Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Preseason Week 3)

How anyone can have JC listed as a negative is beyond me. :doh:

What did Zorn do wrong in regard to clock mgmt?

How anyone can have JC listed as a negative is beyond me. :doh:

What did Zorn do wrong in regard to clock mgmt?

Campbell - Somebody had to do it. :)

Zorn - 1st and goal with 2 TOs left. Call a TO. Don't rush around and get a false start penalty.

Negatives...

Jason Campbell - No touch and not great accuracy, he will always be a run-of-the-mill QB. We need to find someone better.

Colt Brennan - Needs to be renamed Dolt after a couple of bonehead plays. Can't see him making the grade in this league.

Offensive Line - Dominated by Pats on 2nd, 3rd and 4th possessions. That was a worrying sight.

Defensive Line - Very little QB pressure.

Justin Tryon - Hopeless, runs around like a headless chicken.

Laron Landry - Slow getting over to help CBs, gets beat deep despite lining up 30 yds off LOS and takes bad angles.

Jim Zorn - Clock management is hopeless.

Malcolm Kelly - What was going on with the 2 jump balls in the endzone? He didn't seem to sell anything or get good position. Don't know whether that's him or just the play design.


Positives...

Devin Thomas - Looked okay on kick returns, caught some passes.

Marcus Mason - Not great at anything but doesn't seem to have any weaknesses. Does Betts give us anything that he can't?

Marko Mitchell - Thought he was a wasted pick originally but he has changed my mind big time. Seems to catch everything and does the unglamorous things well too.

Fred Smoot - Not been a huge fan of him but he brought his A game last night.

Santana Moss - Great catch on the sideline. Love him when he's healthy and focused.

Lendy Holmes - He can tackle.



So, Let me get this straight....we need to get rid of everyone except for Santana Moss?

The Offense played well, the defense played well, and the special teams sucked. This was the best looking Redskins team we've seen in a while, and people are not happy? We hung with the Pats, the most potent offense in a long time, and everyone is still judging people? Wow, maybe we should just call it a season now. They looked good, all of them. Not just the first team, but the second team as well. Yeah, Colt through a pick, but he came right back and scored didn't he?
I'm a fan, we looked real good. HTTR!!!!!!!!!!!

Negatives...

Jason Campbell - No touch and not great accuracy, he will always be a run-of-the-mill QB. We need to find someone better.


You and I have watched different games, especially last night. JC was a big-time QB. Most teams in the league would kill to have their starting QB play that way.

In terms of smack about the game, the penalties are a big problem and need to be fixed. Players should be fined every time they make a penalty in practice or games.

I have confidence neither in Swishy nor Rayner. We need another kicker.

The pressure on the qb was inconsistent. Rak was not much of a factor. We need a better, more consistent man-on-man defensive push.

I'm willing to let some coverage issues go because it was preseason and we were playing vanilla. But if we face the Pats again (Super Bowl!) or face another similar situation, we'd better have two guys on Randy Moss at all times.

So, Let me get this straight....we need to get rid of everyone except for Santana Moss?

The Offense played well, the defense played well, and the special teams sucked. This was the best looking Redskins team we've seen in a while, and people are not happy? We hung with the Pats, the most potent offense in a long time, and everyone is still judging people? Wow, maybe we should just call it a season now. They looked good, all of them. Not just the first team, but the second team as well. Yeah, Colt through a pick, but he came right back and scored didn't he?
I'm a fan, we looked real good. HTTR!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree about Colt. The pick was awful, but he came right back out there, kept his cool and threw a nice touchdown. That's the kind of response to adversity coaches like to see. Although avoiding adversity in the first place is my preference.

Our kicking game looks to be a mess again, which is troubling.

Mason and Mitchell were really impressive.

Pass protection by our starters looked kinda spotty.

Jason was very solid. 190 yards passing in the first half against the Pats is ok with me. And his little pump fake to get the defender in the air on that TD run was sweet.

Jason was sharp. Moss looked good. Cooley was Cooley. And I was glad to see Zorn loosen up a bit. Continue to take more shots downfield, man. It's a good thing.

If Marcus Mason and Marko Mitchell don't make this team, for sure they will be playing somewhere else in the NFL this year. I was really impressed with Mitchell's downfield block on Cooley's long reception too. This guy could very well be this year's Colston.

I have no real big criticism of the offensive play as a whole, but it seems like Casey Rabach just isn't getting the job done. I think Heyer is starting to get comfortable over there at tackle as well. He wasn't stellar, but wasn't getting pushed around and more than held his own.

Does anybody else find themselves temporarily forgetting that Antwaan Randle El is even on the team?

Perhaps he has less of a role because the coaches really want Thomas, Kelly and Mitchell to get as much time as possible. But there was a moment on TV when the camera was on the sidelines getting a closeup of Clinton Portis -- Portis was in street clothes and he wasn't looking into the camera, he was focused on the game. Well, behind him, you could see Randle El giving some sort of goofy face into the camera and I almost felt embarassed for him. Here he is schmoozing it up on TV and he never really has proved that he has been worth a damn. To me anyway. I know there are people here who really like him. And don't get me wrong, I like the idea of him. It's his actual results I have a problem with.

When he first got here, I thought he'd be a great kick and punt returner even if he never really proved himself as a receiver in Pittsburgh. That hasn't worked out. Then I thought he'd be great as a trick play-slash type player. But we don't run many trick plays. Then I thought he'd be perfect for the Wildcat. But Zorn doesn't like the Wildcat.

So when you get down to it, the question comes up as to what exactly his role is with this team -- especially if Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly start producing; and it looks as though they are starting to come around which is what we all want.

I know his catches were up last year, and his cap number makes it virtually impossible to release him, but am I alone in thinking that Randle El may not have much of a role on this team? And does it piss anybody else off that there's not a damn thing we can do about it?

I think Randle El fits perfectly into the slot, especially on 2nd and 3rds. I have high hopes that once he is in the "right" role his value and production will be obvious.

^ I believe so too.. Randle El is also mentoring our young WRs, which is an valuable asset.. I also believe Randle El will be released within two years, not next year..

^^ He's not a bad player he's just not a great player and for the money he's being paid he should be great. He has a ring and he's a good role model for the up and coming WR's.