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I know it's pre-season, but we have a history of allowing these. Tonight, we allowed two more third and forevers to be successful. One we were bailed out on because of a recovered fumble, but I'm extremely worried when I see a team not learn its lessons. I don't think I've ever seen a team give up 3rd and twenty something as regularly as the 'skins do. That play should almost never happen. I think the 'skins have about a fifty percent failure rate.
Now, like anyone who watched John Madden growing up I learned to hate the prevent defense, but there is something about Haslett's nature which is just so hyper agressive that he allows these plays and allows them to be made easily. I understand cornerbacks being on an island, but why not an island chain every so often... and keep them in the same hemisphere as the team's playmakers?
Other than that, I thought we played sloppily yesterday. Way too many missed tackles and guys waiting for the other guy to make the play. Too many times we had guys surrounded in the running game and the short passing game in which they escaped for a big gain. It makes me wonder if the D was too full of itself.
On the qb stuff, just because how can a thread exist without mention of our qb situation. I was actually kind of glad to see RGIII struggle and make mistakes. The first game was too easy for him. It's good that he got an ugly fumble yesterday and some moments on tape that can be criticized. Like most, I was pleased to see Cousins play well. No, there's no qb controversy, but it does appear that he can be a good player. That's important esp. when your D... which should be the backbone of the team likes giving up backbreakers.
The inability of our D to force a punt at third and 21 or to make the gimme interceptions will mean that we can never put a team away. With an o line as weak as ours that's a very dangerous thing.
Lastly, we had thirty six million reasons that we couldn't upgrade the lines or the secondary and it kind of shows. I thought the line looked better the previous week with the rooks getting earlier burn. We'll have to find some combo that works because even though we were unfairly hamstrung by a crooked league, the games still have to be played.
It was only one pre-season snapshot, but some of the images were ones we've seen before and that is something to be concerned about.
Now, like anyone who watched John Madden growing up I learned to hate the prevent defense, but there is something about Haslett's nature which is just so hyper agressive that he allows these plays and allows them to be made easily. I understand cornerbacks being on an island, but why not an island chain every so often... and keep them in the same hemisphere as the team's playmakers?
Other than that, I thought we played sloppily yesterday. Way too many missed tackles and guys waiting for the other guy to make the play. Too many times we had guys surrounded in the running game and the short passing game in which they escaped for a big gain. It makes me wonder if the D was too full of itself.
On the qb stuff, just because how can a thread exist without mention of our qb situation. I was actually kind of glad to see RGIII struggle and make mistakes. The first game was too easy for him. It's good that he got an ugly fumble yesterday and some moments on tape that can be criticized. Like most, I was pleased to see Cousins play well. No, there's no qb controversy, but it does appear that he can be a good player. That's important esp. when your D... which should be the backbone of the team likes giving up backbreakers.
The inability of our D to force a punt at third and 21 or to make the gimme interceptions will mean that we can never put a team away. With an o line as weak as ours that's a very dangerous thing.
Lastly, we had thirty six million reasons that we couldn't upgrade the lines or the secondary and it kind of shows. I thought the line looked better the previous week with the rooks getting earlier burn. We'll have to find some combo that works because even though we were unfairly hamstrung by a crooked league, the games still have to be played.
It was only one pre-season snapshot, but some of the images were ones we've seen before and that is something to be concerned about.