Heyer Injured

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

So you are honestly happy with our offensive line? You know what I am going to do, smack your cup of kool-aid off the table.

Do you realize that our starting center, right guard and right tackle were off the practice field today? Are you serious? Samuels will be fine. Dockery is barely an upgrade over Kendall, no matter what anyone says.

You may be just fine with 8-8, which is definitely attainable with this defense, I am not.

I don't know that happy is the right word. Just not panicked yet. Like I said, this is not the same line that finished the year. Dockery is younger, at least equal to kendall, samuels is healthy, heyer has a competent backup in bridges, jansen is gone. I am hopeful that rinehart will be more prepared,.

To me the center is the only spot we are just thin at.

if u look across the nfl at the best lines, I am confident most teams, are allowing there vet lines some grace time. I know dallas is, philly had both tackles held out the last two practices, I don't know about the giants. If we get to the baltimore game and our oline starters don't take the field as a unit for several series, then I will worry.

One final point, there just isn't much talent sitting out there that would upgrade your two concerns, health and age. Levi jones would, but as I said earlier he is waiting, otherwise who do we plug in that would be better than the youth we already have, and are trying to train (rinehart, williams the center, bridges).

I don't expect this line to be all-pro hogs style. But I expect that our talent positions, CP, Campbell, will be given enough time and holes to get a better job done.

By the way, the line about the koolaid was classic

Let's keep drinking at least until we see the group in action, I do have an extra cup if you want one

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I don't know that happy is the right word. Just not panicked yet. Like I said, this is not the same line that finished the year. Dockery is younger, at least equal to kendall, samuels is healthy, heyer has a competent backup in bridges, jansen is gone. I am hopeful that rinehart will be more prepared,.

To me the center is the only spot we are just thin at.

if u look across the nfl at the best lines, I am confident most teams, are allowing there vet lines some grace time. I know dallas is, philly had both tackles held out the last two practices, I don't know about the giants. If we get to the baltimore game and our oline starters don't take the field as a unit for several series, then I will worry.

One final point, there just isn't much talent sitting out there that would upgrade your two concerns, health and age. Levi jones would, but as I said earlier he is waiting, otherwise who do we plug in that would be better than the youth we already have, and are trying to train (rinehart, williams the center, bridges).

I don't expect this line to be all-pro hogs style. But I expect that our talent positions, CP, Campbell, will be given enough time and holes to get a better job done.

By the way, the line about the koolaid was classic

Let's keep drinking at least until we see the group in action, I do have an extra cup if you want one

Can you put about 3 ounces of vodka in that cup before you pass it over....

I worry more about our line because I think the other 3 lines in the division are proven compared to our's which was an obvious question mark going to the offseason. Obviously, little was done to upgrade it.

I think Bridges could start game one and it would not hurt us at all. In fact, I believe he may earn a starting spot at guard or tackle outright.

I am glad that Reinhart is doing better but I am not sure he can be trusted yet.

I know Heyer will come back but I don't know if I feel comfortable with him as the starter even if he is 100%.

It seems that Jones may be too expensive so they should see if Runyan might have some interest. He is definitely familiar with the division... I really never wanted to see him in the Redskins uniform but oh well.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

Can you put about 3 ounces of vodka in that cup before you pass it over....

I worry more about our line because I think the other 3 lines in the division are proven compared to our's which was an obvious question mark going to the offseason. Obviously, little was done to upgrade it.

I think Bridges could start game one and it would not hurt us at all. In fact, I believe he may earn a starting spot at guard or tackle outright.

I am glad that Reinhart is doing better but I am not sure he can be trusted yet.

I know Heyer will come back but I don't know if I feel comfortable with him as the starter even if he is 100%.

It seems that Jones may be too expensive so they should see if Runyan might have some interest. He is definitely familiar with the division... I really never wanted to see him in the Redskins uniform but oh well.

I'm not sure.

Dallas: last year had troubles at both guard and tackle. Adams has been going downhill and may be worse this year

Philly: counting people who change positions, 3/5 of their line is new this year, and they had trouble at center last year but didn't change anything regarding that position

NYG: pretty solid, but they've been lucky with injuries

It seems to me that almost every team in the NFC Beast is struggling with offensive line woes.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I'm not sure.

Dallas: last year had troubles at both guard and tackle. Adams has been going downhill and may be worse this year

Philly: counting people who change positions, 3/5 of their line is new this year, and they had trouble at center last year but didn't change anything regarding that position

NYG: pretty solid, but they've been lucky with injuries

It seems to me that almost every team in the NFC Beast is struggling with offensive line woes.

True true, in fact Dallas says the same thing about how JJ won't draft line talent, but in their case I understand it more. They had many picks in the later rounds to pick out several OL to see what they could find, but didn't. I still think we have the second best situation, like you said the Giants have been lucky, but still they have a solid line and they probably would survive an injury, because their backups have had lots of practice.

Dallas is in way worse shape then us, they have no real youth, and Flozell between his false starts and getting worse health is not the force he once was. The rest of their line is average. They are counting on running alot this year, like us, and I think their line will not hold up. We all know its three games if TR hurts his pinky. I would be ok with AH gunning for a pinky LOL

The Eagles. I've never seen a team get so many passes. If we had gotten Andrews or Peters again, DS would be ridiculed for overpaying underperforming athletes. What a joke, AH after 2 lights out seasons, and an expressed desire to prove he is the best gets criticized as a slacker, while J Peters has a poor year and gets called the steal of the off season, or a great move by the Eagles. If he has a better year than AH I will eat suishi! (some may not consider that a punishment, but for me it is.)

All in all, we are looking good.

by the way did anyone else see the Texans lost a starting CB to a fractured leg. I am not trying to invoke karma, but really lets compare around the league.