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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;732469]To all the Landry haters who spewed garbage about how Horton and Doughty could carry this team.... I thought it would be a couple games before I called you out. It took a quarter.

HTTR! Anyone want any Chokey Soup? All you can eat in Dallas....[/quote]

BB.. is that you?

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doughty kills us...

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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;732469]To all the Landry haters who spewed garbage about how Horton and Doughty could carry this team.... I thought it would be a couple games before I called you out. It took a quarter.

HTTR! Anyone want any Chokey Soup? All you can eat in Dallas....[/quote]

Your sample size is way to small. Though it's safe to say that Landry might finally live up to his draft status if this continues.

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Just got in from the game and popped another beer. Why the eff not? I'm half drunk, no voice, and soooo happy. That was the happiest I've seen redskins nation in a while. It was wild- on that last series this thick fog started swirling into the stadium.... Then the last play... And elation...

Needless to say that was one of the coolest moments I've ever had at a live sporting event.

HTTR!

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And Laron Landry is a freaking animal. His best game as a redskin for sure.

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[quote=Mattyk;732459]Rogers officially has the worst hands in NFL history. That ball was gift wrapped and [b]you could see him close his hands before it even hit him[/b]. Dude just can't catch for shit.[/quote]

Now that's funny!

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[quote=Ruhskins;732483]Well I'm not saying he should've caught that, he wasn't expecting it.[/quote]

Yeah, but when you're staring in at the line of scrimmage, you should always be ready for the unexpected.

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[quote=tryfuhl;732489]BB.. is that you?[/quote]

Bruce Bodreau? By the way is it hockey season yet? Wins are nice, but I miss seeing the Capitals kicking ass, at least during the regular season.

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So all the cowgirl fans around me are screaming that im jealous of their five rings.

The skins have been NFL champs twice and SB champs 3 times if they gave out rings during the depression and WWII we'd have five

Good win tonight..who else almost died upon seeing that pass to Austin though?

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[quote=mredskins;732289]romo was sacked without the hold[/quote]
Romo was in the Trauma Unit at Washington hospital center without that hold I agree

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Just got home from the game half an hour ago. Crazy awesome, it was unbelievable. I've never heard Fedex that loud, especially on the final drive. My voice was gone but I was still screaming my lungs out, along with every other fan in the joint.

Definitely an ugly win, and some might look at that statement and declare the key word in that is "ugly", but for me the key word in that is "win."

And don't even get me started on those burgundy and gold uniforms. Absolutely sexy. I have absolutely no idea why we ever switched to red jersey/white pants combo like we've used before this season. Alls I know is I like it, and I don't want them to go away.

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[quote=tootergray34;732494]doughty kills us...[/quote]

As good as Landry looked, Doughty was the polar opposite.

That may have been his worst game here, and he has had some bad ones.

Horton should start the next game. T. Carter must be finished if he couldn't beat out Doughty.

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What was DMacs YPC %.. at one point it was 12 yards per comp. That's not bad IMO

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Anyone notice that Mcnabb gets rid of the ball quickly? Not to bash JC cause there is another thread already doing that, but I swear he saved a few sacks last night just by playing faster than JC.

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[quote=skinsfan69;732565]Anyone notice that Mcnabb gets rid of the ball quickly? Not to bash JC cause there is another thread already doing that, but I swear he saved a few sacks last night just by playing faster than JC.[/quote]

Well CP also saved a whole bunch of sacks. Our interior line is now a bit of an issue. Rabach plainly sucks, he was getting beaten constantly and CP bailed him a couple of times.

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The pocket did collapse several times, but McNabb did a good job of either stepping up and away from the pressure, or sitting tight and keeping his composure. The obvious difference from last year is that the O-line doesn't need to have absolute perfection 100% of the time to be able to compete.

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[quote=mooby;732529]Just got home from the game half an hour ago. Crazy awesome, it was unbelievable. I've never heard Fedex that loud, especially on the final drive. My voice was gone but I was still screaming my lungs out, along with every other fan in the joint.

Definitely an ugly win, and some might look at that statement and declare the key word in that is "ugly", but for me the key word in that is "win."

And don't even get me started on those burgundy and gold uniforms. Absolutely sexy. I have absolutely no idea why we ever switched to red jersey/white pants combo like we've used before this season. Alls I know is I like it, and I don't want them to go away.[/quote]

How loud was it when Hall scooped and scored?????????????????? I bet it wasa rockin!!!!!!!

