Decimated Offensive line

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Coff

But if it is happening to all present day athletes, why is it more of a problem for the Redskins than for most other teams? Why are the Redskins the team to breakdown, lose concentration, collapse, and come out on the losing end of games like Sunday's, or the game agains the Giants? Like I've said, such collapses have plagued us for years, and have plagued us much more than they have plagued other teams, so the fact that all athletes today "are there for the prestige and money" does not explain why they are disproportionately playing for the Redskins.

It seems like it is happening more to the Redskins because we, as fans, keep up with the Redskins more than the other teams in the league. This is happening all over the league, not just with the Redskins. Why do the Cardinals lose year in and year out? Why do the Lions fail to reach expectations year in and year out? Believe me, this isn't an exclusive problem the redskins have. One thing that curves this problem is winning. The problem is, you have to have enough key players to put the work in that it takes to turn a losing team into a winning team. It takes more than just the scheduled practice. It takes 110% effort and then some more. That is what it is going to take for this team to become a team like the Colts or the Patriots. It's not just something that the coaches can wave their magic wand and fix. The players are going to have to be willing to do whatever it takes to take that next step.

I think we have the players on this team who are willing to take that next step, but we need all of our key players to do the same.