After releasing Andre Carter, in what I think is a horrible move, the Redskins made a somewhat decent move by signing 29 year old FS OJ Atogwe from the St. Louis Rams. Atogwe has 22 career int's and 339 career tackles. Last year he had 3 int's and 64 tackles averaging 8 per game. This move will somewhat solidify the FS spot has Reed Doughty and Chris Horton have continually showed they can not play this position in the NFL. Averaging 8 tackles a game, last year, Atogwe has shown he is a solid open field tackler and has the athleticism to cover receivers deep, but will get burned every now and then. While Kevin Barnes played well at this position, his natural position is CB, so adding Atogwe while knowing Barnes can play safety adds depth at this position. While this seems like a good move Atogwe is 29 and will most likely not be able to fill this role in about 2 to 3 years. What I thought the Skins should've done was draft Robert Sands the 6'5 221 lb safety from West Virginia. Sands is basically another Sean Taylor, but of course not as good. Sands has great range and is basically a LB playing safety like Sean Taylor and can hit like Sean Taylor. Atogwe will be good for now, but definitely should not be in the long term plans for the Burgundy and Gold.
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