Vela: The Tough (Redskins) gets tougher

[Angus]

The Tough Gets Tougher
By Rafael Vela

The Redskins filled one of their bigger holes by trading a 4th rounder to the Jets for OG Pete Kendall. He’s 34 but he still a definite upgrade over Todd Wade and the band of backups they were trying at left guard.

For all their troubles, the Redskins had a good offensive line last year, with tackles Chris Samuels and Jon Jansen and guards Derrick Dockery and Randy Thomas. (They bested the Cowboys in yards per rushing attempt and sacks allowed, for comparison’s sake.)

They lost Dockery to Buffalo, who offered him a Leonard Davis-like contract and have crossing their fingers that they could find a cheap replacement. (Dockery actually set the market, so we can say Davis got a Dockery-like contract.)

Kendall’s signing shows that experiment has ended. He’s not the most athletic lineman but he has a reputation for nastiness. He’s a poor-man’s Kevin Gogan. In any case, Washington just became a little less easy to beat.

Closer to home:

– Jay Ratliff gets his shot at NT this week, with Jason Hatcher returning to workouts. I’m surprised this didn’t happen sooner, though Hatcher’s bad hammy probably showed the project down. Hatcher was a handful for Cowboys’ guards as a nickel DT the last two seasons. He’s got the strength to play inside and Wade Phillips‘ system, which puts NTs on the center’s shoulder, rather than head up, should let him use his quickness as well.

As for Hatcher, he was working exclusively at LE before his injury and was making all the RTs look stupid. If he’s 100% or close to it, we could see some real push. Chris Canty started to show signs of pass rushing life last week and Marcus Spears is slowly upping his plays-made totals. Hope Hatcher gets the line over the hump.

http://theboysblog.com/

[5Stars]

The Tough Gets Tougher
By Rafael Vela

The Redskins filled one of their bigger holes by trading a 4th rounder to the Jets for OG Pete Kendall. He’s 34 but he still a definite upgrade over Todd Wade and the band of backups they were trying at left guard.

For all their troubles, the Redskins had a good offensive line last year, with tackles Chris Samuels and Jon Jansen and guards Derrick Dockery and Randy Thomas. (They bested the Cowboys in yards per rushing attempt and sacks allowed, for comparison’s sake.)

They lost Dockery to Buffalo, who offered him a Leonard Davis-like contract and have crossing their fingers that they could find a cheap replacement. (Dockery actually set the market, so we can say Davis got a Dockery-like contract.)

Kendall’s signing shows that experiment has ended. He’s not the most athletic lineman but he has a reputation for nastiness. He’s a poor-man’s Kevin Gogan. In any case, Washington just became a little less easy to beat.

Closer to home:

– Jay Ratliff gets his shot at NT this week, with Jason Hatcher returning to workouts. I’m surprised this didn’t happen sooner, though Hatcher’s bad hammy probably showed the project down. Hatcher was a handful for Cowboys’ guards as a nickel DT the last two seasons. He’s got the strength to play inside and Wade Phillips‘ system, which puts NTs on the center’s shoulder, rather than head up, should let him use his quickness as well.

As for Hatcher, he was working exclusively at LE before his injury and was making all the RTs look stupid. If he’s 100% or close to it, we could see some real push. Chris Canty started to show signs of pass rushing life last week and Marcus Spears is slowly upping his plays-made totals. Hope Hatcher gets the line over the hump.

http://theboysblog.com/


More comparison sake...

9 - 7 - 1 playoff loss

5 - 11 from a Super Smart coach who works his guts out.

:laugh2:

[MichaelWinicki]

The Skins made a good move.

[CrazyCowboy]

I am glad to have Hatcher back for sure....

[WR17]

More comparison sake...

9 - 7 - 1 playoff loss

5 - 11 from a Super Smart coach who works his guts out.

:laugh2:

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade.

[zrinkill]

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade.

:laugh2: We have won 3 superbowls since the last time you girls sniffed one.

You are the new Cardinals of the NFC East.

[tomson75]

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade.

I'm sure you were laughing your *** off when your beloved team couldn't manage to beat us six years in a row.

You should stick around a while...you're about to get pounded...and I need a laugh.

[WR17]

I'm sure you were laughing your *** off when your beloved team couldn't manage to beat us six years in a row.

