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this team could easily be 0-3 and is lucky the Chargers, Eagles and Cowboys are scheduled for later in the season.
because this team was dominated by the Lions today. there were no fluke plays, no tipped interceptions for a late touchdown or a bomb that cost the Redskins the game.
midway through the fourth quarter it was 19-7 Detroit and could have been worse if Stafford had hit Robinson on two key throws in Redskins territory.
the Redskins are in fact what they appear to be, a psychologically fragile team that does not handle adversity well and at the same time has an undercurrent of players with mileage on their bodies which leads to annual attrition from the roster.
so where do the Redskins go from here? where is the anchor?
it's certainly not Zorn. you don't go for a fourth down play in the first quarter because you are then telegraphing to our team that you don't have confidence in them to either get back down there or to stop the other team on defense.
you kick the 3 points and then turn to Blache and the defense and tell them to go out and earn their paychecks.
Zorn's panic though is translating straight through to the players.
The question is whether the team should be this fragile?
Ideally, the answer is no. But while the Redskins have added some players who have individual talent in Haynesworth and Hall, there are few identified vocal leaders on this team, guys that hold their teammates accountable for their performances.
And when Zorn shows his public lack of confidence in his quarterback (first quarter) and defense, that only adds to the burden for this fragile club.
The good news is that most of the injuries don't appear that serious, nobody was lost for the season.
At the same time, until somebody in this organization steps up and accepts responsibility for the fiasco and promises to fix it, expect more of the same.
Notice that Bill Parcells and Bill Bellichick teams don't have players that are spending time arguing with fans on Twitter or crying about media scrutiny on TV interviews.
At the same time I have seen Parcells step up after a bad loss and accepting responsibility and saying 'We as an organization stunk today' and 'one way or another we are going to get things fixed here, that I can promise you'.........
Who is doing that here?
Notice Jim Zorn has not done that. In the presser he was still defending his playcalling on fourth down instead of focusing on the larger issue of coming out flat and losing to a team that last won in 2007.
DC Greg Blache simply went out and said the Redskins should congratulate Matt Stafford on a nice game.
Isn't anyone around here ever going to say the buck stops with them?
Until that happens don't expect things to get better.
because this team was dominated by the Lions today. there were no fluke plays, no tipped interceptions for a late touchdown or a bomb that cost the Redskins the game.
midway through the fourth quarter it was 19-7 Detroit and could have been worse if Stafford had hit Robinson on two key throws in Redskins territory.
the Redskins are in fact what they appear to be, a psychologically fragile team that does not handle adversity well and at the same time has an undercurrent of players with mileage on their bodies which leads to annual attrition from the roster.
so where do the Redskins go from here? where is the anchor?
it's certainly not Zorn. you don't go for a fourth down play in the first quarter because you are then telegraphing to our team that you don't have confidence in them to either get back down there or to stop the other team on defense.
you kick the 3 points and then turn to Blache and the defense and tell them to go out and earn their paychecks.
Zorn's panic though is translating straight through to the players.
The question is whether the team should be this fragile?
Ideally, the answer is no. But while the Redskins have added some players who have individual talent in Haynesworth and Hall, there are few identified vocal leaders on this team, guys that hold their teammates accountable for their performances.
And when Zorn shows his public lack of confidence in his quarterback (first quarter) and defense, that only adds to the burden for this fragile club.
The good news is that most of the injuries don't appear that serious, nobody was lost for the season.
At the same time, until somebody in this organization steps up and accepts responsibility for the fiasco and promises to fix it, expect more of the same.
Notice that Bill Parcells and Bill Bellichick teams don't have players that are spending time arguing with fans on Twitter or crying about media scrutiny on TV interviews.
At the same time I have seen Parcells step up after a bad loss and accepting responsibility and saying 'We as an organization stunk today' and 'one way or another we are going to get things fixed here, that I can promise you'.........
Who is doing that here?
Notice Jim Zorn has not done that. In the presser he was still defending his playcalling on fourth down instead of focusing on the larger issue of coming out flat and losing to a team that last won in 2007.
DC Greg Blache simply went out and said the Redskins should congratulate Matt Stafford on a nice game.
Isn't anyone around here ever going to say the buck stops with them?
Until that happens don't expect things to get better.
I see where Cooley, Fletcher,