Here We Go Again

The Skins just traded a draft pick for a disgruntled left guard from the Jets. While this is good in the immediate sense, as Jason Campbell was almost out for season because of an amateur breakdown on his blind side, this trade is one more troubling episode in the Skins' ongoing personelle debacle.

The fact is that the Skins, who have paid so much money in the free agency market, have no back-ups that can play NFL football. So if a starter goes down, the whole cycle starts again:

We traded away another draft pick for another disgruntled player past his prime to patch up another position with no depth because last year we traded away another draft pick for another disgruntled player past his prime to patch up another position with no depth because last year we (repeat this for nine years)

The O-Line last year was great, enabling Ladell Betts to run and catch about 1,600 yards last year. But the Skins let Derrick Dockery go to the Bills as a free agent. This is the latest example of the Skins letting proven veterans go while they pay non Redskins free agents a fortune. I cannot imagine how demoralizing that is to the locker room.

Oh, Already We Have Seen Something Really Ugly

J la C of the Wa Post first alarmed me with his article that pointed out that undrafted free agent Stephon Heyer was the next in line for LT Chris Samuels' position and that Samuels was hurting. OMG.

On the first possession on their preseason debut tonight, with undrafted Heyer playing LT, Campbell was sacked so hard it created a turnover.

If the Redskins general management, oh I forgot they do not have general management, do not appreciate the importance of the LT position then perhaps they should read The Blind Side. Oy vay I think the lack of depth kills this team.

We are only down 3 zip as I sign off and hope for the best.