Casserly Keeping his options open

[Citizens for 81]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Prioleau is not a starter. We still had Springs for more than half the year, along with Portis.

Let's not blame this season on injuries. That would take us to a whole new level of ignorance.

GW said Prioleau was going to play ahead of AA after his injury.

Salave'a missed time as well.

Also, some players have been playing hurt like Griffin and Jansen.

[MTK]

So just because we had a banged up Portis for the first half of the season, and a still not quite 100% Springs for the second half, we should just overlook those key injuries in the grand scheme of the season?

I'd say it's very fair to factor injuries in to the final result of the season.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

So LT gets hurt, I guess it's just too bad, so sad for the Chargers right?

How about the Bengals in the playoffs last year with Palmer?

I think some people want someone who is omniscient rather than a GM.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Of course Matty. It's one or the other. Someone has to focus on the negative. Someone will say, "Man, if we had a GM would have been undefeated this year!" This all begs the question of whether or not the team would perform as it has for another coach. THAT'S when I don't question Gibbs. Sure, I'm not a Gibbs apologist by any means, but talk about a guy who can motivate and run a team.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

All I need to know is I look at the people we have now, that came from this current group of coaches. We have Portis, Moss, and a number of great defensive starters. You forgot to mention THEM didntcha'?

And yes, Pierson was slated to start because of the strike-out on AA. That happens. GM. No GM.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

All I need to know is I look at the people we have now, that came from this current group of coaches. We have Portis, Moss, and a number of great defensive starters. You forgot to mention THEM didntcha'?

And yes, Pierson was slated to start because of the strike-out on AA. That happens. GM. No GM.

And all I need to do is point to the record: 5-9. What sort of ranking do those "great defensive starters" have this year?

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

And all I need to do is point to the record: 5-9. What sort of ranking do those "great defensive starters" have this year?

All we need to do is point to key injuries. Whether you like it or not, no GM can plan for it and it can alter the course of an entire season.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

All we need to do is point to key injuries. Whether you like it or not, no GM can plan for it and it can alter the course of an entire season.

Big deal. Portis got hurt. A good GM would have drafted a backup of equal value. Springs was hurt. A good GM would have kept a reserve #1 CB on the bench just in case. Griffin got hurt. A GM would have made sure a run stopper of equal caliber played in his place. A good GM would have forced the new OC to make the team learn his system faster and with less mistakes in a shorter period of time. A good GM would make sure all rookies that he drafts would be able to learn the offense/defense and start immediately. A good GM would make sure our kicker makes every FG. A good GM wrinkles his nose and everything works perfectly. A good GM will never burn his microwave popcorn. A good GM always has just enough cereal left in his box before he totally runs out.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Big deal. Portis got hurt. A good GM would have drafted a backup of equal value. Springs was hurt. A good GM would have kept a reserve #1 CB on the bench just in case. Griffin got hurt. A GM would have made sure a run stopper of equal caliber played in his place. A good GM would have forced the new OC to make the team learn his system faster and with less mistakes in a shorter period of time. A good GM would make sure all rookies that he drafts would be able to learn the offense/defense and start immediately. A good GM would make sure our kicker makes every FG. A good GM wrinkles his nose and everything works perfectly. A good GM will never burn his microwave popcorn. A good GM always has just enough cereal left in his box before he totally runs out.

HA! LOL

I heard Casserly burns popcorn though.

[MTK]

Prioleau was scheduled to start week one

In the NFL, everybody hurts - Sports - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

Either way, he was a big loss in terms of flexibility in the secondary.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Prioleau was scheduled to start week one

In the NFL, everybody hurts*-*Sports*-*The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

Either way, he was a big loss in terms of flexibility in the secondary.

So Prioleau was slated to start because of injury. He was not expected to be the starter for the year.

If Betts had snapped his Achilles before Week one, he would not have been a starter that was lost for the year. He was a back-up, slated to start because of injury -- same as Prioleau.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

So Prioleau was slated to start because of injury. He was not expected to be the starter for the year.

If Betts had snapped his Achilles before Week one, he would not have been a starter that was lost for the year. He was a back-up, slated to start because of injury -- same as Prioleau.

Because of injury? Where does the article say that?

The Redskins have four players on injured reserve: Portis; Prioleau, who was slated to start at safety ahead of Adam Archuleta in Week 1 before injuring his knee on the opening kickoff; kicker John Hall (groin); and tight end Christian Fauria (ankle).

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Because of injury? Where does the article say that?

Then that only proves the blunder of the Archuleta signing even more. Their $10 million man, uninjured, gets beaten out by a journeyman defensive back who's been a reserve for most of his career.

Either way, you cannot tell me with a straight face that Gregg Williams, the man who according to many accounts, personally lobbied for signing Adam Archuleta expected him to be the #3 safety behind Sean Taylor and Pierson Prioleau all year long.

Take a look at the words of our own "Burgundy Army" blog, from July 28 of this year:

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&cd=19

Here's the exact wording:

"While ‘Skins fans were relieved to have Taylor in the fold again, they were also buzzing over the addition of Adam Archuleta. Arch’s workout routines are legendary, providing him with the ability to dish out immense punishment in close quarters. His range gives Gregg Williams the ability to blitz from either safety position and still cover a large portion of the field with one safety. Prioleau again figures into the mix as a solid 3rd option as safety, as well as a valuable special teams contributor."



How many different ways can we illustrate how bad of a move this free agent signing was? Good lord man, I'll take Casserly's mistake of drafting Mario Williams any day over this cluster fornication!

[SmootSmack]

I think "starting" is a very loose term here. Seems like both Prioleau and Archuleta were going to play enough minutes and downs that who was taking the field at the very beginning is kind of a moot point.

[skinsfan69]

All I know is you CAN NOT have the coaches picking the players. It just does not work.