Week 5: Lions at Redskins Game Thread

[LongTimeSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Anyway, thats the answer to why it was stupid for Detriot to burn their final two timeouts. Because 15 seconds left on the clock for your offense if you are succesful is a stupid thing to strive for when the cost of failure is a minute for the Redskins to throw for 40 yards with two timeouts.

I didn't get the purpose behind Detroit using their time-outs on Def either but I tell myself, "Who am I to argue with stupidity?"

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I DO NOT like the playcalling with 1:20 left before halftime.
We'd been moving the ball well, Campbell was on target, Detroit wasn't stopping us in the passing game, and Gibbs sits on it with plenty of time left.

Outrageous.

Do you think the Cowboys, Colts or Patriots would be comfortable with a 14 point lead with that much time still available? HELL NO. They'd be striking down the field trying to get another score.

That's exactly the kind of complacency that separates the winners from the losers.

Keep in mind a couple of things. First, we were keeping it on the ground to force Detroit to use up all of their timeouts...that's smart. Secondly, ARE went out of the game with the pulled groin. So, who are we going to be throwing it to?

[BleedBurgundy]

Who exactly are you going to send deep? 50 yr old Thrash or Reche Caldwell?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I DO NOT like the playcalling with 1:20 left before halftime.
We'd been moving the ball well, Campbell was on target, Detroit wasn't stopping us in the passing game, and Gibbs sits on it with plenty of time left.

Outrageous.

Do you think the Cowboys, Colts or Patriots would be comfortable with a 14 point lead with that much time still available? HELL NO. They'd be striking down the field trying to get another score.

That's exactly the kind of complacency that separates the winners from the losers.

I agree that it would have been nice for us continue our attack, but it's a stretch to say it was outrageous. There are a lot of fine coaches who would have done the same thing.

And, even if one were to say they were being conservative, you also have to say they weren't being so conservative in going for it on 4th down from the 37 yard line.

[Smooter]

Anyone else having trouble with the HD broadcast?

[jsarno]

Like SS says...we need to wait until the 2nd half. While we are doing what we should in the 1st half, we did well in the 1st half vs the Giants, and blew it in the 2nd.

[BleedBurgundy]

Ok Clark, way to fire them up...

[BleedBurgundy]

Smooter: No HD troubles here...

[htownskinfan]

hopefully they learned their lesson after losing the last game with a 14 point lead,lets not forget,Detroit only had 3 points thru 3 qtrs last week,then erupted for 34!! 4th qtr points

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I DO NOT like the playcalling with 1:20 left before halftime.
We'd been moving the ball well, Campbell was on target, Detroit wasn't stopping us in the passing game, and Gibbs sits on it with plenty of time left.

Outrageous.

Do you think the Cowboys, Colts or Patriots would be comfortable with a 14 point lead with that much time still available? HELL NO. They'd be striking down the field trying to get another score.

That's exactly the kind of complacency that separates the winners from the losers.

I'm OK with them running out the clock in that case. They didn't want to let the Lions back in the game before the half.

Gary Clark inducted into the ring of fame...bout time. He was an amazing WR for us.

[BleedBurgundy]

Hope we don't need that timeout later.

[squrrelco3]

my HD is out too they switched to regular

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Ok Clark, way to fire them up...

Kind of funny really.
Yelling:
"We are gonna kick their"...butts? Just doesn't ring that bell if you ask me. LOL.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Kind of funny really.
Yelling:
"We are gonna kick their"...butts? Just doesn't ring that bell if you ask me. LOL.

I know. We're going to kick the poop out of them.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

hopefully they learned their lesson after losing the last game with a 14 point lead,lets not forget,Detroit only had 3 points thru 3 qtrs last week,then erupted for 34!! 4th qtr points

True enough. If Detroit scores 10 points in the second half, people will come out of the cracks and start saying things like, "We might as well go home because we are going to lose," "typical second half collapse," blah, blah blah. We can't expect to contain them all game long; be grateful and amazed that we held the most explosive offense int he league to 0 points in the first half and don't expect a shut-out.