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Banks got stabbed in the chest and is back...Finnegan's fists are nothing to him.

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[quote=Monkeydad;939657]Banks got stabbed in the chest and is back...Finnegan's fists are nothing to him.[/quote]reminded me of playing against northwood from baltimore in pop warner. field had broken glass/trash/dirt, they'd grab a handful and toss it into your face at the snap.

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Hi all

My very 1st post on the forum :)

IMO the form of Bradford for the Rams will determine the tempo at which they play. He had a good rookie year but then tailed of last and in Week 1 he looked half decent again.

OT: I am planning to come over from England to watch the 'skins against Baltimore at FedEx and need some help :) However i need more posts to open a thread....

HTTR!

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[quote=County;939662]Hi all

My very 1st post on the forum :)

IMO the form of Bradford for the Rams will determine the tempo at which they play. He had a good rookie year but then tailed of last and in Week 1 he looked half decent again.

OT: I am planning to come over from England to watch the 'skins against Baltimore at FedEx and need some help :) However i need more posts to open a thread....

HTTR![/quote]welcome to the warpath, hail

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I think we have to be careful with high expectations. The lions have a strong team and the rams almost beat them.Remember: the lions have stafford and Calvin Johnson on offense and a strong defensive line. Stafford needed a last minute td to win that game. I'd be happy if the redskins just win the game with RGIII looking good.

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Yeah, there are no "gimme" games in the NFL. Especially us. We don't even know from our victory if the Saints are really as good as they were last season, or if this is the year they take a nosedive.

We started 3-1 last season, then lost the next 6 games. That's the team we are until we prove everybody wrong.

I hope our team plays with the same urgency they had most of the first half, and we treat this game with the Rams as seriously as we would the Giants or Cowgirls. Hail!

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[quote=County;939662]Hi all

My very 1st post on the forum :)

IMO the form of Bradford for the Rams will determine the tempo at which they play. He had a good rookie year but then tailed of last and in Week 1 he looked half decent again.

OT: I am planning to come over from England to watch the 'skins against Baltimore at FedEx and need some help :) However i need more posts to open a thread....

HTTR![/quote]

Welcome to the Warpath! Once you settle in and get used to how it is around here, (as well as have the minimum amount of posts to open a thread), feel free to ask your question pertaining to coming to America to see the Redskins play Baltimore. A good place to discuss that topic would be the [URL="http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-meetup/"]Redskins Meetup[/URL] forum, which is where we usually discuss things like attending the game, ways to get there, advice for first-timers, etc. Please take note we have multiple forums for all different topics of discussion, not just the main Redskins board.

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[quote=County;939662]Hi all

My very 1st post on the forum :)

IMO the form of Bradford for the Rams will determine the tempo at which they play. He had a good rookie year but then tailed of last and in Week 1 he looked half decent again.

OT: I am planning to come over from England to watch the 'skins against Baltimore at FedEx and need some help :) However i need more posts to open a thread....

HTTR![/quote]


Welcome, gotta ask Shittie or UNITED supporter.

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Like I tell my soccer players, the teams you SHOULD beat worry me more than the ones that present a challenge. We cannot take this team for granted. They have been able to rattle us the last few years.

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[quote=TheSmurfs22;939700]Like I tell my soccer players, the teams you SHOULD beat worry me more than the ones that present a challenge. We cannot take this team for granted. They have been able to rattle us the last few years.[/quote]

Word. This time around though I spect to see us come out swinging. Many of our guys were there last year and will remember. Our QB is a natural born leader and winner. And...you know Mike will say all this to the guys better than I just did.

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[quote=County;939662]Hi all

My very 1st post on the forum :)

IMO the form of Bradford for the Rams will determine the tempo at which they play. He had a good rookie year but then tailed of last and in Week 1 he looked half decent again.

OT: I am planning to come over from England to watch the 'skins against Baltimore at FedEx and need some help :) However i need more posts to open a thread....

HTTR![/quote]

Welcome mate!

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[quote=TheSmurfs22;939700]Like I tell my soccer players, the teams you SHOULD beat worry me more than the ones that present a challenge. We cannot take this team for granted. They have been able to rattle us the last few years.[/quote]

Like I tell my kids at the second mile before we shower, its ...I kid, I kid (too soon?)

But seriously, these Rams always play us close. I remember that Zorn year we started 6-2 and Pete Kendall picked up a fumble and fumbled and OJ Atogwe ran it in for a TD, Rams won 19-17.

