The Daily Twitter: 5 November 2018

Jon Allen is a mood. pic.twitter.com/KDog4jET4m

— NBC Sports Redskins (@NBCSRedskins) November 4, 2018

How impressive is what Matt Ioannidis is doing? With 8 games left, he has already set #Redskins' record for sacks by a down DL in 3-4.

2018: Matt Ioannidis, 6.5 sax
2015: Chris Baker, 6 sax
2011: Stephen Bowen, 6 sax
2011: Adam Carriker, 5.5 sax
2017: Anthony Lanier, 5 sax

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 5, 2018

Maurice Harris has had a career day. It won't get much attention or credit because it came in a blowout loss but the dude can play.

10 catches, 125 yards.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 4, 2018

Mo Harris should remain a starter

— Emmanual Benton (@manny_benton) November 4, 2018

The #Redskins have some concerns. Atop that list right now? Injuries along the O-line. Gs Brandon Scherff (shoulder) and Shawn Lauvao (knee) are scheduled to have MRIs tomorrow. Neither finished the game. Meanwhile, T Trent Williams (thumb) is gonna miss a few more games.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) November 4, 2018

Scherff and Lauvao will both undergo MRIs on Monday. Morgan, Dunbar and Reed also hurt.

— Rick Snider (@Snide_Remarks) November 4, 2018

Quinton Dunbar says the hamstring was “bugging” him a bit

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 4, 2018

All that offensive line shuffling will make your head spin

(via @TMatich) pic.twitter.com/fUcv8S2S1R

— NBC Sports Redskins (@NBCSRedskins) November 4, 2018

Reed hurt his neck and back, according to Gruden. He did return to the game late, though. https://t.co/BDXmzzZrd8

— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) November 4, 2018

Still haven't seen what happened to Scherff but whatever it was, clearly frustrated the #Redskins. Still, Moses has to be under more control. Scherff had a holding on that drive that wiped out a big AP gain & the Doctson taunting which is # 1 soft call IMO against #Skins.

— Chris Russell (@Russellmania621) November 4, 2018

Adrian Peterson when told his team had 147 penalty yards on the day: "Whooooo....(deep sigh). Man that's hard...A hundred WHAT? [Reporter: "147"]. Aw. Trying to stay positive through it all. It's rough when you get a drive snatched away from you."

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) November 4, 2018

Swearinger on the officiating: "some of the penalties were bullshit" tho he says the #Redskins can't put it in the refs hands. pic.twitter.com/Yj4UP8eqCd

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 4, 2018

Smith: “Every time we got something going, it seemed like there was a flag on the ground.”

Smith pointed to the Doctson penalty and the ensuing sequence as a time it felt like it got out of control. “It’s an emotional game. You have to play on that edge.”

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 4, 2018

haters will say this is pass interference pic.twitter.com/uoXgNg7gBr

— Danny (@recordsANDradio) November 4, 2018

Gruden says he has to check the tape on the penalties. “If they’re legit, we need to get it corrected.”

He clearly does not think many of them were legit.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 4, 2018

Yeah they did.

The refs were bad, but the #Redskins were worse. https://t.co/CMfPKMJTcH

— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) November 4, 2018

Swearinger says the first two drives were rocky from a communication standpoint between he and Clinton-Dix but then they settled in.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 4, 2018

Me: "What happened?"

Mason Foster: "We got beat."

Obviously, he's very right. I actually think a lot of today was about the #Falcons being better. I don't know if that makes it better or worse, but that's what happened.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 4, 2018

Bad game in all three phases. Injuries were part of it but more was self inflicted. Get right in Tampa?

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 4, 2018

What a country pic.twitter.com/Nm31BxVbm5

— Peter Hailey (@_PeterHailey) November 4, 2018

Adrian Peterson ran seven times on 1st-and-10, gaining 4 total yards.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 5, 2018

The Redskins played an abysmal all-around game in losing 38-14 to Atlanta, snapping a three-game win streak. The defense allowed season-worsts in total yards (491), yards per play (7.7); total rushing yards (154) and yards per carry (6.4). The Falcons... https://t.co/qEqYkcM5CK

— John Keim (@john_keim) November 4, 2018

"It was a bad game, but it was one game." pic.twitter.com/cc6wRWI9Iq

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 5, 2018

Washington’s injury situation on the offensive line goes from bad to worse https://t.co/v7p2dEKqMw

— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) November 5, 2018

One more offensive line injury would've forced the #Redskins to use this ridiculous emergency plan: https://t.co/qrn43WTVwj pic.twitter.com/U1yu9sDA1v

— NBC Sports Redskins (@NBCSRedskins) November 5, 2018

Man - look at this blocking by the #Falcons on Ito Smith TD run. #Redskins have 7 defenders around the bubble & Atlanta picks them all up. Smith is untouched for first 7 yards. Great execution. Not the only time they mauled #Skins D at POA. pic.twitter.com/hYUqFcw3XW

— Chris Russell (@Russellmania621) November 5, 2018

“It’s impossible. It’s impossible. You might as well just give them the ball and give them the game.” – Jay Gruden https://t.co/ie5K5J5c7W

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 4, 2018

Josh Norman said Julio Jones raised his arms to catch the ball several seconds earlier than normal, catching Norman off guard.
"A wily veteran move," Norman said.https://t.co/lgBCVqsjKW

— michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) November 4, 2018

The Falcons stopped Adrian Peterson so they stopped the Redskins. But Alex Smith hit on a few 50-50 passes this week he's avoiding before today. What can the #Redskins build on as they head to TB? https://t.co/u8NPprfR3r

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 5, 2018

If I told you before 1 PM that Alex Smith (22), Kapri Bibbs (20) and Samaje Perine (20) would out-rush Adrian Peterson (17) for the #Redskins - you would have said what??

