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After nine years with the Redskins, tight end Chris Cooley is retiring and moving up to the radio booth, the Washington Post reports.

A number of ailments limited Cooley to playing in only 36 games in the past four years -- after never missing one in his first five seasons. In the past two seasons, he was largely irrelevant, catching only nine passes combined.

Cooley, who turned 31 last week, said he had talked to other teams about continuing his career. Ultimately, he decided he didn't want to play for anybody but Washington. Cooley is immensely popular in Washington and will look to add analysis during Redskins games.

"I'll always be a part of the Redskins. I'm not part of the current roster right now, but I'm part of this community because they embraced me so much as a player," Cooley said in April.

Cooley told the Post that he won't file his retirement papers quite yet, but he also said he doesn't plan on stepping back on the field.

No word yet on whether beer has been included in Cooley's radio contract.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/ey...am-radio-booth

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should have happened last season but w/e.....
i am glad he will be around HogVille.


anwyay;
are WE READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL ?!?!?!

i put in my requesting "order" for some home games.....Chiefs, 49ers and Giants.

hoping to get 2 of the 3.

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RICHMOND — Every time the defensive coaches wanted to emphasize a point to defensive end Jarvis Jenkins, or show him the correct way to run a play, they used game video from 2011. They also showed the same guy: Adam Carriker.

It hammered home a point. Carriker made plays because of his technique and because he understood the defense and knew what to look for in the offense. Now, with Carriker likely sidelined for the season after a third surgery on his right quad Thursday, Jenkins needs to do more than pay attention. Though Jenkins started 15 games last season, he did not have the impact desired, at least when it came to rushing the passer.

With Carriker out, the burden for rushing the passer from left end falls mostly on Jenkins. Chris Baker can split time between backup nose tackle and end, but he’s still new to the position as far as playing it in the NFL. Kedric Golston will help backup, as usual, but is considered a run stopper.

“I was coming into this camp fighting for a job because Adam was a great player here,” Jenkins said. “[Then] a situation like this comes up and I’m like, okay, I’m ready to go.”

Jenkins worked all offseason to improve his first step, wanting to make himself more explosive. He wanted to take a bigger first step compared to last season when his short steps often left him unable to get up-field quick enough. At times fellow end Stephen Bowen would be a good yard ahead of him on the other side — in fewer steps.

“Now I see myself doing it without even thinking about it,” Jenkins said of his first step. “Repetition molds you and that’s what it did in the offseason, just doing that 100 times a day. Obviously I’m doing a great get-off step now.”

But to make plays, it’s about more than the first step. Carriker, for example, said a big reason he recorded a career-best 5.5 sacks in 2011 was because he read offenses better. He could diagnose a play quickly, enabling him to beat a lineman. With more attention focused on other rushers – Brian Orakpo, Ryan Kerrigan – Carriker could take advantage. His strength was occupying blockers to free up the linebackers, but his ability to rush, at least in 2011, was a nice bonus for the Redskins.

“I take a lot of my technique from him,” Jenkins said of Carriker. “A lot of times he had sacks off doing great technique. It was everything: hands, eyes, body placement, hand placement. He does everything perfect.”

Teammates say they’ve seen a change in Jenkins, who missed his rookie year after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Having played as much as he did last year, then getting a chance to work in the offseason on what he learned should help.

“He’s definitely grown, he’s more comfortable,” Redskins nose tackle Barry Cofield said. “Things he’s getting coached up on last year he’s not getting coached up on any more. The mistakes he was making during the season he’s not making anymore. I expect a big leap for him. The biggest thing is the pass rush. He had a lot to learn.”

Jenkins said it was a matter of not making “stupid mistakes.” If the tackle opposite him, for example, blocked outside then Jenkins was supposed to hit the gap he left.

“I wasn’t doing it,” he said. “There were times I’d just stand on the line and I’d cloud it up for those guys. [Cofield and Bowen] would tell me I had to grow as a player as far as applying on the field what they taught me off the field. I would know it off the field, but when I get on the field it was like I was just out there. They’re like, you know this stuff, be confident. I had to get confident.”

And Jenkins says he is confident.

