Did Gibbs Make the Wrong Call?

[skins052bgr8]

I don't disagree with keeping the ball on the ground, but do something creative not straight up the middle three times in a row, we did the exact same thing last week three straight up the middle and turned the ball back over to the eagles and they drove right down the field fortunately we got a play from our D at the goal line. We had been driving the ball all game by mixing it up why do the exact same play with the box stacked. If we can see the same run in previous games don't you think other coaches see the tendancies every game in that situation dive in the middle of the pile with no success. I don't care that we ran on them all game, we do the same thing over and over again when we need to run the clock out, how can anyone say it is the right call when we have not been unsuccessful with running out the clock and converting in nearly everygame this year. Tell me when the last time you saw someone even if they new it was coming stop Cooley or Sellers in the flat for a score or a first down. Where was the stretch play let Portis pick his gap.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by skins052bgr8

I don't disagree with keeping the ball on the ground, but do something creative not straight up the middle three times in a row, we did the exact same thing last week three straight up the middle and turned the ball back over to the eagles and they drove right down the field fortunately we got a play from our D at the goal line. We had been driving the ball all game by mixing it up why do the exact same play with the box stacked. If we can see the same run in previous games don't you think other coaches see the tendancies every game in that situation dive in the middle of the pile with no success. I don't care that we ran on them all game, we do the same thing over and over again when we need to run the clock out, how can anyone say it is the right call when we have not been unsuccessful with running out the clock and converting in nearly everygame this year. Tell me when the last time you saw someone even if they new it was coming stop Cooley or Sellers in the flat for a score or a first down. Where was the stretch play let Portis pick his gap.

manyou are exactly right,how can anyone say it was a good call when we lost the game? if we do the rollout you either run for it,make a safe pass,or take the sack,brunells been making great descisions all yr so he's probably not going to make a mistake,we made a lot of mistakes during the game but if you make that first down the game is over,so how anybody can say that was the right call when it didnt work and it cost us the game just boggles my mind

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

manyou are exactly right,how can anyone say it was a good call when we lost the game? if we do the rollout you either run for it,make a safe pass,or take the sack,brunells been making great descisions all yr so he's probably not going to make a mistake,we made a lot of mistakes during the game but if you make that first down the game is over,so how anybody can say that was the right call when it didnt work and it cost us the game just boggles my mind

I don't understand that logic. Because it didn't work doesn't make it the wrong call. If we were down by one with five seconds left, 4th down, John Hall comes out for the game-winning 25 yard field goal and the kick is blocked....does that make it the wrong call?

[Redskins_P]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I don't understand that logic. Because it didn't work doesn't make it the wrong call. If we were down by one with five seconds left, 4th down, John Hall comes out for the game-winning 25 yard field goal and the kick is blocked....does that make it the wrong call?

Not only that, but when you're averaging 5.6 yds a carry ALL game, its the most logical thing to do. Run it!!! Especially if you're trying to burn the clock.

I really don't understand why we needed to pass in that situation. If anything, Gibbs ran it because if he wouldn't have made it....he had his defense to stop them. But that didn't happen either.

Can't blame a loss on one freaking play man.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by Redskins_P

Can't blame a loss on one freaking play man.

u can if u pull a mcnabb

[FirstandTen]

I can't beleive this thread is still going!!!!!!!!

[Redskins_P]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

u can if u pull a mcnabb

True....

[offiss]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I don't understand that logic. Because it didn't work doesn't make it the wrong call. If we were down by one with five seconds left, 4th down, John Hall comes out for the game-winning 25 yard field goal and the kick is blocked....does that make it the wrong call?

Htown is right, and here's why, we are lousey at running the ball on short yardage plays, we have been since Gibbs took over, when a defense is prepaired for short yardage against us they almost alway's stop us, that is why you go to some kind of a roleout option, if they stop us then they stop us on a play we are very strong and successful at running, like our 4th and 2 rollout pass to Cooley earlier in the game, the fact that we went to our weekest offensive play in the most crucial part of the game makes it the wrong call, if we were a team that consistantly grinds out the tough yards running than it's a good call, but we are not so it's not a good call in that situation, we mixed the pass and the run all game, but in crunch time we go away from what made us successeful and go with the weekest part of our game, a short yardage run. I knew it was going to happen before he ran it, I was hoping he would surprise me, but he didn't surprise me, or the Eagles.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I don't understand that logic. Because it didn't work doesn't make it the wrong call. If we were down by one with five seconds left, 4th down, John Hall comes out for the game-winning 25 yard field goal and the kick is blocked....does that make it the wrong call?

now your being redicilous,2 totally different situations,they dont apply to each other at all,of course you kick the fg,I dont understand your logic?
we did a lot of things wrong in this game so i dont know if you can pin the loss on just 1 play,but the topic of this thread is did gibbs make the right call on that play,since the play failed miserably and we lost the game because of it,I would have to say it was the wrong call,hindsight is always 20-20,but before that play was ran i was praying dont run it,dont run it,{just dont do the straight handoff}and if we would have tried another play besides running and it failed,I wouldnt have been happy about it becuse I want the play to succeed,but i would have been satisfied by the call not being predictable,if gibbs or musgrave calls just about any other play besides the straight handoff on that play and it would have failed and this same question is posted,I would say it was the right call,as others have noted,we did the same thing against the eagles,didnt work,but mcnabb bailed us out,this time we werent so lucky

[44deisel44]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

now your being redicilous,2 totally different situations,they dont apply to each other at all,of course you kick the fg,I dont understand your logic?
we did a lot of things wrong in this game so i dont know if you can pin the loss on just 1 play,but the topic of this thread is did gibbs make the right call on that play,since the play failed miserably and we lost the game because of it,I would have to say it was the wrong call,hindsight is always 20-20,but before that play was ran i was praying dont run it,dont run it,{just dont do the straight handoff}and if we would have tried another play besides running and it failed,I wouldnt have been happy about it becuse I want the play to succeed,but i would have been satisfied by the call not being predictable,if gibbs or musgrave calls just about any other play besides the straight handoff on that play and it would have failed and this same question is posted,I would say it was the right call,as others have noted,we did the same thing against the eagles,didnt work,but mcnabb bailed us out,this time we werent so lucky

But your whole point was "How can any1 say it was the right call when it didnt work"........