Monday Morning Quarterbacking - Getting Ready for Monday Night Redskins vs Eagles Game

by Sugar on Oct 26, 2009 10:38 AM EDT in Analysis Comment 82 comments

We will put up our usual game thread for when gametime hits, but Kevin and I wanted to freshen up the debate for today with a few questions and thoughts to get it stirred up.

Offense

What do we expect out of Jason Campbell tonight? Are we going to be as pass-heavy with Sherm Lewis calling plays? Will our running game break 100 yards? Will our offensive line be a disgrace?

Defense

How many sacks do you see us getting? Will LaRon Landry make an impact on this game--in a positive way? Who is going to cover Brent Celek?

Special Teams

Will Randle El continue to be our Designated Fair Catcher? If Moss goes back to receive a punt, does he break it for a score?

I am hopeful that our defense and special teams can team up to win the battle for field position early. We simply have to have sacks and turnovers to win this game. I am little concerned about having Orakpo play anything but defensive end, since I think McNabb and Celek could probably run him off the field at this point in his linebacking career. Am I being too harsh there?

Time Outs

How many time outs will we have inside 2 minutes of each half? Am I the only one envisioning JC having to burn multiple time outs because the play-calling is less than smooth?

Have at it.

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JC – I expect a lot of confusion, silent snap counts, lots of false starts, several delay of game penalties, and a lot of third and long situations due to the fan noise created by Eagles fans. It will be up to Campbell to complete those 3rd and longs.

Defense – I expect the defense will get 3 sacks and play well in the first half, but they will be on the field too long and Philly will run away with it in the second half against a tired defense.

Orakpo – will play OLB and will be burned by Westbrook HB passes several times.

Haynesworth – You didn’t ask but I figured I’d answer anyway. He will lay down on the field at least two times this game in desperate need of oxygen.

Punt Returning – I do believe that Devin Thomas may return some punts tonight.

Sorry I’m not more optomistic. But by setting my expectations this low I hope that these expectations can be exceeded in a positive way.

by Kurtstack on Oct 26, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I largely agree with this approach

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Key to Victory

This game will be one or lost on the foot of our punter and the play of our defense. A defensive TD might just steal a victory for us.

by Kurtstack on Oct 26, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lot of third and long situations due to the fan noise created by Eagles fans

Seriously?

several delay of game penalties

I still don’t get this? Why does everyone think the playcalling is going to be so f’d up? A lot of teams relay calls and I’m sure they will be using a number system

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Campbell has also said

That he has a few plays already in his head if one of the calls don’t get in on time.

by bigrm18 on Oct 26, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

CP Left...

Sellers, fake the block.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that you Jason?

by bigrm18 on Oct 26, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

because the guy calling the plays doesn't know the terminology

and has been on the team for like 3 weeks.

Why does everyone think the playcalling is going to be so f’d up?

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or better said

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by dr WNC on Oct 26, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

because the guy calling the plays doesn’t know the terminology

ONCE AGAIN, I don’t think he needs to know the terminology, when you call football plays the coordinators do not use long play calls with terminology, they call a NUMBER. I’m sure he has a sheet with every single freaking situation mapped up with corresponding plays and the proper number to call.

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait

the play caller calls a number and someone else translates that into the long complicated play name? really?

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait yea… What do you think the QBs wristband has long play calls on it that he then translates to a number?

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Most QBs don't use one of those

or at least, don’t use them most plays

(I thought)

You always see coaches saying big, long play-names into the headset.

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

More than you think wear them depending on situations (like tonight). Carson Palmer ALWAYS wears one, Brady wears one, I’ve seen Romo wear one. It just depends on your system, some use a numerical system and some use a verbal system and the numerical system would make a lot of sense for tonight.

I’ve never seen JC wear one and if you see him come out without one then I’m completely wrong. But I’m sure Sherm has been studying his ass off for the past week and the dude is a professional, so I don’t expect it to be as bad as everyone is making it to be.

