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***Official*** Washington Redskins 2014 Thread (In-Season) (1 Viewer)
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RGIII HTTR
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Great game to watch regardless, nice to come out on top. As gloomy as it seems at times, last night had a few glimpses of some great things to come. Exciting to see Breeland perform so well and even Murphy seemed to do a more than adequate job for his first start. Our defense looked outstanding and players really stepped up. I will say this again and again, I LOVE DJAX...he is amazing to watch and I find myself sitting on the edge of my seat everytime the ball is thrown his way or if its in his hands. Colt didn't help him, but you can see what would have happened had he led him on several plays. Great game!!!
avoiding injuries
Footballguy
MIN still boycotting the name? I may want this next game more than last night if so.
RGIII HTTR
Footballguy
I don't know it anyone else noticed, but the white part in the middle of front of helmet under face mask normally says "Redskins" in our font, but that was missing last night. I think intentional as prime time game and not to incite. So if the Redskins or NFL acknowledge that by making that change then is the team name really on borrowed time? I noticed it right away as it something looked off right away to me.
Bankerguy
Footballguy
I'll speak for myself. Hate your team too, but find Washington fans the most reasonable to talk to about Football in general. I love nothing more then exchanging opinions pre and post game and share insights, then cheer like hell. That's what makes it all fun, you guys seem to get this too. I am always good to share a good game after regardless of the outcome.Thanks man. I hate the Cowboys, utterly hate them. But Cowboys fans are pretty good people. We'll see you again later this year.Good Game Skins fans. You took it to us today. Quality win.
They shoulda left Weeden in.
I think you guys could still battle for a WC spot. Beware of the let down after a big divisional win though. Should be an interesting late season rematch.
RGIII HTTR
Footballguy
One thing we've learned with our team is we win some games we have no right winning and then we lose games that we are supposed to win. LOL, for the past few decades, we also lose a lot of games that we are supposed to lose too.I'll speak for myself. Hate your team too, but find Washington fans the most reasonable to talk to about Football in general. I love nothing more then exchanging opinions pre and post game and share insights, then cheer like hell. That's what makes it all fun, you guys seem to get this too. I am always good to share a good game after regardless of the outcome.Thanks man. I hate the Cowboys, utterly hate them. But Cowboys fans are pretty good people. We'll see you again later this year.Good Game Skins fans. You took it to us today. Quality win.
They shoulda left Weeden in.
I think you guys could still battle for a WC spot. Beware of the let down after a big divisional win though. Should be an interesting late season rematch.
As for the banter, I agree. Unfortunately, we both have some of our fanbases have some idiots and can't communicate in any civil way and make all of us SMH or
The bolded is exceptionally true. Minnesota away on a short week has "let down game" written all over it.One thing we've learned with our team is we win some games we have no right winning and then we lose games that we are supposed to win. LOL, for the past few decades, we also lose a lot of games that we are supposed to lose too.I'll speak for myself. Hate your team too, but find Washington fans the most reasonable to talk to about Football in general. I love nothing more then exchanging opinions pre and post game and share insights, then cheer like hell. That's what makes it all fun, you guys seem to get this too. I am always good to share a good game after regardless of the outcome.Thanks man. I hate the Cowboys, utterly hate them. But Cowboys fans are pretty good people. We'll see you again later this year.Good Game Skins fans. You took it to us today. Quality win.
They shoulda left Weeden in.
I think you guys could still battle for a WC spot. Beware of the let down after a big divisional win though. Should be an interesting late season rematch.
As for the banter, I agree. Unfortunately, we both have some of our fanbases have some idiots and can't communicate in any civil way and make all of us SMH or
If Griffin starts though perhaps that will give them an extra jolt and counteract the inevitable "mental relaxation..."
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
No means No! LOL
RGIII HTTR
Footballguy
Absolutely, Breeland has invigorated hope for our defense and its future for sure! Covering Dez for most of game, he surely ate his Wheaties yesterday!!!
What's the inside scoop on whether Griffin will be ready to go vs. Minnesota? I guess we'll have to wait and see who gets first team reps this week. As cagey as Gruden is wants to be, he seems like big "rep guy" so I imagine his cards will be shown Wed/Thur...
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Breeland's development really shows the critical importance of talent evaluation to the future of the Redskins organization. We simply will not have enough first round picks to select "can't miss studs" at OL and safety over the next several years. Hopefully though we are starting to see some potential at corner...
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Guessing this is by total yardage? If so I suspect part of this is that we have had field position issues due to turnovers and special teams, which mean our scoring drives are often long and our opponents' scoring drives are often short. According to DVOA our offense was 20th and our defense was 17th last week, that should jump a little after last night but not that much. Even so, I'm surprised we're in that vicinity. I would have had us pegged for the bottom third of the league in both categories.
In better news ... holy #### do we actually have an excellent young cornerback on the roster? Good God it's been a long long time since we had that.
