Looking ahead to Miami

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Daseal

I think there are a lot of parallels between the skins and the dolphins. Very talented teams (though in different ways) that just can't quite get it together. I think Chris Chambers is a great WR, Ronnie Brown is a very good back, Trent Green can manage the game and keep them from losing games. Their O-line is a mess, but for our scheme I dont see that being as big of a handicap. Granted our blitzes may get through easier, but we don't get 4 man penetration.

Their defense is aging but very good. If I were Samuels I would NOT want to go against Jason Taylor my first game back. If he's not ready, we'll know in a hurry. We should win, but we should have beat MN last season too.

For the life of me I don't know why Chambers is respected around the league. I mean remember how we lovingly called Gardner 50-50 because he only caught half of what was thrown to him? Well Chambers isn't quite that good. Caught 39% of passes intended for him last year, 49% in 05, and a robust 50% in 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that he's very good, at all.

Their O Line is a mess, and it really takes away a lot of Ronnie Brown's effectiveness. Trent Green can still be an adequate QB in the style of a Mark Brunell, but when that's the most dangerous part of your offense, your unit is pretty pathetic.

Pretty much dead on about the defense. Question is, will they put together another good season, or be like the Skins in 2006.

Another angle: perhaps one of the reasons Saban bolted was that he saw little potential in his team, and thought it a better career move to get out and quit on his guys before his reputation got ruined.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

For the life of me I don't know why Chambers is respected around the league. I mean remember how we lovingly called Gardner 50-50 because he only caught half of what was thrown to him? Well Chambers isn't quite that good. Caught 39% of passes intended for him last year, 49% in 05, and a robust 50% in 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that he's very good, at all.

Their O Line is a mess, and it really takes away a lot of Ronnie Brown's effectiveness. Trent Green can still be an adequate QB in the style of a Mark Brunell, but when that's the most dangerous part of your offense, your unit is pretty pathetic.

Pretty much dead on about the defense. Question is, will they put together another good season, or be like the Skins in 2006.

Another angle: perhaps one of the reasons Saban bolted was that he saw little potential in his team, and thought it a better career move to get out and quit on his guys before his reputation got ruined.

To me it all boils down to this:

Will the Redskins enter this game as they did the 2006 opener against the Vikings? This is essentialy the same situation. the problem in the 2006 opener is the Redskins looked past it to the game 2 monday night game in Dallas and who do we play on monday night in week 2 Philadelphia in Philly. For the 3rd straight season we play a division rival on Monday night football. So the Miami game, like the Minnesota game last season is a trap game. The Redskins made a mistake of abandoning the run game early and not taking it one game at a time and if that happens again this season we will be right back there in 2007 where we were in 2006.