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Originally Posted by Ruhskins
After seeing many rants about the same tired old criticisms (Snyder sucks/Vinny sucks - very original), people faulting one player or one unit for the loss, I want to bring up an underlying issue that set the tone for our team's loss on Sunday...team discipline.
Santana Moss, our supposedly #1 WR got into an unnecessary scuffle that resulted in a 15 yrd penalty, which was luckily offset by the opponents PF.
Laron Landry seemed more focus on getting his revenge on Brandon Jacobs than playing the game, the result a 15 yrd. penalty.
Both Carter and Haynesworth had encroachment penalties. D. Hall had a block in the back penalty; Rogers had an illegal contact penalty; and Campbell had an illegal forward pass.
These are all starters, all players that have experience and talent, yet they committed these easily avoidable penalties. You add this to the questionable playcalling, being in a hostile environment, and add the other mental mistakes made by the team, that results in a whole team effort in the loss.
Penalties were an issue during the preseason, and I see that not much has changed. They need to get their act together on this.
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I like this post. You will hear the commentators of the Redskin's games say, "It all depends on which Redskins' team shows up". It doesn't matter who they're playing, where they're playing, or what commentator it is. I hear it all the time.
The Redskins need to show mental toughness 24/7 and they don't. I don't fault Haynesworth and Carter as much as Moss and Landry. Since Haynesworth has come here he's done what he's been asked to do. I wasn't crazy about him coming here but on Sunday he did his job. Stopping Brandon Jacobs on a goal line 4th and one is good to go in my book. Carter has, for the most part, acted like a professional since he's been here. The reason I put in the disclaimer is simple, I just can't remember him doing anything silly?
Moss and Landry are different birds. Moss should be benched or traded. I could care less if he's the so-called #1. So was TO, and Dallas is doing just fine without him. The other two got fooled. It happens. Moss is selfish and has a short temper. I don't need to explain why I say that. Everyone one has watched the games. Landry was thinking about himself not his team. He's overrated too IMO. What the secondary is doing now is what pissed me off about Shawn Taylor. He cared more about getting on the high-light reel than making the tackle. For every big hit he laid out two more plays scored touch downs. In Taylors defense, he started to get it. If he had more time to developed his mental toughness along with his talent, he would've been a HOFer, hands down. Moss on the other hand should know better. Landry needs to get it and quick.