Bengals @ Redskins: Lets Break it Down

[scowan]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I agree with you. I saw the ranks on Redskins Nation this morning and we're 4th in offense and 28th in defense. The Bengals are 30th in defense and 18th on offense.

The Bengals are 30th in Defense and while they played the Ravens and got crushed in week one, they made the Browns look like superstars last week. The Redskins should be able to score on them, its just a matter of stopping them. If the Skins defense doesn't play better this week after a 3 game sample, I think the Redskins are going to end up being one of those teams that is exciting to watch all year because they can score, but we will all be pulling our hair out, because they can't stop anyone.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by scowan

The Bengals are 30th in Defense and while they played the Ravens and got crushed in week one, they made the Browns look like superstars last week. The Redskins should be able to score on them, its just a matter of stopping them. If the Skins defense doesn't play better this week after a 3 game sample, I think the Redskins are going to end up being one of those teams that is exciting to watch all year because they can score, but we will all be pulling our hair out, because they can't stop anyone.

So we'll be the 2010 Lions :frusty:

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by scowan

The Bengals are 30th in Defense and while they played the Ravens and got crushed in week one, they made the Browns look like superstars last week. The Redskins should be able to score on them, its just a matter of stopping them. If the Skins defense doesn't play better this week after a 3 game sample, I think the Redskins are going to end up being one of those teams that is exciting to watch all year because they can score, but we will all be pulling our hair out, because they can't stop anyone.

I thought we were 30th in defense?

Edit: ranked 27th from the article above.

[Monkeydad]

Good news all around.

Josh Wilson has been cleared to resume practice from his concussion and should play.

Fred Davis was tested for a concussion and passed. He's playing too.

Garcon was limited in practice yesterday but is practicing. Last week he didn't practice at all until Thursday and was "very limited". He's getting better but will still be a game-time decision.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Good news all around.

Josh Wilson has been cleared to resume practice from his concussion and should play.

Fred Davis was tested for a concussion and passed. He's playing too.

Garcon was limited in practice yesterday but is practicing. Last week he didn't practice at all until Thursday and was "very limited". He's getting better but will still be a game-time decision.

That's great news! If Garcon is full speed and back on Sunday, it's going to be a fun day!

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

That's great news! If Garcon is full speed and back on Sunday, it's going to be a fun day!

I'd rather rest him if he's not completely 100%. We can score without him. The Rams D is far better than the Bengals and we still scored. Our schedule is going to get extremely tough soon and we need Garcon more then.

I hope Aldrick worked on his hands this week in practice. Hankerson too...you can't be scaring us like that.

Man..Griffin almost had 2 TD passes of 60+ yards in one game and ran for 2 himself. This is fun to watch.

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I'd rather rest him if he's not completely 100%. We can score without him. The Rams D is far better than the Bengals and we still scored. Our schedule is going to get extremely tough soon and we need Garcon more then.

I hope Aldrick worked on his hands this week in practice. Hankerson too...you can't be scaring us like that.

Man..Griffin almost had 2 TD passes of 60+ yards in one game and ran for 2 himself. This is fun to watch.

Aldrick has been pretty spot on for catching the ball. He dropped that one pass, and it wasn't about his hands. His positioning was terrible. Instead of turning his shoulder to look the other way, he tried to bend over limbo style. That'll come with experience on the field.

Hankerson on the other hand still doesn't seem very confident with his hands. I'm just not sure about him yet.

[CRedskinsRule]

Good breakdown from Redskins.com

Redskins-Bengals: 4 Keys To the Game

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Good breakdown from Redskins.com

Redskins-Bengals: 4 Keys To the Game

Yes it is. Thank you.

[budw38]

Skins 37 Bengals 26 . R Griffin throws 4 tds in his Home Debut .............. welcome to the jungle !

[REDSKINS4ever]

This is the type of game the Redskins need to win but always end up losing. We have a great chance to win this game. Offensively and defensively the Redskins match up well with the Bengals.

[KI Skins Fan]

I'm not going to try to predict this game but I have a few points to make about it.

First, if we get Pierre Garcon back, he could make a big difference for our offense and turn the game in our favor. He is the one WR we have who can consistently beat a defense and who can force the Bengals to cheat a little in coverage and get out of position.

Second, why would any Redskins fan who's been paying attention think that playing at home will be to our advantage? Inexplicably, the Skins have not necessarily played well at Fedex. Our home field should be intimidating to our opponents and inspiring to our team but it's not. Maybe RGIII will help to change that.

Third, the Bengals are expecting trick plays and QB runs. That's good. Let that threat be in the backs of their minds. But I think the Skins could and should just beat them the old fashioned way by pounding them with the run and then hitting them with some big pass plays when the Bengals safeties start to cheat up a little.

Last, I think that it is risky and irresponsible of the Shanahans to call a lot of designed runs for RGIII. I have no problem with the standard QB stuff (draws, sneaks, and rollouts) when appropriate but they are going to get him hurt if they are not more careful with him. He has a great arm so let him use it! The best use of his speed and athleticism is for him to extend plays to allow his receivers more time to get open downfield. This is a game we should be able to win without exposing RGIII to a lot of unnecessary hits.

[Chico23231]

^ trick plays? I dont know if zone reads, bootleg are trick plays, but i dont think Shanny and Kyle will not remove them from an offense that has performed well the last couple weeks.

Here is a perspective on matchup to watch:https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...dskins-week-3/

Cincy has given up a 5.5 yard per carry avg folks. If we cant run the ball against that....And given a 119 passer rating avg against and 9.4 y per attempt for passing. This is against Philly (decent) and Cleveland (below avg) offenses.

I think our defense does better against stand up, straight ahead power running backs, so we should be decent againt the lawyer firm. I pray Haslett mans up Josh Wilson on AJ Green all day long. I worry about J Gersham match up.

this could be a shoot out

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Given those numbers Chico the offense should have a field day. RG III is leading the league in YPA and he is in the top four in passer rating.

Our ground game has been a beast and if we can just get some defense to show up we have a good chance at winning this game.

As to the point of FedEx not giving the team a geat advantage, I will say this. I live in Charleston, SC and I am planning on attending a couple of games this year with the first being the Falcons game in a couple of weeks. Why? Because you want to be there to see this guy live. I would imagine with all the hype (which is well deserved to this point) surrounding our QB, and a fan base who has been waiting years to see a qb like this FedEx will be a deafening place for opposing offenses to work very soon and a nice quiet atmosphere for the offense to do work.

I can tell you this, with this new guy we have alot more respect from other teams fans, and RG III is scaring alot of the other NFC East teams fans. I know plenty of guys who route for our division mates then root for the Skins and these guys are scared. A but off topic but I had a Dallas fan (my neighbor) come up to me after the Saints game and tell me it was between us and the 9ers for the NFC this year. I told him he was crazy and it was WAAAYY to early for that sentiment, but it did feel good to have that said to me in a completely serious tone.

[REDSKINS4ever]

The Redskins need to pound the ball with Morris early and often. The Bengals have excellent play makers on defense. They also have a few players who like to hit. If Morris can get some early carries and gain some yardage, it would take pressure from off of RG3. This will open up the play action pass. It would also be interesting to see Kyle Shanahan call a few trick plays involving Griffin III.