Washington Redskins Offensive Line May Get Colt McCoy Killed [GIF]

Colt McCoy surprised the world when he led the Redskins to a win over the Dallas Cowboys. That, combined with Robert Griffin III's poor performance, made the switch a no-brainer for the Redskins. The team needs to know if it has a quarterback on the roster that can play. If it isn't going to be Robert Griffin III the team has to find out if it might be McCoy.

Or was his big game a fluke?

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With just three games under his belt it is too early to tell if he is going to pan out, but if the last game is any indication the team may have a hard time finding out. The offensive line is not going to give him the chance to show what he can do.

Since taking over during the Tennessee game McCoy has been sacked 19 times. Of those 17 came in this three starts along with 24 hits. Peyton Manning and Joe Flacco have not been sacked that many times all season, and Manning has been hit just 31 times all season.

McCoy has decent mobility which kept him from getting hit even more against Dallas and Indianapolis, but the Rams defense was simply too fast. With games against New York, Philly, and Dallas again without better blocking there is no telling if he'll be in one piece long enough to find out.

After leaving Sunday's game with a neck strain there has been some concern about putting him back in the lineup this week. The team has had all sorts of testing done on his neck this week and no damage has been found. He's been taking reps in practice, but the team has been careful not to aggravate things and definitely force him to miss time.

Perhaps, since the playoffs are already out of the picture, it would not be a bad idea to have him sit this week to make sure he is okay and then give him the start in the final two games of the season.

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