Smoot Lays The Smack Down (Redskins vs. 49ers) (Thread is Open)

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Well, I had put in a placeholder here because I didn't think I'd get to this tonight. I asked Matty to fill in last week and we scored 0 points in one of our worst performances ever. So clearly Matty is bad luck. And I didn't have a chance to ask someone else to fill in.

And then Mooby starts complaining, and you know how those Goth kids are...so here we are.

Time to lay the smack down. This will be dedicated to one person.

John Beck I thought it was a good idea to give him a few games and see what he could bring. And now that he's played a few...enough is enough. I've said many times I'm not a fan of his, and I hate that I feel right about what I said. I really, really wanted to be wrong about him. But his arm sucks, he rushes through his reads, misses wide open receivers. It's just brutal. And this isn't some rookie or 2nd year player we're talking about.

Shanahan, rightfully so, was pissed at Trent Williams for his late hit (which my main man Justin Smith totally sold with his little falling backflip). But it was probably just as much because he knew (like everyone else) there is no margin for error at all with John Beck at the helm.

Of course, Shanahan (both father and son), and Allen deserve blame for even putting Beck under center. And Grossman for not putting so much distance between himself and Beck that Beck would never see the field. But Beck, in my opinion, gets to deflect much of the blame to those other people. Too many excuses are made for Beck. And I say...enough is enough.

The best thing that happened to Beck was a lockout so the myth of him could continue for several extra months before he actually had to take a snap. Now that we've seen him play...enough is enough.

I thought the gameplan was sharp. Get the ball to Helu a lot, use short screens as pseudo-running plays, stretch the field and open the passing lanes. And they did. But Beck hardly ever even looked for his receivers.

I'm not mad that we didn't get a QB in this draft. Disappointed, but not mad. Because I think we have made good additions to this team for the long run (sidenote: I know he wasn't a draft pick but man Chris Chester is 100 times the FA pickup Artis Hicks was last year). But we absolutely have to get at least one new QB next off-season. And if we don't start him right away (which I think we should do), I certainly hope Beck isn't the bridge to that guy, because...enough is enough.

I don't see any upside at all with Beck. Meanwhile, Matt Moore with a 3 TD performance today. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'...Moore I think at least has upside. With Beck...enough is enough.