Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal

AsylumGuido · 06-07-2022, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Excuses. That's all I hear.

Three quality starters would be a decent draft unless you gave away oh, I don't know, SIX DRAFT PICKS for THREE guys we're still not sure will be here next season...

Patience, my friend, is a virtue. What's going to happen will happen. We'll see the eventual outcome when it gets here. I'd rather not stress over it now. Hell, I'll not even stress over it regardless. Life is too short.

saintsfan1976 · 06-07-2022, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Patience, my friend, is a virtue. What's going to happen will happen. We'll see the eventual outcome when it gets here. I'd rather not stress over it now. Hell, I'll not even stress over it regardless. Life is too short.

You go be virtuous Grasshopper. I'm sure the millions of dollars and draft capital invested don't change anything in the franchise's view either....

AsylumGuido · 06-07-2022, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

You go be virtuous Grasshopper. I'm sure the millions of dollars and draft capital invested don't change anything in the franchise's view either....

Likely not. Fans (and talking heads) are far more concerned with spent picks than any GM. Some work out some don't. It's all part of the business. C'est la vie.

Boston Saint · 06-07-2022, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Likely not. Fans (and talking heads) are far more concerned with spent picks than any GM. Some work out some don't. It's all part of the business. C'est la vie.

The GMs that don’t worry about how draft picks work out aren’t employed for
long.

jeanpierre · 06-07-2022, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

The GMs that don’t worry about how draft picks work out aren’t employed for
long.

Or they have tenure with their franchises and the owner enjoys not having to be burdened with day to day franchise operations and genuinely are content with on-field results...

AsylumGuido · 06-07-2022, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Or they have tenure with their franchises and the franchise owner enjoys not having to be burden with day to day franchise operations...

As it should be. Owners need to stay out of the day to day franchise operations.

saintsfan1976 · 06-07-2022, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

As it should be. Owners need to stay out of the day to day franchise operations.

Your years of experience as an NFL Executive aside, how would you come to that conclusion?

jeanpierre · 06-07-2022, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Your years of experience as an NFL Executive aside, how would you come to that conclusion?

Every NFL franchise is run in its own unique way...

New Orleans Saints for example have one of the NFL's best state lobbying efforts getting the State of Louisiana to back guaranteed contracts so the NFL's smallest market is competitive...

Green Bay Packers are a publicly traded non-profit; its board of directors elects a 7-man executive committee who in-turn elects a Team President who represents the team as owner...

And then there's multi-generational teams, the Arizona Cardinals (formerly Racine, Chicago, St. Louis) who've demonstrated a family trait of not winning a championship in the modern era...

jeanpierre · 06-07-2022, 09:37 PM

State of Louisiana has some strange Workman's Comp laws that causes delays in Saints reporting some player transactions (releases from IR) that League Offices are aware...

But Khalique Washington has still not been added to the Saints Roster per NFL Transaction Wire to take roster spot for the reported released LBer Sharif Finch...

AsylumGuido · 06-08-2022, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Your years of experience as an NFL Executive aside, how would you come to that conclusion?

Simply look at the franchises that have owners that DO meddle in day to day operations such as the Cowboys (Jones), the Redskins (Snyder), the Raiders (Davis), the Browns (Haslam), the Bengals (Brown), the Dolphins (Ross), and the Chargers (Spanos).

Then look at four of the most successful franchises over the past two decades in the Saints, Ravens, Steelers, and Patriots who cede ALL operational decisions to the GM (and staff) and head coach.

06-07-2022, 04:12 PM	#31
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Excuses. That's all I hear. Three quality starters would be a decent draft unless you gave away oh, I don't know, SIX DRAFT PICKS for THREE guys we're still not sure will be here next season... Patience, my friend, is a virtue. What's going to happen will happen. We'll see the eventual outcome when it gets here. I'd rather not stress over it now. Hell, I'll not even stress over it regardless. Life is too short.

06-07-2022, 04:43 PM	#32
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,530 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Patience, my friend, is a virtue. What's going to happen will happen. We'll see the eventual outcome when it gets here. I'd rather not stress over it now. Hell, I'll not even stress over it regardless. Life is too short. You go be virtuous Grasshopper. I'm sure the millions of dollars and draft capital invested don't change anything in the franchise's view either.... AsylumGuido, jeanpierre and K Major like this.

06-07-2022, 05:44 PM	#33
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 You go be virtuous Grasshopper. I'm sure the millions of dollars and draft capital invested don't change anything in the franchise's view either.... Likely not. Fans (and talking heads) are far more concerned with spent picks than any GM. Some work out some don't. It's all part of the business. C'est la vie.

06-07-2022, 07:12 PM	#34
Boston Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,869	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Likely not. Fans (and talking heads) are far more concerned with spent picks than any GM. Some work out some don't. It's all part of the business. C'est la vie. The GMs that don’t worry about how draft picks work out aren’t employed for long. iceshack149 likes this.

06-07-2022, 07:35 PM	#35
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by Boston Saint The GMs that don’t worry about how draft picks work out aren’t employed for long. Or they have tenure with their franchises and the owner enjoys not having to be burdened with day to day franchise operations and genuinely are content with on-field results... AsylumGuido likes this.

Latest Blogs
2023 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp Last Blog: 08-01-2023 By: MarchingOn Puck the Fro Browl! Last Blog: 02-05-2023 By: neugey CFP: "Just Keep Doing What You're Doing" Last Blog: 12-08-2022 By: neugey

06-07-2022, 07:37 PM	#36
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by jeanpierre Or they have tenure with their franchises and the franchise owner enjoys not having to be burden with day to day franchise operations... As it should be. Owners need to stay out of the day to day franchise operations.

06-07-2022, 08:04 PM	#37
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,530 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by AsylumGuido As it should be. Owners need to stay out of the day to day franchise operations. Your years of experience as an NFL Executive aside, how would you come to that conclusion? jeanpierre likes this.

06-07-2022, 08:44 PM	#38
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Your years of experience as an NFL Executive aside, how would you come to that conclusion? Every NFL franchise is run in its own unique way... New Orleans Saints for example have one of the NFL's best state lobbying efforts getting the State of Louisiana to back guaranteed contracts so the NFL's smallest market is competitive... Green Bay Packers are a publicly traded non-profit; its board of directors elects a 7-man executive committee who in-turn elects a Team President who represents the team as owner... And then there's multi-generational teams, the Arizona Cardinals (formerly Racine, Chicago, St. Louis) who've demonstrated a family trait of not winning a championship in the modern era... SmashMouth likes this.
	It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...

06-07-2022, 09:37 PM	#39
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal State of Louisiana has some strange Workman's Comp laws that causes delays in Saints reporting some player transactions (releases from IR) that League Offices are aware... But Khalique Washington has still not been added to the Saints Roster per NFL Transaction Wire to take roster spot for the reported released LBer Sharif Finch... SmashMouth likes this.

06-08-2022, 06:53 AM	#40
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints sign UDFA OL Khalique Washington to 3-year deal Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Your years of experience as an NFL Executive aside, how would you come to that conclusion? Simply look at the franchises that have owners that DO meddle in day to day operations such as the Cowboys (Jones), the Redskins (Snyder), the Raiders (Davis), the Browns (Haslam), the Bengals (Brown), the Dolphins (Ross), and the Chargers (Spanos). Then look at four of the most successful franchises over the past two decades in the Saints, Ravens, Steelers, and Patriots who cede ALL operational decisions to the GM (and staff) and head coach.