Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander

LBrown43 · 11-13-2008, 09:32 AM

Will Shaun start on Sunday night?
I think it is best to let Clinton heal completely.
This is the reason why we got him so I say give him the ball 15 - 20 times and see if he still has it.

J. Spanky · 11-13-2008, 09:36 AM

give it to rock 15-20 times. alexander 5-10. let campbell air it out.

irish · 11-13-2008, 09:43 AM

This is SA's moment to shine and show he belongs back in the NFL. I think they should let him run it a lot to minimize the amount of passes Campbell needs to throw.

sd5692 · 11-13-2008, 09:44 AM

This is a must win for the redskins, they lost the last home game, can't afford to lose this one, especially at home again. Play Portis!!

LBrown43 · 11-13-2008, 09:54 AM

I understand the importance of the game, but one bad cut or hit in the knee and we could lose Clinton for longer than a game. If Shaun isn't doing it we can always bring him in but I would hate to see us lose Clinton for the season by pushing it.
I think if Shaun gets some carries and into the flow he can have impact.

SOUL-SKINS · 11-13-2008, 10:01 AM

We should all be thankful right now that we have someone like SA to fill in when our two top backs are banged up. If we combine for 100 yards rushing and avoid stupid f'ing penalties (Jansen, Rabach) we will put ourselves in a good postition to pull out the "W".

GTripp0012 · 11-13-2008, 10:05 AM

Hello?! You play to win the game. You play. To win the game.

In all seriousness, check this analysis out:

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MTK · 11-13-2008, 10:10 AM

I'm not giving up hope on Portis just yet, I'd rather have CP at 80% than Alexander at 100%.

firstdown · 11-13-2008, 10:18 AM

Well from what I heard on the radio if CP is not ready then he SA gets the start. I just hope if he does not look good they give Rock the chance to run the ball.

firstdown · 11-13-2008, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sd5692

This is a must win for the redskins, they lost the last home game, can't afford to lose this one, especially at home again. Play Portis!!

So you think they should play Portis even though it could cause more damage to his kneee and missing more then this game. I'm not sure if he even sits out this game that he could play the following week.

xxjuschylnxx · 11-13-2008, 10:21 AM

this is a big game, no doubt about it.. but i think that we should step back and take a long look at the bigger picture. if we can have a running game "by committee" where we can see doses of ladell (if healthy), shaun and rock, we should have a healthy run game against dallas' soft defense. what makes a great run game isn't always the runner himself - take benjarvis green-ellis and any back that plays in denver - its usually the offensive line. other than the silly penalty here and there, our o-line + sellers + cooley on the block has been fairly unstoppable. we don't need to feed just one rb.

MTK · 11-13-2008, 10:24 AM

Hopefully Betts can go too.

johnerotten · 11-13-2008, 10:31 AM

if CP goes,so go the redskins.knowing portis,it will be hard for him to miss this game.
but i bet if the skins get off to a great start and turn it into a "non competitive"game
really fast like the giants did 2 weeks back,pull him out.

GTripp0012 · 11-13-2008, 10:35 AM

By the way, I think there's a huge difference between "Clinton Portis can't go" and "Shaun Alexander is our starting RB". The former tells me that at least Portis is smart enough to not try to be out there running the ball when his agility is compromised, so we can at least try to have a running game. The latter tells me that we'll have no threat of a running game whatsoever.

Betts' health is so important in this game, and despite what JLC says, expect more Rock Cartwright if Portis and Betts are down.

LBrown43 · 11-13-2008, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm not giving up hope on Portis just yet, I'd rather have CP at 80% than Alexander at 100%.

Again I know the importance of the game and all but I will be wincing on every cut Clinton makes if he plays. There is a lot more season to go and would hate to imagine it with out him.

Here is a thought:
If Shaun plays at 80% of what he was in Seattle in his hey day then that is equivalent to roughly 85% of what Clinton would be, were he playing at 80% of what he has been playing at this season.

Making any sense?

