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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
My argument is that we took care of depth by adding quality at the top. What one or two players? In a different thread it was pointed out that our DLine starters rotated regularly.
Our depth weakness on the Oline was not fully addressed and we did get Extremely lucky with Dock, but we added/solidified the left for next several years. And in the draft, and our younger veterans, we have to see them step up.
Finally, back to your comment that our success is dependent on one or two players, I disagree, but even so, nearly every team has one or two players that make or break them and the teams whose lines have been extremely healthy(giants oline) haven't tested their backups.
Come the regular season, I will be screaming at the screen and praying our backups when called upon meet the need. But right now, I am enjoying the Skins offseason, and thankful that the our front office makes every attempt to field a SB worthy team, with the Highest quality players available.
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The Giants, arguably, had their best defensive player, Osi Umenyiora go down in preseason '08. They still went 12-4 and won the NFL's toughest division with a great defense. They anticipated injuries and had ample depth to recover from losing him.
If we lose our best defensive player, hopefully Haynesworth if you just paid him $46M guaranteed, then our defensive line would look pedestrian. Our solution would be to call Jason Taylor's fatter brother and see if we could trade a 2nd or 3rd for him.
The fact is that competitively built NFL teams do not build depth as shallow as ours. Haynesworth's exceptional ability at DT does not provide additional depth beyond his roster spot.