Salary Cap Crunch

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030101963.html

Of the candidates mentioned to be released, the first few make a lot of sense.

Walt Harris - yes, solid player but victimized at times
Brandon Noble - yes, unlikely to come back
Cory Raymer - yes, a liability coming off the bench
Tom Tupa - yes, Derrick Frost did fine
John Hall - yes, Novak did just fine as well and could be re-signed
Taylor Jacobs - yes, never took advantage of opportunities to shine

Then it gets tricky.

Ideally, the Redskins would like to get something for Ramsey but when the crunch hits, they'll probably be forced to let him go.

Cutting James Thrash would be disappointing because of his work ethic and special teams play. But his contributions as a receiver were minimal. He definitely didn't take advantage of the opportunity to be the #2 guy opposite Moss.

After cutting all those guys, the team saves maybe $11.5 million. The problem is that they are $20 million over the cap. What that means as far as other players will be a shocker for sure.

That said, it's unlikely that any key players cut would get immediately snatched up because every team is in the same boat with the Redskins as far as the collective bargaining agreement is concerned. We'll know have to wait and see the big names 24 hours from now.