Most recent victim of the dreaded IR is Mike Pucillo, per Redskins Insider:
Reserve C Mike Pucillo, suffering from back problems, was put on IR, ending his season. He could not practice again this week. Pete Kendall has been the emergency center, and Mr. Utility Lorenzo Alexander has takedn Pucillo's spot as the tackle eligible. G Rick DeMulling can do so as well.
Pete Kendall isn't a real option since we need him to start elsewhere on the line. I am totally convinced that Lorenzo Alexander could sub in for the next Moon landing as an alternate astronaut since the dude is handy, so I'm announcing my vote of confidence for him. Everytime he sees field he overachieves, in my opinion. Among other things he has:
Versatile lineman Lorenzo Alexander has increasingly taken on Pucillo's role on offense, which includes serving as a backup guard and tight end in goal-line situations.
Kevin Sampson from the practice squad was upgraded to the regular roster to take Mike's place. The bad news is that we've lost a versatile offensive linemen in Mike Pucillo for the rest of the season (and postseason???). The good news is that Casey Rabach is unbreakable.
Better news: I haven't followed the other 31 teams nearly as closely as I have my beloved 'Skins, but is there another team that has suffered as much roster-loss? We've lost the following players to IR:
- Nehemiah Broughton
- Tyler Ecker
- Mike Espy
- Steven Harris
- Jon Jansen
- Brandon Lloyd
- Rocky McIntosh
- Mike Pucillo
- Carlos Rogers
- Randy Thomas
- Ross Tucker