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SC Skins Fan · 10-29-2007, 04:25 PM

I agree that Wade is the best option. Unfortunately he is the best of some pretty bad options at this point. I haven't gone back and watched the game again, and I do not plan to do so ever, but the one that sticks out to me is one of Vrabel's three sacks. Wade stepped out to pick up the blitz from Vrabel, Vrabel stutter stepped, then Wade saw pressure flashing from the inside linebacker and stepped down to pick him up. Unfortunately the inside backer was the back's responsibility and Portis stepped up to take him. When Wade stepped down to try to pick up a man that was not his responsibility that left the corner up to Vrabel who proceeded to hit Campbell and jar the ball loose (Jason really has to secure the ball back there, feel pressure and get rid of it, so part of the fumble is on him). Still, I can maybe understand a physical error given the fact that the Skins have been relegated to playing back-ups and because Wade has been playing hurt. However, on that play at least, the problem was a mental error on Wade's part and I just cannot excuse that.

Having said that, I don't think Heyer is the answer. His technique is poor, he plays WAY too tall and gets pushed around by stronger guys. He is also prone to more mental errors (you'd think) than a veteran like Wade. The Skins need to try despartely to find some consistancy on the line. I am not very optimistic at this point that they will find it, but putting Heyer in there is not the answer. In a similar vein, as bad as Fabini has been I don't know that you can expect DeMulling to do any better. We don't see this guy in practice, so what is it that gives you confidence that he has the talent to improve the line? I can only believe that there was a reason this guy was available so late in the season and a reason that he was cut from the Lions. Everything I read about him in Detroit was negative and indicated he was an overpaid bust up there who couldn't even crack the starting lineup in Detroit. Like I said, I don't see the practice tape so I can only trust the coaches. If he isn't in there I must believe it is because he does not make the team any better. If it is just a lateral move then you might as well keep Fabini and hope against hope that continuity will help make this line a little better in the coming weeks.

10-29-2007, 04:25 PM	#7
SC Skins Fan The Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,555	Re: Is Wade the problem? Thinking about the O-line I agree that Wade is the best option. Unfortunately he is the best of some pretty bad options at this point. I haven't gone back and watched the game again, and I do not plan to do so ever, but the one that sticks out to me is one of Vrabel's three sacks. Wade stepped out to pick up the blitz from Vrabel, Vrabel stutter stepped, then Wade saw pressure flashing from the inside linebacker and stepped down to pick him up. Unfortunately the inside backer was the back's responsibility and Portis stepped up to take him. When Wade stepped down to try to pick up a man that was not his responsibility that left the corner up to Vrabel who proceeded to hit Campbell and jar the ball loose (Jason really has to secure the ball back there, feel pressure and get rid of it, so part of the fumble is on him). Still, I can maybe understand a physical error given the fact that the Skins have been relegated to playing back-ups and because Wade has been playing hurt. However, on that play at least, the problem was a mental error on Wade's part and I just cannot excuse that. Having said that, I don't think Heyer is the answer. His technique is poor, he plays WAY too tall and gets pushed around by stronger guys. He is also prone to more mental errors (you'd think) than a veteran like Wade. The Skins need to try despartely to find some consistancy on the line. I am not very optimistic at this point that they will find it, but putting Heyer in there is not the answer. In a similar vein, as bad as Fabini has been I don't know that you can expect DeMulling to do any better. We don't see this guy in practice, so what is it that gives you confidence that he has the talent to improve the line? I can only believe that there was a reason this guy was available so late in the season and a reason that he was cut from the Lions. Everything I read about him in Detroit was negative and indicated he was an overpaid bust up there who couldn't even crack the starting lineup in Detroit. Like I said, I don't see the practice tape so I can only trust the coaches. If he isn't in there I must believe it is because he does not make the team any better. If it is just a lateral move then you might as well keep Fabini and hope against hope that continuity will help make this line a little better in the coming weeks. __________________ It has taken a long time, but I have finally realized that nothing I say about the Redskins will have any effect upon anything the Redskins do.