I Was impressed!!!

[CultBrennan59]

so r we saying that colt doesn't make the team now..??

[warriorzpath]

I'm impressed with Campbell tonight. He wasn't perfect but he was making plays and looks like he can only get better. I loved the pump to fake out the defender for the touchdown. That was classic. Hopefully he continues to work hard and he'll be able to put it all together sometime this season.

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Word...I won't call myself a Cerrato fan just yet but i'm starting to respect the guy's decisions. DT and Kelly last year starts to look pretty genius if they open things up in the reg season as they did tonight.
I was wrong when...I said Kelly was wasted pick and Devin Thomas was our great hope. Kelly is a better NFL prospect no doubt. I think he could breakout even though he's missed time and basically is a rookie (again). Devin has so much physical ability. I really hope 1) he can start to develop into a legit WR (that one catch in coverage was super impressive) and/or 2) Zorn puts together plays that just get the ball into Thomas' hands...sort of like stringing him along so Devin doesn't regress. Use him, use him, use him.

I agree


I've been saying this all along it's preseason don't get to excited, now that's out of the way damm we looked good a little shakey in the middle but we definitely showed we have a pulse and a pretty strong one at that. JC looked good when he takes 5 or 7 step drops DF's watchout. Hall gave to much cushion. Smoot, Tryon & Barnes looked good at times. Mason, Aldridge & Dorsey ran well. DT, MK & MM look like they will be good weapons. We are coming together next week rest all our starters.

HTTR

[vaoutlaws2006]

I missed most of the first half last night. I am watching it now on NFL network. The opening drive we looked pretty good. Campbell was pretty sharp. I liked seeing Thomas and Kelly on the field. After the penalty on the opening kick..and kicking from the 25 the Rayner put the ball almost in the end zone. I dont believe Suisham has the kind of leg strength.

[Chico23231]

Lots of good things from last nite. A couple great things. First the response in the second quarter from the entire team. The defensive got it stuff together and JC lead the team back to tie it up. I thought that was just huge. JC preformance is what we have been waiting for and he looked great. O-line did pretty good, would have like to seen us open a couple more holes for the back, but they held up well. The defense tighten in the second which was big, because they were getting kicked around a little bit in the first quarter. I think you got to give Coach Blanche a lot of credit for that with mixing up the D calls. Woulda like to seen Brady under a little more pressure and I think D Hall didnt play as bad as it intially seemed. His coverage was pretty good on that touchdown to Moss. I though Smoot played pretty well and I also think Rodgers not being on the field really shows how important his presence really is. I tell you, I would love to find an excuse to keep Mason this year. The second half was crazy. Barnes got his interception to solidify his spot on the team. Colt needs to stop throwing picks in the red zone. This is really really bad. His toss to Marko was a great way to respond, but another red zone still leaves this competition wide open. Great game, just love to see JC gettin it done.

[roth74va]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

so r we saying that colt doesn't make the team now..??

Are you saying his performance solidified his spot on the team? I dont think he played well at all, and I dont see the "growth" from last year, outside of his feet. His arm is average at best, and his mechanics are still horrible. He isnt making good reads, the INT wasnt even close, and for the second week in a row thats a redzone turnover. Ultimately, I think its gonna have alot to do with how Daniel plays next week.

Also.......did I mention I HATE "gunslingers"!!! You can have the Favre/Romo/Brennan types, give me a game manager that doesnt turn the ball over every single game. Combined with a good running game, and a solid defense....thats the combination for a great team IMO.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Overall after watching tonight, I am very pleased with what we did as an overall team... JC looked very good and our Offense actually looked like.. well a real offense lol. Albert hammered Brady lol but Moss destroyed our secondary, that's the only concern but it is Brady and Moss...

Marko Mitchell is a stud and should move ahead of ARE in the depth chart, atleast to the 4 slot. Kelly is our #2 for sure, and Thomas looked ok. My favorite play was JC to Cooley for 70+ yards!!!! Big Year again for Cooley.

Cooley may be the best YACer we have. He's impossible to take down once he gets a head of steam. Took a gang tackle to finally stop him.

[Dogtag]

We palyed a solid game. Lots of bright spots with the newer players.

Special Teams, especially covering punt returns, needs work at this point. We let several very good ST players go this off season and it shows. I think this is correctable but it needs work.

[Beemnseven]

As for special teams, their kick coverage was much improved from the Pittsburgh game.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

The reasons Campbell will succeed this year are:

1- Second year in Zorn system
2- OL has improved
3- and the most import one is the emergence of Kelly, Thomas, Fred Davis and Marko Mitchell (4 offensive weapons that didn't produce or weren't on the team last year).

Don't forget it's a contract year for him as well. He's playing for the benjamims.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Sean"Big Hurt"Taylor

Let's not drink too much of that "Soups" kool-aid. We still stalled out 3 consecutive series with bad inaccurate throws. We can not keep putting our defense back on the field so soon time after time. Campbell still needs to work on his accuracy on the short throws. I'm glad Brennan redeemed himself tonight before everyone put those pollsup of Daniel over him which does not make any sense. Daniel just plays pitch and catch and Brennan is actually running the offense.

How exactly did he redeem himself? With the TD? If we're keeping score, he had two big gaffs for his one gem. The sack was probably more damning than the pick. Plus he still has that silly sidearm throw. Zorn said last year that he's got to adjust his throwing motion to make it in this league.

Colt just isn't making good decisions. We'll see if Daniel does any better next week. But right now, Brennan isn't proving how an extra year in the league is giving him much of an advantage over Chase Daniel.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Maybe the long layoff from football has dulled my memory a bit, but JC just seemed to be FIRING balls in there tonight. His arm looks very strong this year.

I agree, JC played as good as he could possibly play and he looked good. But like most on here who dont put too much stock in the preseason (when JC looked terrible) I'm not ready to crown him an all-pro just yet.

The thing that concerns me is the O line, I thought they looked vulnerable to being pushed around.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Sean"Big Hurt"Taylor

Let's not drink too much of that "Soups" kool-aid. We still stalled out 3 consecutive series with bad inaccurate throws. We can not keep putting our defense back on the field so soon time after time. Campbell still needs to work on his accuracy on the short throws. I'm glad Brennan redeemed himself tonight before everyone put those pollsup of Daniel over him which does not make any sense. Daniel just plays pitch and catch and Brennan is actually running the offense.

I think Moss dropped a potential first down.

[rbanerjee23]

you know what impressed me more than anything, the fact that after Heyer got called for a hold, the Skins were put in 2nd and 18. Last year, its over, drive has stalled maybe the skins get a field goal. This time, zorn picked a good couple of plays and the chains were moved without too much effort. That is what gives me the most hope.

[skinsfan69]

I was impressed too. NE is one of the best teams in the NFL. Very proud of the way the team hung in there after getting down 17-7. And very proud how JC responded too. He missed a TD to Moss and the offense went 3 straight 3 and outs. I like how he brought us back. He was throwing with confidence.