Anyone else worried about lack of playing time for JC, CP and OL as a unit?!?!

[timdaley73]

I am not chicken little pessimist nor a blind optimist. I would like to think logically and realistically.

I can't help but to wonder if the lack of playing time or game conditioning would bite us in the butt... We have been sitting Samuels and CP for a very long time. I wonder if they would be in football shape when the season starts. Will Jason Campbell have had enough game situations and timing experience to be able to lead this team throughout the regular season? Will the newly acquired G Pete Kendall mesh with the OL unit especially since Samuels hasn't practiced or played majority of the pre-season (and they do play next to eachother)?!?!!?

What are your logical and realistic thoughts on this topic??

:dallasuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck

[Gilgamesh]

What can be done about it now? It's just the way things worked out. Things might take a while to get going on offense, but they'll click eventually.

[zCommander]

Logic??? Not much logic in your thread. CP and JC got hurt. So it is not like they are not trying to play but they can't play. It was more important for JC to not go out but things happen for a good reason - be positive. I am not worried about CP, unlike some of the fans here, but the OL is a little to worry about but can be adjusted quickly if needed.

Let's talk about this after the season starts instead of trying to worry about lot of what ifs we have no control over.

[CakeMan 89]

a little bit, but Campbell will do good so long as he has a solid running game behind him. Which he should with Pete Kendall helping that o-line on the left side.

[Pedro]

OL start slow so yeah on that score. JC no, he's gonna be in there whenever the coaches allow. CP no, he's experienced elite and doesn't need it.

Now pretend you're an OLman. You know your season is all about JC and CP and we are veterans on the OL so don't worry.

We are a legit D with an elite RB and a potentially good/elite QB so expect the OL to be in there doing what they need to do.

[WorldBFree76]

We will probably have to rely on the defense for the first few games, even moreso than we will for the rest of the season.

[C26 Run]

I wouldn't worry about the O-line, CP, nor JC. Of course naturally speaking for Game 1 guys are gonna be rusty. But as the season goes on, I think we'll be fine. :helmet:

[Campbell's_da_man]

What are your logical and realistic thoughts on this topic??

It will probably take a few weeks before the O-line starts getting into a rhythm, but our defense will be up to the task, while the offense catches up. You only need a mediocre offense when you have a great defense, and I'm expecting to see great things in our defense this year (top 3)!!!

[SkinsHokieFan]

Weeks 1 and 2 may be sluggish, both the Miami and Philly D are quality

After the bye and going up against the Giants in week 4, the offense should start to click if everyone is healthy

[buckeyeG]

It's a catch 22...on one hand you don't want your starters hurt in a meaningless game...but you want to see your starters play at least a few set of downs to get their timing down.

So what do you do if you are the coach?

[KCJDLJ]

Another "anyone else worried" thread. This gets tiring. I'm not worried about injured players not playing in the pre-season. Lets get them healthy for the long season ahead.

[CM916]

Nope. I trust JC, CP, our pro bowl caliber O-line and most importantly the coaching staff.:logo:

[z0eboy]

no worries here, by the time season starts it'll be all pitch and catch

[skinsdude]

I am not chicken little pessimist nor a blind optimist. I would like to think logically and realistically.

I can't help but to wonder if the lack of playing time or game conditioning would bite us in the butt... We have been sitting Samuels and CP for a very long time. I wonder if they would be in football shape when the season starts. Will Jason Campbell have had enough game situations and timing experience to be able to lead this team throughout the regular season? Will the newly acquired G Pete Kendall mesh with the OL unit especially since Samuels hasn't practiced or played majority of the pre-season (and they do play next to eachother)?!?!!?

What are your logical and realistic thoughts on this topic??

:dallasuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck

I think that your concern definitely has merit. The problem is everyone's playing as much as they can with the exeption of Portis. Jason and Chris have been sitting out due to injury. While my concern is only minimal about Portis' or Samuels lack of playing time I'm much more concerned about Jason. He needs the work. I hope that he sees as much playing time tonight as his health allows.

[jsevier]

I am not worried to the point of panick but I am kind of wondering how we will start of. Like a previous poster, I think the season may be get started a little slow but should pick up. Thank God our defense looks good at this point because that will definately help if we want to avoid a couple of early losses.

[More Complete]

I agree that the O will start off slow. I expect the ground game to suffer and Jason to take a few sacks before things get rolling. I agree that the defense will need to carry us the first few games. I'm not so worried about Jason other than his pass protection breaking down.

I think the fact that Lloyd has missed practice and that Randel El hasn't will show. Also, Cooley will spend more time blocking and less time catching passes the first few games but things will be clicking by the time we come out of our early bye. Hail!

