PortaJohn Is Out of Service; Larry Johnson Released; Chad Simpson Signed

if chad sinpson is that good why did buffalo let him go,i has to be the depth thay have at that position but i like that we have some speed now! what is up with torian,isnt he on the practice squad,couldnt he have come up?

simpson! damn my typing

Simpson’s speed can give us a little change of pace. I really hope he works out good. Him and DT should provide a nice combo for returning kickoffs. I’m wondering who is going to get most of the returns. DT seems to be doing a nice job so far with 5 returns for 142 yards averaging 28.4 yards per return. He is currently ranked 6th on kickoff returns. I’m not sure how Thomas is doing on punt returns. Maybe Simpson will be returning punts? I would like to see him get a few carries and see what he can do though.

the new staff of the washington redskins take low cost chances and cuts them when they dont pay off. They value the players they have. This is so different than the previous regime (yes, including Gibbs II). Cerrato is poison. Cerrato’s interest is maintaining his boss, not football. Football is just a means to an end. We as fans get carried up and down, all the while to maintain that Cerrato is good, everybody else is bad. That regime NEED drama.
This one only cares about football.

That Mike Shanahan knows how to find running backs? I give him the benefit of the doubt — immediately – on this roster move.

This team needs youth and speed at RB — hopefully we found a guy who can provide that.

I wonder how high the staff is on Keiland Williams… this is very interesting that they would cut a veteran so fast with just Portis and Williams on the roster. I wonder if he will start getting more carries?

LJ, you had a really underrated career, and we appreciate you trying for us and the classy manner you handled your release.

roster since all three (Portis, Cartwright, and Betts) were about the same age (near 30) or with a lot of mileage. Cartwright and Betts were the early cuts, Torain was picked up, and K. Williams added as a UDFA. In the end signing Parker and Johnson was only a deferred action that needed to be done. Hopefully, Simpson can give them a stop gap to get through the 2010 season for a change of pace back, someone with enough speed to get around the edge. At least this is an attempt. But as Milcman said the running backs have been getting hit before the line of scrimmage which indicated that help was needed at the center and guard positions.

Very classy statement LJ. As a PSU alum, I enjoyed watching you shatter rushing records at PSU. It’s a shame your career had to end like this, but it’s time for the Redskins to try out some younger legs. Like you said, “it’s a business”. Best of luck.

Could we have just signed Simpson to the practice squad and end up promoting Torain to the gameday roster? I’d like to see more of torain. I see this move as an endorsement for Keiland Williams as well. Certainly Shanahan would not have done this if he wasn’t impressed with Williams performance last week and in practice. Hopefully Keiland will step up and make the most of this opportunity to be the primary backup behind Portis.

Never was a fan of LJ, and completing your runs into the end zone in practice doesn’t mean much to me when you’re not producing on the field. Great that the attitude might have finally changed, but there was never anything on the field.

I was surprised that they kept him instead of WP, though that said, it’s just as likely that WP would have been the one just cut. I know that O-line chemistry has a lot to do with our running game (it does seem like there’s ALWAYS a defender in the backfield on run plays), so it’s not just on the RBs, but no one (even Torain or Williams) has impressed me at all.

Ran out of bounds in game one and literally ran towards the wrong endzone in game 2. I hope the Eagles of Giants pick him up!!!!