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bingo!

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You don't think there is someone there that can translate.

I want him to throw to Moss, post.

Someone tell JC what play that is.

I think that is how it is going to work.

Is Sherm even going to be on the sidelines, or will he be in the booth??

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by matthiasstephan on Oct 26, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it's going to create some occasional problems

yes

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s gonna be up in the booth

by BandWagonJumper on Oct 26, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the NFL is a little more complicated than that

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haynesworth

Haynesworth will create havock on the first play of the game, then he will be too exhausted to do it again the rest of the game. Let’s hope he gets us a turnover on the first play, by far his best play of the game.

by Kurtstack on Oct 26, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lets hope he even plays

I don’t like seeing him questionable come gameday.

by Boo. on Oct 26, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Haynesworth will be the most important player in this game.

by Sugar on Oct 26, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Despite his comical exhaustion he makes 3-4 big plays a game.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 26, 2009 4:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Let's hope that...

playing on MNF will spark this team to play at or nearly to it’s potential. I don’t think it will take a “Miracle on Ice” type of night to do it, just a lot more enthusiasm for 60 minutes (I’m pointing to the Offense here.) Another possible motivator is that the team may feel like sticking it to Snyder for the way he has treated Zorn, which is to play well…unfortunately, this will vindicate Snyder in his own eyes for taking away play calling from Zorn. I’ll take a win and deal with that later.

A lot depends on the quality of the play calling and the ability to get them in quickly. Hopefully, they simulated that this week during practice, but I wouldn’t count on it.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 11:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

a lot depends on the offensive line too

unfortunately

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your right

How dare he comment without mentioning the o-line struggles.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 26, 2009 4:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

if you're gonna talk about our chances

as he did, you better talk about the OL

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No really, Thank you!!

If you hadn’t pulled the wool out of our eyes we would go around bragging about how awesome our O-line is. It must be kinda lonely being the only person able to really see whats going on.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 26, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you act like we don't have legions of fans in denial

fans on this very site in fact.

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 27, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think those fans are just in your head.

I’m not seeing these fans in denial on HH. I see a lot of people who don’t feel the need to mention the O-line or Snyder on every post/comment. What you take as denial is simply people not feeling the need to state the obvious over and over and over again. Seriously you act like your Woodward and Bernstein out bringing the truth to light. Your just parroting the most painfully obvious observations over and over like it’s some profound revelation. Plus who the F@&# do you think your talking to here? It’s not like Snyder is going to wake up tomorrow and go onto HH for ideas. Your just picking on the victims. We all know the problems with Snyder and the O-line but heaven help us if we don’t mention it with every breath. Are you like this in your personal life? If your buddy lost a leg in a car accident would you remind him he lost a leg every time he talked about going somewhere or doing anything? Oh, you want to go to the beach? Good luck trying to use crutches in the sand cuz clearly your in denial about losing a leg. I don’t care if your pessimistic/optimistic/realist, etc….. I just wish you would offer something substantive instead of this needless self aggrandizement. Your not some prophet revealing the truth to unbelievers your just the internet version of one of those yapping little dogs.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 27, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah yes, ad hominem attacks

lovely.

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 27, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I criticized your behavior because it adds nothing and suppresses actual discourse on this site. I notice you didn’t actually address my argument. Where are these legions of fans you speak of? Do you think I am mischaracterizing you? I’m willing to listen. Do you really think your telling people on here something we don’t know? Obviously this is a place to vent frustrations as well as join in celebration(hasn’t happened yet but it would be nice). Your not venting your just rubbing obvious shit in peoples face. Try adding something or using humor. I just feel what people take as a given you find as some big secret that only you and a select few know. Just because Snyder and the O-line aren’t specifically mentioned in a comment or post doesn’t mean that person is ignorant of it. Some people feel you can talk about other aspects of the Skins without bringing up what everyone already knows.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 27, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You’re irritated by me personally because I am so pessimistic (rightfully so, IMO) about this team.

