OT: Washington Commanders: 2022 Offseason - Part 1 - Commander Carson Edition

[Beef Invictus]

I worked very closely for a number of years with multiple government agencies in a prior career. The folks from Prince George's were always great to work with. The two most difficult, stubborn, and generally miserable to work with? Arlington and Montgomery County. The entitlement complex was real and it stunted actual progress which is a big reason Montgomery County is in the hurt locker in terms of businesses leaving the area and some of the school systems decreasing in quality. Working in the private sector with a bunch of different local governments had an actual impact on me in terms of places I'd consider living knowing how the local officials operated, to be honest. I'm not saying I'm in a hurry to move to Bowie but I pretty much crossed Arlington and Montgomery County off the list.

That said, Landover is still pretty crappy, from a fan-attending-the-game perspective. Maybe it gets better with the building of the new medical center and hopefully some bars and restaurants opening around it as a result but the public transit options are limited and FedEx was recently ranked the worst (or very close to the bottom) in terms of bars/restaurants in proximity to the area. Not that Dumfries would be any better...

And they really disliked when it when someone called it PG County because of the stereotypes; they always corrected people and made sure they called it Prince George's.

MoCo and Arlington haven't changed.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Not a good sign.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not a good sign.

Sons of B’s…….hopefully all part of the smokescreen…..(who am I kidding they aren’t that sharp)….

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I cannot understand what NO is doing with no idea who will be there……

The didnt give up that much to have 2 picks 16-18 if they really like 2 players they scouted and gamble they will have a good record this season. Seems like a fair value.

Eagles keeps adding more picks

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Eagles keeps adding more picks

What DC should of done when Garçon and Jackson left and they knew they didn’t want Cousins. Trade all for picks. Also why the Eagles have been competing for championships this century and DC has been a door mat.

Draft picks are very important, to good teams.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

More good news for McClaurin.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

What DC should of done when Garçon and Jackson left and they knew they didn’t want Cousins. Trade all for picks. Also why the Eagles have been competing for championships this century and DC has been a door mat.

Draft picks are very important, to good teams.

Don't disagree they handled the Cousins situation as poorly as they possibly could have. Wasn't the rumor that SF offered two firsts for Cousins? Bruce was awful. Hubris can be a terrible thing in business.

I'm not sure I like what the Eagles are doing, but I really don't like it for the Saints. For the Eagles, draft picks are nice but at some point they have to turn into good players. The Rams turned their RGIII haul into nothing. The Patriots were lauded every year for trading back and getting more picks but they were actually one of the worst teams of the decade in terms of drafting.

The Eagles remind of me of a worse version of the Celtics or 76ers in the NBA who were good and had a ton of draft capital and never did anything with it and watched their windows pass them by as other teams got more aggressive building their rosters. Hoarding your chips is fine but if you never put them at the center of the table or cash them out they're just useless pieces of plastic.

I could be completely wrong and we look at these few years as the foundation for the next Eagles dynasty but their roster at the moment is average, at best.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

This never gets old.

 

[Corby78]

Rome was a hack then and he is a hack now

 

[kicksavedave]

More good news for McClaurin.

And of course RR telling us all "there's no hurry"... or "we're patient" is one of the dumbest things possible... every day they wait the price tag goes higher and higher.... Maybe they should be showing some urgency, because its TM who should be saying "I'm in no hurry here" not the team saying it.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Rome was a hack then and he is a hack now

Irrelevant…..still one of the most entertaining moments in sports talk history lol…

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

And of course RR telling us all "there's no hurry"... or "we're patient" is one of the dumbest things possible... every day they wait the price tag goes higher and higher.... Maybe they should be showing some urgency, because its TM who should be saying "I'm in no hurry here" not the team saying it.

You’re assuming the Agent and Player aren’t slow playing also? Why would they rush unless RR wants to make him among the highest paid in the league? The market is establishing itself and TM is going to reap the benefits….

 

[kicksavedave]

You’re assuming the Agent and Player aren’t slow playing also? Why would they rush unless RR wants to make him among the highest paid in the league? The market is establishing itself and TM is going to reap the benefits….

I'm not assuming that. All I said was that RR saying out loud "we're in no hurry" doesn't make sense. They should be in a hurry. If they're not, they're stupid. TM's response to that isn't my issue, I would not blame TM one bit for waiting it all out and going UFA next year, or at least waiting until the last minute before this training camp starts. In fact I expect that to happen, if he and his agent are smart.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Posturing by RR….

 

[Cush]

Can't wait for the Terry situation to turn into the next Cousins/Scherff debacle

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Can't wait for the Terry situation to turn into the next Cousins/Scherff debacle

They cannot f*** around with Terry. He’s the ultimate pro, a fan and locker room favorite, and the best drafted player at that position in decades. Give the man his bag and move on to other agenda items.

 

[g00n]

They'll botch it.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Wiz keeping the tradition of "not bad enough to make the lottery"

 

[Beef Invictus]

Is Ron only ever signing and hiring Carolina people because he is as pathetic and unoriginal as Chuck Fletcher, or is it because nobody else would come here?

Yeah, probably both.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[g00n]

So it could mean anything. Helpful.

 

[usiel]

Wiz keeping the tradition of "not bad enough to make the lottery"

Always hope the draft gods step in to reward non-tankers.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

25 years ago yesterday.

 

[twabby]

Wrong thread