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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;739841]Is he referring to Terrance Austin!? That guy is a bum and makes no difference to this team.[/quote]

NO SHIT, Austin and Banks won't be on the team very long

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[quote=GMScud;739829]That's such a weak generalization. Don't hate on the great. ;)[/quote]


How is that weak? That is pretty much the truth. If most of those kids didn't have atheltic ability to get into a major Div IA football program, two thirds at the very least would be on the streets and/or in jail. Look at Urban Meyer and Univ of Fla. 30 frigging arrests in what? 2 years? Pitt kicked that freshman DB off the squad the day before their ass kicking at the hand of Miami for beating on his pregnant gf and two female passerbys that tried to stop it.

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;739839]What kills me is that Shanahan didn't even give Devin Thomas a single ****ing snap on offense.[/quote]

He decided to show Thomas and Albert who was boss instead of finding a way to use our most physically talented wide receiver.

Sherm effing Lewis dropped off a dozen denture friendly meals and then found a way to get DT 100+ and two touches against the Super Bowl champs yet he is a punchline...

Shanahan is dogsh!t in my eyes at this point. I haven't seen anything to make me think he is any better than Gibbs 2.0. (I am going to pretend Zorn was never here)

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[quote=SirClintonPortis;739806]Check out the QBs (and some RBs) we face.
[URL]http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-locker-room/38785-lets-put-shanahan-on-the-spot.html#post739743[/URL][/quote]

Yeah, we're done for. With all of our glaring needs. who do we draft with our top five pick? A QB? Another OL? WR? LB?

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;739839]What kills me is that Shanahan didn't even give Devin Thomas a single ****ing snap on offense.[/quote]

Devin Thomas stinks. If he can't grab a starting job on this team I guarantee you he can't start anywhere else in the NFL.

We quite simply have the worst wr corps in the entire league.

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[quote=theJBexperience;739868]Yeah, we're done for. With all of our glaring needs. who do we draft with our top five pick? A QB? Another OL? WR? LB?[/quote]

Add nose tackle.

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[quote=GusFrerotte;739848]How is that weak? That is pretty much the truth. If most of those kids didn't have atheltic ability to get into a major Div IA football program, two thirds at the very least would be on the streets and/or in jail. Look at Urban Meyer and Univ of Fla. 30 frigging arrests in what? 2 years? Pitt kicked that freshman DB off the squad the day before their ass kicking at the hand of Miami for beating on his pregnant gf and two female passerbys that tried to stop it.[/quote]

It's alright Scud knows I'm messing around. Still I can't speak for the rest of the conference but I do know that Georgia loves to look the other way when it comes to admitting athletes. Believe it or not UGA's admission standards aren't all that different from UMD college park. I've had classmates with 1,300 SAT scores and 3.75+ GPA's with AP courses that couldn't get in. Yet I've seen players with 800 SAT scores and sub 3.0 High School GPA's suiting up for the Dawgs on Saturday.

For the record I was a 3.0 student with an 1,100 SAT score. Bama and Auburn (I applied and got accepted myself) have a reputation for accepting all the party kids that wanted to go to UGA but couldn't get in. Looking back I think the only SEC schools I couldn't have gotten into were UGA, Vandy, and UF. ACC......maybe Clemson would have accepted me?

Still though, I can't understand how Basketball, which has the worst reputation these days for producing holligans, usually sees schools with tough admission standards in the top 25 while in football being in the top 25 frequently serves as an indicator that maybe it's not that hard to get into your school.

Re: Week 3: Redskins vs. Rams Gameday thread
 

Off topic but is anyone watching Brandon Marshall sodomize the Jets?

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[quote=SkinzWin;739716]Because Campbell got benched in OAKLAND for Bruce Gradkowski and we haven't to call Sexy Rexy's number yet.[/quote]

Well we're 1-2 and Oakland isn't exactly known for making wise decisions. JaMarcus Russell?

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[quote=SirClintonPortis;739875]Add nose tackle.[/quote]

Apparently a NT isn't important in a 3-4 or we would have waited to get one before switching...right? :yeahright

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[quote=53Fan;739894]Apparently a NT isn't important in a 3-4 or we would have waited to get one before switching...right? :yeahright[/quote]

Why do that when you can just try to embarrass your best defensive player into accepting the role...

You are the coach, everything you say goes, right?

