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10-01-2008, 01:50 AM
The Redskins are now seen as a powerhouse NFL team! The Redskins played their best game of the season, but the still have some things to improve on if they want to 1) beat the Eagles next week, 2) take down the Giants later this year, and 3) Withstand the Cowboys when the come back to FedEx looking for revenge.
Jim Zorn
Playcalling (69 plays):
Run 35 (51%)
Pass 34 (49 %)
Personnel Packages:
Base (2 WR, 2 RB): 19 (28%)
2 TE: 14 (20%)
3 WR, 1 TE: 31 (45%)
3 WR, 2 RB: 5 (7%)
Cooley played on all but 6 downs, replaced on one play at TE by Yoder. The Redskins, I think have a great oppertunity to get Fred Davis some plays on offense. I like the offensive balance this team has, and clearly Campbell is very comfortable right now. The first three halves of the year, Campbell was just looking to protect the football. Now, he’s still doing that, but he’s doing it well shaking sacks and making plays deep down the field under duress. The playcalling has shifted more towards the pass because of this, but the Redskins pounded the Cowboys in the 4th quarter, and the poor Cowboys were helpless to stop us!
Pass Offense
Success Rate: 18/34 (53%)
Total Adj. Passing Yards: 215
Yards per Pass Play: 6.32
Yeah! Right now, no team is throwing the football quite as well as the Washington Redskins. The Redskins aren’t only creating winning type passing plays more than half the times they drop back, but they are also creating big plays down the field. Time to see how the receivers did in this one. Jason Campbell didn’t exactly spread the ball around:
(Targets, Receptions, Catch %, Yds/Target)
Santana Moss 13, 8, 62%, 11.0
Chris Cooley 6, 4, 67%, 4.5
Antwaan Randle El 4, 4, 100%, 9.5
James Thrash 2, 2, 100%, 4.5
Clinton Portis 2, 2, 100%, 7.5
Only 5 different receivers got a look, and Todd Yoder, Ladell Betts, and Devin Thomas were all on the field for at least 10 plays each. The Redskins tried to set up a screen to Betts, but I’m not counting it as a target because after it was sniffed out Campbell just threw it as his feet. By definition, not a target.
Santana Moss will probably be back in the pro bowl.
Offensive Line
Another good performance on the whole from this group. First the negatives: Randy Thomas struggled to remain consistent again, failing at his block on at least 5 different plays. Casey Rabach had those two penalties to kill a drive, but the holding call was really iffy (it may have been holding, but it just as easily might have been Zach Thomas diving into his arm). Rabach played his best game of the season by far against Jay Ratliff. Thomas struggled greatly with Ratliff and Jason Hatcher. Jon Jansen did alright, but got beaten three times in pass pro. He’s still good enough to fill in in a pinch, but when Heyer is healthy, this is his job.
Samuels struggled early on in pass pro, but got little help from Betts. He and Kendall were beyond dominant in run blocking. Chris Cooley really struggled against the Giants in run blocking. Since then, Cooley has been a great run blocking TE. On the touchdown run by Portis that was called back on Rabach’s hold, Cooley first kicked DeMarcus Ware well out of the hole, and then threw him to the ground like a rag doll. Ware was abused in the running game all day by a “receiving TE.”
Mike Sellers also had his best game of the year in run blocking. Overall, I think the Redskins OL benefited greatly from facing the Cards last week, as Dallas’ defensive schemes were similar to the Cards, except far more simplistic.
Rush Offense
Success Rate 16/35 (46%)
Total Adj Ground Yards: 152
Ground yards per play: 4.34
Clinton Portis
21 rushes, 121 yards
I’ve never seen Portis run as hard as he did on Sunday in the time he’s been on the Redskins. If not for Campbell, he would be the player of the game.
Ladell Betts
11 rushes for 33 yards
Betts got the grunt work in this game, and actually ran pretty well. He didn’t break any long runs versus the Cowboys’ run heavy defenses.
Antwaan Randle El
1 rush for 5 yards
Zorn holds the status quo for misdirection plays — all successful thus far.
Jason Campbell
1 rush for 6 yards
Campbell steals a nice play from Betts. They averted a fumble and then Campbell followed him up the middle for 6 yards. His next play was even better, but called back by illegal man downfield.
The O-Line is the star of the running game right now, and the zone blocking schemes I think are the critical supporting cast. Portis finally hauled ass in the open field.
Overall Offense
Success Rate: 34/69 (49%)
Total Adj Off. Yards: 367
Yards Per Play: 5.32
This was a DOMINATING offensive performance. The Redskins didn’t only exploit the Cowboys’ main weaknesses, they exploited all of them. The Redskins DESERVE to be considered a better team than the Cowboys, although clearly there will be personal discretion between people on who is the better team. The Redskins, all of a sudden, are a legitimate threat to win the NFC East, and Jason Campbell is on his way to becoming an ELITE Quarterback.
