Public enemy #1 for the Skins this year has been...

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MTK
10-15-2007, 09:28 AM
vote and discuss

ArtMonkDrillz
10-15-2007, 09:41 AM
I feel like the dropped passes have directly lead to both of our losses so far this season. If the receivers could have held onto the ball to keep the chains moving we'd have put the giants and the packers away.

MTK
10-15-2007, 09:45 AM
I really think we're only a few more completions away from being 5-0. Moss has been the main culprit with way too many catchable balls going through his fingers, but it seems like everyone has had their share of the drops so far.

SmootSmack
10-15-2007, 09:46 AM
Playcalling has been fine, but I'm sure that will probably get the most votes

Clock management has been superb in several cases, particularly the way we handled the clock in the Lions and Eagles game (save for the end of the first half against Philly)

Offensive Line (under Bugel's guidance) has been our unsung hero up until yesterday. Can't say enough about what Pete Kendall has done for this team

So...I'll go with dropped passes. And, to me, dropped passes includes dropped interceptions

mlmpetert
10-15-2007, 09:47 AM
I said clock managment since I think its flat out inexcusable. When you have a hof coach doing nothing but managing the game Sundays it should be nothing less then perfect.

Offensive line could get us going forward. So far I feel like every replacement has come in and really stepped up, but were pretty much out of replacements. Let hope for no more injuries.

ArtMonkDrillz
10-15-2007, 09:52 AM
I guess this goes hand in hand with the injury plagued offensive line, but how about the lack of a strong running game this season?
We haven't really been able to pound the ball, which means we're forced to pass more even if we have a second half lead.
For me that's been almost as frustrating as the dropped passes.

irish
10-15-2007, 10:03 AM
I think its playcalling. The coaches let the Giants game get away and they screwed up yesterday.

The O-line injuries are a very close 2nd but every team has to deal with injuries. The dropped passes were only really an issue yesterday.

gibbsisgod
10-15-2007, 10:04 AM
Dropped balls. That includes fumbles. Portis is making a habit out of fumbling the football and it has to stop. I have noticed in past years that it seems like he fumbles in bunches and then has long streaks of not coughing it up. Lets all hope he gets that shit out of his system. And for the drops, Moss has been doing that since week 1 and its becoming a problem. He is not the only one who drops passes so I dont want it to seem like I am calling him out but it is magnified by his status as a "playmaker".

gibbsisgod
10-15-2007, 10:08 AM
I think its playcalling. The coaches let the Giants game get away and they screwed up yesterday.

The O-line injuries are a very close 2nd but every team has to deal with injuries. The dropped passes were only really an issue yesterday.They were a problem in the Miami game too. Moss dropped 3 or 4 very catchable balls in that game. If he catches 2 of those the Miami game never gets to overtime. Yesterday, if he cathes the long bomb donw the sideline.....well, who knows.

All i'm sayin is the coaches were putting the players in very good situations and the PLAYERS litterally dropped the ball. I'll give you a bad coaching game against NY, but in EVERY other game the coaches were good enough to win.

Rajmahal33
10-15-2007, 10:08 AM
I think its offensive line. Though our replacements have been playing much better than anyone would have thought, there is NO doubt in my mind that if we had thomas and jansen in those games:
- campbell would have a lot more time to complete pass (esp to check downs)
- we wouldn't have to max protect on obvious passing downs which would free up one Christopher Cooley as an extra receiver (and we all know what he can do/could have done)
- our running game would be a LOT more effective at picking up first downs and playing Redskins-style football (we would have been able to run out that Giants game instead of squandering a 3 TD lead)

I think ppl are underrating the loss of those guys. Our O-line is our foundation and by losing some of those key guys it has showed itself to be a weakness down the stretch in games. Yesterday, we surrendered two sacks on the final drive. Against the Giants we had multiple attempts at the goalline to tie the game and had to run left twice...u tellin me with a healthy thomas and jansen we wouldn't have mixed it up down there?

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