Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Giants at Redskins)

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I'm sure people will bring this up, but what they forget is that our team couldn't beat the teams we were supposed to beat. I do hope that we do well against good teams, but also I want to continue to see us do well against inferior teams and not play down to the level of our competition.

I don't think that will happen anymore. I think the redskins losing games in the 4th quarter or allowing teams to come back is over. Like the way the defense was still going strong until the very last play. And even after the fumble by grossman, the offense builds on the blocked field goal by marching it downfield to score a td-- with grossman capping it off. I believe that the days where the redskins fall apart in 4th quarter are over.

The giants were relying on those same ol redskins to wilt. Ha! All I have to say is: HTTR!!!

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm not trying to nitpick or be negative by any means, but win or lose (unless I have some other pressing obligation) this thread will be here every week. Just as Scud's Studs will be around win or lose. Either we do them after every game or we just don't bother at all..but hey if you prefer one thread that says "Our OL Sucks" another that says "Reed Doughty Has to Go!" another that says "Where was Helu???" and so on...

I like the Smack-Studs combo. It is good to critique both positives and negatives since no game is either perfect on one extreme or lacking in positives on the other.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I like the Smack-Studs combo. It is good to critique both positives and negatives since no game is either perfect on one extreme or lacking in positives on the other.

Seconded. Not sure where the thinking was coming from that people don't want a thread to discuss the positives and a thread to discuss the negatives, but I'm firmly on the bandwagon at this point. I feel like you can't have one without the other.

[Swarley]

I concur

[Ruhskins]

Doughty may be subpar in coverage but the guy led all players with 11 tackles. He had two noticeable bad plays...the long pass to Nicks and he didn't provide support when Fletch got beat by the G-men TE. He's a backup and plays like one, things will be better once LL gets in the mix, but people need to stop acting like having him out there is the end of the world. It really isn't...pretty soon he'll be back to being a backup and ST player.

[warriorzpath]

I got to say when grossman lost that fumble, I thought that it was the same ol redskins from the past few years.

[Mechanix544]

totally stoked about this win!!!!!!

braves on the warpath to a 16-0 season, and BEYOND!!~!!!!!!

[warriorzpath]

Sometimes fans can take having players like doughty for granted. Like when a few years ago tomilson stiffed armed Ryan Clark to break the game open against the redskins for a long td. Everyone said he sucked and to get rid of him. He turned out to be a good role player for the steelers super bowl teams. And doughtys a backup.

[Meks]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Over the long haul we are not going to get it done unless the running game improves dramatically. Counting on Rex or Beck to win the game through the air every week is a recipe for disappointment.

The defensive backfield needs to improve its communication and cohesion.

Bowen needs to raise the intensity of his pass rush.

Everyone on the offensive line had their moments of suck, as SmootSmack indicated. But T.Williams prefaced a sucky game today with a sucky preseason - it wasn't just one game. And we didn't draft him at #4 overall to make excuses regarding Pierre-Paul's abilities. Everyone on the o-line needs to raise their level of play but especially Trent.

Still, we're in first place and have broken the Giants hex at least temporarily. It was a good day.

Secondary will not be cohesive without landry. .. other than thatbthey played a HELL .. of a game so I hafta disagree there...

O.line, yes, needs to improve I'm pass pro and run blocking.. but I fear the playcalling was getting predictable in that regard ..

Pass rush I thought was much improved even after last time we saw them.and Bowen had a huge sack ... so I dunno pressure was there today and our corners played verybwell because of it ...



Overall great shut them the F down in the 2nd half... blocked field goal gave me chills and memories of Vincent/Taylor against the cowgirls... being there live feeling the energy of this team and fans... we are gonna find ways to win games. IMO that's all that's gonna matter, this team is READY, to step up and find ways to win as we've always wanted...

[GTripp0012]

The safety play was painful to watch. Atogwe did what he's pretty much done his whole career: he plays most of his game off the television feed. But that cover two out route that Manning got complete to Manningham under duress was far too easy of a throw. A good safety breaks up that pass pretty often.

Doughty was Doughty. Happy to have him, but if he's in the starting lineup, the offensive coordinator knows where to go on the field in the passing game.

Getting Landry back will give the Redskins an impact player at the position, but he won't fix the weakness at the position.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I like the Smack-Studs combo. It is good to critique both positives and negatives since no game is either perfect on one extreme or lacking in positives on the other.

I predict market saturation. Coming next week; Dirt's bag o' dirt, Matty's Caddies, Ruh the Day, Tripp's Rips, Quakes Shakes.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

I predict market saturation. Coming next week; Dirt's bag o' dirt, Matty's Caddies, Ruh the Day, Tripp's Rips, Quakes Shakes.

All need to happen.

[SmootSmack]

When I retire, I'm passing the throne to Ruhskins...just because I like the title Ruh the Day

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Over the long haul we are not going to get it done unless the running game improves dramatically. Counting on Rex or Beck to win the game through the air every week is a recipe for disappointment.

The defensive backfield needs to improve its communication and cohesion.

Bowen needs to raise the intensity of his pass rush.

Everyone on the offensive line had their moments of suck, as SmootSmack indicated. But T.Williams prefaced a sucky game today with a sucky preseason - it wasn't just one game. And we didn't draft him at #4 overall to make excuses regarding Pierre-Paul's abilities. Everyone on the o-line needs to raise their level of play but especially Trent.

I agree that the offensive line needs to play better than how they did in the second half, but the giants were bringing a lot of guys in both passing and rushing blitzes. I'm not trying to excuse their play because other teams will definitely try some of this too since it was somewhat successful. But I'm hoping that most this may be handled in gameplanning and adjustments in the upcoming weeks.

As for the secondary, I think I'm not as down on them as others. I still think it's a huge improvement from last year. I think holding the giants, who have pretty much owned the redskins, to 14 points is pretty good.

[WilbursHomie]

Today we finally looked like a team that will naturally get better as they get older. Sure we didn't look like a super bowl team, but we looked like pro's and played like a team that was all on the same page. Win or Lose, and we will have some bad losses I promise, it looks like there's Pro football back in DC. FINALLY! Dirty 30 is gonna reinvent the concussion when he gets back.