***Official*** 2009 Washington Redskins Thread (2 Viewers)

[fatness]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

 

[Sebowski]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

I think the fact that El is still back there is a testament to Snyder not getting involved. I'm sure he would pull him in a second.

 

[southeastjerome]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

5.2 average? Much higher than I thought. I can't remember him returning one for more than 5 yards.

 

[buster c]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

I think the fact that El is still back there is a testament to Snyder not getting involved. I'm sure he would pull him in a second.

Sebo, I'm starting to think YOU"RE dan snyder!likely, the opposite is true - snyder paid #82 a ton of money and is waiting for him to break a big one to justify the expenditure (and assuage the ego)

 

[Marvelous]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

5.2 average? Much higher than I thought. I can't remember him returning one for more than 5 yards.

Every time Randle El fields a punt, I yell at the tv, "RUN FOWARD!" He always starts by running sideways.

 

[Marvelous]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

Right before Randle El's botched return, the announcers were stating that Zorn had told them that the return average was lower because the Redskins are frequenlty trying to block the punt rather than set up a return I thought this was laughable. When was the last time the Redskins blocked a punt?

 

[buster c]

From Theisman

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I would think that Antwaan Randle El returning punts was not a question either," he continued, in a refrain that every single breathing Redskins fan would agree with. "But forgive me if I was wrong, but I looked up yesterday and I saw the ball hit the ground and travel about 15 yards towards our goal line, and the man returning the punt was Antwaan Randle El. When does this stop? When does somebody -- and if it's Coach Zorn -- when does he decide that it is not in the best interest of this football team to have those things happen with that individual returning punts? And I can't say it enough, I love the guy, he made great plays yesterday, he's tough and everything, but he hurts this football team in the return game."

"I'm mystified as to why they stick with it," Weisman agreed, "and when you talk to Jim about it, he says he doesn't want to expose starters."

I still believe someone over his head told Zorn to keep Randle El returning punts.

Randle El's 5.2-yards-per-return average is 47th in the NFL.

Right before Randle El's botched return, the announcers were stating that Zorn had told them that the return average was lower because the Redskins are frequenlty trying to block the punt rather than set up a return I thought this was laughable. When was the last time the Redskins blocked a punt?

#24 Bill Malinchek, 1972 at NE.

 

[fatness]

I think the fact that El is still back there is a testament to Snyder not getting involved. I'm sure he would pull him in a second.

I think you have to be kidding me. I mean really, I know you like to stick up for Snyder and all that, and you'd make a decent public relations guy for him. But that's laughable. Look at what you're saying: that Dan Snyder wants Randle El replaced, but he's not doing it because of his great restraint, something he has shown..............when, exactly?Swanson can do better than that.

 

[fatness]

# Sacks – Andre Carter and Brian Orakpo are becoming a formidable tandem to opposing offensive lines. They have combined for 15 sacks with the season just a little over half over. Each enjoyed one and a half sacks Sunday, with Orakpo breaking the Redskins’ single-season record for rookie sacks, and Carter on track for a career best season. Along with Albert Haynesworth, they have put respectability back in the Washington defensive front.

John Pappas

 

[Sebowski]

I think the fact that El is still back there is a testament to Snyder not getting involved. I'm sure he would pull him in a second.

I think you have to be kidding me. I mean really, I know you like to stick up for Snyder and all that, and you'd make a decent public relations guy for him. But that's laughable. Look at what you're saying: that Dan Snyder wants Randle El replaced, but he's not doing it because of his great restraint, something he has shown..............when, exactly?Swanson can do better than that.

There have never been any reports of Snyder protecting El. You have no base for what you're saying.

 

[fatness]

A good article on our hot-button running back, Clinton Portis. I'm glad to see the article talks about Larry Brown because the way he and Portis have been used is comparable.

Lying pressed against the artificial turf inside the Georgia Dome, briefly unconscious and later unable to remember what happened, Clinton Portis looked like he smacked into a wall. Maybe he already had.

It's a dirty job, NFL running backs. They get beat up and worn out, and that's just the physical part. Doubt and hesitation tug at the psyche. Diminishing returns arrive faster than at other positions. Portis' career workload raises the question of whether that is now happening to him. He is, after all, in his sixth season with the Washington Redskins and his eighth as a professional

The No. 1 rusher in franchise history, John Riggins, played nine seasons for the Redskins. Portis has played fewer than six, yet he is second by only 880 yards. Portis averaged 293 carries during his first seven seasons and has four years of 300 or more carries in the last five.

