On the bright side...

CR has come into his own and is starting to gain that "Lockdown" corner title. He tackles, breaks up passes and he's finally getting his head turned around at the rite times to avoid PI.

Keep it up!

-The running game looks unstoppable at times. Portis is on pace for 1700+ right now.

-Campbell again looked very solid. Still no INTs on the year.

-Carlos Rogers... he's officially off the potential bust list. He really did a nice job locking up against Holt. He's now the real deal.

-Cooley, amazing catch down the seam where you had to lay out for the ball.

-Overall this game was lost due to one thing... turnovers. Other than that it was a dominant game on both sides of the ball. Unfortunately the only thing that matters is the score.
It's funny how you bust on Horton for maybe costing us the game, but you put Cooley in your highlights when he's just as responsible as Horton when he fumbled the ball trying to gain an extra inch on a very promising drive. Yes, Cooley's catch was awesome but Horton's play was just as impressive save the failed blitz.

How 'bout them Auburn guys!

Rogers has emerged as my definitive third favorite Redskin (behind Springs and Portis). Hopefully, we can stop hearing the "I can't believe we passed on Merriman for Rogers" talk.

Campbell and Portis, as is becoming the norm, were definite highlights

It was really karim Moore who blew it on that last play (see the thread linking to JLac's analysis). But maybe it wasn't the greatest call--we left Torrence in single coverage there.

Oh, well. Can't get the play back. Let's hope they learn and grow from this and don't take a step back.

Yeah, because he didn't get home on one blitz, we should overlook the fact that guys whose job it is to hang onto the ball didn't. Or that guys whose job it is to never touch the ball decided to, but...no, you're right Chris Horton cost the Skins the game.

All I've heard from the "analysts" on the radio this morning is that it was Kareem Moore who was out of position on the long pass to Avery. Where did the info on it being Horton's fault come from?

Yeah, because he didn't get home on one blitz, we should overlook the fact that guys whose job it is to hang onto the ball didn't. Or that guys whose job it is to never touch the ball decided to, but...no, you're right Chris Horton cost the Skins the game.

I think you're missing my point. People are way too quick to give Horton a pass I think. He wasn't the main reason for the loss, but he factors in there somewhere. If it was Moore responsible for that play then I take back my criticism on Horton.

Whether it was Moore or Horton does'nt really matter. Young guys are going to make some mistakes. Still, they must be held accountable just like the veterans, whether it's Cooley- fumble, Kendall- fumble, Landry- dropped int. Fletcher- dropped int. the list goes on. After 0 turnovers the first 5 games, this game looked horrible but I don't believe it's the norm for us. We had a bad game in many ways and I hope the players move on to next week. The same personnel that lost this game, is the same personnel that took us to 4-1. I would hope the players are'nt doing all this finger pointing. There is enough blame to go around. Since the Skins have become a real TEAM, I'm sure they're not pointing fingers and anyone who is should be traded. We're sitting pretty good right now and hopefully we'll move past this, get back on track and kick Clevelands ass this Sunday. I can't speak for Matty but I took him to mean that some guys are getting a pass for their mistakes while other guys get hammered for theirs. We win as a team and we lose as a team. If that ever stops, we're in for some deep s**t.

I think you're missing my point. People are way too quick to give Horton a pass I think. He wasn't the main reason for the loss, but he factors in there somewhere. If it was Moore responsible for that play then I take back my criticism on Horton.

Quite honestly, to be in the position with the Rams where one play determines W/L is..........bad. Therefore, it's a team deal unless one guy did all the fumbling. One guy had the blown coverages, etc.
That having been said, playing a Rook has it's drawbacks! Even a talented one

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-Carlos Rogers... he's officially off the potential bust list. He really did a nice job locking up against Holt. He's now the real deal.

Looking at the three CB's available at the top of that draft, I would say that we came away with the best player. Pac Man will never grow up, and Antrel Rolle has already moved to safety. Rogers looks like a legit #1 corner and he's young enough that he will only get better.

Looking at the three CB's available at the top of that draft, I would say that we came away with the best player. Pac Man will never grow up, and Antrel Rolle has already moved to safety. Rogers looks like a legit #1 corner and he's young enough that he will only get better.
Good point. As is typical, MANY an "expert" sent a lot of grief our way for that pick over the other guys