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Just a little here and there from the Washington Post:
For the first time in the second Joe Gibbs era, the Redskins are heading into the preseason without proven depth at offensive line. Coming off a season in which four starting linemen suffered significant injuries, their ability to cultivate adequate understudies could become a telltale subplot of 2006. Even the most ardent football junkie would have a hard time identifying the non-starters on the offensive line in this camp, although it stands to reason that at least a few of the role players will be called on at some point.
This is from Aug 1, on how every team in the NFL feels optimistic during TC:
"...optimism doesn't begin to describe what's happening here, in Washington, where the Redskins appear to be positively loaded. The players sense it. Close observers sense it. Mark Brunell, probably never given to a word of overstatement in his life, said yesterday that anything short of a championship run this season would be a disappointment. "The expectations are high outside this building, but they're probably higher inside the building," he told reporters. "We expect big things. Anything short of going all the way would be a disappointment."
Preseason NFL forecasts have the Redskins up toward the top of the NFC, right there with Seattle and Carolina, maybe Chicago. Preseason football hype is based way too often on the appearance of exciting skill-position players, and this Redskins team is no exception. [Later parts of the article show real concern about their OL and no real backup if Brunell gets hurt...and then highlights how Joe Gibbs is a better coach than the Redskins have had since, well, Joe Gibbs]"
For the first time in the second Joe Gibbs era, the Redskins are heading into the preseason without proven depth at offensive line. Coming off a season in which four starting linemen suffered significant injuries, their ability to cultivate adequate understudies could become a telltale subplot of 2006. Even the most ardent football junkie would have a hard time identifying the non-starters on the offensive line in this camp, although it stands to reason that at least a few of the role players will be called on at some point.
This is from Aug 1, on how every team in the NFL feels optimistic during TC:
"...optimism doesn't begin to describe what's happening here, in Washington, where the Redskins appear to be positively loaded. The players sense it. Close observers sense it. Mark Brunell, probably never given to a word of overstatement in his life, said yesterday that anything short of a championship run this season would be a disappointment. "The expectations are high outside this building, but they're probably higher inside the building," he told reporters. "We expect big things. Anything short of going all the way would be a disappointment."
Preseason NFL forecasts have the Redskins up toward the top of the NFC, right there with Seattle and Carolina, maybe Chicago. Preseason football hype is based way too often on the appearance of exciting skill-position players, and this Redskins team is no exception. [Later parts of the article show real concern about their OL and no real backup if Brunell gets hurt...and then highlights how Joe Gibbs is a better coach than the Redskins have had since, well, Joe Gibbs]"
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