Even though kirk handled it fine today (and he did) I don't want him to be counted on to throw it 46 times a game. That's not who we are supposed to be as a team.
Yes, we won. I know it. We won with him throwing. But that isn't smart to make the norm, I feel.
My friend, with all due respect, I really think you don't really recognize what happened in today's game:
1. The Eagles had 1 of the best run defenses in the league going in to this game.
2. Clearly the Eagles' defensive game plan was to stop the run at all costs and make Cousins, who was very much off in the Giants game, beat them. I'm sure they thought they could force Cousins into a couple turnovers which could have been the difference in the game.
3. The Redskins in no way gave up on the run. In fact, they kept going back to it even after it got stuffed over and over again. I have been very hard on Gruden's play calling this season, but I got to hand it to him, he stuck with the run with Morris on that final drive when we all thought we would have to throw the ball on every down. You have cited Cousin's 46 throws, but you haven't mentioned the fact that the Redskins ran the ball 31 times. You can't say a team gave up on the run when the run it 30+ times. Giving up on the run is running it 17 times, which is what the Eagles did today. The Redskin ran a whopping 78 plays today which is a lot, compared to the Eagles 58 plays. That is a winning recipe, and had the Skins had less boneheaded penalties and coverage breakdowns they would have won easily.
4. There is no denying that Cousins had a fantastic game, and was absolutely clutch on the final drive. I know how bummed you are about RG3, and I have to give you that I have wondered more than once this season how RG3 would look with the kind of protection Cousins has enjoyed this season, but there is no denying that Cousins was the freakin man today. The Eagles forced him to beat them, and that's exactly what he did.
5. You need not fret about the Redskins getting away from what they are. Gruden is committed to the run. He proved that today. But teams know that, and are going to try to force Cousins to beat them. What he did today goes a long way towards keeping defenses honest against the Skins for the rest of the season. Getting DJax back, hopefully soon, will also be a huge boost with that, and will really help the running/play action game.
This was a HUGE win for Cousins and the whole team. The NFC is wide open an the Skins are in the race. They are getting some great play from both lines. They still have some serious issues they are dealing with, like coverage and dumbass penalties, but if they can get that cleaned up, they have a good chance of winning the division.
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