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FRPLG · 12-01-2008, 01:51 PM

I'm not going to read this whole thread.

I DO think the O-Line is the biggest issue but it isn't the only issue by a long shot.

An honest evaluation would tell us that

1. Our o-line is old and slow - They get pushed around in pass protection and aren't as consistent in run blocking as in the past. A team can still suck on offense with a good line but it is virtually impossible to suceed with a bad line. It kills everything. Look at Indy. Saturday going down for them severely hurts their o-line and right now they are not very good offensively. They have a lot of talent but with no protection it isn't working very good.

2. Our Wrs are average at best - I LOVE Moss but he isn't a true go-to top flight #1. I've been trying to fool myself that he is but he really isn't. He is great in many ways. On a sound offensive team he can hold down the #1 slot and do a damn good job. But his lack of size and strength means he can't overcome being the only option on a limited offense. He is simply too small to leverage position against a double team and not strong enough to fight for balls down the field. The others are decent skills-wise and could maybe be good with some time and experience. ARE is miscast as a #2. His best work comes out of the slot and the evidence shows it. We have no true #2 and it hurts us.

3. JC is either not as good as we'd like or simply not proficient enough in this offense - I am starting to get the feeling that JC is not going to be a top flight QB. I think he can be very good. Again in a sound offense he could put up huge numbers but he isn't a play-maker so far. I am hoping this is his lack of experience in this offense but right now we are running a pretty thin offensive scheme and he simply isn't making plays. He seems to never want to put the ball in tight spots. This is the key to me. You look at the really talented guys and they all show enough confidence, to some degree, to throw the ball to a guy who isn't wide open. I am not talking about forcing balls but I am talking about redefining one's perception of who is "open" based on how good you think you are. He seems reluctant to step back and to try and throw a ball unless he can find a wide open option. I am hoping this goes back to #2 and having dimished confidence in the WRs.

Let's face it. Right now on offense we have 4 players who are clear starters in this league. Samuels, Portis, Cooley and probably Sellers could start for most teams. Then we have a 4 o-linemen who can all start but having them all start together on one line is a problem. Each of them is decent enough alone but none of them are good enough to make up for the simple lack of ability they have collectively at this point. ARE is miscast, Yoder is Ok as the 2nd TE and the other WRs aren't there yet.

Right now we simply aren't that talented on offense. It forces us to be one dimensional which is easy to defend. Especially since now that one dimension seems broken by injuries.

12-01-2008, 01:51 PM	#184
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 47 Posts: 10,164	Re: What's Wrong with the Redskins? I'm not going to read this whole thread. I DO think the O-Line is the biggest issue but it isn't the only issue by a long shot. An honest evaluation would tell us that 1. Our o-line is old and slow - They get pushed around in pass protection and aren't as consistent in run blocking as in the past. A team can still suck on offense with a good line but it is virtually impossible to suceed with a bad line. It kills everything. Look at Indy. Saturday going down for them severely hurts their o-line and right now they are not very good offensively. They have a lot of talent but with no protection it isn't working very good. 2. Our Wrs are average at best - I LOVE Moss but he isn't a true go-to top flight #1. I've been trying to fool myself that he is but he really isn't. He is great in many ways. On a sound offensive team he can hold down the #1 slot and do a damn good job. But his lack of size and strength means he can't overcome being the only option on a limited offense. He is simply too small to leverage position against a double team and not strong enough to fight for balls down the field. The others are decent skills-wise and could maybe be good with some time and experience. ARE is miscast as a #2. His best work comes out of the slot and the evidence shows it. We have no true #2 and it hurts us. 3. JC is either not as good as we'd like or simply not proficient enough in this offense - I am starting to get the feeling that JC is not going to be a top flight QB. I think he can be very good. Again in a sound offense he could put up huge numbers but he isn't a play-maker so far. I am hoping this is his lack of experience in this offense but right now we are running a pretty thin offensive scheme and he simply isn't making plays. He seems to never want to put the ball in tight spots. This is the key to me. You look at the really talented guys and they all show enough confidence, to some degree, to throw the ball to a guy who isn't wide open. I am not talking about forcing balls but I am talking about redefining one's perception of who is "open" based on how good you think you are. He seems reluctant to step back and to try and throw a ball unless he can find a wide open option. I am hoping this goes back to #2 and having dimished confidence in the WRs. Let's face it. Right now on offense we have 4 players who are clear starters in this league. Samuels, Portis, Cooley and probably Sellers could start for most teams. Then we have a 4 o-linemen who can all start but having them all start together on one line is a problem. Each of them is decent enough alone but none of them are good enough to make up for the simple lack of ability they have collectively at this point. ARE is miscast, Yoder is Ok as the 2nd TE and the other WRs aren't there yet. Right now we simply aren't that talented on offense. It forces us to be one dimensional which is easy to defend. Especially since now that one dimension seems broken by injuries.