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I would like to see -

JC hitting DT consistently on the first series or 2 of each game

Clinton not carrying much at all, we know he can do it but I don't want the offense being based around him and his running.

Malcolm Kelly playing for a quarter + each game, getting into rhythm and showing some explosiveness

Sacks

Defensive Ints

Tom Brady on his back often in the 3rd game

A solid core of O-Line development. Not much of Samuels playing though. I want him to rest until he faces the Giants.

Finally, No injuries.

What is everyone else looking for?

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I just want to see improvement on the offense because I believe the defense will take care of itself. I'm interested in seeing Colt Brennan playing alot more and Orakpo and Jarmon playing for extended periods of time to implemented to the speed of the game.

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When the first stringers are out there on offense I'll be looking at tempo, how they are getting in and out of the huddle, and a sense that they are more comfortable in what they are doing vs. last year at this time. I also want to see JC looking comfortable and decisive with where he goes with the ball. Drop back, 1, 2, 3 and the ball is out.

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I agree with matty. I would like to see signs of less confusion. I don't want to be in a situation where Zorn shows that "deer in the headlights" look. I wan't to see signs of confidence in JC - putting the ball in tighter spots and letting the receivers make plays. I'd like to see the OL give him more time to make the big plays down field.

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Just want to see some good execution in the passing game. If JC can stay off his back, that'd be a plus. Most importantly- NO INJURIES.

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Just the word 'injuries' gives me the shivers.

Admit it, it's in the back of everyone's minds. Chances are someone is going down in August, you just hope it's at a position with enough depth to get by and it's not a season ender. You always hate those day 1 of camp injuries too.

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I honestly want to see Thomas and Kelly playing with first, second and third team. There's no better way for them to learn than being on the field. Not only that, playing against some (hopefully) inferior competition with the second and third teams might make them a lot more confident going into the season.

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I just want to see a lot of the young guys out there after the first team is finished up. I want to see Thomas, Kelly, Davis and Mitchell doing well later on in games.

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I want to see cool efficiency on the offensive side and shear havoc reeked on the defensive side. Mostly I'd like JC to be protected effectively by the OLine and the OLine to maintain a high level of health. On the defense I'd like to see AH eating up some double teams and Griffin getting interior push in single team. Getting some outside pressure from Orakpo/Carter/Jarmon would be nice.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;569272]I honestly want to see Thomas and Kelly playing with first, second and third team. There's no better way for them to learn than being on the field. Not only that, playing against some (hopefully) inferior competition with the second and third teams might make them a lot more confident going into the season.[/quote]

Yeah but you have to weigh that against risking them to injury.

Not sure it's worth it. They'll get much more out of practice than playing with/against scrubs.

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NO INJURIES!!!!!!! is what I pray for round preseason. Second I want to see great fundementals from the offense and I want to see some swagger. I want to see more imagination from Zorn and his play calling and I want to see massive improvement in the red zone. I would love to see the emergence of a wide receiver...whether it is Thomas, Kelly or how about Marko Mitchell just breaking out for a big preason would be great. I love to seeing Horton, a late round guy last year cracking the starting line up early in the season, brings some excitement to the team.

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[quote=Mattyk72;569276]Yeah but you have to weigh that against risking them to injury.

Not sure it's worth it. They'll get much more out of practice than playing with/against scrubs.[/quote]

It's true, but I really want to see them with some real competition against real teams. That's the thing I hate about preseason is that the injury bug ALWAYS seems to hit the Redskins at the wrong possible time on the wrong possible player.

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I want Portis to have zero carries.

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[quote=Zerohero;569280]I want Portis to have zero carries.[/quote]

I'm sure he would agree

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I'd like to see Kelly in extended action. When healthy I believe he's going to be a Marques Colston type of weapon and I'd expect to see that this year at some point. I truly think we've got the best WR corp in the division and with some consistent OL play, make some noise all year long.

My preseason prediction, that Jeremy Bridges beats out Randy Thomas for the starting RG spot.

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NO INJURIES!!! And Thomas or Kelly becoming the number 2 WR.