You should stick around a while...you're about to get pounded...and I need a laugh.

I'll be here. Getting "pounded" on a message board doesn't affect me. I knew it was coming when I signed up in enemy territory. Have at it, I do it to the Cowboy fans at extremeskins and I expect to get it here.

[zrinkill]

I'll be here. Getting "pounded" on a message board doesn't affect me. I knew it was coming when I signed up in enemy territory. Have at it, I do it to the Cowboy fans at extremeskins and I expect to get it here.

16-6 in the last decade.

[tomson75]

I'll be here. Getting "pounded" on a message board doesn't affect me. I knew it was coming when I signed up in enemy territory. Have at it, I do it to the Cowboy fans at extremeskins and I expect to get it here.

Dammit...this is where you are supposed to say something delusional and I come back at you. You're not very good at this.

[5Stars]

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade.


The Cowboys have 5 REAL SuperBowl trophys...

The RedStinks have 1 real trophy and two plastic ones. Maybe a strike season will come along some year and you guys can win another one!


:dissskin: (That's my dog Gibbs! Good boy...)

[Aikbach]

Draft picks are not something Washington knows how to handle so it is best they traded for a guy that will play two more seasons.

[1fisher]

Draft picks are not something Washington knows how to handle so it is best they traded for a guy that will play two more seasons.

two more seasons! you're very optomistic.:D

[theebs]

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade.


lol. 1 winnning season since 2000 and you are on your high horse!

lol, you guys put way too much into that win over tampa. You are not even playing with the same quarterback anymore..

[Aikbach]

I'll be here. Getting "pounded" on a message board doesn't affect me. I knew it was coming when I signed up in enemy territory. Have at it, I do it to the Cowboy fans at extremeskins and I expect to get it here.Funny how this laughing stock keeps fielding more national coverage than any team, sells more merchandise annually than any other and routinely embarrasses the Redskins in every way a football team can possibly lose to another.

Rain or shine on Daniel Snyder's dime, the Cowboys will have your number.

[gbrittain]

I'll be here. Getting "pounded" on a message board doesn't affect me. I knew it was coming when I signed up in enemy territory. Have at it, I do it to the Cowboy fans at extremeskins and I expect to get it here.

Except at ES (Arount the NFL) if one even mentions the Redskins in a counterpoint Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum come to the rescue by pointing out that Redskin talk is not allowed on Around the NFL.

It goes like this:

Skin Fan: Cowboys suck.

Cowboy Fan: Redskins were 5-11 last year.

Tweedle Dee / Tweedle Dum: You need to revisit the rules of ATNFL. You are not allowed to talk about the Redskins.

[riggo]

Funny how this laughing stock keeps fielding more national coverage than any team, sells more merchandise annually than any other and routinely embarrasses the Redskins in every way a football team can possibly lose to another.

Rain or shine on Daniel Snyder's dime, the Cowboys will have your number.

:confused: 3 years ago, this was sadly true.

[zrinkill]

:confused: 3 years ago, this was sadly true.

16-6 in the last decade

53 - 37 head to head with the skins all time

its been true for 46 years.

[riggo]

16-6 in the last decade

53 - 37 head to head with the skins all time

its been true for 46 years.


i would disagree. lately its been closer to the opposite.

[AmishCowboy]

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade. Well, how does it feel to have a losing record against the Laughing stock of the NFC East the last Decade?:lombardi:

[theebs]

i would disagree. lately its been closer to the opposite.


Your right, it has been even.

To be fair though of the 3 games you have won against us, you only played better than we did in 1 of them. That was the dec 05 thrashing where we were whipped.

Other than that though, our own mistakes cost us the games, not that it changes the outcome any but if owens catches an easy walk in td we win last year and the sept of 05 game, a missed fg and a strange holding call on adams would have been enough to win.

So dont act like you have been the big boys on the block or something.

[zrinkill]

They needed 2 miracles just to break even with us .... after a decade of constant losing too us.

Man, no matter what you can always count on some delusional Skin fans to make ya smile.

[riggo]

So dont act like you have been the big boys on the block or something.

i'm not. my initial post was actually extremely humble. my second was quite factual- far from arrogant. i was only pointing out the ironic part of the post.

[riggo]

They needed 2 miracles just to break even with us ....

exactly the point of my post!

