Are the Redskins trying to sign every washed up running back in the league? Clinton Portis will turn 29 next season. He’s the incumbent starter, but he had some nasty issues last year with a concussion, as well as leg injuries, and only managed 494 yards and a score on 124 carries. He’s the young one of the group. Parker turns 30 in November and is coming off of two injury riddled years. He only managed 389 yards and no scores on 98 carries last year. Larry Johnson turns 31 in November. He leads the group in carries (178) and yards (581) from last year, but he still didn’t score a touchdown all year and managed a pathetic 3.3 YPC. All 3 of those guys will be 29 or older next year, which is like being 39 in normal years. I really don’t see a starting running back anywhere in this group and adding all of these washed up veterans is hurting them for the future. First of all, they might not have another roster spot for another running back, though I know Mike Shanahan would love to take a guy in the 5^th round. Second of all, the only way they can get that young, talented running back, any experience at all, would be to piss off a bunch of old established veterans who think they are still 25, 26, still get paid like feature backs, but are not.

Grade: C-