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[quote=Ruhskins;732567]Well CP also saved a whole bunch of sacks. Our interior line is now a bit of an issue. Rabach plainly sucks, he was getting beaten constantly and CP bailed him a couple of times.[/quote]

We were sitting there collectively shaking our heads at the way Rabach was being handed his lunch by Ratliff. We began to give him help at times, but in all fairness, Ratliff is a pro-bowl player and I've seen him do what he did last night to better centers than Rabach. Not excusing Rabach though because in the last couple years he's has simular outings against lesser talents.

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[quote=Ruhskins;732567]Well CP also saved a whole bunch of sacks. Our interior line is now a bit of an issue. Rabach plainly sucks, he was getting beaten constantly and CP bailed him a couple of times.[/quote]

Rabach doesn't suck, he just can't block Ratliff one on one. Ratliff has been owning him for years so nothing new there.

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[quote=skinsfan69;732565]Anyone notice that Mcnabb gets rid of the ball quickly? Not to bash JC cause there is another thread already doing that, but I swear he saved a few sacks last night just by playing faster than JC.[/quote]

It isn't even close. Plus, he doesn't check down on every time a defender is close to him.

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I don't know how good the defense of the Cowboys is supposed to be but Portis got absolutely nothing against them. The offensive line still looks old and slow but maybe that is because the cowboys' d-line is stacked.

We were given chance after chance to score that touchdown when one of the Cowboys jumped offsides on that field goal attempt and could not punch it in. Not even that, we f'ed up the field goal so a lot of problems to figure out.

Also, absolutely unforgivable how wide-open Miles Austin was on some of the plays, especially the thirty yarder on the 4th and 10. Also Carlos Rogers and Laron Landry dropped back to back interceptions which would have iced the game. Also, this offense was pretty bad given that we managed 6 points over 4 quarters.

But you know what? We gave up 7 points to one of the best offenses in the league, made up for it with a defensive touchdown. McNabb looked okay, nothing great, Trent Williams held his own against Ware and didn't give up a sack and we beat the Dallas Cowgirls on opening night.

An ugly, ugly win which we should approach, really, as a loss but it's nice to see WAS 13 DAL 7

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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;732563]As good as Landry looked, Doughty was the polar opposite.

That may have been his worst game here, and he has had some bad ones.

[B]Horton should start the next game[/B]. T. Carter must be finished if he couldn't beat out Doughty.[/quote]

This, great point.

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We beat the Cowgirls. I love it!

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Not to mention.... Johnson who got what 1 run?..... totally trucked Ware. lol. Not sure if it was a stinger or concussion but poor Ware. lol.

Supposedly..... Dallas was supposed to have the #1 ranked offense and #1 ranked defense, so I'm not sure what it says about the Skins. Dallas came into this game blind. They had no film to study and practice for.

So either Dallas is not as good as everyone thinks they will be, or the Skins are a lot better then everyone thought. I kinda think its somewhere in between. Dallas had a lot of dropped balls, but their #71 killed them with holding calls. We should have had 4 sacks or atleast possible hurried passes which might have led to interceptions.

I also think the Refs failed to call a holding call on Armstrong with one of the passes to the endzone which should have given us another 4 downs. Oh well.

I thought the score would have been Skins-30 to Dallas-21. I figured the defenses would have had a hard time stopping each others offense but in reality both defenses did pretty solid work and the offenses could not step up. I figured about a 7-9 point difference and it turned out to be 6. As most have said a win is a win.

The Texans will be even harder I think. They beat the Colts but I don't think the Colts are very good this yr. If we can pull another win out of our hats (thinking ahead), I can see us beating the Rams and the Eagles. The Eagles looked bad to me. What a nice situation to be in if we could be 4-0. MS just needs to get the offense rolling.

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[quote=53Fan;732592]We beat the Cowgirls. I love it![/quote]

I'm loving it too. I'm so used to having to show up at work the next day having to hear from all the Dallas fans rubbing it in, wearing their jerseys. I think they are in shock. :) Wait do you hear that......... the silence is deafening. :headbange

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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;732563]As good as Landry looked, Doughty was the polar opposite.

That may have been his worst game here, and he has had some bad ones.

[B]Horton should start the next game.[/B] T. Carter must be finished if he couldn't beat out Doughty.[/quote]

Ditto... Redskins Nation knows he blows and that proved true last night. Terrible coverage skills, late anticipation, slow to the ball, man it was ugly. I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw this.

