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So sad for Bernstine. I imagine the team will have to make a signing soon to prepare for later in the season.

[QUOTE=Mattyk;938909]My initial thought, did that really just happen?

I'm still in a daze.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. Wow, I did not expect this at all. We actually put together a strong offensive game.

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[quote=SmootSmack;938956]Loved that they used RG3's speed to open up the passing game, and not having him just take off and run.

Garcon's catch and run was fantastic. On the other hand, Morgan dropped a very catchable ball that was nearly intercepted. Got a field goal on that drive but should have had a TD

Since they're often compared...Aldrick Robinson is so far ahead of Brandon Banks as a WR it's laughable.

Loved the run defense and the 3rd down defense

Kyle...my main man

I wonder if Nick Sundberg has to miss time who would be our long snapper.[/quote]

Aldrick Robinson looks nice... Really nice

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Keep winning games in the division...

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[quote=Mattyk;938983]Aldrick Robinson looks nice... Really nice[/quote]

He will be for us what Antonio Brown is to the Steelers, except from the slot.

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Can anyone update us on injuries?

Thanks

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Serious knee injury for Bernstein
Garcon is fine
Josh Wilson just had the wind knocked out of him.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;938997]Posted 4 da ultra lulz
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I think it was the other way around, as we know where McNabb is.

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Fail for McNabb. Yet again.

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[quote=Mattyk;939002]Fail for McNabb. Yet again.[/quote]

At least he is consistent?...

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Awesome.

First time in a while that our offense looked so good.

Interesting that we had 8 WR catch balls, lost Garcon -- and still [U]Hankerson[/U] didn't play...

Also what happened to F.Davis - beginning to think he's going to be a smaller factor than we thought this year.

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I'm a little late to the party, but I just want to say that I am extremely impressed with what i witnessed today.

i will be honest, I did not think that we could beat the saints. It is not a knock on our team, it's just to start the regular season with a rookie QB against one of the best teams in the league seemed like a no-win situation. I figured that even if we lost, hopefully we were competitive and seen good things from RG3.

I think the sky is the limit if the team can continue to play at the level they did today for 15 more games. I am 28, and I can't really remember at any point scoring 40 points on a team. I think Joe Gibbs during his second run blew out somebody by 45 points during the 2005 season, but i don't know who and i don't remember watching the game..

RG3 looked like a real pro out there today, never forced any passes, looked comfortable the whole time and just in general made the saints look very, very poor.

People may debate whether or not we were helped by Sean Payton not being there. I think it could have helped, but that was still Drew Brees out there and a high powered offense that we basically spanked.

Excited for more great moments from this team this year.

And to end on McNabb's thoughts in the post above. I think he is a depressed, bitter, washed up ex-footballer who was ever only good because of the system he played in. Once he left philly, the world saw what kind of quality he was in Washington and in Minnesota...McNabb has a lot of hurt feelings i'm sure...

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[quote=ethat001;939005]Awesome.

First time in a while that our offense looked so good.

Interesting that we had 8 WR catch balls, lost Garcon -- and still [U]Hankerson[/U] didn't play...

Also what happened to F.Davis - beginning to think he's going to be a smaller factor than we thought this year.[/quote]

Hankerson did play, just wasn't featured.

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Hahaha mcnabb

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[quote=ethat001;939005]Awesome.

First time in a while that our offense looked so good.

Interesting that we had 8 WR catch balls, lost Garcon -- and still [U]Hankerson[/U] didn't play...

Also what happened to F.Davis - beginning to think he's going to be a smaller factor than we thought this year.[/quote]

I don't think it is that as much as we have a competent quarterback and threats at WR this year, unlike last year where we were lacking and Davis was the best threat on the offense.

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I thought Kyle Shanahan's 15 play script was really brilliant and set a good tone for the game. I liked when we went for it on fourth down those two times, but thought that at other times they got too conservative, leading to the punt attempt that ended up getting blocked.

You can't really say enough about Aldrick Robinson, Logan Paulsen, and RGIII making the most of their opportunities. But the stars of the game were the defensive line.

