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Redskins Acquire Center Bryan Stork

Henry said:
Yes, our run game has the potential to be absolutely horrid this year. I can't ever remember being more worried about our ability to run the ball than I am this season.
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I love your optimism! You see Potential! :D

Why can't we all be so upbeat about the team :D

Gold star Henry. ;)
 
Elephant said:
I will cede that when a pass play is called, there is almost always a man wide open on every passing play,
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When we can combine that with our own "Legion of Boom" we will be very serious SB contenders. We may only be one or two more Preston Smiths or healthy Junior Galettes away from having exactly that. A top D.

Our running game needs to improve. No doubt about it. But to think that Gruden has already installed one of the top 4 offenses in the NFL (in the opinion of this analyst) in only two years is insane.

Top offense, plus a "Legion of Boom" defense, and a running game that makes even a noticeable improvement here equals a serious SB contender.

We're so much closer than most realize. And I haven't felt that way in 20 years.
 
Umm...you're formula equals a SB contender anywhere.

I think we'll win the division. I think we actually have the best team in the division.

I think our OL overall is good, but we need to get much better in the run.

I think our pass attack is very good, as long as the interior OL holds.

Our run game is terrible. We do not have an NFL quality starting RB on our team and our OL has problems creating lanes for the average at best RB's we have.

On defense, we look improved but there are still huge holes.

1st, are we running the correct scheme? The 3-4 experiment in Washington has not been successful by any means. The great 3-4's have true NT's.

Our biggest problem last year was allowing teams to churn of 5-7 yard runs on 1st down, regularly. I saw the same in pre-season.

Our ILB's are questionable. I like Will Compton a lot, but he's a MLB in a 4-3 and could be great at that position.

Our OLB's are questionable...Kerrigan is injured again, Preston Smith is solid, can be very good.

Our safeties are still not proven, looks like Hall will be good at FS, but the SS? Is Cravens playing SS or in the middle next to Compton?

Overall we are much improved, but you're dreaming again and I suggest taking a dose of reality. We are a mediocre team now, who is just good enough to win the division, perhaps a playoff game.
 
It's likely going to take another draft. We only had so many picks.

As far as the D goes, I wanted a huge NT. But Pittsburgh is running a 3-4 without a NT this season. They certainly know D, and that position is evolving.

ILB is no longer a concern. We just added Cravens and Spaight to the mix. Adios, Perry Riley.

Kerrigan's health is a concern. We need one more OLB. Galette's injury really hurts us.

But we aren't far away at all. We're talking about 2-3 players here combined on offense and defense. Not 13.
 
I'd say more like 4 or 5. Two interior OL, a NT, a pass rusher, a safety and a RB.

If all goes well.

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Henry said:
I'd say more like 4 or 5. Two interior OL, a NT, a pass rusher, a safety and a RB.

If all goes well.

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Every team is going to have one or two not great players on it.

2 OL would be incredible. But we gave up the 6th fewest sacks last year. We can do with 1.

Add a NT and a pass-rusher. That's 3 total.

For the sake of argument though, let's say we are 4-5 players away from a SB run. How many of those 4-5 can we get right now off the waivers? 2? An improvement at center and a good enough RB?

That would leave us with 2-3 holes. We can accomplish that in one more draft and FA.
 
McD5 said:
Every team is going to have one or two not great players on it.
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Oh, we have a lot of not great players on this team in other spots. That's not what we're talking about, is it?

2 OL would be incredible. But we gave up the 6th fewest sacks last year. We can do with 1.
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The team can't run the ball. At all. The interior is too soft. Yeah, we could do with one, which is why I said 4-5 players while listing six spots. :)

Add a NT and a pass-rusher. That's 3 total.
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You may not think we desperately need a RB, but I do. Until Jones actually lights it up, I will continue to think so.

For the sake of argument though, let's say we are 4-5 players away from a SB run. How many of those 4-5 can we get right now off the waivers? 2? An improvement at center and a good enough RB?

That would leave us with 2-3 holes. We can accomplish that in one more draft and FA.
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We can make up fantastical scenarios in our minds where everything is fixed in some alternate reality. But at this moment, here and now, I'm going with 4 or 5. And I think I'm being generous.
 
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I don't want to talk in circles Henry. I think we all agree that there are different ways to win a SB.

Seattle, NE and Green Bay have trash O-lines. So we don't need the Hogs.

Denver won the SB with Manning throwing for only 2,300 yards last year. So we don't need some incredible QB like Brady.

If we can complete our version of the "Legion of Boom" and improve the running game a bit we are a top team in the league.
 
