http://forums.kffl.com/ Discuss and share your thoughts, both props and rants, about the Redskins. en Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:12 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.kffl.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forums.kffl.com/ http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304951-Pretty-Good-Stuff-from-DeAngelo-Hall?goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 17:18:43 GMT Sounds like his head is in the right place. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/05/15/deangelo-hall-says-hes-okay-with-paycut-takes-blame-for-the-salary-cap-mess/ *DeAngelo Hall says he’s okay with paycut, takes blame for the salary-cap mess* By Keith McMillan,... Sounds like his head is in the right place.

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DeAngelo Hall says he’s okay with paycut, takes blame for the salary-cap mess
By Keith McMillan, Published: May 15, 2013 at 10:15 amE-mail the writer

Cornerback DeAngelo Hall didn’t want to miss out on playing for the Redskins now that they’re finally good. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)

Cornerback DeAngelo Hall appeared on NFL Network’s Total Access Tuesday night. Aside from the standard stuff about Robert Griffin III looking like he’ll be ready for Week 1, and being confident in Kirk Cousins if Griffin can’t go, the 10th-year player heading into his sixth season in Washington had some interesting insights about his own predicament.

“I’ve been blessed,” Hall told the show’s hosts, after saying he wasn’t angry about being released and then re-signed for a lower salary. “I’ve been in this league a long time, I’ve made a lot of money – I got $8 million to play eight games in Oakland. So for me this time around it wasn’t about the money. We started something here in Washington with Coach [Mike] Shanahan.

“That was the biggest thing I wanted to stress. I felt like my contract along with [Albert] Haynesworth was the reason we were in the situation we were in. So for me it wasn’t about the money. I wanted to come back here, I wanted to finish something I started; I grew up in the Virginia Beach area, I’m a local kid, went to Virginia Tech so I wanted to be a part of this football team. I’ve been a part of it when we weren’t so good so to finally be on the cusp of being great, I want to be a part of that. I was willing to take that pay cut and get back on this football team and help us win.”

Hall has evolved into the veteran of the secondary, even coming up in discussion as a player admired by 2013 second-round draft pick David Amerson.

“I know DeAngelo Hall is a DB I’ve always looked up to,” Amerson told Mike Jones before rookie minicamp, “and I’m really interested in working with him and learning from him.”

“I’m supposed to be the old man,” Hall said on Total Access. “Like you said, I’m going into my 10th year, I’m 29. But I feel great. Some of the young guys we got, they look great. We had a chance to see [Bacarri] Rambo and David Amerson already, and I’m going to teach all of those guys all I know. They look good so far and I look forward to the challenge. I talk to Darrell Green a lot and Darrell said they just kept drafting guys every time [after] he hit probably his 12th year and every year he’d beat that guy out. I’m just going to go out here and try to work as hard as I can, and be a part of this football team.”

You can watch the full video on NFL.com. Spoiler alerts: Bank on RGIII “being out there” to start the season, Kirk Cousins is pretty darn good otherwise, and NFL players feel pressure to play hurt, because there’s little security in the contracts. ]]> Washington Redskins riggoranger http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304951-Pretty-Good-Stuff-from-DeAngelo-Hall http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304767-OT-Let-s-Go-Caps?goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 10:16:22 GMT As we all know this is a dead time for the board, the slowest time of the year by far. So let's try something else.

Cap won again. Discuss. ]]> Washington Redskins Darrell Green Fan http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304767-OT-Let-s-Go-Caps http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304732-Everyone-has-heard-of-Cinco-de-Mayo?goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 03:53:43 GMT …But a bigger party is Le 4 Mai.

Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite kffler… Mskins.

:party: ]]> Washington Redskins riggoranger http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304732-Everyone-has-heard-of-Cinco-de-Mayo http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304592-Post-Draft-Thread?goto=newpost Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:32:43 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/04/27/mike-shanahan-talks-redskins-draft-picks/ *Phillip Thomas :* What Shanahan liked: “Lot of things. Great job adjusting to the football. Lot of interceptions. … He wasn’t afraid to hit people, he can support the run, had a... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...s-draft-picks/


Phillip Thomas :

What Shanahan liked:
“Lot of things. Great job adjusting to the football. Lot of interceptions. … He wasn’t afraid to hit people, he can support the run, had a good feel, played a lot of different coverages that we play. When we did meet with him, he was very quick mentally, and we think he’ll adjust very quickly to our system. Very similar system that he ran in college that we run.”

