Smoke Signals: Offensive line meltdown

As expected, the offensive line — which the front office has stubbornly refused to address for the better part of a decade — is a mess of injuries and poor performance one week into training camp. Preseason games start soon and OL Coach Joe Bugel and his troops don’t have long to fix these problems. Read it.

LT Stephon Heyer bruised his knee and is day-to-day. Read it. Not good news considering the following…

LT Mike Williams has been awful in pass protection. Read about it.

Might be time for the Redskins to contact free agent tackles Levi Jones and/or Jon Runyan. Either would be be an upgrade at this point. Tackle looks like a problem area. Read it.

He’s limping around right now, but All Pro LT Chris Samuels is determined to prove he’s still an elite player and win the Super Bowl that has eluded him. Read it.

FB Mike Sellers isn’t a happy training camper and wants a raise. Careful, Mike — the Redskins did draft a fullback this year. Read it.

WR Devin Thomas has shown a lot of improvements, but he’s still got a ways to go before he becomes the playmaking threat the offense desperately needs. Read it.

DE Jeremy Jarmon, taken in the 3rd round in the supplemental draft, speaks French and wants to study theater in France. For more on that and other Jarmon-related news, read it.

Meanwhile, Jarmon is studying the playbook hard to make up for time lost over the summer to his fellow D-line mates. Read it.

The kickers, punter and long snapper practice with the rest of the team today for the first time. New PK David Rayner seems confident he can knock off incumbent Shaun Suisham. Read it.

If you want to learn more about the kickers, punter, and returners on the roster now, read this.

Once again, the Redskins cut DL Vaka Manupuna. Also, injury news:

DL: Albert Haynesworth, Phillip Daniels, Cornelius Griffin, Anthony Montgomery and J.D. Skolnitsky have all missed time because of injuries or scheduled rest.

OL: Stephon Heyer, Randy Thomas, Casey Rabach and Mike Williams have all sat out something with various injuries.

The Redskins are in need of a “camp body” — somebody who is healthy and allow Jim Zorn to follow his practice script. If more linemen continue to get hurt, it could impact how much hitting goes on during practice.

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