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Should I Stay or Should I Go: Shawn Springs

Jan 2, 2007 – 9:48 PM
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If I go there will be trouble
Now that the "regular" season is over it's finally time to get down to business. If you're a true Redskins fan you know that our time to shine is nigh, it's the OFF-SEASON!

With that in mind Redskins Fanhouse will kick off the festivities by running down the team's unsigned free agents and potential cap-casualties (this could take a while). I'll try to offer up opinions on what I believe would be best for the organization and what I believe they'll really do (I smell an extension of you Mr. Brunell!).

Today the spotlight belongs to Shawn Springs. I'm starting with the veteran corner because the way the Redskins handle his situation will go a long way towards determining the team's near future.

2007 Salary Cap Number
: $7,358,000



Importance to Team: Dire. If you don't believe me just check out the scores of the game in which Shawn Springs played versus those he missed. With the secondary being such a weakness for the team losing such a talented veteran would be disastrous. The only player on the market exceeds his performance is Nate Clements who will require an even more substantial investment.

Relative Opportunity Cost
*: Despite Shawn's obvious value he simply spends far too much time on the injury report to command such a large chunk of the team's budget. They simply can't afford to pay a part-time player like an All Pro (no matter what Arch might tell you).

Verdict
: Considering Shawn' allegiance to the team this one should be simple for everyone involved. The only answer that will satisfy the player, the organization, and me the obsessed fan is renegotiation. Shawn knows that if he doesn't agree to take a pay cut or at least readjust his contract he might find himself on the chopping block. If he were to wind up looking for work the market is not going to be strong for a veteran with such a propensity for injury. Everyone wants Shawn back in burgundy, it just has to be at the right price. This should be settled as soon as possible.

*No I didn't really devise a formula to calculate this, I'm a blogger not a mathlete.

All of the salary information used here comes from the
Warpath Insider's Cap guru.
PC'S Washington Redskins Salary Cap Pages
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