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Nothing more painful sometimes than reality. WFT is great. Put 15-1 on the board and get ready for the playoffs with home field throughout. But don't call any time outs because someone might get hurt.

I think I finished my post with Snyder as the death knell that has lasted almost 2 decades. I mentioned Shuler and Turner to be consistent with the thread title. Maybe should have talked about Ferrote head butting the concrete barrier at the back of the end zone after running for a touchdown. I wonder if he qualified for one of the concussion payments. No question, the elephant in the room is Snyder but that was a few years later. The end of the Cook era wasn't great either and may have opened the door for Snyder to acquire the team.

The Heath Shuler draft and Norv Turner being hired to mold Shuler into another Troy Aikman definitely set the tone for the whole era. Never forget Shuler saying that the NFL balls were too slippery compared with the ones in college. Then Snyder came along and we all know the rest of the story.

If/when Alex Smith gets full contact on that leg and if/when he feels any cause for concern whatsoever and if/when he will probably shake it off and pretend it didn't happen the man deserves whatever happens after that. He is flat out nuts to even try this. It reminds me of daredevils in various activities who inevitably suffer serious injury or worse. Its all on Alex and whatever happens there should be no sympathy whatsoever. On top of that, like a radio talk show host said the other day, if Alex Smith becomes the starting QB for the Washington Football Team, they are in even more serious trouble. So the question is, other than satisfying some need that Alex Smith has to prove something that does not need to be proved to anyone, what is the upside to him putting on the pads again?

Evidently the man almost died during the recovery process. He should thank his lucky stars that he is able to enjoy sports activities with his family, maybe a football related career, and lead a normal life. He would be nuts to go anywhere near a NFL football field as a player. So he probably will.

evmiii posted " If Chase is everything he is projected to be offenses will have to game plan around him, change blocking schemes, get rid of the ball quicker, etc and the entire defense will benefit and be better. Too much upside to pass on unless it's one of those offers you just can pass up (RG3 level). " Then they start playing those wascally games in the National Football League, not the Big Ten. They misused Arrington for 7 years? So what happened to Kahlil (sp) Mack last year with the Bears? Gruden was chastised when he traded him from the Raiders, now he looks like a genius. Redskins need every QB, receiver, running back, tight end they can lay their hands on to say nothing of O line. The offense is as offensive as you can get..

Remember Lavar Arrington? I believe he was drafted out of Penn State in Snyder the Great's first year as owner and he was supposed to be the next Lawrence Taylor. Well, he turned out to be no more than a decent NFL linebacker. What the Redskins need is as much offensive fire power as they can lay their hands on. The way the game is played today with moving pockets and QBs extending plays a classic pass rusher is less and less a factor. Chase will be chasing a lot. The Redskins don't play Northwestern or Indiana. Good luck Ron.