Pierre Garcon to Washington Redskins: Deal Analysis, Grade and Twitter Reaction

According to Pierre Garcon's twitter account, the receiver has stated that he's signed with the Washington Redskins.

That said, here's a look at Garcon's offer, the grade of the move for him and Washington as well as some twitter reactions.

Deal Analysis

According to Alex Marvez of Fox Sports, Garcon has been offered $42.5 million over five years.

Considering that Garcon's best season came in 2011 with 947 yards on 70 receptions and six touchdowns, that's quite a stretch for someone who has never made a Pro Bowl.

While with the Colts, Garcon never made more than $555,000 in a year, so this a a major leap by comparison.

Washington definitely gave up too much to address a needed area, especially when the Redskins could have upgraded via the draft in the mid rounds. The receiver position is rather deep this year, but it appears our nation's capital is getting a veteran that's been, at best, a No. 2 receiver in Circle City.

Grade: C-

Washington could have gotten Garcon for less and if not, then simply look to the draft or elsewhere in free agency.

Now, there's no doubt that Garcon improves the Redskins offense, as he's arguably better than anyone other than Santana Moss right now. However, he's only started to develop as a NFL receiver and is not in that upper-echelon of targets just yet.

Maybe if Garcon were to really explode in 2012, then restructuring his initial offer to $42.5 million would have been more sensible. Because, if Garcon ends up not producing, that's a lot of dough going all for naught.

Twitter Reaction

"

I wanted you all to hear it from me 1st before u saw it on the news... I will be signing with the Washington... fb.me/1JhfoAIzY

— Pierre Garcon (@PierreGarcon85) March 13, 2012"

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I never thought that Pierre Garcon would get a bigger contract than Marques Colston. And then I remembered the Redskins.

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"— Peter Damilatis (@BostonGiant) March 13, 2012"

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If Pierre Garcon just got $8.5 a year, what does an aged but equally effective Reggie Wayne get?

— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) March 13, 2012"

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We just signed Pierre Garcon but we payed way too much for him, Dan Snyder tighten up the purse a lil

— L S (@Tonyoardee) March 13, 2012"

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And here we go again. Redskins overpaying for another unproven player. $45 million for Pierre Garcon? This will probably fail like usual.

— Spencer Hutchinson (@SWHutchinson35) March 13, 2012"

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Brandon Marshall to the Bears, Pierre Garcon to the Skins......2 receivers that won't be catching laser rocket passes.

— Peyton's Head (@PeytonsHead) March 13, 2012"