Have we discussed???

Well, he certainly failed the eyeball test.

Fauria is and was not ever a good blocker. It shouldn't be shocking to us that he sucked at blocking. He was a short range goalline target in his heyday, and that never changed.

I didn't like the signing when we made it, and I'm glad he's gone.

I am merely stating what the so called experts claimed that he was. I didn't say it. I was dumbfounded by the signing and relieved by the release.

Last season we had so many tough loses. We always seemed to be in a close battle even without a pass rush and forcing no turnovers. IF and only IF we get a good pass rusher and can generate turnovers will this team be successful. I am really shocked that we have not at least signed one defensive lineman in freeagency...granted there was not much out there, but we have only one major draft pick that is not enough to address a pitiful pass rush.

our defense was flat out brutal last season. for us to be in alot of the games was a miracle. but i don't see the defense playing like that again. Greg Williams head coaching career probably depends on it

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Last season we had so many tough loses. We always seemed to be in a close battle even without a pass rush and forcing no turnovers. IF and only IF we get a good pass rusher and can generate turnovers will this team be successful. I am really shocked that we have not at least signed one defensive lineman in freeagency...granted there was not much out there, but we have only one major draft pick that is not enough to address a pitiful pass rush.

Well said. Turnovers guys. Turnovers.

or we need to score more points it just proves my new theory:

Score more points than the other team and 100 percent of the time you will win

Last year isn't the main gripe I have. I understand we had a new playcaller and it takes time to get that rolling. It's the other years he's been here. And while Saunders calls the plays, is not the head coach in charge of the tempo of the game he wants? Certain types of plays, etc. We did up the middle a lot less last year actually. I want to see the occasional high percentage type throws, the occassional deep pass, or in the very least throwing it to the chains on 3rd down!

I'm sure the Head Coach has the final say in what he expects, but if your team is built to be ball controlled, then it's like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. You have to play to your team's strengths. Our strength is a ball controlled offense. Hopefully if Campbell continues to improve, then the offense will have a better chance at stretching the field more, but I believe this team will continue to be a run first team regardless.

Actually while I always want to "win" I don't want win now like Gibbs is doing. He is tossing draft picks all over and sending our cap into dire straights. Im curious how much longer we can go with this. I'm ready for a younger coach that could be here longterm, build through the draft, and build the team instead of trying to buy the championship.

How is Gibbs sending our cap into dire straits? Daseal, Gibbs doesn't control the financial side of the team. That isn't his job. It isn't logical to blame Joe Gibbs for that. We are not doing anything of the sorts as to what we did in 2000. There are no Bruce Smiths, Jeff Georges, or Dion Sanders on this team. Step back and look at the acquisitions we have made this year and the overall roster. This team IS getting younger and appears to be getting quality players. We're not trying to go out and to pick up big name guys in the twilight of their careers.

Everybody looks like what the Dallas Cowboys did in the early 90's and suddenly that is supposed to be the formula for success. Well, guess what, that was over a decade ago itself. That was in the early stages of free agency and the salary cap....those aspects have changed significantly since that point. Don't get me wrong, I agree that we need guys who aren't all 35 and older, but with the exception of Brunell, this Redskins team IS a fairly young team. Just because the Dallas Cowboys had gotten guys like Smith, Irvin, and Akiman doesn't mean those types of guys are in every year's draft.

Each football game that's ever been played is unique in and of itself. One of the great things about the sport is that a lot of crazy, fun stuff can happen, and for no good reason. A lot of what goes on in football games is just random functions of dumb luck, and the unlucky team just has to overcome. Such is the world of football, and all sports even.


Of course there is some luck involved in sports, but good coaching and the right players executing correctly should leave so little to chance that it wouldn't effect the outcome of a game. E.g. The win over Dallas shouldn't have come down to luck, as much as i hate to say it if Dallas had executed better they would have won and the lucky block and return and FG wouldn't have mattered. TO drops a deep ball which no doubt would have been a TD that finished us, luck or lack of execution?

The best teams in this league usually win there games, why? Better coaching and better execution from their players. The Patriots dynasty was not built upon being lucky, they were brilliantly coached and their players executed when it counted. If we are relying on luck to win another championship, i fear we will be waiting for a very, very long time!


A lot of what goes on in football games is just random functions of dumb luck


This bit particularly annoys me! How can you possibly believe this?! GTripp just about all the posts of yours that i've read are accurate, insightful and well researched. But to say that alot of what goes on in football is just random luck simply isn't true, if a CB bites on a pump fake is it because the QB got lucky or is it the hours of game film that they have studied to find the weakness in that CB?!

If someone on the o-line gets beat is it luck or is it that the d has figured out a weakness in his technique?!

A WR makes a spectacular catch, is it luck or the hours upon hours of work he puts into his ball skills?!

A RB breaks a tackle to go all the way, luck or poor tackling with a bit of power running?!

A LB ripps the ball out during a tackle, luck or great defence!?

I could go on all day. Back to the blocked field goal in last seasons cowboys game, luck, or great commitment and execution by Vincent and poor execution from Dallas. The ball landing near Taylor was lucky, but his skills to pick it up and run it were not luck.

Please explain yourself, i hope that i am missing something here.

I personally think luck does matter in all sports, but it does not explain how many teams are consistently good or consistently bad within each season and also from season to season. IMHO, a combination of talent, preparation, intelligence, and hard work is the difference between a good team and a bad one.

I personally think luck does matter in all sports, but it does not explain how many teams are consistently good or consistently bad within each season and also from season to season. IMHO, a combination of talent, preparation, intelligence, and hard work is the difference between a good team and a bad one.

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