“Most definitely, man,” he said. “Every time I go out there I think about everything before it happens.”

That’s what Carriker used to do. For Jenkins to have success he must prove he can do the same.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...-for-the-year/

Tough blow to lose Carriker again to those Kevin Nash quads, but if we have depth anywhere, it's definitely on the defensive line. Time for Jenkins to step up big-time.

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins defensive end Jarvis Jenkins was suspended for four games without pay Friday for violating the NFL's drugs policy.

Jenkins released a statement saying he was "shocked and confused" to learn that he had tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance.

"It's an obscure substance that I've never even heard of, and I still don't know how it got into my body," the statement said. "My only guess is that it came from one of the supplements I was taking around the time of the test, even though none of them listed anything banned."

Jenkins remains eligible to practice at training camp and play in preseason games. He was on the field working with the first-string unit during the afternoon practice when the suspension was announced.

Jenkins will be eligible to return to the active roster on Sept. 30 following the team's Week 4 game against the Oakland Raiders.

A second-round pick in 2011, Jenkins missed his rookie season with a right knee injury. He returned last year to start 14 games.

Jenkins is the eighth Redskins player to receive a drugs-related suspension in less than three seasons. Left tackle Trent Williams, tight end Fred Davis and cornerback Phillip Buchanon served four-game sanctions in 2011. Cornerback Cedric Griffin and tackle Jordan Black were docked four games last year.

Linebacker Rob Jackson, like Jenkins, is suspended for the first four games this year. Safety Tanard Jackson is serving an indefinite suspension and could be reinstated this year.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/95...es-failed-test

Eight suspensions is quite a bit, and this one hurts more than Jackson does by far, especially after Carriker's injury.

[Rayman]

Cheatin' ass Skins.

Too bad they can't pop RGIII for HGH yet.

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RICHMOND – Cornerback DeAngelo Hall rolled an ankle early in Monday afternoon’s practice session and expected to have an X-ray done on the area.

Hall was covering rookie wide receiver Skye Dawson and went down in a heap as Dawson turned back downfield on a comeback route. Hall writhed on the ground in pain, grabbing his right leg. After being helped off the field, Hall initially had the ankle wrapped and went back into practice during 11-on-11 drills. He came back out a short time later. He walked around with a big ice wrap on the area for a while, then put his shoe back on and watched the remainder of practice.

“I just wanted to see how it felt,” he said. “Because when it happened, it hurt pretty bad. I felt like I got shot. I kind of stayed on the ground for a little bit, couldn’t put any pressure on it.”

Hall said he didn’t think the injury was too serious.

“It’s just part of training camp. You get a couple nicks and bruises and you keep fighting through them,” he said.

Other observations from today’s practice, which drew an announced crowd of 8,378 (2,255 in the morning, 6,123 in the afternoon)

Robert Griffin III said at his Monday morning presser that he expected to ramp up his activity slightly today, and in the afternoon, we saw him do some things he hadn’t done before. Griffin ran two six-play, no-huddle drills with the whole offense. The defense, however, was not on the field.

Griffin’s passes were crisp and accurate, and he continues to plant on his back leg with more authority and explode off of it as he throws. After those drills, Griffin went to a side field with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and did a series of drills designed to improve footwork on drop-back passes. Griffin did five-step drops and threw the ball to Shanahan, who stood directly in front of him and tossed the ball back to Griffin, who repeated the drill. After the first round, Shanahan instructed Griffin to increase his pace and plant and spring forward with more explosion as he stepped into his passes. Griffin was able to do this. Griffin went 8 for 10 in 7-on-7 drills against defensive backs and linebackers. He went 3 for 4 on his first round, and 5 for 6 on the second round, completing the last five passes after missing the first of that segment. Later, Griffin did another footwork drill in which he held up the ball as if looking to pass and, while straddling a blocking dummy, scrambled forward a number of times. Mike Shanahan said afterwards, however, that Griffin’s activities didn’t increase. Could be that he logged the same amount of on-field minutes, and that only the exercises changed.