On if Thomas could start as a rookie:
“I think that’s what you expect. That’s what you’re hoping for. It doesn’t always happen that way. If they can’t start, you’re hoping eventually they’re ready if we do lose a player, and that they can help on special teams. Some guys can pick things up fairly quickly. I think for a guy like Phillip Thomas, it’ll be a little bit easier because they ran a very similar system to what we have, so he might be able to help us a little bit quicker. But you never know for sure until they get out here, start working out. But we feel very good about the guys we signed.”


Bacarri Rambo :

What he likes?
“Just the way he played the game. You can tell he’s a tremendous athlete, former quarterback. Just a guy that has a lot of intangibles, makes plays all over the football field, and I think his game will just get better and better.”

On possible concerns about Rambo’s past drug problems:
“We do a lot of background checks. We talk to these people quite a bit, and not only him, coaches and head coaches, and if we don’t feel comfortable with someone, we don’t sign them, and we felt very comfortable with him.”

On if Rambo and Thomas are free or strong safeties:
“You add a couple safeties with [Thomas] and [Rambo] – two guys that play the free safety position but also play the strong safety position as well. We felt like we needed some depth and some competition at those positions as well.”

On how Rambo, Thomas and David Amerson help the secondary:
“You’re always looking for guys that can catch the football. But you’re looking for speed, the safety position, you’re looking for guys that can catch the football. But more importantly, I think we’ve got a little bit more flexibility. You’ve got a guy like [E.J.] Biggers, and a guy like Amerson, we’ve got the flexibility with a guy like D-Hall, a guy like Josh Wilson, who can work inside as well. But we’ve got flexibility on the outside, and a little more flexibility inside with our nickel and dime packages, combined with our two new safeties and the possibility of Brandon Meriweather coming back full speed, is Tanard Jackson? But, Pugh, [Jerome] Murphy, we’ve got a lot of guys that are competing and that’s what gives you a chance.”


Brandon Jenkins :

On where he would’ve been taken if healthy in 2013:
“You never know for sure, but we had him ranked fairly high anyhow, and then when he was there, we couldn’t pass him up. Last season he played extremely well. Would he have went in the first round, second round? I really don’t know, but he was impressive.”
(The 6-foot-2, 251-pound Jenkins – a preseason all-American – recorded 13.5 sacks in 2010 and eight sacks in 2011).


Chris Thompson :

On his potential role:
“I think Chris is a guy that could excel against nickel defenses, he could be that third-down back. He’s got great hands, he’s got great elusiveness. He averaged over seven yards a carry. He’s a guy that I think can do it all, and you always like to have a couple backs that complement each other and I think he’ll complement our running backs in what they do.”


Jawan Jamison :

On taking him in the seventh round and his potential:
“Jamison is a guy I thought would be gone much earlier. We weren’t really looking for a running back in that seventh round, but he was there and we just thought he was too good to pass up. Very similar to guys we’ve talked about in the past. When a guy’s in the seventh round that you have ranked much higher, we thought he could do a lot of the same things. Not only could he excel in the nickel packages, but he could be a first-down runner as well.” ]]> Washington Redskins Mskins http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304592-Post-Draft-Thread http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304522-Josh-Wilson-Restructures?goto=newpost Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:59:39 GMT Grant Paulsen ‏@granthpaulsen 2m
RT @ZacBoyer: #Redskins have restructured Josh Wilson's contract and will save $2M against the cap this season, according to league source.

From reading the article in the Post from a week or two ago I suspect that means we will see a signing of Jammer or someone else right around the draft.

The money for picks is not needed until much closer to camp. ]]> Washington Redskins Rasta http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304522-Josh-Wilson-Restructures http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304485-Redskins-Draft-Talk?goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:56:15 GMT Okay fellas, give your best guess as to who the Skins will take at #51.

I'm going with Terrance Williams, WR - Baylor. After his twitter exchange with RGIII from a a week or two ago, I think he's the pick.

Free picture of Dave with his stache from 1982 to the winner. ]]> Washington Redskins Rasta http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304485-Redskins-Draft-Talk http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304468-Where-s-Canuck?goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:45:52 GMT This pre-draft talk just isn't the same without the most informed poster on the board. But then again a year ago he told me that Barkley was the real thing. :scholar: ]]> Washington Redskins Darrell Green Fan http://forums.kffl.com/threads/304468-Where-s-Canuck