I hope we show up monday night, I don't think it will be a close game. Either we kick their ass, or we get stomped.
Good thing we dont face the Jaguars because I'm sure we'd trail them by 20+ at the half as well.
I hope we show up monday night, I don't think it will be a close game. Either we kick their ass, or we get stomped.
Have you guys been watching San Fran this year? Their defense is not the monster it was...still good but they don't dominate like they did the past few years. Crapernick is not a very good QB. He could pose problems because of his mobility though. The only real threat the have that scares the daylights out of me is Boldin...the Freak is not so freakish anymore. Gore will get some yardage but we've been decent at stopping power backs...it's the quick slashers that kill us. I ain't skeer'd. They are 6-4 for a reason.
Had you been watching Minnesota this year before we played them? We should have destroyed them, but we didn't. We should have beaten Philly x 2, but we didn't. We should have beaten Dallas, but we didn't. We should be 7-3, but here we sit at 3-7. And you think we have a snowball's chance in hell on Monday night? I'll have what you're having!
If we play to our strengths (we do have some), eliminate some of the mistakes, and play a full 60 minutes we can compete with and beat most opponents. That's a lot of ifs, but to say we have no chance is overstating it. We definitely are capable of winning. Whether we show up or not - who knows. But the snowball rolling down the mountain has to stop somewhere.
I keep hoping one of the vets (Fletcher, Moss, shoot I'd settle for DHall) screams a little before Monday night about people getting their act together. Perhaps it would at least wake them up
"Mike Glennon is so far more advanced than RGIII playing NFL quarterback that it's not even close," Cosell told WFHS-FM in Tampa this week. "They shouldn't even be in the same discussion."
Hate to say it, but I don't find that too preposterous, right now. Now if anyone thinks they should choose Glennon over Griff long term, then yeah, pass the bong. But Griff has been off all year, and I went and watched the game from Sunday on DVR this week and he was terrible last weekend. I haven't watched one TB game this year (has anyone?), and I wouldn't know Mike Gelnnon if he walked in with a nametag that said, Hi, I'm Mike Glennon, but it is not inconceivable to me that he is playing the QB position better than Robert right now.
Again, if this is a long term discussion, then... yeah. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
With the caveat that I'm extrapolating from a limited data set here: Rushing three defenders when the offense is in a desperate long-yardage situation is quite possibly the dumbest thing football coaches do, save perhaps rote punts on fourth-and-millimeters. Any college or pro quarterback worth his salt can make a long toss if you don't harass him.
Not really a Redskins thought, more of a random football thought.
Deadspin article on what most football fans know already - going prevent is for SUCKERS.
A Three-Man Front Is A Late-Game Defensive Formation For Suckers
A three man rush on third-and-ten maybe. But on a hail mary? Sorry, I have no problem with a three man rush there. Did the writer actually use the top ten hail marys of all time to prove that hail marys work when the defenses rush three? That's insanely stupid.
Yes, on a hail mary. The point is defensible IMO - when given time, QBs at this level (EDIT: college and above) can get off a perfect pass every time. Might as well just drop 9 or 10 into coverage, because your 3-down linemen are essentially useless. You're effectively making your defense only 8 guys.
EDIT: And yes, he used one youtube commenter's top 10 of all time. Of course the Hail Mary's that work are going to be perfect examples of his point, because most of them were up against 3-man fronts. How many of those would have been prevented with a pass-rush?
A hail marry requires the WR's to get down field. Rushing 3 gives the QB time. Rush 5 and go after him. Hurry the throw.
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