SBXVII
12-01-2008, 01:37 PM
TakeUon, .....I agree...
Reality has sunk in....yes we're ahead of the curve for a 1st year head coach and JC is learning a new system,our O-line sucks...blahblahblah. Reality is....we average at best and have a LONG way to go!
Your right when you said a lot of us had high expectations. Whether it was because of the talent level and expected it to get better or simply after the first game we kept winning made people think that way. I, for one, did not expect much. I felt first year coach first year system means mediocre team. and true as the season wore on and we were winning I started seeing a bright spot. A long with all the chatter about SB aspirations......please. I know what the Giants did last year and I know people are saying any given Sunday...but you all have to be honest, all we deserve is to get in. We are not going anywhere scoring 7 points only. That does not make a SB champion.
BDB, One is execution. The Redskins over the past few weeks are not executing like they were the first several weeks. That's the same spin crap Zorn likes to give. Maybe it is maybe it isn't but for those who had ..."higher expectations"....they need to lower them a bit. Be honest with yourself...you actually believe that if they were executing well we would be SB material? be honest.....since when do SB WR's run more then one route that is shy of the first down? We run them all the time in hopes that the YAC will get us the first down. That's not something to rely on. It's ok to use once or twice in a game but as a WR you have to know where the 1st down marker is and get there...better yet go beyond maybe 3 yrds so there is no question when the WR is pushed back and the ref has to decide where you were at when stopped. Needless to say, I didn't think the Skins would be 7-5 at this point in the year. I was hoping the Skins would get 7 wins all season, and I think that's part of the problem as a fan. Expectations were heightened because of early success, and with the run they've had of late, all the Chicken Littles come running like clockwork.
If your refering to those who are speaking negatively then I guess you are considering yourself in that group. You said prior to the season you expected 7 wins. Now the ones who had their hopes dashed are being called chicken littles.
I'm not trying to pick a fight. Lord no. I do feel let down. However last week was one eye opening moment for me. I looked back and said wow.....who would have guessed a first year head coach starting a new offense would do as well as he has. No one. We were figured to be last in the division. I think we have a lot to grow on but the problem is we need younger guys. If we started a lot of young guys next year we are in the same boat. Only it would be young guys in new offense. I almost wanted to believe your theory but I can't get past the Atlanta factor. Why are they better then us? Why are they so good at scoring points? is it the QB? WR?
Hail, Campbell can't throw the deep ball. Every long ball is thrown underneath. take for example the interception by the Giants. Ok so if your a coach and you know this then have the WR run a curl route or slant. Are the coach's ever going to realize that we have apples not lemons so lets make apple juice or are we going to keep trying to make lemon ade?
Reality has sunk in....yes we're ahead of the curve for a 1st year head coach and JC is learning a new system,our O-line sucks...blahblahblah. Reality is....we average at best and have a LONG way to go!
Your right when you said a lot of us had high expectations. Whether it was because of the talent level and expected it to get better or simply after the first game we kept winning made people think that way. I, for one, did not expect much. I felt first year coach first year system means mediocre team. and true as the season wore on and we were winning I started seeing a bright spot. A long with all the chatter about SB aspirations......please. I know what the Giants did last year and I know people are saying any given Sunday...but you all have to be honest, all we deserve is to get in. We are not going anywhere scoring 7 points only. That does not make a SB champion.
BDB, One is execution. The Redskins over the past few weeks are not executing like they were the first several weeks. That's the same spin crap Zorn likes to give. Maybe it is maybe it isn't but for those who had ..."higher expectations"....they need to lower them a bit. Be honest with yourself...you actually believe that if they were executing well we would be SB material? be honest.....since when do SB WR's run more then one route that is shy of the first down? We run them all the time in hopes that the YAC will get us the first down. That's not something to rely on. It's ok to use once or twice in a game but as a WR you have to know where the 1st down marker is and get there...better yet go beyond maybe 3 yrds so there is no question when the WR is pushed back and the ref has to decide where you were at when stopped. Needless to say, I didn't think the Skins would be 7-5 at this point in the year. I was hoping the Skins would get 7 wins all season, and I think that's part of the problem as a fan. Expectations were heightened because of early success, and with the run they've had of late, all the Chicken Littles come running like clockwork.
If your refering to those who are speaking negatively then I guess you are considering yourself in that group. You said prior to the season you expected 7 wins. Now the ones who had their hopes dashed are being called chicken littles.
I'm not trying to pick a fight. Lord no. I do feel let down. However last week was one eye opening moment for me. I looked back and said wow.....who would have guessed a first year head coach starting a new offense would do as well as he has. No one. We were figured to be last in the division. I think we have a lot to grow on but the problem is we need younger guys. If we started a lot of young guys next year we are in the same boat. Only it would be young guys in new offense. I almost wanted to believe your theory but I can't get past the Atlanta factor. Why are they better then us? Why are they so good at scoring points? is it the QB? WR?
Hail, Campbell can't throw the deep ball. Every long ball is thrown underneath. take for example the interception by the Giants. Ok so if your a coach and you know this then have the WR run a curl route or slant. Are the coach's ever going to realize that we have apples not lemons so lets make apple juice or are we going to keep trying to make lemon ade?