Skins vs Packers post game thread

[Evilgrin]

playing possum

[Monkeydad]

I saw Meriweather laying there and said "well, should have expected that...another 1-game season." What a moron...

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I saw Meriweather laying there and said "well, should have expected that...another 1-game season." What a moron...

He should be fined/suspended for those hits, and we should have gotten 2 more 15yd penalties. They seemed like textbook, how NOT to tackle in today's NFL.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I saw Meriweather laying there and said "well, should have expected that...another 1-game season." What a moron...

Just brutal, caught him right on the jaw.

He definitely deserves a hefty fine.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Just brutal, caught him right on the jaw.

He definitely deserves a hefty fine.

he may be suspended but who cares? I've never seen one guy last on a team that literally plays half a game per season

[MTK]

Seriously did we just forget about the stretch running game with the play action off that?? That should be our bread & butter right now.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Seriously did we just forget about the stretch running game with the play action off that?? That should be our bread & butter right now.

Its hard to do play action passes when you are down almost 30 points by halftime.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by donofriose

Its hard to do play action passes when you are down almost 30 points by halftime.

Well it does take a while to get down by that much. The offense is just totally out of sync.

Just like the D and special teams.

We're not doing anything well right now.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Well it does take a while to get down by that much. The offense is just totally out of sync.

Just like the D and special teams.

We're not doing anything well right now.

Pretty much says it. We aren't doing a damn thing right. Coaching, offense, defense, special teams.


I'm glad the bye week is early this year. Need to fix whatever it is that is broken.

[Sonny9TD]

Originally Posted by donofriose

Its hard to do play action passes when you are down almost 30 points by halftime.

A most excellent point but they seemed to have taken away what made this offense go which was the threat of RG3 taking off or handing off with the option. He has to be used as he was before the injury. It is what makes him so dangerous is his ability to run. It is what makes him special. If you just want a QB to drop back and throw then put Cousins in.

Put RG3 back in the option and have him slide or get out of bounds if he keeps it. This opens up his threat to score as well as Albert Morris. He has to look out for himself but he can do it and run this offense like he did all last year. Just don't do a bunch of pitchouts with one hand. That is a fumble waiting to happen.

[calia]

What's scary is that if we somehow shut out Detroit and they got zero yards, after three games we would still likely have one of the bottom 3 defenses in the league. 480 yards to Rodgers? Nearly as many to Vick (not known for his 300+ yard games, by the way). The Pack hadn't had a 100 yard rusher in 44 games -- since 2010. McCoy ran free. As bad as the offense has been -- and it has been bad -- the defense has got to be on pace to be the worst in NFL history by far. If someone had told me that RGIII would have 3 TDs, no picks, and 320 yards and that Alfmo would get over 100 years in Green Bay, I would have thought we'd have had a chance to win (if not win). Don't get me wrong, I realize that a lot of that is in garbage time, but at least the offense has generated something. Our D has been putrid.

[calia]

Why not give Kerry Rhodes a look? Could he be worse than Brandon "1 Series a Year" Merriweather? The G-men are about to pounce on this guy.

I will say, however, all this aside, the shooting in DC today does put things in perspective. I am out in CA, but have been watching the awful events unfold from here. Makes this seem relatively unimportant, as much as I love the team.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by calia

What's scary is that if we somehow shut out Detroit and they got zero yards, after three games we would still likely have one of the bottom 3 defenses in the league. 480 yards to Rodgers? Nearly as many to Vick (not known for his 300+ yard games, by the way). The Pack hadn't had a 100 yard rusher in 44 games -- since 2010. McCoy ran free. As bad as the offense has been -- and it has been bad -- the defense has got to be on pace to be the worst in NFL history by far. If someone had told me that RGIII would have 3 TDs, no picks, and 320 yards and that Alfmo would get over 100 years in Green Bay, I would have thought we'd have had a chance to win (if not win). Don't get me wrong, I realize that a lot of that is in garbage time, but at least the offense has generated something. Our D has been putrid.

The def isnt going to be good if we keep having so little time of possession in the first half. Against the Eagles, after the first drive or two, we actually held Philly for a few drives, until the def got wore out. Against the Packers, same thing. Playing the def line is much more tiring than playing on the off line. You can wear them down if you have the ball the whole time. If the off moves the ball and doesnt keep running 3 or 4 plays per drive, the def will improve. Not that its a great def, its not, but its not as bad as they have shown so far.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by calia

What's scary is that if we somehow shut out Detroit and they got zero yards, after three games we would still likely have one of the bottom 3 defenses in the league. 480 yards to Rodgers? Nearly as many to Vick (not known for his 300+ yard games, by the way). The Pack hadn't had a 100 yard rusher in 44 games -- since 2010. McCoy ran free. As bad as the offense has been -- and it has been bad -- the defense has got to be on pace to be the worst in NFL history by far. If someone had told me that RGIII would have 3 TDs, no picks, and 320 yards and that Alfmo would get over 100 years in Green Bay, I would have thought we'd have had a chance to win (if not win). Don't get me wrong, I realize that a lot of that is in garbage time, but at least the offense has generated something. Our D has been putrid.

I don't give garbage time stats any credence. They look good in the box score, but a more accurate measure of how the offense has played is looking at the first half statistics for these first two games.

Bottom line - until Robert is willing to extend plays with his legs, the offense will continue to struggle. I miss the RG3 from the Giants game last year who extended a play on 4th and 10 by scrambling outside the pocket before finding Paulsen for a huge 1st down. The guy we've seen so far this year is unwilling (or unable) to extend and make plays with his legs.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Yep, wouldn't surprise me either. But I am not getting to that point yet. I want to see how this deal goes before we go down that road again. I thought continuity was a big thing in the league?