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[quote=GTripp0012;939012]I thought Kyle Shanahan's 15 play script was really brilliant and set a good tone for the game. I liked when we went for it on fourth down those two times, but thought that at other times they got too conservative, leading to the punt attempt that ended up getting blocked.

You can't really say enough about Aldrick Robinson, Logan Paulsen, and RGIII making the most of their opportunities. But the stars of the game were the defensive line.[/quote]

Let's not forget Fletcher, Cedric Griffin and Dejon Gomes.

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[quote=ethat001;939005]Awesome.

First time in a while that our offense looked so good.

Interesting that we had 8 WR catch balls, lost Garcon -- and still [U]Hankerson[/U] didn't play...

Also what happened to F.Davis - beginning to think he's going to be a smaller factor than we thought this year.[/quote]

Davis is still a factor. We just have more weapons this year. Griffin does a nice job of spreading the wealth too.

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[quote=SkinzWin;939010]I don't think it is that as much as we have a competent quarterback and threats at WR this year, unlike last year where we were lacking and Davis was the best threat on the offense.[/quote]

You beat me to it.

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Aldrick Robinson was targeted 6 times by RG3, more than any other receiver. I think that this performance may earn Robinson more time in the O. It will be interesting to see if he is used more next week.

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In case anyone wanted to relieve the greatness that RGIII is (or just didn't get to see it). Here's his first TD pass.

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[quote=Lotus;938890]Many times I have been Kyle's critic. Not hatter, just critic.

Kyle impressed the heck out of me today. It was not because of his new toys but by the way that he used them. He ripped several pages out of the Baylor playbook, showing his flexibility. He made sure that Gryphon was comfortable and not overwhelmed. He called a good game in terms of play choice. [B]It was Kyle's best game as our OC.[/B]

Also, our front 7 players rule.[/quote]Yes.

And before anyone says it's only different because he has Griffin running his offense...that's true, but it misses the point. This was a very different offense than what we had seen from the Shanahan's in each of the first two seasons. A majority of our first half runs came out of the gun, which did wonders to protect our OL from itself.

It's telling that Spagnuolo didn't solve Kyle at halftime, which you might have predicted from watching the past two seasons. Kyle stayed one play ahead most of the game.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;939019]In case anyone wanted to relieve the greatness that RGIII is (or just didn't get to see it). Here's his first TD pass.

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Just epic...

Hell of a snag by Garçon

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For those attributing today's performance to the Saints D being really bad, what Redskins team have you been watching all these years? The Skins have struggled mightily to score against ALL Defenses, good, bad and mediocre.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;939019]In case anyone wanted to relieve the greatness that RGIII is (or just didn't get to see it). Here's his first TD pass.

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I love the acceleration as Garcon tucks the ball and heads up field. He faster than I thought

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[quote=Mattyk;939002]Fail for McNabb. Yet again.[/quote]

He's a bum, plain and simple. He sucked because he sucked. Not because the Offense wasn't tailored for him. Eagles gave up on him, he sucked here and then went and sucked for the Vikings. He even sucks as a commentator.

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[quote=hooskins;938975]Agreed. Wow, I did not expect this at all. We actually put together a strong offensive game.[/quote]

I kept thinking....I must be dreaming. Great job all around...great game planning by Kyle.....I take back everything bad I said about him....what a difference a REAL QB makes. And so glad we re-signed Fletcher! HTTR!

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[quote=12thMan;938911]The pass pro was actually really good. Even Tyler P. had a solid game.

Other than RG3's stat line, he looked really prepared and had a comfortable command of the offense the entire time. Even he throws a clunker next week, you know this kid is special.

On defense, I think Bowen and Kerrigan had the best games. Bowen could break out this year. With the swatted passes he's reminding of Too Tall Jones.

Even Brandon Banks had a spark and you can tell his head was into the game.[/quote]

Bad QBs = bad O line. The perceived issues with the O-line have been greatly exaggerated, in my opinion.

