Larry Johnson Signing Shows Redskins Haven't Learned

When it was announced that the 2010 free agency period was going to take place in an uncapped year, everyone in D.C. immediately assumed the Redskins would buy every free agent.

Days went by and nothing happened.

Then, in Bruce Allen's first move, he dropped a bunch of veterans that included Antwan Randle El, Fred Smoot, and Ladell Betts amongst others.

After that, we waited for the ESPN reports of us going after Peppers, Sharper, Berry, and every other player we had heard of. Yet, we still saw no result.

Alas, here we are on March 12, and the Redskins have made there first move by signing Larry Johnson to a three-year deal. Did the Redskins learn anything?

First, I would like to point out I really liked the cuts we made: Smoot has been just terrible in a secondary that was comedic against the deep pass; Randle El is the worst punt returner in the league, and a mediocre slot receiver; Betts is too similar of a running back to Clinton Portis to mix things up. That being said, the signing of Johnson ruins all the positives from those moves.

While Johnson is a pretty big name, it's because of what he did years ago. Running back skills decline on a slope that is steeper than any other position, and we have already seen that happen with Johnson.

With the addition of Johnson, the 'Skins now have two running backs that are in the twilight of their careers. They should have used a draft pick to get a kid who is lightening quick, and could play off of Clinton Portis.

For the unrealistic Redskin fans who will say that he didn't decline, and that the Chief offensive line was crappy, think again. Are the Redskins any better? So there, even if he wasn't in decline, he isn't going better than when he got cut by the Chiefs.

Add all of this to the fact that he's shown he can create problems off of the football field, I can literally see no upside to this move.

When it was announced that Bruce Allen was going to actually do something instead of being Dan Snyder's puppet, all D.C. fans were ecstatic. However, my excitement has dwindled to almost nothing because of this move. It shows a lack of understanding of how successful teams are built, and that the Redskins won't be able to rebuild effectively