Colts-Redskins Postgame Thread

[skinsfaninok]

Redskins have the #1 ranked total D so far

[calia]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Redskins have the #1 ranked total D so far

Somewhat a function of the offenses we have faced so far. A significant test comes this Sunday -- a real offense comes to town. But the D overall hasn't been bad. Luck threw for 181 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 INTs. We ought to win (or at least be competitive) in a game like that. This week was all about offensive failings in my judgment. O-line was terrible, WRs were invisible, and play-calling/adjustments were awful.

But as Matty points out, it is early in the season. Losing at home sailing into the bye week would really be bad.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by calia

Somewhat a function of the offenses we have faced so far. A significant test comes this Sunday -- a real offense comes to town. But the D overall hasn't been bad. Luck threw for 181 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 INTs. We ought to win (or at least be competitive) in a game like that. This week was all about offensive failings in my judgment. O-line was terrible, WRs were invisible, and play-calling/adjustments were awful.

But as Matty points out, it is early in the season. Losing at home sailing into the bye week would really be bad.

While its early in the season...this is Gruden's 5th season and mostly his offense.......should we really be having games like past Sunday at this point in front of 57K home opener?

Too me, this past game just had an ominous feeling to it. I don't get that performance, I just don't. Not after a dominant week before...Gruden said he sensed low energy from the team...again, why is this?

MUST WIN AGAINST Green Bay. This isn't about just a big game cause it Green Bay, this is about laying out the foundation for the rest of the season. I need to see the team execute well...I need to see the team play hard....I need to see Gruden call a good game.

This last week was unacceptable as a fan. Completely unacceptable.

[calia]

Chico -- I don't disagree with anything you just said. It's early, but the effort and coaching makes for a sense of urgency now.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Redskins have the #1 ranked total D so far

Definitely not the best D in football but I do think they played well, including last Sunday.

Watching the game again, All 22, confirms my feelings:

-Coverage by our ILBs improved tremendously from last year. Mason Foster had a REAL solid game, key tackles on 3rd down pass plays, TFLs, tipped ball...

-Dunbar is turning into the real deal.

-Johnathan Allen is a beast.

-I can't quite get my finger on why we don't generate more pass rush... The second INT was caused by pressure (Allen, Kerrigan and Smith), good position by Foster, and DJ making the play though, so I'd be curious to see pressure stats from this game.

-I also don't think Smith left that much on field. Made a nice deep throw to Richardson in the 3rd QTR. He overthrew Crowder on a go route. Overall I'd say the receivers weren't open that much...

[calia]

Rob Kelley (toe) to IR. Geez.

https://www.redskins.com/news/redski...on-injured-res

[OmahaRedskins]

Originally Posted by calia

Rob Kelley (toe) to IR. Geez.

https://www.redskins.com/news/redski...on-injured-res

He can go to the soup chicken from the IR list. He should not come back.

[calia]

Boy are we thin in the RB ranks. We have AP (33 years old, and who knows how long he will hold up), CT (coming off major injury), Perine (is he still out?), and now no one else. I assume this means we will probably go hunting for another RB who is out of work. Darkwa? Charles? We obviously cannot go into a game with two healthy RBs. I was going to say that I hope they go find Mack Brown who I thought was on the Vikings practice squad, but he's on IR. Hell, even our former RBs are on IR!

[Bishop Hammer]

Bloody hail, under the last coach runningback was never a position of concern but under the new regime Wash has had no luck? Even when healthy the backs have been subpar, at best.

[calia]

What happened with Kelley? I didn't know he was dinged up at all until the IR report today.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

Definitely not the best D in football but I do think they played well, including last Sunday.

Watching the game again, All 22, confirms my feelings:

-Coverage by our ILBs improved tremendously from last year. Mason Foster had a REAL solid game, key tackles on 3rd down pass plays, TFLs, tipped ball...

-Dunbar is turning into the real deal.

-Johnathan Allen is a beast.

-I can't quite get my finger on why we don't generate more pass rush... The second INT was caused by pressure (Allen, Kerrigan and Smith), good position by Foster, and DJ making the play though, so I'd be curious to see pressure stats from this game.

-I also don't think Smith left that much on field. Made a nice deep throw to Richardson in the 3rd QTR. He overthrew Crowder on a go route. Overall I'd say the receivers weren't open that much...

Finished the game, other things I saw:

-Luck did make some really good throws under pressure. And a couple of bad ones, amongst which a 3rd down incompletion which could've been key if our offense had been alive. So while I agree we need more productivity from our pass rush, we did generate some pressure in this game.

-Smith made another real tight throw to Reed late in the 3rd. But late in the 3rd and 4th he coulda/shoulda taken some shots.

-Reaaaally bad performance by the OL. Even Scherff had a bad one in the running game...

-I agree with those saying we need more in game adjustments, and that was obvious on the defensive side of the ball: they were running pick play after pick play after pick play late in the game and we still had absolutely no answer!
On their last TD drive, I think there was only one pass play that wasn't a pick play...