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Old 12-06-2010, 12:23 AM   #11
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Re: It's Talent, Not Coaching.

I think you keep underrating Moss as so many others on this forum have, but you make a good point. Look at the guys playing for us now, and I'll point out exactly what guys that are starting now on our team probably don't need to be starting and what holes will need to be filled going into next season. Don't create a hole with Moss where it doesn't exist. Moss is about the closest thing to dependable as a receiver is on this team. His big plays obviously haven't been many recently, but he is consistent. All this talk about how he would be a #4 on the Eagles is completely stupid.

On offense, yes, we have a lack of a talent.

QB: I'd trade Rex or Beck for a rookie quarterback that we draft after this season, especially since there will be quite a decent pool of good qb's in the draft this year. We all know McNabb will be back next year and for future seasons.

RB: I don't put much emphasis on this position, I don't know what direction they will go with this next year. We might see Williams/Torain/Portis/Davis in the backfield next year, if the coaches determine the offensive line is a bigger problem than the running backs in the backfield. Right now I think the coaches are trying to judge who to keep between James Davis, Torain, and Williams. It doesn't help that Torain isn't on the field right now because the coaches' recent comments haven't been in his favor. And same goes for Portis, he will definitely be on the block after this season, unless the coaches determine he's put in the work again and deserves another shot with the Skins. Or he might not get healthy and the coaches will dump him. There's def. question marks at this position heading into next year.

FB: I want to dump Mike Sellers. Idk about the coaches, I mean he's a decent pass catcher but he has too many drops for my liking and his blocking is hit or miss, literally. I either see him deliver a great block or whiff completely and look the fool. He's not consistent anymore.

WR: Moss should stay, as will Armstrong. Banks will def. stay as well. I'd like to see Armstrong more as a #3, and maybe we could get a young talented wideout to step into the #2 role like Dez Bryant in Dallas. Roydell Williams can go for all I care, and Terrance Austin is a question mark.

TE: I think Cooley will be traded. We need the picks, he's expendable with Fred Davis on the roster, and I don't think the coaches will mind Logan Paulsen as the backup. TE is a position of luxury for us right now, and we aren't making the most of it.

Offensive line:

Starting 5: T.Williams will be staying obviously, I think we should upgrade the entire interior of the line (Lichtensteiger can go back to being a backup, Rabach can retire for all I care, and even though I like Will Montgomery I want a talent upgrade at the position. He can stay as a backup too). Jammal Brown can stay and start too, I want to see what he looks like when he's 100% healthy before we make a determination on him.

If Stephon Heyer is gone I won't be too disappointed, but he does offer a little value as a backup, so I wouldn't be suprised if he stayed. Dockery will be gone, and Artis Hicks can be a backup I suppose, although they might seek an upgrade for our depth.

Defense:

Starting Unit as of now:

Kareem Moore - can go back to being a backup. We need to seek a better option for free safety.
Laron Landry - staying obviously.
Carlos Rogers - I really hope he stays, he may not be a playmaker but he does a good job limiting opposing wideouts. If he goes that's just another hole we have to fill.
D.Hall - stays, he's the exact opposite of Rogers, in that he's a gambler, but he does make plays, as well as give up plays too.
Lorenzo Alexander - love ya, but I would seek a talent upgrade. He'd still be here obviously because he's very valuable with his skill set.
Rocky McIntosh - I heard he's trade bait, and I kinda won't be suprised if he's not here next season. He's a decent player, and he's had a couple games where he's made huge plays, but he's also had his share of disappointing moments. Potential hole to fill here.
Fletch - I'd keep him but draft a guy to eventually be his replacement.
Orakpo - Stays obviously, I think we need to get a playmaker to go on the other side to help because he's obviously frustrated that nobody else is stepping up while they are devoting all their attention to stopping him.
Adam Carriker - I don't think he's that bad (def. not eye-splitting good either) but we might seek a talent upgrade and put him in a depth role. He's probably the least of our worries on the d-line.
Ma'ake Kemoeatu/Albert Haynesworth - Kemoeatu needs to move to a depth role and I think we should all know by now that Haynesworth needs to go this offseason. We need a definite talent upgrade at the nose tackle position.
Golston/Daniels - I think we need another talent upgrade here too. Golston hasn't shown anything and I think Daniels might retire after this season, just judging from his comments in the article I posted earlier about Haynesworth. Golston might stay, or might not, idk, but he's another question mark either way.

Special Teams:

Kicker - Gano can stay. He's not the best, especially considering he's never hit a 50 yarder, but we can do worse. I'll start getting concerned when he starts shanking 20-30 yarders like Suisham used to do.

Punter: I don't think Hunter Smith has impressed since he came back, but we've got enough problems this offseason that coaches might let this one slide.

Long Snapper: Might see an upgrade, might not. I haven't exactly seen bad long-snapping from Sundberg yet, but I've heard about it in postgame comments. But obviously not a priority position heading into the offseason.

Coach wise the only one I can see being iffy is Haslett, simply because our defense has been historically bad this season. That and Shanny has always had a typically short leash with defensive coordinators, and combine that with Haslett not being his first choice.

So from my point of view it looks like the 'Skins will be seeing another roster turnover makeover this offseason. It remains to be seen what percentage of moves will be made through the draft and free agency (I'd prefer trying to get more picks and using the draft to fill the big needs, and using free agency sparingly) but as we all know that has never happened and it might stay that way this offseason.
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