Rookie running back Chris Thompson went through the early part of practice, but sat out the second half after having his surgically repaired left knee checked by the team’s medical staff. Thompson, who has been practicing without a brace because his doctors and team trainers cleared him to do so, was experiencing some soreness in the knee. Thompson said the on-field check revealed no problems. “I guess it’s just one of those days with this thing,” said Thompson, who missed a chunk of his final season at Florida State with a torn ACL. Thompson spent the spring rehabbing and received clearance to practice at the start of training camp.

Second-year guard Adam Gettis and veteran wide receiver Donte Stallworth both missed practice with hamstring strains. Mike Shanahan said he didn’t expect Gettis to be sidelined long, classifying his injury as a “mild strain.” Today marked the second straight practice that Stallworth has missed, but he did some running on the side and appears to be improving.

Pierre Garcon and London Fletcher both returned to practice after receiving Saturday off from Shanahan.

During minicamp, Jim Haslett said he’d be looking for ways to take advantage of his pass-rushing depth by getting Brian Orakpo, Ryan Kerrigan, Rob Jackson and rookie Brandon Jenkins on the field at the same time. Today, we saw a couple of different looks from the defense that had Orakpo and Jenkins as the linebackers and Kerrigan as a down lineman.

Today’s practice featured one-on-one pass-rush/pass-protection drills between linebackers and running backs, and let’s just say that the backs need work. Darryl Tapp embarrassed Thompson, slapping him to the side with one hard swat of the hand. Jenkins easily bested Evan Royster, Kerrigan bull-rushed Roy Helu, Orakpo sent Royster sprawling onto the grass, and Rob Jackson manhandled fullback Eric Kettani. Jawan Jamison and Tristan Davis also struggled mightily as Roddrick Muckelroy and Perry Riley overpowered them. Alfred Morris didn’t take part in the drills. Only fullback Darrel Young held his own, sticking both Muckelroy and Riley as they blitzed up the middle.

The offensive linemen didn’t fare much better in their drills against defensive linemen and outside linebackers. Trent Williams fended off Jackson twice in their matchups and Will Montgomery held off Chris Neild. Kory Lichtensteiger, Chris Chester and Tony Pashos had mixed results. But Tyler Polumbus, Josh LeRibeus, Jeremy Trueblood and guard Tevita Stevens struggled.

LeRibeus, who was drafted in the third round in 2012 to eventually anchor the interior of the line as a guard or center, has struggled quite a bit this camp. He missed all the offseason practices with injury, so is still working his way back into football shape, as Shanahan likes to say. But he has yet to appear to make strides forward. He has worked exclusively at left guard in practices, and no longer at center, as he did last training camp and in practices during the regular season until Lichtensteiger got hurt. Kevin Matthews seems to have replaced LeRibeus as Will Montgomery’s backup.
Brandon Meriweather again was held out of team drills. After doing position drills, he did work on a side field with trainers, but didn’t do any one-on-one, seven-on-seven or 11-on-11 work. Reed Doughty and Jordan Pugh alternated as first-team strong safety, with Phillip Thomas relegated to second- and third-team action.

Josh Wilson took part in 11-on-11 drills for the first time after being restricted for the first three days of practices. Wilson surrendered a catch to Aldrick Robinson downfield, but not for a lack of trying. On the 11-on-11 play, Wilson ran stride for stride with Robinson and went up at the same time, swatting at the bomb from Kirk Cousins. But Robinson got a little higher and made a spectacular grab.

David Amerson took over at left cornerback after Hall was injured because Wilson was at right corner. Amerson hadn’t worked at left corner until today. He said it requires some mental adjustments because all the movements are reversed. But he welcomed the chance to prove his versatility. When Wilson came out, Amerson went back to right corner and E.J. Biggers took over at left corner with the rest of the starters. Biggers also covered the slot in nickel packages. Richard Crawford and Chase Minnifield spent the bulk of practice as the second-team right and left cornerbacks, respectively. Minnifield recorded an intercepted a pass by Pat White.

I’m really liking the physicality that Amerson displays. He does a good job of jamming receivers at the line, and he continues to ride them for the allowed five yards. He has good closing speed, and got the best of Pierre Garcon (himself a physical, fast player) in their lone matchup today. Amerson rode Garcon’s hip, and then got better position than Garcon on a comeback route, preventing the catch.

