Bucs Postgame

I REALLLLY wish the Texans didn't get Thomas, otherwise I'd say have Norman just check Hopkins the whole game and we'd be good defensively. This one reminds me a lot of the Cardinals game without David Johnson. One REALLY elite WR and one pretty good one. My biggest concern is turnovers on offense.

Hope the new linemen eat their Wheaties that day because they're gonna' have to play out of the minds to keep Smith upright from Watt. I was more than pleasantly surprised how the new guys looked, so I have some hope.

I felt the offensive line did a heck of a job. I'm hoping Gruden moves Smith out of the pocket a little more. I also hope they use a little more R-O, and a few of those hand offs to the motion man. That play seems to do nicely against an aggressive defensive front. Maybe a little razzle dazzle play to get the offense going. Joe Gibbs used to do this all the time when it seemed like it was tough getting offensive production. He'd do a little flea-flicker, reverse play or wide receiver pass option which always seemed to get things going. Those plays are often designed to buy a little more time for receivers to get open down field, and we need some more chunk plays.

We just have to keep in mind that all we need to do is score first, whether a TD, field goal, or safety, and we'll win the game, right? We've never lost a lead! :-)

I was worried because our offense struggled to move the ball and kept giving the ball back to the Bucs early in the game.

But 3 points, INT, PUNT, Missed FG, FG, Missed FG, INT, FUM, FUM, is not what I would call an iffy performance.

They were willing to give up the yards they gave up in order to not give up the points they didn't give up.

So you are happy with the amount of miss tackles and making a journeyman QB look like Randall Cuningham.

So you are happy with the amount of miss tackles and making a journeyman QB look like Randall Cuningham.OK I agree on a few too many missed tackles.
But on the other point, Fitzpatrick has been red hot this season, and something like 80% of his completion were on Danny Johnson, the remaining on Strohman and Moreau, and Manusky kept on playing them way soft... because that was the plan... and it worked...

So yeah I'm more than happy by this D's performance. 3 points by the number 1 offense in the league is fine by me.

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A couple of thoughts:

1. I think the game plan on defense was a good one and worked. Obviously, they gave up all underneath and played double deep in the back. Kept everything in front of them. It could have gone south if the Bucs didn't do stupid stuff, but the Bucs have been doing stupid stuff all year (or since game 3). So it's a good scheme.

2. A couple of marginal holding calls really hurt us on O. Without them, I think we get another 7 points and this is feeling a bit better on O. We're not good at picking up 20 with this O.

3. Alex missed the dagger long throw. That sucked. But he hit some good throws, too. And no TOs. Is this surprising to ANYONE??? Who have you been watching, not just this year?

4. Specials have been just excellent this year! Way and Hopkins have been outstanding. We saw what a shitty kicker can do with the Bucs.

5. I'm not sold on Manusky, but the D is clearly better.

6. The O is what it is. Peterson is unearthly, but I worry about his durability. Alex does what he does and no more. Getting back the skill guys will help. BUt we need just a bit more out of old Alex if we're going to make the playoffs, I think.

7. I think we can get 3 more wins out of this. Houston will be tough--they're coming off a bye and they are healthy up front on D. And Watson is the real deal. We need a split with Philly, beat the gints, and jax, ten, or the roids on the road. Anymore is gravy. I had us at 8-8, so I'm certainly psyched.

8. Winning is so much fucking better than losing.

Alex Smith looked horrible. This man is the worse qb I've seen in a Redskins uniform since Mark Brunell's first season as a starter.

Alex Smith looked horrible. This man is the worse qb I've seen in a Redskins uniform since Mark Brunell's first season as a starter.

lmao - lets try to keep the outlandish accusations to a minimum.... there were SEVERAL horrid, just absolutely horrid, qbs that we have fielded as starters since Brunell.

So you are happy with the amount of miss tackles and making a journeyman QB look like Randall Cuningham.

No one is happy about that, but the defense kept a team that was averaging 28 points per game to just 3 points and that's big.

There is always room for improvement in any game, but you gotta give credit, where credit is due.

Let me see in the last 5 seasons we have 3 wins, 4 wins, 9 wins, 8 wins, and 7 wins, yet we have guys complaining about 6-3. As Vince Lombardi used to say "What the hell is going on here?" Do note I have only been a hardcore Redskin fan since moving from Cali in 2011, but I didn't think it was always Super Bowl or bust here, this is finally a step in the right direction, stop complaining and look forward to further improvement.



I have been a hardcore fan for probably 40 years or so. It is certainly not super bowl or bust. Nobody in their right mind thinks we are or should be going to the super bowl. We all want to, but nobody really thinks or believes that. Anyway, we have had moments, 1999, 2005,2007,2012, 2015 where we “thought” we were heading in the right direction also. Last time I checked you get no recognition in the history books for starting a season 6-3. The Carolina win was our only win against a team 500 or better. In the last two weeks we got absolutely man handled by a team with a losing record and we beat another team with a losing record because they gave us the game on a silver platter. I am simply reserving judgment until I see consistently good play because no team ever has made a living out of winning like we did yesterday.
It is ok to be skeptical about this team. Given their history. Given their injuries. Given their lackluster offense. It really is.

No one is happy about that, but the defense kept a team that was averaging 28 points per game to just 3 points and that's big.

There is always room for improvement in any game, but you gotta give credit, where credit is due.

Yes there is room for improvement which is what I’m trying to point out. Tackling needs to be fixed, players need to focus and play to their potential. We have a hell of a D and know we can play championship type D, this is what pisses me off. This is the best D we’ve had in a long, long time and they are all young.

Also it is really funny to go back and read last weeks post game thread, and than this one. Same people who were ready to burn it down are now ready to go coo coo for cocoa puffs. All because We beat a 3-6 bucs team who starts a different quarterback each week. Guess all is right in Redskinville again. Lol. Why do the post game threads have to be feast or famine? Burn it down! Superbowl! Burn it down! Superbowl!
This team is pretty mediocre. The question is are we trending up or down? Than the question is do we have the right coach in place? I do not think so. Do we have the right quarterback in place? I do not think so. Do we have building blocks? Yes. Do we need more? Yes. WR’s, interior o line, couple pieces on defense. Still at least a year or two away, imo from true contention. But BA and DS could obviously derail that.

Norman is fine against bigger slower wr's like Evans or Dez. Hopkins? Not sure that's a good one on one matchup for Norman.