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Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter
I think the best player today for Washington was Dustin Hopkins. That says everything we need to know.
Pretty much the way I thought this game would play out. The defense played a little better overall, but they gave up their signature big plays, and couldn't overcome the struggles on the offensive side.
It was a game that they absolutely should have won, but 0 touchdowns, 2 interceptions (probably should have been 5), less than 50% completion percentage... hard to win with QB play like that.
I hope all the Heinicke lovers have come back to reality. Every single game that he has played could have turned out just like this one. You can dismiss all the dropped interceptions, and say that every quarterback does that, but he does it at a rate that is unacceptable. He has been lucky, and luck like that is unsustainable. I don't care how f'n gritty he is, he is not the long term solution, period.
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Heinicke was put in terrible positions by Turner repeatedly. That said had he hit the wide open receiver on the first drive and kept that alive, and we went up 7-0 maybe he doesn't get as rattled later. I do wonder if Samuel's groin injury had something to do with the pass at the endzone, like it was a come back throw and Samuel's couldn't cut back. Seemed like the throw to Patterson in an earlier game where Patterson came back to the ball.
A couple errant throws, but better play calling and a defense that didn't give up 14 free points and we win that game with Heinicke at qb.
One last thing, did anyone think that if the defense made a stop on the last drive Heinicke could not have gotten the go ahead score. I know I felt like he could.
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