From Least of the East to Beasts of the East...Redskins Win Again
by Ken Meringolo on Sep 19, 2011 10:04 AM EDT
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Print1. If you leave a team like the Washington Redskins around in the 4th quarter, they will beat you. We have played a million teams like ours over the last decade. We have kept those teams in games for years with bad execution, poorly timed turnovers and questionable decision-making on the field and on the sidelines. The current version of the Redskins might not beat many teams by 20 or 30 points, but given the chance to take a shot to win it at the end, they are proving that they can rise to the occasion. Despite the first half turnovers, Rex Grossman led the offense down the field in the 4th quarter to take the lead. Led by Ryan Kerrigan (yes, led by Ryan Kerrigan), the defense stepped up and secured the win yesterday.
2. We did not win this in spite of Rex Grossman, as I have heard some suggest. He did make a couple of mistakes early, and to be fair, he probably had at least one other bad throw that should have been picked off. But Rex played big during some big moments, chief among them being the 4th down touchdown pass to Santana Moss late in the game. Granted, the missed opportunities early in this game smacked of Redskins games we all remember the outcomes from--"too little, too late" were the words that everyone was preparing to say together at the end, as we have so many times before.
3. I spent a lot of time focusing on #91 yesterday when the defense was on the field. I was in perfect position most of the game to see him work. As many of you who joined me in this endeavor know...he is unbelievably impressive. But it was right before the defense took the field to try and stop the Cardinals at the bitter end that I saw what made me the the most excited. Ryan Kerrigan was making his way from the deep sideline to the field and he was FIRED UP. At least to my own pair of eyes, it appeared he was leading his unit. Let's not get too carried away too quickly, but it is starting to appear that we may have hit the jackpot with this first rounder.
4. Games where the opposing team does not fill the stands are always so much more enjoyable. I made the comment to Kevin that the difference between a full FedEx and a three-quarters full FedEx is how many fans of the other team show up. The place was not nearly as filled as it was last week. There was plenty of room for Cardinals fans if they had wanted to make the trip. Looking at the schedule, I think we have two games left on tap where we should enjoy a similar situation: November 6 against San Francisco and December 24 against Minnesota. Both of those teams have diehard fans that show up to FedEx, but neither team packs FedEx the way Philly, New York or Pittsburgh would.
5. I will talk about it more tomorrow, but if you want a nice, short, easy, painfree "Go or No Go" on the playoffs today, then...yes, we are making the playoffs.
6. We have not been afraid to feature unproven offensive philosophies and/or unproven offensive schemes in this town under Dan Snyder. Steve Spurrier is or should be under investigation for the experiments he conducted here that almost cost Patrick Ramsey his life. Jim Zorn still believes that Hunter Smith is a player that needs the ball in his hands at least a dozen times a game in order to "really get going." Joe Gibbs' style was proven, but his personnel was not, resulting in a bit of a bipolar offense. After only two weeks, you could argue that Kyle Shanahan's offense (Mike and Kyle's offense) is ready for primetime. In fact, the last two weeks have not only been a referendum of sorts on Rex Grossman (we'll withhold judgement until the bye), but also on Kyle Shanahan. Do you recall a time when people openly suggested he had this job because of his last name and his potential to be controlled by his father, Darth Shanahan? I do. One thing I am seeing with my own eyes right now: this offense works. It will get tested by better teams with better defenses in the coming weeks, and the playcalling might need some tightening up, but so far I have to say that I am impressed by what I have seen.
**Popular phrase heard yesterday: "We would have lost this game last year." Everyone said it, including yours truly. Today's question...which ONE THING--on the field--stands out to you as the biggest difference/upgrade from last season?
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Let's Not Get Ahead of Ourselves
I think it may be too early to call playoffs or no playoffs, as we can easiily lose the next 14 games. Just sayin.
The most improved thing for me would be the offensive line. Grossman wasn’t under nearly as much pressure as he was in the Giants game.
Question: Woody, what happened to the ball movement? Answer: I think our defense was pretty solid tonight. We held them to under 200 points so we did our job on that end.
Sucks Kerrigan batted that ball down.
He could’ve had a pick 6 for the second week in a row.
