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Kudos to the team, coaches and fans!! The one guy that was the only let down was madieu Williams, he flat out sucked.

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1) GREAT team effort. Just so refreshing to see the team not get down after little momentum changes. In the past that would have done us in.

2) Aggressive play-calling with the lead. A couple of times we got too comfortable and just ran it non-stop, but that play to Paulsen was great timing.

3) Secondary. For a guy who pretty much can move the ball at will, they shut him down for the most part. If we do this against Bradford next week, we should absolutely crush the Rams.

All I gotta say is 40 points and 1/0

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;938882]Kudos to the team, coaches and fans!! The one guy that was the only let down was madieu Williams, he flat out sucked.[/quote]

See, I didn't think he was terrible. It was only because he was the only person around the few bad plays.

I really want to see Danny Smith replaced next year. Our special teams haven't won us many games and certainly have put us in some precarious situations. I can't remember a team with more blocks and weird special teams plays than the Redskins in recent memory...

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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. It was Kyle's best game as our OC.

Also, our front 7 players rule.

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It was all around team performance, well almost. Both offense and defense played well, most of us expected Brees to school our secondary but they contained him well. I credit Morris for preparing the secondary. Graham is simply too big to overcome so I'm not worried about those plays. Coaches planned it beautifully, although I was surprised to see how many time we used screen pass plays, but hey if it works then stick with it

If Redskins continue to play like they did in the game through out the year, we will have great season.

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Anyone heard anything on Garcon?

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Imagine if Garcon had played the entire game. Probably would have scored more than 40 points!

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I think everyone played well, so all around kudos. I'd like to see the team complete more 3rd and short situations, I think we missed a lot of opportunities. Also, I'd like to see RG3 run a little less, otherwise he's going to get hurt.

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[quote=skinsguy;938895]Imagine if Garcon had played the entire game. Probably would have scored more than 40 points![/quote]

Imagine if we had converted a lot of the 3rd and short situations.

Also, big ups to Cedric Griffin. I gave him a lot of sh*t during the preseason, glad to see him play well.

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One thought that came to me throughout the game was "Wow, this is what an NFL offense is supposed to look like".

Griffin played obviously ridiculously good.

So did Cedric Griffin!(well just good)

Our DL was getting great pressure up the middle.

Garcon, if he stays healthy, can be better than what Santana was in his first year with us.

Our secondary played decent, showed obvious weaknesses, but held up against drew brees.

Madieu Williams is a 10 year vet, he should know how to locate a ball by now.

Sucks that Bernsteins hurt, he was good depth. Who was the safety we had in preseason that was challenging for a roster spot? We should consider resigning him or looking at some safeties as depth on the market (Charlie Peprah, Nick Collins, Atogwe)

Again what a difference a real qb makes

[QUOTE=Jayroc24;938894]Anyone heard anything on Garcon?[/QUOTE]

Shanny said it was the top of the foot and could not get back in due to soreness.

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[quote=Jayroc24;938894]Anyone heard anything on Garcon?[/quote]

Xrays negative. He said he wants to play next week and plans to.



Also last thought of mine is now that we won, lets see how we do against a Rams team that had a let down on the road today against the Lions. Seems like a trap game for us to potentially lose after coming off a great win.

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Madieu Williams is a 10-year vet, he should know how to not commit pass interference. Williams is not going to be able to defend many WRs one-on-one...b/c he's a 10 year veteran and old. Hopefully we can find a safety or the Redskins figure out how to make sure he is not a liability.

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My initial thought, did that really just happen?

I'm still in a daze.

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

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

100% agree. Did not see that coming.


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Griffin obviously played great and our guys stepped up when it mattered. Only thing that matters is 1-0. Kudos to great game planning by Kyle today, and especially to our defense for holding down the Saints.

I do not care to mention anything about the special teams because my respect for Nick Sundberg increased after I learned he broke his arm on the blocked punt. That's very tough to do and I'm not going to fault him for the mishaps because we have no backup long snapper on the roster. And Billy Cundiff was great, not just on kicks but on kickoffs as well. Very solid win today and we can't ask for more than that.

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Just an amazing win.

The Good:

1. MVP of the game: RG3. I cant believe how accurate he is with the ball.
2. Kyle's playcalling, very very smart the opening drive with the screen passes to get RG3 in a rhythm and gain confidence. Aggressive playcalling just through off the Saints' D all game.
3. Alfmo, just a tough runner. Id like to see Helu in a little more for a stronger "change of pace."
4. Secondary played damn well. I thought Josh Wilson, D Hall and Gomes all came with very strong games. C Griff made some plays as well. Gomes was a surprise on just how well he came in and played.
5. Bowen, Rak and Kerrigan all came with very strong games today
6. Robinson. Its so important when guys go down someone can step in and produce. Dude came in and was out there making plays. Thats just so big imo. Same goes with Gomes. I think this is positive proof that Shanny and Bruce has grown the Skins the right way. Gomes and Robinson are quality depth, that is still developing into potential starters. This is the right way to create a team.
7. Cundiff had a huge game

Bad (nothing much)

1. I personally dont like running RG3 more than 4-5 times a game. He ran 10 times, I want to limit RG3 exposure to hits.
2. WTF is up with the special team's punt protection and sloppiness? Lets hope this is just a one game thing.

