5 Best and Worst Redskins Moments of the 2008 Season (Video)

by KevinE on Jul 17, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in Analysis Comment 28 comments

Only 14 days until training camp, so all of our analyzing of last year is ALMOST complete. I thought I'd spend some time putting together the best and worst of last year. We'll start on a good note.

5 Best Moments:

#5.) Jason Campbell's 67-yard bomb to Santana Moss to beat the Saints [Video]

#4.) Win at Dallas (Shaun Suisham's 3 FGs a big help)
(This victory led to my favorite video clip of the year...Dan Snyder amped shouting "When We Play Physical ... We Win!!!" in the locker room [Video])

#3.) Chris Horton winning NFC defensive player of the Week 2.
(This to me solidified a big part of our defense and knew we had something special)

#2.) Fred Smoot and Laron Landry's 4th quarter tackle on Reggie Brown to win the game week 16 against the Eagles [Video]

#1.) London Fletcher's hit on Calvin Johnson on 4th down to win the game [Video]
(Seriously. If London does not make this play, can you imagine our off-season having to hear ALL the talking heads talk about Washington being the only team that lost to Detroit?? (Mr. Fletcher, thank you IMMENSELY).

Honorable Mention: Santana Moss punt return for a touchdown vs DET (breaking 2 tackles including one from Devin Thomas)

Ugh...now for the bad news, the worst moments. There are quite a few to choose from, but five stand out . We'll do these after the jump....

5 Worst Moments:

#5.) Jim Zorn not using the hurry up offense against the Giants week 1 (trailing a score).
(I mean, this made no sense. The announcers were calling out our coaching staff. Even the dogs in my apartment were going nuts. This wasn't a game the Redskins were suppose to win, but it definitely made us question our new head coach's ability.)

#4.) Clinton Portis getting benched for the 2nd half against the Ravens after fumbling, which Ed Reed scooped up and returned for a TD
(We don't need to re-visit what happened during or after this event...next!)

#3.) Mike Sellers not getting in with 2 goal-line carries from the yard 1-yard line, and then having the ball stripped as he tried to extend the ball. [Video]
Tough loss. Real Tough loss.

#2.) Pete Kendall catching Campbell's deflected pass, then coughing it up while trying to run with it only to see it go the length of the field the other way for a TD. [Video]
(That walk out of Fedex losing to the Rams went from pure shock to anger pretty quick. It didn't help I had a Rams fan with me pointing and laughing the entire walk down the Fedex catwalk).

#1.) Steelers Monday Night Football game. The whole frickin day. [Video]
(This was one of the rare games I Metro'd in. I remember there wasn't a plethor aof Steelers fans on the trains or even my walk to Lot F, but that soon changed. As the sun went down, I recall seeing buses of Steelers fans unloading and we all joked it was going to be rough, but NO ONE dreamed of Fedex getting over-taken like that. Not to mention Byron Leftwich comes in the game and led TWO touchdown drives.) Terrible towel mania. Vomit.

OK...so which moments am I missing?

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(the Moss video reminded me) Does this bug anyone else?

- Punters that wear gloves indoors/in good weather?
- Kickers that wear gloves in same situation? (WTF would a kicker need gloves)
- Kurt Warners 25 arm accessories?

by pas493 on Jul 17, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Flare

I hate how Carlos Rogers wears those sleeve things and Laron Landry/ Fred Smoot’s towel. I like the Robo-QB look that Kurt Warner wears.

Have you seen the Saints @ Broncos games where the holder for the saints had on a wrist watch bracelet, and Wedding band?? Check it out on NFL.com Deion has the commentary.

by Elaw6 on Jul 19, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Horton

Horton was out of position when he picked off Romo in front of TO. TO was his man to cover and he missed it, but recovered nicely. I wouldn’t put this in the top five. ARE’s pass to Cooley may be better.

by liger99 on Jul 17, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What if Horton is so good that he was actually in position? hmmmmmm

by pas493 on Jul 17, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea he didn’t seem to be scrambling, he broke toward the play right away. He definitely has great instincts, lets hope he builds on it this season.

by Boo. on Jul 17, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

chris and zorn both said after the game that he was out of position. he was supposed to follow the trail receiver but was playing zone at the snap.

by liger99 on Jul 17, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well maybe they are so smart they were fooling you and the media… ha sucker, its all part of their defensive scheme

by pas493 on Jul 17, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea dude way to be a hater.

by Boo. on Jul 17, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Correction

Chris Horton stepped in front of Miles Austin with :14 seconds to play in the 3rd QTR.