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
One throw
Forth and three…Sexy Rexy goes for the TD to Moss instead of the first down when Gaffney was wide open. As Rex said…“it would have been interesting if he missed”. Well yeah….having TWO turnovers in the first half is just a continuation of Grossman’s history. Not saying he isn’t having a decent season so far but you can’t keep turning the ball over. Sooner or later it’s going to bite you in the ass. He’s been lucky so far…it hasn’t cost the team.
man chill
out on Rex. Yeah, two picks happened…but we wouldn’t have won the game without him. Outside of those two unfortunate throws, he played extremely well. In regards to your last sentence, not only has he not cost the team, but without him in those two games, I don’t believe we would have won them. He has shown some true grit, gotta say.
by DownLowTooSlow on Sep 19, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You also fail to mention
At least one of those picks was the receivers fault.
by darthredskin on Sep 19, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, it was the refs fault for not calling pass interference
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm not particularly a Rex fan but fair is fair.
The TV peeps actually caught one. They showed in the replay Anthony being held back by the defender grabbing and holding his hand to slow him and deny him getting a normal two hander. This was NOT Rex’s fault.
And furthermore, one turnover in a game is not a amazing fault. The opposing defenses get paid too. How many turnovers did Kolb have?
I'm not the Devil's Advocate but I consiider him a close friend
by Dipper on Sep 19, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can’t blame the refs, gotta overcome. It’s still the receiver’s fault for tipping the ball up. He could have not done that and still gotten PI’d
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Not true
The receiver tried to make a play, but the corner held one arm back causing the receiver to not reach the ball in time or have two hands in the air. How is that not the refs fault?
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The ref should have made the call, but he didn’t. Was that something that the team could have controlled? No. The refs do what the refs do and the best the team can do is work around it.
What did happen, though is Armstrong knocked the ball in the air. He didn’t have to do that. The ref didn’t make him do that, the defender didn’t make him do that, it was all on armstrong. He could have knocked down the ball or done nothing and even without the penalty call we’d be in a better position right now.
You can’t depend on the refs to make calls that they should, you have to play the smart to win.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
It's not about depending on the refs - it's about who's responsible for the INT
Armstrong was not responsible. He did what all receivers should do and go for the ball. When he went for it, he got yanked back by the defender. It was in no way his fault. The refs majorly blew a call and allowed an INT that should’ve been called back. End of story.
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Not end of story
Major rule of being a WR: don’t tip a pass up for grabs. WR’s job isn’t just to catch balls it’s to protect his team. You’re not protecting your team if you know you can’t catch a pass and don’t act to prevent the other team from catching it.
Like I said above, if Armstrong didn’t tip the ball up for grabs there would be no interception. How does that not give him any blame?
Yes, he should have gotten the PI call. Even if his pants got pulled down he shouldn’t have tipped the ball in the air. NEVER assume you’ll get a call. I saw a play once where the offense snapped the ball and flags flew. “Free play” they thought. They chucked the ball down the field, interception returned for a touchdown. The call? illegal formation. He through a pick-six because the offense took the play off and got sloppy. I swam for a long time as well. When the judge’s hand goes up it means they see something to disqualify. Sometimes you can see it while your swimming. I’ve seen guys slack off after seeing a hand raised because they thought they were disqualified only for it to have been someone else get flagged. I’ve see people do illegal things and assume the judge noticed only to lose the race because they quit on the play and the judge didn’t notice.
My Points:
1) Assume there will not be a penalty when you play, play to the whistle and always assume what went down will stand
2) As a wide receiver you’re not just responsible for catching the ball, you’re responsible for preventing defenders from picking it off. You’re helping the defense by tipping it in the air.
3) Only losers blame the refs for missing calls or making bad calls. You have no control over the refs. None whatsoever. Gotta focus on what you can control. The skins did that and they won.
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Ah, so it's AAAAAAAAAA's fault for getting yanked when he went for the ball...
sure dude. LOL
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by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
No, you're missing the point
It’s Armstrong’s fault for tipping the ball in the air. The one thing he had control of still was reaching for the ball with one hand. He didn’t have to do that.
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I suppose by that logic
we should blame a RB for fumbling a ball when a defender grabs his facemask and twists his head 180 degrees in the wrong direction while another defender slams his helmet in the middle of his back. Bad running back! Bad!
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
How is it not?
My running backs wouldn’t let you strip the ball from them if they were carrying it in their sleep. Additionally sudden cranial injury causes the muscles to tense up. The face mask alone would require the jaws of life to pry the ball away.
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LMAO
do yourself a favor and get back in touch with reality.