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[quote=53Fan;739894]Apparently a NT isn't important in a 3-4 or we would have waited to get one before switching...right? :yeahright[/quote]

Or having LBs that actually know how to play in the 3-4. Instead, let's take a whole bunch of 4-3 DEs (including Carter, who came to Washington to play DE since he wasn't working out in SF's 3-4) and convert them to LBs.

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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;739897]Why do that when you can just try to embarrass your best defensive player into accepting the role...

You are the coach, everything you say goes, right?[/quote]

Right....it goes right into the loss column.

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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;739897]Why do that when you can just try to embarrass your best defensive player into accepting the role...

You are the coach, everything you say goes, right?[/quote]

Exactly. Players are slaves, the sooner they realize that the better :cheeky-sm

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From Dan Steinberg:

Best Question, Part I: Did Clinton Portis just lose his job to a guy who was on the practice squad a week ago?

Worst Deja Vu: Week 3, on the road, against a bad 0-2 team with a rookie quarterback, and the Redskins lose. This probably wasn't as horrific as the Lions game, since Detroit had lost 19 straight at the time and was a national laughingstock in the way St. Louis wasn't. But this wasn't good.

Worst Drive: The Redskins got the ball at their 37 late in the third quarter. They went incomplete (bounce pass to Roydell Williams), incomplete (off-target to Cooley), incomplete (pass behind Keiland Williams). The drive lasted 23 seconds.

Best One-liner, Part I: Sam Huff, before the game, when Doc Walker attempted to reassure the crew that Stephon Heyer would hold his own.

"He not only holds his own, he holds the opponent," Huff said.

Worst Talk: DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the week that this was his defense, and that he wanted to cover the playmakers on the other team. His defining moment from this game came when he slipped on a short pass to Mark Clayton, allowing Clayton to run free down the sidelines.

Best Quote: Brian Mitchell, in the Comcast SportsNet post-game: "This is a terrible team at this point....The game I saw today reminded me so much of last year, it's ridiculous."

Best Redskins Stat: Brandon Lloyd: 6 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD. Oh, wait....

Worst Redskins Stat: Washington has 115 rushing yards in the first half, and 1 rushing yard in the second half.

Worst Celebration: After the Rams converted a 3rd-and-6 late in the second quarter, LaRon Landry leveled Danny Amendola, and then appeared to celebrate. It was a vicious hit, but I still don't get how you can celebrate a play in which the other team gets a first down.

Worst Defense: In three games, the new Redskins defense has allowed 380 yards, 526 yards, and 365 yards.

Worst News: The Redskins defense just got shredded by a rookie quarterback in his third NFL game. Next week, they face Michael Vick, who just accounted for four touchdowns and better than 300 yards on his own.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;739907]From Dan Steinberg:

Best Question, Part I: Did Clinton Portis just lose his job to a guy who was on the practice squad a week ago?

Worst Deja Vu: Week 3, on the road, against a bad 0-2 team with a rookie quarterback, and the Redskins lose. This probably wasn't as horrific as the Lions game, since Detroit had lost 19 straight at the time and was a national laughingstock in the way St. Louis wasn't. But this wasn't good.

Worst Drive: The Redskins got the ball at their 37 late in the third quarter. They went incomplete (bounce pass to Roydell Williams), incomplete (off-target to Cooley), incomplete (pass behind Keiland Williams). The drive lasted 23 seconds.

Best One-liner, Part I: Sam Huff, before the game, when Doc Walker attempted to reassure the crew that Stephon Heyer would hold his own.

"He not only holds his own, he holds the opponent," Huff said.

Worst Talk: DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the week that this was his defense, and that he wanted to cover the playmakers on the other team. His defining moment from this game came when he slipped on a short pass to Mark Clayton, allowing Clayton to run free down the sidelines.

Best Quote: Brian Mitchell, in the Comcast SportsNet post-game: "This is a terrible team at this point....The game I saw today reminded me so much of last year, it's ridiculous."

Best Redskins Stat: Brandon Lloyd: 6 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD. Oh, wait....

Worst Redskins Stat: Washington has 115 rushing yards in the first half, and 1 rushing yard in the second half.

Worst Celebration: After the Rams converted a 3rd-and-6 late in the second quarter, LaRon Landry leveled Danny Amendola, and then appeared to celebrate. It was a vicious hit, but I still don't get how you can celebrate a play in which the other team gets a first down.

Worst Defense: In three games, the new Redskins defense has allowed 380 yards, 526 yards, and 365 yards.

