Coach Mike Shanahan, who had final say over personnel matters, was fired at the end of the season. The buck now stops with general manager Bruce Allen,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, working with new coach Jay Gruden. Because the league-wide cap rose $10 million, the Redskins are more than $20 million under 鈥?even after their decision to slap an $11.5 million franchise tag on linebacker Brian Orakpo.
They'll likely need every penny. Five defensive starters are set to become unrestricted free agents. They could use two starting safeties, two starting linebackers and upgrades at cornerback, defensive line, offensive line and receiver. Owner Dan Snyder has been known to overpay for big names 鈥?Deion Sanders and Albert Haynesworth, just to name two 鈥?but the needs are so many that the coffers could dry up quickly if the spending gets too reckless. |