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More deep passes.
More sacks.
A bad, bad man playing DT.
A healthy Malcolm Kelley.
An exciting new PR/KR.
Some good looking rookies.
An air of excitement and anticipation surrounding the team.
Most of all, [U]the return of football[/U]! [B][I]Whoo-hoo![/I][/B]

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[quote=Paintrain;569282]I'd like to see Kelly in extended action. When healthy I believe he's going to be a Marques Colston type of weapon and I'd expect to see that this year at some point. I truly think we've got the best WR corp in the division and with some consistent OL play, make some noise all year long.

My preseason prediction, that Jeremy Bridges beats out Randy Thomas for the starting RG spot.[/quote]

Do you think Thomas gets cut then?

Speaking of Thomas, I want to see how Robert Thomas and Chris Wilson do. Thomas may be a sleeper free agent. And I want to see if Wilson can make a full-time adjustment to playing linebacker. Other than that, I'm not really that interested in the defense. I'm not worried about them this year.

What I want to see is the offense, specifically the starters. I want to see that the off-season was put to some good use.

And, of course...Chase Daniel!!!!!

(on a related note, this morning was one of those "it's great to work here" days as I got to spend a little time chatting with Joe Gibbs about the Redskins and other things. He had nothing earth shattering to say really. Still, it was cool to chat)

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Id want to see Thomas,Kelly and Davis producing on the field. the defense living in the opponents backfield and id also like to see CB go against some better competition as in the opponents defensive players.

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[quote=Mattyk72;569276]Yeah but you have to weigh that against risking them to injury.

Not sure it's worth it. They'll get much more out of practice than playing with/against scrubs.[/quote]

This is on the surface part of why the nfl is considering 18 games w/2 preseason. It's a bogus front to me, they want 18 games for the revenue. Having 2 preseason games doesn't necessarily limit injuries, because KNOWN starters don't play that much in preseason.

Which brings me to my point; preseason games are needed for general practice & to decide roster spots & position battles. If DT & MK are in the running to start or move up the depth chart they need to get a lot of snaps in real game action, whether that's practice, scrimmages or preseason games.

I appreciate your point about limiting action in preseason, but I see it as applying to guys that are obvious starters. Everyone else needs to be evaluated and the only way to do that is in real game situations. I would think both those guys will get many more reps than Moss & ARE, but they likely won't be playing much in the 3rd & 4th quarters, which might be what you're saying.

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[quote=freddyg12;569289]This is on the surface part of why the nfl is considering 18 games w/2 preseason. It's a bogus front to me, they want 18 games for the revenue. Having 2 preseason games doesn't necessarily limit injuries, because KNOWN starters don't play that much in preseason.

Which brings me to my point; preseason games are needed for general practice & to decide roster spots & position battles. If DT & MK are in the running to start or move up the depth chart they need to get a lot of snaps in real game action, whether that's practice, scrimmages or preseason games.

I appreciate your point about limiting action in preseason, but I see it as applying to guys that are obvious starters. Everyone else needs to be evaluated and the only way to do that is in real game situations. I would think both those guys will get many more reps than Moss & ARE, but they likely won't be playing much in the 3rd & 4th quarters, [B]which might be what you're saying[/B].[/quote]

Yes that's what I'm saying.

They will get their work, but not in the 3rd and 4th when the nobodies are in there.

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I want to see the younger players step up and solidify their position on the team. I'm looking at the young wide receivers, including Fred Davis. I want to see crisp execution on offense. I want to see stellar play by the defensive front seven. I pretty confident the secondary will be okay.

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1. the obvious no injuries request
2. finally see the williams reclaimation project in full effect
3. one JC to DT bomb for 20+ yards
4. brady on his ass thanks to osackpo

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[quote=johno;569300]1. the obvious no injuries request
2.[B] finally see the williams reclaimation project in full effect[/B]
3. one JC to DT bomb for 20+ yards
4. brady on his ass thanks to osackpo[/quote]

Yep, I didn't include that, but I definitely want to see Williams abilities, and see if he has any chance to shine. I also would like to see Edwin Williams at center, I know he has gotten some good talk on the board, so it will be interesting to watch.

The O-line is always hard for me to judge, because of the trench work involved, but I would like to see all the T/G's we have get lots of time, so that they can find the "best" combination of guys in terms of their interactions with each other and being on the same page.

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again, no injuries

Dorsey/ Alridge competition goes well

Devin Thomas, Kelly, Mike Williams, Rinehart, Jeremy Bridges, Fred Davis, Orakpo, and Robert Thomas all playing like starters, if not with the starters

JC looking both comfortable and fiery

Unlike a comment above, I do not hope to see a more varied offense. I hope the schemes are downright boring in preseason on both sides of the ball. Only when it is the regular season should we show "wrinkles," although we should show many of them when the games count.