[theebs]

i'm not. my initial post was actually extremely humble. my second was quite factual- far from arrogant. i was only pointing out the ironic part of the post.


fair enough. and unfortunately I believe the redskins are a wild card team, just like Dallas.

Anyone want to take a stab at a Dallas-Washington playoff game, nfc championship game intensity level? on the message boards alone!!

[zrinkill]

fair enough. and unfortunately I believe the redskins are a wild card team, just like Dallas.

Anyone want to take a stab at a Dallas-Washington playoff game, nfc championship game intensity level? on the message boards alone!!

There is nothing like the Dallas-Washington rivalry in all of the NFL.

[riggo]

fair enough. and unfortunately I believe the redskins are a wild card team, just like Dallas.

Anyone want to take a stab at a Dallas-Washington playoff game, nfc championship game intensity level? on the message boards alone!!

i would have said the one thing that worried me from the pre season games was the left side of the line. kendall appears to be a good move, much as i hate the constant trading of picks. can't say i hate the move. i think the skins may have enough to be a WC.

on paper, at least, dallas may have the best O and the best D.

[5Stars]

exactly the point of my post!


Ok, riggo...a really stupid question? Who is that in your avatar? I have a guess, but I don't want to be any more stupider than I am by saying who I think it is...


:confused:

[Holloway805]

Draft picks are not something Washington knows how to handle so it is best they traded for a guy that will play two more seasons.
That reminds me-- How about all that production from Brandon Lloyd and Antwaan Randell El? They are a defensive coordinators nightmare. Great FA additions. Keep up the great talent evals----------

[bbailey423]

who was the last team in the division to win the Super Bowl? if we have been bad for so long, then why hasn't another NFC east team taken advantadge of this window? because believe you me, a change is coming!

[speedkilz88]

Ok, riggo...a really stupid question? Who is that in your avatar? I have a guess, but I don't want to be any more stupider than I am by saying who I think it is...


:confused:John Riggins (Riggo), the redskins rb that he used for his nick.

[Bob Sacamano]

lol. 1 winnning season since 2000 and you are on your high horse!

lol, you guys put way too much into that win over tampa. You are not even playing with the same quarterback anymore..

such a great win, it's in the record books

for playoff futility! LOL

[Bob Sacamano]

i would disagree. lately its been closer to the opposite.

5-11

9-7

that's close?

[Star4Ever]

I'll be here. Getting "pounded" on a message board doesn't affect me. I knew it was coming when I signed up in enemy territory. Have at it, I do it to the Cowboy fans at extremeskins and I expect to get it here.

Yea, except your coward admins ban people when they call out the idiots on ES, like Bubba and TR1 (now that guy is dumber than lint; a regular rock with eyebrows). Your board is full of nothing but blow-hard cowards and everyone knows it.

[zrinkill]

Your board is full of nothing but blow-hard cowards and everyone knows it.

:hammer:

[big dog cowboy]

As for Hatcher, he was working exclusively at LE before his injury and was making all the RTs look stupid. If he’s 100% or close to it, we could see some real push. Chris Canty started to show signs of pass rushing life last week and Marcus Spears is slowly upping his plays-made totals. Hope Hatcher gets the line over the hump.
Forget the Skins, this is far more important. The lack of a sustained pass rush is still this teams #1 issue.

[SacredStar]

Dallas - longest division title and playoff win drought in the entire NFC East. In other words, the laughing stock of the division for over a decade.

Actually, if you want to be truthful, the Redskins and their constant trading away their draft picks for has-beens make them the laughingstock of the entire NFL, not just the division.

I also laugh at how they watch the waiver wire for Dallas cuts and then pounce on former Cowboys hoping their fortunes will change......but have little if no success.

[skinsfunguy]

Yea, except your coward admins ban people when they call out the idiots on ES, like Bubba and TR1 (now that guy is dumber than lint; a regular rock with eyebrows). Your board is full of nothing but blow-hard cowards and everyone knows it.

Hahah god bubbas a homer Ill give you all that. Every post the man makes reaks of homerism. Not all of us are like that though, I swear!

[Star4Ever]

Yea, and he's tame compared to TR1 (stands for totally retarded).

[skinsfunguy]

Yea, and he's tame compared to TR1 (stands for totally retarded).


I guess I dont pay all that much attention to TR1 but i cringe everytime Bubba makes a post.