So what you're telling me is...

How about giving the FO some credit for not giving up any of next years picks? Its not like this year was the ONLY year to pick up a d-lineman.....Thanks 'P. You are right.

If the skins were really worried about Mcintosh's knee then they would have thrown him in on the trade for Briggs. Instead, the request for Mcintosh is what made the deal fall through.

As for Washington, it is his contract, not his injury that they worry most about.

havent forgot about our two picks last year. Look at the other good teams they draft dlineman every year the eagles,cowboys,gmen, steeler,bears etc maybe that why they win. they draft linemen every year, not every 2 or 3 year3 like we do. Im happey with the two we got last year, wouldnt it be nice try to build around them.

LB was simply a bigger need this year.

I'd love to see the draft histories of the teams you mentioned. I doubt they all draft defensive lineman every year.

Right on. Your probably right.

I'm curious to why many believe our LB's were injured. Making sure there wasn't something I didn't know.

JLC has posted several times lately that the Skins are worried about MW's hip and Rocky's knee a lot.

JLC has posted several times lately that the Skins are worried about MW's hip and Rocky's knee a lot.
Okay, so that's where all the hype has been coming from.

I guess we'll never know until the season starts.

Is it just me, or does everyone (both the 16-0 and the 0-16 crowds) seem a little testy?

Our front office is on Defcon 5 to find some replacement LB's to cover for the fact that Marcus Washington and Rocky McIntosh are too fragile to be relied on.

The least they can do is not make it so obvious for other teams to know our weakness. Now I'm really concerned with our starting LB's. I didn't know the M. Washington injury was so severe.

By the way, what year is our pass rush going to be addressed. Because our pass rush was a detriment during our playoff run in 2005, now 2007 and we still have only made one transaction for positive in that department(A. Carter). Finding a long term solution for DE is paramount.
How do you figure that in 2005 that our pass rush was a detriment as we were ranked 10th in sacks, 9th best D, and ranked in the top 10 of most all D stats. Maybe you have our D line and our O mixed up.
NFL.com - NFL Stats (http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-PASSING/2005/regular?sort_col_1=11)

How do you figure that in 2005 that our pass rush was a detriment as we were ranked 10th in sacks, 9th best D, and ranked in the top 10 of most all D stats. Maybe you have our D line and our O mixed up.
NFL.com - NFL Stats (http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-PASSING/2005/regular?sort_col_1=11)

He's talking about the playoff run, not the entire season.
I seem to recall our penetration being next to nothing during those playoff games as well.

Run the ball, and stop the run. Those are the Redskin priorities. Therefore, it is no surprise that they put emphasis on running back and linebacker.

Remember, when Portis was hurt in the preseason, the Skins went into enough of a panic as to completely flush their 3rd round pick.