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redsk1 · 10-17-2007, 11:52 AM

Yea, i think the oline is treading water which is not bad all things considered. It could have been a major catastrophy but it hasn't been up til now. The coaches i feel have done a great job so far, but coaches can't run block or pass block. There's only so much "coaching em up" to be done.

With our "backup" o line we've been marginal running the ball and ok pass protecting. I didn't go back and watch the game but i do remember Wade getting pancaked a couple of times by Kampman (sp?). I'm no expert by any means but it just looked like Wade's opponent was getting lower than he was and knocking him on his a**.

Don't get me wrong i think everyone has done a good job w/ what we have to work w/ so far. There's a reason that these new lineman don't have jobs, so there's only so much we can expect in the coming weeks.

I too was worried about our depth at oline coming into the season. I thought that the lack of drafting young talented o-lineman might hurt us, but some of our backups (heyer, fabini, wade) have done a serviceable job.

I'm not sure that teams are afraid to blitz JC though. If I'm AZ's D this week, they've got to be looking forward to facing what amounts to a 2nd string line.

10-17-2007, 11:52 AM	#15
redsk1 The Starter Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,351	Re: Redskins sign Calvin Armstrong and Kevin Sampson Yea, i think the oline is treading water which is not bad all things considered. It could have been a major catastrophy but it hasn't been up til now. The coaches i feel have done a great job so far, but coaches can't run block or pass block. There's only so much "coaching em up" to be done. With our "backup" o line we've been marginal running the ball and ok pass protecting. I didn't go back and watch the game but i do remember Wade getting pancaked a couple of times by Kampman (sp?). I'm no expert by any means but it just looked like Wade's opponent was getting lower than he was and knocking him on his a**. Don't get me wrong i think everyone has done a good job w/ what we have to work w/ so far. There's a reason that these new lineman don't have jobs, so there's only so much we can expect in the coming weeks. I too was worried about our depth at oline coming into the season. I thought that the lack of drafting young talented o-lineman might hurt us, but some of our backups (heyer, fabini, wade) have done a serviceable job. I'm not sure that teams are afraid to blitz JC though. If I'm AZ's D this week, they've got to be looking forward to facing what amounts to a 2nd string line.