NFL players typically have a limited shelf life.\u00a0 Either their age becomes a limitation or their salary does or both.\u00a0 The 2016 Washington Redskins are no exception and there are some roster moves that simply make sense now as opposed to later.\u00a0 One of those was made in the last twenty-four hours with the release of Andre Roberts.\u00a0 Here are a few others that we should hope to see if not expect to see between now and September.<\/p>\n
The starting offensive line should consist of Trent Williams, Arie Kouandjio, Spencer Long, BradonScherff, and Morgan Moses.\u00a0 The backups should be Ty Nsekhe, Austin Reiter, Takoby Cofield, and Cody Booth.\u00a0 This would make Williams the senior member of the offensive line at 27 years of age.\u00a0 It would make the line considerably larger and more geared toward a power blocking scheme.\u00a0 It would mean that, of the offensive linemen, only Williams and Scherff are earning more than $1.0 million per season.<\/p>\n
Find a legitimate nose tackle.\u00a0 Relying on Golston, who has never been more than a situational rotation player, and Ioannidis, who is not only a rookie but also grossly undersized for the position is a poor strategy for a team virtually incapable of stopping the run on 1st downs last season.\u00a0 If Knighton in the middle couldn’t stop opponents from gaining five yards on 1st downs then having a smaller and less experienced player in the nose tackle role won’t help.<\/p>\n
Neither will having Trent Murphy at defensive end.\u00a0 Murphy got absolutely destroyed on running plays last season as a linebacker and he is the primary reason teams had monumental success rushing the football on first downs.\u00a0 Moving him to defensive end won’t improve the rushing defense.\u00a0 If you’re asking how anyone could possibly know this go back and watch the film from last season.\u00a0 The team needs to roll with Baker, Paea, Reyes, and Jean-Francois and address the defensive line in the offseason.\u00a0 It also wouldn’t hurt to scour the waiver wire.<\/p>\n
Start Compton and Foster at inside linebacker with Spaight and Stevens as the backups.\u00a0 Riley was awful the last two seasons and isn’t improving with age.<\/p>\n
Give Kendall Fuller a shot at free safety.\u00a0 He’s slightly undersized for the position but athletic and quick enough to close on the ball.\u00a0 Deangelo Hall is a means to an end.<\/p>\n
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