[BLEED-B&G]

We always seem to start slow....we may get off to a good start but the games are usually pretty close and often times ugly.

I wouldn't doubt that will be the case once again this year....

Our schedule is somewhat softer in the first 6 games so starting off slowly shouldn't be a problem; I'm hoping we are firing on all cylinders and sitting at 4-2 (at least) by the time we go to New England

[Fifty Gut]

we're just one of many teams in the same situation, so no, I'm not worried

[skindogger47]

Logic??? Not much logic in your thread. CP and JC got hurt. So it is not like they are not trying to play but they can't play. It was more important for JC to not go out but things happen for a good reason - be positive. I am not worried about CP, unlike some of the fans here, but the OL is a little to worry about but can be adjusted quickly if needed.

Let's talk about this after the season starts instead of trying to worry about lot of what ifs we have no control over.

You're worried about the o line, not CP? The O line last time I checked was the strength of our team. And I don't believe Jason Campbell has EVER handed a ball off to Clinton Portis in a live game versus real opponents. Not much logic in your post.

And if we're not worrying about things out of our control, why don't we just shut down this message board altogether since we have no control over anything Redskins.

[Riggo#44]

I was thinking about the same issue, but the early bye week really comes in handy. Not to mention only Miami has a legit defense in the 1st half of our schedule. I am not sold on the Philly D as of yet. We shall see. I feel significantly better with the acquisition of Kendall. We then have Detroit, at GB, and Arizona.

We have a little time to get our legs under us, so to speak, before the meat of our sched - At NE, At NYJ, Philly, at Dallas. Could very well be 0-4 there.

[flexxskins]

Not worried, just damn curious at this point.

[jrfriedm]

I am not chicken little pessimist nor a blind optimist. I would like to think logically and realistically.

I can't help but to wonder if the lack of playing time or game conditioning would bite us in the butt... We have been sitting Samuels and CP for a very long time. I wonder if they would be in football shape when the season starts. Will Jason Campbell have had enough game situations and timing experience to be able to lead this team throughout the regular season? Will the newly acquired G Pete Kendall mesh with the OL unit especially since Samuels hasn't practiced or played majority of the pre-season (and they do play next to eachother)?!?!!?

What are your logical and realistic thoughts on this topic??

:dallasuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck

Does the fact that they haven't gotten as much playing time as I would have liked them get a little worrysum to me? Absoletly. Do I think that our entire offensive line is now made up of veterans who are among the best at there postitons and know how to play the game, and will be able to come together quickly and perform at a top level? Yes. Do I think that Portis is one of the best running backs in the league, and will be ready for week 1? Yes. Do I think that Campbell may need a game or two to really get into a groove? Yes. Do I think that due to the O-line, the running game, and the defense that Campbell will have a couple of weeks to get it going? Yes.

[skinsdude]

You're worried about the o line, not CP? The O line last time I checked was the strength of our team. And I don't believe Jason Campbell has EVER handed a ball off to Clinton Portis in a live game versus real opponents. Not much logic in your post.

And if we're not worrying about things out of our control, why don't we just shut down this message board altogether since we have no control over anything Redskins.

I also am far more worried about the offensive line than I am about Portis. Our left guard has never played a down for us and our left tackle, possibly the most important position on the O-line, has yet to play a snap in preseason. Portis may take a while to get into a rhythm but but I'm more concerned about how long it will take for the offensive line to jell.

[Philip Pease]

Weeks 1 and 2 may be sluggish, both the Miami and Philly D are quality

After the bye and going up against the Giants in week 4, the offense should start to click if everyone is healthy

My only concern is how quickly the OL can get in sync. So I agree that weeks 1 and 2 we may have trouble offensively. I am not concerned with either Jason or Clinton; they should be ready.

Since we have 10 days between tonights final preseason game and our opener, hopefully the OL can get it together by then.

[ouvan59]

I am not chicken little pessimist nor a blind optimist. I would like to think logically and realistically.

I'm not picking on you but I'm pretty sure that nearly every poster on these boards feels that way about themselves including the chicken littles and the blind homers.

Now on to the meat of your post. I think there should be some concern but I also think that most teams have been missing players throughout the preseason. We aren't the only team that has had players out. Trent Green has thrown the same number of passes in the preseason as Jason. The only one I am concerned about is Jason. He needs as much experience as he can get and last week would have been a nice to see him go up against the Ravens. But Samuels, Kendall, Portis and Washington are all veterans that know exactly what it takes. Running back is one position that doesn't need as much practice as others. Proof of that is that it is the one position that rookies come in and shine all the time. So I'm not all that worried about Portis stepping in an doing well. And no matter what people think of Betts he is a quality #2 guy.