Do we rest the wounded to heal this week?

You're assuming our best team includes someone who is battling a groin injury and thinking he's hurting the team when he's playing.

And others on defense who aren't 100% who have fully capable backups to handle the daunting Cardinals offense.Great point, actually. And not one I overlooked either, just a great illustration of something important about my statement.

The best team does not include Santana Moss if his groin injury is preventing him from making decent cuts.

we've just lost 2 in a row, dallas is 5-1 and the giants have won 4 in a row...hardly bargaining from a position of power...play everyone that can play...(unless its detrimental to their health). moss needs to re-learn how to catch.

I don't think the Redskins are playing well enough to take any game for granted. While I'm thinking this thing should be a walk as much as anyone else, this is a game they NEED to win. At 3-2 they don't need to drop to 3-3, they need to get to 4-2 and get some momentum.

Also, I think, as much as anything, Santana was a little rusty on Sunday and needs to be out there. I haven't seen where he and Jason are on the same page, so I'd like to see them get it going for a change and then light it up next weekend.

we've just lost 2 in a row, dallas is 5-1 and the giants have won 4 in a row...hardly bargaining from a position of power...play everyone that can play...(unless its detrimental to their health). moss needs to re-learn how to catch.

They've lost 2 out of 3, they dominated a "good team" in between the losses to the Giants and Pack.

Unfortunately, they outplayed the other team in both of their losses this season. That's why you need to be at full strength this weekend.

the above poster beat me to it....WHEN did we lose 2 in a row?

the answer to this thread is NO!

I think we should rest the starters and let the others play. cuz we are going to need all the help we can get going into N.E.

I think we should rest the starters and let the others play. cuz we are going to need all the help we can get going into N.E.

Playing injured starters as policy would be a mistake as would the opposite. An injured Moss may be better than a healthy Thrash or maybe not. If an injured player risks further injury, sit him. If he doesn't, pick the best guy, factoring in the starter's injury.

Whether we play injured guys or their substitutes, however, our OL will be helpless in the running game against the cards. I'd like to see us run about ten plays on the ground, primarily quick openers for Sellers and traps or trick plays. Betts and Portis (if he plays at all) should be in there to catch passes only and we should throw virtually every play, concentrating on short and medium passes that don't require the OL to hold blocks any length of time. We should also send four and five receivers and RBs out at a time and use Lloyd at run a couple of DB's deep at every opportunity.

Moss should probably sit, and not only because he's hurt. He's been terrible all year and was only an average receiver last year (check the stats). We need to throw to guys who won't drop the ball: Cooley, Thrash, McCardell, Betts, and ARE, but only if he's fit.

The Cards are a better team than people here think and we'll have one of the worse OL's out there in Redskin history. If we try to run the ball, we'll not only lose, but lose an RB. I promise.