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[URL="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198310170gnb.htm"]Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers - October 17th, 1983 | Pro-Football-Reference.com[/URL] The game between AZ and GB , reminded me of the MNF game we played in GB 1983 .

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[quote=wolfeskins;653223]it would not have mattered. the ball never hit the ground, therefore it could not have been called an incomplete pass, it would have been an interception.[/quote]Ah! Of course. :doh: And I didn't even drink today...

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[quote=budw38;653225][URL="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198310170gnb.htm"]Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers - October 17th, 1983 | Pro-Football-Reference.com[/URL] The game between AZ and GB , reminded me of the MNF game we played in GB 1983 .[/quote]

That was a wild game. That year our offense was so great that we lost only 2 regular season games and it took 48 points to give us one of those losses.

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"dude ....... god damnit man," . . .

honestly thoo, ....

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[quote=Lotus;653231]That was a wild game. That year our offense was so great that we lost only 2 regular season games and it took 48 points to give us one of those losses.[/quote]
Yes, we were very close to 16-0 , as we lost both games by 1 point. That game against the Raiders in October was a wild game also . I miss the football of the 70's and 80's .

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[quote=wolfeskins;653223]it would not have mattered. the ball never hit the ground, therefore it could not have been called an incomplete pass, it would have been an interception.[/quote]

How about that egregious facemask! I can't believe that wasn't called. That blitzer had a hand on Rodger's facemask throughout the whole process and not even an analyst said anything about it.

Oh well.

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[quote=724Skinsfan;653227]Ah! Of course. :doh: And I didn't even drink today...[/quote]

Teach you not to drink!:nono:

Great game--to think if Rodgers had hit that open bomb just two plays before...

I was hoping to have a pack-vikes rematch, but so it goes.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653192]Rodgers and Warner each have 4 TD passes (5 in KW's case) and one of them is going to lose. Flacco had 4 completions today and his team won big. Crazy[/quote]
That's seriously got to be a record

4/10 34yds 0 TDs and throw an INT into the mix.. winning a playoff game... and in that fashion

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[quote=budw38;653242]Yes, we were very close to 16-0 , as we lost both games by 1 point. That game against the Raiders in October was a wild game also . I miss the football of the 70's and 80's .[/quote]

I miss the Redskins of the 80's. :(

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Warner was just lights out, what a crazy game.

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What I got out of watching these games is how far out of it the Redskins are. The gulf between these team and the Skins is huge.

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Yeah I'd say typically there's a gap between 4-12 teams and playoff teams.

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Packer fans have got to be pretty hot today over the non-call on that facemask at the end.

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There was only one good game all weekend. That had to be the most boring Wildcard Weekend in years.

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I think I watched about one quarter worth of football all weekend. I even gave up on the Cards/Packers when it got to 24-7, just happened to switch by later on when it was 38-38 and watched the rest from there.

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[quote=Mattyk;653322]Yeah I'd say typically there's a gap between 4-12 teams and playoff teams.[/quote]

There is a gap but the ones for the Skins, especially on O, are so huge as to be mind boggling. At every position on O the Skins come up waaaay short in talent. Its hard to believe the Skins can be this far behind.

I also agree that overall this was a pretty boring wildcard weekend.

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My brother and I were talking about the athleticism involved, especially in the Packers/AZ game. Those receivers had incredible control over their bodies to keep in bounds, or get turned around to the ball. I know that is players making plays, and I can't remember the last time we saw ONE play in a game from our receivers, let alone on each and every drive in the game.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;653336]My brother and I were talking about the athleticism involved, especially in the Packers/AZ game. Those receivers had incredible control over their bodies to keep in bounds, or get turned around to the ball. I know that is players making plays, and I can't remember the last time we saw ONE play in a game from our receivers, let alone on each and every drive in the game.[/quote]

I couldnt agree more. The WRs and the QB positions were where IMO, the void is the biggest. There is no way the Skins QB or WRs make one of those plays let alone play after play.

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Our offense has sucked for so long it's not even funny. Our drafting, or lack thereof, of offensive linemen the last 10 years is downright inexcuseable. One is directly related to the other IMO. I've never really been a big fan of Shanahan but I bet he gets this s**t fixed.

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[quote=Mattyk;653323]Packer fans have got to be pretty hot today over the non-call on that facemask at the end.[/quote]

The Packers got jipped on a ton of calls in that game, that facemask being the icing.

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[quote=djnemo65;653348]The Packers got jipped on a ton of calls in that game, that facemask being the icing.[/quote]

Well there were a lot of false start non-calls during the Packers' last drive, so in all it there were a lot of terrible non-calls.

That being said, after seeing the replay I don't think there was a facemask, but it could have easily been a hands to the head call. Still, 'Zona made a good defensive play.

