To all my loyal readers (Hi Mom!), I want to apologize for my lack of posts the past month. It's been a busy time for me, and it's been hard to get my thoughts down. Things should still be slow as training camp approaches, but I'm going to try to get posts up with a little more regularity.
On that note, there has been some action at Redskins Park as of late. The biggest move has been the release of longtime right tackle Jon Jansen.
This move has been speculated over for sometime, but the timing was a bit of a surprise. It seemed like the team was committed to letting him challenge for a starting spot. If that didn't happen, he would have had the opportunity to be the main backup up at essentially all positions across the line.
As the OTA's progressed, coaches noticed that Jansen had not made any improvement since last season and it was in the best interest of the team for the two to part ways.
Jansen has been a fighter for this organization for a long time, but it was his time to go. He's be a mainstay of this line for the past decade, and it will be difficult to fill his shoes. He was a leader in the locker room and was a consummate 'Redskin'.
The release of Jansen will allow younger players to step in and get his reps along the line, but more importantly clears up the competition for starting right tackle. The players going after the position will now be Jeremy Bridges, Stephon Heyer and Mike Williams. This competition, however, should not show a true front runner until the pads are on, but it's probably between Bridges and Heyer as Williams battles to get his weight down and back into football shape.
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