"The sales pitch signaled what's just around the corner: free agency. And when the lockout finally ends, the first decision regarding free agents is whether to re-sign your own. So cornerback Carlos Rogers wanted to remind everyone just what the Redskins had -- and could have again.

There's this:

"I stack up with the best of them," said Rogers, a Redskins first-round pick in 2005. "When people compare my stats to [top corner Nnamdi Asomugha's], we're right there together. He's just a little higher. They say I don't catch the ball, but who's catching the ball on me?"

And this:

"Just looking at the roster I would think they'll try and re-sign me," Rogers said. "Other than DeAngelo Hall, it's guys who haven't started or younger guys who haven't played."

Rogers is one of 11 Redskins expected to be unrestricted free agents when the lockout ends. It appears likely that he'll exit via free agency. At least two teams, one in the AFC and another in the NFC, both crossed him off their lists after studying him this offseason. Neither viewed him as an elite cornerback. An NFC executive rated him among the second-tier corners.

"He just didn't play at a high enough level," an AFC executive said.

But Rogers is undeterred.

"It's time to cash in," he said."