MattFancy
Footballguy
I've been thinking last night, in all my years of watching Redskins football (91-now), has there been a better coached game than that? Honestly, I can't think of one. What a great job the coaches did from Gruden to Haslett to McVay to Morris to Kowtica (or however you spell the ST coach's name). Every single one of the coaches should be proud. Their gameplan worked to perfection last night. Well done.
MattFancy
Footballguy
Yeah by total yardage. Even still, I wasn't expecting to see those numbers. Inflated? Probably, but considering we had a bottom-tier defense last year, 11th is pretty good.TobiasFunke said:
Breeland played as well of a game as I've seen from a Redskins CB in a long time. Maybe a little Champ Baileyish.
RGIII HTTR
Footballguy
Happy Bashaud Breeland Day everyone!!!
Side note...is Haslett redeeming himself in everyone's eyes now? Just a few weeks ago, everyone was on the "Haslett has to go" bandwagon but honestly the defense hasn't played that poorly for most of the season. Even against superior opponents like Arizona and Seattle they kept us in the game...it was more offensive turnovers and general ineptitude that got us there...
Please make it stop!I thought they should showcase Colt and then trade him for a 1st round pick or more.PinkydaPimp said:Great game. I expect nothing less from this rivalry.
Now, how long till the Mccoy should start over rg3 thread....
Seriously, getting a 4th or 5th for Cousins would look awful good right now. That said, he probably will sign a deal elsewhere. Someone will take a shot at redeeming him as a backup because he is not without skills if he can get the turnovers under control...
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TobiasFunke
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A little, but for me it's going to take more than a couple weeks of decent play to outweigh years of mediocrity or worse. Maybe if they keep this up all season.
At first, I was amazed at all the trading Cousins for a 1st rounder talk. Then when it kept coming up again and again, I thought it was absolutely ridiculous.Please make it stop!I thought they should showcase Colt and then trade him for a 1st round pick or more.PinkydaPimp said:Great game. I expect nothing less from this rivalry.
Now, how long till the Mccoy should start over rg3 thread....
Seriously, getting a 4th or 5th for Cousins would look awful good right now. That said, he probably will sign a deal elsewhere. Someone will take a shot at redeeming him as a backup because he is not without skills if he can get the turnovers under control...
Cooley proposed this on the radio during the last offseason and I think he is probably right. McCoy was signed to be the long term backup to Griffin. There won't be any controversy as McCoy knows his role. And Cousins will be traded after this season.
The only update is how much as Cousins hurt his trade value? If they can only get a 7th rounder for him, they might keep him as a backup or 3rd stringer. But once his rookie contract is up, I suspect he will leave for another team.
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Wow. I was very pleasantly suprised last night.
Hope they sit RG until the bye. We play like that again against Minny, we won't need him. Then he can come back healthy with a nice tune up against Tampa. And then we might actually be in the playoff mix.
Hopes not exactly up, its a long road back to respectibility for us... but the fire hasn't been extinguished yet either.
Hope they sit RG until the bye. We play like that again against Minny, we won't need him. Then he can come back healthy with a nice tune up against Tampa. And then we might actually be in the playoff mix.
Hopes not exactly up, its a long road back to respectibility for us... but the fire hasn't been extinguished yet either.
MattFancy
Footballguy
Agreed. For some reason, Haslett always has a good gameplan against the Cowboys. Would it surprise anyone if Bridgewater throws for 300yd and 2TDs next week? I want to see Haslett do this consistently. Not just against one team thay he really gets up for.
Snotbubbles
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fatness
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I thought they should showcase Colt and then trade him for a 1st round pick or more.PinkydaPimp said:Great game. I expect nothing less from this rivalry.
Now, how long till the Mccoy should start over rg3 thread....
dhockster
Footballguy
Great win for the Redskins. I liked the "we have nothing to lose" defensive playcalling. Basically send everybody and make them beat you one-on-one in the passing game. When guys like Breeland step up to that challenge, it can make the defense really powerful.
The Cowboys never really adjusted to this. I think other teams will, which is why the Redskins can't use it all the time. It is a nice weapon, though, to have in their arsenal.
Reed's catch on the sideline on the OT drive was amazing. To look back, reach inside to catch the ball, while still being able to keep your feet in bounds was a thing of beauty. Was that a third down and were they out of FG range if
he doesn't make that catch? If so, that was the game winning catch.
The Cowboys never really adjusted to this. I think other teams will, which is why the Redskins can't use it all the time. It is a nice weapon, though, to have in their arsenal.
Reed's catch on the sideline on the OT drive was amazing. To look back, reach inside to catch the ball, while still being able to keep your feet in bounds was a thing of beauty. Was that a third down and were they out of FG range if
he doesn't make that catch? If so, that was the game winning catch.
fatness
Footballguy
Breeland was just outstanding last night. We seldom heard Amerson's name, even though he was having a good game, because Breeland kept making great plays. Speaking of not hearing names, I never heard Trent Murphy's name. With a rookie making his first start that's a good thing; if you hear their name it's usually due to a glaring mistake. He only had 1 tackle, but he avoided big mistakes.TobiasFunke said:
Ryan Clark looks slow as hell by the way.
