Run the damn football!

Why did Portis only have 14 carries yesterday?

Why did Betts only have 2 carries?

We have a 254 pound hammer on the bench in Duckett... where is he??

This article by Thomas Boswell (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/15/AR2006101501094.html) sums things up perfectly on offense. We need to say the hell with these cutesy reverses and end arounds, and get back to playing smashmouth football. This is what this offense is built for and it plays right to our strength. I think Gibbs needs to tell Saunders to put together a back to basics game plan from here on out and let's scrap the majority of his infamous 700 page playbook.

If we want to win folks, we have to run. It's very simple. Control the clock, dominate the opponent, and keep our seriously hurting 'D' off the field as much as possible.

Let's get back to Redskins football!

I read it too & couldn't agree more. I think Gibbs will put his foot down & we'll pound Indy!

Titans ginin up 170+ and they're the ones that ran it down our throat. pitiful. we lloked like the 0-5 titans and they looked like a team with a winning record. We score 14 points with no problem and what happens i dont know but we needed to run the damn ball. I say get Brunell out of there NOW!!! put jason in!! he cant do no worse. our D needs to get their heads outta their ASS.

The thing is, Saunders probably isn't an 1/8 deep into his playbook yet...the offense hasn't shown they can handle it, and has had to do more max protection to keep the defenses off Brunell's ass.

Running the football has been the cornerstone of the Skins offense. It's time to start running the ball, even if coming from behind.Even though Brunell has yet to be sacked outside the division, max protection is going to be a problem. Portis is always replaced by Betts on third down. Portis is one of the leagues best blocking backs. We no longer have a TE who can pass block for shit. Sellers always comes out for a third WR. So what you have is a very pressured Mark Brunell on third down. I think he's done an admirable job moving the chains under duress, but eventually it will catch up to us. If they blitz on third, we are in trouble. If they drop 7 on third, its tough to get more than 8 yards.

The Colts are ripe for the picking if we just pound the ball down their freaking throats. We're a team right now that is perfectly built for playing smashmouth. We have a physical OL and very nice depth at RB. So what's the problem?

RUN THE DAMN FOOTBALL!

We're too busy running 547 different variations of the screen pass.

I've seen Portis in on many 3rd downs.

I didn't see the Titans Game so I can't comment on it specifically. But what's baffling me is this: As "gimmicky" as Saunders may be, his offense at its core is like Gibbs'. It's predicated on the run. That's been a staple of both coaches' offense for the past twenty+ years so I guess I'm not understanding what the issue is now.

So with that in mind, let me throw this out there. And maybe it belongs in a second thread. Or not at all. But here goes

Are we masking serious issues with the offensive line? Is Samuels not worth mentioning in the same breath as guys like Lachey, Roaf, Pace? Is Dockery an average, at best, guard? Is Thomas not fully healthy? And so on?

I Don't understand. We got 300 pounders up front,a 280 lb. fullback, a 254 lb. tailback, and CP, is Al Saunders drunk?! Have they forgotten the ole' counter tre? WTF?:confused- HAIL from MCUSA!

I Don't understand. We got 300 pounders up front,a 280 lb. fullback, a 254 lb. tailback, and CP, is Al Saunders drunk?! Have they forgotten the ole' counter tre? WTF?:confused- HAIL from MCUSA!

Well it's sort of what I'm wondering with Thomas. Remember after the Jags game Gibbs said that Thomas told him his hamstring hurt too much so don't run any pulling plays. Is that still the issue?

The Colts are ripe for the picking if we just pound the ball down their freaking throats. We're a team right now that is perfectly built for playing smashmouth. We have a physical OL and very nice depth at RB. So what's the problem?

RUN THE DAMN FOOTBALL!

I do agree with the need to pound the Colts. But to say they're ripe for the picking is a gross overstatement. If they're ripe for the picking on the ground, then we're WAAAY ripe for the picking through the air.

What do you think Peyton is going to do to our secondary in his house with no crowd noise? [shudder]

Well all I know is our current offensive approach is not working. It's time to try something different and get back to basics. What do we have to lose?
Although i believe we needed much more Portis as well, I saw at LEAST 3 occasions where Moss had got by EVERYONE in the Tenn secondary only to be over or underthrown! I wouldn't be too quick to blame the offensive approach or philosophy. We have execution issues and it starts with the QB.