The Depressing Highlights of the Offseason Champs Era

This comes to me from www.MisterIrrelevant.com. They also produce the t-shirts that are my profile picture; big ups to them as guys who really give DC sports its due in so many ways.

This list includes arguably the worst free agent pick-up in history (Archuleta), a guy who has retired and unretired almost as many times as Brett Favre (Trotter) and a coach whose biggest contributions to the Redskins were Sean Taylor/Chris Cooley and the Visor as a fashion statement:

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The top (bottom?) 10 “Offseason Champs” of the Snyder era:

1. Deion Sanders — Got a seven-year, $56 million deal at the age of 32, and locks up the top spot by a) coming from Dallas, b) being part of the awful free agent class of 2000 and c) only playing one year in Washington.

2. Adam Archuleta — Also played just one year for Washington after they made him the richest safety ever with a six-year, $30 million deal.

3. Steve Spurrier — Not a player, sure, but got five years and $25 million to sink the Skins for two seasons.

4. Jeff George — The Redskins won the NFC East and Brad Johnson threw for 4,000 yards, but Snyder brought in George for four years, $18.25 million anyway. That worked out well.

5. Brandon Lloyd — After trading a third and fourth-rounder to get him, Washington gave him a new deal for six years and $27 million ($10 million guaranteed). Though his value was questionable to begin with, he tanked in D.C., catching just 25 passes for no touchdowns.

6. Jeremiah Trotter — Made the Pro Bowl four times in five years with Philly before coming to Washington for seven years, $36 million and shitting the bed before going back to Philly.

7. Mark Brunell — Cost the Skins a third-rounder plus a seven-year, $43 million deal. Gave them one good season and a bible buddy for Joe Gibbs.

8. Antwaan Randle El – ARE was much the same guy in Washington that he was in Pittsburgh, so it’s not his fault he got seven years, $31 million.

9. Albert Haynesworth – The jury’s still out, but giving seven years, $100 million ($41 million guaranteed) deal to a questionable character may come back to bite them (see also: DeAngelo Hall).

10. Jason Taylor – Came to Washington for a second and a sixth, then had the worst season of his career before going back to Miami.