So much for the summertime slumber. NFL training camps begin this week and all eyes are on the "Redskins Experiment" brewing in Ashburn. What should we be looking for over the next month? What's A-1 priority and what can we back-burner until the opener September 12th?
Form a Line-- how well the offensive line comes together will be the most important aspect of this team's August. Especially with the loss of projected starting guard Mike Williams for the season. This turns Artis Hicks from reserve into a starter on a line where both starting tackles did not play a down in the NFL last year. And Trent Williams remains unsigned.
Is Haynesworth it after all-- the 100 million dollar man was in camp and reportedly 30 pounds lighter. Unfortunately #92 failed to pass the team's conditioning test--not a complete surprise to anyone who saw him get winded on a regular basis last fall. Haynesworth is the Ashburn equivalent of a referee-- the less one hears about him the better off everybody is.
Running back rotation-- the 2005 Fantasy Football trio of Clinton Portis, Larry Johnson and Willie Parker will get to compete over carries in the next month... as we get to see how coach Shanahan may maximize his backfield options. Is Portis fully recovered from his concussion and is he ready to become a "Shanahan-type" back? Do Johnson and Parker have anything left in the tank? And can these three pro-bowlers co-exist?
Tracking the triumvirate-- much was made of the lack of production regarding Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly and Fred Davis in 2008. The three second round picks each made strides in their second season-- and now it's a question of producing in Shanahan's offense.
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