I don’t post excessively or ruin conversations.
I don’t tell people to not root for the team.
I don’t think or act like I’m saying anything insanely insightful. Again, that’s just you being personally irritated b/c I’m so down on this roster and front office.

Scott E gave his thoughts on the game, I responded with mine, then you came with your attacks and extreme sarcasm, and here we are.

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There are lots of pessimistic people on here

If you want to indulge in a martyr complex go ahead. You clearly aren’t reading what I say or just choose to ignore it as you didn’t respond to my arguments and created several Straw Man arguments. We have the same thoughts on FO and the roster I take issue with how you represent those ideas. I never accused you of telling people not to root for the team nor did I accuse you of posting excessively. I have stated several times you have a right to be pessimistic and have no problem with you being so. Scott E is fairly pessimistic overall(no problem with that and can’t blame him) but he wrote a comment about something else and you had to jump in and bring up the O-line like he doesn’t realize that. I don’t care about whether your optimistic or pessimistic. You can be all “woe is me I can’t be pessimistic without being persecuted” but your missing the point either willfully or inadvertently. Do you understand what I’m talking about? We have the exact same thoughts on this team/FO I just think you are addressing it in a really annoying way. Feel free to express your views in the fan post I’m about to put up.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 27, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

time outs

I see the time outs being used because of the kind of blitzes that the Eagles use and Lewis’s familiarity with them is minimal. One of the things that you gain as the years go on when playing in your division is a familiarity with the opposing teams tendencies. That may be one the biggest things about this play-calling switch.

by monk81 on Oct 26, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Adjustments at the line...

are going to have to be on Jason. We’ll see how that goes.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

TIme Management

Yeah, thats the only problem I can forsee tonight especially with the plays having to go from sherman lewis in the booth, to sherman smith, to JC. He’s gonna be wearing a wristband to make the play calling go smoother. I hope we just see him let be free. Whats the worst that could happen?

by BandWagonJumper on Oct 26, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT

So, who is looking forward to our being quarterbacked by Sam Bradford next year??

I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

or Colt McCoy, althought I bet Danny's obssessed with Tebow

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

PLEASE not Tebow.

The kid’s annoying, and he’s going to get his clock cleaned playing against NFL defenders.

I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tebow

Doesn’t look anywhere near like a real NFL QB to me. I seriously hope we don’t even consider drafting him.

by bigrm18 on Oct 26, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, not at all.

He looks like an overrated SEC child who’s going to learn a LOT about football once he isn’t surrounded by a #1 team.

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by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we're not

getting Tebow, so SHUT UP with that. We’re getting Jimmy Claussen.

by CJHutch on Oct 26, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about Pike?

Or Locker….if he declares?

by shvd98z24 on Oct 26, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm kidding about Claussen

I am just waiting for his “pedigree” to start speaking for him. And since he’s from Notre Dame, I can see Vinny targeting him. Truthfully, I don’t care who we draft. Without a major change in philosophy, it won’t matter. Flacco and Ryan, and even Sanchez, have worked out because their teams invested in a line before they got there. Or, at least in Ryan’s case, at the same time. Meanwhile Stafford’s the new David Carr. Whoever we draft, they’re gonna spend the next few years running for their lives, then end up shell-shocked into becoming damaged goods.

by CJHutch on Oct 26, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Draft O-Line first and then go after a QB, there are a ton of QBs coming out this year. Both Pike and Bradford’s draft stock is plummeting due to injury.

