Redskins early free agent moves nothing but puzzling!
By: Turner Sports Desk
Question? Can Jabar Gaffney, Dante Stallworth or Brandon Stokely play offensive tackle, center or guard? Is it possible that the Shanahans have so vastly improved the current Redskins linemen that they know something we don't? Since the Shanahans had zero contact with these linemen I have a hard time believing these guys became the hogs over the summer.
As I watched Casey Rabach get rag-dolled on a regular basis, Kory Lictensteiger get beat like a drum along with the dismal failures of everyone the Skins attempted to plug in at right tackle one thing became crystal clear. The Redskins have a serious deficiency of starting talent and depth in pretty much every position along their line. Rookie left tackle Trent Williams was the lone exception when he was healthy. So that begs the question.Why is a team short on offensive lineman stockpiling journeymen wide receivers?
If Coach Shanahan is not going to address the offensive line this would certainly explain why he is not addressing the QB position. Why would he draft or trade for a franchise QB only to get him destroyed? Perhaps the John Beck and Rex Grossman tandem are a cheap experiment to see how much punishment two scrubs can take while Shanahan attempts to turn the lemon-offensive line into lemonade. Just think folks, the Redskins had extra months to come up with this plan and this is it? Wide receivers? really? Maybe they will load up on O-lineman later but the moves thus far don't inspire confidence of an impending turnaround.
Wasn't Shanahan supposed to be some kind of offensive genius? Perhaps he just happened to be coaching a phenomenal player in John Elway because Shanny hasn’t won anything of note since Elway retired. Just saying..