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Pre 1 (SUN) WAS @ CIN (1 Viewer)

Joe Bryant

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Hey Guys,

Preseason is one time of the year when TV access to games is very limited. But most games are shown in their local markets.

If you can watch a preseason game, you can be a hero for the board and let us know what you see.

Please Note: Assume with these preseason game threads that the other people in the thread aren't watching the game. Normally, these threads are full of "nice catch" posts and that's cool because everyone is watching and everyone knows what you mean. But for these, please tell us more specifically what you're seeing as if we can't see the game.

Please focus on the things that won't show up in the box score.

- who got time with the starters

- how they looked

- body language on the sidelines

That kind of stuff. Basically, post the kind of stuff you'd like to know about a game that you are not able to watch.

Thanks.

J

 
Some things to watch for from the Redskins:

1) Al Saunders' offense - Gibbs likes to is paranoid as all hell about revealing nothing in the preseason and keeping his offense (and defense for that matter) as vanilla as possible. Still, the offense should demonstrate some level of success at pre-snap motion, spreading the offense and creating both running and passing lanes. Look to see how smoothly the offense is being run during the first series.

2) Offensive line - Every member of the o-line underwent surgery this last offseason with the exception being LG Derrick Dockery. All appear to be fully healed, including RG Randy Thomas from a broken leg, with the possible exception of C Casey Rabach who suffered a deep, severe leg laceration that required a skin graft. All should be playing. O-line depth is a concern at all positions, so also watch the backups to look for obvious problems.

3) Chris Cooley - multiple sources have said that the primary beneficiary from Saunders' offense should be Chris Cooley, who will be playing a full-fledged TE position in this offense as opposed to his H-back role from the last two years. With 3-WR sets being almost the base set, Cooley should almost always be (mis)matched against a LB or safety. He'll also have plays (though likely limited to none or only one that we'll see) designed for him specifically to catch passes 15-20 yards or more deep.

4) Multiple WR sets - Last year, no WR not named "Steve Smith" was more of a monopoly on his own team's passing game than was Santana Moss. This year, Brandon Lloyd will play the flanker position opposite of Moss, with Randle El in the slot in 3 WR sets. Occasionally, Moss will switch with Randle El in the slot, or David Patten will join them in a 4 WR set. The point of this is to create mismatches on at least one WR (or for Cooley, or both). Look for big play opportunities for these receivers like you saw in KC and in St. Louis under Martz.

5) Clinton Portis - Saunders' offense relies solely on zone blocking with only relatively few set blocking schemes being held over from Gibbs' offense. Portis prefers to make his own reads and cut upfield at will, which is what zone blocking allows him to do. This, along with the multiple receiving options, should create running lanes for Portis.

6) Todd Collins vs. Jason Campbell - Collins will be the second QB to play today, and is presently listed as the 2nd QB on the depth chart ahead of Campbell. So far, this is based solely upon the fact that Collins is a 5+-year veteran of Saunders' offense and is better equipped than the raw but talented Campbell to run it at this juncture. Campbell is scheduled to play the second half, but should play a little with the first team in the second preseason game.

7) Backup skill position players to watch.

- RB Jesse Lumsden: he ran decisively with surprising quickness and power in last Saturday's scrimmage with the Ravens, impressing lots of watchers. He's vying to be the 3rd (and last) HB on the roster behind Portis and Betts.

- TE Robert Johnson: he's massive and can run with great hands . . . at least in practice. He would be an interesting second receiving option at TE if his practice skills are not an illusion. Gibbs historically has been a big fan of the versatility of the 2 TE, 2WR, 1 RB set both to run from and to pass from.

- FB's Sellers, Cartwright, Manual Wright & Nehemiah Broughton: one of these guys won't make it through camp, and I've listed them in the order they are on the depth chart. Broughton may also get a few carries as his brute strength made him a project drafted last year that was more or less the Redskins version of the Giants' Brandon Jacobs, albeit lower rated. Broughton has an outside shot of supplanting Jesse Lumsden as the last HB if he impresses, but Lumsden has the advantage so far.

- WR Mike Espy: he's presently the 7th WR on the depth chart, but Taylor Jacobs will be cut (I'd bet my next paycheck on that) and Espy has been impressive in camp. Think Patrick Crayton circa 2004. He'll probably make the practice squad given Gibbs' love of James Thrash's uncomplaining and tough special teams and role playing, but if Espy was to make the roster it would be at Thrash's expense absent an injury to someone else.

 
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Armando said:
Looking forward to seeing Chris Henry.
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Imagine that. Chris Henry meeting Sean Taylor on a football field instead of in a courtoom. :) Somebody had to say it. :bag: I hope the Bengals offense is working well tonight. I want to see the Skins tested. I also want to see if there's running room for Portis.
 
fatness said:
Armando said:
Looking forward to seeing Chris Henry.
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Imagine that. Chris Henry meeting Sean Taylor on a football field instead of in a courtoom. :) Somebody had to say it. :bag: I hope the Bengals offense is working well tonight. I want to see the Skins tested. I also want to see if there's running room for Portis.
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Very funny. Henry looked great by all accounts in their scrimmage last week. (120+ yards). Hopefully they give him quite a bit of time 2nite.
 
get the feeling that if Brunell threw the ball right to Lloyd between the numbers that he'd take 3 steps to the right and then dive back to make the catch?

 
Please, God, let Clinton Portis be OK. It's good news for me as a Giants fan, but awful news to me as a Portis owner in my BIG $$ league.

 
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