Five Things I Want to See the Redskins Do

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Shake-Up at Wide Receiver
Santana Moss' biggest strength is the separation he can get with his speed. He's not getting that right now and he's playing really tentatively it seems. When your #1 WR is playing scared, it shakes the confidence of your young QB. Campbell needs someone he knows he can count on, and right now I don't think Moss is that guy. Keenan McCardell is. I had mixed feelings about bringing KM in, but it's clear from the games he has played that he still has it and knows what he needs to do. Maybe start El and McCardell, bring Moss off the bench. And the attack the intermediate middle with KM and Cooley, freeing up the outside for El and Moss (and even Lloyd). Give Moss his fair number of plays, but shake things up.

Excellent point regarding Moss and his confidence. His lack of production and the mistakes he's making certainly goes a long way in destroying the chemistry between Campbell and Moss.

Maybe I'm seeing things, but I seem to recall earlier in the season that maybe once or twice a game Campbell would air one out to Moss if he was in single coverage. It seemed like Campbell trusted him, basically saying "Hey, if you're 30 yards downfield in single coverage, I'm throwing it your way because I believe you'll make a good play and we've got a good chance of making it."

I don't recall seeing that much in recent games. Campbell seems a lot more conservative, and honestly I think his deep ball is his real talent. He seems to get more accurate the farther he throws. His intermediate and stuff is the dangerous stuff and what's getting picked off.

I wonder how damaging the Green Bay game was where Moss dropped everything thrown his way. Seems like their chemistry hasn't been the same since.