OK, but how far off were we from Legion of Boom status last year?

I realize Josh Norman is a HUGE addition, but are we really thinking that alone is going to catapult us into top 5 defenses territory?

Our push rush and run D were... ummm... suspect last year.

Haven't seen a whole lot of improvement there. Norman will help some with pass rush, but the Gallette injury really hurt us.

We're quite a few players away from being an elite D, imo.
 
NE and GB have elite QBs. Seattle and Denver have elite defenses. We have neither. Oir defense last year was ranked 28th in the league. 17th in scoring, so thats not entirely crappy. But nowhere NEAR the level of play we'd need with a game manager QB and no RB. Norman should imrpove things some. But I'll have to see something a lot better than last year to think we are 2-3 players away from Seattle-level awesome.

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Goaldeje said:
OK, but how far off were we from Legion of Boom status last year?

I realize Josh Norman is a HUGE addition, but are we really thinking that alone is going to catapult us into top 5 defenses territory?

Our push rush and run D were... ummm... suspect last year.

Haven't seen a whole lot of improvement there. Norman will help some with pass rush, but the Gallette injury really hurt us.

We're quite a few players away from being an elite D, imo.
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Norman is a huge addition. Kendall Fuller was believed to be the second best CB in the draft behind only Jalen Ramsey before injury. That's big too.

Cravens can roam the field in what I believe will be a Troy P. role. He can sack the QB, and also run with TEs.

Add all of that to Breeland, and good luck trying to throw against us.

And Martrell Spaight brings the hit stick. He can provide some added violence and toughness that we've been lacking in the middle.

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How far away are we from being an incredible D? I'd say two players. Galette would have been one of them.
 
Henry said:
NE and GB have elite QBs. Seattle and Denver have elite defenses. We have neither. Oir defense last year was ranked 28th in the league. 17th in scoring, so thats not entirely crappy. But nowhere NEAR the level of play we'd need with a game manager QB and no RB. Norman should imrpove things some. But I'll have to see something a lot better than last year to think we are 2-3 players away from Seattle-level awesome.

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Norman, Fuller, Cravens and Spaight. Those are big additions. Much improved.

As Comfort With NFL Comes, Kendall Fuller Beginning To Make Big Plays

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...bills-kendall-fuller-with-strong-second-half/
 
McD5 said:
Norman, Fuller, Cravens and Spaight. Those are big additions. Much improved.
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With the exception of Norman, they are all just additions. We won't know if they are BIG additions until they actually play in an NFL game.

Otherwise, go ahead and give the division crown to Dallas right now because their rookie QB and RB have looked absolutely awesome in the preseason.
 
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As with any pick or coach, we can only go by what we have seen prior to the NFL.

Gruden looked great before being a HC, and it seems to have transferred well.

Many had Fuller as a top 10 pick in the first round. He also appears to be playing like he was a steal.

Spaight just sent Riley packing. I believe that's an upgrade too.

And Cravens is already making big plays--although only in PS games to date.
 
Henry said:
Otherwise, go ahead and give the division crown to Dallas right now because their rookie QB and RB have looked absolutely awesome in the preseason.
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And Dallas is a joke.

They have no defense. Literally, zero defense. And aside from Dez, their WR's aren't great.

They're competing for fourth place again this year.
 
I wonder if they will end up cancelling the game today, storms all across the state here
 
Joe Theismann and Steve Young didn't become starters in the NFL until they were older than Cousins is now.

The guy has played one year in the league without looking over his shoulder at 'Mr. College', i.e. Griffin.

There's no way the book on him is written yet, up or down.

At one time both Theismann and Young were thought to be too turnover prone and not disciplined enough to be the qb for an NFL title team, despite superior athleticism.
 
On a completely random note, are we bringing back blognostifications this year? If you ever want to go back and enjoy the thoughts of posters over the years, search em, I just went through the gauntlet reading them all since inception, crazy how perspectives and attitudes towards, coaches, schemes and players change, plus mucho grande talent on this board.
 
McD5 said:
And Dallas is a joke.

They have no defense. Literally, zero defense. And aside from Dez, their WR's aren't great.

They're competing for fourth place again this year.
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My point is every team thinks their rookies are improvements. Every team has high hopes for the ones that look good in the preseason. That and a buck fifty will get you a cup of coffee.

If one is trying to make a case that the team is improving, pointing to a bevy of rookies isn't the most convincing argument.

I really liked our 2015 draft class. I have high hopes for this one as well (and Spaight). But I'm not going to chalk them up as upgrades until they actually start playing and prove that they are.
 
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