"[Portis] is probably trending downward, but it's impossible to evaluate him based on his numbers," ESPN analyst and former quarterback Trent Dilfer said. "That is probably the second-worst offensive line in the league. Maybe the worst. Yes, he's trending downward, but he's not [finished] yet. ... Some players are just flat done because of the cumulative effect of carries and overuse. Other players, that time is near, but it is not now [for Portis]."

If not now, then when? Competing in the most violent of sports, NFL running backs probably absorb the most punishment and traditionally have had the shortest career expectancy. Some runners have been compared to "bowling balls," but according to former Redskins great Larry Brown, it's really the other way around.

"It's like you roll the ball down the alley and the pins essentially are the running backs," said Brown, whose running career was cut short by injuries and general wear and tear. "They're the ones that get knocked down every time." Brown led the league in rushing in 1970. Two years later, he gained even more yards and carried the Redskins to their first Super Bowl. He retired at 29 in 1976 after eight seasons, a shadow of the 5-foot-11, 195-pound player whom coach George Allen used again and again and still again to implement his ball-control philosophy.

"I noticed a vast difference in what I couldn't do and what I used to be able to do," Brown recalled. "I got to the point where, when the ball was handed off to me, mentally I was in and through the hole and downfield, but my body wasn't there."

 

[fatness]

There have never been any reports of Snyder protecting El. You have no base for what you're saying.

What I said is that I believe the front office told Zorn not to remove Randle El as the primary punt returner, which he had planned to do. There are plenty of examples over the years of the front office doing this.

 

[Marvelous]

There have never been any reports of Snyder protecting El. You have no base for what you're saying.

What I said is that I believe the front office told Zorn not to remove Randle El as the primary punt returner, which he had planned to do. There are plenty of examples over the years of the front office doing this.

Zorn's announcement and subsequent un-announcement in the change of punt returner is very suspicious.

 

[dgreen]

There have never been any reports of Snyder protecting El. You have no base for what you're saying.

What I said is that I believe the front office told Zorn not to remove Randle El as the primary punt returner, which he had planned to do. There are plenty of examples over the years of the front office doing this.

Zorn's announcement and subsequent un-announcement in the change of punt returner is very suspicious.

It is. But, that doesn't mean the suspicion should necessarily be directed at Snyderatto. I think that's a legit theory. I also think Sebowski's theory is legit.

 

[TobiasFunke]

# Sacks – Andre Carter and Brian Orakpo are becoming a formidable tandem to opposing offensive lines. They have combined for 15 sacks with the season just a little over half over. Each enjoyed one and a half sacks Sunday, with Orakpo breaking the Redskins’ single-season record for rookie sacks, and Carter on track for a career best season. Along with Albert Haynesworth, they have put respectability back in the Washington defensive front.

John Pappas

I don't know if any player in the NFL is worth Haynesworth's salary from a cap perspective. But I do know that if any non-QB is worth it, it's Haynesworth. He changes the game like few others in the league.

 

[TankRizzo]

I've been curious about something...has anyone seen if someone is keeping a breakdown of Orakpo's sacks and whether they're coming from DE or LB?

 

[Maroney=Sped]

I've been curious about something...has anyone seen if someone is keeping a breakdown of Orakpo's sacks and whether they're coming from DE or LB?

I don't know if they can be counted that neatly, unless you're just asking whether he was in a four versus three-point stance at the snap. I don't know the answer to that.

 

[dgreen]

So, it's being reported Shannahan may join the Bills...possibly mid-season. We suck.

 

[fatness]

So, it's being reported Shannahan may join the Bills...possibly mid-season. We suck.

Can't you just hear Vinnie lobbying Shanahan to take the job?

 

[southeastjerome]

So who is ready for the skins' 2nd straight victory?

 

[dgreen]

So who is ready for the skins' 2nd straight victory?

This sure is one CRAZY Dallas Week!

 

[fatness]

Good god almighty I hate the Cowboys.

 

[Sidewinder16]

Cornerback Carlos Rogers, who was benched after one series against the Broncos, practiced and saw plenty of time with the starters Wednesday. But coaches say Fred Smoot, Justin Tryon and even safety Lendy Holmes also spent time at corner with the ones.

RI LinkThat's interesting. Maybe my perception is off, but it doesn't seem normal to have that many guys getting 1st team CB reps (I'm assuming Hall is, too). And with Horton down, I thought Holmes was brought up for safety depth. Maybe they want him capable of double duty, a la Smoot?