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by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, the fact that you admit to listening to Lavar and Dukes (and actually try to copy what they say) shows you don't understand the sport
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Look
I’m not here to get into a pissing match with you, I’m trying to help you understand a couple major things about football.
1) Don’t tip the ball in the air
2) As a fan, don’t blame the refs. Especially if you won the game. Winners go home and bang the prom queen.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
You're not helping your case by spouting the same thing over and over
Just because a ball deflects off a receivers hands, it doesn’t always mean that it’s that receivers fault. There’s a multitude of factors that go into how a play develops.
Also, in football everyone is open to criticism, even the refs. It’s not about blaming or complaining – it’s about revealing the facts.
The tape says everything about the play – you’re wrong. End of story……seriously.
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by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Every play does develop differently but every player has their responsibilities that they’ve been taught since they started playing the game: “simple things done well” as my coach would always yell at us.
Here’s the highlights’s of the game from NFL.com: http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011091805/2011/REG2/cardinals@redskins#menu=highlights&tab=recap. It has that pick but it doesn’t have the slow mo that they showed after the commercial. Also you’ll have to click on the “Marshall picks another on…”
How this play developed: Armstrong was lined up to the right of the formation. He ran about 3 yards out turned around while being jammed hard. He wheeled around to the center of the formation and down the field, being covered hard by the defender. Rex put the ball in front of him so that only Armstrong had a chance on it. His left arm was held up by the defender before the ball was coming…Armstrong reached out his right arm and tips it right to Marshal.
The other thing about this…this is not the first time that Armstrong has tipped the ball up for grabs like this. He did it several times last year also. He needs to be aware that if you can’t catch the ball, don’t tip it up. knock it down, knock it around. Also he could have sold the pass interference better by falling and not even making an effort on the ball.
That’s the tape on that play, the tendency of Armstrong to do these sort of plays. He needs to adjust his habits to make sure that if he’s going to attempt a one handed catch that if he fails it doesn’t hurt the team.
Refs are not above criticism, but it’s petty and pointless. With the dozens of plays that happen during a game it’s not the ref deciding who wins, it’s the players performance. On plays like this the receiver did make a mistake. It’s a mistake he’s made before and hopefully one he’ll never make again. You’re being ignorant, stubborn and immature (of course the ridiculous straw-man you built above shows me that I might as well be trying to move the desert one grain of salt at a time than have a rational discussion about this) if you refuse to acknowledge it. The refs did blow the call, but it wouldn’t have been an interception if Armstrong had done his job and protected the ball.
It’s not one thing exclusively that went wrong on the play, but if everyone did their jobs, starting with Armstrong the damage would have been minimized.
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It was a football play...
it happens. You can’t fault AA for tipping the ball in the air. When the ball is thrown your way you do everything to catch it. It was instinct for him to try to catch it, even if he was being held. Can’t fault him for tipping the ball.
Move on… it was just one of those weird plays. No one’s fault really.
No such thing as a “weird play”, that’s just what the TV commentators call it. It’s all about detail oriented execution and making sure every guy on the field does their job.
If your opponent does something illegal but if you do what you are supposed to the damage will be minimized.
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I believe it was
The tight end for New England last week that made an awesome catch after tipping it to himself. I didn’t hear any criticism there. The bottom line is, if the guy MAKES the tipped ball catch, it’s a great play. If not, he gets blamed.
But I played football, and one of my favorite drills was the tipped ball drill. I’m pretty sure that, if coaches didn’t want you to tip the ball to yourself, they wouldn’t have you practice it.
That said, it’s not always smart to tip the ball in traffic.
Tipped ball drill is mainly for when the defense tips it. 99 times out of 100 the defense has everything to gain from a ball being tipped in to the air. If the defense catches it, then it’s an interception. If the offensive player catches it, they’ll usually be swarmed and not get a YAC. Most of the time though it’ll be an incompletion or interception just because of the way that the players are positioned. Most of the Defense is facing the QB, most of the Offense are running routes. Routes are usually planned to keep guys away from each other to prevent 2 guys from being covered by 1 defender.
The tight end’s play would have probably have been one of those plays that the coach says: good job, don’t ever do it again. I didn’t see the play so I don’t know if there was anyone around the TE. In any case it’s not something that you should plan to do and is extremely dangerous.
