KENDALL to the Redskins (confirmed)

We definitely need to draft a guard on the first day this year.

On a Cowboys note since you are of the more unbiased of Cowboys fans around here. What have been your early criticisms of Leonard Davis? I haven't caught any of their games besides Sportscenter stuff and was wondering if he was worth the price.

I've only seen one Dallas pre-season game so far, and he was killing it. He had a bunch of pancakes, and no one was getting by him. Granted that games was against the Colts, but he looked solid.

I don't mind the move as far as value is concerned.

I'm not crazy about the fact that they are bringing him in so late in camp. I feel like they should have known they had a hole there at that spot a while ago.

The thing that bothers me is not the move but the continued lack of foresight on the part of the management team - it is actually giving me a headache as we speak.

How old is this guy? Is he a geezer. If he is a younger FA I don't have a problem with it, but if he is a Bruce Smith type, it is just going to be a short term fix for a long term problem. WE could have acquired a G with that 5th rounder next season. ASctually we shoud have drafted a G this year.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda.

Didn'ta.

Who cares what we should have done 6 months ago? Do you have a time machine that can take us back so we can acquire a guard? The point is we thought Wade could handle the switch. It was a reasonable assumption at the time because he's a darn good athlete. But now he's banged up, and Samuels is banged up, and JC almost lost an ACL the other day. We need depth at T as well as a stronger G. It makes sense to bring in Kendall to strengthen G and allow Wade to strengthen T.

It does no good to bitch and moan about what should have been done 6 months ago. All I care about is what the team is doing now to win.

Fabini and Kendall started together in 2004 on the left side of that Jets line, when Curtis Martin ran for nearly 1700 yards.

Did someone forget to pickup Fabini at the airport or something? The guy's been MIA.

I don't mind the move as far as value is concerned.

I'm not crazy about the fact that they are bringing him in so late in camp. I feel like they should have known they had a hole there at that spot a while ago.

The thing that bothers me is not the move but the continued lack of foresight on the part of the management team - it is actually giving me a headache as we speak.

It's all about Wade. They thought he'd make a good G. Seemed reasonable at the time because he's a very good athlete.

But now he's banged up and was struggling in camp.

Besides, they had a G they really liked in Will Whitticker (sp?). He was mauling in camp before he tore up his knee. Can't fault them for lack of foresight here. They had a career T who has been a fantastic athlete, and they had a young prospect in Whitticker as a backup option.

It's not like they didn't have a plan B. Plan A has a banged up shoulder and isn't adjusting that fast. Plan B looked good, but tore up his knee.

Now they need a plan C. Better than being stubborn and trying to force Plan A.

dockery or kendall?? i will take kendall any day of the week. docks potential far out weighs kendalls but kendall is a classic crafty veteran. he will prove to be a far better deal than dock would have been....he will help us in a position of need and i think he will play as good if not better than the dock when he was here last year....DOES HE START GAME 1??

I agree about the lack of foresight point--it was surprising to me that they thought Wade could make the shift. But I accept that Bugel and Gibbs know a bit more about OLine development than I do--not to drink the koolaid, but they do have some experience there.

And I think they were optimistic about Whitticker--plus, Samuels going down really exposed that side of the line. It was basically the worst thing that could happen, if they were trying to work in a new LG. So several things came together there.

This was a necessary move AT THIS POINT. Several months ago, maybe we could have done something different, but that's hindsight.

Suppossedly Kendall is having his physical now (5:25 PM EDT) and will return to Redskins Park tonight to sign his deal and talk to the press. (Assuming he passes the physical - Give him a good one Doc, I don't trust that Mangini)

So you'd rather move forward with the disaster that is our current LG situation?

That's the problem here. The Todd Wade experiment was clearly not panning out. He's banged up and hasn't given any indication that he'll be up to starter quality by the time week one arrives. Would you rather roll with Pucillo as your starting LG? If the goal is to win football games, I'd say that's a pretty bad idea.

Are we happy about giving up a draft pick to shore up LG? Of course not. But it's WAY better than the alternative, which is lose.

Schneed - you also forgot to add to your last sentence "and even worse - potentially losing your starting quarterback".

I think when I look at this move I like it because the FO is trying to provide JC a line he can depend on and not worry about getting knocked out on a weekely basis - essential for a young qb.
What this move does is solve 2 problems - shoring up the LG spot and also allows Wade to go back to backup tackle - his natural position. Do we think Samuels and Jansen will hold up the entire year - if not we got some insurance in Wade now.