It appears Santana Moss remains the top option at slot receiver. Josh Morgan got a little action in the slot with the first team today. Leonard Hankerson and Devery Henderson have seen limited time there other days.

Dawson is a guy to keep an eye on as he tries to make the team as an undrafted rookie out of TCU. He’s competing at kick/punt returner and wide receiver. Today, for a second straight practice, he did a good job in one-on-one drills as he has caused trouble for Hall with his speed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...training-camp/

Amerson is going to be a good player for us. I wouldn't be surprised to see him force Hall to the slot at some point this season and take over the starting job. It also looks like pass-blocking needs work all around, and none of the potential backup running backs did much to distinguish themselves in that area.

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Hall is back at practice today, but is not in uniform and is wearing a walking boot. Shanahan's quoted as saying it's not serious.

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RICHMOND – The Redskins made their way through a rain-soaked practice without incident Wednesday afternoon, and that sixth session of camp represented Robert Griffin III’s most extensive work thus far. By an unofficial count, Griffin took 15 snaps in seven-on-seven action. Griffin had seven completions on 14 pass attempts. He also threw two interceptions, and receivers dropped another three passes. On one snap, while working in the red zone, Griffin took off for the end zone after failing to find an open receiver. With defenders converging on him, Griffin showed a burst of acceleration on the soggy field. No word on whether Mike Shanahan’s heart briefly stopped beating as he watched this play.

● Josh Wilson recorded one of Griffin’s two interceptions, cutting in front of Niles Paul near the goal line to snag the pass. Richard Crawford came up with the other after covering a sideline route run by Aldrick Robinson and wrestling the ball away from the receiver just as the two fell to the ground.

● Griffin didn’t appear to plant on his back leg as firmly as he has on previous days. It’s unclear whether it was because of the rain or some other reason. He seemed to use more of his upper body to make throws rather than getting a good base and driving through his throws.

● A training camp-high 10 players sat out practice today with various bumps and bruises and veteran’s days off. Running back Chris Thompson (knee), fullback Darrel Young (knee), receiver Pierre Garcon (rest), linebacker Brian Orakpo (rest), linebacker London Fletcher (rest), guard Adam Gettis (hamstring), tight end Jordan Reed (knee), receiver Donte Stallworth (hamstring), linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough (hamstring) and cornerback DeAngelo Hall (ankle) all were not in pads.

● Safety Brandon Meriweather (knee) did individual drills, but was held out of team and one-on-one or seven-on-seven action for a fourth straight day.

● Trent Williams (wrist) did individual drills and team portions of practice that weren’t against a defense but didn’t take part in 11-on-11 action. Williams said he didn’t have an MRI exam done on that left wrist. Williams, who wore a brace on that sprained left wrist, said concern for him is unnecessary. “I feel honored that you guys worry about me. But there’s really no cause for it,” he said. Second-year pro Tom Compton played at left tackle with the first team and did fairly well in run blocking. He didn’t appear to make any grave errors in pass protection as he went up against Rob Jackson, who played in place of Orakpo.

● Aldrick Robinson took on the role of “X” receiver – the primary target on a number of plays – with Garcon sidelined.

● Santana Moss continues to get the best of E.J. Biggers, who is eight years his junior, in their individual and team matchups. Biggers has done well for the most part, whether lined up at left corner or at nickelback – when not matched up with Moss. On Wednesday, the wily veteran made Biggers look silly on a number of plays – particularly when running double-moves. The soggy field didn’t help Biggers at all, but the defensive back still was rather demonstrative in his body language after giving up catches to Moss, who chose to ham it up a bit.

● Biggers did intercept a Kirk Cousins pass intended for Robinson.

● Biggers wasn’t the only defensive back to struggle defending double moves on the wet field. Josh Wilson and Chase Minnifield also got turned around and gave up open catches to Nick Williams and Skye Dawson, respectively.

● Wide receiver Lance Lewis made an impressive one-handed grab over Wilson on a throw from Cousins on one play.