Then we played them again the next year under Zorn and won 9-7.

The year after that we played St. Louis in St. Louis in Shanahans first year, when Bradford was a rookie, and we had that game controlled, but then we allowed a backup RB to score on a poor tackling run and Josh Brown kicked 3 straight field goals and they whooped us 30-16. McNabb was our QB then of course.

And we have last year where we had Rex and we were in full control of the game, but let them get back into the game after being up 17-0, they scored 10 straight on us after 2 Rex int's, made it a close game, but we held on 17-10.

I know what you all are thinking 'Oh it was Rex' or 'oh it was Donovan' but keep in mind that the Rams have gotten better with a real head coach (no Aaron Kromer calling this weeks game) and they have a tougher team especially defensively adding Finnegan and Janoris Jenkins along with Kendall Langford (Brockers should he play this weekend) ROCKY McIntosh! JoLon Dunbar is solid. And of course they have Laurinatis who is experienced and just got resigned. Chris Long is a pro bowler, but I like Trents chances against him and I like RG3s chances of out running him. And the other DE is Robert Quinn whom we almost drafted last year.

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There's something different about this Redskins team as opposed to those other Redskins teams of the past three or four seasons. It's not that we have a young franchise quarterback. We now have better personnel all over both sides of the ball. The defense remains practically unchanged with the exception of a few veteran additions at key positions, but the offense is one to be reckoned with. I know it's just right after week 1, but the Redskins are ranked 1st in total offense in the NFL. To me, that's a ominous sign of more great things to come. And to think, this offense is capable of pointing up points now. I'd rather forget about the Redskins-Rams games of the recent past. Those Redskins teams are not as good as this 2012 one. These 2012 Redskins are already showing signs of the 1999 Redskins. The only difference is the 1999 Redskins had a very poor defense and the 2012 Redskins have a much superior defense.

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[url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/13/redskins-at-rams-5-questions/]Redskins at Rams: 5 Questions - Washington Times[/url]

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On offense, the Rams have a good QB and RB. There receiver situation reminds me of ours the last couple years - i.e. not good. Not a lot of YAC in this group. This is not a team that can win a shoot out, or, for that matter, is capable scoring tons of points. Scoring 20 points is a real chore for this offense. Much like it has been for ours in the past.

On defense, I admit I don't know much about them. Watched them on replay and absolutely nothing stood out to me. Finnegan is a name but I have never been impressed with him as anything more than an good not great CB - akin to Wilson, but not as good. It appears to me, the defense is better than their offense but doesn't have the speed to keep up with our skill players. They have a solid LB in Laurentitus (sp?) but also start McIntosh. Their DL seems to be their strength but even that is not overwhelming.

They appear to be playing more soundly under Fisher but I just don't see the talent or, more importantly, the speed. They will try, and won't quit - but, unlike years past, I just don't think they match up with us.

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James Laurinaitis has killed us in the past. He single-handedly beat us one year.

I don't think Rocky McIntosh's revenge game will affect us much though.

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Here is my observation from what the Lions tried to do. First the Lions only ran it 18 times, but Stafford had 48 pass attempts. That's 66 actual plays that counted not including penalties. That's 27% runs called and 73% passes. Way out of balance to me. Stafford also advertised some throws where those picks occured.

The Redskins on the other hand attempted 26 passes and ran it 43 times. Yes they were in the lead the whole game, but the point is the balance that had. Actually a 62% run verses 38% pass ratio is kind of 1960ish. Anyway the Skins are committed to running the ball more than the Lions and I figure that will wear on the Rams. Plus as others have mentioned, the Rams are not an offensively explosive team unless Jackson breaks one. If the Skins can put up 20-25 points again, I don't thing the Rams can match them.

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[quote=Monkeydad;940291]James Laurinaitis has killed us in the past. He single-handedly beat us one year.

I don't think Rocky McIntosh's revenge game will affect us much though.[/quote]rocky wants to be the hawk to james' animal

[YT]TY7kOEkpdXY[/YT]

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[quote=los panda;940312]rocky wants to be the hawk to james' animal

[YT]TY7kOEkpdXY[/YT][/quote]

That video is lame. Same footage shown over and over again.

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didn't even watch it, couldn't find one that just had the "aaaaaaaaaaaaaoooooohhhhhhhhhh what a rush". that's all i needed

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[quote=Monkeydad;940291]James Laurinaitis has killed us in the past. He single-handedly beat us one year.

