davefan66 Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 34 years old. Had a decent season last year - 52 receptions for 597 yards. If it was vet minimum with easy incentives, fine. Want to be able to cut him early on if he doesn’t work out. Would prefer to start Knox and give Sweeney a shot.
Beast Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 I guess we need an unnecessary Frank Gore signing for our TE unit? No thanks. 1
strive_for_five_guy Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said: Would you be ok with signing Olsen and turning the page on Tyler Kroft? Maybe Lee Smith too? ...or he wants to end his career playing for a coach he knows and respects? Yes to Olsen over either Kroft or Smith. 6
FluffHead Posted February 4, 2020 Author Posted February 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, JoeF said: With a bit more tread on the tire... My favorite Panther but based on injury history, he will be on the field about 10 games. When on the field though the guy makes contested catches like few I have ever seen and he still has that skill based on what I saw last year. Would love this weighing all the positives and negatives. I think Tyler Kroft is likely a goner if this happens. Replace a young guy with a bad foot with an old guy with a bad foot 2 1
OZBILLS Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said: Would you be ok with signing Olsen and turning the page on Tyler Kroft? Maybe Lee Smith too? ...or he wants to end his career playing for a coach he knows and respects? MCD will be love that Olsen thinks of him that way!
DJB Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 Best part if we add Olsen? We hopefully cut Lee "False start" Smith!!! 1
Nuncha Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said: This is great news. I think this guy still has gas in the tank and he would be a fantastic mentor to Sweeney & Knox and security blanket for Allen. Here's to hoping! If he can stay healthy 1
ProcessTruster Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 well, so much for my logical,thoughful assumption he would go to to big media market. git er done. then Josh can throw the high hard one and Olsen will still catch it. 1
whatdrought Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) I’ve actually come around on this since it first came out that he’d be free... if they see him as a replacement for Kroft, and they don’t want to bring in any big name TE cause they like what they have in Knox and Sweeney, I’d be happy with this. Whether or not you like this specific move- I think it needs to be stated how refreshing it is to be a properly run organization. We’re doing this the day after the Super Bowl... previous FO’s wouldn’t be back from vacation until the week before the combine! 5 minutes ago, HOUSE said: Fake news, nobody visits the Redskins Actually just a tour of DC. Edited February 4, 2020 by whatdrought 2 1
JoeF Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, FluffHead said: Replace a young guy with a bad foot with an old guy with a bad foot Essentially but an old guy with a bad foot and a much better track record than the young guy with the bad foot... ? 1
Captain Murica Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 If they sign Olsen then get Smith and Kroft the ***** outta here. 1 1
The Firebaugh Kid Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 If healthy hes a great player. I'm all about it.
HappyDays Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 I would love this move. Even if he only played half the games. 3
Billzgobowlin Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 I'm guessing the Bills are a better destination at this point over the Redskins. Better QB now too. 1
Dkollidas Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 People do understand Hooper has to WANT to come here, right? And do people want them to give him an unprecedented amount of money to sign him? Same goes for Hunter Henry. Hooper is a California boy who played at Stanford and then in Atlanta. I doubt he’s going to want to move to the northeast. Basically said as much during pro bowl interviews. Also, Beane and McDermott are looking for “market definiencies”. They want to guys who will give similar value for less money. I think people are looking too hard at Kelce/Kittle and believe we need someone like that. Honestly if I had to pick between Hooper and Knox of who had the potential to put up those types of numbers, it’d be close. Knox has A TON of potential. Adding a guy like Olsen who can teach so much about the game to a guy like Knox will be so advantageous to his development. Similar to what Gore has seemed to do for Singletary. 7 2
Green Lightning Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 He played 14 games last year, 52 catches and almost 600 yards, more than our TEs combined. Knox had 28 for 322 in 15 games. Sweeney 8 for 119 and penalty machine Lee Smith 4 for 31, Kroft 11 for 71. And he did that without Cam Newton. I think it's a solid move if we get rid of Croft and Smith. 4
Coach Tuesday Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 This is one of those “leaders in every position room” things that they’re all about. They keep signing guys who are washed (Gore, Tolbert). It’s time to stockpile TALENT. If Olson can still play, great, but he looked worse this past year. 1
Buddo Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 Olsen has been a good player for years. Injuries aside, he's always made plays. Tbh, all of the TEs, apart from Smith, could learn a great deal from him. And given his production, he immediately improves the group. That's what the off season in particular is all about - improving as much as possible. Adding Olsen = improving the TE position. 1
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