No competition for Shaun Suisham is a bit surprising; however, with roster spots the way they are, the battle over the punter may have put the kibosh on that. However, you have to believe that there is at least a critical look being made at that spot on the roster.

Mason is on the squad; there isn’t much doubt of that, as the Redskins need at least three RBs week-to-week, and need a fourth for injury; with Cartwright being a special teams ace, Mason may actually see more line of scrimmage duties if Portis or Betts is injured during the season.

Horton had my game ball Sunday; I guess I made that clear enough, but he was the star from what I saw (yes, others had good games… but he’s the one who seemingly came out of nowhere in the game, even if he had been a draft pick). I can see that with what we’re now hearing is a strong performance in camp, too, that Sweigert was expendable. With young talent, that bodes well for Cap numbers down the road, too. At the moment, even though it’s WAY early, it’s looking like we did well in the later rounds of the draft… at least four potentially long term players, three of which could be starters in two years (one could be by opening day….), and all of the picks who played Sunday had at least a reasonable night for a rookie… but that leave the early returns on the two wideouts, which haven’t been as good. Poor conditioning? Sounds like that maturity issue cropping up. OTOH, reports of actual in camp performance says that they’ve occasionally dazzled before their injuries….

Man, I can’t wait to see games that are meaningful!