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The thing that stood out to me in the second half was the fact that the team fought back-hard. They came back from what seemed like an insurmountable deficit to make an honest serious game of it. That, to me, bodes well for the future. Did the Eagles just slack off with a big lead-possibly, but why didn't they adjust when it became apparent we were outplaying them in the second half? Were they too tired-or were we just playing at a level they couldn't adjust to? I think that's something to consider.
Sure, as tshile pointed out, we didn't have any idea what the Eagles were going to do at the start, like Zorn's early success early in 2008. They'll probably get figured out, we were just the first to face that uncertainty. Add to that the rust, the lack of preseason participation by Griff and Morris. Possibly a strategic miscalculation by Shanahan but to what extent is questionable.
A caveat here, in a preseason that seemed filled with season ending injuries to major players throughout the league, can you completely blame Shanahan for not wanting to risk injuring RG3 in the preseason? If that had happened the Redskins fanbase would have had the tar and feathers in place in 24 hours. I'm not trying to completely excuse Shanahan just saying there are understandable reasons for why he might have taken that position.
I saw more of the Redskins I expected to see in that second half. Is all the rust gone? Doubtful. Is RG3 really hampered in his passing by that knee? I'm thinking that may be possible but time will tell. Was his lack of rushing a result of caution on his part, the coaching staff, both?
These are some of the questions I'm waiting to observe the answers to emerge.
But that second half told me one thing. This team will not roll over-for anybody-no matter the score. They will fight back.
Right now I will say that any team having a lead on the Redskins making the assumption that they have the game well in hand will be making a mistake.
Things will get better.
Sure, as tshile pointed out, we didn't have any idea what the Eagles were going to do at the start, like Zorn's early success early in 2008. They'll probably get figured out, we were just the first to face that uncertainty. Add to that the rust, the lack of preseason participation by Griff and Morris. Possibly a strategic miscalculation by Shanahan but to what extent is questionable.
A caveat here, in a preseason that seemed filled with season ending injuries to major players throughout the league, can you completely blame Shanahan for not wanting to risk injuring RG3 in the preseason? If that had happened the Redskins fanbase would have had the tar and feathers in place in 24 hours. I'm not trying to completely excuse Shanahan just saying there are understandable reasons for why he might have taken that position.
I saw more of the Redskins I expected to see in that second half. Is all the rust gone? Doubtful. Is RG3 really hampered in his passing by that knee? I'm thinking that may be possible but time will tell. Was his lack of rushing a result of caution on his part, the coaching staff, both?
These are some of the questions I'm waiting to observe the answers to emerge.
But that second half told me one thing. This team will not roll over-for anybody-no matter the score. They will fight back.
Right now I will say that any team having a lead on the Redskins making the assumption that they have the game well in hand will be making a mistake.
Things will get better.