 

[Sidewinder16]

Carlos Rogers tyring to get better?

But Gray and Rogers have talked, and Rogers feels confident that he knows what adjustments he needs to make. "I'll just stay with my eyes on the receiver longer, and more cushion," Rogers explained.

Great. Because there certainly haven't been any problems with CBs giving their receivers too much cushion.

 

[Sidewinder16]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

 

[dgreen]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

His name is Chris Russell.Looks like Sherm might be legitimately helping. What exactly does it mean "figured out the whole key"? What key?

 

[southeastjerome]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

His name is Chris Russell.Looks like Sherm might be legitimately helping. What exactly does it mean "figured out the whole key"? What key?

That and/or it shows just how unfit Zorn is to be a playcaller, let alone head coach.

 

[Sidewinder16]

Russ Lande, in Sporting New Today, did a 2010 mock draft. He has the 'Skins picking from the 8 spot and selecting RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson. He has 3 OTs selected right in front of the 'Skins.

RB Clinton Portis is approaching 30, and Ladell Betts is best as a backup. Spiller, with his running and receiving, could revitalize QB Jason Campbell's career.

at Spiller revializing Campbell's career. It ain't gonna happen in D.C.

 

[dgreen]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

His name is Chris Russell.Looks like Sherm might be legitimately helping. What exactly does it mean "figured out the whole key"? What key?

That and/or it shows just how unfit Zorn is to be a playcaller, let alone head coach.

Well, yeah, that too. I've been complaining about not just an inability to adjust, but an unwillingness to adjust. It's shown in the games and they, as a staff, have even made comments to the media about it.I've noticed the increase in screens, slants, and hitches which are obvious changes to make when your OL can't protect for more than 1 second. There is no reason to go a whole game without a couple quick screens to Moss or Thomas.

 

[Sebowski]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

His name is Chris Russell.Looks like Sherm might be legitimately helping. What exactly does it mean "figured out the whole key"? What key?

That and/or it shows just how unfit Zorn is to be a playcaller, let alone head coach.

I knew stripping Zorn was the right thing to do. He had too much on his plate and hired an incompetent OC. Zorn should have played it better and he'd be liking like a decent coach right now. Best play would have been to fire Sherman Smith, bring in Lewis as OC and have the OC call the plays like most teams do. Wouldn't even had looked like a demotion. Just reassigning.

Score one for Vinny.

 

[Sidewinder16]

The Cowgirls are 11 point favorites? Am I too optimistic after 1 week of the offense actually doing something, or does anyone else think the 'Skins can cover that?

 

[PantherPower]

Saw this joke today on another board, thought it was kinda funny-

This guy walks into a bar wearing a Redskins jersey and carrying a little

Dachshund that also has a Redskins jersey on with a little Redskins helmet

too.

The guy says to the bartender, "Can my dog and I watch the Redskins game

here? My TV at home broke and my dog and I want to see the game."

The bartender replies, "Normally, dogs in the bar would not be allowed, but

it's not terribly busy in here, so you and the dog can have a seat at the

end of the bar .. But, if there is any trouble with you or the dog, I'll

have to ask you to leave."

The guy agrees and he and his dog start watching the game.. Pretty soon the

Redskins kick a field goal and Dachshund jumps up on the bar and walks down

the bar and gives everyone a high five.

The bartender says, "Hey, that's cool! What does he do for a touch down?"

The guys answers, "I don't know, I've only had him for 2 years."

 

[Bankerguy]

Good god almighty I hate the Cowboys.

That's why it's bar none the best rivarly in Football.

 

[Sebowski]

Saw this joke today on another board, thought it was kinda funny-This guy walks into a bar wearing a Redskins jersey and carrying a littleDachshund that also has a Redskins jersey on with a little Redskins helmettoo.The guy says to the bartender, "Can my dog and I watch the Redskins gamehere? My TV at home broke and my dog and I want to see the game."The bartender replies, "Normally, dogs in the bar would not be allowed, butit's not terribly busy in here, so you and the dog can have a seat at theend of the bar .. But, if there is any trouble with you or the dog, I'llhave to ask you to leave."The guy agrees and he and his dog start watching the game.. Pretty soon theRedskins kick a field goal and Dachshund jumps up on the bar and walks downthe bar and gives everyone a high five.The bartender says, "Hey, that's cool! What does he do for a touch down?"The guys answers, "I don't know, I've only had him for 2 years."

