Top 3 Players the Redskins Cannot Afford to Lose If We Want To Make A Playoff Run

[BigHairedAristocrat]

They are doing this on ESPN980 right now and I thought it was really interesting. Which players would devestate the team if they had a season ending injury. Chris Samuels, Albert Haynesworth, and London Fletcher are popular on the radio, but I don't agree with Haynesworth and Fletcher. I feel Blades would be adequate to replace Fletcher and we have enough depth on our DL, with Haynesworth gone, Orakpos presense could help provide a decent pass rush for us. Besides, last year we had a top defense without any pass-rush.

For those reasons, my list consists of 3 Offensive Players:

1. Chris Samuels - If he goes down, Heyer would have to slide to the Left where he got abused last eyar and we've got NO one to play RT. Which leads me to #2.
2. Stephon Heyer - Its a testement to our complete lack of quality OT depth that Heyer is one of the 3 most important players on our team, but he absolutely is. If Williams or Bridges is forced to play RT, our running game will disappear, Jason Campbell will be pressured, and we'll have a repeat of the last 8 games of 2008.
3. Clinton Portis - Yes, I understand we have Ladell Betts, but Clinton is the bread and butter of this team. A Portis/Betts RB tandem behind a healthy offensive line, and a (hopefully) much improved WR situation creates a offense that defenses have to respect. If we're forced to rely on a Betts/Cartwright combo, our running game (and hence our entire offense) will completely fall apart.

So that's my list, Whats yours?