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Improvements on the OLYeah, see, I didn't even know this.Anyway, training camp eve!
So, other than all the annoying RG3 talk, what are we looking forward to this training camp?
Not that this necessarily means anything, but my tickets were delivered today and Hall is on one of them. Malcolm Kelly was on a ticket one year and then didn't even make the opening day roster.Improvements on the OLYeah, see, I didn't even know this.Anyway, training camp eve!
So, other than all the annoying RG3 talk, what are we looking forward to this training camp?
How the additions in the secondary look
Breeland and Keenan Robinson improving on last season
Hall coming back healthy
Garcon being more involved in the offense
Dude, you be steady trollin.I don't think I am.
Just because I disagree doesn't mean I'm trolling. I admit I'm often a contrarian, but that isn't limited to the topic of football.
Not to nit pick, but it is not clear we have NFL caliber safeties. The big three are:Not that this necessarily means anything, but my tickets were delivered today and Hall is on one of them. Malcolm Kelly was on a ticket one year and then didn't even make the opening day roster.Improvements on the OLYeah, see, I didn't even know this.Anyway, training camp eve!
So, other than all the annoying RG3 talk, what are we looking forward to this training camp?
How the additions in the secondary look
Breeland and Keenan Robinson improving on last season
Hall coming back healthy
Garcon being more involved in the offense
As with most offseasons, it seems the team SHOULD be better. Sounds like the DL upgrades are significant and the DBs are now at least NFL-caliber, which wasn't the case last year. OL will be interesting. As usual, though, depth is going to be the big question. Once an injury or two hits, things tend to fall apart.
Our safeties should be better. Especially if Goldson gets back to his SF days.Not to nit pick, but it is not clear we have NFL caliber safeties. The big three are:Not that this necessarily means anything, but my tickets were delivered today and Hall is on one of them. Malcolm Kelly was on a ticket one year and then didn't even make the opening day roster.Improvements on the OLYeah, see, I didn't even know this.Anyway, training camp eve!
So, other than all the annoying RG3 talk, what are we looking forward to this training camp?
How the additions in the secondary look
Breeland and Keenan Robinson improving on last season
Hall coming back healthy
Garcon being more involved in the offense
As with most offseasons, it seems the team SHOULD be better. Sounds like the DL upgrades are significant and the DBs are now at least NFL-caliber, which wasn't the case last year. OL will be interesting. As usual, though, depth is going to be the big question. Once an injury or two hits, things tend to fall apart.
Dashon Goldson, who we trade for, but Tampa Bay was getting ready to cut
Jeron Johnson, who was a backup safety at Seattle and was signed to a modest free agent contract
Duke Ihenacho, who was cut by the Broncos last off season and sat on the bench for 3 games last year
Which, sadly, is better than last year. I wasn't meaning to imply that they are even of average starter ability. Just that they actually belong somewhere in the NFL and it's not crazy that they are starting somewhere. You know, basically saying they might actually be in the top 64 at their position. Pretty sure Meriweather and Clark did not belong as starters in the league and it's arguable whether they even belonged in the league.Not to nit pick, but it is not clear we have NFL caliber safeties. The big three are:Not that this necessarily means anything, but my tickets were delivered today and Hall is on one of them. Malcolm Kelly was on a ticket one year and then didn't even make the opening day roster.Improvements on the OLYeah, see, I didn't even know this.Anyway, training camp eve!
So, other than all the annoying RG3 talk, what are we looking forward to this training camp?
How the additions in the secondary look
Breeland and Keenan Robinson improving on last season
Hall coming back healthy
Garcon being more involved in the offense
As with most offseasons, it seems the team SHOULD be better. Sounds like the DL upgrades are significant and the DBs are now at least NFL-caliber, which wasn't the case last year. OL will be interesting. As usual, though, depth is going to be the big question. Once an injury or two hits, things tend to fall apart.
Dashon Goldson, who we trade for, but Tampa Bay was getting ready to cut
Jeron Johnson, who was a backup safety at Seattle and was signed to a modest free agent contract
Duke Ihenacho, who was cut by the Broncos last off season and sat on the bench for 3 games last year
The extension is for 5 years, $57.5M, with $24.28M guaranteed. He plays this year for $7.03 M.
