Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,
You know Al - not every thing I post is about or directed towards you
Thats the 2nd or 3rd time in a couple weeks you've responded as if I were.
That comment is directed at the Twitter mob that attacks anyone who says anything that might suggest a player may be wholly or partly to blame and that not every ****ing wrong in this world is brought on by the Redskins front office.
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Boone....I never assume your comments are directed at me. You made a comment on Allen directed at a group of people that involved Allen. I don't even have a twitter account - I'll forgo the reasons why
I took advantage of the opportunity to leverage the comment.
To review the bidding: I posted early on were TW really focused on medical issues he'ld be with the team now as that is a better position to fix things - from the inside. I agree it's about money from a person who has made a ton of it.
The team appears to want to play tough. At this point, I don't really care what the FO does about TW. I want to see good football and wins, at the very least, against NFCE rivals. I apologize if the patience level is pegging at empty - and therefore a drag on the psyche of the more forward looking. To address the obvious comeback: one doesn't jump ship...one demands performance and holds leadership accountable. Pre-season or not, that stadium looked wildly empty last night. I heard some stats yesterday on the radio that the Skins have had some of the worst stats in the league with attendance percentages populated by fans from opposing teams - I'm not alone in this. Now is the time to keep the pressure on....not throttle back.
You and others have pointed to improvements. I agree there is potential. However, until woven into an actual team that executes and succeeds it's still samo samo in my mind. I tune in every game. From where I sit the team has gotten younger and faster. It seems as though it has, overall, better athletes. But there's no "there" there. In my mind, Haskins has plateaued - for the moment. I knew from the git-go that this was going to be the case given his one year of college starting experience. Keenum will get in there, move the team, but toss a bunch of picks as well - that's his track record. Haskins, IMO, will be in the starting line-up sometime before the mid-point of the season. There are things he has done that have been fun to watch. O verall, I find it difficult to sustain interest because of all the missed opportuntities that trace to his growth curve - in particular consistency, fundamentals and execution under pressure. It's frustrating that a decent defense may very well be wasted because the offense has no identifiable stand-outs, no identity, no threats opposing defenses have to account for (maybe AP/Guice - we'll see; it's easy to stuff the box if there is no real passing threat). I understand pre-season is limitted in terms of goals. Just the same, what we've seen repeats the past - an offense that can't score; no passing game because the wideouts don't execute; QBs constantly under pressure; questionable o-line depth; "what are they thinking" coaching.
As for Brudan......you know the theme...so let's press.
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