Longest Tenured Skin to Sit the Pine & Practice Squad Set

by CptChaosSidekick on Aug 31, 2008 1:29 PM EDT

[Note by CptChaosSidekick, 08/31/08 1:38 PM EDT ]Redskins Insider reports RB Marcus Mason has signed on to the Baltimore Ravens Practice Squad

Since the end of the preseason it has become evident that our O-line is having pass protection difficulties. Most notably OT Jon Jansen. Well today it was announced that OT Stephon Heyer will get the start to open the season against the Giants this Thursday. The Redskins Insider reports:

Heyer said he learned from his experience starting last season and feels he is ready. "It's the same concepts, just a different day," Heyer said. He said the coaches did not inform him whether the move is permanent because Jansen is dealing with a sprained foot. "I don't know really, I'm just going to take it as they want me to start this Thursday and I'll go from there," Heyer said.

Although Heyer say he doesn't know if this is a long term answer at OT because Jansen is sufering from a spained ankle, QB Jason Campbell might know something Heyer doesn't.

"is a difficult situation because of how long he's been in there and what he's meant to this offense,"

Sounds like the coaching staff wants to go in another direction. I like Jansen as a leader in the locker room but the reality is that alone wont keep you on the field. Heyer on the other hand was impressive last year as an undrafted FA and has shown good upside and hopfully will be a staple of better O-line play this season.

The practice squad was announced and is follows:

CB Byron Westbrook
WR Horace Gant
OL Andrew Crummey
CB Matteral Richardson
TE Tyler Ecker
LB Curtis Gatewood
OL Devin Clark
FB Nehemiah Broughton

I've argued that keeping four RB's on an active roster wasn't conducive to maximizing depth on our roster but that doesn't mean I like parting ways with RB Marcus Mason. I don't forsee Rock being on our roster next year (Redskins only offered him a mimium 1yr contract, is he going to resign for that again?) and think we should've gone with the younger faster Mason.

Thoughts on all these happenings?

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Wish him good luck

It looks like the Ravens are in need of a third running back,
Releasing two drafted runners and placing the third Cory Ross on IR. Could give Mason a chance to play, this year. It’s a numbers thing…

by dr WNC on Aug 31, 2008 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

Over at the TORB

Via ESPN NFL blog, some relavent information on some WR veterans who could be signed after week 1. As much as it is a game it’s also the Washington Redskins running a business.
TORB says:

Also, an NFL rule that MIGHT account for the absence of Billy McMullen or Todd Wade from the roster at this point is that salaries are guaranteed for veterans who open the season on the roster, but not for veterans signed after week 1. I haven’t heard anything indicating that this would be the case with either of those guys, but it certainly seems like a possibility.

by dr WNC on Sep 1, 2008 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

You beat me to the post :(

Is it Thursday yet?

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Sep 1, 2008 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Update

Scratch TE Tyler Ecker from your sheet and add WR Devin Aromashodu. This comes from TORB

Of note, that he played college ball with our Jason Campbell at Auburn.

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Sep 1, 2008 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

BIG DEAL

I think we’ve all forgotten that we have a bunch of very old offensive linemen. The presumption was that they would, eventually, be slowed down by injury. Well, the fact is that at some point a linemen gets worse merely as a result of his age, healthy or not, and that Jansen might be approaching that point. Not an especially big deal if a) you’ve devoted sufficient draft resources to replacing these starters and b) you have not sunk enormous guaranteed salary into the aging player by renegotiating their future salary into present bonus. I don’t know that we’ve done a), I do know that we’ve done b).

Go register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Sep 1, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply actions

Good point(s)

It would be hard to go back and look at past drafts and see who was availible when and where. I know this year, had they been further down the first round, they would have gone for an O-linemen.

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Sep 1, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply actions