Worst News: The Redskins defense just got shredded by a rookie quarterback in his third NFL game. Next week, they face Michael Vick, who just accounted for four touchdowns and better than 300 yards on his own.[/quote]

That Sam Huff line made me laugh out loud. That is what I will think about tomorrow at work....because thinking about this game makes me want to throw up.

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Special teams also sucked. A blocked kick and punt in back to back games is unacceptable.
Devin Thomas has been OK as a returner getting to the 30 most of the time but our punt returners have been crappy.
I think Danny Smith needs to go before Haslet. He just does not put a solid team out there.

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[quote=53Fan;739894]Apparently a NT isn't important in a 3-4 or we would have waited to get one before switching...right? :yeahright[/quote]

Or depending on a volatile misfit. Albert looks lost out there, and I don't think it's just because of skipping OTAs. I think he's one of those "instinctive" players that needs to play "his" game of bum rushing into the backfield no matter what. Landry's also fits the "instinctive" player category, and they accomodated to his strengths.

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[quote=GusFrerotte;739848]How is that weak? That is pretty much the truth. If most of those kids didn't have atheltic ability to get into a major Div IA football program, two thirds at the very least would be on the streets and/or in jail. Look at Urban Meyer and Univ of Fla. 30 frigging arrests in what? 2 years? Pitt kicked that freshman DB off the squad the day before their ass kicking at the hand of Miami for beating on his pregnant gf and two female passerbys that tried to stop it.[/quote]

On the streets or in jail? Now that's just stupid.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;739907]From Dan Steinberg:

Best Question, Part I: Did Clinton Portis just lose his job to a guy who was on the practice squad a week ago?

Worst Deja Vu: Week 3, on the road, against a bad 0-2 team with a rookie quarterback, and the Redskins lose. This probably wasn't as horrific as the Lions game, since Detroit had lost 19 straight at the time and was a national laughingstock in the way St. Louis wasn't. But this wasn't good.

Worst Drive: The Redskins got the ball at their 37 late in the third quarter. They went incomplete (bounce pass to Roydell Williams), incomplete (off-target to Cooley), incomplete (pass behind Keiland Williams). The drive lasted 23 seconds.

Best One-liner, Part I: Sam Huff, before the game, when Doc Walker attempted to reassure the crew that Stephon Heyer would hold his own.

"He not only holds his own, he holds the opponent," Huff said.

Worst Talk: DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the week that this was his defense, and that he wanted to cover the playmakers on the other team. His defining moment from this game came when he slipped on a short pass to Mark Clayton, allowing Clayton to run free down the sidelines.

Best Quote: Brian Mitchell, in the Comcast SportsNet post-game: "This is a terrible team at this point....The game I saw today reminded me so much of last year, it's ridiculous."

Best Redskins Stat: Brandon Lloyd: 6 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD. Oh, wait....

Worst Redskins Stat: Washington has 115 rushing yards in the first half, and 1 rushing yard in the second half.

Worst Celebration: After the Rams converted a 3rd-and-6 late in the second quarter, LaRon Landry leveled Danny Amendola, and then appeared to celebrate. It was a vicious hit, but I still don't get how you can celebrate a play in which the other team gets a first down.

Worst Defense: In three games, the new Redskins defense has allowed 380 yards, 526 yards, and 365 yards.

Worst News: The Redskins defense just got shredded by a rookie quarterback in his third NFL game. Next week, they face Michael Vick, who just accounted for four touchdowns and better than 300 yards on his own.[/quote]

Answer to question 1:

Not necessarily, but Shanny just showed that Portis is nothing special and that a practice squad dude who's not a stumbling bama can be just as effective.

Portis can be a good third down back, becaus of his blocking although he blows as a receiver out of the backfield.

Portis is average. There are backs all over the league as good or better.

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[quote=44Deezel;739920]Answer to question 1:

Not necessarily, but Shanny just showed that Portis is nothing special and that a practice squad dude who's not a stumbling bama can be just as effective.

Portis can be a good third down back, becaus of his blocking although he blows as a receiver out of the backfield.

Portis is average. There are backs all over the league as good or better.[/quote]

sigh...i wish he'd get the fire and be his old self again.

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We were just way to cocky going into the game. I mean these are the same Redskins that ALMOST beat the Houston Texans. For example

- Play Jamaal Brown at LT? F**k no. We're playing the Rams. We don't need to put Jamaal Brown at LT, we'll give Heyer some nice experience.

