Week 5: Lions at Redskins Game Thread

[LongTimeSkinsFan]

still overall an impressive first half for us on both sides of the ball... i didn't like our last O series though... i would have been happier going for the throat and trying to put up another 7 points

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by LongTimeSkinsFan

still overall an impressive first half for us on both sides of the ball... i didn't like our last O series though... i would have been happier going for the throat and trying to put up another 7 points

We would have if our three runs had netted a first down.

Anyway, thats the answer to why it was stupid for Detriot to burn their final two timeouts. Because 15 seconds left on the clock for your offense if you are succesful is a stupid thing to strive for when the cost of failure is a minute for the Redskins to throw for 40 yards with two timeouts.

If they had 3 TO's it would have been different, but they couldn't stop the clock on third, so it ended up just being stupid. They are lucky it didn't cost them 3 more points.

[LongTimeSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Anyway, thats the answer to why it was stupid for Detriot to burn their final two timeouts. Because 15 seconds left on the clock for your offense if you are succesful is a stupid thing to strive for when the cost of failure is a minute for the Redskins to throw for 40 yards with two timeouts.

I didn't get the purpose behind Detroit using their time-outs on Def either but I tell myself, "Who am I to argue with stupidity?"

[squrrelco3]

ok 'skins...don't go to sleep during the second half...

[htownskinfan]

with ARE out I would be pleasntly surprised to see them continue the agresive playcalling

[BleedBurgundy]

Who exactly are you going to send deep? 50 yr old Thrash or Reche Caldwell?

[Smooter]

Anyone else having trouble with the HD broadcast?

[jsarno]

Like SS says...we need to wait until the 2nd half. While we are doing what we should in the 1st half, we did well in the 1st half vs the Giants, and blew it in the 2nd.

[BleedBurgundy]

Ok Clark, way to fire them up...

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Ok Clark, way to fire them up...

Kind of funny really.
Yelling:
"We are gonna kick their"...butts? Just doesn't ring that bell if you ask me. LOL.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Kind of funny really.
Yelling:
"We are gonna kick their"...butts? Just doesn't ring that bell if you ask me. LOL.

I know. We're going to kick the poop out of them.

[BleedBurgundy]

Smooter: No HD troubles here...

[htownskinfan]

hopefully they learned their lesson after losing the last game with a 14 point lead,lets not forget,Detroit only had 3 points thru 3 qtrs last week,then erupted for 34!! 4th qtr points

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

hopefully they learned their lesson after losing the last game with a 14 point lead,lets not forget,Detroit only had 3 points thru 3 qtrs last week,then erupted for 34!! 4th qtr points

True enough. If Detroit scores 10 points in the second half, people will come out of the cracks and start saying things like, "We might as well go home because we are going to lose," "typical second half collapse," blah, blah blah. We can't expect to contain them all game long; be grateful and amazed that we held the most explosive offense int he league to 0 points in the first half and don't expect a shut-out.

[BleedBurgundy]

Hope we don't need that timeout later.