Redskins Take Fleet-Footed 315 lb Lineman

It was fitting seeing Chris Samuels there in NY being the Washington Redskins' representative to hand the envelope for the 4th overall selection. It's been a long time roughly 10 years since we drafted a lineman. Chris Samuels turned out to be a rock solid starter for a decade and if we had won more games, he and Jansen might have made more pro bowls and would have been a guaranteed HOFer.

The wait is now over and with a sensible front office finally in place, the Washington Redskins selected Trent Williams out of Oklahoma. Initially I wasn't so enthralled with this pick expecting us to take Okung the Ox rather than Trent the Silverback. But as I was texting a fellow Skins' fan of mine he reassured me the reason why we picked him. He simply fit the system better.

The zone blocking scheme requires linemen more than just parking their butt in a 2 yard area. Linemen are expected to keep up with the RB and FB moving up, down, left, right, diagonal, and every which way else. Trent Williams' unique skill of moving his hefty 315 lb frame in 4.8 seconds over 40 yards and perhaps quicker in a lesser distance makes this pick even more valuable than getting an Okung.

In other NFL offenses Williams would not be used adequately but with Shanahan's unique zone blocking run scheme, he is the one of a kind talent that the team would more than love to have.

The Caps Love to Live Dangerously

First off I just want to say that after the debacle with the Wizards and the horrendous seasons by the Redskins, Nationals and DC United, it's nice to see a local team actually performing well and kicking some ass in the regular season. But as you know, the regular season champions are only good in European soccer. If you want to be the man, you've got to win in the playoffs.

In Game 1 Montreal stunned the Capitals by shutting down Ovechkin and effectively outplaying their opponents. The Habs take away one game from Chinatown. The usually raucous Red Army was in a somber mood pretty much towards the second half of the game and even at the end in overtime.

Game 2 marked a little bit of a hike in urgency. People around the region realize this shouldn't be something to panic about but the Caps definitely should start picking up the pace or else. Eventually the game got out of hand...4-1 Montreal lead. Or at least out of hand for other teams, because unlike other teams the Capitals THRIVE on having their backs against the wall.

Granted I was at work and wasn't able to watch the game, just following the action via Yahoo updates I can't comment too much on this. What I can say was that by the time the 3 goal deficit came about, Boudreau rightfully pulled Jose out of the net and put in Varly who I've always been a big fan of since his debut in last year's awesome playoff run. Eventually we overcame two more 1 goal deficits in what culminated to be a fantastic OT playoff finish.

After seeing tremendous come from behind victories in games and during a handful of playoff series with the Caps time and time again would you ever count out the Caps again? I think not. 4-1? Pshaw.