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Redskins coach Jay Gruden said he's hopeful that Chris Culliver will play Sunday after missing the past two days of practice with a leg injury. "We are confident he'll feel better tomorrow," Gruden said.

- John Keim

that sucks. we will need all hands on deck come sunday.

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Damn, now Cully? nothing goes right for us.

Changes the game if he's out

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[quote=30gut;1123578]Damn, now Cully? nothing goes right for us.

[B]Changes the game if he's out[/B][/quote]

Really? You must see more in him than I have. I'm not impressed so far.

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[quote=RedskinJake;1123580]Really? You must see more in him than I have. I'm not impressed so far.[/quote]

I agree with 30.

What don't you like?

He has been our best corner by far. Hasn't missed many tackles and it seems like the opposing QBs have avoided him.

He might not be elite but he is by far the best we have.

Our other CBs aren't even close to him to be candid.

When we have the depth that we currently have, and a legit starter goes out, it's a huge deal.

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Culliver is ok nothing special reminds me of Carlos.

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[quote=DYoungJelly;1123581]I agree with 30.

What don't you like?

He has been our best corner by far. Hasn't missed many tackles and it seems like the opposing QBs have avoided him.

He might not be elite but he is by far the best we have.

Our other CBs aren't even close to him to be candid.

When we have the depth that we currently have, and a legit starter goes out, it's a huge deal.[/quote]

I will add this. Maybe I'm not seeing as much as I'd like because they are avoiding his side of the field but I hate the jawing, I hate the penalties he brings, I hate that he reminds me of DHall before he learned to just shut up and play. I think he's bad news. We need him but he wasn't the kind of signing I thought of with Scot.

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We need Culliver out there on the worst way. We are so thin all across the roster but especially in the secondary.

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[url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25324126/redskins-eagles-to-be-played-on-sunday-wont-be-postponed]Eagles-Redskins to be played this weekend, won't be postponed - CBSSports.com[/url]

Looks like they're gonna play it.

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Zero excuses for the team to come out look unprepared this weekend. Jay better have his shit together and the team ready at home after a long week. I fully expect a win.

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I just want them to look competitive. This year is more about looking competitive. This is not a playoff team. We're still probably looking at 4-5 wins.

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I say 7 wins the east is bad and I believe 8-8 gets the job done I just don't see us a 500 team right now. Most likely the Cowboys will take it when romo and dez get back

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a little help please

I need to drive past Fed EX field on Sunday at 11 am, going from Georgia Ave to Southern PG county. How bad can I expect traffic to be ?

Thanks

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Culliver is by far the best corner we have imo. nothing can be set in stone after 2 games but ...

Hes like a more talented Breeland. Aggressive, natural instincts, doesnt find himself out of position too often.

Just hasnt had a int or big play yet. Havent heard his name called a lot for the 2 games he played which is kinda a good thing for corners.

I just worry that his play and the way he throws his body around, he wont last 16 games.

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[quote=Irrefutable;1123606]a little help please

I need to drive past Fed EX field on Sunday at 11 am, going from Georgia Ave to Southern PG county. How bad can I expect traffic to be ?

Thanks[/quote]

Take georgia ave towards DC and then take a cut over like east west hwy or if your going to capitol heights, just take georgia ave all the way down towards union station/capitol area.

I imagine philly fans will also be coming 95 south so that merge at 495 all the way to Arena drive etc should be avoided.

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I think our offense from the Miami and Rams games is much better suited to win a bad weather game then an Eagles offense that still hasn't found its rhythm.

This is a very winnable game in my view.

I hope our banged up guys can show.

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[quote=over the mountain;1123607][B]Culliver is by far the best corner we have imo.[/B] nothing can be set in stone after 2 games but ...

Hes like a more talented Breeland. Aggressive, natural instincts, doesnt find himself out of position too often.

Just hasnt had a int or big play yet. Havent heard his name called a lot for the 2 games he played which is kinda a good thing for corners.

I just worry that his play and the way he throws his body around, he wont last 16 games.[/quote]

Culliver not practicing again today. Not looking good for Sunday.......

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[quote=skinsfan69;1123604]I just want them to look competitive. This year is more about looking competitive. This is not a playoff team. We're still probably looking at 4-5 wins.[/quote]

competitive, prepared....thats on the HC and the staff

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[quote=Chico23231;1123620]competitive, prepared....thats on the HC and the staff[/quote]

And I think they will be. They were against the Giants. We're just short on talent right now. I'd probably expect Philly to win a close game.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1123622]And I think they will be. They were against the Giants. We're just short on talent right now. I'd probably expect Philly to win a close game.[/quote]

they werent prepared against the Giants. not at all

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[quote=Chico23231;1123623]they werent prepared against the Giants. not at all[/quote]

bad breaks, bounces and penalties just killed any rhythm imo.

of course, luck and good bounces take a lot of practice.

the penalties are starting to really piss me off.

playing the what if game for the 1st quarter:

- what if reed wasnt called for PI on that 3rd and 2 on our first drive and the 20 plus yard pass to thompson stood?

