Heyer Injured

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Good points. My biggest problem is I just don't see anyone on our roster who can step in and play right tackle. I always liked Heyer as a backup, but I don't trust him as a starter. And I certainly don't trust Mike Williams as a right tackle either.

I hear ya, and I wanted Oher real bad at the draft, but when Orakpo was there I understood. After that any RT taken or acquired was, in my opinion as big a crap shoot as Heyer, and he has been in our system.

I have this basic belief in a healthy Samuels, if he is in and playing teams will have to account for it, and the rest of the line is better. when/if he gets hurt the defenses can attack more at our weaker RT and we get stuck. I hope Bridges can be that effective fill in if Heyer has to go to the LT spot. but we will only know it on the field.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I hear ya, and I wanted Oher real bad at the draft, but when Orakpo was there I understood. After that any RT taken or acquired was, in my opinion as big a crap shoot as Heyer, and he has been in our system.

I have this basic belief in a healthy Samuels, if he is in and playing teams will have to account for it, and the rest of the line is better. when/if he gets hurt the defenses can attack more at our weaker RT and we get stuck. I hope Bridges can be that effective fill in if Heyer has to go to the LT spot. but we will only know it on the field.

This is an excellent point which goes unnoticed by many folks who scream, "Why didn't they draft an OT?"

In the '08 draft the best WR on many boards fell into our lap. In the '09 draft the best defensive player on many boards fell in our lap. Perhaps '10 will be the year for a tackle to miraculously appear.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Lotus

This is an excellent point which goes unnoticed by many folks who scream, "Why didn't they draft an OT?"

In the '08 draft the best WR on many boards fell into our lap. In the '09 draft the best defensive player on many boards fell in our lap. Perhaps '10 will be the year for a tackle to miraculously appear.

Yeah, and we will always fill our draft needs a season too late. Never going to win the big one that way. We need to do a better job of projecting and filling needs before or as they happen instead of always playing catch up a season later.