When free agency opened last week, the New York Giants liked free agent defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and planned to make him a lucrative offer that would make him among the highest-paid defensive players in the NFL.But once the Giants found out about the offer the Redskins had on the table, they knew they couldn't compete.
The Redskins guaranteed Haynesworth $41 million in the first three years of a seven-year contract, Giants General Manager Jerry Reese said that far surpassed what his team was willing to spend:
"We did make a good offer. It would be awful for us not to even put our toe in the water and (then) the guy goes to his press conference in Washington and says, 'I really wanted to be a Giant, but they never offered me anything.' We made a nice offer, but obviously it wasn't in that ballpark."Although Haynesworth's contract with the Redskins has been widely reported as seven years and $100 million, the most important number to keep in mind is the $41 million guaranteed in the first three years. It's not clear whether any team other than the Redskins was even close to offering Haynesworth that kind of cash, but the Giants say they most certainly weren't.
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3-04-2009 @ 9:07AM
Joe said...
The Redskins will eventually get one of their signing right!!....however, their track record speaks for itself. Guaratees in cash haven't generated many wins for them. Go Giants!!
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3-04-2009 @ 9:46AM
Nick Port said...
Haynesworth is a good player, but $100 million is insane. Washington still doesn't have a quarterback ... Jason Campbell is not the answer. The Redskins will never win as long as Dan Snyder owns the team, which is just fine with this Giants fan.
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3-04-2009 @ 10:00AM
Jaysee said...
I think that spending that kind of money on a defensive player is not worth in the red skins case. As far as I know you need a decent QB to score some points and get on the board.With jason campbell running out of the pocket and looking like a deer caught in head lights all the time isn't it obvious that maybe they should of spend 50 mill on a defensive player and maybe 50 mill on a legit QB. But what do I know? ha
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3-04-2009 @ 10:34AM
KingMundo said...
haynesworth isent gonna make that whole 100 mill no 1 ever makes what their contract is worth
all we know for sure is hes makeing 41 mill,the rest is yet to be earned
and yea the redskins had some misses in free agency and had some great hits to just like every other team the only diffrence is the misses are over hyped becuze things dont go as planned
and Campbell is the man just wait till the season play out all the skeptics and cridics are gonna feel straight stupid
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3-04-2009 @ 11:34AM
loverme85 said...
people only like to talk about the busts because that's more interesting. The skins have signed a lot of good players over the years why don't you hear about them. Clinton Portis, London Fletcher, Randy Thomas, Santana Moss (would be great if he had someone to take the pressure off him), Shawn Springs, Marcus Washington, Cornilius Griffin, and those are just recent players.
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3-04-2009 @ 12:42PM
Adam said...
That's true. I'm not a fan all the big signings and trades by Danny and Vinny, but I'd say that half the trades and FAs worked out well. Of all last year's starters, only 9 of them were drafted by the Redskins. Of 22 starters, less than half were our homegrown guys. I don't know those kinds of stats of other teams, but it hasn't been the worst thing in the world.
The real problem isn't that Danny and Vinny go after big names for a lot of money, it's that they too often go after those big names when they're past their prime and too old. Nearly all the big busts have been signed when they were in their late 20s or 30s, so we don't get stability on the roster or players when they're at their best. This year, Danny and Vinny seemed to have learned their lesson a bit and signed younger guy, but building a team through the draft is still the best strategy.
3-05-2009 @ 6:07AM
Steve said...
Hey Giants fans we now have Haynesworth , Dockery ,and kept Hall ..Wait till the end of next season and then say was Haynesworth worth it or not..If he had have gone to the Giants you would be playing a different tune now but alas it wasent to be.. Eat Redskins durt this upcoming season..We will see .Untill then stop conplaining because we got him first..Regards
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3-05-2009 @ 9:25PM
mjmenzella said...
The Skins tried this with a large flop when they overpaid for Dana Stubbafield(ph).He kicked there butts by himself, so the next season they broke the bank. Hey, I hope this turns out half as good as its being hyped. Go Skins,,,MJM
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3-06-2009 @ 10:05PM
Jessica said...
look at all the giant fans hating on the redskins because they got haynesworth first. just watch n see what happens on the field this year. go skins
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3-08-2009 @ 9:45AM
dickens35 said...
wll being a skin fan we could have saved a little bit of money and got another shut down safty and maybe another linebacker les see what we do with the four draft choice we got maybe another young DT cause we need someone to protect for cambell
tdwn saftey
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