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Originally Posted by Angry
Who is playing over Samuels, Justin Tuck or Mathias? I am not worried about whoever Samuels has. Aaron Ross is a decent DB and he will have help no doubt, but the WCO does not rely on the deep threat like our prior offense did. I think that we can hit some quick routes against them and move the chains consistently if we develop a rythm early. Thus it will limit the effectivness of there pass rush. If they keep 2 on Moss still then it is going to open up some other things. If they don't double him then we can take a shot downfield provided the protection is there.
Running the ball off tackle is going to be achievable in this game as long as we can get AP covererd up quickly because of their weakness at OLB. As long as we mix it up and don't get into 3rd and long situations we should be well off against this Defense.
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Tuck is taking over for Strahan at LDE so Mathias should be over Samuels more often. Not sure how religious they are about keeping their DE's in one spot so we'll have to see how it plays out. I'm not overly optimistic about the game on Thursday, but I'm not going to throw myself off a bridge if they lose in New York either. Apart from that Sunday night win last year, the Skins have struggled mightly at the Meadowlands. With Landry seeing his first game action since the Seattle game and Taylor being limited even if he plays, you probably won't see the defense at top form regardless. Unfortunately the schedule makers didn't do the Skins any favors and the next four games are all going to be tough as well. Two good to very good offenses (and what should be improved defenses) in New Orleans and Arizona, then two division road games at Dallas and Philadelphia. Might have a suicide watch going on the Warpath by October. Luckily the Skins on paper should be better against the pass than the run so that should help with NO and AZ. If they can figure out a way to win against New York then maybe you can imagine a 3-0 start. I think it will be very difficult to win on Thursday though.
As usual, Portis is will prime the pump for anything that might work on offense and hopefully Cooley stays on the field almost the whole time. My wife was going crazy when he kept coming off the field in the 3 and 4 WR sets during the preseason. I told her that it was an attempt to get Devin Thomas more experience in game situations and that during the season Cooley wouldn't come off the field much. Hopefully that is correct.
Head over Heart Prediction: Giants 24, Redskins 17