[B]I don't think Rocky McIntosh's revenge game will affect us much though[/B].[/quote]


rocky's greatest contribution will be the redskins' playbook that he gives to the rams' staff

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[quote=imaskin4life;940351]rocky's greatest contribution will be the redskins' playbook that he gives to the rams' staff[/quote]

I don't think he ever received Haslett's playbook...he was still playing 4-3 the whole time he was here.

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[quote=Monkeydad;940375]I don't think he ever received Haslett's playbook...he was still playing 4-3 the whole time he was here.[/quote]

He played here under Haslett, he was here just last season and started 8 games

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[quote=Mattyk;940376]He played here under Haslett, he was here just last season and started 8 games[/quote]

He's joking, because Rocky sucked in the 3-4 because he was out of place thus why he said he's still in the 4-3.

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Yeah I caught that after I posted... too lazy to delete my comment

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[url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-playbook/0ap1000000062201/Playbook-Redskins-vs-Rams]NFL Videos: Playbook: Redskins vs. Rams[/url]

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[I]Mcnabb is just awful on that playbook. Please remove him.[/I]

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I hope Pierre is feeling good, if not I think our Z receiver, either Morgan or Hank, is in a favorable match up against the rookie CB. If we can match up our TE to their safeties and LB, thats another mismatch we should win.

I think anything less than 4 sacks by the Defense would be a disappointment. M Williams at free needs to show better than last game, and I expect Gomes to play closer to the line at least at first to stop Steven Jax. I think Reed could play more in 3, 2nd and short packages.

Shefter just tweeted that Garcon is not likely to play today.

[QUOTE=jbcjr14;940562]Shefter just tweeted that Garcon is not likely to play today.[/QUOTE]

Yeah thats pretty much been set in stone since yesterday i think. I say rest him against rams and let him be 100 percent by next week (or at least closer to it).

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So pumped about today's game. Decided to start Redskins Def., Alfred Morris, RG3 and possibly Robinson if Garcon doesn't play today. Last week I started Brady and Rodgers over RG3 in both of my leagues and lost both games by less than 3 points which RG3 would have won for me.

[QUOTE=natesurfn;940570]So pumped about today's game. Decided to start Redskins Def., Alfred Morris, RG3 and possibly Robinson if Garcon doesn't play today. Last week I started Brady and Rodgers over RG3 in both of my leagues and lost both games by less than 3 points which RG3 would have won for me.[/QUOTE]

So pumped bro! Started rg3 last week and of course this week too. Drivin around this morning up here in nj with my skins jersey on and feeling like a proud father. Lol. HTTR!

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[quote=punch it in;940571]So pumped bro! Started rg3 last week and of course this week too. Drivin around this morning up here in nj with my skins jersey on and feeling like a proud father. Lol. HTTR![/quote]

I know what you mean with the jersey, last weekend and this weekend I've worn the same skins gear. Not superstitious just cautious.

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The Rams will play hard. They don't want to start 0-2.

Jeff Fisher is a very good coach, so he'll get their defense ready for RGIII.

Hopefully, we have something new on offense to throw at them.

Our defense should be able to hold the Rams to 20 points.

The Skins players need to stay hungry. I don't think that the players will see this game as a walkover but, If they do, I would be concerned about the entire season.

If the Skins play well in this game and win it, this game should be a momentum builder.

Bottom line, I think the Rams are going to scare us but we'll win 23-20 with a late FG after the Rams tie the game with a 4th Qtr TD. This will be the first time that RGIII leads the Skins to a 4th Qtr comeback win.

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I honestly beleive that Griffen has the leadership skills to keep our team focused. He is a winner, and thats what he will pass along to our team. Like Tebow but with real talent.

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Garcon is out? That sucks....
I guess we are going to find out a little more about Hankerson and whether Moss can still get open. Maybe Morgan is the man today....

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[quote=jbcjr14;940562]Shefter just tweeted that Garcon is not likely to play today.[/quote]

I hope they start with Robinson at the X and dont move Moss outta the slot. Shanny's got Robinson confidence up and needs to keep it there by starting him. If Robinson brings his A game today, the falloff could be minimal.

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Robinson did a nice job last week. I'm sure he will today too.

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[quote=Bucket;940447][I]Mcnabb is just awful on that playbook. Please remove him.[/I][/quote]


He was, and I'm not saying that because I think he's a egotistical douche bag either. Sterling Sharpe on the other hand is great. Also, McNabb needs to see a tailor to fix that suit.

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According to Schefter Aldrick will get the start. Link on ESPN.com