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Maybe we can expect another shoot-out Sunday between the Cardinals and NO. Packers vs. Cardinals highest scoring playoff game in NFL history......amazing when you think about how far the Arizona Cardinals have come since their days of being the door-mat of the NFC east. We miss those two almost automatic wins every year.

Kurt Warner is the biggest difference for that team.

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^ Yeah, the final score of the Cards-Saints game could be 60-53. It could look like a college basketball score.

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[quote=irish;653341]I couldnt agree more. The WRs and the QB positions were where IMO, the void is the biggest. There is no way the Skins QB or WRs make one of those plays let alone play after play.[/quote]

I'm agreement with you two. Play after play I marvelled at the skill level and athleticism. But not only that, but the discipline and focus of those guys. Even on defense, the Cards couldn't stop the Pack to save their lives but they came up with the big plays when they needed it.

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[quote=Longtimefan;653358]Maybe we can expect another shoot-out Sunday between the Cardinals and NO. Packers vs. Cardinals highest scoring playoff game in NFL history......amazing when you think about how far the Arizona Cardinals have come since their days of being the door-mat of the NFC east. We miss those two almost automatic wins every year.

Kurt Warner is the biggest difference for that team.[/quote]

I live in AZ now and its funny how many here don't seem to think Leinart will be a dropoff when Warner does retire. Will be some dark days when he is gone.

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Jeremy Bridges is starting at LT for Arizona!!!!!!!! And played pretty well. WTF????????

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[quote=skinsfan69;653371]Jeremy Bridges is starting at LT for Arizona!!!!!!!! And played pretty well. [B]WTF????????[/B][/quote]

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[quote=Ruhskins;653350]Well there were a lot of false start non-calls during the Packers' last drive, so in all it there were a lot of terrible non-calls.

That being said, after seeing the replay I don't think there was a facemask, but it could have easily been a hands to the head call. Still, 'Zona made a good defensive play.[/quote]

I could not agree more.
It was a good no call. The ball came out of QB's hands before the accidental face mask. Plus the DB did not pull or use the hands to the face mask to his advantage in any way. I'm not even sure he knew his hands were on the face mask.
Packers need to let it go.

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[quote=skinsfan69;653371]Jeremy Bridges is starting at LT for Arizona!!!!!!!! And played pretty well. WTF????????[/quote]

We can all thank Vinny. Personally I was stunned when we cut him.

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I would assume Buges made the call as to who he wanted to keep on the OL, not Vinny.

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^ Well then, thanks a lot, Buges.

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Vinny had little to nothing to do with cutting Bridges. That was up to Zorn and Bugel (with significant input from Stump Mitchell and Sherman Smith I'm sure). We can think Vinny for even giving those guys to option to consider Bridges

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We can thank Vinny for the total lack of talent on the line though. Bugel could only work with what Vinny gave him.

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I thank Vinny for the high blood pressure I developed over the past couple years.

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[quote=skinsfan69;653371]Jeremy Bridges is starting at LT for Arizona!!!!!!!! And played pretty well. WTF????????[/quote]

Ah, yes isn't that funny. He's not good enough to start or be a backup RT or RG for a 4-12 team, but he's good enough to start at LT for an 11-6 playoff team. Somethings wrong with this picture. Point your finger at Buges and Cerrato for that decision. Both are done, thankfully.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;653336]My brother and I were talking about the athleticism involved, especially in the Packers/AZ game. Those receivers had incredible control over their bodies to keep in bounds, or get turned around to the ball. I know that is players making plays, and I can't remember the last time we saw ONE play in a game from our receivers, let alone on each and every drive in the game.[/quote]That's why we need to continue developing Kelly.

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Yeah I was definitely surprised that we ushered Bridges out when the camp reports said he was doing well.. and the people that we chose to keep over him... so weird.

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There's also a big difference between Bridges blocking for Kurt Warner and Bridges blocking for Jason Campbell. And this really isn't a knock on Campbell as much as it is praise for Warner. Dude is just redonkulous. His pocket awareness and ability to get rid of the ball at just the right moment is uncanny. He can make even the most routine of linemen look like all-pros.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653462]There's also a big difference between Bridges blocking for Kurt Warner and Bridges blocking for Jason Campbell. And this really isn't a knock on Campbell as much as it is praise for Warner. Dude is just redonkulous. His pocket awareness and ability to get rid of the ball at just the right moment is uncanny. He can make even the most routine of linemen look like all-pros.[/quote]

Well said. I think people forget that sometimes. We look players released from our team, see them performing well elsewhere and assume the Skins made a bad personnel move.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653462]There's also a big difference between Bridges blocking for Kurt Warner and Bridges blocking for Jason Campbell. And this really isn't a knock on Campbell as much as it is praise for Warner. Dude is just redonkulous. His pocket awareness and ability to get rid of the ball at just the right moment is uncanny. He can make even the most routine of linemen look like all-pros.[/quote]
This is true, but could he really be much worse than Batiste or Jones?