Decimated Offensive line

[bedlamVR]

Originally Posted by Coff

Well, we have a thousand excuses, and a thread for each one. Was it the conditioning coaches? The injured offensive line? Santana Moss? How bout, when everything needs to go wrong in order for this team to lose, they will find a way to ensure that everything goes wrong. This is the type of B.S. we used to see with Norv on the sideline. I love Gibbs to death, but this is loss is on him. This was a charicteristically mental collapse from a weak team that will always find a way to lose these games. This team does not have a winning mentality, it does not have a killer instinct. It is consistently momentum's bitch, and is entirely unable to pick itself up off the canvas when it's down. A loss like this is nothing short of pathetic.

Your kidding right... we are already playing with a replacement RT but RG and a lG we broughts in weeks before the season and now the C and RT go down again?

How are these injuries on Gibbs?

Yep we could and should have won this disapointing but hell it happens...we were 5-11 did you really think we were never going to lose again ?

[atomicnixon]

Maybe Ray Brown will come back

[GMScud]

If Wade and Rabach just have strains and can play then we'll be okay. But we need to have our depth players READY to go at a moments notice. I am feeling so friggin discouraged right now.

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by Coff

Well, we have a thousand excuses, and a thread for each one. Was it the conditioning coaches? The injured offensive line? Santana Moss? How bout, when everything needs to go wrong in order for this team to lose, they will find a way to ensure that everything goes wrong. This is the type of B.S. we used to see with Norv on the sideline. I love Gibbs to death, but this is loss is on him. This was a charicteristically mental collapse from a weak team that will always find a way to lose these games. This team does not have a winning mentality, it does not have a killer instinct. It is consistently momentum's bitch, and is entirely unable to pick itself up off the canvas when it's down. A loss like this is nothing short of pathetic.

I'll blame Gibbs when appropriate, but this isn't one of them. The players have to catch the ball and hold onto the ball. If Moss catches that long pass and doesn't fumble we would have won the game. Gibbs can't make that catch for him!!

[Coff]

Originally Posted by redsk1

I'll blame Gibbs when appropriate, but this isn't one of them. The players have to catch the ball and hold onto the ball. If Moss catches that long pass and doesn't fumble we would have won the game. Gibbs can't make that catch for him!!

I know what you're saying; there is only so much a coach can do, and some things he just can't be held responsible for. However, it can be argued that the primary role of a head coach is to mentally prepare his players, especially when the coach is neither the offensive or defensive coordinator. This team was not mentally prepared in the second half of this game, nor was it in the second half of the NYG game. They appear to be mentally weak, and this frailty has plagued us for years. I'm just not sure that this coaching staff instills the mental toughness that a unit needs to be successful. Granted, this is all conjecture of the most subjective nature, but watching a team collapse, and to do so consistently and predictably, leaves one questioning those whose charge it is to prevent such collapse.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Coff

I know what you're saying; there is only so much a coach can do, and some things he just can't be held responsible for. However, it can be argued that the primary role of a head coach is to mentally prepare his players, especially when the coach is neither the offensive or defensive coordinator. This team was not mentally prepared in the second half of this game, nor was it in the second half of the NYG game. They appear to be mentally weak, and this frailty has plagued us for years. I'm just not sure that this coaching staff instills the mental toughness that a unit needs to be successful. Granted, this is all conjecture of the most subjective nature, but watching a team collapse, and to do so consistently and predictably, leaves one questioning those whose charge it is to prevent such collapse.

But when do coaches need a psychology degree to coach? While I agree that coaches need to have their teams physically and mentally prepared, it is also up to the players to adhere to the coach and play team football. This may mean staying after practice with the QB and putting in some extra work. Not all of our guys are willing to do that. If the players are there for the prestige and money mostly, all the psychology in the world won't work on them. This is what is happening to present day atheltes.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by Coff

I know what you're saying; there is only so much a coach can do, and some things he just can't be held responsible for. However, it can be argued that the primary role of a head coach is to mentally prepare his players, especially when the coach is neither the offensive or defensive coordinator. This team was not mentally prepared in the second half of this game, nor was it in the second half of the NYG game. They appear to be mentally weak, and this frailty has plagued us for years. I'm just not sure that this coaching staff instills the mental toughness that a unit needs to be successful. Granted, this is all conjecture of the most subjective nature, but watching a team collapse, and to do so consistently and predictably, leaves one questioning those whose charge it is to prevent such collapse.

Gibbs isn't to blame, the play calling was pretty good, just dropped passes and that fumble for the TD killed us. Our O line is toast though. I mean my god they said they had to bring in a D lineman out there on the last play. If we can't get at least 2 guys back soon our season is toast!!!!

[Longtimefan]

What's happening to our O-line this year is indicative of just how fortunate we've been the last couple years in that area. Unfortunately, injuries are a part of the game, and the reason why depth is so important. Today we had multiple things go bad, contrary to last week. When we lose there's always someone or something waiting to take the blame, so if we want to play the blame game, there was enough to go around today.

[724Skinsfan]

Because so many things did go wrong that could go wrong, I'm not going to get excited about any particular facet that didn't perform to adequate expectations. It sucks that the o-line guys got injured. Right now let's wait and see the injury prognosis of Rabach and Wade before we worry our heads off.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Because so many things did go wrong that could go wrong, I'm not going to get excited about any particular facet that didn't perform to adequate expectations. It sucks that the o-line guys got injured. Right now let's wait and see the injury prognosis of Rabach and Wade before we worry our heads off.

Comcast Redskins post game says Rabach was feeling pretty good and so was Wade after the game. They were both walking around and moving around pretty well.

Heyer on the other hand had to be carted off and his injury seems far more serious.

[SC Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

What's happening to our O-line this year is indicative of just how fortunate we've been the last couple years in that area. Unfortunately, injuries are a part of the game, and the reason why depth is so important. Today we had multiple things go bad, contrary to last week. When we lose there's always someone or something waiting to take the blame, so if we want to play the blame game, there was enough to go around today.

Injuries are a part of the game, sure, but this level is not common. Saying the line was decimated is generous (implying ten percent loss if you take it literally), we need a new word to describe the injuries on the line.

[jbcjr14]

I think we will need to make some sort of roster move if Heyer is out for an extended period of time. I don't know what's out there, but we are going to need some bodies at the rate this thing is going with the injuries! Alexander (DT) would have had to play RT at the end of the game if Wade didn't come back.

[The Zimmermans]

if anyone can do it...it's bugle...the guy is awesome

[T.O.Killa]

does anyone know if Heyers injury was updated and when and what for, did Lefotu get arrested.

[MTK]

Yesterday boiled down to dropped passes and turnovers, but it certainly didn't help matters to have a very banged up OL. We couldn't even get off a pass at the end.