Offer made on Chad (1st rd '08, conditional 3rd rd '09)

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Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Our offensive line improved by mid to late season. And the Redskins I believe fared well in giving up sacks...I think they were ranked 13th in sacks allowed (giving up around 29 sacks). What was constant last season was our offense's inability to score and put the game away was a big reason we lost those close games, and the fact that our WR receivers didn't score a TD well into the season should tell you something about our passing game. I mean look at how we lost the game in the playoffs, when we recover that kickoff that sailed over Burleson's head, we could not even score 3 points.

While I admit that gambling on our defense, which does need improvements, is a risk somehow they have managed to keep our team competitive two out of the past three years. Wheareas our offense has always held us back.

That's a good point. But, we still don't have depth on that line. We only have one proven back-up and had to go the scrap heap for bodies. We can't go into the season "hoping" no one gets hurt. We need young, hungry players who will be ready to step in should one of the starters -- all of whom are in the '30s and, outside of Samuels, are recovering from some type of injury -- goes down. Until we do that, we could have Chad AND Bolden, and it won't matter.