Charley Casserly's Take on the skins Redzone Problems

Sounds like we need some large receivers and/or a line that can bust open some massive holes for CP.

Didn't we have one of the best redzone offenses in the league early on in the season? Cooley seemed to be catching short TD passes right and left. Perhaps teams have figured that out and have just shut him down since we have no other viable threat.

I think Casserly makes a valid point. Cooley is our only true red zone threat. With the way teams key on him down there it's surprising that he has as many TDs as he does.

You can't fix this by saying... well just throw more bombs before you get to the red zone. That's really not addressing the issue.


I agree that we'll need to find another red zone threat. But would you agree that they should take more shots from outside the redzone, when the NFL through pass interference rules, is begging teams to do it?

Of course I'd like to see us take more shots down the field, but with ARE being out and Moss not at 100% I think that's really hurt that area of the offense.

I think this means getting McCardell and Caldwell open more down in the Red Zone. Both are capable targets that need to get the ball more in goal line situations.

The other take it that going heavy jumbo, Santana Moss is usually the 1 receiver that is in that set...perhaps replacing him with one of the above will help?
I only remember seeing McCardell in the lineup once this season in the red zone and he caught a TD. I like Thrash down there too but only on 1st and second down with Sellers, Yoder, Cooley and him on the field.

Of course I'd like to see us take more shots down the field, but with ARE being out and Moss not at 100% I think that's really hurt that area of the offense.
Moss seems like another player with his new shoes. Hopefully he'll connect a few times downfield Thursday.

He is young and going to make mistakes but they noted the skins have only one redzone threat...Cooley. Well guess what..these teams know that. After that who else? His sources say JC really needs a big WR threat to become more effective.

This was me a few days ago in another thread:


Cooley has size and strength, and he is the best receiving threat in the red zone, but the problem is every team in the league knows that. Every time Campbell went to Cooley in the endzone yesterday, he was triple covered. I'm actually surprised that Cooley was able to have such good receiving numbers, since there were Bills drapped all over him, all day long.

But Washington still needs a true possession receiver. A big receiver with good hands that can bail Campbell out when his passes are a foot or two off the mark. Something which Santana Moss seems unable to do. I don't know how or where they'll find this guy, but they need to do it ASAP.

It's not rocket science. Every team in the league has figured out that Cooley is the only legitimate red zone threat. And yet the coaching staff hasn't done anything to combat this situation.

I really want to see this Mix dude.
If he is a bust then....well we did pay vertually nothing for him.lol.
I am curious to see him in action

Agreed. I said this after the JC INT at the end of the TB game. We have a 6'5" receiver. Throw him the damn fade, not to a 5'9" Moss. If the guy is no good then don't keep him around or put him on the practice squad, but give him a chance.

I really don't know much about Mix. However, he was dumped by the NYG. Sometimes people, mis-evaluate talent but usually not. I don't think he is the answer.

Someone alluded to last year or earlier this year being pretty good in the red zone. We were good when our oline was intact at the end of last year and could run it and we were good til teams "figured it out" and started doubling Cooley earlier this year.

Moss seems like another player with his new shoes. Hopefully he'll connect a few times downfield Thursday.

Yeah but they still don't seem to be sending him deep. Even with the altered shoe he's not 100%.

I really don't know much about Mix. However, he was dumped by the NYG. Sometimes people, mis-evaluate talent but usually not. I don't think he is the answer.

I don't know if you remember, but Ricky Sanders was a NE castoff. We know what he did afterwards with us.