NFL Free Agency: Washington Redskins Smart to Choose Garçon and Griffin

March 18, 2012   ·   Matthew Brown   ·   Jump to comments

For the first time since Dan Snyder took over as owner of the Washington Redskins, the team finally looks like it has some kind of plan for the future.
The Redskins spent the first two seasons under Mike Shanahan purging the roster of salary cap drains. They drafted for need and signed free agents to fit their schemes on offense and defense.
With free agency in full swing, and the draft coming in April, the Redskins are investing in sustainability.
The biggest acquisition the Redskins have made this offseason is the second overall pick in the draft and the rights to the Robert Griffin III. Griffin has exhibited uncanny maturity both on and off the field.
He has also wowed fans, experts and analysts with his Heisman-winning senior season as quarterback of the Baylor Bears.
For all intents and purposes, Griffin is the franchise quarterback the Redskins have not had since Joe Theismann, which speaks to the desperation of the organization.
The Redskins have be...

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