Time for #37 to run of the Cow-sissies.

11-13-2008, 09:32 AM	#1
LBrown43 Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton (as in Portis) New Jersey Age: 63 Posts: 217	Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander Will Shaun start on Sunday night? I think it is best to let Clinton heal completely. This is the reason why we got him so I say give him the ball 15 - 20 times and see if he still has it.

11-13-2008, 09:36 AM	#2
J. Spanky Special Teams Join Date: May 2007 Location: off the grid Posts: 192	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander give it to rock 15-20 times. alexander 5-10. let campbell air it out. __________________ "75% of the earth is covered by water and the rest is covered by Smoot"

11-13-2008, 09:44 AM	#4
sd5692 Camp Scrub Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander This is a must win for the redskins, they lost the last home game, can't afford to lose this one, especially at home again. Play Portis!!

11-13-2008, 09:54 AM	#5
LBrown43 Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton (as in Portis) New Jersey Age: 63 Posts: 217	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander I understand the importance of the game, but one bad cut or hit in the knee and we could lose Clinton for longer than a game. If Shaun isn't doing it we can always bring him in but I would hate to see us lose Clinton for the season by pushing it. I think if Shaun gets some carries and into the flow he can have impact.

11-13-2008, 10:01 AM	#6
SOUL-SKINS Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 896	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander We should all be thankful right now that we have someone like SA to fill in when our two top backs are banged up. If we combine for 100 yards rushing and avoid stupid f'ing penalties (Jansen, Rabach) we will put ourselves in a good postition to pull out the "W".

11-13-2008, 09:43 AM	#3
irish Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,575	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander This is SA's moment to shine and show he belongs back in the NFL. I think they should let him run it a lot to minimize the amount of passes Campbell needs to throw.

11-13-2008, 10:05 AM	#7
GTripp0012 Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evanston, IL Age: 36 Posts: 15,994	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander Hello?! You play to win the game. You play. To win the game. In all seriousness, check this analysis out: Alexander The…Great? \| postgameheroes.com __________________ according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

11-13-2008, 10:10 AM	#8
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,464	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander I'm not giving up hope on Portis just yet, I'd rather have CP at 80% than Alexander at 100%. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

11-13-2008, 10:18 AM	#9
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander Well from what I heard on the radio if CP is not ready then he SA gets the start. I just hope if he does not look good they give Rock the chance to run the ball.

11-13-2008, 10:21 AM	#11
xxjuschylnxx Camp Scrub Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander this is a big game, no doubt about it.. but i think that we should step back and take a long look at the bigger picture. if we can have a running game "by committee" where we can see doses of ladell (if healthy), shaun and rock, we should have a healthy run game against dallas' soft defense. what makes a great run game isn't always the runner himself - take benjarvis green-ellis and any back that plays in denver - its usually the offensive line. other than the silly penalty here and there, our o-line + sellers + cooley on the block has been fairly unstoppable. we don't need to feed just one rb. __________________ and then God said "let there be Taylor"

11-13-2008, 10:24 AM	#12
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,464	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander Hopefully Betts can go too. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

11-13-2008, 10:31 AM	#13
johnerotten Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: commonwealth of va Posts: 795	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander if CP goes,so go the redskins.knowing portis,it will be hard for him to miss this game. but i bet if the skins get off to a great start and turn it into a "non competitive"game really fast like the giants did 2 weeks back,pull him out.

11-13-2008, 10:35 AM	#14
GTripp0012 Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evanston, IL Age: 36 Posts: 15,994	Re: Time for a good look at Shaun Alexander By the way, I think there's a huge difference between "Clinton Portis can't go" and "Shaun Alexander is our starting RB". The former tells me that at least Portis is smart enough to not try to be out there running the ball when his agility is compromised, so we can at least try to have a running game. The latter tells me that we'll have no threat of a running game whatsoever. Betts' health is so important in this game, and despite what JLC says, expect more Rock Cartwright if Portis and Betts are down. __________________ according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

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