Horton was NOT out of position. It’s the scheme of the play. One Over one under…But you knew that already ☻

by Elaw6 on Jul 19, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was Austin not TO, sorry. I remember Zorn and Horton saying that Horton was out of position within the scheme on Comcast Sports the following week. The replay/transcript is not on the site anymore, so I emailed them to see if they can provide it. I’ll see if they send it to me….maybe I forgot that too! It does seem like a lot to ask of a rookie starting his second game to read the play then cover 25 yards to get to his spot. When I heard the interview it made sense that he should only have to cover 15-20 yards instead. Plus Horton was pulled from that game after already making a mistake and giving up the td to witten…so bad positioning on this play seems logical. Smoot and Springs were hurt and he had to play. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Horton and think we need his playmaking skills.

by liger99 on Jul 20, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Portis

ramming it down the Eagles throats on 4th (or was it only 3rd?) to seal up the win was one of the most satisfying moments of the early part of the year for me. I really thought we had something special… I remember the announcers saying something along the lines of “The Redskins O-line may be on the most solid units in the league.” Hmm.

by Boo. on Jul 17, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

...one of...

by Boo. on Jul 17, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

These are my two favorite plays to watch.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-playbook/09000d5d80c14d69/WK-8-Anatomy-Campbell-go-ahead-TDs-to-Moss

by SSBlitz on Jul 17, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The steelers vid

Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JJ Fe

by Rydaddy617 on Jul 17, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dropped Pick-6 by #22 was the worst

by Elaw6 on Jul 19, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully...

we will see more like the #5 best listed here this year!!

JJ Fe

by Rydaddy617 on Jul 17, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I never get tired of watching that bomb to Santana against the Saints

And I never get tired of seeing London take down Calvin Johnson in the open field. Also, he made a great tackle of Brian Westbrook on a 3rd down in Philly that was pretty huge…also an open field, solo tackle.

by Ken Meringolo on Jul 17, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Devin Thomas

While the game could have gone better, the reverse by Devin Thomas against the Giants was one of the best moments of last season.

http://redskins.fandome.com/video/106967/Devin-Thomas-First-NFL-TD/

by Nobetterthenbob on Jul 17, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Best part about it

is Campbell running lead block for him.

by SSBlitz on Jul 17, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

On the Santana Moss return against Detroit

After Devin almost brings Moss down, he gets up and hauls as downfield. He is out of the picture on the run back because Moss keeps a pretty straight line up the field. But he is the first person to make it to Santana to congratulate him. If Moss had to do more east-west stuff on that run, Thomas would have been able to get a block.

by Ken Meringolo on Jul 17, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The 67 yard TD

Will forever be etched in my mind…sadly,so will the loss to the Rams. I don’t think i’ve ever been that mad… My mom told me to “calm down” on the way back from the game,I very nearly started giving her the business on the Metro.

"I'd run over my own mother to win a Super Bowl." - Joe Jacoby

by FletchIsUnstoppable on Jul 17, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ha

i don’t know what you consider “giving her the business,” but when i’m giving her the business i’m straight laying the pipe… and we just can’t go around doing that to our moms now can we?

by travisjh86 on Jul 20, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

low point ?

watching Cincy with that chump Cedric Benson run our defense out of the game in the second half.. i have gotten (sadly) used to watching the Giants run all over us to seal victories, but the Bengals ??
it doesnt get much lower than that.
even allowing the Rams to complete the winning bomb to steal a game they had no business winning wasnt that bad.
or, seeing an offensive coaching staff that was so clueless that they put Geisinger in to attempt to block an incredulous Terrell Suggs

by shally on Jul 18, 2009 12:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lowest point

was watching Marion Barber run 99 times in a row in the 2nd half of the 2nd game against Dallass. I really think the decision to acquire Haynesworth was made immediately following that series.

The Mike Sellers back-to-back 1/2 yard failures against the pathetic Bungles was pretty depressing too.

RAK EM UP!

by VA_Skin on Jul 19, 2009 4:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+99

by SSBlitz on Jul 19, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everyone knew the ball was going toMarion the Barbarian….except our defense

by Elaw6 on Jul 19, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not coincidentally

Anthony Montgomery was out of that game against the Cowboys when Barber went off and the Steelers game when Willie Parker blew up. In terms of run-stopping, I think Montgomery is one of our most underrated defensive players and should really flourish beside Haynesworth.

RAK EM UP!

by VA_Skin on Jul 21, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Best Of Times/ Worst of Times

Best Of:
1. Jason Taylor strips Mcnabb
2. As much as i don’t like the guy, Carlos Rogers INT vs. Cardinals (+ return)
3. Jim Zorns return to Seattle. (I was there!)
4. Smoooooooot Flips TO
5. ARE pass to CC vs iggles

Worst of:
1. Plaxico smoking our defense (in particulary C. Rogers) week 1
2. Brandon Jacobs Steam rolling Laron.
3. CP injured every other play (Second half of last season)
4. B. Dawkins Crushes J. Campbell
5. Jason Taylor comes up with mysterious injury.

by Elaw6 on Jul 19, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs