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Seattle @ Washington ... Pregame chatter (1 Viewer)

'MikeApf said:
'ScottyDog said:
I can't wait until Sunday so that the 'Hawks can roll the Redskins by 17+ and send these Redskin fans running for cover.

'Alkahsu said:
'T Bell said:
'TobiasFunke said:
'valhallan said:
I think the Seahawks have a major advantage with Leon Washington vs a weak-legged Kai Forbath.
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I feel like I saw a quote earlier this year where Forbath said the Skins intentionally kick it to the goal line and the corners instead of through the end zone. He said something about how he could kick it through the end zone but that wasn't the "game plan." Seemed like a kind of stupid "game plan" to me, but maybe I misheard.ETA: No, I was right. Here it is. :loco:
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Why is the only good tactic to you kicking the ball through the end zone? The Redskins special teams are solid, and in fact they're the one sending the special teams representative, Lorenzo Alexander, to the Pro Bowl. Angling the ball, which you can't do nearly as effectively when you kick as hard as you can, allows them to tilt the coverage to one side of the field and limit big run backs, while also inducing blocking penalties ("half the distance to the goal") and fumbles.
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27th in the league is solid? :no:
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Um...I've seen that 27th in the league stat too on Football Outsiders. Unfortunately it doesn't address the specific metric that is being discussed here. We don't need a stat on special teams generally that involves Redskins return yards. We need a stat that focuses on Opponent Kickoff Return Yards. To that end, this stat is much more pertinent. If you go to the following site, teams are rated based on opponent kick return yards.http://espn.go.com/n...osition/defense

On this list, I believe the best way to look at the stats in our particular context is to sort the list so that you are looking at Average Kick Return Yards by Opponent/per Kickoff. Redskins rank 12th in the league in this measure. 23 yards per kick return. Interestingly, Seattle is 11th at 22.9 per kick return.

So, looking at the actual stats, the Redskins approach does appear to be solid.
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And you guys mock ITS
 
If RGIII can continue to protect the ball (half as many turnovers as Wilson), therefore not allowing Russell Wilson to have a short field each posession as he is accustomed to, I think the Redskins will pull it out. It'd probably be a coin-flip in vegas, rather than a 3.5 point spread, if the NFL could competently administer a drug test.

 
In the 2nd half of the season Russell Wilson's QBR was the highest in the league on 3rd down. In the 2nd half of the season Russell Wilson has been the highest rated QBR in the league in the Redzone.

 
The Seahawks enter the playoffs with zero starters on injured reserve unless you count guard James Carpenter as a player Seattle was counting on. Nickel pass-rusher Jason Jones and nickel cornerback Walter Thurmond are the most prominent Seahawks on IR. The Redskins' IR list features starters Adam Carriker, Brian Orakpo, Fred Davis, Jammal Brown and Brandon Meriweather, plus nickel cornerback Cedric Griffin.
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Imagine if the two teams were on a level playing field.
 
'Warrior said:
The Seahawks enter the playoffs with zero starters on injured reserve unless you count guard James Carpenter as a player Seattle was counting on. Nickel pass-rusher Jason Jones and nickel cornerback Walter Thurmond are the most prominent Seahawks on IR. The Redskins' IR list features starters Adam Carriker, Brian Orakpo, Fred Davis, Jammal Brown and Brandon Meriweather, plus nickel cornerback Cedric Griffin.
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Imagine if the two teams were on a level playing field.
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Nice....prepping your post game excuse. :thumbup:
 
'Warrior said:
The Seahawks enter the playoffs with zero starters on injured reserve unless you count guard James Carpenter as a player Seattle was counting on. Nickel pass-rusher Jason Jones and nickel cornerback Walter Thurmond are the most prominent Seahawks on IR. The Redskins' IR list features starters Adam Carriker, Brian Orakpo, Fred Davis, Jammal Brown and Brandon Meriweather, plus nickel cornerback Cedric Griffin.
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Imagine if the two teams were on a level playing field.
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Cedric Griffin was suspended for four games and is now available. He's not on IR.But, yeah, Skins have lost too many starters. Losing Orakpo has forced them to blitz a little more than they'd probably like to. Carricker's loss hurt for a while, but I think Jenkins is playing better now. It still hurts DL depth, though. Davis just wasn't really a big part of this offense early in the season. I guess they may have involved more if he were healthy. Turns out Merriweather was probably a huge loss. He played so little, but looked really good in his one game. He would have really helped a D that struggles in the secondary.
 
'Riversco said:
Panelist picks for Seahawks vs Redskins:http://espn.go.com/nfl/pickshttp://sports.yahoo.com/news/seahawks-redskins-preview-230747819--nfl.html7-1 Seahawks right now. The only panelist picking the Redskins is Mike Ditka. He is also the only one picking the Colts over the Ravens.
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Everyone's picks are in. Panelists are 14-3 picking the Seahawks to win. The tricky game to pick is apparently Texans-Bengals. That went 9-8 Texans. The easiest game to pick is apparently Packers-Vikings. Not a single panelist picked the Vikings.
 
'Warrior said:
If RGIII can continue to protect the ball (half as many turnovers as Wilson), therefore not allowing Russell Wilson to have a short field each posession as he is accustomed to, I think the Redskins will pull it out. It'd probably be a coin-flip in vegas, rather than a 3.5 point spread, if the NFL could competently administer a drug test.
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Average starting field position per drive:Seattle - 28.9 yard line (#9 in NFL)

Washington - 27.3 yard line (#15 in NFL)

Not much difference.

 
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--usc-2-0--pete-carroll-brings-same-approach-to-seahawks-that-made-his-trojans-champs-in-college-021441917.html

Then, as Carroll told me late last month, the quarterback led the Seahawks on a pair of pivotal drives in the latter stages of a Dec. 2 overtime victory against the Bears in Chicago – and the coach decided to open up the attack.

"He was so good, and he was so phenomenally in control and command against a great defense on the road," Carroll said. "And so, that was really when I said, 'OK, I'm sold.' "
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That's where the turn was made.
 
Spending $100 to sit in the upperdeck or stand in the SRO with 85k Redskins fans is becoming less and less appealing.

 
'Just Win Baby said:
'Warrior said:
If RGIII can continue to protect the ball (half as many turnovers as Wilson), therefore not allowing Russell Wilson to have a short field each posession as he is accustomed to, I think the Redskins will pull it out. It'd probably be a coin-flip in vegas, rather than a 3.5 point spread, if the NFL could competently administer a drug test.
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Average starting field position per drive:Seattle - 28.9 yard line (#9 in NFL)

Washington - 27.3 yard line (#15 in NFL)

Not much difference.
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Warrior posted the same nonsense in the ROY thread and someone else also disproved it. He keeps repeating it though, and I'm not sure why.
 
'Doctor Detroit said:
'mad sweeney said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
Spending $100 to sit in the upperdeck or stand in the SRO with 85k Redskins fans is becoming less and less appealing.
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Seems cheap for a playoff game.
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That stadium has among the worst seats in sports. You're basically watching the game 3 miles closer than the moon.
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:goodposting:I've never been, but from what I gather it's a complete abortion. Horrible design, horrible location, big as hell and pretty soulless. Jack Kent Cooke hurried it to make sure he could see it before he died. It's a 15-year old stadium with obstructed view seats. That says it all, doesn't it?
 
'Warrior said:
If RGIII can continue to protect the ball (half as many turnovers as Wilson), therefore not allowing Russell Wilson to have a short field each posession as he is accustomed to, I think the Redskins will pull it out. It'd probably be a coin-flip in vegas, rather than a 3.5 point spread, if the NFL could competently administer a drug test.
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ITS on the warpath in here!
 
