Redskins vs. Texans Gameday Thread

I mostly agree SBXVII, with the exception of our run game. 18 yards is unacceptable all the way around. That said, I expected the Texans to really blow us out, and that we had a 27-10 lead at any point is really amazing. Further, after last week, everyone (myself included) was wondering where any semblance of an offense was (heck I even benched McNabb in fantasy arrrgghhhh). So 400 yards, 27 points, and no turnovers(right?), that is all an excellent harbinger for this season. Our D needs to tighten up, but the Houston offense is not some weak opponent.

Portis had 30 something but when you subtract the negative 10 by LJ that takes the team rushing number down quite a bit right there.

Hey kudos to our forum guys. Obviously this loss sucked, but no one was dumb enough to make an attention getting thread full of incoherent ramblings (which is kind of surprising considering how many new members have come in). ES, God bless them, obviously they have quality guys over there, but the sheer volume of that community makes those embarrassing threads all to common.

Speaking of incoherent ramblings when are we going to get another "Smoot lays the Smackdown" thread?

I've often said that when a defense has a good DL then you need to find another way to get your star players the ball. We played two teams with awsome run defenses, but perhaps maybe getting the RB beyond the DL and passing to them would have been the answer.... although I think we tried that and Portis was either over thrown or didn't catch the ball.

I also don't recall seeing any cut blocking. It's almost like they don't want the team to use it until they need it or the team gets better at it or something. Unless I miss something.

THAT'S why we have a drunk thread!
AND as.....painfull as this was, it's our coaches and our guys first year in ALL new systems. ALl of our systems arenot in place and all the correct personnel does not exist here as of yet. Another offseason, and draft...maybe, maybe more.
THAT having been said, globally your Offense cannot quit scoring, and your Defense MUST be able to make a stop when the game is on the line...........
It was a professional showing
Sleep well............or not.

I was eating dinner and missed the Armstrong catch. :( Did he do well enough that we can stop talking about VJ? lol. I thought it looked like they were using Galloway well, and heard the cheering for Armstrong. It just seemed to me again it was all Moss, Moss, Moss the whole first half. Maybe the whole game but it was nice to see and hear a couple of other guys getting catches to include Davis.

That was one of the most demoralizing losses in a long time. A game we should have won and would have won if not for that blocked field goal. Then to kick the winning field goal in overtime to see it nullified because of a timely time-out by Houston. With the Redskins, the game is never over until the clock runs out. You can never ever relax and assume you've won. I'm very impressed with McNabb and equally as unimpressed with our running game. Eighteen total yards on the ground? Wow! That's gotta change. So another Monday will roll around and I won't look forward to reading the morning Post.

Yeah, but even if we make that field goal, it's only a 10 point game and that probably wouldn't have been enough.

The way things were going, if it was 4th and 95, Schaub would have found Andre Johnson wide open for a 96 yard completion.

As I said before this is one of the games I had listed as a loss and probably a blow out. Here was my win/loss...

Win:
Cowboys
Rams
Eagles
Bears
Lions
Eagles
Giants
Buccaneers
Jaguars

Loss:
Texans
Packers
Colts
Titans
Vikings
Giants
Cowboys

My list has us 9-7 but if we can even clear maybe one more like the Vikings who looked bad or maybe take the second Cowboys game we could go 10-6.

I was eating dinner and missed the Armstrong catch. :( Did he do well enough that we can stop talking about VJ? lol. I thought it looked like they were using Galloway well, and heard the cheering for Armstrong. It just seemed to me again it was all Moss, Moss, Moss the whole first half. Maybe the whole game but it was nice to see and hear a couple of other guys getting catches to include Davis.
Galloway burned the defense and had a bomb for a touchdown, but McNabb threw it a few inches too far from his fingertips.

Let's see if we can beat the Rams like we SHOULD beat the Rams. I would like to see us get and hold a lead against a "lesser" team.