont think anyone is over 26 and they are all solid players. our lb are good, even with washington gone he was always hurt anyways. we are honestly only a big dl man away from a championship caliber team.

2-27-2009 @ 7:10AM

KingMundo said...

wow did u even hear the reason why al davis let him go
let me tell you since u speak before you know
davis had to let him go because of money reason look it up if u think im wrong,
and bashing D.Hall for his time in altlant seriously the guy had 2 pro bowl season with them.And he had 5 int throught the whole season last yr thats with oakland and washington,if he wasent cut for money reason he woulda been in the prob bowl

obviously you dont do your resaerch and if u did it sure dosent show
or maybe you just have something against the redskins org.
Or maybe your just pissed that Hall picked the redskins over all the other 31 teams that reached out to him durreing mid season when he got cut, thats including ur team whichever team that is.

2-27-2009 @ 8:51AM

clodisg said...

DAN IS DOING WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE A WINNER I DONT BLAME HIM, I JUST NOT SURE ABOUT THE QB POSITION. GO SKINS!!!!!!!!!!!

2-27-2009 @ 9:05AM

skins2win said...

When Hall came to Washington last season, he had a big impact right away. His first game he had an interception. The DB's were anything but impressive until Hall came, then they were getting a pick or two every week.

Good deal?
YES!

2-27-2009 @ 9:39AM

vivalatino104 said...

wat are u talkin about man ur a bad writer deangelo hall is a beast he was more consistent than carlos rogers get ur facts straight man

2-27-2009 @ 10:38AM

sirisaacovdc said...

I agree with a few valid points a few of you made (#6, 8, 10, 11,12, 13, &14=LoL) Hall is a young, & talented Cb, + Haynesworth & with the the rest of their young secondary they could be dominant for years!!! If your going to disagree with the move, as a writer do your research, not just on what you feel like most cowboy fans do: Great Move Snyder on both moves made the 1st day of free agency: WHAT CAP PROBLEM: LoL

2-27-2009 @ 12:14PM

hatrick said...

Sure pal, remember their defense was ranked near the top, with the addition of Haynesworth...sky's the limit! That's a hell of lot better than those pathetic Cowgirls. Go Skins!

2-27-2009 @ 12:27PM

Redskins0492 said...

How the hell did we manage to sign Haynesworth and resign D Hall? Next year is going to be fun

3-02-2009 @ 2:41PM

Fun?? Yes, it will be fun watching Hall get torched.

3-02-2009 @ 10:12AM

DeeDubb said...

Did the Skins overpay for Hall? Yes, I'll give you that. Regardless, it was a move that needed to do. Shawn Springs is too unreliable at this point of his career and Fred Smoot is best suited for nickelback. Rogers and Hall will form a tough duo and no one will even talk about how much Hall is getting paid when it's said and done.

Another thing bugs me about the criticism DeAngelo receives from the media and fans is that he's a "bad" guy in the T.O. mold. This is ridiculous. Yes he's done some stupid things but he was also very young when those things happened. Remember, this guy is only 25 and his best football is ahead of him and he's only going to mature. Oh and by the way, he's already been to 2 Pro Bowls.

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