milliondollarslim Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 My prediction is that if he is healthy, he will be the starter at guard on opening day. he is actually a pretty talented player but i think he is going to win the job becuase of dedication and will. you watch, he will be there and play well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmb5 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I still haven't seen enough of him to pass judgment. He was good filling in for Jansen at tackle late last season, but one pre-season game at guard just isn't enough to go on. I'm sure that whoever ends up starting game 1 will do OK because theyll be playing between Samuels and Rabach. I just hope our o-line is able to start fast this year the way they ended last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTN Redskin Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 He is too tall to successfully play guard. Now tackle maybe a different story and I would consider him at right if Jansen struggles. If anything, he will be a strong backup T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAB Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I am big time worried about Wade. I really, really, really, REALLY hope you're correct about him being ok though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudMouth12thMan Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 He is too tall to successfully play guard. Now tackle maybe a different story and I would consider him at right if Jansen struggles. If anything, he will be a strong backup T. Well, we've all heard that he's too tall but I think it's more about being on the opposite side and the fact that he is just trying to get comfortable of there in an unnatural position for him. The height thing is a media thing you're regurgitating. I don't think that's it. I think it's a new position, a different side, and the lack of an experienced Tackle playing next to him. I think Samuels and Wade is a different situation than with Heyer. No doubt Wade played pretty crappy against the Titans but I think it will be a different dynamic with Samuels in there. :2cents: HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Nobody knows one way or another. It's silly at this point to proclaim him the starter or say he can't do it. We need to see him play a few games first. I hope to see what he can do against Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I don't think we have a hell of a lot of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLU44 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 We'll find out for sure next week against the Ravens. Many people believe the 3rd exhibition game is actually the real dress rehearsal for the season opener. No coach or organization is about to risk an injury in the 4th exhibition game with the regular season opener a week a way. So, for all intents and purposes this week should tell us, pretty much what we need to know about our personnel............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 the Redskins actually have very good depth at tackle with Heyer and Todd Wade and that is the position at which you HAVE to be able to cover on the OL to win. the Redskins in the past have been able to plug in guys at guard and continue rolling and I think the team can do that with Pucillo if necessary in 2007. there isn't another team in the NFC East with decent depth at tackle and that is going to cost one or two of these teams down the road. when the Redskins resigned Wade it was with the understanding that he would be able to get first crack at the left guard job, but it wasn't guaranteed he would win it. but what Gibbs did by offering Wade the chance to compete there, was to sign perhaps the best #3 tackle in the NFC and that was a very smart move, given Jon Jansen's injury history at RT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 the Redskins in the past have been able to plug in guys at guard and continue rolling and I think the team can do that with Pucillo if necessary in 2007.i hope you are right. but i have a feeling you just can't "plug in guys at guard and continue rolling". remember when lennie friedman was a starter? remember when dockery was a rookie? robert gallery as a rookie? not so good. i'm optimistic about wade though. i think if bugel and get him out of robot mode and let him play, we'll be alright. at guard all the action is coming to him, all he has to do is be nasty and understand the scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I predict Pucillo wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Still a little early to give up on the man. See what happens when he gets back in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesome Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Todd Wade is a tackle- he should play tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aireskoi Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I haven't given up on Wade yet, but could the answer to the guard problem be Heyer? He is younger and could be a long term solution. He is built better to play guard than Wade and he looks like he could easily pack on a few more pounds if he wanted to. Heyer seems to be doing a great job for the most part so far with the starting O, so I don't think the NFL is too big for him. This could allow Wade to return to backing up the tackles. We still have 2 preseason games to get it right and I just wonder if Heyer could move inside easier. He has not played guard that I can find, but he has always played on the left side and had a left guard right next to him. This would put him between Samuels and Rabach rather than on an island. I need to see Wade dominate for the rest of the preseason before I will be convinced he can do it. For Wade, the time is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Its too early to tell, but its a good situation to be in where his backup looked great last game(pucillo) and is fighting him for the job. You want someone to win the job, not someone to loose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeTK Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 the competition should bring out the best in both.... either way, i think a capable guy will be in that slot come week one i think there is too much being made of wade's height.... if the buge thinks hes using his leverage properly, he will be fine. otherwise he wouldnt be in competition for the spot... despite what many of us like to think, our coaching staff knows a thing or two more than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralStonewallTaylor Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 we should give brunell a shot at LG...d-lineman are attracted to him like magnets and his feet never move...not to mention hes got one hell of a 70s porn star look about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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