If he planned to tip it, he’s even more at fault. He KNEW he was being held by the defense, he would have no way of catching it after the tip. Also there were defenders right behind him and the other receivers were no where near him.
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The tipped ball
Is a part of football. Hence…
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81b3732d/Henderson-bobble-catch-for-39-yards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_dQrqiFIKI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Etc, etc, etc.
I don’t understand your point. Great! Some guys can tip the ball to themselves in unique situations. Like I said 9 times out of 10 when a pass is tipped it is a bad thing for an offense. You can cherry pick more success stories if you want.
As an offensive player you shouldn’t be trying to tip the ball. Like I said earlier, both those cases the coach probably told the guy: good job, don’t do it again.
It’s kind of like highlight reel hits. They make the you tube more than good old wrap up tackles but wrap up tackles are more practical and efficient. Look at Landry. For every crippling hit he’s thrown he’s missed 5 giving up big yards each time. Not only that he’s nearly injured his own players on some misses.
My point? It looks cool, but it’s dangerous and more often than not ends up as an interception or incompletion.
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Give it up
Do you know how fast that ball is coming in? How fast a play like that happens? Do you really believe that AA had enough time to to bat the ball down? That play is instantaneous. Its turn and the ball is there. He doesn’t have that kind of time to react.
by hambonejackson on Sep 19, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit, how many AA apologists are there out there? He shouldn’t have batted the ball down. He shouldn’t have touched the fucking ball. He also has a history of tipping balls up for grabs and you’re still defending him.
He’s a good receiver, he’s been pretty clutch for us. Plus he’s got a great story. That’s awesome.
Fact is, it’s his fault there was an interception because he tipped the ball right to the defender. It’s unfortunate that it happened and I’m sure he didn’t do it on purpose. Maybe one of these days he’ll learn how to properly position his hand to make that catch. You gotta hold your player’s accountable.
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Its too fast
The NFL is all about reaction. If you don’t react in a certain way, you won’t catch the ball.
by hambonejackson on Sep 20, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
He turned it over twice, once was AAA’s fault. I’d call his performance a slight correction to the mean, but overall his performance is as expected, maybe a little better.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
Who is AAA?
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
He's known as AA. Nobody calls him AAA.
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Good, cause I need to get some RRR
Rest Relaxation & Redskins
"If a man speaks and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong???"
by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
....that last B is a typo
"By far the worst performers on the (Redskins) are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Nobody as in "Everyone that matters" also known as "not you"
The Skins radio announcing team calls him triple-A. The sports junkies refer to him as triple-A. I’ve heard LaVarr and dukes refer to him as triple-A.
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You just named the two biggest idiots in sports radio as reason for using AAA?
LOL
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by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
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Not to be too nosey
but what is snowburnt?
by hambonejackson on Sep 20, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Right...
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by TerroristFistJab on Sep 20, 2011 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
An article today in the Washington Post (maybe Times – some Washington news publication) – according to Moss and Shanahan Moss ran the wrong route on the first pick. The team does not blame Rex for either interception. We cannot necessarily look at his stat line and assume “same old Rex.”
by l.pensinger on Sep 19, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You have no idea
what enormous balls of steel it takes to go for it all instead of the short easy pass on 4th and 3. This isn’t Madden, where it is of no consequence if you fail. The fact Rex went for the TD shows an incredible level of competitiveness we haven’t seen from a Redskins QB in quite some time.
His 2 turnovers were not both his fault. On the second, Armstrong was held and pulled back from getting the ball. It tipped off his hand instead and the ball got intercepted. It should’ve been a pass interference penalty.
by TheDeepBall on Sep 19, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ONE THING--on the field--stands out to you
how open are receivers are on the majority of passing plays. A definate hat tip to Kyle. I just remember in years past watching games and other teams and saying, ‘why cant our receivers get that open… every time we pass, we’re throwing into tight coverage or double teams.’ Seems that is no longer the case.
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I don't think it's fair to Rex
to suggest that these two interceptions are a result of his nature and his faults as a QB. Yes, the first INT was bad. The 2nd was a tipped ball and an obvious missed PI call. If Armstrong gets that PI, do we even talk about Rex’s interceptions? Every QB is going to have a bad pass picked off once in a while. I can’t say enough how impressed I was by Rex’s ability to forget about the picks and lead our offense down the field in the 2nd half. His pass to Moss on 4th down was a big-time play. If Brady or Rodgers makes that play, everyone spends all week talking about how ‘elite’ he is. I don’t want to sound like I’m parasailing with Grossman’s bat-wing, but he’s been everything you could expect from your starting QB through the 1st two weeks. Hell, he didn’t even fumble the ball this week, which I pretty much expect him to do at least once a game.
