How bout this trade...

[sportscurmudgeon]

For those of you who believe that Jansen may not be worth much in a trade - - probably closer to true than false unless he does a new contract with his new team as part of the deal - - can you explain to me how playing Heyer makes the Redskins a better team?

Heyer was mediocre at the very best. He had help on most plays where the defense was expected to bring a big rush on the QB. Heyer MIGHT develop and become a journeyman some day - - or maybe you've already seen him at his best. He's not someone to build your future OL around.

[GMScud]

First of all, Jansen isn't "always getting injured." He had two fluke, severe injuries ending his '04 and '07 seasons. Aside from that he's only missed 1, that's right 1 start his entire career. And he never missed a game his at Michigan. That said, he turns 32 this year, and he's gonna have to restructure to stay a Redskin.

And there's no way the Bears would give up a legit #1 WR and a DE for a 32 year old lineman coming off a season ending injury.

[MTRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

For those of you who believe that Jansen may not be worth much in a trade - - probably closer to true than false unless he does a new contract with his new team as part of the deal - - can you explain to me how playing Heyer makes the Redskins a better team?

Heyer was mediocre at the very best. He had help on most plays where the defense was expected to bring a big rush on the QB. Heyer MIGHT develop and become a journeyman some day - - or maybe you've already seen him at his best. He's not someone to build your future OL around.

THANK U! I have been amazed at how much faith people have put in a undrafted guy who showed why in Seattle less than a month ago. Honestly, I will be very worried if we go into the '08 season with JJ the starter and Heyer the backup. It's another recipe for disaster. We need to draft (preferably) a stud at tackle who can compete with JJ as the starter and meanwhile lock Heyer in a weightroom for, say, 12 to 18 months. Seeing that kid get lambasted every down by Kearney was damn hard to watch (and left a bad memory after watching Kearney get completely shut down by GB's right tackle).

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by MTRedskinsFan

THANK U! I have been amazed at how much faith people have put in a undrafted guy who showed why in Seattle less than a month ago. Honestly, I will be very worried if we go into the '08 season with JJ the starter and Heyer the backup. It's another recipe for disaster. We need to draft (preferably) a stud at tackle who can compete with JJ as the starter and meanwhile lock Heyer in a weightroom for, say, 12 to 18 months. Seeing that kid get lambasted every down by Kearney was damn hard to watch (and left a bad memory after watching Kearney get completely shut down by GB's right tackle).

Heyer played a hell of a lot better than Wade did all season, I know that's not saying a whole lot, but Wade looked terrible this year. I also think that Heyer will continue to develop and probably can become a pretty decent LT at some point. I think having be the third tackle would probably be the right call, though. I won't be upset if he wins the starting job going into next season.

[#56fanatic]

that is the craziest thing i have heard on this board in a long time. Jansen is NOT injury prone. He has had two freakish injury's which could happen to anyone at anytime. Other than that he isn't one of those guys that miss 4 or 5 games a season. He has been a rock on the right side missing only 1 game or so in his career. he has played injured when most would be sitting out. Torn calf muscle, broken thumbs, sprained knees, ankle sprains, the guy is a leader on the field and in the locker room. Bad move to get rid of him.