Public enemy #1 for the Skins this year has been...

[MTRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Can you give some examples of backups typically looking out of place this year?

1. Brandon Lloyd is officially a backup, right? He looks like a rookie playing for the league minimum every time he sets foot on the field.

2. Wade and Fabini came in looking totally disjointed on the right side and we still don't have a run game (decent at pass protection).

3. The line utterly collapsed when Pucillo came in at center.

There are a lot of bright spots on D, but Godfrey is a proven vet (a guy any team could count on to come in and perform). So, GW did his job. WE HAVE NO OFFENSIVE CONSISTENCY - INJURIES OR NO F'ING INJURIES (NEW YORK), AND YOU CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO BE A PLAYOFF TEAM W/O BEING CONSISTENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

But the real story here isn't the Redskins, it's how teams serous about winning rise to the occasion no matter what. Maroney goes out for NE and Morris comes in w/o missing a beat for 100 yd rushing games. Colts lose the the best blind-side tackle in the league to retirement and still go undefeated because they find and cultivate the talent to succeed. If Samuels goes out we get Stephen Heyer (a guy who almost cost our one consistent contributor on offense (Campbell) a whole fucking season because of poor execution.

Is the contrast clear enough? We don't have IT. We can, but it will take new management to get us their and we can't lose the few bright spots on offense in the meantime.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by MTRedskinsFan

1. Brandon Lloyd is officially a backup, right? He looks like a rookie playing for the league minimum every time he sets foot on the field.

2. Wade and Fabini came in looking totally disjointed on the right side and we still don't have a run game (decent at pass protection).

3. The line utterly collapsed when Pucillo came in at center.

There are a lot of bright spots on D, but Godfrey is a proven vet (a guy any team could count on to come in and perform). So, GW did his job. WE HAVE NO OFFENSIVE CONSISTENCY - INJURIES OR NO F'ING INJURIES (NEW YORK), AND YOU CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO BE A PLAYOFF TEAM W/O BEING CONSISTENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

But the real story here isn't the Redskins, it's how teams serous about winning rise to the occasion no matter what. Maroney goes out for NE and Morris comes in w/o missing a beat for 100 yd rushing games. Colts lose the the best blind-side tackle in the league to retirement and still go undefeated because they find and cultivate the talent to succeed. If Samuels goes out we get Stephen Heyer (a guy who almost cost our one consistent contributor on offense (Campbell) a whole fucking season because of poor execution.

Is the contrast clear enough? We don't have IT. We can, but it will take new management to get us their and we can't lose the few bright spots on offense in the meantime.

I guess I didn't really think of Lloyd in your example. I thought more along the lines of how well Heyer stepped in week one, Kendall all season long, Demetric Evans, Godfrey, and Chris Wilson at various points in the season, Todd Wade for Jansen.

[MTRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I guess I didn't really think of Lloyd in your example. I thought more along the lines of how well Heyer stepped in week one, Kendall all season long, Demetric Evans, Godfrey, and Chris Wilson at various points in the season, Todd Wade for Jansen.

If you think Wade has been effective in place of Jansen how do explain our running game crushed on the right side of the line.
(I already mentioned Kendall and Godfrey, they're proven vets cultivated by other organizations, would make an impact for any team in the league).

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by MTRedskinsFan

If you think Wade has been effective in place of Jansen how do explain our running game crushed on the right side of the line.
(I already mentioned Kendall and Godfrey, they're proven vets cultivated by other organizations, would make an impact for any team in the league).

I'm actually kind of curious as to what our stats to the right side were last year with Jansen in there. Because I have a feeling they're not significantly better.

[MTRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm actually kind of curious as to what our stats to the right side were last year with Jansen in there. Because I have a feeling they're not significantly better.

Yeah, Jansen didn't look so hot to start this year out either - he got beat quite a few times on before and after season started. The left side of the line has been better than the right for a long time.