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Open Gameday Thread Cleveland Browns @ Redskins

Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins, Oct 19, 2008 4:15 PM EDT


House cleaning.

1) My apologies for not being around at the end of the week. I've been pretty busy this week, though am doing my best to increase the amount of content in this space by, perhaps, bringing in some new writers. They don't grow on trees.

2) Can this be a bounce-back week for the NFC East? The Cowboys are playing a Rams team we just lost to and we're playing a Browns team the Giants just got beat up on. Obviously I hope the rest of the NFC East does not bounce back as that complicates our chase for a division title, but it will be interesting to see how the almost mythically built-up NFC East responds. Big Blue View and I shared some thoughts on the NFC East via email this week. Him on us:

They looked awful against the Giants. Then they looked like Super Bowl material for four weeks after that, which included victories over Dallas and Philadelphia. Then, inexplicably, Washington lost AT HOME to previously winless St. Louis....

Personally, I think last week was an aberration for Washington. Right now this team scares me more than any other team in the division.

I sure hope he's right.

3) Good timing for the Browns, who face us while our...

Redskins are coming off their worst performance of the season against the St. Louis Rams. I know "flukes" happen, but if the Rams are able to take out the Redskins on the road, that should be some encouragement for us. Currently, the Redskins are favored by about seven points.

I thought the Giants game in week one wasn't nearly as close as the score. This isn't to quibble with the notion that last week was our worst of the season, it probably was, but there's at least room for interpreting what happened against the Giants as such. The reality is, if the Rams were half as bad as everyone was trying to pile on them (perhaps doubtful, now) then we aren't safe from anyone, anywhere.

4) This is hilarious, I love THE ONION:

The Cowboys originally sensed something was wrong when Womo threw three straight incomplete passes to begin the overtime after being sacked three times and knocked down 19 times during regulation by meanie-bullies who hate him. Their suspicions were confirmed when Womo blubbered to them on the sidelines while holding up his hurted fingey.

Womo was immediately given an orange-flavored St. Joseph aspirin and a wowwypop while a SpongeBob SquarePants Band-Aid was applied to the pinkie. When this proved inadequate, Cowboys head pediatrician Daniel "Doctor Danny" Cooper inspected Womo's pinkie while trainers distracted Womo by making a spoon into an airplane and "flying" chocolate ice cream into the quarterback's mouth.

"This was more than just the normal boo-boo," Cooper told reporters.

5) Yah so what have you done for the Redskins lately will resume this week.

6) Injury report:

Chris Horton Questionable Ankle 
Clinton Portis Questionable Hip 
Fred Smoot Questionable Groin 
Jason Taylor Questionable Calf 

Shawn Springs is doubtful.

7) Click here to see if you get to watch the game at home. I do not.

8) Ben at Curly R should have an open thread up if this one isn't loud. Again, I won't be around to comment on the game, as I do not get to watch the game at home.

9) The Chronic is/was a good album. Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, and I all listened to this album... when we were kids. Awesome. Ditto Santana Moss, though he's a bit older. Since most of my NFL watching life experiences came before I was 22 years old, it's kind of strange to now watch players who are, by volume and effect, younger than I am. I'm not used to it, yet.

10) Braylon Edwards wants you to know how he feels about the Redskins.

This is your gameday open thread, let me know if I missed anything in the comments. If you guys keep this thing active, I'll reward you with something like this, which I think I can figure out. Apparently we can now take Open Thread comment "stats".

Anyways, HTTR.

 

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Ok! I hate them but help me understand the implosion

Yeah it’s only half time but how can the cowgirls be losing 24-7 to st. louis

by dr WNC on Oct 19, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

I need Shaun Alexander updates please.

Signature? SIGNATURE?! Don't talk about SIGNATURE! I just hope I can write a sentence!

by SSreporters on Oct 19, 2008 4:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Hello? Anybody here?

May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.

by juperee on Oct 19, 2008 6:11 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm guessing NO. But you should try it. It's fun.

May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.

by juperee on Oct 19, 2008 6:12 PM EDT reply actions  

That was one of the most poorly played games in recent memory

Signature? SIGNATURE?! Don't talk about SIGNATURE! I just hope I can write a sentence!

by SSreporters on Oct 19, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Which game?

Defense wins championships, the Redskins Defense has not played full strength and are gaining confidence with every game…

by dr WNC on Oct 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd just like to point out

That this guy is a Seahawks fan who came onto our blog and said our team played poorly. Oh delicious irony.

I will agree that DA played poorly, but the goal line stand our Defense put up alone was more non-poor play then the Seahawks will produce all season.

by ReggieBullits on Oct 20, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

We should have gotten blown out

if the Browns had a halfway competent QB, all those open recievers who were either overthrown or dropped passes would have caught the ball and the Browns would have gained 400+ yards.

We got very lucky!

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

So it wasn't

The Redskin’s Defense which caused a QB to go from competent to more than halfway incompetent. It was the one indivdual or was it the team
Did the recievers drop balls because they became incompetent or because they got tired of being hit.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda basically did not happen and the browns did not produce against the Redskins, and the Redskins won.

Luck may be involved when a team meets a particular team, but overall it’s the performance on the field that determines most outcomes.

by dr WNC on Oct 20, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Browns have dropped passes all year

and Anderson has been erratic. The only week he has looked in-sync was against the Giants last week.

The defense had very little to do with it. Anderson had a ton of time all game. The DBs would get beat deep and he’d throw the ball out of bounds.

It was a pathetic display offensively for the Browns. Our defense had it’s moments (in the Red Zone), but the Browns dropped passes with no one around them were just brutal. I’m glad it happened when we were playing them, because if they had been even halfway competent yesterday, we would have gotten lit up.

No pressure on QB/No coverage DBs = danger!

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

And yet

Other than one 43 yd pass play in 7 games the Redskins have not been beaten deep. Guess it’s all luck,
Well glad the Redskins are being lucking this year

by dr WNC on Oct 21, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just super busy guys, sorry.

Trying to find someone else to come in and provide additional content when I’m not about. The ship isn’t, hasn’t, won’t be abandoned.

Go register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Oct 21, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

To be fair to the "Skins defense, They put a lot of pressure on Anderson and made him hurry his throws. But, granted, a better q-back could have overcome the rush.

by saxmanager on Oct 22, 2008 12:31 PM EDT reply actions  

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