I've heard it with different teams. Pretty funny.

 

[Maroney=Sped]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

His name is Chris Russell.Looks like Sherm might be legitimately helping. What exactly does it mean "figured out the whole key"? What key?

That and/or it shows just how unfit Zorn is to be a playcaller, let alone head coach.

Maybe both. A coordinator at least has some exposure to adjustments. A QB coach does not. And BTW, Andy Reid sucks at it even today, and he skipped over being a OC too.

 

[TxBuckeye]

So who is ready for the skins' 2nd straight victory?

I'm still shocked at the streak of one. No way I believe it reaches the astronomical total of TWO!

 

[fatness]

Good god almighty I hate the Cowboys.

That's why it's bar none the best rivarly in Football.

Great rivalry. Great fans for each team.

 

[fatness]

Portis is out for Sunday.

Heard on ESPN980.

Haynesworth is still in a walking boot and will be a gametime decision.

[billyMaysVoice]

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

[/billyMaysVoice]

Mike Williams may be active.

 

[fatness]

I knew stripping Zorn was the right thing to do. He had too much on his plate and hired an incompetent OC. Zorn should have played it better and he'd be liking like a decent coach right now. Best play would have been to fire Sherman Smith, bring in Lewis as OC and have the OC call the plays like most teams do. Wouldn't even had looked like a demotion. Just reassigning. Score one for Vinny.

Best move would have been to hire a competent head coach, not a QB coach to be head coach.Score one for Vinny.Second-best move would have been to make the change in playcalling out of the public eye, not publicly embarrass the coach.Score one for Vinny.I have to agree that if the playcalling suits what the players do better that it's a good change. Zorn didn't have a lot of clues and wouldn't adjust.

 

[Maroney=Sped]

Good god almighty I hate the Cowboys.

That's why it's bar none the best rivarly in Football.

Great rivalry. Great fans for each team.

Let's not get carried away. Bankerguy is clearly the mutant spawn from a very corrupted gene pool.

 

[Marvelous]

Russ Lande, in Sporting New Today, did a 2010 mock draft. He has the 'Skins picking from the 8 spot and selecting RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson. He has 3 OTs selected right in front of the 'Skins.

RB Clinton Portis is approaching 30, and Ladell Betts is best as a backup. Spiller, with his running and receiving, could revitalize QB Jason Campbell's career.

at Spiller revializing Campbell's career. It ain't gonna happen in D.C.

Fortunately, the Redskins will be picking before #8, so they can get one of the OT.

 

[Marvelous]

From whoever tweets for 106.7:

Speaking of Lewis - I talked to one #Redskins offensive player and he said that the offense has finally figured out the whole key.... -CR

This #Redskins offen. player admitted there was big time frustration with not allowing players to "make plays" and adjust w/ a bad O-Line-CR

The same #Redskins player said there has been many more designed screens, slants, hitches and smoke screens.-CR

The #Redskins player told me there was frustration in all areas before 2nd half in ATL-because there was no changes. Wk 2 Wk or in-game-CR

His name is Chris Russell.Looks like Sherm might be legitimately helping. What exactly does it mean "figured out the whole key"? What key?

That and/or it shows just how unfit Zorn is to be a playcaller, let alone head coach.

I knew stripping Zorn was the right thing to do. He had too much on his plate and hired an incompetent OC. Zorn should have played it better and he'd be liking like a decent coach right now. Best play would have been to fire Sherman Smith, bring in Lewis as OC and have the OC call the plays like most teams do. Wouldn't even had looked like a demotion. Just reassigning.

Score one for Vinny.

Of course, the GMs job is to identify these problems during the off season and do something about it then. The ideal time to address Zorn's playcalling and how much he has on his plate was last Janaury. If they felt an in-season change was necessary, there were many less public ways to make it.

 

[Sidewinder16]

I've been curious about something...has anyone seen if someone is keeping a breakdown of Orakpo's sacks and whether they're coming from DE or LB?

I don't know if they can be counted that neatly, unless you're just asking whether he was in a four versus three-point stance at the snap. I don't know the answer to that.

Rick Maese has this in today's article on Orakpo:

Through nine games, Orakpo's seven sacks already are the most by any NFL rookie since 2006 and the most of any rookie in Redskins history. Making Orakpo's sack total perhaps more impressive: five of his sacks have come as a hands-down defensive end, a position he plays only about a third of the time.

