If Chris Samuels does retire..?

I think Samuels is done, unless the skins hire a coach (and possibly GM) to make Sanuels think he's got a legitimate shot at going to a superbowl. Otherwise, there's no use in him risking his health/life further. I forsee at least 3, and probably 4, new starting offensive line players next year (Dock's the only "lock.")

There are milllions of reason for him to play.

take a look at Batiste this week at LT. Keep Dock, Rabach, Monty (Rinehart when healthy ??)Heyer in place across the OL. If Batiste shows no improvement, get the best LT option available. We all know LT is the greatest need this off-season. However we need to be 100% on the decision on JC. Can't evaluate fairly with no OL protection.

If he leaves that will be the last of our two first round draft picks from '99. We had the 2nd and 3rd overall and now ten years later they are no longer on our team...time flies.

sure does skinny. shoot, i remember seeing lavar dive over guys to block that last second field goal to secure the win for penn state like it was yesterday. then we drafted him and samuels. thankfully the browns took courtney brown. . . . .like it was yesterday and now samuels may be gone.

go skins!!

take a look at Batiste this week at LT. Keep Dock, Rabach, Monty (Rinehart when healthy ??)Heyer in place across the OL. If Batiste shows no improvement, get the best LT option available. We all know LT is the greatest need this off-season. However we need to be 100% on the decision on JC. Can't evaluate fairly with no OL protection.

I think most people in football are 100% in that JC has not progressed far enough by now in this league, and I agree. He IS DONE IN DC, he has 11 weeks to prove himself for some other team.

And certainly in DC that decision HAS BEEN made quite some time ago, like last off season. And I think they were spot on.

For Samuels to end things like this must be heartbreaking for him, but he's got to do what's right for his future.

I say we just ride it out with what we have right now. And then act in the offseason. Short of acquiring a linebacker through free agency, I don't want us to add any defensive players, the focus should be entirely on offense-OL, RB, and possibly QB

Possibly QB? There's no way JC is our QB next year. No matter how bad our line gets, I am 95% sure our next HC will be Gruden or Shanahan. If thats the case, you know we're drafting a QB in round 1 and we may even trade up to get him.

If recent history has taught me anything, its that Snyder and Cerrato don't understand the purpose and necessity of a good offensive line. Unless Snyder hires a real team president and GM, we'll have a patched up OL next year that has no more depth than we did this year.

For Samuels to end things like this must be heartbreaking for him, but he's got to do what's right for his future.

I say we just ride it out with what we have right now. And then act in the offseason. Short of acquiring a linebacker through free agency, I don't want us to add any defensive players, the focus should be entirely on offense-OL, RB, and possibly QB

We certainly should not be spending any draft picks to acquire someone.

take a look at Batiste this week at LT. Keep Dock, Rabach, Monty (Rinehart when healthy ??)Heyer in place across the OL. If Batiste shows no improvement, get the best LT option available. We all know LT is the greatest need this off-season. However we need to be 100% on the decision on JC. Can't evaluate fairly with no OL protection.

I think they saw enough last week to know that D'Anthony is not the answer. the plan is to move Heyer to LT put Big Mike Williams at RT, Dockery at LG and Montgomery at RG. kinda like patching up an old car.

Look at the bright side, if samuels is done for the year it frees up a spot to bring in another RB.....

It's not an if in my mind. He has played his last game in my opinion.

It's actually been quite incredible that he has played this long but Samuels was never going to be able to outrun the inevitable bone changes that occur with age. Coupled with his preexisting spinal stenosis; it was only a matter of time until he became symptomatic. Once these symptoms occur--his risk for complications, i.e. paralysis, jumps up even further. Therefore, I am sure his docs are strongly advising he hang it up now.

I think they saw enough last week to know that D'Anthony is not the answer. the plan is to move Heyer to LT put Big Mike Williams at RT, Dockery at LG and Montgomery at RG. kinda like patching up an old car.

Look at the bright side, if samuels is done for the year it frees up a spot to bring in another RB.....

:laughing2 Would it really surprise anyone?