Stop Overreacting

Immediately following the game, it seems like everyone was talking about the next head coach, quarterback and GM of the Redskins.

I'd just like to suggest that the reason we lost the game Sunday was because of this type of overreaction coming from team management (Snyder).

For years, Snyder has been a typical fan - reactive. His track record of trading draft picks, firing coaches every year or so, and bringing in aging free agents are all what happens when a fan becomes an owner.

Thankfully, it seems like after years of overreacting, the owner has started to become more forward-looking (slightly) and put a strategy in place that will put the Redskins on the right path in the long-term - focusing on building through the draft and finding proven players in free agency who are at their prime.

I think it is time for everyone to step back and take a collective breath. On Sunday, the Redskins played a team that may have not been significantly more athletic but played and functioned as a unit that has been together for years. The reason the Giants are such a fantastic team in fact is because of continuity and good coaching -

I think the verdict is still out on whether or not we have the latter but if the Redskins continue to react year-in and year-out they will surely never have the former and never be the type of team we all want.

When can you not over react when they are 0-5? or loose to the Lions!?

well since I said it I was meaning that I have a hard time with all of the overreacting and fire x bench y and all of the things said that are not fit to rewrite

Yes it is won in the trenches. I don't think we are that bad of a team. I just think that the Giants o-line and d-line were SUPERIOR. You have a constant rotation of 4 pro bowl caliber ends. Our O-line can handle some things but not that. They did okay. But giving up 3 sacks is not good. The D-line. Had a little more push. But we need some sacks. We need to put some of these young boys on the D-line and let them go at it. Makes more sense. Orakpo/Jarmon vs Daniels/Wynn.

Oh my bad Daniels and Wynn are more for stopping the run..

Think about it. The vigorous challenges of being in the trenches. I would want a young person with a lot of energy. Plus Phillips and Carter are pretty slow when RBs come of the edge. But people might say. They are playing because of experieince. Well we need results. They have been with this team for years and haven't done squat. Experieince doesn't help when your tired too old or too slow. This is football not shuffle board.

I am beginning to lose fatih in Blache. Truly. Does he know what he is doing?Probably a little overdone here. Tuck might be the best 4-3 DE in the league. When Osi is healthy, he's a beast. But Kiwanuka is not really any better than Orakpo already is in a limited amount of downs he does, and after that, no one else on the Giants DL is really noteworthy. They're deep, but not with pro-bowl caliber players.

When can you not over react when they are 0-5? or loose to the Lions!?

:confused: What the hell? We haven't lost to the lions yet, nor are we 0-5?

It's hangover Monday, isn't it?

I always picture some people here looking like this after a loss

http://members.shaw.ca/alvandyk/HeadExplode.gif

It's the 1st game, now we've had live action and we know what we have to work on let's see if we can make the necessary changes. We are talking as if the giants are not a good team i have to give them there props there good but they were playing at home with aloud crowd wait till we get them at our house.

HTTR.

I always picture some people here looking like this after a loss

http://members.shaw.ca/alvandyk/HeadExplode.gif

Nice! That's me during the game, for sure.

My Cowboys friend who lives in DC called me a little while ago laughing about how much the sky is falling on DC sports talk radio. Frustration, angst, even anger are understandable. People completely giving up on September 14th, not so much.

That being said, I am in the 'prove it' column on Jim Zorn. Just wanted to state that for consistency sake.

Immediately following the game, it seems like everyone was talking about the next head coach, quarterback and GM of the Redskins.

I'd just like to suggest that the reason we lost the game Sunday was because of this type of overreaction coming from team management (Snyder).
For years, Snyder has been a typical fan - reactive. His track record of trading draft picks, firing coaches every year or so, and bringing in aging free agents are all what happens when a fan becomes an owner.

Thankfully, it seems like after years of overreacting, the owner has started to become more forward-looking (slightly) and put a strategy in place that will put the Redskins on the right path in the long-term - focusing on building through the draft and finding proven players in free agency who are at their prime.

I think it is time for everyone to step back and take a collective breath. On Sunday, the Redskins played a team that may have not been significantly more athletic but played and functioned as a unit that has been together for years. The reason the Giants are such a fantastic team in fact is because of continuity and good coaching -

I think the verdict is still out on whether or not we have the latter but if the Redskins continue to react year-in and year-out they will surely never have the former and never be the type of team we all want.

I agree with your overall point, but this element of your point doesn't really make sense, especially given the substance of what you immediately follow it with. But again, yes, I agree that it is too soon to draw conclusions about the overall quality of the team.

I don't think folks are overreacting. They just expect more from this team (perhaps falsely so due to excellent marketing by the Skins organization, players, and some local media IMO) and when they don't live up to this perceived talent and execute poorly--then people react accordingly. If expectations were not so built up and more in line with the true talent of this team and coaching staff--then I think most folks would stay medium.

The Skins are in that second dozen or so teams in this league. They could either perform well and just get into the playoffs or perform poorly and be sub-mediocre. The Skins lead the league in players that "think" they are good. Stop thinking and just show me is what I say. If they play well and lose I think most of us would not be so frustrated.