Regular Season
Wk     Date     Game                               Sacks Allowed    QB Hits
  
1     Sep 13     WAS 17 @ NYG 23              3                          ?
2     Sep 20     STL 7 @ WAS 9                   1                   6 in games 1 & 2
3     Sep 27     WAS 14 @ DET 19              2                          ?
4     Oct 04     TB 13 @ WAS 16                 3                          ? 
5     Oct 11     WAS 17 @ CAR 20              5                          3+?
6     Oct 18     KC 14 @ WAS 6                  3                           ?
7     Oct 26     PHI 27 @ WAS 17                6                         10
8 Bye 
Before the Falcons game, Redskins team that has allowed 23 sacks (27th in NFL) and 35 quarterback hits (17th). 
9     Nov 08     WAS 17 @ ATL 31             5                           3+?
10     Nov 15     DEN 17 @ WAS 27           3                           ?
11     Nov 22     WAS 6 @ DAL 7               1                           ?
Total                                                            32                          54

 With half of the games remaining in the 2009 season is it appropriate to ask questions about the potential replacements NOW?  For example who are the players out there as free agents that may be better than Heyer at right tackle or any of the various right guards the Skins have attempted to use since Thomas went down?

How would Heyer stack up against Jon Runyan? Kwame Harris? Terrance Metcalf? Oliver Ross? Marvel Smith? Anthony Davis? George Foster?

Tackle:  Metcalf, Terrence Career  Games (G) 84 Games Started  (GS)   25;  Ross, Oliver   Career    G  89   GS  53; T  Smith, Marvel  Career G 111  GS     1; Davis, Anthony    Career    G 47   GS 32; Foster, George   ( CLE 1st rd 2003 2nd OL selected) Career G   68   GS 57;  Shelton, L.J.  Career G 146 GS  127.

Skin right guard attempts versus (see below)?

Buenning, Dan    Career G 36  GS 23; Guards Lehr, Matt   (TEN)  Career     G 98     GS 51; Paul McQuistan Career G  35  GS  12;  Kendall Simmons -
http://www.nfl.com/players/kendallsimmons/profile?id=SIM181925;

Center Ghiaciuc, Eric  Career G 48     GS 42;

Even if these players were only active one season would the roster spots be worth it?

Some are young with starting experience, then there is Damion McIntosh who might be insurance for one season.

Damion McIntosh | #77 | T Kansas City Chiefs | Official Team Site Height: 6-4   Weight: 320   Age: 32
Born: 3/25/1977 Kingston Jamaica College: Kansas State Experience: 10th season
Career Stats  more
Season     Team     G     GS
2008     Kansas City Chiefs     16     16
2007     Kansas City Chiefs     15     15
2006     Miami Dolphins     13     13
2005     Miami Dolphins     16     16
2004     Miami Dolphins     14     14
2003     San Diego Chargers     13     13
2002     San Diego Chargers     10     10
2001     San Diego Chargers     15     14
2000     San Diego Chargers     3     0
TOTAL     115     111

Herb Taylor | #75 | T Kansas City Chiefs | Official Team Site Height: 6-3   Weight: 295   Age: 24
Born: 9/22/1984 Houston , TX College: Texas Christian Experience: 3rd season
Season      Team      G      GS
2008     Kansas City Chiefs     16     1
2007     Kansas City Chiefs     2     0
TOTAL     18     1

Eric Ghiaciuc | #73 | C Kansas City Chiefs | Official Team Site Height: 6-4   Weight: 303   Age: 28
Born: 5/28/1981 Oxford , MI College: Central Michigan Experience: 5th season
Season      Team      G      GS
2008     Cincinnati Bengals     16     16
2007     Cincinnati Bengals     12     12
2006     Cincinnati Bengals     15     13
2005     Cincinnati Bengals     5     1
TOTAL     48     42

Tavares Washington | #65 | OT Kansas City Chiefs | Official Team Site Height: 6-4   Weight: 315   Age: 26
Born: 4/20/1983 Greenville , MS College: Florida Experience: 1st season

Billy Yates | #74 | G New England Patriots | Official Team Site Height: 6-2   Weight: 305   Age: 29
Born: 4/15/1980 Fort Worth , TX College: Texas A&M Experience: 6th season
Season      Team      G      GS
2008     New England Patriots     7     7
2007     New England Patriots     7     1
2006     New England Patriots     4     3
2005     New England Patriots     4     0
2004     New England Patriots     0     0
2003     Miami Dolphins     3     0
TOTAL     25     11

Dan Buenning | #72 | G Chicago Bears | Official Team Site Height: 6-4   Weight: 300   Age: 27
Born: 10/26/1981 Green Bay , WI College: Wisconsin Experience: 5th season
Season      Team      G      GS
2008     Chicago Bears     10     0
2007     Tampa Bay Buccaneers     0     0
2006     Tampa Bay Buccaneers     10     7
2005     Tampa Bay Buccaneers     16     16
TOTAL     36     23

VA-Skin posted his perspective on the 53 man roster including a depth chart -http://www.hogshaven.com/2009/7/24/961073/53. 

The field goal kicker has not been challenged in the preseason games. 

The Skins showed their own depth chart.  VA-Skin's depth chart is in agreement for the 1st stringers and little has changed except for #2 QB and maybe Marko Mitchell making the 53 man roster.  At least Marko has some boosters.

