Redskins Mailbag, Keim

[Caliskinsfan]

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@john_keim Week 1, should we expect Scherff at G or T? #Jkmailbag

— Jay (@RedskinsCult) August 7, 2015

Keim: Good question. Several days ago I would have said tackle, but now I'd lean more towards guard for two reasons. One: Brandon Scherff is a better fit inside and would provide a strong building block. Two: Morgan Moses has improved enough to warrant strong consideration. I think the Redskins like the combination of Scherff and Moses more than they do Spencer Long(at guard) and Scherff. It's not what I expected when they drafted Scherff, and I've never been a big fan of drafting guards in the top 10. But now that they have, the goal is to maximize the value -- and one thing people always say about tackles is that if they can't hack it outside, they can always be moved inside. I don't think that means he'll only play guard in his career, but it means that he might start out at this spot.

 

[skinsdad62]

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@john_keim Week 1, should we expect Scherff at G or T? #Jkmailbag

— Jay (@RedskinsCult) August 7, 2015

Keim: Good question. Several days ago I would have said tackle, but now I'd lean more towards guard for two reasons. One: Brandon Scherff is a better fit inside and would provide a strong building block. Two: Morgan Moses has improved enough to warrant strong consideration. I think the Redskins like the combination of Scherff and Moses more than they do Spencer Long(at guard) and Scherff. It's not what I expected when they drafted Scherff, and I've never been a big fan of drafting guards in the top 10. But now that they have, the goal is to maximize the value -- and one thing people always say about tackles is that if they can't hack it outside, they can always be moved inside. I don't think that means he'll only play guard in his career, but it means that he might start out at this spot.

here is the essence of what is going on , they like the moses combo better then the long one . i can live with that

 

[Caliskinsfan]

here is the essence of what is going on , they like the moses combo better then the long one . i can live with that

We all want the best 5 on the field. Looks like this is the combo Callahan likes best at this point in time.

 

[skinsdad62]

well i hope it works out because then you have a 3rd rounder (moses) making a move to be a starter a touch ahead of my personal power curve and you get another young stud in the line-up (sherf) that can develop together with a pair of young mid round draft choices (kujo and long ) pushing their way into the line up as back ups . you arent rushing either one into the line-up and they are getting great coaching from callahan

this is where you can save in cap space when you are looking to resign trent , robinson , pot roast , and morris

 

[Caliskinsfan]

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@john_keim I noticed last year D. Young being on the field almost always meant a run was coming, curious if you saw that too #jkmailbag

— Mike (@skinsfl) August 7, 2015

John Keim: Good eye. Yes, that was the case as 141 of his 198 snaps last season were on running plays, according to ESPN Stats & Information. But that's in line with what the Redskins had done the previous two seasons under then-coach Mike Shanahan. In the last three years, here are the percentages of Young's plays that have resulted in runs: 71.1 (2014), 67.1 (2013) and 72.7 (2012). What's interesting has been the decrease in yards per carry when the Redskins use two-back sets (it's not always Young, either). They went from 4.27 three years ago to 4.97 and finally to 3.35 last season. My guess? That number will increase by a yard in 2015.