Regarding his point here:
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You guys tell me if this is a coincidence, or symbolic of a larger issue? So JC gets a ball tipped and picked off on the final Skins offensive play of the second quarter against Arizona a few weeks back, in what turned out to be a very tight game, and in the second half the Redskins run the ball 16 times and throw it just 7 and barely squeak by with a 2 point win. Then against the Jets Sunday he is hit as he tried to throw, gets picked off on a play that wasn't his fault - Barton made a heck of a catch and the protection failed - and then the rest of the way the Skins run the ball 21 times and throw it just twice as they come from behind to eventually beat NY in OT by 3. That's 37 rushes to 9 passes in what amounts to a full game post-INTs totaled all together.
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Not sure I really agree there. After seeing the play over again I think JC held the ball a second too long, which he has done plenty of other times this year as well due to his inexperience.
We all know Gibbs is paranoid regarding turnovers, and I think it's obvious that the staff isn't 100% confident in turning JC loose just yet. I can really see both sides to this. As fans we sit here and say let him throw, but as coaches they don't want to put him in difficult situations when they have 2 quality backs and a sturdy D to lean on. Who knows, perhaps if we didn't lean on the running game in those games one or more of those close wins turn into a loss?