- what if we didnt have that off setting penalty on that first punt attempt where jennings was called for contacting the punter, forcing us to replay down and then jennings does block the punt?


imo, its hard to take too much from the Giants game other than:

- cousins was uncharacteristically inaccurate
- jones may have a ball security problem
- ross may be our answer our return man

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We lack serious depth and talent in key positions. Luckily, the Eagles do to. We have had some really good game plans the first two weeks.

Thursday on a short week exposed our lack of talent and depth. So I look for us to bounce back and run the ball well in a rain filled game.

Redskins 33
Eagles 17

I'm also counting on Bradford to throw a few bad balls that get tipped for INT. He has small baby hands and the rain should be a factor.

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I'm predicting a smack down. We really put it to Philly this weekend in all phases. They get some garbage points in the end to make it look closer than it is when Dirty Sanchez comes in for an injured Sam.

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[quote=Chico23231;1123623]they werent prepared against the Giants. not at all[/quote]Yup and/or their plan was flawed.

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There is just no way we score 33 points unless we get a td or 2 from the defense plus the rain could be intense. I'd expect like a 17 14 game or even 13 10 ish

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[quote=30gut;1123628]Yup and/or their plan was flawed.[/quote]

I think the PLAYERS were flawed. Not the plan.

To me it looked like their guys made plays and ours didn't. Bleeland was in position to make a play but didn't. Their wr's were better and beat him twice for TD's.

Their RB bull rushed our rb and blocked the punt. He was in position to block the guy, but didn't/couldn't cause their guy was better.

Manning didn't turn the ball over, KC did, twice. Plus KC missed a couple of TD's. KC was ready to play, no one prepares more than he does, but at this stage Eli is just better. He didn't miss his TD opportunities, KC did.

Where was Kerrigan and Hatcher? No sacks or pressures.

We could not run the ball cause their linemen were pushing ours around in the run game.

None of their Rb's fumbled the ball out of the end zone.

I think we'll see more of the same Sunday. Close game but do we have enough playmakers on the field to win the game???

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The Eagles will have good field position all day because we will punt away from Proles and our team doesn't get sacks.
This is going to be a difficult game but I think bad weather helps us out since we are the better running team.
Sproles will be a problem. Robinson can keep him contained.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1123630]I think the PLAYERS were flawed. Not the plan.

To me it looked like their guys made plays and ours didn't. Bleeland was in position to make a play but didn't. Their wr's were better and beat him twice for TD's.

Their RB bull rushed our rb and blocked the punt. He was in position to block the guy, but didn't/couldn't cause their guy was better.

Manning didn't turn the ball over, KC did, twice. Plus KC missed a couple of TD's. KC was ready to play, no one prepares more than he does, but at this stage Eli is just better. He didn't miss his TD opportunities, KC did.

Where was Kerrigan and Hatcher? No sacks or pressures.

We could not run the ball cause their linemen were pushing ours around in the run game.

None of their Rb's fumbled the ball out of the end zone.

I think we'll see more of the same Sunday. Close game but do we have enough playmakers on the field to win the game???[/quote]

If it was just a matter of players, there would be no need for coaches. Scheming/game plan matters, its not just players. We have shown when we power run, we can. But when we are running the ball with a TE built for catching and not blocking being responsible for a DE on the attack side, thats a scheme error.

Players certainly deserve their share of the blame, but to say it was just the players fault is to claim the NFL game is as standard as pop warner, and thats just plain wrong.

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Nfl live crew picked skins over eagles...I know it's bizarre to hear national media picking skins in any game.

The reasoning is that skins can run the ball and eagles can't and that it will be important in this weekend's bad weather game...

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What's the weather report because I heard rain is low for the game?

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1123634]What's the weather report because I heard rain is low for the game?[/quote]

As of now, they are calling for rain through Sat. but on and off on Sun. The field will probably get torn up pretty bad tbh. So it still might be a mud bowl even if it doesnt rain much on Sun.

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[quote=Skinzman;1123632]If it was just a matter of players, there would be no need for coaches. Scheming/game plan matters, its not just players. We have shown when we power run, we can. But when we are running the ball with a TE built for catching and not blocking being responsible for a DE on the attack side, thats a scheme error.

Players certainly deserve their share of the blame, but to say it was just the players fault is to claim the NFL game is as standard as pop warner, and thats just plain wrong.[/quote]

I agree, I just didn't see instances where we were getting out coached. There have been instances in the past but just didn't see that against the Giants.

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It's always the same. Loss = bad coaching/play calling. Fans put way too much emphasis on this stuff.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1123638]I agree, I just didn't see instances where we were getting out coached. There have been instances in the past but just didn't see that against the Giants.[/quote]I have a question for you then (actually a few)...do you think there is someone on the roster that can provide better punt protection then Plummer? Whose responsiblity is it to ensure that the better player was on the field?

Is there a better POA blocking TE then Carrier? Whose responsiblity is it to make sure that McCoy is in the game blocking POA?

