Redskins OL coach on Josh LeRibeus

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The Washington Times did a Q&A with Redskins offensive line coach Chris Foerster, who had some thoughts about former SMU guard Josh LeRibeus:

Q: After drafting LeRibeus in the third round, what do you like about him?

CF: "He’s explosive. He’s quick. He fits what we do quite a bit. He fits our running game; protection-wise. We’re moving him all over the place. He’s playing center and both guards right now, so it’s been a lot of learning for him right now, as well as Gettis. We moved him from the right to the left [guard]. They’ve got a long ways to go, but they work very, very hard, and we’re real pleased."

Q: Do you have a sense of where LeRibeus fits in best? Is center where he’ll end up?

CF: "He’s working behind our inside three, and the best guys are going to start, obviously. He’s got a challenge. Our starting three we really love. Kory, Will [Montgomery] - we re-signed Will in the offseason, and Chris [Chester], but he’s got to develop at all three spots. We’d love for him to develop as a center/swing guy, and as he develops further see if he competes. Who knows when he gets over the hump with that rookie-learning-everything? We’ll go through it again in training camp. Maybe it’s the first or second week of preseason when he starts to emerge. Right now he’s just getting his feet on the ground at all three positions. He’s doing a really nice job, but he’s still got a ways to go."

Q&A with OL coach Chris Foerster

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Sounds like Josh is making a great impression. Keep it up!

I read this week where he's one of about 30 NFL draft choices who has yet to sign a contract. Hopefully that will get tied up soon.