Biggest Underdogs Ever?

[mlmpetert]

Gibbs: Redskins are 'biggest underdog in the history of sports' - NFL - Yahoo! Sports


A pretty bleak outlook. Hopefully it will give the offense some motivation. It sounds like the coaching staff feels the only possibility to win is to go all out agressive on offense.

Also has Portis really not rushed for over 100yds this season? I thought he did at least once

[mlmpetert]

Also somthing interesting I heard yesterday on Riggo radio was speculation that the reason the D hasnt blitzed worth a darn for the last three games (4 weeks) is to save it all for NE and go crazy (I made the go crazy part up).

NE will think we arnt gonna really be blitzing anymore and will be taken offguard by it. Plus the only time Brady has looked bad this season, according to them, was when Dallas was able to get some pressure on him by blitzing.

[hagams]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Also somthing interesting I heard yesterday on Riggo radio was speculation that the reason the D hasnt blitzed worth a darn for the last three games (4 weeks) is to save it all for NE and go crazy (I made the go crazy part up).

NE will think we arnt gonna really be blitzing anymore and will be taken offguard by it. Plus in the the only time Brady has looked bad this season, according to them, was when Dallas was able to get some pressure on him by blitzing.

I disagree. NE isn't going to just look at the game films for the past couple of days and change thier offense because we haven't been blitzing. I'm hoping we blitz early, roll on Brady's ankle and put him out of the game (Just one game, I don't want to see anyone hurt bad). We will have blitz, however our CB, FS, and SS are going to have to be top notch. If we blitz and don't get a lot of pressure on Brady it will be a very long football game.

[irish]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Also somthing interesting I heard yesterday on Riggo radio was speculation that the reason the D hasnt blitzed worth a darn for the last three games (4 weeks) is to save it all for NE and go crazy (I made the go crazy part up).

NE will think we arnt gonna really be blitzing anymore and will be taken offguard by it. Plus in the the only time Brady has looked bad this season, according to them, was when Dallas was able to get some pressure on him by blitzing.

Thats interesting because I heard on Sports talk 980 that the reason the D wasnt blitzing much is because GW knows a team can occasionally get burned blitzing and since the O cant score he is being careful and playing it safe.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by irish

Thats interesting because I heard on Sports talk 980 that the reason the D wasnt blitzing much is because GW knows a team can occasionally get burned blitzing and since the O cant score he is being careful and playing it safe.

Let me just say that the jokers on 980 know nothing. They don't know why GW or the rest of the coaching staff do the things they do anymore than you or I do.

[DEVIL'S OWN]

Originally Posted by hagams

I disagree. NE isn't going to just look at the game films for the past couple of days and change thier offense because we haven't been blitzing. I'm hoping we blitz early, roll on Brady's ankle and put him out of the game (Just one game, I don't want to see anyone hurt bad). We will have blitz, however our CB, FS, and SS are going to have to be top notch. If we blitz and don't get a lot of pressure on Brady it will be a very long football game.

thats what im talking about......this is football, if he gets hurt....f***em, i want L. Landry to blitz up the middle and give Brady a shot and knock his ass out.....maybe a concusion... or He throw accross the middle to Randy Moss and Sean Taylor......lines him up........oh boy that would be beautiful.....

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Also somthing interesting I heard yesterday on Riggo radio was speculation that the reason the D hasnt blitzed worth a darn for the last three games (4 weeks) is to save it all for NE and go crazy (I made the go crazy part up).

NE will think we arnt gonna really be blitzing anymore and will be taken offguard by it. Plus the only time Brady has looked bad this season, according to them, was when Dallas was able to get some pressure on him by blitzing.

Like he stated it was speculation from Riggo. He did not state it as a fact or that he had a source he was just throwing out ideas.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by irish

Thats interesting because I heard on Sports talk 980 that the reason the D wasnt blitzing much is because GW knows a team can occasionally get burned blitzing and since the O cant score he is being careful and playing it safe.

I'd say its because we got burnd allot last year blitzing. This year we are stoping the run and stopping teams passing games so there is no need to blitz as much but I feel we will do more this week.

[Redskin]

New Defensive scheme and we are getting some pass rush, we may need to blitz becuase the pats do have an O-line to speak off and we really dont want to give brady any timein the pocket becuase e will pick us apart

[Defensewins]

The Pats are a veteran team and they will not be overwhelmed by a scheme.
The Patriots have already handled the most feard pass rush of the San Diego Chargers and perrenial sack leader LB Shawne Merriman. They have seen every type pf blitz known to man. GW is not going to re-invent the wheel when it comes to some new type of magical blitz. In looking at the Pats schedule, they play the toughest defenses this year.
They have already played Chargers and Cowboys. This year they will play Redskins, Colts, Eagles, Ravens, Steelers and Giants. If they go undefeated you have to give them respect. Their schedule is not a cake walk.

[drew54]

I have been wondering if we were sandbagging, not on defense, but on offense. I could see them not wanting to show their hand to much on offense, and with all of the injuries, they had a built in excuse. I for one am against sandbagging, but we shall see.

[TheBigD]

Originally Posted by drew54

I have been wondering if we were sandbagging, not on defense, but on offense. I could see them not wanting to show their hand to much on offense, and with all of the injuries, they had a built in excuse. I for one am against sandbagging, but we shall see.

LMAO...I am sorry, but if that is true then Gibbs is a GOD, but if he uses it on a regular season game, then it proves he is not.

[hail_2_da_skins]

The Redskins have two chances to beat the Patriots; slim and none. Uh oh, slim just left the building.

It's going to be a long day in New England. The only way the Skins can beat the Pats is to play solid defense, win the turnover battle and capitalize on all the Pats mistakes. The Skins will have to force at least three turnovers and commit none. Brady has to be frustrated going underneath all day and make some mistake trying to force it deep. The offense has to establish a strong running attack and hit a few big plays deep on play action.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by drew54

I have been wondering if we were sandbagging, not on defense, but on offense. I could see them not wanting to show their hand to much on offense, and with all of the injuries, they had a built in excuse. I for one am against sandbagging, but we shall see.

Dude are you serious? You think that we are intationaly holding back the offense to "fool" other teams? Thomas and Jenson injuries are made up? WRs drop the ball on purpose?

This the NFL man not WWE, Randy Thomas and John Jenson are not going to come running out of the tunnel like Stone Cold at Wrestle Mania.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by hail_2_da_skins

The Redskins have two chances to beat the Patriots; slim and none. Uh oh, slim just left the building.

It's going to be a long day in New England. The only way the Skins can beat the Pats is to play solid defense, win the turnover battle and capitalize on all the Pats mistakes. The Skins will have to force at least three turnovers and commit none. Brady has to be frustrated going underneath all day and make some mistake trying to force it deep. The offense has to establish a strong running attack and hit a few big plays deep on play action.

You just reminded me of something. In the middle of the 1st quarter to the halftime in the Dallas game Julius Jones was able to run on the Pats pretty effectively. The best I have seen since last years AFC Cahmp game. I am not sure if it was because they were respecting Romo and the pass or if the Pats did not respect the the Cowboys running game?
Either way, Dallas took the lead on mostly drives led my Jones' running. While it is imperative that we open up the passing game and keep them honest, we should not abandon the running game. Dallas might have have exposed a SLIGHT weakness in their defense, they may be vulnerable to a power running game. The only problem is in Julius Jones you have a bigger back that provides power running. I would not call a banged up Portis or Betts a power back, which may be our weakness.