Very disappointing Call Playing...could have cost us game!!!
 

I was very disappointed with Coach Gibbs and his decision to run the ball every down on the last 3 possessions. Detroit knew we were going to run and they stacked the line. On the last 3 possessions we didn't get a first down and barely took anytime off the clock. Now I wonder what, if any, confidence Coach Gibbs has in Brunell. IMO by choosing to run the ball on all 3 possessions, I think Coach Gibbs has very little confidence in Brunell or he respected the Lions D too much (I am sticking with the former).

However, I was very impressed once again with the Defense. I also see a much improved Offensive Line when it come to running the ball...or it just could be Portis is Awesome (going with the later on this one).

No Turnovers was the key to the game along with Special Teams play.

Anyways, that was a much needed win...no matter how pathetic our passing game is. One of these days it will click and LOOK OUT. I am still keeping my hope up..LOL.

Again post your opinions or thoughts.

GO SKINS!!!!!

Dragon: That playcalling was horrible. I hate the give-up mentallity he has when we have a slight lead. I think that alone cost us 1-2 games.

0 passes in the fourth quarter...

I agree. Does anyone watch comcast after a redskins game? After every game gibbs has a press conference. And after every game he defends the passing game and ALWAYS says,"we done some good things today" come onnnnnnn . maybe gibbs is watching another game on the sideline. They just talked with the so called QB. He had the nerve to say well,"we didnt need the passing game in the second half" I may puke!!

Gibbie is a stubborn old man that will not concede that he was wrong in going after and OVERPAYING and giving up a draft pick for Brunell when guys like Warner and Garcia have success this year (these guys are like Peyton Friggin' Manning compared to Brunell).

[QUOTE=Daseal]Dragon: That playcalling was horrible. I hate the give-up mentallity he has when we have a slight lead. I think that alone cost us 1-2 games.[/QUOTE] Daseal- I couldn't agree with you more. I think that this conservative mode shows me that HE doesn't have the Confidence with Brunell he claims to have. Whether it is with Brunell fumbling or throwing an interception. I remember the good old days where not only would Coach Gibbs chew up the clock, but he would also put the game out of reach every chance he had. I just hope he hasn't gotten soft with age. In this game and against Chicago, I felt he backed off too early. I understand the win is needed..but one of these days, he is going to get beat by being to conservative.

What also shocked me was the lack of Play Action that was called during the entire game. I only remember 2 or at the most 3 play actions the entire game. What is the purpose of running the ball so effectively and having a QB if you don't use him. Portis, Gardner or even Thrash could have run the offense in the 4th quarter.

[QUOTE=Duffman003]0 passes in the fourth quarter...[/QUOTE]We didn't want to give the offense a chance to lose the game

[QUOTE=dragontat7169]I was very disappointed with Coach Gibbs and his decision to run the ball every down on the last 3 possessions. Detroit knew we were going to run and they stacked the line. On the last 3 possessions we didn't get a first down and barely took anytime off the clock. Now I wonder what, if any, confidence Coach Gibbs has in Brunell. IMO by choosing to run the ball on all 3 possessions, I think Coach Gibbs has very little confidence in Brunell or he respected the Lions D too much (I am sticking with the former).

However, I was very impressed once again with the Defense. I also see a much improved Offensive Line when it come to running the ball...or it just could be Portis is Awesome (going with the later on this one).

No Turnovers was the key to the game along with Special Teams play.

Anyways, that was a much needed win...no matter how pathetic our passing game is. One of these days it will click and LOOK OUT. I am still keeping my hope up..LOL.

Again post your opinions or thoughts.

GO SKINS!!!!![/QUOTE]


I concur wholeheartedly.............. with the passing game reduced to nonexistent, the Lions concentrated on stopping the run. We couldn't get the first down and keep the clock going to seal the win. Luckily the Lions were out of time outs.....otherwise we might've lost this game. Other coaches have shown some innovation and plays to surprise the defense. I realize we have problems on the offensive line, but running the same play over and over was ineffective. Gibbs was counting on the defense to keep the win, but they do get fatigued being on the field all the time.

[QUOTE=Daseal]Dragon: That playcalling was horrible. I hate the give-up mentallity he has when we have a slight lead. I think that alone cost us 1-2 games.[/QUOTE]

That's not a give up mentality. That's a Brunell isn't going to give this game away playcalling. It made since to keep the ball on the ground when there is no consistency in the passing game. That's the kind of ball game that experienced coaching calls and it worked.

We weren't doing anything but pounding it up the middle. Not even ATTEMPTING a first down. Gibbs admitted that himself in the press conference.

I have to agree. It's one thing to control the clock but three and outs were definitely tiring our defense. They're great but if you keep giving the opposition the ball, eventualy they'll get a score. I don't understand how if you don't trust your QB, he is still in the game? The lions didn't even pretend to play the pass the second half. we've got to bury these teams when they're down rather then letting them off the mat time and time again.

We only had one drive over 45 yards... our touchdown drive was 7 plays 71 yards. Here are the plays we ran that drive....

Portis Run 21 yrds
Portis Run 21 Yrds again
Portis Run -1 Yrds
Portis Run 1 Yrds
Brunell Pass 8 yrds
Portis run 2 yrds
Portis Pass to Coles 15 yrds...

The Moral of the Story.... Portis Rules and Brunell does nothing.

Gmac, we're not disputing that fact. I think even if it's not successful you need to throw time to time. SOmeone would have been so open after playaction Brunell coulda gotten it to them. Also, the method of running was different at the end.

Brunnel threw for a whopping 58 yards. How the hell is he still our Quaterback.