Tony McGee Reaction to 2-5 record

[Gmanc711]

Hello Everyone,

Another busy week in a string of them, but the Redskins are not making things any easier for me. It was a terrible performance in my opinion. It was a good second half, as you know but they seemed ok with going into the half with the lead and took that as the victory. Now at 5 losses on the season, they need to win 8 or 9 in this point.

My solution to the problem? Offensively, scrap the new offense completely and just play rock hard football! The offensive line needs to do a little bit better, but I think our receivers are all playing well at this point. I’m not sold that Brunell can’t get the job done, but with the pressure they have had on the QB along with running this new offense, it’s just not the right personnel for this. The season isn’t lost yet, but it’s very close to being at that point. The biggest mistake we made this off-season was singing Adam Archuletta and losing Ryan Clark has made Sean Taylor play worse because he has had to worry about so much more. Andre Carter isn’t where the Redskins thought he would be at this point, but he is coming on if you ask me. Looking at our corners, Wright is ok, Rumph stinks, and Walt Harris, although he struggled at times last year, is an upgrade over either of these guys.

For Jason Campbell to take over, I think that point comes when they lose 7 games. Up until they lose 7 games, they are going to go with Mark Brunell. The offense can make plays when the move the ball around, but Campbell will only come in when Washington loses 7 games.

Weather you know it or not, the TJ Duckett trade was actually two-fold. They didn’t want the Philadelphia Eagles to trade for him, and the injury to Clinton Portis. I think he can be important in the future, but with Portis, Betts and Rock being the special teams guy that he is, I understand why he’s not in there. There are too many running backs without enough room for all of them to fit. If the Skins’ start going to the run more often, we will see Duckett more in jumbo packages.

Coming back from the bye, they know the season is on the line. In my opinion, two football games can turn it all around. If they can pull off wins against Dallas, and against Philadelphia, then they can look at making a serious run down the stretch. With the team the Redskins have in terms of talent, the season is not over until they reach 7 or 8 losses; however there is no margin for error.

Thank you very much guys, I hope you enjoy the other interview I did this week and I will talk to you after the Cowboys game November 5th!

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Tony McGee's NFL career started in 1971 where he was a starting defensive end for the Chicago Bears. In 1974, Tony began a 7 year stint with the New England Patriots and earned the nickname, "Mac the Sack." His unique ability to swarm opposing quarterbacks helped coin the phrase, "designated pass rusher." Tony's career as a Washington Redskin began in 1982, and included a Super Bowl championship. Tony ended his spectacular career in 1985 with 106 career sacks and played in over 200 games -- a feat achieved only by a select group of NFL defensive linemen.
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