Thomas/Jansen article

[J. Spanky]

one thing i want to note:

people keep using the term "freak injury". in my opinion, there are virtually no freak injuries. there are jsut injuries. this is football. players get injured. the job of the front office is to ensure that the drop-off in ability between a starter and the back-up is as insignificant as possible.

lack of depth on defense killed us in '06. lack of depth on the o-line could have killed us in '07 but do to the resliience of some tough dudes, like wade, we were able to pull through. however, it really showed in the playoff game. the right side of the line was way over-matched.

hopefully we can find another rookie free agent who can servicable on the level that heyer was last year. but don't think jansen's injury was a 'freak' occurrence that won't happen again. that, or something similar, can, and in all likelihood will, happen to somebody.

[snoopy]

next years draft we have sum beast o line or dline fall to us at the number 30 spot since we will lose in the nfc champ game we draft him and nothin but linemen in nxt yrs draft since both our lines are ageing and bring in sum youtful talent

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by snoopy

next years draft we have sum beast o line or dline fall to us at the number 30 spot since we will lose in the nfc champ game we draft him and nothin but linemen in nxt yrs draft since both our lines are ageing and bring in sum youtful talent

Dude. Not a comma? Not a period? ageing? youtful?

Seriously?

[JLee9718]

I just think that the Redskins can't run like in the old days (the '80s), and I'm used to seeing them knock people over for John Riggins. Now it seems like it's the other way around. The Gibbs 1 teams had monstrous offensive lines that helped ram the ball down other teams' defenses. I remember "The Diesel" and RFK, and I want those days back. I want other teams to actually FEAR playing the Redskins. I know I'm not making any sense, but when I think of Fabini and Heyer and Wade, I remember seeing them getting pushed around a lot. I want the O-line to be stronger than the last five or six years, and if the current players work to get stronger, then I'll be satisfied. But if they keep playing at the same level as these past few years, I look for Jason Campbell to be scrambling for his life. I know it's not acceptable to criticize the Redskins on this site, but I honestly want the O-line to be successful.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by JLee9718

I just think that the Redskins can't run like in the old days (the '80s), and I'm used to seeing them knock people over for John Riggins. Now it seems like it's the other way around. The Gibbs 1 teams had monstrous offensive lines that helped ram the ball down other teams' defenses. I remember "The Diesel" and RFK, and I want those days back. I want other teams to actually FEAR playing the Redskins. I know I'm not making any sense, but when I think of Fabini and Heyer and Wade, I remember seeing them getting pushed around a lot. I want the O-line to be stronger than the last five or six years, and if the current players work to get stronger, then I'll be satisfied. But if they keep playing at the same level as these past few years, I look for Jason Campbell to be scrambling for his life. I know it's not acceptable to criticize the Redskins on this site, but I honestly want the O-line to be successful.

I'd say your memory is pretty good. If any one of these guys is part of the regular rotation we will not be dominant on offense. I wish we had made huge investments in our o-line too, but it would have made for a completely different draft (probably needed to trade up to get an immediate starter to replace Jansen/Kendall). It sucks to rely on hope but that's where we're at: hoping that injuries are few and far between. I have to expect Jansen to go down, probably early, and I hope Rhinehart can come in a play w/ a mean streak. I know he may be better suited for G but Jansen IMO is most likely to break and Heyer has never shown a mean streak.

[Cowell]

Originally Posted by The Goat

I'd say your memory is pretty good. If any one of these guys is part of the regular rotation we will not be dominant on offense. I wish we had made huge investments in our o-line too, but it would have made for a completely different draft (probably needed to trade up to get an immediate starter to replace Jansen/Kendall). It sucks to rely on hope but that's where we're at: hoping that injuries are few and far between. I have to expect Jansen to go down, probably early, and I hope Rhinehart can come in a play w/ a mean streak. I know he may be better suited for G but Jansen IMO is most likely to break and Heyer has never shown a mean streak.

I agree he hasn't shown a mean streak but for a rookie going in like that and holding his own against the likes of Jason Taylor you have to give him some credit. I think Heyer is a potential starter it's just a matter of when Jansen either calls it quits or injuries force him to call it quits.