● Wilson on Wednesday went back to his roots and took part in kickoff returns. Wilson returned kicks in the four seasons prior to his arrival in Washington (both in Seattle and Baltimore). As a rookie, he averaged a career-best 27.5 yards per kick return. The following year, as Seattle’s primary return man, Wilson recorded 1,753 yards on 69 returns for a 25.4 average. That rookie year, Wilson had an 89-yard return for a touchdown. Wilson said he asked for some return work because he is required to attend every special teams meeting anyway. “I’ve got to show these young guys how it’s done,” he joked. “I told them to look me up on YouTube.”

● Roy Helu seems to have the edge in the competition for No. 2 back. The Redskins have used him in a variety of ways – standard run plays, option pitches, and as a receiver out of the backfield – to take advantage of his speed and catching ability.

● The Redskins announced Wednesday’s attendance at 7,823 fans with 2,611 showing up for the morning walk-through, and 5,212 for the afternoon practice.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...training-camp/

Also, Nick Barnett was signed to a one year deal for LB depth, which I can't complain about. Plenty of young guys are on the roster already, but the extra vet is never a problem. I imagine he will be with the team through at least Rob Jackson's suspension.

I like seeing Robinson getting time, and I think he will do well. His best asset is speed, and I'd rather give him the chance than Henderson or Stallworth.

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RICHMOND – Robert Griffin III had his most accurate passing performance of training camp, completing 16 of 17 throws in seven-on-seven action.

The incompletion was on an out route to his left where Griffin led Pierre Garcon a little too much, and the receiver couldn’t get to it.

Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan joked, “He’s got to get that other completion.”

Griffin appeared to plant better on his throws today than he did on Wednesday. His footwork on drop-backs, the way he stepped back, planted and then sprung forward, stepping with his left and dragging the back toe looked just like all the other quarterbacks. He didn’t seem to heave the ball, relying heavily on his upper body, like he did on Wednesday.

Griffin didn’t go downfield on any of his throws. The longest was a 15-yard strike to Logan Paulsen. The rest came in the 5- to 10-yard range as he worked through his progressions and found openings in the pass defense.

The 15-yard completion was the best throw of the day and the one on which Griffin really planted and threw with impressive velocity. The pass hit Paulsen in stride. The tight end stuck up his right hand, snagged the pass, and then tucked it in with both hands. It might have been Griffin’s best throw of camp.

Meanwhile, the other surgically repaired knees in camp don’t seem to be progressing as positively:

● Safety Brandon Meriweather missed a fourth straight day of team drills (watching both seven-on-seven and 11-on-11 drills). Meriweather last handled a normal workload last Friday, and then he had only a handful of reps in team drills on Saturday. He has since been restricted to individual work. When the Redskins are in team drills, Meriweather either went to work with strength coaches on a separate field, or watched his teammates practice. Asked about Meriweather, Shanahan said, “He is not ready to go in team situations yet.”

● Running back Chris Thompson missed a third straight day of practice. His surgically-repaired left knee developed some soreness and tightness, and he last took part in team drills on Monday. He has since watched – not even taking part in individual drills. His daily routine consists of watching his teammates and working with the strength coach off and on during practices.

● Roy Helu, Fred Davis, Kory Lichtensteiger and Reed Doughty all received Thursday’s practice off. Jeremy Kimbrough, Adam Gettis and Donte Stallworth continue to rehab their hamstring strains. DeAngelo Hall’s ankle again kept him on the sideline. He isn’t wearing a boot anymore, though.
● Trent Williams practiced with his left wrist wrapped so heavily that it basically was a club. Shanahan said it’s not ideal, but that it enables Williams to practice and protects him from further damage.

Wide receiver Josh Morgan left practice with a hamstring strain, and after practice, cornerback Richard Crawford rode a cart to the locker room. He was rubbing his right hamstring and grimacing, but Shanahan didn’t have an update on him.

● Phillip Thomas spoke on Wednesday about how he finally felt like he was catching up and ready to start displaying his full capabilities. Thursday, he got his first snaps with the first team, lining up at strong safety with Bacarri Rambo at free safety. Thomas rotated with Jordan Pugh on the first team. Thomas showed good pursuit on run plays, and then positioned himself to de-cleat Pierre Garcon as he caught a slant route, but held up since this is only practice.