I am with you...crazy impressed by Rex
by Ken Meringolo on Sep 19, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree that was a great play by Rex to make sure there wasn't a turnover!
How many QB’s would attempt to jump through the O-line and D-line to keep the drive alive! Ive been very impressed with Rex and our O-line did a great job, some of those running holes were enormous!
I'm on record
As NEVER being a fan of Rex. But I’ll be the first to say, Rex is a big a part of us being 2-0 as anyone. He has given us more good plays than bad, and he’s putting up pretty damn good numbers. What impressed me the most is that he came back to win this game AFTER the sh!t hit the fan. That was never the case in the past.
Kerrigan is King...
Anyone that can’t see that after these two games is a fool. My eyes generally would follow Kolb before the snap to our safeties in fear of a Fitzgerald pass. However very quickly it became all eyes on 91. That happened last week as well, though I was less worried about Eli last game. It’s nice to know my eyes are slowly training themselves to focus on that beast! Amazing skills!
HTTR!
After Locker was gone, I was huge on J.J. Watt,
I think Watt will be good, but I’m extremely glad that Shanny(possibly Haslett) saw what Kerrigan really was and “reached” for him. He is a beast and it is just another hit in that great draft.
Skins rule
by Horcasitas4 on Sep 19, 2011 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Not a reach when your one of the top 5 rookies in the entire NFL.
It would’ve sucked if we traded down again and was not able to draft Kerrigan.
It’s called great drafting.
Yep.
Kerrigan and Jenkins were supposed to go later, while Royster, Neild and especially Gomes should have not been drafted. Hankerson was our only “value” pick; I hope he shows why, but right now all that has happened is Shannahan and the Skins scouting department proving that they know more than experts on ESPN and NFL network….and I guess me, as well..
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by Parks Smith on Sep 19, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of Fred Davis
Just read an article and a blogger mentioned Brady’s tight ends. Cover the TEs and the Pat’s WRs run wild. I think we could headed in the same direction. Once Cooley gets on the field healthy and Rex has two TEs to throw two, our WRs will be wide open, even more so then they have been. No Rex isn’t Brady, but I happy with his production. This is going to be a fun year in Washington. I feel like the offense is on the cusp of a breakout. When it all comes together they will be indefensible. Like the Pats. If laron gets back, the defense will have all it’s pieces for this year.
by MAJSkinsfan on Sep 19, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Model
Well if there was ever a model to follow, it would be the Patriots…they look amazing. And if you have 2 healthy, talented tight ends like the Redskins do, you should use them, a lot
by StephanHart on Sep 19, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
The biggest difference from last year to this year is the defense
particularly the pass rush. Sure we are still giving up some big plays, and such, but both Eil and Kolb have been under a lot more pressure, then they would have been a year ago.
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that would be number 2 on my list
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by Steve Shoup on Sep 19, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
It wasn't McNabb's fault
Minnesota lost this week.
I don’t mean to sound like a McNabb apologist, but he didn’t want to come here, when he got here we basically forced him to eat excrement and then we kicked him out and blamed him for all his problems. He’s gone and I think both parties are happy for the change.
Time to move on.
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That's called being a professional.
Do your job you are paid to do. Not half ass it. I should probably take my own advice and get back to work!
He was doing his job every step of the way, by the letter. He even said pretty things to people with tape recorders and cameras while we were shitting on him.
The only thing he could have done differently was win. Don’t forget there’s 89 other people that are paid to do their jobs every game as well.
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touche :-)
However, look at his stat line this week. 200+ yards, good enough to win when your sole job is to hand the ball to Peterson. No touchdowns isn’t promising. 0 picks is though. He didn’t turn the ball over and did what was (generally) asked of him.
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One bright spot from that game
AP killed it for my Fantasy Team! He is going to be a beast for me this year!
by KonartistNupe on Sep 19, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Biggest difference to me was
Rex’s ability to complete passes to nine different receivers. He doesn’t appear to favor a particular receiver and gets the ball to the guy that’s open. It makes our offense more unpredictable and more indefensible. I’m loving it!
