Trade Clinton Portis

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

I dont think the entire O-Line needs revamped...the Skins have 2 bookend tackles in Samuels and Jansen, and 2 hard working guards in Thomas and Dockery. The Skins also have a few reserves who filled in quite nicely when needed.

I'm not so sure about this. Outside of Jon Jansen, the O-line has serious issues, so much so that I doubt one offseason of draft picks and free agent aquisitions (if there's any room left with the cap) will do the trick. Chris Samuels is taking an absurd amount of the payroll percentage and he is nothing more than an average left tackle. There's no other way to describe him.

Derrick Dockery has had a full season to learn the system, gain knowledge from an experienced line coach, and doesn't have the injury problems as an excuse. He has not progressed, and still makes too many mental mistakes. According to my local paper, he is responsible for seven false start penalties this season.

Randy Thomas has done just enough to escape from being called a free agent bust. He has not proven to be worth the kind of money we paid him, nor has he lived up to the reputation of being one of the top offensive guards in the league as was once said.

That leaves center, and I agree that if you had to prioritize the O-line weaknesses, that position is at the very top in need of attention.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Randy Thomas has done just enough to escape from being called a free agent bust. He has not proven to be worth the kind of money we paid him, nor has he lived up to the reputation of being one of the top offensive guards in the league as was once said.

I really have to disagree with you on Thomas.

He's been a rock at the RG spot since he came over. He's a great pulling RG and he fits in nicely in this offense. When was the last time you heard him whistled for a penalty? I don't recall hearing his name very often if at all the past two years. When we were having all the false start problems last year Thomas never flinched.

Maybe we did overpay for him a bit, but that's the name of the game when you're stealing away FA's. Thomas has easily been our most consistent lineman the last two years. He's the least of our worries up front.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I really have to disagree with you on Thomas.

He's been a rock at the RG spot since he came over. He's a great pulling RG and he fits in nicely in this offense. When was the last time you heard him whistled for a penalty? I don't recall hearing his name very often if at all the past two years. When we were having all the false start problems last year Thomas never flinched.

Maybe we did overpay for him a bit, but that's the name of the game when you're stealing away FA's. Thomas has easily been our most consistent lineman the last two years. He's the least of our worries up front.

I'll concur with you that outside of Jansen, Thomas is the last of our worries up front, but he's still part of a line that generates around 3.8 yards per rush, and a player of a team that's 5-11 and 6-10 the last two seasons. We should expect much more.