Samuels Will Hold Noon Press Conference on Thursday to Announce Retirement

[CRedskinsRule]

He was one of the bright spots in a decade of mediocrity. Best of luck to you, Chris.

wait... u can draft a top 4 LT to anchor your line and still have a decade of mediocrity?

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

wait... u can draft a top 4 LT to anchor your line and still have a decade of mediocrity?

Shows you how bad the franchise has been run the last 10 years.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

wait... u can draft a top 4 LT to anchor your line and still have a decade of mediocrity?

Is this supposed to make a case for the draft QB crowd and the resulting hidden premise that having a good QB means not a stud LT is not necessary?

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

Is this supposed to make a case for the draft QB crowd and the resulting hidden premise that having a good QB means not a stud LT is not necessary?

I am not sure that is the case, since we drafted 2 QBs in the first round within that decade, so you can't fault the FO for not trying. Spurrier destroyed Ramsey, then Gibbs cut him, then Gibbs gets JC. The franchise went to shit when Dan showed Marty the door. Marty turned it around with Tony Banks for godsake, so you need more than a great QB to win. You could make the same case as Norv's late mid season firing as the turning point also. Norv still had an above .500 record and could still have made a playoff run. But we all know what started it all, when we thought the great Heath Schuler was going to be the shit and he was a total bust. That is what scares me about us gambling on Bradford. THese overhyped QBs are the ones that fail to produce most of the time. I like that Lefevour and Kafka did pretty well in the combine.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

Is this supposed to make a case for the draft QB crowd and the resulting hidden premise that having a good QB means not a stud LT is not necessary?

It was more a snarky way of pointing out that you need a whole team, OL, great QB, strong defense to win. You have to be able to plan and take advantage of the draft, free agency, and roster veterans to create a team that will compete year in, year out. We haven't seen that in a decade, and if MS/BA can accomplish it, regardless of what position they take in the first round of the draft, then that will be outstanding.