Jim Zorn
Playcalling (69 plays):
Run 35 (51%)
Pass 34 (49 %)
Personnel Packages:
Base (2 WR, 2 RB): 19 (28%)
2 TE: 14 (20%)
3 WR, 1 TE: 31 (45%)
3 WR, 2 RB: 5 (7%)
Cooley played on all but 6 downs, replaced on one play at TE by Yoder. The Redskins, I think have a great oppertunity to get Fred Davis some plays on offense. I like the offensive balance this team has, and clearly Campbell is very comfortable right now. The first three halves of the year, Campbell was just looking to protect the football. Now, he’s still doing that, but he’s doing it well shaking sacks and making plays deep down the field under duress. The playcalling has shifted more towards the pass because of this, but the Redskins pounded the Cowboys in the 4th quarter, and the poor Cowboys were helpless to stop us!
Pass Offense
Success Rate: 18/34 (53%)
Total Adj. Passing Yards: 215
Yards per Pass Play: 6.32
Yeah! Right now, no team is throwing the football quite as well as the Washington Redskins. The Redskins aren’t only creating winning type passing plays more than half the times they drop back, but they are also creating big plays down the field. Time to see how the receivers did in this one. Jason Campbell didn’t exactly spread the ball around:
(Targets, Receptions, Catch %, Yds/Target)
Santana Moss 13, 8, 62%, 11.0
Chris Cooley 6, 4, 67%, 4.5
Antwaan Randle El 4, 4, 100%, 9.5
James Thrash 2, 2, 100%, 4.5
Clinton Portis 2, 2, 100%, 7.5
Only 5 different receivers got a look, and Todd Yoder, Ladell Betts, and Devin Thomas were all on the field for at least 10 plays each. The Redskins tried to set up a screen to Betts, but I’m not counting it as a target because after it was sniffed out Campbell just threw it as his feet. By definition, not a target.
Santana Moss will probably be back in the pro bowl.
Offensive Line
Another good performance on the whole from this group. First the negatives: Randy Thomas struggled to remain consistent again, failing at his block on at least 5 different plays. Casey Rabach had those two penalties to kill a drive, but the holding call was really iffy (it may have been holding, but it just as easily might have been Zach Thomas diving into his arm). Rabach played his best game of the season by far against Jay Ratliff. Thomas struggled greatly with Ratliff and Jason Hatcher. Jon Jansen did alright, but got beaten three times in pass pro. He’s still good enough to fill in in a pinch, but when Heyer is healthy, this is his job.
Samuels struggled early on in pass pro, but got little help from Betts. He and Kendall were beyond dominant in run blocking. Chris Cooley really struggled against the Giants in run blocking. Since then, Cooley has been a great run blocking TE. On the touchdown run by Portis that was called back on Rabach’s hold, Cooley first kicked DeMarcus Ware well out of the hole, and then threw him to the ground like a rag doll. Ware was abused in the running game all day by a “receiving TE.”
Mike Sellers also had his best game of the year in run blocking. Overall, I think the Redskins OL benefited greatly from facing the Cards last week, as Dallas’ defensive schemes were similar to the Cards, except far more simplistic.
Rush Offense
Success Rate 16/35 (46%)
Total Adj Ground Yards: 152
Ground yards per play: 4.34
Clinton Portis
21 rushes, 121 yards
I’ve never seen Portis run as hard as he did on Sunday in the time he’s been on the Redskins. If not for Campbell, he would be the player of the game.
Ladell Betts
11 rushes for 33 yards
Betts got the grunt work in this game, and actually ran pretty well. He didn’t break any long runs versus the Cowboys’ run heavy defenses.
Antwaan Randle El
1 rush for 5 yards
Zorn holds the status quo for misdirection plays — all successful thus far.
Jason Campbell
1 rush for 6 yards
Campbell steals a nice play from Betts. They averted a fumble and then Campbell followed him up the middle for 6 yards. His next play was even better, but called back by illegal man downfield.
The O-Line is the star of the running game right now, and the zone blocking schemes I think are the critical supporting cast. Portis finally hauled ass in the open field.
Overall Offense
Success Rate: 34/69 (49%)
Total Adj Off. Yards: 367
Yards Per Play: 5.32
This was a DOMINATING offensive performance. The Redskins didn’t only exploit the Cowboys’ main weaknesses, they exploited all of them. The Redskins DESERVE to be considered a better team than the Cowboys, although clearly there will be personal discretion between people on who is the better team. The Redskins, all of a sudden, are a legitimate threat to win the NFC East, and Jason Campbell is on his way to becoming an ELITE Quarterback.