Comments on: Alexander says Redskins changed their offer at last minute

By: tiger2471

tiger2471 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:20:09 +0000

Cards fans you are getting a great player and a class act, and as a Skins fan I hate to see him go. Big REN was great for the Skins, no matter where he played and I can’t blame him for wanting at least 2.6 mill guaranteed. The NFL stands for Not For Long because you never know what play could be your last play. And to know that the Cards offered him 3 mill guaranteed and a total contract offer of 2 mill more than the Skins was an offer he couldn’t refuse. I wish you the best of luck Big Ren!

By: champ1118

champ1118 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:52:45 +0000

Late on this one, but here’s my two cents: Zo was a great player for the Redskins–weight loss/gain to change positions. Never heard of a player doing it as much as he did. However, if he wanted to come back to the Redskins, then why didn’t he just accept the initial offer? He was trying to hold out and get the Redskins and Zona into a mini bidding war for his services. Well Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan are not Cerrato and Zorn. Regardless of how much a player has done, they’re not going to be held to the fire and over spend on a player who’s main contribution is special teams and backup LB. And I think he’s over 30. It’s not good P.R. to lose a player like taht, but it is good business. Sorry to see him go, but happy with the decisions that are being made at Redskins’ park.

By: bkostela

bkostela — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:00:45 +0000

the cards have a much better defense than the redskins do, so maybe he just wanted to be a part of a unit that wasn’t ranked near the bottom

By: obmig

obmig — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:56:20 +0000

For a guy that’s been willing to play any position they ask, gain weight, lose weight, play special teams, and do it all at a high level, I would have thought they they would realized that he’s one of the most important players on the team and he wasn’t commanding much money. Instead they forced him to leave by insulting him. This one will sting when I’m watching our special teams blow tackles without him next year.

By: scoonie97

scoonie97 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:49:35 +0000

Good for him. I’ll give him his special teams due, but it’s not like he was all that great at linebacker. The Skins defense was pretty abysmal. You can bargain shop for the 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery he brings to the table.

By: joparks2012

joparks2012 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:57:27 +0000

One thing to note, the way the Skins have been negotiating contracts since Shanahan/Allen have taken over is a lot different than the way they used to with Cerrato. S/A are a lot more fair and understanding of the players than Cerrato was. Cerrato never cared about the players after he signed them. Cerrato paid more money but that doesn’t necessarily mean that was always in the best interest of the player and often it wasn’t.

By: joparks2012

joparks2012 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:49:32 +0000

Business is business. It’s not personal. Sorry Zo that you took it that way. Shanahan said that this was his last pay day and if he’s offered more money he is obligated to take it and he did and good for him. Given that, I have doubts that this negotiation went down the way it did according to Zo. Think about it. Zo is a fan favorite, he doesn’t want the fans to think he bolted for cash. A story like this allows him to be painted as the victim. The best thing is that there are enough fools on this board to buy it.

By: skinsrollyou

skinsrollyou — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:24:14 +0000

We will miss you Zo. Big time. Nfl raw dogge us at the wrong time. But brother, you are gonna be REAL tired while u are on the field for 40+ minutes a game.

By: kingtiger626

kingtiger626 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:26:12 +0000

2.6 to 1.4 is alot of money I admit but don’t give the fan fans and the like that bull Zo. If u wanted to stay you would’ve.God speed the cards are abysmally laughable

By: mattyk72

mattyk72 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:24:51 +0000

Sounds like the Skins initial offer was very reasonable. Congrats on squeezing out a couple more million with a lesser team. Hope it works out.

Does he understand the ridiculous cap situation the Skins have right now?

By: wvt3rd

wvt3rd — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:23:27 +0000

greatestmensports = moron

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:17:39 +0000

Once Fletcher made it clear he’s coming back, Alexander’s time was due… Good solid guy wish him the best. Hope the old man stays healthy all season next year!

