Skins vs Bears postgame

[skinsfan69]

Some of those calls yesterday were just so pathetic. The NFL might as well be a flag football league at this point.

[That Guy]

the 52-17 box score.

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[mbedner3420]

Fred davis in the trading block. Could we get Britt for him?

[calia]

While at 2-4 there's a lot of disappointment to go around, I tend to think that recent trends on offense AND defense are pretty strong (special teams, now that's a widly different story).

Right now, we're yielding up 389 yards a game -- 24th in the league. Yesterday, we gave up 359 yards, and the last two weeks (against the Raiders and against the Cowboys, we did much better). After giving up a zillion yards in the first 3 weeks, our D has improved a good deal. To put it in perspective, if we dropped the average to 359 yards (yeterday's total), we'd be at 18th in the league. While that still isn't anything to brag about, given where we started at two games at about 500 yards, it is real improvement.

And our offense has generated the 4th most yards per game. Yeah, yeah -- I hear folks about the garbage time yards, but yards are yards, and we put up 45 on Chicago. Anytime you put up 45 points on any team in the NFL, you're doing something right.

What has killed us the last few weeks are turnovers and special teams. Special teams has been a killer -- 3 TDs in two weeks. Ugh. That's appalling. And it isn't as though our special teams has generated points; indeed, the most notable thing our teams has done is get a kick blocked by the Raiders. And the turnovers have killed us. We basically gave up a TD to Dallas with one; Chicago scored within 3 plays of the bad pick from RGIII. If, and that is a big if, we clean that up somehow, I think the D is playing well enough -- and the offense is surely playing well enough -- that we can and should rattle off a number of wins from here out. Other than SF, Denver, and the Chiefs, are we really afraid of any other team on our schedule? If we can go the rest of the season losing only to those 3 teams, we will finish 9-7 and that is likely to be enough to win the NFC East.

But we should take this one win at a time. Next up, the Broncos. Let's get after Peyton. The Colts showed how that can work.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

Fred davis in the trading block. Could we get Britt for him?

Seeing as he was a free agent this past year, I doubt trading him is a option. In fact, even on the open market, he garnered interest from two teams. (us and bills)

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Seeing as he was a free agent this past year, I doubt trading him is a option. In fact, even on the open market, he garnered interest from two teams. (us and bills)

It is an option. Or at least they're trying to make it an option.

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[Lotus]

Too bad Al Davis is gone. He'd give us 3 #1's for Freddy D.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

Fred davis in the trading block. Could we get Britt for him?

One headcase for another, no thanks.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

Fred davis in the trading block. Could we get Britt for him?

I wish. Or Byrd. Or TJ Ward. Any of those would be great.

[DynamiteRave]

I gotta say, as much as I hate the guy, Josh Wilson hasn't been as lost as he has been the past couple of years. I don't see him getting burnt and turned around as often.

[calia]

Honestly, the safety play has been atrocious all around, and with Fletcher losing a step (it truly pains me to say so as I love the guy), the middle of the field is to be had. And teams have expolited that -- Chicago seemed to work the middle of the field very effectively (think of the Forte 50 yard scamper and the TD pass to Williams). No play up front or even with the CBs (which has been solid) can change that.

[Lotus]

Bowen tore a PCL against Da Bears.

DE Stephen Bowen tears ligament - NFC East Blog - ESPN

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Bowen tore a PCL against Da Bears.

DE Stephen Bowen tears ligament - NFC East Blog - ESPN

Bad.

Jenkins will start now I guess, with Golston on the other end.

Defense is getting thin but I don't think it makes a difference at this point, they were already too bad to repair.

I really hope Doughty makes it back this week though.

Maybe since we're deep at LB, we should consider moving Kerrigan or Orakpo to DE, preferably 'Rak. I know they've only been 4-3 DEs but they're not getting sacks in this scheme, so we're wasting them. These guys are made to punish QBs and we should put them in whatever position helps them do that.

I'd start:

Jenkins - Cofield - Orakpo

Kerrigan - Fletcher - Riley - Jackson

Hall - Amerson at CB

Doughty - Wilson at S



or go all out after QBs:

Kerrigan - Cofield - Orakpo

Jackson - Fletcher - Riley - Jenkins

Hall - Amerson at CB

Doughty - Wilson at S



Think how scary it would be to have Orakpo and Kerrigan lining up on both ends to come after your QB every play.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Think how scary it would be to have Orakpo and Kerrigan lining up on both ends to come after your QB every play.

I think we call that our base defense.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I'd start:

Jenkins - Cofield - Orakpo

Kerrigan - Fletcher - Riley - Jackson

Hall - Amerson at CB

Doughty - Wilson at S

I really like your idea!

Surprise the Broncos and get your best players on the field.

Orakpo vs. an OG all day long could be sweet.

Jackson is starter material and he's better than Orakpo in pass coverage.

Orakpo and Jackson both coming off the right side. Nice.

Starting the veteran Wilson at S could help a lot.

I really hope Reed Doughty can go.