Looking at the rest of the season...

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by drew54

The rest of this season will be rough. I really think the defense cares, and they are close to being great. The offense has a very long way to go. If this team has no pride, they will continue to play out the rest of the season as you saw today and the last 5 weeks. Sadly such a poor offense could drag down this defense and result in guys not giving it their all. At this point Zorn has completely lost the team.

The thought process that you have to gut the entire team to rebuild is crazy talk. This defense is pretty young, and with the addition of a starting CB and one more LB this would be a top 5 unit next year.

That said offense, it is time to take a very long look in the mirror. A rookie QB would never work unless we are able to replace 3/5ths of this offensive line. Other teams are able to rebuild on the fly and be great. Please think of the Saints in 06, Falcons, Ravens, and Dolphins last year.

I wouldn't feel so depressed about this team if they were playing hard on both sides of the ball but they are not.

Injuries are no excuse. There are 32 teams and they all have injuries, and it is not the end of the year, see the Patriots last year. We have no depth. Teams build depth through the draft, clearly our best player available philosophy has not allowed us to build depth.

A big change in philosophy about building through the draft, and signing free agents who are the best fit for the team, not the Pro Bowl stud who just balled out in his contract year.

Until Dan Snyder realizes this, there is no reason to get excited for Redskins football.

Well said. I will be a much more patient fan if I saw this shift toward stockpiling picks and building quality depth through the draft.

[Takeuon]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Well said. I will be a much more patient fan if I saw this shift toward stockpiling picks and building quality depth through the draft.

I agree with you. The problem is there is no more patience to be had...as we have been saying this for how many years now!??

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Well said. I will be a much more patient fan if I saw this shift toward stockpiling picks and building quality depth through the draft.

Agreed. I would add the necessity to coach our young players better. If the young ones that we do have on the OL and in receivers were developed into competence, our offense could be pretty good. Instead it seems like the rookies don't develop. It is not enough to draft 'em - you must train them, too.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Agreed. I would add the necessity to coach our young players better. If the young ones that we do have on the OL and in receivers were developed into competence, our offense could be pretty good. Instead it seems like the rookies don't develop. It is not enough to draft 'em - you must train them, too.

It seems like if they're not ready to start when they get here, they never will be. I'm definitely not sold on our staff. I wonder if any of our offensive coaches could fill the same position on any other team?

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Agreed. I would add the necessity to coach our young players better. If the young ones that we do have on the OL and in receivers were developed into competence, our offense could be pretty good. Instead it seems like the rookies don't develop. It is not enough to draft 'em - you must train them, too.

An excellent point Lotus. The one group that may get a slight pass here is the oline because I don't believe Buges has been given squat to work with. But the development elsewhere is next to nothing.

...one thing I'm not sure too many people know is Saunders did the most to develop Cooley (Cooley has talked about it). Of course the TE position was always integral to Saunders scheme so it makes sense, and Cooley said they just watched tons of video of TE greats. So basically the only coach to have developed an offensive player since...I can remember when...was canned as soon as Snyder/Vinny got the opportunity. These guys are just too smart.