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I might be happiest with a veteran caretaker QB

let’s get the OL in order, get some talented youth from WR to RB, then worry about getting a franchise QB

If Dan Snyder cared about anything besides his ego he'd hire a good GM and take a back seat.

by smutsboy1 on Oct 26, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It won't happen but...

that is how it should go smutsboy. We need to spend this next year and offseason building our line and running game up……throw in a manageable veteran in for the year….then lock up a QB and whatever else we need the following year. Also….that next year would be when it wouldn’t cost much to get rid of Portis, ARE, Betts and so on! I would like to see the first round pick going to the best LT we can get……then start locking down other potsitions. I do have a soft spot for CJ Spiller with that first pick but I think there will be some good backs left in the later rounds. Maybe if we get some trades, we get first round QB and RB the following year!

by shvd98z24 on Oct 26, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't we get a decent QB in the 2nd or 3rd round??

If there are so many…

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by matthiasstephan on Oct 26, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason...

already has the deer in the headlights look. I was watching Romo and Henne at a bar yesterday and just watched their heads as they back pedaled. Always shifting left to right looking down field while sensing the pocket pressure. Not even remotely like JC. But I think we should sign him for a couple of years, if we can, until we get the line figured out. Then go for a QB if Jason hasn’t improved.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO BRADFORD

Bradford has bust written all over him. Last year he never saw a pass rush so he threw 50 touchdowns. This year his o-line left him, and he gets smashed and injured. Not durable enough to be an NFL QB. Lets not lie to ourselves, we’re getting a top 5 pick most likely and should take Okung out of OK ST and start rebuilding the line. We need a big time tackle that can start from day one and for the next 10 years. We can wait for the franchise QB.

by BandWagonJumper on Oct 26, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd draft him...

in the lower rounds as a TE. Not exactly the biggest need on our roster, though.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like Tebow.

Then again, I don’t think he is a QB, so drafting him as a RB alternative to CP (occasionally) with a threat to pass rather accurately, that would be ok with me.

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by matthiasstephan on Oct 26, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually

He wouldn’t be a bad 4th round pick!

by Kurtstack on Oct 26, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm more looking forward to all the rumors and speculation.

by SSBlitz on Oct 26, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jake Locker is the guy we should get if we go the route of rookie QB

by Sugar on Oct 26, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I actually

wouldn’t mind that at all. Locker’s pretty good.

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by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I presume it's because

he plays a pro-like offense, has decent size (6’3’’, 236). What else makes him a good pick, although I loved the way he played to beat USC.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sam Bradford surgery?

Has Bradford decided to have surgery on his shoulder? This injury may become chronic.

by Jefferson1935 on Oct 26, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea he’s having surgery today

by pas493 on Oct 26, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not only was he having surgery today.

He’s having surgery AND he announced that he’ll declare for the draft.

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by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good luck

Hope you guys put in a good performance tonight – from reading your blogs I think you have suffered enough already to go thru being shown up on prime time TV.

After all if the Raiders can beat them there is no reason why you can’t.

by G Fan in England on Oct 26, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is

the most encouraging comment I’ve read about the game tonight:

After all if the Raiders can beat them there is no reason why you can’t.

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by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is flawed reasoning

Brent Celek is the man

by 700 Level on Oct 26, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In which way is it flawed

The Raiders either side of beating the Eagles lost 44-7 and 38-0.

So the Eagles played really bad to lose 13-9.

Can the Eagles play that bad again – who knows, but the Redskins if they play to their potential are the sort of team that will cause the Eagles problems just as they did last year.

by G Fan in England on Oct 26, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is where the saying

“Any given Sunday” come into play. Obviously, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Eagles won, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if we won either.

by bigrm18 on Oct 26, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But.... but what about Monday??

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by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure, why not?