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Does anyone know why Lictenstieger and Heyer were playing at times. I was at the game and was wondering if they got hurt or what. Both Dockery and Brown were out at times for several series.

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[quote=T.O.Killa;732664]Does anyone know why Lictenstieger and Heyer were playing at times. I was at the game and was wondering if they got hurt or what. Both Dockery and Brown were out at times for several series.[/quote]

They wanted to rotate the line a bit because a) Brown didn't get to play much in the preseason so Shanahan/Foerster wanted to ease him back in b) Kory L, according to Shanahan, had a great preseason and he wants to see him in the rotation some, and c)they plan on rotating the line some to give the D different looks and keep their guys fresh.

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An ugly win over Dallas is just fine by me. Ugly wins are what seperate the good team from the bad in most cases. Also the hangover does not hurt as much when you win.

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Man the cowgurl fans today at work are taking some well deserved abuse. Feels so good to see them stumble in...a different walk of shame. HTTR

The stand up cowgurls fans are pointing towards their coaching staff as the problem...and the idiots are trying to argue the penalty and the fact the skins werent called for their holds...lol

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[quote=Ruhskins;731640]Well folks, this is what happens when you transition to a defense that doesn't fit your personnel. [/quote]

Well folk, you were wrong. :D

[quote]
So maybe switching to a 3-4 defense with a "win now" attitude wasn't the best idea? [/quote]

Wrong again. :food-smil

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[quote=mredskins;732363]why does moss have on a Oakland A's hat on CSN....odd[/quote]

A's = Alex Barrons...wish they had a whole team of them.

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Nice statement from Alexander about Shanny's attitude after the game:

[QUOTE]Outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said that Shanahan was all business after his first victory with the Redskins.

"Everything about him said, 'Been there, done that,'" said Alexander. "He's ready to move on to next week." [/QUOTE]

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Thought I'd have a heart attack before the game finally ended. That was a game the Skins always lose.

Moving forward, their offense was lacking and needs work. The coaching, however, is 100% better!

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oh man that game was intense. it seemed like the crowd was rockin hard last night. particularly with 2 mins left. it seemed like the TV crew had to switch to 3 different cameras before they found one that wasnt rocking up and down.

the stadium was as loud as ive ever heard it on tv.

an exciting win at home = more fans in the future. the skins got alot of work to do to win back or give birth to the new generation of fans they have failed to attract or lost over the past 10 years.

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listening to espn 980, some good points made.
Defense speaks for itself..fairly solid (need some run stopperage) MADE critical plays when needed. Scored a TD...first since 2007
On offense, execution needs some work, playcalling..GOOD. Our guys TOTALLY outcoached their guys. It was a PROFESSIONALLY played game by a respectable PROFESSIONAL looking squad......nice

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[quote=Fan033;732755]Thought I'd have a heart attack before the game finally ended. That was a game the Skins always lose.

Moving forward, their offense was lacking and needs work. The coaching, however, is 100% better![/quote]

Yeah...went from getting ready to punch something and break my OTHER hand to trying not to pick up my sleeping dog and hug him...which would've resulted in me getting my face bitten and son woken up.

It was so confusing, especially when McNabb started celebrating before we knew the call...for a split-second it looked like he was cheering for Dallas.

Here's what my wife seconds of insanity looked like...probably similar to everyone else's:

:eek::stop::vomit::hitfan::cussing::censored::banghead: -----> :woot: :httr::owned::insane:

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I couldn't watch the final play, I buried my face in a pillow and my heart sank when they said TD, but as I looked up that's when the flag graphic went up and it was quickly obvious that the TD was going to be wiped out.

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[quote=SmootSmack;732673]They wanted to rotate the line a bit because a) Brown didn't get to play much in the preseason so Shanahan/Foerster wanted to ease him back in b) Kory L, according to Shanahan, had a great preseason and he wants to see him in the rotation some, and c)they plan on rotating the line some to give the D different looks and keep their guys fresh.[/quote]
Thanks for the info. From were I was sitting it looked like Kory L. played good, but Heyer I think played poorly. For me its always hard to tell how well a lineman did. Everytime, I think someone did well they cut him.

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[quote=Mattyk;732769]I couldn't watch the final play, I buried my face in a pillow and my heart sank when they said TD, but as I looked up that's when the flag graphic went up and it was quickly obvious that the TD was going to be wiped out.[/quote]

Ditto. I saw the TD and died a little inside. It probaboly took a good 2-3 seconds before I noticed the flag... then I lost it.