[QUOTE=44Deezel;939031]Bad QBs = bad O line. The perceived issues with the O-line have been greatly exaggerated, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

Agreed, last yr we had games when Rex,would hardly get touched

I'm still just in shock that we scored 40 points. The DB's looked a lot better than I thought. Make no mistake, that NO offense is still as good as there is out there. They can basically score at will. They're gong to score 25 plus against just about everybody. Now I hope we can demolish St Louis and pay them back for some recent upsets.

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[quote=Chico23231;939025]I love the acceleration as Garcon tucks the ball and heads up field. He faster than I thought[/quote]

Chances of Gaffney making that play?

0.0

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I am getting past the shock but now approaching acceptance!
I expected 35-17 Saints....wow...just wow.
As many have been gushing about RG3's talent, I was very skeptical...and only after the 3rd preseason game, I started to believe...why?...3 games, no picks...for a rookie...that almost never happens, even in preseason...well...the greatest stat for a rookie QB to measure comfort is picks, imo.
3 other rookies had 10 picks today alone.
RG3 has had ....ZERO in 4 games now. That is flat out insane.

Also, I said Cedric Griffin sucked and should have been cut....well, I was WAY wrong on that...he had a great game and so did Gomes. I thought our 3rd corner and 2 safeties would get abused....they didn't....I am shocked.

Also, for everyone that said getting this new kicker was a mistake, fess up...you were wrong...I love our new kicker, he was actually perfect!...when was the last time we could say that.

I do think the Skins could have scored even more if we didn't go into burn the clock mode, but a rookies first start is risky to try to win by throwing against an aggressive D.

I really thought there was no way to win this game...I thought we'd need to score 35 points in a game, and that was almost impossible, since we haven't hit that in a couple years, and certainly not with a rookie QB against a top team.

I still can't believe it...is this real?
Is it true?
Do we have a Legit top 10 QB on our hands for the next 10 years?
Can the Skins now compete with anybody?
Is there true hope?
I just don't want to get my hopes up again, but it is hard to deny the facts.
It is just one game but what a start! WOW....what a difference RG3 makes!

HAIL To the REDSKINS!

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[quote=Mattyk;939016]You beat me to it.[/quote]

There is a first time for everything Jedi Master.

[quote=Mattyk;939037]Chances of Gaffney making that play?

0.0[/quote]

I was going to go as far as saying somewhere in the negative range.

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[quote=WilbursHomie;939036]I'm still just in shock that we scored 40 points. The DB's looked a lot better than I thought. Make no mistake, that NO offense is still as good as there is out there. They can basically score at will. They're gong to score 25 plus against just about everybody. Now I hope we can demolish St Louis and pay them back for some recent upsets.[/quote]

St. Louis has a very stout Defense with some young stars in the making, I would be very careful with them.

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Lots of thoughts...one matters most. Bob can play. Period. I'm sure he won't replicate this every week and we'll see mistakes but at any point today did anyone watching this game wonder if RGIII could do it? I had tiny little doubts for about 3 plays. He looked like the first real QB we've had in years.

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[quote=44Deezel;939029]He's a bum, plain and simple. He sucked because he sucked. Not because the Offense wasn't tailored for him. Eagles gave up on him, he sucked here and then went and sucked for the Vikings. He even sucks as a commentator.[/quote]

McNabb didn't suck...but it does go to show how good the Andy Reid's coaching staff must be...they got the most out of him when they had him...you gotta admit that

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[quote=Chico23231;939018]Aldrick Robinson was targeted 6 times by RG3, more than any other receiver. I think that this performance may earn Robinson more time in the O. It will be interesting to see if he is used more next week.[/quote]

He basically played the slot starter role over Moss. Moss got playing time more due to Garçon being out I think. Interesting. He's got them convinced already.

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Most important stat, RG3 completed passes to 8 different players. 5 of which were wide receivers.

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[quote=Mattyk;939037]Chances of Gaffney making that play?

0.0[/quote]

I think Gaffney might've (and I seriously stress the might part) made the catch, but he definitely couldn't of outrun anyone.