Redskins Economy Class Line Faces Kansas City Chiefs

It's the nightmare scenario dreaded by Washington Redskins fans--the team's two best offensive linemen are out: LG Chris Samuels out for the Kansas City Chiefs game, RG Randy Thomas lost for the season. How effective is de facto GM Vinny Cerrato at preparing for this day? We are about to find out. Stephon Heyer moves from the right to left tackle position. Mike Williams moves from backup right guard to right tackle. Chad Rinehart and Will Montgomery will battle it out for the right guard slot. The Redskins don't invest a lot of draft picks in offensive linemen, either by Cerrato's design or by command of owner Daniel Snyder, who sees draft picks as the way to sign proven stars like Jason Taylor. Cerrato wouldn't put it that way. He would point to Rinehart, drafted by the Skins in the third round (96th overall) of the 2008 draft, and to Dockery, drafted in the third round (81st overall) of the 2003 draft. Cerrato will also tout Williams as a first rounder (fourth ...