By: wvt3rd

wvt3rd — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:08:26 +0000

i can barely get a comment posted….i meant a special teams beast BEAST… Cards got a quality Player

By: tampaskinsfan

tampaskinsfan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:03:24 +0000

Somewhere John Mara is giggling his A$$ off

By: wvt3rd

wvt3rd — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Sorry, but this guy was a sp beast….weak that we were unable to keep him…

By: boycord

boycord — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:59:54 +0000

I wouldn’t lump Alexander in with the Latrell Sprewell’s of the world. Yes he makes great money to play a game. However, incrementally, $1.5 million more guaranteed and $2 million over the three years means a hell of a lot more to Alexander’s financial security than Drew Brees or Joe Flacco. Alexander has one chance in his life to take advantage of a golden opportunity. I’m not sure how anyone can fault him for that, particularly when the Redskins pulled their offer.

By: zragone

zragone — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:43:18 +0000

I appreciate all that Lorenzo gave to the organization and he’s been a wonderful leader and good player for us that was amazingly versatile.

However, I can’t feel sorry for Lorenzo or buy into his “woe is me” first part concerning how “he was treated”. Lorenzo waited to see what others would offer while other guys, like Darrel Young and Logan Paulsen, were taking extensions and guys like Santana Moss was working on potential pay cuts. So by the time he decided to make a move, the team had less money.

Why was money an issue? Because of the Salary Cap hit the league placed upon the Redskins because they decided to act WITHIN THE RULES. A cap penalty that Lorenzo came out and openly endorsed and supported last year when it was handed down. To me, it’s a bit of Karma. Had the cap penalty that Lorenzo supported not been levied on the Redskins the chances are he’d still BE a Redskin.

By: gmoedc

gmoedc — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:43:12 +0000

I love Zo as well but c’mon, it’s a business and its about the market. One cant expect his market value to be much higher for being awesome in the community. But all his hard work is paying off, it’s not perfect but hey, it’s pretty damn good!
I mean, it sounds like a pretty good deal for a back up/special teamer.

I can’t believe he considered staying. AZ offered:
- 2mil more overall
- 1mil more guaranteed (initially)
- a starting role

That’s a couple million for his kid’s mouth.

Good luck Zo, I hope you come back to DC when after your career.

By: mcconnellrules

mcconnellrules — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:36:31 +0000

Real sad to see him go. He’s an amazing person off the field and the best special teamer you can find, a real team player. Fact is, I’d rather see Rob Jackson out there getting picks, sacks and forcing fumbles. Zo is the man but Rob Jackson is a better LB. Maybe even better than Rak.

By: matt4477

matt4477 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:24:27 +0000

Thanks for all the good work Lorenzo

By: jr4real

jr4real — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:21:08 +0000

“They were head and shoulders above most teams financially other than San Francisco where I would have played mostly on special teams.”

- “now i can start on a bad team.”

By: stoolerz

stoolerz — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:18:08 +0000

That’s what you get when you deal with a minor league organization. Broken promises and broken quarterbacks

By: skinsfan4lyf

skinsfan4lyf — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:15:50 +0000

Hate to see him go but find his sorry a little far fetched seeing what there money situation is

By: blspears

blspears — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:14:34 +0000

Lorenzo is a good dude. He works very hard and he will be missed here in Washington area.

By: niquebchillin

niquebchillin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:54:17 +0000

Only Skin I wanted back … Guy played on both lines then lost weight to be a backer … Salute to the Onemangang.

By: brandondash

brandondash — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:52:00 +0000

We’ll miss, you Zo.

By: cardsfann1

cardsfann1 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:46:31 +0000

Unfortunately he is still going to be tired because he will always be on the field! The offense is terrible. Have done nothing to improve it. Replacing B. Wells with Mendenhall does nothing. Stanton is not better than Kolb. The offensive line is still the same which is really bad at best. I am the biggest Cardinals fan out there but lets face it. Defense will be worn slap out again.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:42:51 +0000

If he would have accepted the offer initially he was fine. Don’t blame the redskins because you chose to wait.

By: packerbackernj

packerbackernj — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:42:09 +0000

Logicalvoicesays he doesnt deserve to wear the burgundy and gold.

By: deddmunnie

deddmunnie — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:42:08 +0000

Why can’t anyone just leave gracefully anymore. Its a GD shame when Meangelo Hall is the only one that leaves quietly.

Lets see, they have no safeties, corners need OL help and they have a backup linebacker who excels on special teams who is gonna make 10x what a rookie replacement will. Hmmmm Let me think?

Bbye.