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Oops

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:52:18 PST

Whoa.

My last post was a while ago. Anyways, Happy New Year to anyone who still wants to hear it. My last post was about the gloom and doom about how the Redskins season was starting to fall apart. Well, we all know the results. Start off 6-2 but finish the season 8-8. The Rams game came back to haunt them, as expected. I know I’m sounding like a know-it-all, but the Redskins played really poor football at times during the season. Even when they won, it was real ugly. The Browns game immediately comes to mind. The Seattle game was another one that made me a little sick. How poorly can a team play before it begins to cost them? Towards the end of the season, two teams, the Ravens and the Steeelers, proved that poor football at any point in a game will cost you. The team had some good wins though. Going 3-3 in the NFC East is an accomplishment, even if it is .500. Sweeping the Eagles was no easy thing to do. Beating the Cowboys, dysfunction and all, was also a good win. Considering the Redskins beat the Cardinals as well meant that the team had enough heart to beat playoff teams

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Analysis- Redskins v Giants Week 13

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:31:16 PST

This loss hurt. Its as simple as that really. The Redskins didn't come out with the fire that was seen earlier this season. Instead, what I witnessed was a team that plays with absolutely no urgency when needed. I also saw a team that was dominated from start to finish. I saw the defense play average at best. The offense, which hasn't really taken shape this season, looked as if it were still in Week 2 of the Preseason. Coupled with the lack of halftime adjustments and overall poor playcalling, I saw a team that just did not compete. At this point in the season, that is pitiful.

The defense did not play well. For most of the game, Eli Manning looked like Peyton at his best. Though the defense was able to stop the run early, the Giants came out with a simple plan: let Eli beat them. The Redskins had the same idea, except that they couldn't get to Eli. Any QB can look good if he doesn't have to worry about a pass rush. Eli is a real good QB. And frankly, he looked like a great QB. Smoot giving up the early touchdown deflated the defense. Carlos' playing 10 yards off the receiver made things even easier for the Giants. With all this being said, the defense played well enough to win.

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Damn Redskins

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:16:02 PST

I'm just going to say how annoyed I am about the skins losing again. At some point, I need to feel confident about my team. Instead, their 7-5, which is a difference from 6-2. In fact, winning two out of the past four games would've be significant. Now, they have to win their final four games, no matter what. Even then, they would need help. Of course, Dallas has to lose to at least two games. The NFC South.... well, that will have to wait for a little bit. The NFC South scares me because of the potential for them to have three teams get in. Anyways, the Skins shot themselves in the foot and possibly cost themselves a chance at the playoffs. If this is the case, changes will have to be made in terms of personnel.

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