Will Haynesworth and Dockery be worth 3 wins?

[Redskin Jim]

Originally Posted by 44ever

Lets not forget we have a more experienced team going into 09 with up and coming guys already on the team waiting their turn. So we have addressed some of the holes last year. we just have'nt seen them yet. with the addition of a few more guys aquired in the draft we should be getting pretty close. I think it will take 1 more season to be completly solid on both sides of the line.

But with what we have we should have at least a 10-6 season this year. If the WCO clicks and the D causes some turnovers/sacks and helps puts points on the board. we could see better than 10-6

I agree that we should be improved from last year, but, to get back on track of the thread, I don't think that AH And Dock = 3 wins... My only defense of my opinion is the age and inability of the o line to stay healthy. REMEMBER Dock is replacing Kendall, who was the most consistant player on the line...

[44ever]

Originally Posted by Redskin Jim

I agree that we should be improved from last year, but, to get back on track of the thread, I don't think that AH And Dock = 3 wins... My only defense of my opinion is the age and inability of the o line to stay healthy. REMEMBER Dock is replacing Kendall, who was the most consistant player on the line...

I think the one guy everyone is over looking is Portis. If we fail to go to a 2 back system this season. I think the odds are we will lose Portis to injury and it won't matter if we have AH or anyone else. But to get back on topic. I think AH = 2 more wins. For two reasons
1) field position
2) turn overs.

[Duffman003]

Didn't HB Blades do well at SLB last year?

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Duffman003

Didn't HB Blades do well at SLB last year?

He was decent but not a playmaker. We may be able to get bye w/ Blades if big Al stays healthy for a whole season but i think we need another legit starter just for depth. Very hard to pass on Rey M at 13 IMHO because of this situation; however Jason and the offense deserves a franchise tackle. This will be a the quandary going into the draft. I so wish we could free up more space to grab Willis cuz at least he's a mauler in the run game. Oh well.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by The Goat

He was decent but not a playmaker. We may be able to get bye w/ Blades if big Al stays healthy for a whole season but i think we need another legit starter just for depth. Very hard to pass on Rey M at 13 IMHO because of this situation; however Jason and the offense deserves a franchise tackle. This will be a the quandary going into the draft. I so wish we could free up more space to grab Willis cuz at least he's a mauler in the run game. Oh well.

Blades biggest problem was probably pass coverage. He's more then fine against the run but covering a Tight End on a crossing route....he's just a liability at that point.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Blades biggest problem was probably pass coverage. He's more then fine against the run but covering a Tight End on a crossing route....he's just a liability at that point.

Yeah cuz he's 5-10 and 250 friggin lbs. He's not an OLB period but may be a decent MLB in our system eventually. I think it would be a shame for us to have spent all this dough on d in the offseason but have a gaping hole at SLB that allows teams to exploit us all season. Would also be shame to waste JT's talent @ SLB. I keep coming back to the thought that we've got a shit-ton of talent on d right now but putting the pieces together will take some work.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by 44ever

I think the one guy everyone is over looking is Portis. If we fail to go to a 2 back system this season. I think the odds are we will lose Portis to injury and it won't matter if we have AH or anyone else. But to get back on topic. I think AH = 2 more wins. For two reasons
1) field position
2) turn overs.

ditto that. if you fire randle-el from return duty and have AH giving you short fields, it should make jason's job a lot easier.

[nyredskinsfan]

Originally Posted by Redskin Jim

I agree that we should be improved from last year, but, to get back on track of the thread, I don't think that AH And Dock = 3 wins... My only defense of my opinion is the age and inability of the o line to stay healthy. REMEMBER Dock is replacing Kendall, who was the most consistant player on the line...

"Seeing the ball loose, Kendall grabbed it. Then, instead of playing it safe, he inexplicably tried to run with it. Tinoisamoa hit him, forcing a fumble that Oshiomogho Atogwe scooped up and raced 75 yards to the end zone to send St. Louis into halftime with the lead en route to the stunning 19-17 victory."

With this one and another game or two where the Offense provided nothing but 3 and outs we would have made the playoffs and done well.

I'm still pissed about that loss and Kendal.