"Obviously I would love to rush the passer all the time, but it's not a situation where I can do that," Orakpo said. "They need me at other spots. So I'm fine with what I'm doing now. I really enjoy it and don't have no problems."

His other two sacks have come as linebacker, though on each, Orakpo still lined up outside the tackle. In the Redskins' myriad defensive formations, Orakpo often stunts and doesn't always rush the passer from the edge. In last Sunday's win over Denver, Orakpo stopped Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton coming up the middle in what proved to be one of the game's decisive plays. Orton hurt his ankle on the tackle and missed the second half. His replacement, Chris Simms, was 3 for 13 passing for 13 yards.

 

[Bankerguy]

Good god almighty I hate the Cowboys.

That's why it's bar none the best rivarly in Football.

Great rivalry. Great fans for each team.

Let's not get carried away. Bankerguy is clearly the mutant spawn from a very corrupted gene pool.

"I LOVE YOU TOO MAN"Oh and Sportscenter is reporting Albert as not playing on Sunday. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Sidewinder16]

Oh and Sportscenter is reporting Albert as not playing on Sunday. Can anyone confirm?

Unless something has happened since practice ended today, this is the latest (posted ~30 minutes ago):

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth (ankle) will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys at the new Cowboys Stadium, Coach Jim Zorn said today after practice at Redskins Park.

ETA: The quote from Zorn:

"Albert will be a game-time decision and that's all I can tell you. Seriously, I am being upfront with this. He will be listed as questionable for the game Sunday."

 

[Bankerguy]

Oh and Sportscenter is reporting Albert as not playing on Sunday. Can anyone confirm?

Unless something has happened since practice ended today, this is the latest (posted ~30 minutes ago):

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth (ankle) will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys at the new Cowboys Stadium, Coach Jim Zorn said today after practice at Redskins Park.

ETA: The quote from Zorn:

"Albert will be a game-time decision and that's all I can tell you. Seriously, I am being upfront with this. He will be listed as questionable for the game Sunday."

It wouldn't excatly be the first ime ESPN has exagerated something. I just saw it on a Cowboys Message Board and though I'd share it and see if it was true.

 

[Bankerguy]

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Conflicting reports on Albert Haynesworth

Posted by Michael David Smith on November 20, 2009 2:16 PM ET

Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is struggling with an ankle injury, and there are conflicting reports about whether he's healthy enough to play on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

Scott Noll of ESPNDallas.com, citing comments that Redskins secondary coach Jerry Gray made Friday on Michael Irvin's radio show, reports that Haynesworth will play against the Cowboys.

But on the 2 p.m. Eastern broadcast of SportsCenter, ESPN reported that Haynesworth is unlikely to play because of his ankle injury.

Jason Reid of the Washington Post, meanwhile, reports that Redskins coach Jim Zorn said of Haynesworth's status, "I do believe that's going to be a game-time situation."

So despite the two ESPN reports, we don't know whether Haynesworth is playing or not. And we probably won't until Sunday.

 

[southeastjerome]

I think Albert ends up playing..

 

[Sidewinder16]

Oh and Sportscenter is reporting Albert as not playing on Sunday. Can anyone confirm?

Unless something has happened since practice ended today, this is the latest (posted ~30 minutes ago):

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth (ankle) will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys at the new Cowboys Stadium, Coach Jim Zorn said today after practice at Redskins Park.

ETA: The quote from Zorn:

"Albert will be a game-time decision and that's all I can tell you. Seriously, I am being upfront with this. He will be listed as questionable for the game Sunday."

It wouldn't excatly be the first ime ESPN has exagerated something. I just saw it on a Cowboys Message Board and though I'd share it and see if it was true.

I have read some speculation (like from the Time's David Elfin) regarding Haynesworth missing this week, but so far anything saying he will miss is just that. ESPN may have read something like that and ran with it.In case I linked, Elfin posted that before practice, but even then I thought it was a horrible prediction given his reasoning. Haynesworth is far enough into his tenure with the 'Skins to be able to miss practice for a week while healing up and still be able to play effectively (know the calls, his assignments, etc.) on Sunday.

I believe the boot was off today as I read he was on a treadmill at some point today. My speculation is that Zorn would not be calling him questionable if something negative had happened as a result of the treadmill exercise.

 

[Sidewinder16]

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Conflicting reports on Albert Haynesworth

I also read somewhere that Haynesworth himself said he would play, but I haven't seen or heard an actual quote on that.Like southeastjerome, my bet is on him playing.