Dallas week Version 1

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Tape has said big play opportunities have been available but Alex not seeing or throwing. I thought Alex was the best deep ball passer last year? Wtf is going on?

Alex is still learning..

http://www.espn.com/blog/washington-...-quite-in-sync

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

Alex is still learning..

http://www.espn.com/blog/washington-...-quite-in-sync

I think I saw him connecting more this past week, he seemed more comfortable than he has. Hopefully that's true. This week will be another good test

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I think I saw him connecting more this past week, he seemed more comfortable than he has. Hopefully that's true. This week will be another good test

I agree.. Also, I think the injuries are not helping Alex. Doctson missed some time in training camp, Reed didn't participate at all until beginning of the season, Richardson has been missing some practice time since he got injured. It's tough for QB to build rapport with receivers if they don't get to practice together enough..

I'm not saying that Alex is completely innocent of this - he is a veteran pro and he should have done better in recent games but I'm not going to hold this against him (at least, not for now).

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

I agree.. Also, I think the injuries are not helping Alex. Doctson missed some time in training camp, Reed didn't participate at all until beginning of the season, Richardson has been missing some practice time since he got injured. It's tough for QB to build rapport with receivers if they don't get to practice together enough..

I'm not saying that Alex is completely innocent of this - he is a veteran pro and he should have done better in recent games but I'm not going to hold this against him (at least, not for now).

I still put it a lot on Gruden and preseason. Look it's fine if you don't want to play the starters, I get it, but then your team better not look like they aren't on the same page after 5 regular season games. And with a new qb, and so many missed practices, throwing a few live balls every game would have made sense. I like Gruden for a lot of reasons, but I don't think we will ever be a consistent deep playoff team with him.

[CrazyCanuck]

This is the most important 3-game stretch in Gruden's career.

We won game one against Carolina, but these next two are just as important.

No point beating Carolina only to lay an egg against Dallas or NYG.

Gruden's head coaching career is hanging by a thread. If he gets canned by Washington he won't get another chance.

You can always go be the OC for your brother in Oakland, but if you want your head coaching career to continue...

NO MORE EGGS!!

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

This is the most important 3-game stretch in Gruden's career.

We won game one against Carolina, but these next two are just as important.

No point beating Carolina only to lay an egg against Dallas or NYG.

Gruden's head coaching career is hanging by a thread. If he gets canned by Washington he won't get another chance.

You can always go be the OC for your brother in Oakland, but if you want your head coaching career to continue...

NO MORE EGGS!!

Well said.

[OmahaRedskins]

I struggle with the Jay Gruden hate. He is highly regarded in the league as a really good coach. He may never be a Bill Parcells or Joe Gibbs, but he is well above average.

Most people will say he turned around a bad situation and added stability. That alone should give him creditability. The bigger question is whether he can take the next step. When I look at the team, I say is it better now than when he arrived. The answer is "Yes".

I also know the grass is greener on the other side, but I do not understand all the baby shanny love. I am sorry but he has not done shit yet. He may turn out to be a great coach, but so may Jay.


Just my thoughts.