Hours after giving $22.5 million in guaranteed money to cornerback DeAngelo Hall, the Redskins made defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth the first defensive player in NFL history to sign a $100 million. By the end of free agency, the Redskins had reportedly added offensive guard Derrick Dockery with a five-year, $26 million deal that included $8.5 million in guaranteed money.

Yes, Hall and Haynesworth were two of the top defensive players available in free agency, but Snyder has just spent more than $150 million on a pair of players with significant question marks.

Hall played well for the Redskins after getting released by the Raiders in the middle of the season. But he's still prone to giving up big plays and was unable to play press coverage for Oakland. Yet, he received a contract that will play him $30 million over the next three years. This is the same player the talent-deficient Raiders dumped eight games after he was signed to a seven-year deal worth up to $70 million.

There's no questioning the influence Haynesworth can have on a defense. The argument can be made that no defensive player in the NFL had a bigger impact than Haynesworth last season - when he was healthy. As a run stopper and pass rusher, there isn't a more complete interior defensive lineman in the game.

However, he has yet to play a full 16-game schedule since his rookie season, when he started just three games. Whether due to injury or suspension, he has missed a combined 22 games the past six years.

With only four draft picks in April, Washington was desperate to upgrade the roster through free agency. And the Redskins made a flurry of moves to clear the necessary cap space to re-sign Hall and add Haynesworth.

Even after cutting strong-side linebacker Marcus Washington and redoing the deals of defensive linemen Andre Carter and Cornelius Griffin, offensive tackle Chris Samuels and receiver Antwaan Randle El, the Redskins were only about $6 million under the long-set $123 million cap. But when it rose to $127.05 million, Washington suddenly became a viable player in the sweepstakes for the Tennessee defensive tackle.

Signing Haynesworth marks a return to owner Dan Snyder's typical open-wallet policy, one that changed the past two offseasons. In 2007, the Redskins only signed linebacker London Fletcher and cornerback Fred Smoot, each of whom had started in then assistant head coach Gregg Williams' defense. Washington hardly participated in the 2008 market, signing only three backups, two of whom were cut by August and the third during the season.

Haynesworth doesn't fill a crying need since the Redskins have Griffin, a five-year starter, and Kedric Golston was tendered as a restricted free agent, although Anthony Montgomery remains a free agent.

The Redskins will be in the market for a replacement for Washington, a five-year regular, since H.B. Blades, who inherited the job for now, isn't considered starter material.

Fortunately for the Redskins, Derrick Brooks and Cato June, both cut by Tampa Bay on Feb. 25, head a deep group of linebackers that also includes Buffalo's Angelo Crowell, the New York Jets' Eric Barton, Kansas City's Donnie Edwards, Jacksonville's Mike Peterson and Atlanta's Michael Boley (signed with the Giants).

Since the Redskins don't have an experienced punter after cutting Ryan Plackemeier this month, they might make a run at Indianapolis' Hunter Smith.

The Redskins did give kicker Shaun Suisham the $1.01 million tender on Feb. 25. Backup center Justin Geisinger and reserve linebacker Rian Wallace joined former starting strong safety Reed Doughty in not being tendered.

Doughty, who finished 2007 and opened 2008 as a starter, still hopes to return for a lesser contract after missing the final 12 games of last season with a back injury.

The Redskins have five second-line unrestricted free agents: little-used defensive tackle Ryan Boschetti; leading special teams tackler Khary Campbell; 2007 emergency starting right guard Jason Fabini; reserve linebacker Alfred Fincher and backup safety Mike Green.