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(1) I want to see if the tempo picks up for the whole team.
(2) I want to see Hunter in action.
(3) RT, duh!
(4) It would also be nice to see AH put Brady out for another season.
(5) What I'm really looking forward to seeing are the stand-outs, who makes the team. IE: Mason, Chase, and an unknown UDFA?
(6) Why does Clinton need to touch the ball?
(7) The third, and possibly second, position for RB should be open for competition IMO. Is RC's time up? Betts should be the Pre-Season RB for the first quarter, then let's see who can win the thrid spot.
(8) Who's going to be the PR and KR guys?

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[quote=SmootSmack;569286]
(on a related note, this morning was one of those "it's great to work here" days as I got to spend a little time chatting with Joe Gibbs about the Redskins and other things. He had nothing earth shattering to say really. Still, it was cool to chat)[/quote]

Wow. That doesn't suck. Good stuff.

10 things I would like to see, in no particular order:

1) No significant injuries
2) The starting O-line to come together, with Bridges and Mike Williams playing at a high level
3) Orakpo getting to the QB a few times and looking comfortable while playing SLB if we really are going to insist on changing his position (which we shouldn't)
4) Thomas, Kelly, and Fred Davis all to play as much as possible and look crisp and comfortable while doing so. I know Kelly's knee is a concern, but I want to see what he's got. If he can't stay healthy in the preseason, he won't be able to stay healthy during the regular season. Play him.
5) Dominick Dorsey or Anthony Alridge to play well enough to make the roster and give us another dimension in the return game and out of the backfield
6) Jason to look sharp and decisive.
7) Colt to play well enough to unseat Todd Collins as the unquestioned #1 clip board holder
8) Kevin Barnes to beat out Smoot as the #3 corner
9) Robert Henson and/or Cody Glenn to play well enough to make the roster
10) Someone, anyone, to play well enough that we don't eff around too much with the whole Orakpo at SLB thing. I want to see his hand in the dirt, using that motor to terrorize QB's.

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[quote=Mattyk72;569296]Yes that's what I'm saying.

They will get their work, but not in the 3rd and 4th when the nobodies are in there.[/quote]

Figured you were after I went off on my tangent!

If you couldn't tell, I really think 18 games is a horrible idea. Even if preseason games are reduced, coaches will just schedule scrimmages. If anything, some coaches will just bring their teams along slowly & try to reduce reg. season pt for starters as well.

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[quote=johno;569300]1. the obvious no injuries request
2. finally see the williams reclaimation project in full effect
[B]3. one JC to DT bomb for 20+ yards[/B]
4. brady on his ass thanks to osackpo[/quote]

Has it really gotten to the point when some of us think that a 20 yard pass is a bomb? How about a 40+ yard pass for a TD instead?

The big question is : Will JC ever again complete a long pass in this offense? No wonder I hate Zorn's version of the East-West Coast Offense.

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I would like to see us beat the paint of of the Patriots Jersey's. I'm talking about a 50+ point difference. Payback for last season and the preseason before is in order. I don't care if it is preseason I want to destroy those guys.

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[quote=freddyg12;569312]Figured you were after I went off on my tangent!

If you couldn't tell, I really think 18 games is a horrible idea. Even if preseason games are reduced, coaches will just schedule scrimmages. If anything, some coaches will just bring their teams along slowly & try to reduce reg. season pt for starters as well.[/quote]

I agree. 18 games is a bad idea.

However, you hear the refrain, "Preseason is too long." Well, if so, just cut that to 2 or 3 games and then keep the 16 game season.

Of course this plan will never reach fruit because it reduces revenues.

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Pretty much what everyone has already said. A fast-paced offense with JC making quick, smart decisions and the ability to improvise and thread the needle when he needs to. Our 2nd year wideouts showing they know the plays and executing them well. Davis getting involved in the offense. No sacks except by[B] our[/B] defense and[B] lots [/B]of pressure. INT's when the opportunity is there. Someone, anyone, showing me we have a LB capable of playing the SAM position at a high level. Heyer showing he has learned to run block. A couple of rookies making a statement and Colt showing improvement would be nice. Great thread!