- Call blitzes against a rookie QB? F**k that, we'll save them for the tougher teams.

- Play one of the most talented defensive players in the league instead of a NT that's obviously still recovering from a torn achilies? Bwahahahaha. No we'll just use him on nickel situations. Besides he didn't show up to learn the crappy defense.

- Play Devin Thomas at Receiver with Armstrong on the sidelines? Ummm, don't you realize we have Roydell Williams? Did you just answer my question with a question? I don't know did I?

Cocky cocky cocky cocky. The arrogance of this team stinks like an expensive bottle of cologne that's been spilled all over a car.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;739924]We were just way to cocky going into the game. I mean these are the same Redskins that ALMOST beat the Houston Texans. For example

- Play Jamaal Brown at LT? F**k no. We're playing the Rams. We don't need to put Jamaal Brown at LT, we'll give Heyer some nice experience.

- Call blitzes against a rookie QB? F**k that, we'll save them for the tougher teams.

[B]- Play one of the most talented defensive players in the league instead of a NT that's obviously still recovering from a torn achilies? Bwahahahaha. No we'll just use him on nickel situations. Besides he didn't show up to learn the crappy defense. [/B]

- Play Devin Thomas at Receiver with Armstrong on the sidelines? Ummm, don't you realize we have Roydell Williams? Did you just answer my question with a question? I don't know did I?

Cocky cocky cocky cocky. The arrogance of this team stinks like an expensive bottle of cologne that's been spilled all over a car.[/quote]

:laughing-

This is all funny and sad at the same time.

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[quote=chewman;739678]at least they will make the playoffs[/quote]

I have been beseiged with the temptation to become a Habs fan. That's how bad it was.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;739919]On the streets or in jail? Now that's just stupid.[/quote]


No it is not stupid. How many of these kids do you really think could get into college without the football scholarship? I mean what planet are you from? 5 years ago the UNiv of Mich was tied with Fla St for the most felons on a team. THat is pretty pathetic to even have to have a list like that. Where do you think a lot of these kids come from? The streets!!! No football or basketball scholarship and these poor kids are probably stuck there, and that is bad news. So I will stand by my previous statement, because no matter how politically incorrect it is, it is pretty much reality. ALso, does Sean Taylor ring a bell? The poor guy beat the streets, but the streets came back to take his life.

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does anyone know why CP was basically benched for a practice squad player? he seemed to be running well and then disappeared.

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[quote=skinsfan69;740057]does anyone know why CP was basically benched for a practice squad player? he seemed to be running well and then disappeared.[/quote]

Becasue he turns into a physics doll when he passes the LOS. If I was another team I would not game plan the run at all. CP is going to fall down regardless of contact.

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[quote=skinsfan69;740057]does anyone know why CP was basically benched for a practice squad player? he seemed to be running well and then disappeared.[/quote]

Torain looked sharper in his cuts and had a little more burst.

Re: Week 3: Redskins vs. Rams Gameday thread
 

[quote=Dirtbag359;739924]We were just way to cocky going into the game. I mean these are the same Redskins that ALMOST beat the Houston Texans. For example

- Play Jamaal Brown at LT? F**k no. We're playing the Rams. We don't need to put Jamaal Brown at LT, we'll give Heyer some nice experience.

-[B] Call blitzes against a rookie QB? F**k that, we'll save them for the tougher teams.[/B]

- Play one of the most talented defensive players in the league instead of a NT that's obviously still recovering from a torn achilies? Bwahahahaha. No we'll just use him on nickel situations. Besides he didn't show up to learn the crappy defense.

- Play Devin Thomas at Receiver with Armstrong on the sidelines? Ummm, don't you realize we have Roydell Williams? Did you just answer my question with a question? I don't know did I?

Cocky cocky cocky cocky. The arrogance of this team stinks like an expensive bottle of cologne that's been spilled all over a car.[/quote]

They were blizting way too much on 3rd downs and the blitzes were getting picked up by the rams offense. What pissed me off is that we were playing too soft when we were playing a man coverage behind the blitz and way too often we were in zone behind the blitz. The coverage rendered the blitzes inneffective. I kept screaming at the TV for them to stop blitzing on 3rd downs if they weren't going to adjust the coverage behind it.

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I am pissed at a lot of things after this game.

