yeah but when your defense is on the field majority of the time . then that can be a problem

[QUOTE=Redskins_P]I saw on another website where that guy Houshmanzadeh called Taylor a punk for some reason. I think they had a little scuffle at the end of the game. Did anyone else hear this?[/QUOTE]

I heard the same thing, but don't know any details

The reason the d was weak in the first half was because we lost a major part of the d in griffin leaving with an injury

[QUOTE=diehardskin2982]The reason the d was weak in the first half was because we lost a major part of the d in griffin leaving with an injury[/QUOTE]


I was just about to mention that diehard. Did you guys see how much time Palmer had? He could've sat back there on a rocking chair.

Watching the D the first half, they seemed to lack a little fire out of the gate (the interception notwithstanding). I wouldn't be surprised if they just came out a little empty, nor would I blame them. Even without their "A" game the entire way they hold yet another opponent under 20 points.

Sorry, this one was all on the offense - sometimes you gotta be able to count on your teammates and Skins' D just can't do that. I can imagine that gets emotionally tiring at times.

Whats the latest news on Griffin?

[QUOTE=Skins4SB]Whats the latest news on Griffin?[/QUOTE]
I think he's having a MRI today and they'll go from there

griffin is having an mri today for some hip problem

Did everyone forget that our D caused 3 turnovers yesterday? They gave the offense opportunities, but nothing came out of it. You can't blame the D for that.

[QUOTE=Redskins_P]Did everyone forget that our D caused 3 turnovers yesterday? They gave the offense opportunities, but nothing came out of it. You can't blame the D for that.[/QUOTE]

That's a good point. They really could have taken advantage of that Walt Harris INT to build momentum going into halftime and they squandered that opportunity

The D did create some turnovers but Palmer carved them up pretty good for the most part, it was easily the worst the pass D has looked all year. To Cincy's credit they seemed to do a pretty good job in blitz pickups, and Palmer simply made some nice throws at times.

Any other offense could have turned those 3 turnovers into at least 9 -21 points. How deflating is it to every week give your offense the ball back only to have them go 3 and out? I wasn't surprised that they weren't as perky as they were previously. They seemed to perk up when Ramsey came in though.

If you look at the whole picture, momentum plays a huge part in how well our defense plays. The Bengals dominated in time of possession, which leaves our defense out on the field for a longer time. Our offense could not move the ball and Brunell had turned the ball over which caused the Bengals to have momentum to drive down the field and score. However, the upside is that the Redskins shut the Bengals' O down in the second half..not letting them score a single point. Again, it comes to our offense being so terrible right now. If our defense was scoring like the Colts, then 42-17 would reflect pretty well on our defense.

Terrible defense. No tackling, no pass rush, no covering. It's a miracle Cinci only had 17 points. To be fair though, Cinci did only get 17 points when all was said and done and this defense deserves the benefit of the doubt at least once. This defese has played well enough to be 9-0. With average or even slightly below average offense they would be 7-2.

with half the starters essentially out for the season (maybe more than half), the D is going to play bad sometimes... they had their worst half this week, but even without griffin, they were able to bounce back. I just hope it doesn't happen again...

btw, taylor had some great plays... can't wait till he's consistant...