Excellent perspective on Pats game

[vaoutlaws2006]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Of course they would, they've done similar things in the past.

In 2004 Gregg Williams wanted Sean Taylor to get a taste of getting burned in a preseason game against the Rams, so he left him with no help and go figure he got burned. Williams basically laughed at the media after the game saying they didn't know what the hell was going on when they asked why the secondary was so shaky.

Think of these preseason games as an extension of practice. The coaches are setting up certain scenarios, letting mismatches get created against them, all to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of individual players.

They're coming at these games from an entirely different perspective than we can probably even totally understand. We look at the score, stats, and if player A got beat by player B. I can guarantee they're looking at things ALOT differently than we are.

Wasn't Gibbs' postgame reactions a little odd after the Patriots game?? He didn't look frazzled or frustrated as he usually does after a loss, especially a complete ass whoppin' like that.

What better time is there to give the team a taste of humility than when the games don't count? What better time to strike a fire in this team's belly than in the preseason? What better frame of reference for the team to have headed into a nationally televised season opener than this horrible preseason?? You just know the coaches are using this to their advantage, so when the team comes out of that tunnel on 9/11 they're going to be chomping at the bit to show the world what they're really made of.

well i really didnt think of it like that...getting burned on one single play okay....but to basically "throw a game" in essence as a motivation ploy?....i dont know seems like i am drawing at one heck of a straw. I am a die hard redskin fan of 34 years and I am just a little worried to play like this. There have been no glimpses of any promise except for maybe Jason Campbell. I have liked alot of what I have seen of him. All I can say my friend is I hope you are right.