Any given Monday as well

by bigrm18 on Oct 26, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If the Iggles...

make adjustments, they won’t pass as much, meaning they will play into our strengths. I’m thinking they are going to want to pass a lot meaning Orakpo and Jarmon must get major minutes, preferably on the field together.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you saying

that having the RUN is playing to our strengths? I think you have that backwards, thought it does perplex me. I really thought Haynesworth would have a positive impact on our run stopping. It’s funny, Blache’s mantra has always been stop the run first and foremost, which is why everyone said Haynesworth wouldn’t be a good fit. Blache keeps his tackles in place to stuff the run, which would negate Haynesworth’s strengths. So he lets Haynesworth run wild, and now our run defense has plummeted. I have to wonder if Blache didn’t secretly WANT this to happen, so he could say that he was right. I’ve never gotten the impression that Blache was a big proponent of Haynesworth. Luckily he won’t be here next year.

by CJHutch on Oct 26, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Somehow...

the defense is ranked high in the league. Can’t believe it is due to our pass defense. Given all the time they spend on the field (before and after 3 and outs), and since London leads the league in tackles, that left me to conclude that they do a good job of stuffing the run most times. Overall, 3rd down is a huge problem for us on both sides of the ball.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Oct 26, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Big Al has been good against the run.

I think our struggles have more to do with griff being old and hurt and Irakpo struggling as an olb. Football outsiders has our d-line playing as well against the run as they ever had and has us leading the league in stopping 3rd and 4th and short running plays where hayenworth has shined. We are also top 10 against against inside running plays and much worse against outside runs suggesting the problem is with the edges.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 26, 2009 4:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I do agree

with all this. We stop the short plays. It’s the long ones that give us fits. And I also agree that Haynesworth has been a boon. I think Carter is a liablilty, and Golston should be starting over Griffin.

by CJHutch on Oct 26, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

can't really measure this

but they might be leaving the safeties back more since Hall and Rogers are struggling this year. I am excited about how much we have improved as a D-line against the pass.

by BayAreaBullet on Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate this limey needle dick.

by TheOverLordMarshl on Oct 26, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think LaRon Landry will be headhunting DeSean Jackson all game.

And I love it, as long as he doesn’t give up a big TD catch to him while trying to take his head off.

Also, I want someone to injure McNabb for my fantasy team. I have Kolb on the bench, waiting for it.

by SSBlitz on Oct 26, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awwww.

Suddenly, I really miss Sean Taylor. :-(

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by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Orakpo

“I am little concerned about having Orakpo play anything but defensive end, since I think McNabb and Celek could probably run him off the field at this point in his linebacking career.”
While Football Outsiders does not identify Orakpo specifically, in the second table, the Skins rank 31st in defense against tight ends – http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef. There have been a good number of completions were Orakpo defended that were near 10 yards or resulted in the opponents getting first downs.

On offense there will be some element of surprise that the Eagles will need to adjust their for. Some Eagles players have mentioned this factor.

by Jefferson1935 on Oct 26, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

and yet

he is a BIG TIME playmaker when lining up at DE. Watching Justin Tuck wreak havoc last night was just pissing me off. I would rather have Orakpo at the point of attack stopping the play BEFORE it starts than preventing it from getting any worse. His role is the epitome of our defense. RE-active instead of PRO-active.

by CJHutch on Oct 26, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Luck Skins

I’m afraid you’ll need it. Philadelphia choked against the Raiders, which is embarrassing, but you have to know they’re a good football team. Washington has much to prove tonight but my Broncos have defied the skeptics all year long. Just something to think about, we’ll see you guys in a couple of weeks.

Brad James

by the Bradfather on Oct 26, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A little bit of hope

Maybe, just maybe, Sherman Lewis is gonna do exactly what we brought him in to do. Be a fresh set of eyes and maybe see something that Zorn didn’t see. Possibly even be able to put our guys in position to cover up the holes on the offensive line, If Campbell can use his legs and maybe make some things happen we might have a chance to pull this one out tonight. The eagles are looking really suspect in the pass defense and I think we can exploit that heavily. The defense should be good to hold them to under 20, so we’ll see if we can make anything happen.

by BandWagonJumper on Oct 26, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mike Wilbon

Also, did anyone read Michael Wilbon’s column in the post the other day about Sherman Lewis? It gave me a lot more confidence going into tonights game Check it out here

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102101695.html

by BandWagonJumper on Oct 26, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs