We won!!!!!!!!!! (Redskins vs. Raiders Post Game Thread)

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Just curious....what's our offense in converting 3rd downs? Or scoring? We had 3 points at halftime against Oakland.

3rd down we rank 26th in the NFL completing 32% of our third downs.

Scoring we rank 14th

[los panda]

oh yeah, and hats off to amerson.

i think it was ronde barber who made the comment on how amerson hadn't played well in the first 3 games; i disagree. i think he's played exceptionally well, sure he's been beat a time or two - but he has impressed me.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by los panda

oh yeah, and hats off to amerson.

i think it was ronde barber who made the comment on how amerson hadn't played well in the first 3 games; i disagree. i think he's played exceptionally well, sure he's been beat a time or two - but he has impressed me.

Ronde Barber has to be one of the worst commentators there is. He is hard to listen to. And Stockton, couldn't even say Orakpo...they make a great team...

[BaltimoreSkins]

So we may have a great pass rush or people are passing on us at a higher rate thus giving more sack opportunities.

[scowan]

This division is so bad that 8-8 might actually win it with Division tie-breakers. The Redskins are already 0-1 in the division department, but let's face it, no one from the NFC East is going to be a Wildcard team, so the Division title is the only way to make the playoffs. At this point 8-8 and not winning the division would be a great year after starting 0-3.

At least it seems or feels like the Redskins are improving the last couple of weeks while the rest of the divsion is staying the same or getting worse, but they have to find a way to start faster. Geez, this team can not get out of the gate at all this year.

[los panda]

i think spurrier would be a great fit in ny

[CRedskinsRule]

I would like to think, and of course only the Skins can prove this, that we have been playing near about as bad as possible, and that our ceiling is higher than the rest of the division, the team just needs a collective reset. Hopefully the bye week with a win going into it, provides that. I still think our offense is on par with the best, but they haven't shown it, and that our defense is more middle of the pack, but again they haven't shown it.

2 weeks to mull it all over.

[los panda]

and good time for morris to get hurt, bruised ribs could/should(?) be back for dallas.

[12thMan]

It's good to finally get a win and see some guys step up. I'm not sure what's going on with Robert, but he still doesn't like "right" and not just talking about his knee. He looks hesitant on some throws, missed a few he'd normally nail. I think/hope he'll fight through whatever he needs to. I think we'll see the old RG3 before the season's over.

London will blow up a running back for a loss, then whiff on a tackle or get toasted in coverage the following play. Can't imagine Nick Barnett being a downgrade at this point. Let the guy play.

If we win in Dallas, it's a brand new season.

[skinsfaninok]

we actually had Detroit (who is a top 10 team) beat last week if it wasn't for that fumble and dropped TD. I really think we can win 8-9 games and that would probably get us the east title again. Dallas is the only threat to us

[JoeRedskin]

The defense needs to stop missing tackles - that alone would improve the D by 10-20%.

The offense is still sluggish and simply not back to what it was during last year's seven game streak. In part, that is b/c (IMHO) they simply haven't been making opposing defenses play honest. Blitzing the Skins does not get teams burnt like it seemed to last year and, to me, that is on the receivers and line as much as RGIII.

I am really happy we won yesterday ... really! At the same time, that performance is simply not going to cut it against the Cowboys, Bears or (god-almighty) the Broncos. (our next three games).

If we come out of the next for games 2-2, I will be both pleased and somewhat stunned.

[SFREDSKIN]

The one thing I've noticed that is killing the defense, when a everyone is sent to rush the passer, the middle is wide open with no one around to protect a screen pass and big plays occur against the skins

[skinsfaninok]

^ yeah but where have those guys been all season? Helu had a good game yesterday but he needs to be consistent. Hank is ok but not scary and Fred Davis has been a no show all season. Pats have Tom Brady and he's already played with no name guys plenty of times in his day. If Griffin had talent around him like Dallas does he would be killing it.

[MTK]

I don't think we have a talent issue at all. Griffin is adjusting to becoming a drop back passer and it's going to take some time especially coming off an injury with no reps all offseason. Last year with the read option he was making pretty simple reads and had guys running wide open. The offense is in a bit of a transition.

The defense is still the bigger concern to me.

[Chico23231]

I think its coaching and lack of it with Kyle. RG3 is coming off injury and I guess the O is in transition if thats what we are going to call it, but we gotta be better prepared to play in the first half. Kyle needs to have the offense ready to go.

We cant 3 and out, 3-4 times in the first half with our defense, its killing the team.

Our Oline isnt playing as well last year imo. They get stronger as the game goes on it seems, but we need earlier results from this unit.