The three members left of the Shaun Suisham Fan Club can rejoice. The Redskins kicker looks like he'll be back again next season after signing his one-year, $1.01 million tender offer.
Suisham had a terrible season last year. PlayerHatersBall points out that Swishy had the worst success rate of the 32 kickers who had more than 10 attempts last season.
$1 million for that? Even the AIG boys would be ashamed of that track record.
At least Swishy realizes he had problems last year. He said, "[L]ast year was pretty frustrating. I can make up all the excuses in the world. They really mean nothing."
OK, so excuses don't matter.
What's that? He continued? "I had some difficulty adjusting to [holder Ryan Plackemeier]."
Oh, so it's Muffintop's fault.
At least the Skins brought someone in to challenge him, right?
They brought in the incomparable Dave Rayner. Who?
The former sixth-round pick has bounced around with five teams in four years, which is usually the sign of someone who's Suishamian in his abilities.
He's supposedly a strong kicker-offer -- something that Suisham wasn't especially strong at.
And he's ready for blood, telling the Times, "I'm ready to find the right place and the right coaching staff. Shaun didn't have a great season this past season, but I've had a bad season, too. I want it to be a good competition and may the best man win."
But between a career journeyman and Suisham, is there really a winner?
Chris Needham used to write Capitol Punishment. He'd be willing to leave kicks short for a fraction of the cost.