I am assuming they'll come out slow and blundering against Minnesota because we've seen them do that so often before. Hopefully I'm wrong.
And someone said last night's game was well-coached. It was. Well-coached and well-played. Best game they've played in a long time.
Swing 51
Footballguy
He nearly made a Kerrigan-esque play when he tipped a pass up in the air and then almost grabbed it for the INT.
dgreen
Footballguy
Just going of memory here, but I think Haslett has historically favored blitzing Romo. On the flip side, I think he tends to not blitz Eli and play coverage.
dgreen
Footballguy
It's weird to say that a QB who went 25-30-299 missed some things. I certainly don't want to sound too critical and overall I'm very pleased to get that kind of game out of a 3rd string QB. However, as we've discussed, he struggled leading Desean and they could have had a much bigger day offensively had some of his passes been better. I still favor going to Griffin as soon as he's ready. I see no reason to sit him out longer if he's physically back to normal. As mentioned, it's exciting to think what this offense and these receivers can do with better QB play.
BTW, 4 of the 5 Colt incompletions were to Andre Roberts. I remember the INT, a slight overthrow in Q3 (I think) on a corner route causing the Redsking to go 3-and-out and a short pass broken up by a LB on their last drive of Q4 (I think). I don't remember the other one off the top of my head. His 5th incompletion was one that Desean probably should have caught, but was really underthrown and could have been a TD had it been a better throw.
McCoy commented on Desean's speed after the game. I remember Robert also making comments about it during training camp and there were reports he was underthrowing him regularly. I guess that's kind of a nice problem to have: our WR is too fast!
BTW, 4 of the 5 Colt incompletions were to Andre Roberts. I remember the INT, a slight overthrow in Q3 (I think) on a corner route causing the Redsking to go 3-and-out and a short pass broken up by a LB on their last drive of Q4 (I think). I don't remember the other one off the top of my head. His 5th incompletion was one that Desean probably should have caught, but was really underthrown and could have been a TD had it been a better throw.
McCoy commented on Desean's speed after the game. I remember Robert also making comments about it during training camp and there were reports he was underthrowing him regularly. I guess that's kind of a nice problem to have: our WR is too fast!
Sebowski
Footballguy
I don't get to completely focus on the announcers while at the bar (thank god). Is it me or was Jon Gruden completely railing on McCoy every chance he got? Every time I noticed Gruden talking when he wasn't kissing the Cowboys' ### he was ripping McCoy. Is that accurate, or just caught him at the wrong times?
MattFancy
Footballguy
Wasn't just you.
Gruden has grown on me, but it seems evident that he's not going to bash his brother for anything.
fatness
Footballguy
fatness
Footballguy
I mentioned this in the game thread since Chris Russell said before the game that players were reporting it was a problem. Keim wrote this after the game.
http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/12428/second-thoughts-redskins-cowboys
Archer
Footballguy
I tell you what, Skins and Cowboys fans are lucky that our teams have such great fan bases. I mean, Dallas fans are like a PLEASURE to chat with compared to the jerks you see rooting for the Seahawks and Eagles for example. I just want to thank the Dallas fans on here for being so classy.
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fatness
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RGIII HTTR
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Not just you, I noticed that his comments were consistently on the critical nature of McCoy fo rthe most part. Not overly bashing, but but clearly laying blame for what went wrong on him. Especially for a guy who only had 5 incomplete passes.Sebowski said:
RGIII HTTR
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Love me some John Keim...best in the business and we are lucky to have him cover our 'Skins.fatness said:
RGIII HTTR
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No comments on this, did anyone else notice it???RGIII HTTR said:
dgreen
Footballguy
I didn't notice. Did you notice any other areas where there was a decreased use of "Redskins"? I'd find it odd if they continued to say "Redskins" and show the word in certain graphics but intentionally removed a tiny use of it on the helmets.
dhockster
Footballguy
Hey, not all Eagles fans are jerks. If I had to rank the NFC East fans on FBG it would go like this:Archer said:
1) Redskin Fans - Generally very knowledgeable, reasonable fans
2) Giant Fans - Very few on this board, but those that post seem like good enough fans
3) Cowboys Fans - Some very good fans, some very myopic fans that are very hard to have an intelligent discussion with. A mixed bag, but probably more good fans than bad.
4) Eagles Fans - Most abrasive fans in the division, but generally very knowledgeable. I don't have a problem with the abrasiveness but I grew up in Philly. I can see where it would rub most people the wrong way.
I am just talking about the fans on this site. I have met more jerk Cowboy fans in person than I have on this site.
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