'Neofight said:
'Warrior said:
If RGIII can continue to protect the ball (half as many turnovers as Wilson), therefore not allowing Russell Wilson to have a short field each posession as he is accustomed to, I think the Redskins will pull it out. It'd probably be a coin-flip in vegas, rather than a 3.5 point spread, if the NFL could competently administer a drug test.
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ITS on the warpath in here!
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It does beg the question how many players in football could affect the spread that much. At least he thinks Sherman is a top 5 non QB in the league.
 
Richard Sherman will make the Redskins pay for this BS comment by a clearly uneducated member of their team.

http://tinyurl.com/alj8j6w

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins linebacker Lorenzo Alexander was discussing whether Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman should be on the field for Sunday's NFC wild-card game after Sherman won his drug appeal on a technicality and had a four-game suspension overturned last week.

As Alexander spoke Friday, defensive tackle Kedric Golston leaned in from his adjacent locker and injected his opinion:

"He's a cheater,'' Golston said, then walked away.
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Mike Rob is going to make Hall pay for this.

http://youtu.be/FV3BALXpD90?t=5m30s

Just bringing up Hall’s name seemed to get under Robinson’s skin on Thursday.

“I’m looking forward to Sunday to see him,” Robinson said.

The Seahawks had an honorary captain accompany them out for the coin toss that day. Hall’s language in front of the young girl was what prompted the reaction from Robinson.



“You got a little girl out here, you’ve got to watch your mouth man,” Robinson said. “You’re not going to come in my stadium and disrespect us like that. That’s kind of how it was and it went from there.”
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/04/coin-toss-skirmish-still-on-minds-of-redskins-seahawks/Excited to see Hall get punched in the mouth Sunday. :thumbup:

 
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I believe the Seahawks are super bowl bound. There's a lot of good offenses in the playoffs. Seattle also has probably the best defense. I love their corners. I think that allows them to defend a lot of different styles. They gave up the fewest points for a reason. They've also been scoring a ton lately. This is the most complete team in the playoffs.

 
'ConnSKINS26 said:
Sherman is a moron, as good a player as he is. Just saying.
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Completely disagree. He's brilliant actually. He talks to try and get under opposing players and QB's skin. He baits the QB into trying to throw it on Sherman because he knows it's good for the Seahawks if they do. He's usually right.
 
'cacksman said:
'ConnSKINS26 said:
Sherman is a moron, as good a player as he is. Just saying.
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Completely disagree. He's brilliant actually. He talks to try and get under opposing players and QB's skin. He baits the QB into trying to throw it on Sherman because he knows it's good for the Seahawks if they do. He's usually right.
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Sherman is one of those guys you love if he's on the team you're a fan of and you hate if not. Some of the guys who are irritated by his shtick are calling him a moron because they don't know any better. Either that or they assume nobody else knows any better. Either way, calling Sherman anything like dumb isn't a way to make yourself look smart.
 
'Warrior said:
The Seahawks enter the playoffs with zero starters on injured reserve unless you count guard James Carpenter as a player Seattle was counting on. Nickel pass-rusher Jason Jones and nickel cornerback Walter Thurmond are the most prominent Seahawks on IR. The Redskins' IR list features starters Adam Carriker, Brian Orakpo, Fred Davis, Jammal Brown and Brandon Meriweather, plus nickel cornerback Cedric Griffin.
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Imagine if the two teams were on a level playing field.
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I love it. Start talking about the health of Griffin too. And whatever else you need to make yourself feel better at night.For the record, I was really liking you in this thread until now. You were probably the only confident Redskin fan but I see we're ready to start rolling out the excuses. I could point to our injuries as well but I suspect that is unimportant at this phase. Enjoy the next two days Redskin fans--this is the last two days you feel good about this year's team. After this, you'll only have the draft and 2013 regular season to look forward to because you're going to lose and it isn't going to be close.
 
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