Jansen vs. Heyer

in sunday’s game against the rams, jansen’s struggles in pass protection seemed to re-surface. it seems he has the power to neutralize the bull rush but lacks the athleticism to consistently combat speed rushers.

so, assuming heyer is now healthy, the questions is: who is our better option right now?

are we better off letting heyer develop his skills (particularly in run blocking)? if he is our long term answer at the position, one would assume that is the best thing to do. but how sure of that are we, really, at this point? is the fact that we aren’t sure yet cause to leave him out or to put him back in?

clinton portis is running his way to an MVP season. should jansen’s superior ability in the run game be our priority? or are we better served providing our young quarterback with the best possible protection?

a lot of factors to be considered here…

your thoughts:

I give Heyer one more week off to completely heal and Jansen one last chance to redeem himself.

3 straight weeks of 120 yards rushing for CP. I'm keeping Jansen in.

I give Heyer one more week off to completely heal and Jansen one last chance to redeem himself.

:goodjob:

JJ's pass pro last week concerned me. Last week at this time I was behind Jansen 100%, now not so much. As long as he's not going up against speed rushers he should be ok. There's no need to rush Heyer back, but I think once he's good to go he will get the job back.

JJ's pass pro last week concerned me. Last week at this time I was behind Jansen 100%, now not so much. As long as he's not going up against speed rushers he should be ok. There's no need to rush Heyer back, but I think once he's good to go he will get the job back.
Maybe your onto something....Consider the strength of the D attack at that position and play the most appropriate guy that week.

We HAVE to pass protect. Maybe give Jansen 1 more week and let Heyer fully recover but Heyer is going to have to learn to run block. He is our future right tackle.

Heyer is the better option IMO. Jansen has been getting pushed around since pre-season, I think he's pretty much done. I know he's been the rock and a Redskins stalwart but he's a liability in the passing game. Heyer can get better in the run game but Jansen's days as a starting RT are probably over.

Glad i'm not the coach on this one.

Heyer. Jansen is good depth now, nothing else. I feel like our total lack of pass pro isn't worth an increase in run blocking. One bad pass protection can lead to a sack, fumble, etc. One bad run block will lead to a loss of 1-2 yards (both more or less worst case scenarios.)