● Josh LeRibeus started at left guard with Lichtensteiger out. He appeared to well in run blocking, but continues to see mixed results in pass protection. If he drew a speedy linebacker, who cuts inside, LeRibeus struggled. He didn’t react fast enough to get in front of both Brandon Jenkins or Brian Orakpo on separate plays. LeRibeus did do better holding off Kedric Golston as he came off the line and tried to get into the backfield.

● Nick Barnett was in pads and took part in individual drills Thursday afternoon. During the walk-through portion that kicked off Thursday’s afternoon session, Barnett lined up directly behind London Fletcher, but 10 yards further upfield, and mirrored his every move. He then watched the team drills. Afterwards, he said, “It was good. Still got a little ways to go, but it felt good being out there, going through positional drills and being able to watch the practice instead of sitting in my hotel room watching movies. I look forward to when I can be out there.” Shanahan said Barnett isn’t ready to practice full speed, but that he didn’t know what kind of timeline the linebacker is looking at.

● Shanahan conceded today that “You take a look at our tackle situation and I think it is very obvious to everybody who is first, second and third team right now.” If you’ve lost track, left tackle goes like this: Trent Williams-Tom Compton-Xavier Nixon. Right tackle: Tyler Polumbus-Tony Pashos-Jeremy Trueblood. Guard depth is less certain because guys are still working their way back from injuries. Maurice Hurt will likely compete as a backup left and right guard, and also can play tackle. Adam Gettis normally lines up at second-team right guard, but has been sidelined, and Tevita Stevens has played there. It appears that Kevin Matthews is your backup center.

● Compton has a long way to go to be ready to step in at left tackle and play well if Williams were to go down. He offered little resistance to Brian Orakpo on back-to-back plays against him. On the first, Orakpo blew right by Compton on the outside. On the next, Orakpo swam to the inside and Compton turned, but the linebacker already was through the hole and baring down on the quarterback.

● Niles Paul looks more confident in his second year as a tight end. He’s catching balls better than he did last year, and is turning upfield more quickly. With Fred Davis out, he got more time with the starters today. Jordan Reed was back in action and got some first-team run as well and made a couple of nice catches.

● Rookie running back Jawan Jamison has been pretty quiet so far, and it’s hard to really gauge a running back in practice because there is no tackling. But today, he showed a bit of elusiveness and a burst of speed as he hit the hole, drew a linebacker toward him and then bounced to the outside and took off up the sideline.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...training-camp/

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Also, Nick Barnett was signed to a one year deal for LB depth, which I can't complain about. Plenty of young guys are on the roster already, but the extra vet is never a problem. I imagine he will be with the team through at least Rob Jackson's suspension.

I like seeing Robinson getting time, and I think he will do well. His best asset is speed, and I'd rather give him the chance than Henderson or Stallworth.

i like the move since Keenan tore pec muscle.....
plus; fletcher is getting up there....definitely his last year. Riley will be motivated as well.
i just wish we were just a bit stronger in the Safety and DB area.....

we are looking good tho.......i havent been this excited about the Redskins since Doug Williams went nuts in SB XXII

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i like the move since Keenan tore pec muscle.....
plus; fletcher is getting up there....definitely his last year. Riley will be motivated as well.
i just wish we were just a bit stronger in the Safety and DB area.....

we are looking good tho.......i havent been this excited about the Redskins since Doug Williams went nuts in SB XXII

I feel you. I finally feel comfortable that the team has the depth to compete. I was always cautiously optimistic, because we would always lose someone and never have the right players to fill in. My only concern is if none of the younger guys in the secondary step up, and if Meriweather isn't healthy.

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I feel you. I finally feel comfortable that the team has the depth to compete. I was always cautiously optimistic, because we would always lose someone and never have the right players to fill in. My only concern is if none of the younger guys in the secondary step up, and if Meriweather isn't healthy.

hoping we get some good production out of these young guys:
Phillip Thomas
David Amerson

we also need Gomes to step up
and
definitely need Meriweather to be healthy

[tigstah]

i was supposed to go to the practice today, ran too many errands. i have one more week left. if i dont i am going to be pissed, as i live about 12 minutes from the practice facility here in richmond.