Anyone willing to come up with at least a new 2nd stringer list based on open practices and preseason games?

Joel Bell was another player out of a small college.  He was an undrafted free agent of the Buffalo Bills and was cut.  He has now started a game at right tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

"FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Import rookie Joel Bell makes his first start at right tackle for the Riders. The Roughriders are hoping for more physical play from Bell, who is 6-foot-7 and 315 pounds. Bell takes over from non-import Matt O’Meara."

Bell had some good combine info. http://tinyurl.com/muv7wb.  40yds - 5.11, 20 yds - 3.0, 10yds - 1.69.  He would have been a project, but he is athletic.  Few NFL linemen have his speed but he can use some upper body strength.

Bell will probably end up back in the NFL after putting on some bulk.

I have pasted the 2008 & 2007 Run Blocking statistics from Football Outsiders (FO):

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol2007.   Toggle back and forth to 2008 and other FO calculations.

It is notable that the rank of the Redskins in this scheme of things improved from 2007 to 2008.  Where as the Eagles suffered a significant reversal.   The change in the Giants and Cowboys rankings were not as significant.  It remains to be seen whether the changes in the offensive lines for the Eagles and Skins will improve their run blocking performance in 2009.   The third table is of interest since it shows the five directions that teams tended to run their plays.  The Redskins tended to avoid the MID/GUARD (see tables) plays in both years compared to most other NFL. teams.  Was this a matter of choice or of real options?  The latter would support the notion that the Skins were weak at guard and center positions.

There are currently (7/3/09) about 161 undrafted free agent (UDFA) offensive linemen (OL) on NFL team rosters.   OLs that played in games amounted to 49 of this total and 37 of these players started at least one game.  The 2009 rookie UDFA were 67 and many of which will become part practice squads after 9/1/09.
There were another 45 UDFA OL that did not play in 2008 and a lot of them came into the league in 2008.

NFC East
Team………………….....Total…..Rookies…..Played in 2008…..Other
Dallas Cowboys………….6……….3…………….1.(1)………….2 
New York Giants……….....6……….1…………….2.(2)………….3
Philadelphia Eagles……..5……….1……………..3.(3)………….1
Washington Redskins…...6……….2……………..2(1)………….2

Most significant UDFA in the NFC East:
The Cowboys have Cory Procter ( #71, guard, 16 games and 11starts in 2008) signed in 2005 by Detroit Lions.
The Giants have (#60 ,center, signe in 2000 by Cleveland Browns) and Rich Seubert ( #69, guard) originally signed in 2001 by the New York Giants.
The Eagles have guard Nick Cole | #59 | a 2006 signing with the team who played in 16 games and started 5 in 2008; center Jamaal Jackson | #67 | a 2003 UDFA who started all regular season games; and most recently, tackle Jason Peters | #71 | , a  2004 Buffalo Bills’UDFA, (originally a tight end).
Devin Clark | #62 | (tackle signed in 2008 by the Washington Redskins) played in 2 games and Stephen Heyer, a 2008 Skins UDFA, who played in 9 games and started 7in 2008.

One of the most significant turn around offensive linemen in 2008 was Ike Ndukwe Dolphins guard, http://www.nfl.com/players/ikendukwe/profile?id=NDU355964.
Season…Team………….. . .G………GS
2008……Miami Dolphins…16………15
2007……Miami Dolphins ....0………. .0
2007……Baltimore Ravens.. 0……….0
2006……Baltimore Ravens..5………..0
2006……Wash. Redskins….0………..0
2005……Wash. Redskins….0………..0
TOTAL ……………………......21……...15

A lot of comments have been made concerning the lack of interior offensive linemen by the Redskins over recent years. This is the true situation, however, linemen selected in the first few rounds generally have long and productive NFL careers.

Randy Thomas was the 10th interior lineman (LM) and 3rd guard selected in the 1999 draft. Chris Samuels was the 1st LM selected in the 2000 draft.  Casey Rabach was the 10th LM and 1st center selected in the 2001 draft.  Mike Williams was the 1st LM selected in the 2002 draft.  Derrick Dockery was the 14th LM and 3rd guard selected in the2003 draft.  Chad Rinehart was the 13 LM selected in the 2008 draft.  Most often only the 1st round selections play and start 16 games.  So far Mike Williams has not accomplished much considering his position in the draft and Chad Rinehart's lack of playing time is not so unusual for a 3rd rounder.  Jeremy Bridges was a 6th round pick and Stephan Heyer was an undrafted free agent. It would be nice to have a picket fence of 1st rounders. ;)

Since 1995 604 LM, 101 centers, 212 guards, and 291 tackles have been selected in the draft.  First, 2nd, and 3rd round picks amounted to 226 players. In the years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, and 1995 there were respectively 36, 40, 42, 50, 50, 41, 41, 34, 41, 32, 39, 43, 34, 39, and 42 LM selected in all rounds and 9, 10, 9, 11, 9, 7, 8, 11, 7, 11, 11, 10, 8, 10, 16 in the 1st 2 rounds.  Since 2002 there have been 32 teams in the league and obviously only a few teams can get the most highly regarded players in a given year.  While the Redskins have had scant pickings in the draft, the typical NFL team is nearly on a par with them considering free agents and trades. 

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