Still in it: Redskins-Eagles Post Game Thread

On the Sproles hit...it was hard, but I wouldn't call it dirty.

Remember, Everett was running full speed & Sproles came lunging forward & Sproles knee was just an inch off the ground (meaning he was crouching).

So, I know Everette took his head off, but it wasn't like he went flying at him purposely.

Sproles was continuing to get lower & Everett didn't have a lot of time to re-calibrate.
It's not like Sproles is a tall guy to begin with either.

To me, it was just a hard football play that deserved to be called a penalty, but I don't think it was "dirty".

I thought we were really bad today in a lot of areas. Thank god the eagles are terrible because we probably lose to 2/3rds of the other teams in the league. Doug Peterson is a rookie coach and it shows.

I thought our dline play today was atrocious against a very average Oline. We are extremely soft up the middle and it seems to be getting worse. We will see how it goes next week. Shame about Cravens...our first 2 draft picks seem to be pretty injury prone.

On the Sproles hit...it was hard, but I wouldn't call it dirty.



Remember, Everett was running full speed & Sproles came lunging forward & Sproles knee was just an inch off the ground (meaning he was crouching).



So, I know Everette took his head off, but it wasn't like he went flying at him purposely.



Sproles was continuing to get lower & Everett didn't have a lot of time to re-calibrate.

It's not like Sproles is a tall guy to begin with either.



To me, it was just a hard football play that deserved to be called a penalty, but I don't think it was "dirty".



I agree Sproles went low, but he beat the ball to Sproles in a big way. A punt returner looking up in the air is about as defenseless as it gets. You absolutely have to slow up once you realize the ball is not in his hands, and he did not even try. I know it is bang bang but you normally do not see that because guys realize that they have not fielded the punt a good 3 or 4 steps away. Everette never even thought about letting up.

Yeah terrible play by Everette. He has to know that he has to let the returner catch the ball. He didn't even attempt it. Never let up, just went for the kill shot. He's going to be getting fined as well he should.

I agree Sproles went low, but he beat the ball to Sproles in a big way. A punt returner looking up in the air is about as defenseless as it gets. You absolutely have to slow up once you realize the ball is not in his hands, and he did not even try. I know it is bang bang but you normally do not see that because guys realize that they have not fielded the punt a good 3 or 4 steps away. Everette never even thought about letting up.

I don't agree. It's just as much the returnees responsibility to protect himself by calling fair catch.

Brian Mitchell and Crowder both said the same thing. They have pretty good resume as returners.

Mitchell said if you are running UP to catch a punt, you have to protect yourself. He said if this would of been a routine punt with hang time, then he would shoulder more blame on Everett, but Everett was just playing football and did what he's supposed to.

He also said you are not totally defenseless as a returner because the league gives you a get out of jail free card with fair catching.

Bottom Line. It was a penalty by the book, but Sproles running up to field the punt in traffic and kneeling to receive it. He should of called fair catch.

One guy that hasn't been mentioned is Arie Kouandjio, I want to see him stay as the starter at LG moving forward.

Breeland had a bad 1st half, but I thought he redeemed himself in the second half with a sack and forced fumble.

Redskins LB Su'a Cravens said he will have an MRI to determine the severity of his biceps injury. He said he wasn't yet sure if it was torn. He said he was in pain.

Redskins linebacker Will Compton said doctors told him his major ligaments are OK. He said he'll undergo an MRI Monday. He said it might be a torn PCL.

Just win baby!
That was ugly today.
Our Redskins are really missing too many pieces to do anything this year. That was hard to watch today.
I will say at the risk of pissing off some, when we started the season with Kedric Golden as our #1 NT, I knew our FO was not serious about winning this year.
Our FO basically decided this is a re-building year to be written off. There was zero real attempt to upgrade the DL in Free Agency with a difference maker, that initially pissed me off.
Then drafting a WR high when we are loaded at WR.?.?.?
That pissed me off again.
I like our GM and nobody is perfect. But he has to start to re-build the defense or we will continue to flounder fighting to beat terrible teams like today. The Eagles are decimated at O-line and they nearly beat us. We are not very good.

I know Reed is playing hurt but our TE's caught only 2 passes today.

Just win baby!
That was ugly today.
Our Redskins are really missing too many pieces to do anything this year. That was hard to watch today.
I will say at the risk of pissing off some, when we started the season with Kedric Golden as our #1 NT, I knew our FO was not serious about winning this year.
Our FO basically decided this is a re-building year to be written off. There was zero real attempt to upgrade the DL in Free Agency with a difference maker, that initially pissed me off.
Then drafting a WR high when we are loaded at WR.?.?.?
That pissed me off again.
I like our GM and nobody is perfect. But he has to start to re-build the defense or we will continue to flounder fighting to beat terrible teams like today. The Eagles are decimated at O-line and they nearly beat us. We are not very good.

Watching the eagles pound the middle on 3rd and short...4th and short with a qb sneak with ease is about as frustrating as it gets as a fan. We need 2 new starters on the dline.