As of Wednesday afternoon, the Redskins had signed a trio of linebackers who can play special teams, added a receiver and a cornerback who can play inside and outside, injected depth in the trenches and nabbed one big fish in free agency.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter found that pattern surprising.
It was an atypical Redskins year, Schefter told Ross Hollebon at the NFL Annual Meetings in Orlando.
We usually are used to seeing them spend on the high-ticket, high-profile free agents, and it was just the opposite this year.
My feeling was when you watched it, Washington was more intent on just filling out the roster.
Schefter said the exception to Washingtons offseason acquisition plan - which included placing the franchise tag on Brian Orakpo and re-signing DeAngelo Hall, Brandon Meriweather, Perry Riley Jr., Chris Baker, Santana Moss and Aldrick Robinson - was the teams decision to target defensive lineman Jason Hatcher.
It surprised me some because I always thought that Washington was on something of a budget, Schefter said.
