Fix the Line Thread

You can't expect a 3rd round rookie to win a starting job in his first season. It's just not reasonable. Even some high-first round linemen have to sit a while before they start. I think Moses has been solid enough in limited action that as long as he recovers in time, he can compete for the job. Nobody's penciling him in as the starter. That would be foolish... as foolish as writing him off as a career backup at this point.

I totally agree, O-lineman take the longest to develop, but have the longest careers. He was our first pick that year, but he was a 3rd rounder. Generally speaking the 1st rounders should be stars, the 2nd rounders are 1st year starters. Beyond that you can not look at those guys to be huge game changing players.

Williams is a fine LT who is playing hurt right now. He would make a ton of money as a FA. He is not overpaid. You're not going to solve our OL problems by dumping one of our best players.


I don't know if Williams is deserving of making more than any O-lineman in the NFL. Next year he will cost the Skins just short of $14 million against a $140
total Cap. It is the last year of that contract, so there has to be a push to restructure it.

I don't know if Williams is deserving of making more than any O-lineman in the NFL. Next year he will cost the Skins just short of $14 million against a $140
total Cap. It is the last year of that contract, so there has to be a push to restructure it.Not getting Williams locked in, before his contract runs out, would be a total loser move.

He got hurt. Unlike Griffin, Williams has proven he can come back and play his best.

Are you serious? Nobody on that offensive line would be starting for another team except for Trent Williams.....if Spencer Long has been sitting then it's for a good reason.....he and Moses are developmental prospects.....the Redskins need a big offensive line......maybe they can sign Incognito in free agency and trade back in the first round and pick a few guards in the early rounds of the draft.....then with our own second round pick draft a safety....

Since we have QBs that are developing in our roster (Cousins/RG3) or may have a rookie QB next year, we have to improve our line through free agency and the draft.

People forget that a good line can help overcome an average QB (Sanchez with the Jets) or help a young QB develop without asking him to do much (Wilson's first two years in Seattle).

I think all of our QBs have lost faith in the offensive line and are playing scare. It happened to RG3 last season, it happened to Cousins a few games into this season, and I'm sure it has happened to McCoy after he got his neck messed up. This doesn't mean that the fault likes solely within the line, but I just see this mistrust in the line by all of our QBs.

fix it how tho through free agency or the draft?

fix it how tho through free agency or the draft?

Both. You can't just depend on free agency or the draft. Although, we need better talent evaluators since we've missed on a number of o-line players in the draft.

Both. You can't just depend on free agency or the draft. Although, we need better talent evaluators since we've missed on a number of o-line players in the draft.


far as free agency goes who really would wanna come here tho ?

Seems like a pretty good analysis of the problems with the O-Line

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Not getting Williams locked in, before his contract runs out, would be a total loser move.

He got hurt. Unlike Griffin, Williams has proven he can come back and play his best.

resigning trent is a must happen.