Raiders Vs Skins Pregame Thread

Spaight seemed reallllllly overwhelmed last year. Athletically I think he'll be fine. Just needs to be in the right place.

Foster gets big time respect for coming back and playing. Same for Norman only missing a snap or so for his a/c separation. He really jammed that arm directly into the ground. Reed came back and played through pain as well. Moses played through pain.

Hustle and commitment are there.

If the passing game with the receivers starts to mesh and we go on those long 10+ play drives like we did last year, I think we can control this game and have a 50/50 chance.

With an offense like the raiders, best defense is winning the time of possession.

Win TOP and keep raiders 3rd down conversion to less than 50%, we should win.

Skins 31
Raiders 20

Going Homer on this one a bit.

Per Keim and Cooley about Doctson...said after reviewing All-22 vs the Rams, Doctson big play opportunities were there. Cousins didn't see it or chose not to throw.

*sigh*

Can these 2 get on the same effing page?

Oh great: Offensive Line of the Week: Raiders unit utterly dominates Jets - NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000848251/article/offensive-line-of-the-week-raiders-unit-utterly-dominates-jets)

Of course, our line was pretty solid last week too, as acknowledged here.

Man, the Raiders are playing well right now. But we're not the lowly Jets or the Titans (who they only beat by 10 in one of the most statistically even matches I can recall -- check it out: Watch Oakland Raiders vs. Tennessee Titans [09/10/2017] - NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017091007/2017/REG1/raiders@titans#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap3000 000843875&tab=analyze)). This seems like it will be a tight game.

I really hope that our air attack can get back on track. The Raiders can be had over the middle -- a friend of mine who is a huge Raiders fan is really worried about that given Reed and Crowder. I think we need to work the middle and pound the rock. Keep the ball away from the Raiders offense.

This is a primetime game at home?

Hello ass whipping

pretty much what I was thinking.

Per Keim and Cooley about Doctson...said after reviewing All-22 vs the Rams, Doctson big play opportunities were there. Cousins didn't see it or chose not to throw.

*sigh*

Can these 2 get on the same effing page?

There was one play where Doc and another wr both ran post routes and both were easy td passes. All he had to do was lay it out there, especially to Doc, easy 70 yard td and he already pre determined where he was going and threw it underneath.

I think Sun KC was playing not to lose instead of playing to win. It ain't gonna be good enough against Oak cause they're going to score. KC is going to have to make some plays and score TD's if we're going to win.

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I think Sun KC was playing not to lose instead of playing to win. It ain't gonna be good enough against Oak cause they're going to score. KC is going to have to make some plays and score TD's if we're going to win.

In the rams game, I got the feeling Cousins played tight and Gruden called a conservative game (fade routes in RZ). I think that RZ int against the Eagles was in the back of their mind all week.

With a solid D, I think we can play more conservative ... but if you do that, you cant turn the ball over in the RZ.

https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/files/2017/09/counter-trey-1a.jpg&w=1484

Counter Trey - Gfycat (http://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_150593016154713&key=3c1074125499a575d1122710576a769d&libId=j7tbwr4f01000nhw000DAez0kr1e5&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewarpath.net%2Fnewreply.php %3Fdo%3Dpostreply%26t%3D63959&v=1&type=U&out=https%3A%2F%2Fgfycat.com%2Fifr%2FSoggyBountifu lBluetickcoonhound&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewarpath.net%2Fnewreply.php %3Fdo%3Dpostreply%26t%3D63959&title=Warpath%20-%20Reply%20to%20Topic&txt=https%3A%2F%2Fgfycat.com%2Fifr%2FSoggyBountifu lBluetickcoonhound)

I cant get the gif to show up but this is from Wash Po insider which used to do more film breakdown a few years ago. Bullock does a great job imo.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2017/09/20/redskins-run-game-success-versus-rams-could-indicate-a-shift-in-scheme/?utm_term=.ba2dc19629bc

We need to score early and get a lead so we can win the TOP battle and pound the rock.

I hope Kirk can carry his performance from the game winning drive last Sunday and keep playing that way. Given that the o-line did a good job against a strong D-line and we had a running game, I feel that Kirk has no excuses for a poor performance.

Big test for all aspects of the team. While I would like for the team to go 2-0 in the next two, I don't think that is realistic. Winning at home against a playoff team would be huge, given that we go to Arrowhead the following week to play a Super Bowl contender the following week.

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In the rams game, I got the feeling Cousins played tight and Gruden called a conservative game (fade routes in RZ). I think that RZ int against the Eagles was in the back of their mind all week.

With a solid D, I think we can play more conservative ... but if you do that, you cant turn the ball over in the RZ.

https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/files/2017/09/counter-trey-1a.jpg&w=1484

Counter Trey - Gfycat (http://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_150593016154713&key=3c1074125499a575d1122710576a769d&libId=j7tbwr4f01000nhw000DAez0kr1e5&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewarpath.net%2Fnewreply.php %3Fdo%3Dpostreply%26t%3D63959&v=1&type=U&out=https%3A%2F%2Fgfycat.com%2Fifr%2FSoggyBountifu lBluetickcoonhound&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewarpath.net%2Fnewreply.php %3Fdo%3Dpostreply%26t%3D63959&title=Warpath%20-%20Reply%20to%20Topic&txt=https%3A%2F%2Fgfycat.com%2Fifr%2FSoggyBountifu lBluetickcoonhound)

I cant get the gif to show up but this is from Wash Po insider which used to do more film breakdown a few years ago. Bullock does a great job imo.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2017/09/20/redskins-run-game-success-versus-rams-could-indicate-a-shift-in-scheme/?utm_term=.ba2dc19629bc

That really is magnificent work by Bullock.

Seeing Scherff and Moses pulling around on that counter trey brings a tear to my eye. And watch the end of that run the way Scherff looks to just finish a dude. It's like he's driving a Ford Superduty and he sees a deer run in front of him, but instead of braking he accelerates to see how big a splatter he can make.

Scherff and Trent are easily my two favorite Redskins.

That really is magnificent work by Bullock.

Seeing Scherff and Moses pulling around on that counter trey brings a tear to my eye. And watch the end of that run the way Scherff looks to just finish a dude. It's like he's driving a Ford Superduty and he sees a deer run in front of him, but instead of braking he accelerates to see how big a splatter he can make.

Scherff and Trent are easily my two favorite Redskins.

If that is the 2nd of the 3 set gif, yeah Scherff punishes a dude. What is he, 25 yards down field? Loved seeing Lauvau securing blocks and getting down field. Long held his own. Of course, these were cherry picked plays of the run game working at its best.