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Simulating the Washington Redskins’ free agency, NFL draft, entire 2020 offseason

By Jacob Camenker

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 30: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the grass before the start of the Redskins and Baltimore Ravens preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 30: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the grass before the start of the Redskins and Baltimore Ravens preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 23: Donald Penn #72 of the Washington Redskins warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 23: Donald Penn #72 of the Washington Redskins warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Re-Signing Players: The rest

With Scherff in tow, we decided to also lock up his counterpart to ensure that our interior offensive line would be good to go moving forward.

In the simulation, Ereck Flowers agreed to a three-year deal worth $18 million total. The deal was only 35 percent guaranteed to basically ensure that Flowers can continue to develop after a solid first season manning the left guard position. If he can, he should live up to this mid-level market deal. And if not, the Redskins could cut the soon-to-be 26-year-old after one season with minimal issue.

The deal Flowers gets is slightly more than the one Mark Glowinski got from the Indianapolis Colts last year. That felt like a fair comparison, as Glowinski only had one good season before the Colts gave him a three-year deal.

Elsewhere on the offensive line, Donald Penn was retained on a short-term deal. Penn accepted a one-year deal worth $2 million in this simulation which is similar to what he signed with the deal before the season began. This deal would afford him the opportunity to serve as a stopgap tackle for the team or be the swing tackle if the ‘Skins can upgrade the position in free agency or the draft. Thus, it felt like the right move.

Jonathan Bostic was one of the two defensive free agents we decided to retain. The veteran linebacker has been productive for the squad this year and agreed to return on a $2 million deal after playing for the minimum in 2019.

Finally, Nate Orchard was retained for a minimum deal. Orchard has shown flashes of solid backup ability in the latter half of the season so it made sense to keep him around and see if he improves more going forward. That said, he’d need to bulk up to be a backup edge rusher in the 4-3, so this is more of a speculative signing.

These re-signings were solid ones that also didn’t eat into the team’s cap space too much. But some departures did leave holes to fill in free agency and in the draft.

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