such a tease!! . . . Meriweather Tore ACL

[SkinsGuru]

Source (Washington Post):

Safety Brandon Meriweather will miss the remainder of the Washington Redskins’ season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Coach Mike Shanahan announced Monday.

It was Meriweather’s first game of the season. He had been sidelined by an injury to his left knee that he aggravated twice.

Meriweather started and played a little more than one half before injuring his knee. He had an interception in his Redskins debut.

He played like a beast when he played in the 2012 season . . . too bad it was for just a handful of snaps more than a half a game . . . hopefully he can get his knees into decent working order and be healthy next season as he looked good playing SS out there . . .

[Crazy Horse]

Looked better than anybody else has in the skins defensive backfield this year. what a $hitty way to kick off dallas week!

[PennSkinsFan]

Little more than a cruel joke.

[Seafin77]

Injuries are like a curse on this team.

[ISF]

Great teams have depth. The year the Packers won the SB they had 15 or so players on injured reserve. This is why drafting well, have quality depth all the way down to your practice squad, is so important. Not every player will make your 53 or 8 person practice squad, but you need players who have some exposure to your system so that when you have to sign someone off the street, hopefully they can step in and contribute.

Right now our starting O line has 1 drafted starter. Look at the great teams in this league, that is not the case there. Our position won't improve much until we have draft choices as starters everywhere you look.

[bfauble83]

I'd still vote him defensive MVP

[SkinsGuru]

I'd still vote him defensive MVP

LOL . . . sadly he will still be in the running at the end of the season . . .

[Seafin77]

Great teams have depth. The year the Packers won the SB they had 15 or so players on injured reserve. This is why drafting well, have quality depth all the way down to your practice squad, is so important. Not every player will make your 53 or 8 person practice squad, but you need players who have some exposure to your system so that when you have to sign someone off the street, hopefully they can step in and contribute.

Right now our starting O line has 1 drafted starter. Look at the great teams in this league, that is not the case there. Our position won't improve much until we have draft choices as starters everywhere you look.

Agreed and then some! I see similar thoughts expressed by legions of Skins fans all over the place. Why doesn't anyone in Ashburn figure it out??

S.

[SkinsGuru]

Agreed and then some! I see similar thoughts expressed by legions of Skins fans all over the place. Why doesn't anyone in Ashburn figure it out??

S.

not to make any excuses for them . . . but i will says its very easy to say we need depth . . . not as easy to find good depth for real though . . . maybe a few more seasons of valuing the draft will help . . .

[Seafin77]

not to make any excuses for them . . . but i will says its very easy to say we need depth . . . not as easy to find good depth for real though . . . maybe a few more seasons of valuing the draft will help . . .

I think the point ISF is making is that the team has not paid attention in the draft to the o-line and that has been a problem for a long time. Like he said only one drafted starter on the o-line.

S.