Studdin' it up

[REDSKINS4ever]

The bright spots for the Redskins are indeed:

Roy Helu- He's developing into a good runner. He'll be great next year.

Fred Davis- The bright spot of the offense. He's only going to get better but he has to be wiser.

Stephen Bowen- I like this guy. Former Dallas Cowboy or not, he stepped up this year after Jarvis Jenkins went down in the preseason.

London Fletcher- He's the father of the defense. An ageless wonder who just keeps making plays on defense.

Ryan Kerrigan- this guy is like Mark Gastineau playing outside linebacker. Kerrigan will be similar to what Clay Matthews Jr. is in a few short years.

Brian Orakpo- the other outside linebacker. His game is awesome. He just needs to learn how to go for the strip and fumble when he gets to the quarterback. But he's one of the Redskins best defensive players.

Reed Doughty- He's underrated but he's been stepping up eversince Sean Taylor passed away. He's not outstanding, but he's sound in coverage and gives it his all every game.

Players I'm disappointed in.....

DeAngelo Hall. He has the ability to be elite, but he only does his best against average receivers but gets scorched in coverage perpetually against top receivers.

Josh Wilson- What was the use in acquiring this guy? I'm very disappointed in his play this season. He delivered a good hit on Santonio Holmes yesterday, but he's been getting burned to much this season. He has a lot to work on for next year. And he doesn't have not even one pick this season.

Rex Grossman- I'm tired as hell of seeing this man turn the ball over every damn week. It's gotten to the point where I've started to look forward to Grossman turning the ball over.

John Beck- Mike Shanahan was delusional as hell to not only have this man near the top of the depth chart, but cut Kellen Clemens even if Clemens has had more wins as a starter NFL quarterback than Beck who is 0-7 as a starter. Just stupid.

Jonathan Crompton- I've seen videos of him play at college and he was good. One question though- why hasn't this young man been promoted from the practice squad? Judging from what I've seen out of the ridiculous and oftentimes absurd level of pop warner level play at QB this season, why hasn't Mike Shanahan promoted this kid Crompton to the active roster yet? What could it hurt at this point?

LaRon Landry- He's still playing in Sean Taylor's shadow. Personally, I like his aggressive style of play and he's played greatly in the 3-4 scheme the way Haslett has used him. But during most of his five year tenure, Landry has been a disappointment and he was not worthy of a 6th overall draft choice in 2007. Playing in the 3-4 with a new assignment has made him better, but the guy in injury prone now. And he hasn't healed yet fully from last season's injury. The jury is still out on whether Bruce Allen offers him a contract or not. In my opinion though, the Redskins need to move on from Landry.

[Paintrain]

Helu-continues to show that he's a player at this level

Riley-same as Helu, we have a starter in him, nice to see another Shanahan pick panning out

Huff-If he can grow the F up, we have the potential for a franchise left tackle but he needs to be more consistent

Puff-Again, if he can grow the F up, he's a valuable weapon in the passing game. With a real QB and some other options in the passing game to take attention away he can be an All Pro type player.

[SmootSmack]

Well it's just good to know someone on our team can tackle. Watching Greene on that final run yesterday, I wasn't sure anyone still knew how

[GMScud]

Thanks to Matty for getting my thread rolling last night.

I was at the game (one of the first cars in the green lot at 9am sharp), did it up big time with the tailgate, and has some sick seats. Needless to say, I was in no shape to use a keyboard when I got home around 8. LOL. Good times, even though we lost.

My studs are Helu and Fletch. Not much else.

[Player_HTTR]

Helu, Riley, Fletch.

[tc2deuce]

atta boy ROY!!

[GTripp0012]

Kyle's use of Fred Davis was very promising. He was split from the formation multiple times. Tough to cover him there, and you can use him on shorter routes.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

This one should be quick...

Helu - future looks bright for this rook

Gano - 4/4 on FGs

Davis - good game but smarten up dude, smarten up

My complaint with Davis.

#1- he doesn't fight for the ball.
#2- he's been partly responsible for some turn overs.

I watched the first play of the game and yes he ran a great route, caught the ball, got good yardage, but I was screaming for him to put the ball in his outside arm, then he gets hit and the ball rolls out of bounds. Now he might have been down by contact it's hard to see because his back is to the camera and the ball is seen rolling away from him out of bounds. But dude.... secure the ball and leave no questions about it. All I could think of was if he was in the middle of the field would that have been a turn over?

[htownskinfan]

[QUOTE=SBXVII;865667]My complaint with Davis.

#1- he doesn't fight for the ball.
#2- he's been partly responsible for some turn overs.

I watched the first play of the game and yes he ran a great route, caught the ball, got good yardage, but I was screaming for him to put the ball in his outside arm, then he gets hit and the ball rolls out of bounds. Now he might have been down by contact it's hard to see because his back is to the camera and the ball is seen rolling away from him out of bounds. But dude.... secure the ball and leave no questions about it. All I could think of was if he was in the middle of the field would that have been a turn over?[/QUOTE]

Yeah I noticed that too.Shanahans need to have a seriuos talk with him.Sit him down,and say look dude,pretend the ball is your bong,dont drop it!

[mooby]

Originally Posted by John Keim, Washington Examiner

Know who the Jets players were raving about in the locker room after the game apparently? Roy Helu. Heard that some of their players said he gave them a lot of problems and was one of the better backs they had faced. Have to say Helu did a nice job again of getting yards after contact early in the game. And I love how fast he hits the hole when he sees it open. It’s impressive and it gives him a chance to make big plays. They also talked apparently about how much heart he ran with. That’s another word for toughness.

'nuff said.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

Quote:
Originally Posted by John Keim, Washington Examiner
Know who the Jets players were raving about in the locker room after the game apparently? Roy Helu. Heard that some of their players said he gave them a lot of problems and was one of the better backs they had faced. Have to say Helu did a nice job again of getting yards after contact early in the game. And I love how fast he hits the hole when he sees it open. It’s impressive and it gives him a chance to make big plays. They also talked apparently about how much heart he ran with. That’s another word for toughness.

'nuff said.

If only our genius OC would run more.

[skinsfaninok]

Kyle has done a great job at getting Fred touches, he's been our best player all year on offense BY FAR

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Kyle has done a great job at getting Fred touches, he's been our best player all year on offense BY FAR

You're right on the money with that one. I hope Fred Davis turns into a Jermichael Finley/Antonio Gates type of receiver for us. With a good QB, having Davis and Hank will be a boost to our offense. I hope during the offseason Davis becomes a bit more savvy in terms of catching the ball. As many ppl (including me) have said, he needs to attack the ball, use his physical advantage, and secure the ball better.

[skinsfaninok]

I'd still like to keep CC though

[REDSKINS4ever]

I just hope that Chris Cooley isn't trade bait. I hope that Mike Shanahan decides that the offense is better with Fred Davis and Cooley.