[Ruhskins]

I know I have been pretty harsh on the team about making the playoffs, and while I do believe they wouldn't do much in the playoffs, I do hope the team makes it for the sake of giving Campbell some playoff experience. It would be great for his development to have one playoff game under his belt.

Smoot, good job in pointing out the positive aspects of this team. I think this team has a lot to build upon. All of us got our hopes up this season and forgot that Zorn is a rookie coach. I think he is learning a lot this season and hopefully he takes that knowledge into building a better team next season. Here are my two cents on how to improve the positives you've pointed out.

JC - Campbell will benefit from having the rookie wideouts in camp. He needs to trust them, and that trust will come in training camp as he develops a rapport with them. This will make JC less predictable, since this season he seems to lock on either Moss or Cooley. Also, JC will not be learning the offense, just mastering it this off season.

Offensive Line - I'm not sure how Samuels will rebound from his injuries, but if we have him at full strength next season, along with a more experienced Heyer, we will have a strong foundation to our offensive line. Rinehart will hopefully develop into the talented player that we hope for him to be. A smart offseason with draft picks and young free agents should solidify our line. Our team will be as talented as our offensive line, this should be the team's top priority this offseason.

Defensive Backs - We have a very talented secondary and I believe D. Hall is earning his opportunity to be a Redskin for a long time. Along with Rogers, Landry and Horton, we should have one of the top secondary units in the league. I think this unit needs to learn how to play without Shawn Springs. Springs is a talented players, but his injuries cancel out his talent. Rogers and Hall are the future of this team and I think they will compliment each other well

Defensive Line - I think our interior d-line has quietly underperformed this season. With Carter and Jason Taylor's lack of production, people forget that the interior tackles haven't done much either. While Golston and Montgomery are good young talents, we need a dominant DT that can push the line. Good defensive units like Minny (the Williamses), NYG (Coefield), Titans (Haynesworth), and Baltimore (Ngata) have strong DTs that push the line, helping the outside rushers get to the QB. I wouldn't mind for the team (if the salary cap permits it) going after someone like Haynesworth.

Running Backs - Clinton Portis is a great running back, but if he is our only offense he is going to wear down (if he hasn't already). RBs can deteriorate quickly (see Shaun Alexander) and we can't waste CPs best years with a one-dimensional anemic offense.

Wideouts/TEs - Santana is a great playmaker but he needs help. Thomas and Kelly need to have a good training camp in order to become effective weapons. They have talent and they need to become a threat and take the heat away from Santana. Also, we drafted Fred Davis for a reason, and he needs to be out there with Cooley in passing situations.

Attitude - Our team needs to be critical of itself and realize that winning by less than a TD is not a good sign, especially when playing against inferior opponents. It is very easy to get complacent (sp?) after a win, but beating teams like Cleveland and Seattle in the last drive and by a few points, shows that you are just an average team that can lose anytime against anyone. Now, I'm not saying that we need to run up the score on teams like the Patriots did last season. But our team needs to stop playing down to inferior opponents.