Whose job is to recognize that our TEs (other then McCoy) can be effective in combo or double team blocks but not singled up vs a DE?

Whose job is to recognize that Roberts has the drops and not count on him in key spots?

Whose decision is it attack via the pass vs diverse run game with 2-3 TEs?

Whose decision is it not to play Rashard Ross?

Whose decision is to not double ODB?

I can go on...and drill down further into the myriad of coach controlled decisions that can win or lose games.

Coaches matter, scheme matters.

It's why a player succeed in one scheme and fail in another its why rueben droughns can be an 1,000 yard rusher its Alex Smith can go from a bust to solid starting QB...etc...etc...etc...

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In the NFL, the home team wins about 57% of the time. On Thursday night games, this goes up to 60%. When you are a flawed team, on the road, on Thursday night, you will lose.

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[quote=Mattyk;1123640]It's always the same. Loss = bad coaching/play calling. Fans put way too much emphasis on this stuff.[/quote]

We don't have depth anywhere on this team except DL and RB. These guys who are complaining about coaching like we'd be superbowl bound if only we had Tom Coughlin as a head coach drive me nuts. This year isn't about a deep playoff run, we're just trying to get into the mid level. Let's do that first. Tom Coughlin, Andy Reid or Hank Stram wouldn't have this team 14-2 so everybody just relax and appreciate that we are heading in the right direction for once.. Maybe a year or two from now, we'll be there but don't throw out the positives we've seen and start blaming the coaches.. This is a good start, be excited about it..

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[quote=RedskinJake;1123645]We don't have depth anywhere on this team except DL and RB. These guys who are complaining about coaching like we'd be superbowl bound if only we had Tom Coughlin as a head coach drive me nuts. This year isn't about a deep playoff run, we're just trying to get into the mid level. Let's do that first. Tom Coughlin, Andy Reid or Hank Stram wouldn't have this team 14-2 so everybody just relax and appreciate that we are heading in the right direction for once.. Maybe a year or two from now, we'll be there but don't throw out the positives we've seen and start blaming the coaches.. This is a good start, be excited about it..[/quote]

This guy gets it

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[quote=RedskinJake;1123645]We don't have depth anywhere on this team except DL and RB. These guys who are complaining about coaching like we'd be superbowl bound if only we had Tom Coughlin as a head coach drive me nuts. This year isn't about a deep playoff run, we're just trying to get into the mid level. Let's do that first. Tom Coughlin, Andy Reid or Hank Stram wouldn't have this team 14-2 so everybody just relax and appreciate that we are heading in the right direction for once.. Maybe a year or two from now, we'll be there but don't throw out the positives we've seen and start blaming the coaches.. This is a good start, be excited about it..[/quote]

Stop with the whole strawman bs... No one has predicted a SB trip this year. I said we would be lucky to get to 8 wins prior to the season. However, when we show success at power running, then go away from that on a Thursday night game, I dont feel bad about saying it was bad scheming going into a Thursday night game. We completely rewrote what we did the first two games going into a short week. That is beyond stupid.

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[quote=Bucket;1123646]This guy gets it[/quote]

I AGREE 10000000000000% ..You do get it!! New england's coaching staff could not get this team deep in playoffs…not this year .BUT after one more offseason and figuring out the QB situation ..who knows!

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[quote=Skinzman;1123647]Stop with the whole strawman bs... No one has predicted a SB trip this year. I said we would be lucky to get to 8 wins prior to the season. However, when we show success at power running, then go away from that on a Thursday night game, I dont feel bad about saying it was bad scheming going into a Thursday night game. We completely rewrote what we did the first two games going into a short week. That is beyond stupid.[/quote]

It was Not a bad game plan at all..the running game is dictated by so many other factors ..you only get the ball so many times in a game and if you get down by 2 touchdowns you can't really grind it out and expect to come back..the good teams that make big comebacks almost always do it either big pass plays or turnovers resulting in points..I agree that we should try and run as much as possible but that game went against us from the get go and what frustrated me was Cousins not able to make a big play ..if he is going to throw a lot of interceptions he better dang well be able to hit some big plays!

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[quote=rocnrik;1123650]It was Not a bad game plan at all..the running game is dictated by so many other factors ..you only get the ball so many times in a game and if you get down by 2 touchdowns you can't really grind it out and expect to come back..the good teams that make big comebacks almost always do it either big pass plays or turnovers resulting in points..I agree that we should try and run as much as possible but that game went against us from the get go and what frustrated me was Cousins not able to make a big play ..if he is going to throw a lot of interceptions he better dang well be able to hit some big plays![/quote]

But you cant go off about us being a bad team and then say the good teams do it so we should also. I also disagree about coming from behind. You do whatever gets you points. If grinding it out gives you points but trying to be New England doesnt, then dont try to be New England and go ahead and grind it out. Especially when your non-elite QB was having a bad night. As I said earlier, if KC was on, the play calls would be pretty good. But when he was struggling all night, try something else.

The fact is we went from a power running game the first two weeks to doing a run game out of pass sets. And did it on a short week to boot.