Offensive Line and Depth

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by saden1

I've seen enough of Rinehart to believe that he is a decent temporary substitute but definitely not an every-down kind of guy you can depend on. I am certain that him and Heyer/Williams on the left side would be disastrous. You will definitely have to sacrifice a TE or a WR just to make sure JC isn't squished at every turn or CP isn't tacked for a loss. If we had a solid right tackle and a center I might have more confidence but we don't.

I think that Rinehart is much improved from last year and has a lot of potential upside. Apparently some folks at Redskins Park think he should start over Randy Thomas. While we are terrifyingly thin at tackle, I think we are in reasonably good shape at guard.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I think that Rinehart is much improved from last year and has a lot of potential upside. Apparently some folks at Redskins Park think he should start over Randy Thomas. While we are terrifyingly thin at tackle, I think we are in reasonably good shape at guard.

Who are these some folks?

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by saden1

Who are these some folks?

You can find them mentioned below, which is lifted from the article in the Redskins Youth thread:

OG Chad Rinehart ( N ) Rinehart took some serious strides this off-season. The Redskins took Rinehart with the third round pick last year and despite injuries on the Line, never saw real game time. That's pretty bad. He looked like a third round flop. One off-season has made a difference. Rinehart looks better, has earned praise form Joe Bugel, and looks to be a solid backup to Randy Thomas. That means he could see some playing time. In fact, some in Redskins Park wanted Rinehart to start over Thomas, but Thomas is the starter and will be the starter, unless injury comes. Just watching Rinehart in preseason was good enough for me to see a big difference in his play and not label him a bust. With Thomas' age and injury history the past two seasons, Rinehart could see himself in a starting role, sooner than expected. Clearly a player to keep an eye on. Rinehart starts the season as NEUTRAL.