Skins add OL Wade

[jbcjr14]

Redskins Add Wade to O-Line

[Big C]

he used to be fairly decent when he was with miami, good signing as a backup

[MTK]

Scouts Inc. Profile:

Full Name: Todd McLaurin Wade
Born: October 30, 1976
Greenwood, MS
Height: 6-8
Weight: 317 lbs. Age: 29
Pos: OT
Experience: 7 years
College: Mississippi
Drafted: Year:2000 Round:2 Pick:22, Dolphins

Shows some ability to move lateral and position block. Has some ability to cut-off on the second level. Will battle in-line. Plays with solid balance. Can wall off in-line. Shows some ability to pull to the short side and make some contact. Will lunge and go down off the snap. Gets his legs locked on base blocks and will have his body too far forward - he is a waist-bender. Needs more consistency with hand placement. Will fire off the ball and miss in short yardage situations. He looks stiff on his pass set slide. Gets his shoulders turned, will give up angles to the quarterback. Has a hard time vs. bull rushers, gives too much ground - has late hands and gets out-leveraged. Falls off chip blocks. He has a big wind-up on his punch.

[scowan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Scouts Inc. Profile:

Full Name: Todd McLaurin Wade
Born: October 30, 1976
Greenwood, MS
Height: 6-8
Weight: 317 lbs. Age: 29
Pos: OT
Experience: 7 years
College: Mississippi
Drafted: Year:2000 Round:2 Pick:22, Dolphins

Shows some ability to move lateral and position block. Has some ability to cut-off on the second level. Will battle in-line. Plays with solid balance. Can wall off in-line. Shows some ability to pull to the short side and make some contact. Will lunge and go down off the snap. Gets his legs locked on base blocks and will have his body too far forward - he is a waist-bender. Needs more consistency with hand placement. Will fire off the ball and miss in short yardage situations. He looks stiff on his pass set slide. Gets his shoulders turned, will give up angles to the quarterback. Has a hard time vs. bull rushers, gives too much ground - has late hands and gets out-leveraged. Falls off chip blocks. He has a big wind-up on his punch.

Matty, this guy is a huge speciman, but this report does not sound very good? What do you think?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by scowan

Matty, this guy is a huge speciman, but this report does not sound very good? What do you think?

that report wa from 7 years ago. it's kinda meaningles now. go back and read derrick dockery's, it includes not caring about the combine, acting like it was a huge inconvenience, and posting an amazingly terrible 5.6 40. and he's a starter.


todd wade is literally the BEST OL available at this point, and he's a tackle, which is a position we REALLY need a backup for (walter is a decent C/G, molinaro, on the other hand, is BAD). The texans dropped him cause he'd count something insane like 4-5mill against the cap for them this year.

great signing, and a huge upgrade over the guy he replaced (3rd string OG). Posey and rumph were also good depth signings. I was a bit surprised at how well those two played.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by scowan

Matty, this guy is a huge speciman, but this report does not sound very good? What do you think?

It said he had a big wind up on his punch? Maybe we hes here just to punch out D-linemen.

[steveo395]

good pickup as a backup

[ArtMonkDrillz]

I don't know how I feel about having a former Texans O-lineman on the team, even if he is just a back-up.

[steveo395]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I don't know how I feel about having a former Texans O-lineman on the team, even if he is just a back-up.

we have tyson walter too...who was a texans backup

at least wade was a texans starter

[paulskinsfan]

How good can he be if Texas cut him? Seriously, they had one of the worst offensive lines in the league.

[JWsleep]

Injury is the issue, IMO. If he's healthy, he's a good backup. As for the Texans, it's hard to say how good or bad these guys are. The TEAM sucked, so everyone looked weak.

[MTK]

He sounds like a solid backup to me. He's got starting experience and what it comes down to is he's better than anything we already had, I know, that's not saying much.

I've got a buddy who's a Dolphins fan and he said phins fans hate the guy. He was a promising young OL who signed took the money and ran with Houston, but has never lived up to the hype.

Maybe after being cut he'll be hungry to revive his career.

[MightyJoeGibbs]

Seems like a good pickup. Those Texans OL come very, VERY respectable.

[steveo395]

one of the reasons the texans cut him was because he was costing them too much money, not because he was the worst lineman on the team

[Drift Reality]

From SI 2000 draft:

A tall, muscular right tackle with very long arms and big hands. Hard worker with a fiery demeanor. Plays a little high and isn't explosive in his initial thrust, but he's a solid run blocker who keeps his legs driving. Has a good feeling for angles and hustles downfield. Sets up well in pass protection. Does a good job of controlling defenders once he gets his hands on them. Has fairly good feet, but bends at the waist a lot trying to adjust. Has some problems reacting to a good inside move. Somewhat stiff. Needs technique improvement, but has solid tools.