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12thMan · 11-01-2005, 04:42 PM

I've been so depressed since the loss, I've been staying away from the boards.

I think the Skins will rebound, and I do think that the playoffs and even the division is still very attainable.

It's no secret that teams can run on the Redskins. I personally think a healthy and consistent dose of LaVar Arrington could help us out a lot. The defense needs a face, an identity to rally around this year. I think LaVars attitude and enthusiasm is what we'll need to match what J. Trotter brings to the Eagles, Lewis for the Ravens, and so forth.

Last year it was hard-hitting Sean Taylor and good solid run stopping that we constantly hung our hat on. This year that really hasn't been the case. Holdman has been horrible. He was okay in the first couple of games and has digressed since, in my opinion. And I don't care if the stats show us having the number one pass defense. That's a very mis-leading stat because teams have learned to play ball control (partly do to turnovers) and run the ball on us, so they aren't really forced into passing situations often - the exception was the 49ers game.

That first run by Tiki was like a haymaker punch and we never recovered. We were flat from beggining to end.

Here's what I see for the remainder of the season. We could still finish 11-5 or 10-6, if and only if, we limit the turnovers. Head to head we can give any team in the NFL problems, and beat them.

If we don't limit the turnovers, 9-7 is where we'll end - pretty much depending on those complex formulas to enter the playoffs.

Hail to the Redskins!!

11-01-2005, 04:42 PM	#3
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Season over? I've been so depressed since the loss, I've been staying away from the boards. I think the Skins will rebound, and I do think that the playoffs and even the division is still very attainable. It's no secret that teams can run on the Redskins. I personally think a healthy and consistent dose of LaVar Arrington could help us out a lot. The defense needs a face, an identity to rally around this year. I think LaVars attitude and enthusiasm is what we'll need to match what J. Trotter brings to the Eagles, Lewis for the Ravens, and so forth. Last year it was hard-hitting Sean Taylor and good solid run stopping that we constantly hung our hat on. This year that really hasn't been the case. Holdman has been horrible. He was okay in the first couple of games and has digressed since, in my opinion. And I don't care if the stats show us having the number one pass defense. That's a very mis-leading stat because teams have learned to play ball control (partly do to turnovers) and run the ball on us, so they aren't really forced into passing situations often - the exception was the 49ers game. That first run by Tiki was like a haymaker punch and we never recovered. We were flat from beggining to end. Here's what I see for the remainder of the season. We could still finish 11-5 or 10-6, if and only if, we limit the turnovers. Head to head we can give any team in the NFL problems, and beat them. If we don't limit the turnovers, 9-7 is where we'll end - pretty much depending on those complex formulas to enter the playoffs. Hail to the Redskins!!