— Chris Russell (@Russellmania621) November 4, 2018

Redskins-Falcons takeaways: Injuries, penalties lead to a bad loss for Washington (⁦⁦@ScottSAllen⁩) https://t.co/c6fpKpoZEW

— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) November 5, 2018

That hit tho https://t.co/EGhIpkiZlq https://t.co/aiRvCfR76y

— NBC Sports Redskins (@NBCSRedskins) November 4, 2018

My col: Only one Skins team has been beaten by more than 3 touchdowns twice in a season and still made the post-season __in 1936. Beaten up and beaten bad (38-14), the Skins may be 5-3 but face lots of tough questions. https://t.co/Cdf0hYX4cX

— Thomas Boswell (@ThomasBoswellWP) November 5, 2018

“If it continues not working out” is a key phrase. For how long? I think with the investment they’ve made, they need to stick with this into next year.

If it’s REALLY bad in the second half of the year, maybe you draft a guy and start getting him ready, but still probably not. https://t.co/wFZUquMcjH

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 5, 2018

The 5-3 #Redskins still sit atop the NFC East. The 4-4 #Eagles and 1-7 #Giants are on bye, while the 3-4 #Cowboys host the Titans tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/XSfArL8RQx

— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) November 4, 2018

The #Redskins at the midway point under Jay Gruden:

2018: 5-3
2017: 4-4
2016: 4-3-1
2015: 3-5
2014: 3-5

— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) November 4, 2018

Today's loss prevents what would have been a 6-1 start vs. the NFC for the #Redskins.

The last three times the Redskins had won at least 6 of its first 7 conference games:

1991 (6-1 Won Super Bowl)
1982 (6-1 Won Super Bowl)
1972 (7-0 Lost Super Bowl)

— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) November 4, 2018

The #Redskins are going to recover from this game. But the fact they had this outing and the one in New Orleans, it points to the fact they aren’t ready yet. They still have these kind of outings in them.

— Emmanual Benton (@manny_benton) November 4, 2018

The Redskins have faced two stellar QB's this season. Both of them (Brees and Ryan) have torched this secondary. I don't put Rodgers on list because he was on one leg in the rain.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) November 4, 2018

"They were out-coached. They were out-schemed. They were out-hustled and they had no discipline." -@BMitchLiveNBCS

(#TheHeat x @croppmetcalfe) pic.twitter.com/v3CL9xIp5s

— NBC Sports Redskins (@NBCSRedskins) November 4, 2018

Asked how the team can play better when trailing, Gruden just muttered, "Don't get behind."

— Rick Snider (@Snide_Remarks) November 4, 2018

Gruden only spoke for 3:25, but there was a couple candid moments. On penalties, he admitted it was "impossible to win" with so many. "Might as well give them the ball and give them the game."

— Rick Snider (@Snide_Remarks) November 4, 2018

The Bucs are on pace to allow over 5,000 passing yards, 44 TDs, and to have 2 interceptions.

Tampa Bay has now allowed a passer rating of 124.3 through 8 games. A QB facing the Bucs is more dangerous than Patrick Mahomes.

— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) November 5, 2018

Imagine telling someone before the season

By the time the Patriots face the Packers, Brady will be throwing to Josh Gordon and Dwayne Allen and handing off often to Cordarelle Patterson

— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) November 5, 2018

No knee brace tonight for Aaron Rodgers. He'd been hoping to shed the brace since the Packers' bye week.

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) November 5, 2018

Is slapping a player worthy of an ejection?https://t.co/UzlqzWfDDN

— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) November 5, 2018

Giants, Raiders leading chase for No. 1 pick in 2019 NFL draft https://t.co/Na59U9UEnx

— Touchdown Wire (@TheNFLWire) November 5, 2018

#Broncos Analysis: Loss to #Texans felt like the end for Vance Joseph and the season
by @ryanohalloran #HOUvsDEN https://t.co/Lceoi1cc7W

— Denver Post Broncos (@PostBroncos) November 5, 2018

Still no Le'Veon Bell? Still no problem for James Conner and the Steelers, despite a brief Ben Roethlisberger injury scare Sunday in Baltimore... https://t.co/26lEmWJsEu

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) November 5, 2018

Honestly, I was tired of the #Rams winning.

— Emmanual Benton (@manny_benton) November 5, 2018