He's a stud and should really breakout this year. I mean real football fans know him but with the addition of Pot Roast and a healthy Hatcher he should be a household name. Imagine what he could do with his hands on the ground every play in a 4-3.MattFancy said:
That's not really fair. He allegedly, from his girlfriends Twitter account (so it could have been her), said Brees was still really good but was losing arm strength. That's probably true.
He said a whole lot more then that. Said Payton is addicted to pain killers and moved camp so he could be close to his mistress. He won't admit to the belt whipping even though it's clear it was him.ConnSKINS26 said:
Franchising Orakpo was the right move last year. They had the cap space and it didn't preclude them from signing any other free agents.
Allegedly said, it's not clear if it was him or his girlfriend. Either way, I was just responding to the inaccurate comment about Brees in the post I quoted, seemed purposely misleading.
Yeah, that we got a really good passrusher on a short leash nearly for free, and that McCloughan thought it was worth the risk
Our offense hasn't really been a problem the last couple of seasons. The OL has needed to be upgraded, but other than that, I think there's enough there to be successful. Of course, alot of that comes down to the QB situation, but the same can probably be said for at least half the league.
They just seem to be surprised at how quickly Moses is coming along.
Apparently while running a route he slipped and ran into a blocking sled. Bet they move those further away from actual team drills now
Savvy vet move to get some rest...
Remember when Portis had that separated shoulder in the 2006 preseason game? He played some week 1, missed week 2, and then was good the next few weeks before facing more injuries. Based on that one example and my medical degree from the Shark Pool, I'm not worried about Jackson.
It sucks for DJax, but I guess it's better now than closer to the season. Let's say it's a 3 week recovery time, he could potentially be back for the final preseason game if they wanted to give him some reps
He should be back in 2 weeks but why rush it? I'd let him sit the entire preseason at this point. Really, depending on severity, a solid month would be ideal.
I have not seen anything written about Moses or Long recently. I heard Callahan wants versatility in his linemen.They just seem to be surprised at how quickly Moses is coming along.
That was always part of the beauty of drafting Scherff. He's really versatile, and is probably best suited to NFL G play, even though he'd make a fine tackle. But whatever gives them a chance to get the best starting five on the field is definitely worth trying.
But I think the talk around the league at the time of the draft was that Scherff was really a G and not a T. There was criticism of the pick because "you don't take guards that high in the draft". The team may have said he was RT at the time, but most projections for him were G. I saw a tweet yesterday indicating that he was doing well at G. It was something along the lines of "Fans will stop complaining about Scherff being at G once they see the holes he opens in the running game".I have not seen anything written about Moses or Long recently. I heard Callahan wants versatility in his linemen.They just seem to be surprised at how quickly Moses is coming along.
That was always part of the beauty of drafting Scherff. He's really versatile, and is probably best suited to NFL G play, even though he'd make a fine tackle. But whatever gives them a chance to get the best starting five on the field is definitely worth trying.
When Scherff was drafted, everyone in the organization said he was playing RT. This change, even if temporary, means either Moses is developing faster than expected or Long is developing slower than expected.
It looks like McCloughan doesn't really care about that.But I think the talk around the league at the time of the draft was that Scherff was really a G and not a T. There was criticism of the pick because "you don't take guards that high in the draft". The team may have said he was RT at the time, but most projections for him were G. I saw a tweet yesterday indicating that he was doing well at G. It was something along the lines of "Fans will stop complaining about Scherff being at G once they see the holes he opens in the running game".I have not seen anything written about Moses or Long recently. I heard Callahan wants versatility in his linemen.They just seem to be surprised at how quickly Moses is coming along.
That was always part of the beauty of drafting Scherff. He's really versatile, and is probably best suited to NFL G play, even though he'd make a fine tackle. But whatever gives them a chance to get the best starting five on the field is definitely worth trying.
When Scherff was drafted, everyone in the organization said he was playing RT. This change, even if temporary, means either Moses is developing faster than expected or Long is developing slower than expected.
Here is the full article: http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/18691/redskins-try-brandon-scherff-at-guard-with-morgan-moses-at-tackle
I don't get the issue with having Scherff play guard. Isn't that what most draft analysts thought would be his best position anyway? Who cares where we drafted him. We got the guy who was regarded as the best OL in the draft. Mainly because he could play G or T. I have zero issue with whatever position they decide to play him at as long as he plays well.
