Updated: Redskins Release Marcus Washington

I thought Blades did a decent job stepping in but we suffered a little against the run... not looking at any stats just going off memory.

... when it became clear Marcus would be cut i basically thought ok now we have two positions we need to fill - RT and SLB - and we should be able to seriously upgrade both through FA and the draft i.e. draft a stud at 13 for one position and take a stud in FA at the other. I still hope this is the case. It's probably likely Hill gets franchised but if not I want us to spend our FA money on him.

I actually thought Blades problem was in pass defense as he seemed to have trouble covering tight ends when he was playing namely Witten.

Well the Redskins met with Orakpo yesterday and told him they see him as a strongside linebacker. So if he's the choice at 13 then we have MW's replacement

So for those keeping track, Redskins met with Andre Smith on Thursday and Brian Orakpo on Friday. At the Senior Bowl they met with Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews, and a couple of other people who I'm drawing a total blank on right now.

Thanks for the update SS.

SS, does this mean they are leaning towards a defensive player at #13? If so, I hope they have a play to address the offensive line in free agency.

Who the hell is left in FA that could help out immediately on the o-line?

Who the hell is left in FA that could help out immediately on the o-line?

I change my post b/c I noticed that SS mentioned Andre Smith (he's an OT), so the team is looking at both lines for #13. I think right now the only good player left in FA is Stacy Andrews, but he has that injury that he's rehabbing from. I don't know off the top of my head what defensive players are available in FA that could help (who we could realistically get).

SS, does this mean they are leaning towards a defensive player at #13? If so, I hope they have a play to address the offensive line in free agency.

I don't think so. They met with an offensive player on Thursday, a defensive player yesterday.

I actually thought Blades problem was in pass defense as he seemed to have trouble covering tight ends when he was playing namely Witten.

Well, in his defense, there aren't too many LBs in the league who can stay with Witten in man coverage.

I change my post b/c I noticed that SS mentioned Andre Smith (he's an OT), so the team is looking at both lines for #13. I think right now the only good player left in FA is Stacy Andrews, but he has that injury that he's rehabbing from. I don't know off the top of my head what defensive players are available in FA that could help (who we could realistically get).

I believe Michael Boley is a true FA and could be had but there's a ? on his head. I'm getting more and more worried about the LB situation now. I suspect Rocky will move to SLB and Taylor step in at WLB and our defense will suffer badly, badly enough that we change it again midseason. Rocky can play so mediocre at times and Taylor I totally, completely expect to mail it in regardless of where he plays for us. I've changed my mind on him, thought before he'd come out w/ a chip on his shoulder but instead i think he knows our FO isn't going to admit a mistake and cut him, so his job is safe at least for another very high paying season and he'll mail it in.

Why do people think Jason Taylor would mail it in? Has he ever mailed it in his career?

I believe Michael Boley is a true FA and could be had but there's a ? on his head. I'm getting more and more worried about the LB situation now. I suspect Rocky will move to SLB and Taylor step in at WLB and our defense will suffer badly, badly enough that we change it again midseason. Rocky can play so mediocre at times and Taylor I totally, completely expect to mail it in regardless of where he plays for us. I've changed my mind on him, thought before he'd come out w/ a chip on his shoulder but instead i think he knows our FO isn't going to admit a mistake and cut him, so his job is safe at least for another very high paying season and he'll mail it in.

Although I believe anything can happen, I don't know about Taylor. He seems to be someone that cares about image and reputation, and I don't know if he'd be willing to have such a crappy last year in the league. I think last season could be excused b/c of his injuries, so I would hope that he would try to have a good final year before he leaves the league.

Why do people think Jason Taylor would mail it in? Has he ever mailed it in his career?

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. He had some dominant seasons playing for some pretty bad Dolphin teams. The guy obviously has a sense of pride, and has had a great career. I'm sure he doesn't want his legacy to be that guy who went all cutsie-hollywood and danced his way out of the NFL.