Play Calling

[Twilbert07]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I totally agree.

I think a lot of people are letting the players off way too easy.

There are a number of guys that just didn't get it done yesterday.

I agree about the players. Problem is, we don't have anyone else to turn to at several key positions. It says to me that we need a real general manager who can handle player personnel.

[#56fanatic]

Lets stop all of the blame this blame that crap. Or this team is better than there record and thats a pretty good team. Fact is, the Redskins are not very good. The offense is bad, AGAIN!! the defense has been figured out, and the coach(GW) is not adjusting. Now given the last two weeks the Defense has played very good, the offense is back to where it was last year. I GOOD team finds ways to win. We were lucky to win the few games we have, except the San Fran game. Not one of our games has been a convinsing win. We need to stop making excuses, we are just not good enough to beat teams that are playoff contenders. This is the same thing that happened when Norv was the coach. We would play up or down to the level of our opponents. Good teams play solid football and win, not up or down, just win. Same crap, different year.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Twilbert07

I agree about the players. Problem is, we don't have anyone else to turn to at several key positions. It says to me that we need a real general manager who can handle player personnel.

To me it says we're in year 2 of a new coaching staff and we're still filling in all the holes and making adjustments.

Winners aren't built overnight.

[Twilbert07]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

To me it says we're in year 2 of a new coaching staff and we're still filling in all the holes and making adjustments.

Winners aren't built overnight.

Yes, but our team is getting worse as the season goes on this year. We're not really building anything right now. I hope we turn it around, but it looks dark right now.

[skins052bgr8]

Exactly, I love our coaching staff and what they have done with the team itself NO coaching change needed. They just need to open up the playcalling, it is not coincidence that several players on other teams comment that they new it was going to be either one or two plays from particular formations. We as fans for the most part can guess what is coming in certain situations. NFL coaches and players breakdown film all week. Bottom line the plays work a few of the times, but not over and over again. Teams adjust at half as well we need to playcalling to keep the D off balance. We play right into their adjustments.

Players all make mistakes as well as San Diego did yesterday, they overcame like other teams have done they overcame a deficit while we were content to play not to lose. All teams need about 50 seconds to run down the field so if you can't call plays to get first downs running the ball three and out with 3 minutes left does no good. Other teams are played to execute and move the field to score, we are playing with the clock instead of the endzone not exactly a winning attitude. It has to wear on the players as well and say here we go again. 50 gut, or run up the ass of one of your lineman because there is no hole in the middle for no gain. Shit why not do it again one of these last three games it has got to work. Better than that 2nd and 14 let's run the ball when we need 10 to 15 yards.

[firstdown]

I will start by saying I was surprised by how well we played but it was another game we should of won. The Skins have one big problem and I feel its combination of players and coaching. When we play a weak team we play weak. When we play a tough team we play tough. We paly hard to gain the lead then we play soft after the lead. What I'm trying to say is that we do not play at a constant level we go up and down and in the end we lose the game.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by SUNRA

Check this out. We pick off Brees at their 30yd line with about 50 seconds left in the game. Portis finally gets 9 yds on one run. Wait a minute, penalty. A 10yd penalty puts the ball at the 40yd. line. Do we throw the ball or just let Portis carry this team on his shoulders since he dropped the team last week ? Yes, Portis runs no gain. He runs again. Third down, no one is open and Brunell runs out of bounds. Why Gibbs why? Why Don Breaux why? Why give the ball away to the third team to beat us on a raggedy fourth quarter decision?

Hey in todays NFL if your kicker cant make a 53 yarder hes not very good. look at the good teams they have a kicker who can boom for 55 or 57. Granted Hall is not 100%, I dont think they should be throwing the ball either, look how they got down there, int on a pass play that shouldn't have been called.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Twilbert07

Yes, but our team is getting worse as the season goes on this year. We're not really building anything right now. I hope we turn it around, but it looks dark right now.

This is not a rebulding team. All the money we spent for this player and that player does not give them room to say, well its our second year, we are still filling the gaps. that is not what Joe, and especially Danny expected when spending the money he spends. Was signing Spring,Griffin, Washington, Harris, Brunell, Portis something was was thought of as a future winning season. NO!! they signed these players to win now. If it was a future building project you certainly wouldn't trade away ALL of your draft picks, sign a 35 year old QB to be your starter and pay you coaching staff the most in the history of the NFL. This is a win not organization, they dont have 3 or 4 years to get it right!

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

1-10-SD31 (1:04) C.Portis to SD 25 for 6 yards (B.Jue, D.Florence).
2-4-SD25 (:55) C.Portis right end to SD 25 for no gain (L.Castillo).
PENALTY on WAS-C.Rabach, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SD 25 - No Play.
2-14-SD35 (:50) C.Portis left end to SD 35 for no gain (R.Godfrey).
3-14-SD35 (:40) M.Brunell pass incomplete to C.Cooley (S.Merriman).
4-14-SD35 (:35) J.Hall 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-E.Albright, Holder-D.Frost.

From the 35 you are already out of FG range, why are you running the ball instead of running a short pass? No gain leads to 3rd and long which plays right into the defenses hands.. On 2nd and 4 from the 25 why not throw a quick slant to Moss or Jacobs or a quick out to Cooley? Get the 1st, get a few more yds.. The mentality of 'playing it safe' is exactly why we have lost the past 3 games.

Are you kidding? You dont pass the ball when you are in the range they were in. that would be totally stupid. You do exactly what they did. Run the ball, set up your kicker where he kicks the best. Good teams dont commit penalties in those situations. GOOD TEAMS, which we are far from it.

[FirstandTen]

The playing calling was terrible the entire 4th quarter. Gibbs cost us the game.