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JWsleep · 08-23-2010, 10:59 AM

Some thoughts:

We actually moved the ball well against on of the better Ds in the league--it was the TURNOVERS that killed us on O. We lefts a lot of points on the field because of that, and it made the final score more lopsided than it should have been. Yes, I know, we are responsible for the TOs, but I think they can be cleared up. Timing and route running is obviously still an issue, not to mention blitz protection. But the pass offense is LIGHT YEARS ahead of anything from the past, what, 10 years? That's a good sign. All praise to young Kyle.

The run game is a work in progress, no doubt. Several things conspired to make Sat. night a bad run game. 1. We wanted to evaluate WRs, so we threw a lot more than balance dictated. 2. The Ravens will be top 3 in rush D. 3. LJ did not play well. 4. We haven't caught on the all the subtleties and such of full-blown Mike S. zone blocking. Not so surprising that we didn't run well. I expect this will get better as the season progresses. Seriously, this is going to take longer than the passing O.

First string D wasn't bad. I do think they will be better when AH heals from his rambalambadosis or whatever, and gets his head out of his own colon. We have not fully caught on to the 3-4 and we going pretty vanilla. Still, we may not have all the right personel yet for this D. Rome wasn't built in a day, fellas.

Injuries suck, but they happen. Here's where the curse of Vinny still lingers: a lack of quality depth provided by 3-4 rounders in the draft. Thanks, monkey-boy.

**** that fake punt. Good call, shifted the momentum, bummed us all out. It happens. And **** the Ravens. I hate them. BUt they are what we want to be. Hopefully, we'll use this to motivate. I like that we have tough teams in the pre-season. This game was probably more useful as a teaching/evaluating game than buffalo.

08-23-2010, 10:59 AM	#44
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 57 Posts: 4,719	Re: Smoot Lays The Smack Down-Redskins vs. Ravens (Preseason Special) Some thoughts: We actually moved the ball well against on of the better Ds in the league--it was the TURNOVERS that killed us on O. We lefts a lot of points on the field because of that, and it made the final score more lopsided than it should have been. Yes, I know, we are responsible for the TOs, but I think they can be cleared up. Timing and route running is obviously still an issue, not to mention blitz protection. But the pass offense is LIGHT YEARS ahead of anything from the past, what, 10 years? That's a good sign. All praise to young Kyle. The run game is a work in progress, no doubt. Several things conspired to make Sat. night a bad run game. 1. We wanted to evaluate WRs, so we threw a lot more than balance dictated. 2. The Ravens will be top 3 in rush D. 3. LJ did not play well. 4. We haven't caught on the all the subtleties and such of full-blown Mike S. zone blocking. Not so surprising that we didn't run well. I expect this will get better as the season progresses. Seriously, this is going to take longer than the passing O. First string D wasn't bad. I do think they will be better when AH heals from his rambalambadosis or whatever, and gets his head out of his own colon. We have not fully caught on to the 3-4 and we going pretty vanilla. Still, we may not have all the right personel yet for this D. Rome wasn't built in a day, fellas. Injuries suck, but they happen. Here's where the curse of Vinny still lingers: a lack of quality depth provided by 3-4 rounders in the draft. Thanks, monkey-boy. ** that fake punt. Good call, shifted the momentum, bummed us all out. It happens. And ** the Ravens. I hate them. BUt they are what we want to be. Hopefully, we'll use this to motivate. I like that we have tough teams in the pre-season. This game was probably more useful as a teaching/evaluating game than buffalo. __________________ Hail from Houston!