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Irn-Bru
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| Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| crazyhorse1 wrote: | | Bob 0119 wrote: | I think our Oline benefits more from scheme and star-power of RGIII and Morris than anything.
I believe If RGIII had as much time in the pocket as Eli Manning, our offense would score 50 points a game. |
Maybe not 50, but much more than we do. We simply don't have a talented offensive line. If RG3 becomes less a threat because of his knee, Alfred won't run even close to 1600 yards and RG3's passing stats will take a dive. I hate to say it, but I see a lean year coming that will expose our weaknesses. We've got to get some talent in the off-season. On the offensive side, we need significant upgrades at WR, RT, RG, LG. Our needs are even more critical on defense. |
"Much more than we do" would be setting NFL records. You don't even get close to that without a competent line, so I disagree with your assessment.
The only area on the o-line that needs a "significant" upgrade is RT. (I'm now hoping we can get Winston.) Polumbus would be a great backup RT. I think Chester is OK but a new starter there would help us. Between Lichtensteiger and LeReibus, though, the LG should be set for next year. I see LeReibus pushing for the starting role in training camp.
The truth is that we are not at all far away from having a solid unit — really just one player, two if we get greedy. And we finally appear to have enough depth, which was the scariest part of our line several years ago. |
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DarthMonk
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| The Hogster wrote: | Trent Williams is Training With Adrian Peterson
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/03/06/trent-williams-is-training-with-adrian-peterson/
| Quote: | “Let’s get it,” Adrian Peterson tweeted this week, along with the above action photo.
Nice image of a guy refusing to relax despite a 2,000-yard season. For Redskins fans, though, the highlight of the picture was located one treadmill over. That’s franchise left tackle Trent Williams in the neon green sneaks, working out with the all-world running back. A lineman working out with a running back?
“Depending on what we’re doing, he definitely gets in there with AD, and they mix it up pretty good, to be honest with you,” their Houston-based trainer James Cooper told me this week. “Unlike some guys that keep playing, [Williams] actually wants to get faster and he wants to get stronger every year. He’s jumping. He’s not jumping the same as AD, but they’re going neck and neck on 42-inches Plyo Boxes — Adrian actually has the 46-inch boxes too.
“He’s exploding pretty high,” Cooper said of the lineman. “He’s competing. It’s fun to watch him go with the little guys. I’ve got a lot of linemen, and they don’t want to run 200s and 300-meter sprints. And Trent gets out there and he runs the 300-meter sprints, he runs the 200s, the 150s. And I push him at a pretty fast pace. He’s a pretty fast guy for his size already, pretty nimble, but it’s because he really works on it. Like I tell him, just because you’re big doesn’t mean you have to play slow. You should be able to play as quick as the lightest guy — that should be the goal.” |
How is this for maturity? |
This is all a page back. That's why the thread got top-posted. Maybe I shoulda started a new thread. |
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Irn-Bru
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| Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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| DarthMonk wrote: | | The Hogster wrote: | Trent Williams is Training With Adrian Peterson
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/03/06/trent-williams-is-training-with-adrian-peterson/
| Quote: | “Let’s get it,” Adrian Peterson tweeted this week, along with the above action photo.
Nice image of a guy refusing to relax despite a 2,000-yard season. For Redskins fans, though, the highlight of the picture was located one treadmill over. That’s franchise left tackle Trent Williams in the neon green sneaks, working out with the all-world running back. A lineman working out with a running back?
“Depending on what we’re doing, he definitely gets in there with AD, and they mix it up pretty good, to be honest with you,” their Houston-based trainer James Cooper told me this week. “Unlike some guys that keep playing, [Williams] actually wants to get faster and he wants to get stronger every year. He’s jumping. He’s not jumping the same as AD, but they’re going neck and neck on 42-inches Plyo Boxes — Adrian actually has the 46-inch boxes too.
“He’s exploding pretty high,” Cooper said of the lineman. “He’s competing. It’s fun to watch him go with the little guys. I’ve got a lot of linemen, and they don’t want to run 200s and 300-meter sprints. And Trent gets out there and he runs the 300-meter sprints, he runs the 200s, the 150s. And I push him at a pretty fast pace. He’s a pretty fast guy for his size already, pretty nimble, but it’s because he really works on it. Like I tell him, just because you’re big doesn’t mean you have to play slow. You should be able to play as quick as the lightest guy — that should be the goal.” |
How is this for maturity? |
This is all a page back. That's why the thread got top-posted. Maybe I shoulda started a new thread. |
When we're dealing with a new story documented in a legit news source, that's not a bad idea. |
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SkinsJock
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Joined: 24 Feb 2004
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| Chris Luva Luva wrote: | | markshark84 wrote: | | I agree with many on here that say our scheme and RGIII helped make our guys look much better than they are. |
That can be said about any/every team in the NFL tho... |
true dat - this franchise has clearly shown that it's not so critical to add talented players but it is critical to add players that 'play well together'
an average to below average O line can look great if the scheme and the preparation are executed together on the field
same goes for everything - the defensive secondary is not so much about the quality of the secondary players as it is about the front 7 getting their job done
it certainly does not hurt to have RG3, Morris and Williams but this franchise has a lot of players who are looking/playing way above EVERYONE's expectations
MAINLY because they are executing the game plan TOGETHER
I'm sure the boys in the scouting dept are very busy looking at a lot of candidates for our O line, especially at RT |
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