The QB play is sooooooo much better than it was last year. I found myself screaming at the TV everytime McNabb launched a pass into the dirt at the receiver’s feet. We just needed him to give the receivers a chance.
Then everyone questioned the Skins judgement for getting rid of McNabb, then we saw his first game of this season. 39 yds passing in 4 qtrs? In retrospect, now the Skins’ judgements seems credible.
A victory next week against Dallas would definitely be the icing on the cake for me. Just like the Giants’ injuries, we should be able to capitalize on Dallas’ as well. Romo’s rib injury is no joke. Miles and Dez also appear to be a little banged up.
Miles Austin
If he doesn’t play this week, it will be huge for the Skins. The Cowboys are banged up, our D should be able to swarm and make some big plays.
by StephanHart on Sep 19, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Here's hoping
we get our starting corners back as well!
If he does play, we need Landry to play.
Austin can smoke Doughty deep, but Landry can run stride for stride with him and take away the deep threat.
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by Horcasitas4 on Sep 19, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Our front 7 should be all over Romo
like he’s a sorority girl who passed out at an off-campus frat party.
even more injuries
Not just Romo and Dez but also Miles Austin(hammy). Felix Jones (separated shoulder), Phil Costa (Knee,PCL) and Witten (bruised ribs).
Its been a strange year with all the injuries.
weapons on O
we have them man. i feel comfortable with any of our receivers/backs getting the ball in their hands. and i think that helps rex just throw to the open man instead of forcing to santana, cooley, etc
i mean really galloway last yr? and who the hell was roydell williams?
I have to give some kudos to Rocky McIntosh, I thought he played well.
He’s gotten a lot of flack this offseason.
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Can't give him kudos for allowing that TD.
He blew it keeping the outside sealed.
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by ThuGodfather on Sep 19, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know that I'd go that far
but I will say that he’s playing miles better than he did in the preseason.
I’m giggling like a little girl about the Dallas game. That game is going to be special. This team is gonna play some good football. I see a breakthrough game for Rex like last year.
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by RedskinsGirl on Sep 19, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like we might get some help from the injury department
Romo, Bryant, and Jones are all pretty banged up from what I understand. Our D might well be playing a significantly weakened Dall-ass offense.
by SkinsOsTerps on Sep 19, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
Whatever is motivating him, keep it up, he’s definitely improved from where he was last year. Maybe he’s got a bad taste in his mouth or something from all the shit we’ve talked about him
So far, can’t complain too much but…is it just me that noticed that none of the redskins were ANY breaking tackles and were always getting tackled by their ankles and shoelaces? Helu made people miss…so that’s a bright spot tho.
by AplastarCraneos on Sep 19, 2011 12:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I thought Santana
Was gone one time, then he got brought down by a shoelace tackle. Shades of Portis.
It seemed like that was the case everytime. A lot of green ahead to the runner, only to be tackled in desperation by diving defender. If only those tackles would have been missed or broken…
by AplastarCraneos on Sep 19, 2011 12:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The biggest difference from previous years to this year you ask?
ME
I don’t know why, but getting the ball back, down 21-13 in the middle of the corner, I KNEW we were going to go down and score. The expectations that they would get it done was there, and that’s been absent in previous regimes.
This franchise in my opinion has finally found that stability that we’ve been calling for, it’s no longer a hollow shell, but a cement foundation that’s building itself up.
Love them or hate them, Shanahan and Allen have provided that, and I know I’m appreciative.
by Dammit Cerrato... on Sep 19, 2011 12:42 PM EDT reply actions
The Redskins aren't playing scared
but I am watching scared.. I think I hear Charlie every time the Skins fail to get that 2 score lead and I didn’t take off my camo until until the refs confirmed the fumble recovery. So until the skins offense shows me the ability to put teams away, i have my shrink on speed dial and keep taking my meds.
by hambonejackson on Sep 19, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh definitely, still always scared
I knew we needed a turnover in those final minutes or else they were going to march the troops into field goal range.
