Game Thread: Patriots vs. Redskins

Bad night for Kai but can't write him off yet. He needs to turn it around though that's for sure.

i dont remember seeing a lot of PA which i think RG3 does very well.

I hope we keep PA under wraps until the season begins.

Bad night for Kai but can't write him off yet. He needs to turn it around though that's for sure.

Kick-offs are a major problem for Kai. I think he gets beat out because of that.

Adrian Robinson made some nice ballhawk plays. I know he has a climb to make the roster but the way he plays is cool.

Lache Seastrunk and Ryan Grant are a joy to watch play. Good pickups.

I like Kai but Hocker, at least for one night, was clearly the better kicker.

Ryan Grant will be a stud. That diving catch was beautiful.

I think we can all be safe in the assumption that we will have a good running game(again). Hoping Redd and Seastrunk keep playing like that. If they do, Jay will have a heckuva time deciding who to keep.

I think Kai rebounds, but unless Hocker suddenly stinks up the john on FGs, he'll still be the better option in the end, IMO. Forbath will never have that kind of consistent distance on his kickoffs.

While I like Grant and am hopeful that he will develop. I think it is a little early to be nominating him into the Hall of Studliness.

Bad night for Kai but can't write him off yet. He needs to turn it around though that's for sure.

the fall from really good to average kickers is not much. especially in terms of points per season.

where it comes into play is in big moments which find plenty of examples of otherwise high-accuracy kickers failing, and lower-accuracy kickers succeeding (and of course, vice versa)

but you have to be able to get touchbacks. more importantly you have to not kick it out of bounds...

he has problems in both areas. i know he he set the record for consecutive kicks, but the risk at kickoff is just too great. the guy's job is on the line and he screwed up big time in his first shot. i don't know how you give him another...

Its just one kickoff. His streak is much more telling of his talent than one botched kickoff. He could lose the job if Hocker is awesome, he might not. In the end, I think we will be fine with either, they are both young, and I think any team would be happy to have either of them to develop. I say we are fine at the K position. Now, we just have to worry about our ST coverage. That was the key to at least 2 lost games last year, maybe even more. That HAS to improve for us to be in the convo for NFC East crown, which I think all the other aspects of our team are good enough to challenge for.

While I like Grant and am hopeful that he will develop. I think it is a little early to be nominating him into the Hall of Studliness.

C'mon, man! If 3 catches for 37 yards in a preseason game isn't enough, what will be? :D

No, but seriously, Grant looked good. Speed isn't that big of a problem because he's so smooth, but he needs a few years to add strength and get better off the line and I think he can be a solid receiver. Not a Josh Gordon-level stud, but a Wes Welker-without-a-Brady-or-Manning-throwing-the-ball-level stud.

Are folks calling dc sports talk radio talking about cousins starting
Qb again? Wow

Are folks calling dc sports talk radio talking about cousins starting
Qb again? Wow

I say someone gives us a second round pick!