How do you feel, the season is upon us.

My concerns are Griffin and the right side of the line. I just see both struggling. Maybe it was the pre-season that's giving me these thoughts. I hope I'm wrong.That would also be a continuation from last season, also. Wonder if we run and roll out to the left a lot this season.

I'm calling it here, 5-10 read-options Sunday to slow down Watt and Clowney.


No way. Robert didn't want to run the read option back with Shanahan so I seriously doubt they run this stuff anymore. You might see one or two plays in particular situations. I'll be shocked if anything beyond that.

No way. Robert didn't want to run the read option back with Shanahan so I seriously doubt they run this stuff anymore. You might see one or two plays in particular situations. I'll be shocked if anything beyond that.

I wouldn't be too shocked, especially if we struggled with everything else and the read option turned out to be the only thing that worked. They'll keep a couple plays in there just to mix things up, but if nothing else worked and they started leaning on it heavy I wouldn't be too surprised. I know RG3 doesn't want that to be what he's known for but if it works it works.

Doubt we'll see the read option like we used to, but depending on the game/situation I can see Gruden using it. He ran it with Dalton so why not here with someone who's actually a running threat? I don't think Griffin is against it as long as it's not the primary focus of the offense.

That said Houston is a 3-4 and it typically works better vs a 4-3.

Injury report: Orakpo limited by sprained ankle (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/09/03/injury-report-orakpo-limited-by-sprained-ankle/)

I'm wondering if Haslett will make it to the end of the season.

Houston is a good matchup for the first game this season. hopefully we can start fast and build some confidence.

11-5 MARK IT DOWN!!!............or 5-11.........could go either way.

My biggest concerns for the year:



The right side of the offensive line. Chester was horrible last year, likely the worst year of his career. No reason to expect him to be any better. Polumbus, meanwhile, may have fancy stats and grades that say he's a solid blocker, but the eye test says "nope". We can only hope that Long, LeRibeus, or Moses is ready at some point in the season.



The corners. Hall is coming off the best season of his career, but he's almost 31 and in his 11th season. He's going to start declining at some point. I love Amerson, but he's a 2nd year corner. Really, really doubt he's ready to match up with Andre Johnson, Dez Bryant, or even Fitzgerald or Reggie Wayne.



Griffin. I think he'll struggle early on and we'll have to lean on the run game. I'm expecting that. But he needs to start picking up steam around the Arizona or Tennessee game to keep my hopes up... and the receivers happy.



Health of the defensive line. Hatcher, Cofield, Bowen, and Golston are all 30+. I know Hatcher is the only starter out of that group, but we need to get younger here next offseason.



Jay's playcalling. Bengals fans talk about how he always went away from the run, and with a runner like Alfred Morris and a developing QB like Griffin, he needs to be a run-first playcaller, especially in the first several games.



Jordan Reed's health. If this guy stays healthy, he'll be a huge, huge help to Griffin.


Man - lots of accurate predictions about things to concern us all:

Right side of line? Bad.
Griffin struggled? Check.
Health of D line? You jinxed Cofield.
Play calling and specifically getting away from the run? Yep.
Reed's health? Yeah.

The only prediction that didn't hold in the Texans game was about the corners.

Given your obvious powers, can you state some concerns about the Jax players, please?

Ok, I was calling for the Read option last week in this thread and we didn't see any of it, Why not this week? I mean really guys, everyone want to make RG3 a "pocket passer" I say screw that and make him what he is a read option runner, who passes off play action. It worked in 2012, so why are they not doing that? Oh, he might get hurt.... I seriously doubt he gets hurt on a designed read option where he makes the decision to keep it because the LB crashed down on Alfred Morris leaving Griffin wide open to run outside. Did anyone watch the Seahawks in game one? Let DJax be our Percy Harvin ruuing those end arounds and then we can play fake off that stuff all day and let Morris be our "Beast-mode" back and run up the middle.

I just don't get the whole pocket passer thing with a running QB. They should have drafted Ryan Tannihill if they wanted a pocket passer. The Redskins gave up too much for a "pocket passer"

Read option works better against a 4-3 than 3-4.

I think it's too early to say Griffin can't develop his game from the pocket. It's vital for his and the team's long term success to keep developing him.

Patience.