Redskins Still Tweaking With O-Line Depth

Looks like the tweaking for the offensive line is still in progress. After a terrible preseason showing for the second unit offensive line, the Redskins made a move by signing Todd Wade and releasing Ndukwe Ikuchuku. Wade has been in the league for seven years and started 86 total games between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans.

At 6-8 319 pounds, he's a huge tackle with lots of game time experience. He joins Jim Molinaro and Tyson Walter as a backup to Chris Samuels and Jon Jansen.

With the Vikings coming to town for next Monday night's game at FedEx Field, the Redskins are still looking to add some depth to an offensive line that has virtually no reliable backups. Throughout the preseason, the second unit made all other opposing defenses look as good as their own defense. Todd Collins and Jason Campbell were auditioning for the backup quarterback position under some hostile conditions.

For the past two years, the first-team offensive line has had to overcome a major injury each year. Joe Gibbs' first year back saw Jon Jansen go down for the year during preseason. Ray Brown helped plug the hole until he started battling injuries and from there the Redskins were playing musical linemen. The following year Randy Thomas went down late in the season, but his absence was easily noticed in the playoffs.

If any of the first team went down this year, the reserves on the roster would seriously hamper the running game, leave Mark Brunell vulnerable to attacking defenses and shake the confidence of the coaching staff in play calling. Hopefully Todd Wade will be enough to add some security to an offensive line that makes the Hogettes look like the original Hogs.