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The Redskins Literally Did Everything Right to Beat the Saints
Posted on 9/13/12 at 9:49 am
Posted on 9/13/12 at 9:49 am
I've been in lurk mode on ST for a few months, but I wanted to make a few last points about the Skins game before moving on to Carolina.
This is no time to panic. Not only did the Saints lose last year's opener as well, but the Skins were able to pull off the exact blueprint to beat our team. Think about it, the Skins game was, in a nutshell, our last two playoff losses.
1) The O looked horrid- boneheaded mistakes, costly turnovers, and one dimensional (We never win when Drew has to throw over 50 times); yet we still put up 32 points. (Yes I realize 7 were a blocked punt, but Colston's fumble would have been another 7)
2) Pressure on Drew all day long = mistakes and no rhythm in our O. We excel when we control the tempo of the game and Washington wouldn't let us. Respect.
3) Spag's scheme will still take some time to flourish. I don't want to hear the argument that we don't have talent. We have talent, albeit much of it raw, on D from top to bottom. It doesn't help that our secondary is a bit depleted at the moment either.
The fact is, we got our asses kicked for 3 3/4 quarters, yet were STILL two long passes away from tying up the game. Our O remains as palpable as ever, and I believe Spags will get the D together. The Saints put up 32 points, and LOST. Just as we did in Seattle and San Fran. Last year's Rams game remains the only one in a long time that we actually got BEAT DOWN. Drew Brees still equals 9-11 wins.
I know Patty, Chad, Meateye, Blues, Breeses, et al will keep the faith. I encourage all tards to do the same.
This is no time to panic. Not only did the Saints lose last year's opener as well, but the Skins were able to pull off the exact blueprint to beat our team. Think about it, the Skins game was, in a nutshell, our last two playoff losses.
1) The O looked horrid- boneheaded mistakes, costly turnovers, and one dimensional (We never win when Drew has to throw over 50 times); yet we still put up 32 points. (Yes I realize 7 were a blocked punt, but Colston's fumble would have been another 7)
2) Pressure on Drew all day long = mistakes and no rhythm in our O. We excel when we control the tempo of the game and Washington wouldn't let us. Respect.
3) Spag's scheme will still take some time to flourish. I don't want to hear the argument that we don't have talent. We have talent, albeit much of it raw, on D from top to bottom. It doesn't help that our secondary is a bit depleted at the moment either.
The fact is, we got our asses kicked for 3 3/4 quarters, yet were STILL two long passes away from tying up the game. Our O remains as palpable as ever, and I believe Spags will get the D together. The Saints put up 32 points, and LOST. Just as we did in Seattle and San Fran. Last year's Rams game remains the only one in a long time that we actually got BEAT DOWN. Drew Brees still equals 9-11 wins.
I know Patty, Chad, Meateye, Blues, Breeses, et al will keep the faith. I encourage all tards to do the same.
Posted on 9/13/12 at 9:51 am to Kamtheman106
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I know Patty, Chad, Meateye, Blues, Breeses, et al will keep the faith. I encourage all tards to do the same.
frick that, i'm one loss away for tanking for bingo mingo. j/k
Posted on 9/13/12 at 10:19 am to Kamtheman106
quote:We don't have enough talent. Not enough to get out of the bottom 20's.
I don't want to hear the argument that we don't have talent.
Lofton and Greer the only real players on this D.
Posted on 9/13/12 at 12:02 pm to Kamtheman106
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I know Patty, Chad, Meateye, Blues, Breeses, et al will keep the faith
What about me,mon?
Posted on 9/13/12 at 1:11 pm to Kamtheman106
can use ya more around here OP to suppress the tard tide.
The everything right for Skins is very true. Combine that it took that with some major wrongs by the Saints and a loss is no surprise. The quality of this team is reflected in that it was as close as it was for how poorly they played.
Corrections must be made though or it will turn more on the team failures than opponents success.
My list is something like-
Win the turnover battle- even the casual fan knows it has to improve. -3 was not a good start
Reduce penalties- 12 for 107yds is almost exactly double the 2011 avg of 6.8 for 57yds
Diligence to ref calls- Payton learned restraint after starting his career as prolly too quick to challenge. Kromer might need nudging to be more aggressive. These refs look intimidated to me. They seem to fling a pass interference more often than not when a WR calls for one. Under the circumstances i'd put one staffer just to watch the refs, calls, and potential issues or adjustments.
Catches not drops- It looked like a season worth of drops in Week 1. Moore & Colston looked exceptional bad for their consistency standards.
Those 4 things are enough to turn a game like last week into a Saints 40+ win by over 2 TDs
The everything right for Skins is very true. Combine that it took that with some major wrongs by the Saints and a loss is no surprise. The quality of this team is reflected in that it was as close as it was for how poorly they played.
Corrections must be made though or it will turn more on the team failures than opponents success.
My list is something like-
Win the turnover battle- even the casual fan knows it has to improve. -3 was not a good start
Reduce penalties- 12 for 107yds is almost exactly double the 2011 avg of 6.8 for 57yds
Diligence to ref calls- Payton learned restraint after starting his career as prolly too quick to challenge. Kromer might need nudging to be more aggressive. These refs look intimidated to me. They seem to fling a pass interference more often than not when a WR calls for one. Under the circumstances i'd put one staffer just to watch the refs, calls, and potential issues or adjustments.
Catches not drops- It looked like a season worth of drops in Week 1. Moore & Colston looked exceptional bad for their consistency standards.
Those 4 things are enough to turn a game like last week into a Saints 40+ win by over 2 TDs
Posted on 9/13/12 at 1:48 pm to Kamtheman106
I doubt Washington plays a better game the rest of the year. Shanahan put together a good game plan to help RGIII get his sea legs underneath him and let him gain tons of confidence as the game wore on. I always say we are to pass happy, and with Sean gone, Brees, I believe, will try to break the record he set last year and a few more. He's got to show he deserves his new contract.
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