Skins-Cowboys Post Game Thread

When your best chance to win is to put it all on the arm of a QB that shows nerves and in the past has shown a lack of mental fortitude to bounce back after interceptions, then that's an indictment of your coaching staff.

I'm trying to figure out which area our staff has helped our team play above their talent level and I'm struggling to think of one.

Defense, don't get me started. But even offense. McVay has had decent playcalling games in the past, but it's pretty easy to call plays when you have Reed, Jackson, Garcon, Crowder, and good tackles. The constant fade calls yesterday show a lack of creativity. And the running game was working OK yesterday. Why we ended up so unbalanced is unacceptable.

In what way is this staff making us better?

the qb who once took a knee instead of spiking it.

and the oc who called 3 pass plays inside the 10 after jones had already scored a rushing td from 14 yards out.

Reyes, our first D-Line free agent signing, inactive yesterday? wow

Reyes, our first D-Line free agent signing, inactive yesterday? wow

i thought he was injured?

i thought he was injured?

ohhh didn't know that. well we will need him going forward. my guess is Golsen gonna miss some time.


Couple positives from individual performances:

Doctson with the big play

Cravens coming in and making an impact

I though Trent Murphy was big in the second half...man, wouldn't be great if he put it together. He flew around tryon Smith on the one play.

Matt Jones, I thought he looked great yesterday.

Our Oline played well....sans Kory on the false starts.

The Jones thing is puzzling. Do these stupid ass coaches know the hell is going on during the game? Jones should have been right back on the field and they should have went right back to him. As bad as Joe Barry is, (he is nothing but horse feces when it comes to running a defense) I don't understand the rotation there. It made no sense what so ever. If they want to pass the ball so much then give him a screen. If I were Snyder I'd be all up in Gruden's grill this morning.Chris Thompson is nice as a change of pace back when Jones is struggling, but to replace Jones right when he gets some momentum is just plain ignorant. Same with calling back to back fades from the 5 yard line, and not trying to pound it in with Jones. Very soft play calling, IMO.

Chris Thompson is nice as a change of pace back when Jones is struggling, but to replace Jones right when he gets some momentum is just plain ignorant. Same with calling back to back fades from the 5 yard line, and not trying to pound it in with Jones. Very soft play calling, IMO.

Those two fades were just despicable play calls. If you want to do it once, fine. But fucking twice? You have to give Jones at least one carry there. Call a shovel pass or a draw, but give him the damn ball once.

I'm not normally a fan of owner interference but in this case, yeah. Somebody needs to come down on Gruden because he's doing a fucking shitty job.

I agree, the Skins are not a well coached team at this point. Way too many mistakes that IMO should have been worked out in training camp/pre-season.

i'm really only mad at those 3 pass calls in a row inside the 10, everything else was fine by me.

we play in a shit division, the sky is not falling.

i'm really only mad at those 3 pass calls in a row inside the 10, everything else was fine by me.

we play in a shit division, the sky is not falling.

I guess. But at this point how can you project that this staff will ever outfox a playoff team?

Just ask yourself: the Redskins are in the playoffs, they're playing Green Bay or Minnesota or Carolina or Arizona. Do you think Jay Gruden and his staff have it in them to out-gameplan and outcoach any of these staffs:

- Bruce Arians and the Cardinals
- Mike McCarthy and the Pack
- Ron Rivera and the Panthers
- Mike Zimmer and the Vikes

I can't see it happening. They're too reactionary, never ahead of the other team.

a little less heat on the oc, a little more heat on the qb. kirk says they had a run play called but he decided to pass; about 0:50 in the video below.

Kirk Cousins: "We Look Forward & Keep Pushing" (http://www.redskins.com/media-gallery/videos/Kirk_Cousins_We_Look_Forward_Keep_Pushing/b8efea8a-47b4-490e-a987-6f060aca552c)