by Dammit Cerrato... on Sep 19, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
New seeing Gano not choke
If this were last season i have no doubt that Gano would have shanked that last field goal to put us on top
Not quite a Beast yet
But lots to like compared to last year especially on offense. Last year’s team had a real hard time scoring points. I think we’re close to a TD ahead of last year’s average. A lot of that should be credited to Good Rex and could go away if Bad Rex shows up. Gotta love the rookies, the pressure D and the running game. The secondary is a big area of concern though.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
I want to get rid of the notion of the "Good Rex" "Bad Rex"
I think that by watiing on the “Bad Rex” to show up, we are placing an insanely unfair expectation on his performance. If Rex has a bad game, its basically more of the same instead of a QB just being off that day. Because of his history, we attribute the Good and Bad monikers to Rex, however, I am not going to sit here and wait for the “Bad Rex”. I am going to accept that he is not a perfect QB and will have a bad game on occasion. The fans would do well to accept this as well.
by KonartistNupe on Sep 19, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you may want to get rid of the notion
but the notion is still there. 11 games in 46, he’s had 3+ turnovers in a game.
that said, I hope “Bad Rex” doesn’t show up.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
good rex IS bad rex
He’s a talented QB who makes painfully stupid decisions sometimes.
Thus on the balance he’s an average QB. Capable of playing great, capable of bad bad mistakes.
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Building blocks
If we had now been 0-2 the talk here would have been of Andrew Luck and possibly what we could have differently in the draft and FA,
But we are 2-0 and the draft class is looking pretty solid and the FA moves look nice compliments to the team so hopefully in 2-3 years we can look back and say this was where it started.
by wuds100 on Sep 19, 2011 1:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
the thing that does suck though is that a perennial playoff team like the colts is likely going to get a better shot at top tier talent than a historically mediocre team because of one injury.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
I believe that if we continue this play
And maybe grab a spot in the playoffs (I know its early), I acutally wouldn’t mind us drafting Kellen Moore instead of one of these front running QBs that everyone else is talking about. Moore just seems a better fit for the system. Just like Rex is right now.
by KonartistNupe on Sep 19, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Kelly Moore
I have to agree with you. I say Boise St game this past Friday night and I came away very pleased with his performance. He could easily be a QB that we can take in the 2nd round and in 2-3yrs become our starter. Nice arm with ability to escape the pocket. I’m all for that instead of over-paying for some 1st round rookie.
Is he related to Kellen Moore?
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One big improvement is Deangelo Hall,
other than the one big TD for Fitzgerald (didn’t see enough replays to see who’s fault it was) Hall would’ve held Fitzgerald for 60 yards and no TD’s, I didn’t see him blow plays and seems like a legitimate #1 CB for this team!
My take on the play
Gotta rewind a bit. In the beginning of the game the Skins were double and triple teaming fitzgerald and kolb was finding the open guy every time. I think that made them re-think the D a little bit.
For that play they went 5 wide and all the DBs went to man coverage. DHall was playing 15-20 yards off the line, Fitz deked him and got separation from DHall and that’s all she wrote. The safeties were covering the other WRs man up. So Hall didn’t have help which was probably why he played so far off him.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
I thought it was one helluva throw by Kolb
He knew he was going to get drilled, and London Fletcher did just that – nailed Kolb just after the ball left his hand. And yet Kolb not only got the throw off, he led the receiver – Fitzgerald caught it in stride and there was no catching him. I had to tip my cap to Kolb on that, it was a great play.
it was single coverage on a big blitz, Deangelo anticipated a quick throw and then got beat when Kolb bought extra time and threw deep
Denagelo was burned by jumping the slant route
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prediction
Is Sexy Rex right? Could we win the division? It’s still very early but we have the banged up Cowgirls next.
Who wants some?
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Sep 19, 2011 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
excellent photoshopping
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This
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by CptChaosSidekick on Sep 19, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Led by London Fletcher*
Led by Ryan Kerrigan (yes, led by Ryan Kerrigan), the defense stepped up and secured the win yesterday
With help from everyone
As a guy known to be pretty harsh around here,
The Skins are off to a great start. I figured we would be 0-2 right now. I just hope we don’t sh*t the bed on MNF.
Now go play the lotto dinosaur brains
To answer your question
Kerrigan is the player that is helping this defense shut down teams. He is a great pass rusher that not only gets sacks himself but gets the other teams attention so others can put the pressure on. He must keep his eye on the ball to have the INT and the big bat down. He plays the run well with one play coming to mind were he came running in from the opposite side of where the run was to stop the RB. And like you said he looks FIRED UP to play and inspires the team just like the man in the middle Fletcher. So far seems like a great pick.
Isn't it nice
every one said Kerrigan instead of Matthews? That alone is makes drafting him worth it.
by hambonejackson on Sep 20, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
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