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Originally Posted by skins052bgr8
What does the Philly game have to do with our game, you have to play the game we could have fumbled on the run, we could have had the pass intercepted if we passed. Look at the two point conversion in our game is that the norm, but doing something risky can also win you the game so look at the Tampa game. If I have learned anything when you start doing things different than you have done the whole game like we were mixing it up high percentage passes, some stretch plays, hitting the middle, spreading the ball around you lose. Then we go three straight plays nose dive into the guard and tackle when we had been converting first downs all game with what we were doing. Similar to the way some defenses do it and we did for many years in the past shut teams down and then go to a prevent defense and we would lose. To say three straight runs was the answer you are wrong we needed a first down, call plays to do that not run additional 25 seconds off the clock. As we have seen it was two minutes plus on the clock all the Bucs needed and many NFL teams is about in this case 58 seconds. All we did was give them time to drive the field twice on us so thank heavens we saved the 25 seconds. You can accomplish all the above if you can keep a defense on it's toes which we have not in this exact same situation in numerous games. Luckily the Eagles could not get in last week ina very similar situation with us. Luckily the Seahawks missed the field goal, we put the ball back in the Cowboys hands, we put the ball back in Tampas hands. If you look back at those stalled drives you will see very simialr play calling I call that predictable in that situation.
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I have the feeling that if we would have attempted a pass and had it intersepted, or a sack and fumble or incomplete people would be bitching about not running the ball and taking more time off the clock. Joe knows what the hell he's doing, see the 3 trophies in the showcase at redskin park. If we get the first down on the run everyone would be saying what a call, the defense was looking for the pass and we ran. So I think its damn if you do and damn if you dont. Joe has won almost more than any coach in the NFL by calling games the same way he did last Sunday. the fact is, the O line could not get the tough yards at the end of the game, which good O lines and teams do. The Hogs use to tell people they were coming right at them, and dare you to stop them. This team does not have that mentality or confidence, YET!! When we do, we will be running the ball down peoples throat at the end of games. Our defense should have played a little more conservative and not given up the big play. If anyone is at fault, fault Greg Williams for calling the same defensive plays that we were getting burned on all day long.