Injuries will create a youth movement opportunity

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

Great point.
It amazes me how impatient the Redskins fans are. They loose sight that Shanahan and Allen inherited a 4-12 mess that we can call a team.
To be 5-5 at this point is an improvement, we have won more games than all of last year.
It's funny how in the past almost everyone gave Snyder shit for being impatient and not building a team the old fashion way. Now that we finally are building a team over time, some are saying it taking too long or we are not doing it fast enough. Redskins fans are never happy.

Preach on brother.

[SFREDSKIN]

Redskins Insider - Chad Simpson, Anderson Russell to IR

[Dirtbag59]

Just out of curiosity, has Shanahan ever had a late round running back named Davis that was taken in the 6th round of the draft? I don't know if he can succeed with such an unfamiliar last name.

[44ever]

Redskins Insider - Redskins promoting James Davis to 53-man roster

Davis tweeted Monday afternoon: "The cuffs has been taken off the beast."
LOL, I hope so.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

I'm pissed that we gave up future wins for a temporary improvement in record. Treading water is not going to get us to a Super Bowl.

In your opinion.
Someone's temporary improvement is someone elses last key piece to a Super Bowl roster. Remember Gibbs did not want Theisman and Riggins when he first got here? There is no 100% perfect single way to build a team. You can be stocked with a ton of great draft picks, but if you do not know how to draft (Snyderatto) and have some luck, all those picks will go to waste.
You never know what can happen in a year or two...we could win a Super Bowl with Mcnabb in the next year or two? Stranger things have happened.

[skinsfaninok]

I guess LL will be out again Sun?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Just out of curiosity, has Shanahan ever had a late round running back named Davis that was taken in the 6th round of the draft? I don't know if he can succeed with such an unfamiliar last name.

I think he did once, some guy who had a 2k season I believe. Can't remember his name because he's obviously not that important but I think he was a flash in the pan.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by mooby

I think he did once, some guy who had a 2k season I believe. Can't remember his name because he's obviously not that important but I think he was a flash in the pan.

And that flash in the pans college coach was another flash in the pan coach, I think his name was something like George Allen.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I guess LL will be out again Sun?

LaRon and Carlos both expected to miss the Minny game too.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

In your opinion.
Someone's temporary improvement is someone elses last key piece to a Super Bowl roster. Remember Gibbs did not want Theisman and Riggins when he first got here? There is no 100% perfect single way to build a team. You can be stocked with a ton of great draft picks, but if you do not know how to draft (Snyderatto) and have some luck, all those picks will go to waste.
You never know what can happen in a year or two...we could win a Super Bowl with Mcnabb in the next year or two? Stranger things have happened.

Sorry pal, the Gibbs beast years had the majority of their parts come from the draft in 1981, 1982, 1983.

Never did I say solely from the draft and UDFAs. But it's the usual means of getting "hard to get talent" like elite passer rushers, QBs, etc.


Yes, they'll probably miss on some parts --sometimes MAJOR PARTS, i.e pass rusher, QB, etc-- and have to address those externally, but it's highly likely at least 50% of the starters will be from the draft. It not that the draft picks are necessarily BETTER than the outside acquisitions, but they provide a solid foundation to build on.

1982 Washington Redskins Starters, Roster, & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com

You take a look at the starters and backups, and there are a ton of names there who either were drafted by Beathard or were UDFA by us.

Yeah, a lot big guys like Riggo and Joey T were pickups from "outside" the organization, but just as many and more were home-grown. But I said at least 50% of the starters, not all.

[GMScud]

I laughed my ass off when I read this:

Shanahan also confirmed that the injury bug stretched beyond the roster in Sunday's game. Eric Steward, the team's associate athletic trainer, injured his MCL at halftime trying to treat all the injured players, and is undergoing an MRI.

Redskins Insider - Chad Simpson, Anderson Russell to IR

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Buster

LaRon and Carlos both expected to miss the Minny game too.

their injuries must be pretty bad..they didn't seem that bad against the eagles, enough for them to sit out then.

[saden1]

The only movement I want to see is one in which Casey Rabach is sent to the bench.

[SmootSmack]

I get the feeling some people don't realize how many starters on our championship teams weren't actually drafted or even Undrafted free agents by the skins. And this in an era where free agency is nothing like it is today, there wasn't really a salary cap and drafts went 12 rounds

[Dirtbag59]

Well it figures that we'd get a few injuries headed our way. It's not like we were knocking out opposing players by playing patty cake. When you play as physical as some of our guys have this year then injuries are bound to happen.