Jairus Byrd - Free Safety - 26 - Unrestricted Free Agent - 2012 Total Cap Hit: $1,070,000 - Judging by the way Byrd has been playing throughout his rookie contract he will be looking for a pay raise. The Bills have not been doing very well as of late and since he is an unrestricted free agent he could be looking to go somewhere else. The 10-6 Redskins could be appealing to the young Safety. They are on the rise and made an appearance in the playoffs. They need help at Safety and Byrd could be the guy to give them all the help they need. He is the kind of ballhawk that we need in the secondary. In 2012 he hauled in 5 interceptions, made 76 tackles, and recovered 2 fumbles. He has 4 years of experience under his belt and is only 26. That age fits the profile of Mike Shanahan's draft strategy. He likes to draft guys that haven't quite reached their prime yet but have a lot of potential. Kind of like what he did with Pierre Garcon. The Redskins will probably be going after Byrd this offseason.
Louis Delmas - Free Safety - 25 - Unrestricted Free Agent - 2012 Total Cap Hit: $1,747,000 - Delmas is another very intriguing prospect that I think Mike Shanahan will seriously consider. He had a knee injury going on for most of the 2012 season. This could drop his value a little bit but by the way he plays he will probably be asking for a lot. Detroit is another team that really didn't perform well in 2012 and Delmas could be looking for a change of scenery. He seems like that kind of fiery defensive back you would like to have on your team. He plays with emotion and has good instincts. He is still very young at the age of 25 and has a lot of potential. I definitely would not mind having Delmas on our team. Like Byrd, Delmas also has 4 years of experience in the NFL with him. His stats fell in 2012 due to injury but he still managed to bring in 1 interception and made 38 tackles. However, in his rookie campaign he made 90 tackles, 1 sack, 2 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery. One of those interceptions he returned for a touchdown and he also returned the fumble recovery for a touchdown. It's one thing if you have a guy that can create turnovers and give your offense the ball back. It's even better if he can score without even making the offense come onto the field. If the Redskins decide to sign Delmas or Byrd, expect a long term deal in both scenarios.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - Cornerback - 26 - Unrestricted Free Agent - 2012 Total Cap Hit: $3,123,750 - DRC is just flat out a beast. He has been playing in the same division as the Redskins for 2 years now so we have gotten a good look at his talent. Of course, in 2012 we didn't see much of anything aside from RG3. DRC knows the Eagles defense pretty well at this point and it would be a huge mistake for Philly to let him go but with Chip Kelly running the show as the Head Coach he could be considering letting him go. If he does then I couldn't see why the Redskins wouldn't offer him a long term deal to play corner. They would be able to release Hall to save 7.5 Million dollars too. So whatever we offer DRC doesn't have the full potential to kill us in cap room. In a perfect world, what if we were able to pull off the signing of DRC and a trade for Darrelle Revis? Our secondary would be seemingly unstoppable. I would love to at least have DRC on the roster. In 2012 he had 51 tackles, and 3 interceptions, and that was on a 4-12 Eagles team. The whole teams morale was lowered which affected the players individual play. If he could play alongside a pumped up Redskins defense in 2013 it could really pay off well.
These three guys will probably be top priority for the Redskins this offseason. My favorite prospect out of all of them is probably, well, who am I kidding? I like all of these guys and I hope at least one of them lands on the roster for the 2013 season. We will most likely only be able to afford one of them if we want to keep some money for other depth Free Agent signings. They will all be looking for big bucks and we just don't have a whole lot to spend with the $18 Million dollar cap penalty. Whoever we get should be able to contribute in big ways in 2013.
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