sportscurmudgeon
04-03-2009, 02:53 PM
Last season, Rhinehart filled the role of the guy on the team whose game-day uniform never needed laundering and never picked up any grass stains.
With a lot of work and study in the off-season, the Skins project him to fill this year's role of the guy who gets into a game only if:
1. There are only 5 people on the sidelines who have ever taken a snap at an OL position since Pop Warner League football - - or
2. You need to get a QB or an RB injured so that he doesn't reach some really expensive bonus incentive in his contract.
Ka-beesh...?
Hamoskinz
04-03-2009, 05:26 PM
According to Vinny's interview, the reason he didn't get the reps or suit up during gameday was because he played only 1 position while Fabini and Geisinger could cover 2 positions. This year we should throw him in and let him get the reps he needs. We can never find out if he can play or not if he doesn't get reps and face the music and I think he will do well or at least a capable backup.
John Denny
04-03-2009, 08:47 PM
I'm pretty sure he played well at the Senior Bowl against some good competition which is why he went from a 5th to a 3rd round pick. "They" say he plays with an edge so I'd think he'd project to a decent run blocking guard but that's just me.
I'd like to see him do well in training camp and if he does, it's just a matter of time before he gets a start in the regular season with Randy Thomas breaking down due to injury.
Nflnick11
04-03-2009, 08:57 PM
The weaker of the guard spots is where he should be, so maybe RG?
vallin21
04-04-2009, 01:23 AM
Reinhardt will evengtually become a starter... but not this year.
djnemo65
04-04-2009, 02:51 AM
Paintrain, I don't think the age of the starting five is really the issue so much as a lack of depth behind them. As offensive linemen age, they get hurt more often, so you had better have some young guys behind them ready to fill in. Given that our O-line is kind of old, and has been ravaged by injuries the last several seasons, we better hope people like Rinehart can come along this season and contribute.
dmek25
04-04-2009, 07:02 AM
why do the skins keep drafting these projects? instead of guys that can come in and play?
Jacobylookalike
04-05-2009, 11:10 AM
Probably LG.
Hopefully he can at least be a decent backup.
Dockery plays LG
Jacobylookalike
04-05-2009, 11:15 AM
Rinehart was a 3rd round pick on a team thick with experienced linemen and less injury than normal (relative). Most Redskin fans are, like their owner, full of entitlement and short on patience.
Dockery plays LG
Right, but hopefully he can at least be a competent backup. There's no way he's cracking the starting lineup at any spot but he seems best suited for LG.