1. The play of the team on all three fronts. Offense, defense, and teams. Offense could not convert a 3rd down to save their lives. The defense, as others have mentioned, blitzed nonstop on third down and left man coverage that was exploited time and time again but Hester and no name WR's. And yes Gano is not the normal punter, even though he did punt at FSU, but we can't even block up front and our kick returns were terrible.

2. The readers on here make me mad. Almost everyone on this site is more wishy washy than a 16 year old girl trying to pick out a dress for the prom. Or a pregnant woman trying to decide whether to eat pickles and peanut butter or anchovy ice cream. Everyone was pumped after the Dallas win, for obvious reasons. Everyone thought it was bad the team lost to the Texans, but showed a good offensive scheme and just let one slip away. Now we lose to the Rams, who always play us hard and match up well against us for some reason, and everyone is ready to fire all the coaches and cut 2/3 of the team. Calm the eff down. Rome was not built in a day. If you came into this season thinking we were going to crush people out of the gates for the whole season you need to find a new sport to watch. Expectations people. Are we improved from last year? I think so. Are we worse in some areas? Most definitely. Are we going to win it all this year or even make the playoffs? Up for debate.

The point is keep an even keel. There are going to be good wins (Week 1), and bad losses (Week 3). We have a legit front office and a legit coach. Let them work. These things take time.

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[quote=skinsfan69;740057]does anyone know why CP was basically benched for a practice squad player? he seemed to be running well and then disappeared.[/quote]

:doh:


Wrist injury. CP was running GREAT. He wasn't demoted, he was injured.



Sorry, just tired of hearing this...I've even seen articles ridiculously saying he completely lost his job. :bs:

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[quote=Buster;740469]:doh:


Wrist injury. CP was running GREAT. He wasn't demoted, he was injured.



Sorry, just tired of hearing this...I've even seen articles ridiculously saying he completely lost his job. :bs:[/quote]


Just heard CP address this like 10 minutes ago. He didn't say for certain why he got pulled from the game. Yes, his wrist was bothering him but neither him nor Shanny said that was the reason he got pullled from the game.

He also addressed him falling down on the 27 yd run. He said he fell on purpose.

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[quote=12thMan;740471]Just heard CP address this like 10 minutes ago. He didn't say for certain why he got pulled from the game. Yes, his wrist was bothering him but neither him nor Shanny said that was the reason he got pullled from the game.

He also addressed him falling down on the 27 yd run. He said he fell on purpose.[/quote]

To avoid fumbling...because of the wrist. His status was "Questionable" before the game due to the wrist. He was busting big runs without the first-team O-line intact...no other reason to bench him.



[quote][URL="http://twitter.com/Rich_Campbell/status/25713124527"]Twitter / Rich Campbell: Shanahan: Clinton's wrist ...[/URL]
Shanahan: Clinton's wrist impacted his decision to play Torain more on first and second down in the second half.[/quote]
We should know CP by now...he never does anything wrong in his mind. Doesn't mind going head-to-head with a coach either. Love the guy, but he has a ginormous ego and wants the spotlight all to himself. Always has.

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[quote=Buster;740474]To avoid fumbling...because of the wrist.


We should know CP by now...he never does anything wrong in his mind. Doesn't mind going head-to-head with a coach either. Love the guy, but he has a ginormous ego and wants the spotlight all to himself. Always has.[/quote]

Some BS about he had five Rams pursuing him, one of which was the top stripper in the NFL, and they were coached during the week to protect the ball and sacrafice yards as opposed to turning the ball over. So he went down on purpose.

Yeah, that's what he said. I was stunned. Then like three minutes later he was saying how his toughness and willingness to play injured is and has never been in issue during his 9 year NFL career. Very interesting interview.

I would expect to see a healthy dose of Ryan Torrain vs. Philly.

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[quote=12thMan;740475]Some BS about he had five Rams pursuing him, one of which was the top stripper in the NFL, and they were coached during the week to protect the ball and sacrafice yards as opposed to turning the ball over. So he went down on purpose.

Yeah, that's what he said. I was stunned. Then like three minutes later he was saying how his toughness and willingness to play injured is and has never been in issue during his 9 year NFL career. Very interesting interview.

I would expect to see a healthy dose of Ryan Torrain vs. Philly.[/quote]

I expect McNabb to explode for 400 passing, 50 rushing an at least 3 TDs (passing, rushing...)

He'll be fired up and he'll get the rest of the offense jacked up too.

The Eagles fans will be booing their own team a lot. (of course)