Redskins at Saints Post Game Thoughts

[exit0]

My thoughts after watching a game that the so-called ESPN experts said that the Saints would crush the Skins.

1. Great Team effort... Skins actually looked like a really good NFL team for a change.

2. RG3 looked like he has been playing in the NFL for years. Confident and showed he can throw long, short, and both hard and touch passes.

3. Too many people here putting blame on Danny Smith... last time I looked he wasn't out there missing a block on a punt, he wasn't making illegal blocks in the back, etc. All teams have these players that make dumb plays... it's football.

4. Was great to see Skins open up in shotgun and sticking with it in the beginning. Huge success with those WR screens... why did they stop running those for the rest of the game??? If something is working great, keep running it until the other team can stop it.

5. Too many running plays for RG3... half the number would be better.

6. Need to figure out how to close out games better. Only the Skins can dominate for most of the game and still have it come down to the last play. Game should have been over much earlier.

7. Best offensive game calling than I've seen in years from the Skins... Think they really shocked the Saints by having every play work so good in the first Qtr.

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Originally Posted by exit0

My thoughts after watching a game that the so-called ESPN experts said that the Saints would crush the Skins.

1. Great Team effort... Skins actually looked like a really good NFL team for a change.

2. RG3 looked like he has been playing in the NFL for years. Confident and showed he can throw long, short, and both hard and touch passes.

3. Too many people here putting blame on Danny Smith... last time I looked he wasn't out there missing a block on a punt, he wasn't making illegal blocks in the back, etc. All teams have these players that make dumb plays... it's football.

4. Was great to see Skins open up in shotgun and sticking with it in the beginning. Huge success with those WR screens... why did they stop running those for the rest of the game??? If something is working great, keep running it until the other team can stop it.

5. Too many running plays for RG3... half the number would be better.

6. Need to figure out how to close out games better. Only the Skins can dominate for most of the game and still have it come down to the last play. Game should have been over much earlier.

7. Best offensive game calling than I've seen in years from the Skins... Think they really shocked the Saints by having every play work so good in the first Qtr.

Number 6 is the only thing that bothers me. There must have been three times i felt safe only to start sweating again. I think kyle took his foot off the pedal way to early mainly our last drive with 1:30 run run run punt at end of half resulting in the blocked punt td You cant protect a 10 point lead against drew brees in the dome....ever.
Rg-3 talked about number 4 after the game. I was in a loud bar but thought he said the saints had figured it out and they started working the middle of the field than which led to more big plays. Hell you take awAy the blocked punt, the bad penalty by madieu williams and the very strange blown coverage where ( was it griffin?) that pulled back at like the ten yard line for some reason and that was a blowout. Game was so much worse than the score. Im goin to the cincy game and fully expect to be three and 0 driving back to new jersey with a big fat smile on my face.

[skinsfaninok]

This morning on espn they ranked the east and skins were all picked last and with about 6 wins

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

This morning on espn they ranked the east and skins were all picked last and with about 6 wins

I think they meant 6 loses

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

This morning on espn they ranked the east and skins were all picked last and with about 6 wins

Only 5 wins to go!

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Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

This morning on espn they ranked the east and skins were all picked last and with about 6 wins

In all fairness did any of us really think we were going to do what we did today. Not hoped or wished but actually thought it was going to happen. I felt like i was dreaming watching that game. Im still afraid im going to wake up on sunday sept 9th in the morning! Lol.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by punch it in

In all fairness did any of us really think we were going to do what we did today. Not hoped or wished but actually thought it was going to happen. I felt like i was dreaming watching that game. Im still afraid im going to wake up on sunday sept 9th in the morning! Lol.

I knew the skins would win, but the RGIII performance was much, much better than what I expected. I still say a 10-6 record and in the playoffs.

[Bushead]

I noticed two things that haven't been mentioned too much:

1) I have always believed a team becomes good when you start to not have just one good running back or one good WR, but you get a bunch of guys that do different things very well. It seems that Kyle has that kind of arsenal now: Helu can run a backdoor screen, you have a bruiser in Morris, Robinson has the speed, Garcon is physical and has some jets, Paulsen is a great blocker but can be snuck into formations, etc. And not to mention having the guy under certain have the athletic ability to roll, fake and the arm to make the throw.... yeesh.

Just making a one game comparison to the Gibbs 2.0. regime shows some positive signs. It use to be stack 8 in the box to take away Portis and then double Moss. You won't be able to do that with the athleticism on the field. It might end up being a pick your poison situation by the end of the season, and wouldn't that be sweet for a such an offensively starved team.

2) Man have there been some good finds in the past three drafts. Not including 1st or 2nd rounders, the skins had Riley, Helu, Gomes, Paul, Royster, Robinson, and Morris all contributing. It's good to see some of the later draft picks starting to make an effect on the game. Not to mention the good choices of Griffen, Williams and Kerrigan. It's hard not to believe that there won't be a couple surprises from this year's draft from later picks.

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Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I knew the skins would win, but the RGIII performance was much, much better than what I expected. I still say a 10-6 record and in the playoffs.

Wow really? Are you a betting man? We always play saints well in recent history but i cannot say that i knew we would win. I was mildly shocked actually. I will agree about rg3. Knew he would bd better than sexy rexy but i an still awe struck by some of those throws across his body that i saw. My God!

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by punch it in

Wow really? Are you a betting man? We always play saints well in recent history but i cannot say that i knew we would win. I was mildly shocked actually. I will agree about rg3. Knew he would bd better than sexy rexy but i an still awe struck by some of those throws across his body that i saw. My God!

This is what I've been saying is:

QB position is better than Grossman or Beck
OL is healthy and we've got depth after last years injuries and suspension
RB are young, fast and pretty good
WR is like night and day, new additions, Garcon, Morgan, Robinson, (still haven't seen Hankerson). Better than last year and many previous years.
TE same

DL Jarvis Jenkins is back, Cofield and Bowen have a year in the system
LB young, aggressive and very solid
DB/S also improved over last year although still a weakspot and thin on the backup spots due to injury.
ST same as last year, maybe better despite the blocked punt.

I've been saying this team is under rated, they lost many close games last year with Grossman and Beck, injuries and suspensions.

They'll be in the playoffs.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

This is what I've been saying is:

QB position is better than Grossman or Beck
OL is healthy and we've got depth after last years injuries and suspension
RB are young, fast and pretty good
WR is like night and day, new additions, Garcon, Morgan, Robinson, (still haven't seen Hankerson). Better than last year and many previous years.
TE same

DL Jarvis Jenkins is back, Cofield and Bowen have a year in the system
LB young, aggressive and very solid
DB/S also improved over last year although still a weakspot and thin on the backup spots due to injury.
ST same as last year, maybe better despite the blocked punt.

I've been saying this team is under rated, they lost many close games last year with Grossman and Beck, injuries and suspensions.

They'll be in the playoffs.

The Saints blitz more than any other team and RG3 was 8-9 against the blitz. That's how a good QB can help the O-line. Bad QBs who can't punish the blitz, like the ones we've had for years, invite more blitzing and make the O- line look worse than they actually are.

[Lotus]

We went into New Orleans and made the Saints our bitches. Take away a missed blocking assignment on a punt and the game wasn't even close.

Someone pinch me.

[Giantone]

Didn't get to watch the game but from the highlights Shannahan has everything running in the right direction,congratulations,great game.

[SmootSmack]

One other thing I forgot to mention. The radio broadcast is so much more enjoyable without Huff in the booth

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

One other thing I forgot to mention. The radio broadcast is so much more enjoyable without Huff in the booth

I live in new jersey so i never really hear redskin radio but for some reason i believe this.