[sportscurmudgeon]

smootsmack:

Hall of Fame destiny for 20 starters is hyperbole. Mea culpa


But we have had folks here use the word "great" with Sultan McCullogh. I don't think so.

We have folks who say our wide receivers are in the top 3 or 5 in the league - - except they don't seem to score. And that is indeed the objective of playing offense in the NFL.

We have a "beast" at safety who is an "intimidator". Those aren't my words; those are the accolades of others. I have yet to see any opposing offensive player cower in fear at the line of scrimmage. And I've seen our intimidating beast chase as many opponents into the end zone as I've seen him do much of anything else.

Patrick Ramsey's QB stats compare favorably with Brett Farve and Peyton Manning - with the clear implication that he is going to be that good. I hope so. But I doubt it.

Last year's defensive line was just fine, remember? Some folks here thought that Darryl Russell could be an All-Pro. Not happening any time soon.

Remember how the speed of Trung Canidate was going to befuddle opposing defensive coordinators?

How about Rock Cartwright as the bruising power runner that can always get you the short yardage you need.

The fact is that people here fall in love with players because they are wearing Redskin uniforms. That's fine. But the reality is that a lot of these guys are really pretty mediocre and they're not great and they're not warriors and they're not beasts and they're not intimidating. In fact, on their off days they are striving to perform at a barely acceptable level.

Yes, I used hyperbole. But it is not significantly worse than the tons of praise heaped on parts of this team that really need to be upgraded a whole lot.