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Super bowl bound baby!!!111

Just kidding no seriously just kidding, before anyone goes crazy that was a Saints team in clear dissarray not firing on all cylinders.
I love that after one game RGIII is pretty clearly an NFL QB, no mediocre with some flashes performance but a rock solid outing that showed he has the mechanics and speed of the game under his control.
I love that RGIII looks light years ahead of where you expect a rookie to be
I loved the commitment to the run and the lack of good old Norval Turner panic mode passing when things got closer.
I loved the explosiveness of the new WR's
I loved the old school rugby play by Savv, he's a football player before he's a punter in my book. I'm not sure why any team let this guy go. Doesn't matter that it didn't end up counting, he turned a bad snap (which admittedly he probably should have handled) into a good punt. Most NFL punters there are screwed... But that's a normal play in Aussy rules and Rugby, meaning when Savv has to improvise he's actually got an advantage.
I love that when the momentum shifted they didn't collapse.
I love that Shanahan didn't pass on the last 3rd down, thus potentially leaving Brees another 40 seconds to work with. As it was it was almost too much.

Negatives:
Special teams, for a coach who's touted as a great ST coach, he sure does have more than his fair share of problems. The blocked punt, blocked kicks last year, the poor directional and squib kick calls last year, the TD returns brought back by illegal block in the back calls...
Not letting RGIII pass in the mid 4th Q possession where they were TOO conservative (not to be confused with the end of game call where they ran most of the time out).

Nit picks: they should have run at least two or three more plays off those bubble screens they came out of the gate calling... That said they did connect on a nice long reception off that formation as well as two first downs from intermediate passes in the second half out of that formation.

All in all well played and well coached game with a couple of tight moments, a bight bright flash of things to come hopefully.

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Has anyone seen replays of that blocked punt? I think Sundberg breaking his arm on that play may have contribute to it.

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Josh Wilson & Dajuan Gomes get some for sure.

Orakpo was constant pressure.

Griffins arm and accuracy were nice too see. The PI call on Robinson in the end zone, pass hit him in the hands probably caught by a lot of receivers.

Robinson was good, but he did have a couple drops.

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[quote=Jayroc24;938894]Anyone heard anything on Garcon?[/quote]

X-Rays were positive I mean negative. Well seriously if you get good news from the X-Ray it really should be positive. Stupid doctors.

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I agree...what a game. I think this season is gonna be a real departure from things in recent years......AND I hope Chris Cooley finds his way back on the team as he.....deserves to be part of THIS!

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As for post game thoughts, I'm still tempted to say that Fletchers pass breakup in the redzone on Sproles was the play of the game. Just the way he diagnosed it so easily and then kept up with Sproles who's one of the leagues fastest players was amazing.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;938930]As for post game thoughts, I'm still tempted to say that Fletchers pass breakup in the redzone on Sproles was the play of the game. Just the way he diagnosed it so easily and then kept up with Sproles who's one of the leagues fastest players was amazing.[/quote]

Amazing closing speed by Fletcher on that play. The guy is just a freak of nature.

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Just a total team effort. Sure a couple of hiccups on special teams and that TD when it was 4th and 10. Glad to see the Skins push through and come up with a W in a very hard to place to play.

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I am not firing up the Bandwagon yet but it was nice to see a solid win. Got another good test ahead of us. The amount in which we have played the Rams the last few years you would think they are in our division.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;938882]Kudos to the team, coaches and fans!! The one guy that was the only let down was madieu Williams, he flat out sucked.[/quote]

I disagree- I thought he played solid. Although he played soft like the whole defense down the stretch. I especially liked the 15 yarder that he committed on graham. He took away a little swag from Graham's step after that.

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Gotta give major props to this coaching staff. They had this team prepared to play. Kyle Shanahan has had a lot of heat on him but he did a GREAT job with the play calls and the design. We truly have some what of an identity now. Yeah we had a punt blocked but shit happens. We just won a road game against a playoff team w/ a rookie QB and RB. Really no reason for anyone to complain.

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If there was one player that is not improving is - Fred Davis. It's still early but I've seen him drop a critical pass and miss at least a few blocks. Can't have that kind of effort from a player that has high expectations coming in. Still early though but yeah...

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[quote=Ruhskins;938922]Has anyone seen replays of that blocked punt? I think Sundberg breaking his arm on that play may have contribute to it.[/quote]

From what I could tell from watching the recording I made as slowly as I can, Sundberg was occupied and his injury was not too much of a factor. Doughty could have picked up Wilson, the punt blocker, but blocked to his left instead. Likewise with Rob Jackson, who blocked to his right. It looked to me like either Doughty or Jackson missed an assignment.

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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.

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I believe the red snapper is still available...

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[quote=Lotus;938955]From what I could tell from watching the recording I made as slowly as I can, Sundberg was occupied and his injury was not too much of a factor. Doughty could have picked up Wilson, the punt blocker, but blocked to his left instead. Likewise with Rob Jackson, who blocked to his right. It looked to me like either Doughty or Jackson missed an assignment.[/quote]

On the replay, I saw a 50-something jersey as the person that missed the block. Couldn't tell who it was.

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[quote=Ruhskins;938959]On the replay, I saw a 50-something jersey as the person that missed the block. Couldn't tell who it was.[/quote]

What I saw was 50 - Rob Jackson.

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[quote=SmootSmack;938956]I wonder if Nick Sundberg has to miss time who would be our long snapper.[/quote]

Chris Cooley of course. Read this old article:

[url=http://www.mytimesdispatch.com/index.php/sports/comments/more_on_long_snappers_than_is_probably_justified/5716/]Sports Blog | Richmond Times-Dispatch[/url]

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and he can block.....