Re: Burner's Burning Questions: News, Grades, Evals, Questions, Regular Season, 2018
The Bucs game is some evidence of what I have been saying all along, namely that Shawn Lauvao and several other players who the organization can't seem to move on from are actually at or below replacement level.
You can literally go on the street and find a veteran who can come in and play as well.
To me the Redskins really did get too cute with that #4 pick which we wasted on an athlete in Troy Apke who really didn't have an NFL position. He had played safety for ONE year in college and his biggest selling point was he was a white guy that runs fast
And before anyone gets uppity with me, I am a white guy myself
Just acknowledging the truth.
We would have been better served looking for help in the interior OL with that pick or by signing a veteran in free agency.
Maybe if we had done that Shawn Lauvao might not have made the team and we wouldn't have had to out on the street for the third year in a row.
Someday we will learn.
But we don't seem to learn fast
The Bucs game is some evidence of what I have been saying all along, namely that Shawn Lauvao and several other players who the organization can't seem to move on from are actually at or below replacement level.
You can literally go on the street and find a veteran who can come in and play as well.
To me the Redskins really did get too cute with that #4 pick which we wasted on an athlete in Troy Apke who really didn't have an NFL position. He had played safety for ONE year in college and his biggest selling point was he was a white guy that runs fast
And before anyone gets uppity with me, I am a white guy myself
Just acknowledging the truth.
We would have been better served looking for help in the interior OL with that pick or by signing a veteran in free agency.
Maybe if we had done that Shawn Lauvao might not have made the team and we wouldn't have had to out on the street for the third year in a row.
Someday we will learn.
But we don't seem to learn fast
2 things.
He's a 4th round pick.
And - We're just halfway into his rookie season.
Maybe too soon to pass final judgment on a guy who is supposed to take longer to develop, than a 3rd or higher ?
We spent a 3rd round pick on simply a backup lineman. So why would it be a reach to spend a 4th on someone who is expected to be 2 things - an immediate ST impact - AND with proper coaching, could be a force in the secondary. Speed is under-rated. A LOT of teams are focusing on building speed on their defense. .
Week ten is in the books and now we take a look at how the entire team fared against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Are you expecting good grades this week? We will try to make some sense of it all as BBQ hands out grades, evaluations, and questions. Feel free to offer your own grades, evaluations, questions, and opinions.
Let's take a look at week ten.
Quarterbacks:
Question: How did Alex Smith fare?
Answer: Smith didn't set the world on fire and missed an easy touchdown to Vernon Davis, but had a nifty pass to Josh Doctson for a score. Another game with zero turnovers.
Grade: C+
Running Backs:
Question: Do you have a grade for them?
Answer: It was a good effort and Kapri Bibbs solidified his role as a relief back with some key plays and picking up substantial yardage.
Grade: B-
Wide Receivers:
Question: Well, how about the receivers?
Answer: Josh Doctson had another touchdown. No huge mistakes, but they did have issues with getting open and creating separation. Maurice Harris continues his coming out party.
Grade: C
Tight Ends:
Question: What grade do give them?
Answer: A good day from Jordan Reed with timely catches for several first downs. Vernon Davis was wide open for a touchdown, but a bad pass thwarted the opportunity.
Grade: B
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