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[Ruzious]

I hate to ask, because I love Dixon, but was it ever mentioned why he was let go by Turgeon a year or so ago? It's bugged me, because it was reported that MD let him go - rather than he quit to pursue something else.

 

[Krusheasy]

I hate to ask, because I love Dixon, but was it ever mentioned why he was let go by Turgeon a year or so ago? It's bugged me, because it was reported that MD let him go - rather than he quit to pursue something else.

i have not check this out yet ... glad i posted it because i already forgot about it lol ... hopefully it will be on HBO on demand. if they mention it i will let ya know

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[skinsdad62]

Yeah it's clear , as mud

 

[Ruzious]

Beating Cleveland - pretty convincingly - at Cleve - with all their players healthy - other than Shumpert - that's the first time I felt like Washington is a legit contender for the Eastern conference championship. Wall and Beal were both outstanding. Cleveland's defense just isn't good enough to dominate. I'm doubting they can just flip the switch on that for the playoffs. That's also the problem with the Wizlets. At times they play very good defense, but then they go through games where they don't. When Wall concentrates on D, that seems to affect the entire team. Follow the leader - that's definitely Wall. Wall needs to avoid losing his temper.

 

[Ruzious]

Bruce Allen's use of the word clarity is about as ironic as you can get. But it'll work as a new nickname for him - as in "Clare is even worse than Vinny the Rat."

 

[Breed]

Bruce Allen's use of the word clarity is about as ironic as you can get. But it'll work as a new nickname for him - as in "Clare is even worse than Vinny the Rat."

I like that. So that's Clare without on i and the emphasis on Allen's clarity or lack thereof. Withy his brushing his teeth with Coors Light triflin ass.

 

[Ruzious]

I like that. So that's Clare without on i and the emphasis on Allen's clarity or lack thereof. Withy his brushing his teeth with Coors Light triflin ass.

That last part has me thinking Claire t-shirts. I would have spelled/spelt it Clar, but people would write it with the wrong pronunciation... but Claire is better than Clare, so let's go with that. And I promise to never post any more John Mayer videos.

 

[Krusheasy]

Redskins Team President Bruce Allen joins Cooley & Kevin from the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix, Arizona to discuss everything from Scot McCloughan's exit, Kirk Cousins' future, NFL Free Agency, the NFL Draft, the Raiders move to Las Vegas & some of the NFL new rule changes! (Date Added: 3/28/17)

ESPN 980 Audio Vault - Play Now

 

[skinsdad62]

ESPN 980 Audio Vault - Play Now

Cool

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[Breed]

That last part has me thinking Claire t-shirts. I would have spelled/spelt it Clar, but people would write it with the wrong pronunciation... but Claire is better than Clare, so let's go with that. And I promise to never post any more John Mayer videos.

I'm with it far as Claire goes and you can never never never ever not hear John Mayer too much.

 

[Sharkinva]

 

[Krusheasy]

this could happen tonight

the Wizards need just one win or one loss for Atlanta to clinch their division.

The Wizards will clinch the franchise's first division title since the 1978-79 season. At 38 years, not only is that the longest drought of all NBA teams, but it's the longest such streak of any team in U.S. professional sports. No one has waited longer in the NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB, and both the WNBA and MLS were not formed until the 1990s.

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[Krusheasy]

The Redskins have spent much of this week trying to convince everyone who will listen that the wagon of their future is very much hitched to Kirk Cousins, and they’re going to do all they can to extend him ahead of the July 15 deadline.

So over coffee Monday morning, I asked team president Bruce Allen if he sees Cousins as the face of the franchise for the next five or six years, rather than just a for-now fix. He offered a little proof that the Redskins do.

“Well, since we’ve offered him a contract around that length, I’d say yes we do,” Allen said. “He has gotten better the last three years, and we see him getting better in the future, and that’s why we do want to sign him long-term. We like his role as our quarterback and our leader, we just have to work that out.

“We talked last year, we didn’t get it done long-term. We have him signed for this year, and an option for next year. But our goal is to get a long-term deal.”

As I understand it, the deal that’s been offered is a five-year extension over the $23.94 million franchise tag that would lock up Cousins through 2022. I also know that the sides aren’t close to getting something done now. And while Allen insisted to me that he didn’t see the high one-year price making the long-term talks any trickier, the road to getting a deal done certainly won’t be easy.


But it also got me thinking about something else, which leads to our offseason lesson for this week: How quickly we forget about things.

The Redskins have taken an old familiar look over the past few weeks, and that look isn’t pretty. That said, when I asked Allen about if he’s worried about where perception has gone, he answered that perception is based on results. And he’s right. If the team can get Cousins signed between now and mid-summer, and put together a solid draft class, the opportunity is there to put everything in the rearview.

Of course, if things go the other way, then the way former GM Scot McCloughan was ousted will be reprised plenty. And that makes the Redskins one of the most interesting teams in the league for 2017.

So to wrap up this week, here are five questions I asked Allen, and his answers:

MMQB: Will you replace Scot McCloughan or just shuffle things around in scouting?

ALLEN: That’ll be something we look at in May. No different than the coaching staff—I think we have some coaches who will advance in this league, and become coordinators and head coaches. I think we have some people in our college and pro (scouting) departments who in the future will advance to a vice president of player personnel or general manager positions. We’ll look at it as a group, and see what we need to do.

MMQB: Are you disappointed in how things ended with McCloughan?

ALLEN: I’m the one who brought Scot to the Redskins. I had a relationship with his father and his brother in Oakland, and we had a lot of success together. Obviously, this isn’t what I envisioned for Scot or the Redskins. Yeah, it’s disappointing, the way it ended. But in the NFL, you have to go forward, and everybody—everybody—is doing their job and is on the same page.

MMQB: What’s the climate like in the building after all that’s happened the past few weeks?

ALLEN: It’s been great. Once again, in free agency, you sign nine players, at least six of them are starters. We addressed some needs we had on the defensive line; we lost 2,000 yards in receivers and we signed 1,600 yards, and hope the other guys can pick up the slack. Really happy with what work the pro department did, and I love the work our coaching staff has done. Our players, when they come in for the offseason program, are going to see some new ideas and a new attitude.

MMQB: Why extend Jay Gruden with two years left on his deal?

ALLEN: The players have responded to Jay, they’ve responded to his directness, his honesty, his humor, his sarcasm, but he’s also a creative offensive coach. (Owner) Dan (Snyder), Jay and I met at the end of the season, and Dan said, ‘I like the direction you’re going.’ We talked about the changes he was thinking of making to the staff, and we felt very comfortable that he’s the right coach for us. I think he’s getting better every year. He’s the right coach for the Redskins.

MMQB: Last year, you were widely seen as an ascending team. Do you still think you guys are, after losing both coordinators, your top two receivers, and your GM?

ALLEN: We feel good. We think in free agency, we added some players that’ll help us. But you get what you earn in this league. Right now, everyone is 0-0, including Coach Belichick. But I feel good about where we’re headed. The head coach has done a good job, and we have a core of talent on our team that’s helped us get better, and we have some guys that need to step up and play better, and everyone needs to work a little harder.

 

[Sharkinva]

Curiosity has me wondering, what were the Numbers on this supposed five year deal.

 

[Krusheasy]

Curiosity has me wondering, what were the Numbers on this supposed five year deal.

they probably offer 15m per

 

[Sharkinva]

they probably offer 15m per

Well Krush.... since i know you and AB are twitter BFF's, you need to get him to heal to task and get us some hard numbers man.