Who Is The Weakest Link

[hogs86]

Let me first say. I like Jon Jansen as a person and he will always be a redskin!!

But IMO it is time to move on. I would love to see him as a backup. So the question is who do you think is the weakest link on the offensive line ??

If Jansen was to be replaced who would you go with Heyer, Wade etc. Can Rinehart play RT ??

[JasonCampbell]

Jansen is the weakest link now, but the guy is coming off a season ending injury. I'm really hoping he starts playing better since I don't think any of our backups can play RT better than him.

[greatest2]

he is deffinitly the weakest link on the offense, and is beginning to tidier on becoming a liability out there. THat being said he is better then whoever would replace him, heyer (hasn't practiced that much, and when did play actually looked worst then last year), and Wade who is just on the down slope and continuing to fall. Rienhart is a rookie, and i personally would like him to learn this year, and play in spot duty at most.

So, like i said, he is the weakest link, but better then any body who would take his place IMO

[shally]

hopefully he gets control of his legs.. his pass protection is terrible. right now we dont have a better option.
got to hope that randy thomas stays healthy. with thomas playing well, jansen's liabilities are minimized.. with someone like fabini next to him
it is bad to contemplate what could happen

[JasonCampbell]

hopefully he gets control of his legs.. his pass protection is terrible. right now we dont have a better option.
got to hope that randy thomas stays healthy. with thomas playing well, jansen's liabilities are minimized.. with someone like fabini next to him
it is bad to contemplate what could happen

Last year all over again

[warpaint]

hopefully he gets control of his legs.. his pass protection is terrible. right now we dont have a better option.
got to hope that randy thomas stays healthy. with thomas playing well, jansen's liabilities are minimized.. with someone like fabini next to him
it is bad to contemplate what could happen

dont know if it is my eye sight, or my new big screen t.v., but when jansen was coming off the field at half time of the game, was thinking how big and fat he looked, cant remember him ever looking out of shape like he did and really looked old , sad to see this because he has been one of my favorites players ever since he has been here, as they say all good things have to end one day, looks like that time is soon for him.

[Patrick]

I'll only begin to get concerned about Jansen if there is deterioration in his play come regular season. Coming off major injury take sometime to get the confidense back and that's what preseason for him this year.

[Patrick]

OH and the weakest link on the team ............ How about two #2 WR draft picks ....... :rolleyes:

[warpaint]

OH and the weakest link on the team ............ How about two #2 WR draft picks ....... :rolleyes:

but I guarantee you come the draft 2009,many here will be wanting us to draft a receiver,agree with you 100% about them being the weakest link.

[firehawk157]

but I guarantee you come the draft 2009,many here will be wanting us to draft a receiver,agree with you 100% about them being the weakest link.
And those people would be morons. Anybody who thinks these guys were going to destroy the league this year were fooling themselves or ignorant.

[NamVet4]

WR draft picks take time ( READ: one or two years) before they make a meaningful contribution. I'll give them a pass... FOR NOW!
I give Jansen a pass, FOR NOW, for the exact reason of returning from an injury and adjusting and testing play in the pre season.

[colkurtz]

Jansen has always looked weak in the PS, yet somehow he managed to come out solid in the regular season.

I think he's on the downside of his career. Can he improve enough to be on the starting team? I don't think so.

I think we'll see different people rotating it into that position. Rhinehart may be a rookie, but I think he may get thrown into the fire....

[BigHairedAristocrat]

I think Jansen will be fine... Rinehart and Heyer are certainly not upgrades at the position at this point in time. I honestly think its a position we will need to address in free agency next year. There are always good tackles available.

[bergiemoore]

Let me first say. I like Jon Jansen as a person and he will always be a redskin!!

But IMO it is time to move on. I would love to see him as a backup. So the question is who do you think is the weakest link on the offensive line ??

If Jansen was to be replaced who would you go with Heyer, Wade etc. Can Rinehart play RT ??

Heyer, no question. He's already had starting experience and is more athletic than Wade. Rinehart has better potential, but no for this season. Wade is gone, IMO.

[joethefan]

I was gonna post something on this, this week....but you beat me to it....


if I can recall I remember Janson getting pumbled the last time he played... He didn't look good at all. IMO he's not looking all that great this year....i'm not giving him a pass cause he gives good interviews and is on the TV every two seconds. I may be wrong but many people are giving him a pass because he is considered mr redskin. well I don't. His pass blocking seems like he getting worse and worse as we go on...

That position will be a glaring need by the need of the season....

[redskinzluva]

Let me first say. I like Jon Jansen as a person and he will always be a redskin!!

But IMO it is time to move on. I would love to see him as a backup. So the question is who do you think is the weakest link on the offensive line ??

If Jansen was to be replaced who would you go with Heyer, Wade etc. Can Rinehart play RT ??

Definitely not Wade!!!

[ChiefPowhatan17]

Jansen may be the weakest link, but now that Thomas hurt his knee, Randy is now the weakest link, both make our right side of the line vulnerable. I wouldn't be surprised to see Reinhart playing on the right by the end of the year at either Guard or Tackle, but I hope both Jansen and Thomas can stay healthy.

[Hr fan]

The weakest link is the age/injury history combination, and it isn't confined to JJ. Couunt how many players we must hold our breaths on (Washington, Griffin, Springs, Mac, JJ, Thomas, Kendall (when will his knees go?) and Moss to give 4 per O and D). We can feel good about the potential of our late round/FA acquisitions, and not so good about our vet backups, but the reality is we're going to lose starters for stretches and the players behind them are over the hill or just not ready yet.

[SkinsfaninNJ]

Jansen may be the weakest link, but now that Thomas hurt his knee, Randy is now the weakest link, both make our right side of the line vulnerable. I wouldn't be surprised to see Reinhart playing on the right by the end of the year at either Guard or Tackle, but I hope both Jansen and Thomas can stay healthy.

If Thomas gets hurt for an extended period, they may be better off moving Kendall to RG and bringing Reinhart in at LG to keep him comfortable.

[HanburgerBum]

For those of you who may not have seen Jon Jansen on Redskins Nation (a local TV program), he proclaimed that he is in his prime and will likely stay that way for 6-7 years more. I guess he hasn't seen the tapes of his play recently.

For the moment, there is no clear better alternative than Jansen. I had wanted Buges to hold open audition for the starting RT position. Even if Buges were of that mindset, injuries to Heyer and Wade pretty much took care of that. And, Rinehart may not be ready. So, all we can do for now is hope that Jansen improves his play. I wouldn't cut Wade. I would put him on the PUP list and see where we are at by the middle of the season.

Also, another disappointing area must be our 2nd round receivers. Has any of the three excited anyone yet? I am almost afraid to think whether they can all turn out to be busts.