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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

So are you suggesting we should just blow up the d-line personnel?

Nobody is denying we have issues, but nobody is saying we are going to stand pat with what we have, we'll probably come out of this draft with at least one significant addition to the line, and we'll have to count on guys like Griffin getting healthy, the further development of Golston and Montgomery, and hope that Carter picks up where he left off last year.

Yeah, it looks like they've finally wised up and will use this draft to shore up the defensive line. When that happens, I will be a happy Redskin fan. Since you asked, here's what I would do:

-- You have to keep Griffin for another year and see how he holds up. If he's able to rejuvenate and play healthy for most of the year, great. But I wouldn't count on him past 2008. I'd peg next years draft as the time to find his replacement.

-- With this year's draft, you have to select Joe Salave'a's replacement. I don't think anybody will rationally try to argue that 2007 won't be his last season.

-- Dump Renaldo Wynn this year, plan to do the same for Philip Daniels (he can stay and get his three more sacks for 2007).

-- Finally, they're young, they're cheap, so do all the high-fives you want over Golston and Montgomery. But do not delude yourself into thinking they are future #1 and #2, long-term answers to the problem for years to come.

In short, yes, over the next two offseasons I do believe it is time to start dismantling a very old D-line, and begin training a new crop of a front four -- immediately, if not sooner.

Is that asking so much?