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Southpaw · 08-14-2009, 10:09 AM

I tend to agree with the sentiment that people are taking this loss a bit too seriously. There were some positives. The starting O line didn't look terrible; Brian Orakpo looked good, and Jeremy Jarmon looked solid.

What was most troubling about the game was the drop off in talent after the starters left the game. Defensively, there is very little quality depth in the backups outside of Kareem Moore, H.B. Blades, and a couple others. It's an indictment of the way the Redskins front office operates. They trade away draft picks and dump tons of money into players they perceive to be elite, and then they're stuck with 6th and 7th rounders to fill out the backup roles.

08-14-2009, 10:09 AM	#2
Southpaw The Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: So. MD Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	Re: Preseason Game 1 Quick Hitters: First of all, calm the hell down I tend to agree with the sentiment that people are taking this loss a bit too seriously. There were some positives. The starting O line didn't look terrible; Brian Orakpo looked good, and Jeremy Jarmon looked solid. What was most troubling about the game was the drop off in talent after the starters left the game. Defensively, there is very little quality depth in the backups outside of Kareem Moore, H.B. Blades, and a couple others. It's an indictment of the way the Redskins front office operates. They trade away draft picks and dump tons of money into players they perceive to be elite, and then they're stuck with 6th and 7th rounders to fill out the backup roles.