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[quote=GusFrerotte;822914]FO made all the right moves. IF Beck does better than Clemens, then they made ALL the right moves!! Kerrigan looked OK and looks like he will be a gamer when the big show starts. The FA acquisitions were top notch, not a lot of $$$$$$$$$ or high draft picks given up. Torain better get healthy soon or he is going to be a bench warmer.[/quote]


Gaffney is what we needed, same for Hightower.. Rex looked on point, Beck better play good next week

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[quote=NC_Skins;822915]Shayne Graham, grab your playbook and come on down to coaches office! You're next on the Price is Not Right!![/quote]

LMAO. Do they even give kickers playbooks?
[url]http://www.dolland.net/loveline/sound/drops/idontknow.mp3[/url]


[quote=GTripp0012;822910]Yup.

If we keep Keiland for his special teams and versatility, that's 5 RBs + FBs already.

[B]I still think Royster could get waived,[/B] but he helped out his case tonight. Hightower is a lock now, though he probably was before.[/quote]

[url]http://www.dolland.net/loveline/sound/drops/liarwhore.mp3[/url]

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[quote=GusFrerotte;822914]FO made all the right moves. IF Beck does better than Clemens, then they made ALL the right moves!! Kerrigan looked OK and looks like he will be a gamer when the big show starts. The FA acquisitions were top notch, not a lot of $$$$$$$$$ or high draft picks given up. Torain better get healthy soon or he is [B]going to be a bench warmer.[/B][/quote]

I'll go out on a limb and say he is already behind Hightower straight up. I think at this point if he can't be healthy he's probably not even making the team.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;822913]Yeah. The other two were just dogs.[/quote]

Lol :cheers

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[quote=skinsfaninok;822906]Not gonna lie Helu #26? No[/quote]
How can you even focus on that when Barnes took Los' number man?!

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22 is cursed. Add that jersey to the unofficial retired list.

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Markus white holy crap.

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Dixon is like Mike Vick-lite.

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The dreaded #22 can't catch a INT curse lives on.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;822925]22 is cursed. Add that jersey to the unofficial retired list.[/quote]

Beck takes Kelly's number, can't play..

I wonder if under armour will make some compression magic Mormon underwear

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Nooooooo, don't make Rex the KFC player of the game. Especially if that means free food.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;822930]Nooooooo, don't make Rex the KFC player of the game. Especially if that means free food.[/quote]

Popeyes is our official chicken

And so far, only 2 free toppings from papa johns

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[quote=Dirtbag59;822930]Nooooooo, don't make Rex the KFC player of the game. Especially if that means free food.[/quote]

Rex will be swinging by KFC after the game for his free bucket of chicken.

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[quote=tryfuhl;822931]Popeyes is our official chicken

And so far, only 2 free toppings from papa johns[/quote]

The days of the fat QB are over in DC. We now have a line to protect them. No excuse to add extra lb's lol.

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good game guys

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Honestly...that couldn't have reasonably been any better tonight. Certainly not perfect but nothing made me get a sick feeling in my stomach.

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I am taking away many more positives from this games than negatives. This went much better on offense and defense that I had thought it would!

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Championship!

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[quote=doughtydoubter;822935]good game guys[/quote]
Thanks man I was busting my ass out there

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I know it's pre-season but good TEAM effort. HTTR.

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[quote=tryfuhl;822939]Thanks man I was busting my ass out there[/quote]

Was that what that was?

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Seems weird seeing all of these familiar numbers with new faces behind them

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Clemens did a good job tonight, and has me less worried about QB depth, but Beck has to produce when he come in and shows us what he is all about. We are loaded at the skilled positions on offense.

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Yup. Not spectacular. Lots of things to work on (1st team coverage is a concern). Generally, however, not the gloom and doom some projected for us. Liked Kerrigan's play. Bowens and Coffield look like good moves.

I guess the team just seemed to have a different vibe to it tonight. Don't remember if it felt this way at the beginning of last year. Damn sure it didn't at the [I]end[/I] of last year. Let's see if they can keep it up and progress next week.

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Niles Paul will make the team. Just a hunch.

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Ike Taylor broke his thumb

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Can't ask for much more than that--no injuries, efficient O, solid D.

Hard to take too much from the 1st game after a short preseason, but whatever.

I liked seeing the stretch play ACTUALLY LOOK RIGHT! Personnel makes a lot of difference for that sort of thing. And I like all the youngins out there. And glad to see Banks making noise in the return game--that will keep him around, most likely.

As for the D, obviously the front is way better. We still have a propensity to leave our gaps, as with the Pitt TD. When that happens, it looks terrible. But overall, we could clearly see what a difference the new blood makes. Hope Landry makes it back, coz he is going to get some chances to HIT (See Gomes, etc.)

