RG3 Report: Bengals 38, Redskins 31 | WaExaminer
It’s fun to watch this offense with Robert Griffin III (221 yards passing, 85 rushing) in control. It really is. But the thing that concerns me is that they have trouble when trying to simply drop back and throw.
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"I thought the defense would be the strength of our team," coach Mike Shanahan said. "In order to win, especially with a young quarterback, you have to have a great defense and a great running game."
Bengals 38, Redskins 31: Ten Observations | WashingtonExaminer.com
I did like how Kyle Shanahan and the offense adjusted in the second half. The Bengals wisely had their ends attack Robert Griffin III. After the first game my belief was to have an end or whoever’s rushing go right at Griffin and let the other 10 defenders worry about Alfred Morris. But take out the playmaker, the guy who can hurt you a lot quicker. It’s not like they completely slowed him – Griffin had 221 yards passing and 85 more rushing.
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"Even if they have to cart me off the field, I’m going to get off that cart and walk away," Griffin said.
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Overreaction: RGIII is getting hit too often Nobody wants their quarterback getting pummeled, but RGIII bounces right back up, and offers some postgame bluster, warning future defenders that hits are never going to bother him. As long as the offense has to carry the defense and special teams, the Redskins are willing to risk it to pull out all the stops.
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"No one plays this game injury-free," Williams said. "It’s part of the game. You take the good with the bad." Asked whether he’s fearful the injury is serious, Williams replied simply: "No."
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Was this the best officiated game of all time? No of course not, but it wasn't close to the worst either. Their were blown calls from either side, which pretty much evened things out.
Kyle Shanahan running down the tunnel after the officials - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post
Redskins offensive coordinator had something he wanted to say to the officials after Sunday’s game. So he ran after them.
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"It was great," Jackson said. "My first touchdown, it felt good. I’ll keep the ball. I’ll put it up somewhere. …It happened pretty quick. I just reacted."
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But the issues go further back than that. Going back to 2010 when Mike Shanahan and Jim Haslett came in as head coach and defensive coordinator, respectively, the Redskins have had 30 or more scored on them 14 times.
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The Bengals scored on touchdown passes of 73, 59, and 48 as the Redskins secondary was exploited for the third straight week.
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"They weren’t even playing the running back," Alfred Morris said of the visitors’ tactics. "They were just attacking him deliberately. I didn’t like that too much."
RG3 can't do it alone, but may have to - NFC East Blog - ESPN
The question, though, that I asked Shanahan as he walked back to his office was whether he fears he might be asking too much of the young man. The size to which his eyes grew provided the answer. "There's only five guys," Shanahan said, talking about quarterbacks in the past decade who've posted winning records in their first NFL seasons. "And four of them, their teams finished in the top 10 in defense and three of them finished in the top five in rushing."
Was Josh Wilson down on his fumble recovery? - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post
The play was little mentioned during the CBS broadcast, but it sure looked like Josh Wilson deserved a touchdown for his fumble recovery.
On a day to pay tribute to the late Steve Sabol, which I'll do for a good chunk of this column, it's maddening and saddening to have to discuss the officiating disaster so prominently. Again.