Now, what will Beck do? Will Hankerson recover? And who is our ILB next to Fletch? Not sure anyone stepped up too much there, but it's hard to see.

Anyway, FOOTBALL IS BACK! And I feel good about our direction (as do many of y'all)--the divas and fools are gone, and now it's about playing football. It make take some time, but this is the way to go!

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[quote=skinsfaninok;822747]well He's CUT[/quote]

Yeay, now we have another roster spot.

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Wow, every search on Twitter today about the Skins QB situation got me snide comments about Rex or Beck. Tonight, dead silence.

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Ok we did not score a bunch of points but our 1st, 2nd, & 3rd team D & O kicked their ass. We looked like the better team tonight and against the Pit I'm very pleased with what I saw.

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5 Thoughts I took from this game:

1. Hightower can be the feature RB.
2. O-Line is much improved.
3. Grossman will be our starting QB Wk 1.
4. Hankerson needs [B]A LOT[/B] of work.
5. Depth on both sides were above average.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;822950]Wow, every search on Twitter today about the Skins QB situation got me snide comments about Rex or Beck. Tonight, dead silence.[/quote]

Hatters got a lot of splainin' to do

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I liked seeing how free our LB's were to make plays with a decent d-line in front of them. Solid game all around. Nothing special, but good start. I was certainly expecting a lot sloppier team, a lot more penalties, turnovers, etc., and was pleasantly suprised in that regard. Nothing to get excited about because it's just preseason but okay start all around.

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[quote=Mattyk;822953]Hatters got a lot of splainin' to do[/quote]

Not just Lucy anymore. Where's all my negative Nancy's on this board now huh? HUH?!?

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Good:

1) QB Play from Rex and Clemmens.
2) D-line getting pressure
3) Kerrigan's play as a rookie OLB
4) OL pass and run blocking
5) Banks returns
6) Gano's kicking
7) Overall WR play

I'm really impressed by how efficient our offense moved the ball. (both 1st and 2nd string) Rex played a phenominal game, and has now set the bar for Beck. Seeing our RBs run tonight was a breath of fresh air after last pre-season and seeing the likes of Larry Johnson and Willie "not so fast" Parker unable to break the line of scrimmage. Torrain better be worried. He's got competition for sure. Really impressed with Royster and TH. WR's did a great job, minus Hank and looks to be a position of strength now.


Bad:
1) Coverage from 1st team was horrible. It's not just the safeties either. D.Hall and Wilson were getting burnt.

2) Special teams, minus Gano and Banks. (graham and robinson were awful)

3) Hankerson still having drop issues


The front 7 on the D-line was a huuuuge improvement over last year and this was exactly what I was looking for tonight. Pressure, stuffing the run. Our coverage is a big ? at this point, but hopefully that clears up some come next pre-season game.

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Where are all the Hightower haters -- best pickup of the offseason in my opinion

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[quote=NC_Skins;822956]Good:

1) QB Play from Rex and Clemmens.
2) D-line getting pressure
3) Kerrigan's play as a rookie OLB
4) OL pass and run blocking

I'm really impressed by how efficient our offense moved the ball. (both 1st and 2nd string) Rex played a phenominal game, and has now set the bar for Beck. Seeing our RBs run tonight was a breath of fresh air after last pre-season and seeing the likes of Larry Johnson and Willie "not so fast" Parker unable to break the line of scrimmage. Torrain better be worried. He's got competition for sure. Really impressed with Royster and TH. WR's did a great job, minus Hank and looks to be a position of strength now.


Bad:
[B]1) Coverage from 1st team was horrible. It's not just the safeties either. D.Hall and Wilson were getting burnt. [/B]

2) Special teams, minus Gano and Banks. (graham and robinson were awful)

3) Hankerson still having drop issues


The front 7 on the D-line was a huuuuge improvement over last year and this was exactly what I was looking for tonight. Pressure, stuffing the run. Our coverage is a big ? at this point, but hopefully that clears up some come next pre-season game.[/quote]

On that early play when Big Ben just missed his guy, both WRs were open deep

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So when does Shayne Graham get cut?

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[quote=Mattyk;822953]Hatters got a lot of splainin' to do[/quote]

[quote=SkinzWin;822955]Not just Lucy anymore. Where's all my negative Nancy's on this board now huh? HUH?!?[/quote]

You guys are kidding right? Yeah Rex looked sharp, I'll give him that. That was the #1 thing I said I wanted to see tonight in the Preseason week 1 expectations thread.

But come on. Their starters barely played. Our starting offense played the entire first half against Pitt's #2's with the exception of a series or two, and it was 7-7 tie at halftime. Not exactly bragging material.

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[quote=rbanerjee23;822957]Where are all the Hightower haters -- best pickup of the offseason in my opinion[/quote]

who was hating on him?