Should We Be As Happy With This Win

[Crazyhorse1]

Originally Posted by dmek25

good read. and maybe instead of all the bitching, be proud?

I hope it's not true that AS believes in becoming more conservative on offense as the defense improves because that's about the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. Keeping games close by design and failing to finish off teams means losing a bunch that you shouldn't and finishing at 500.

[firstdown]

I never seen so many people who do know how to enjoy a win!!

[Southtown15]

I do not care how it happens, like everyone said a win is a win. The offense found some what of a stride and with that rushing attack we give the offense more time to gel with Campbell. I really think he is so close to becoming a solid QB. How many times this season has he barely overthrown Moss or El? Soon those passes will start falling for huge gains. With a win next weekend against the Eagles we could have some nice momentum going into Texas to face those girls. BUT I would like to send a shout out to the many on this board that thought this weekend was going to be a blowout win for the Redskins. Goes to show that you CAN NOT look through any team in the NFL. Clemens sure didnt look like the weakling backup everyone percieved.

[CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR]

happy we won, but we have to play alot better if we want to go anywhere this season. The offense especially the pass offense has to pick up the pace. Against good team like Dall,NYG, etc we have to be able to pass on them to have a chance.

[CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR]

they both feel kinda dirty lol. we need more games like the DET game

[BDBohnzie]

What's wrong with .500? Aside from '05, Marty was here last time this team was .500. It's an improvement...

However, I don't think it's becoming more conservative that he believes, it's that a conservative offense, where you grind the clock by forcing it down the throat of the defense, is better suited for a good defense. Saunders has no problems opening things up and letting the good times roll, but he's saying why take the chances now when the MO is working.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

What's wrong with .500? Aside from '05, Marty was here last time this team was .500. It's an improvement...

However, I don't think it's becoming more conservative that he believes, it's that a conservative offense, where you grind the clock by forcing it down the throat of the defense, is better suited for a good defense. Saunders has no problems opening things up and letting the good times roll, but he's saying why take the chances now when the MO is working.

What article are you referring to?

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What article are you referring to?

It was in Sunday's Washington Post...let me see if I can find it...

Here it is...

...It is widely believed around the NFL that Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs took the aggressiveness out of Saunders's playbook, replacing it with a more conservative attack.

And yet, if Saunders has severe restrictions placed upon his play-calling he won't admit it, optimistically delivering weekly game plans that don't resemble the wide-open directives of his previous stops in Kansas City and St. Louis. He says they represent the Redskins' best chance to win, especially now that the team's defense has become a strength. And if he resents Gibbs for insisting upon a more deliberate approach, he hides it well.

That's my interpretation of it at least...he's certainly more conservative than he was in KC and St. Louis.

[redsk1]

Like i've posted before if everyone here is happy w/ being slightly above average we can continue w/ the same offense we've been running the last few years.

Our model of redskins football should look more like the steelers. They are a smash mouth team, w/ the ability to throw and scores points. They put teams away...like last night. They are not scared to throw the ball. JC only has what 5-6 td passes all year? Not too good...

Let AS do his thing. The current offense is not AS offense. Happy we are 5-3 but we'll be 7-9 or 8-8 w/ our current offense. I'd like for us to strive for better things.

[TheBigD]

Originally Posted by redsk1

Our model of redskins football should look more like the steelers. They are a smash mouth team, w/ the ability to throw and scores points. They put teams away...like last night. They are not scared to throw the ball. JC only has what 5-6 td passes all year? Not too good...

The Steelers are not that good of a team IMO. The D is godd but the offense is not. That is just not going to cut it this year in the AFC.

The Ravens gave them the win last night with McNair screwing up like he has been doing lately. Rothlisberger (sp) is not a good QB, hard to bring down, but that is about it.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by TheBigD

Rothlisberger (sp) is not a good QB, hard to bring down, but that is about it.

20 TD's to 6 INT's, 111.9 rating, and has led his team to a 6-2 record through eight games. Yeah... he's garbage.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

20 TD's to 6 INT's, 111.9 rating, and has led his team to a 6-2 record through eight games. Yeah... he's garbage.

Big Ben is really impressive this year. For anyone who doesn't agree stop drinking the hater-aid.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

20 TD's to 6 INT's, 111.9 rating, and has led his team to a 6-2 record through eight games. Yeah... he's garbage.

Yeah, not to mention he already has a ring, plus the way his career started. How long do you have to win a ton of games before people stop saying your "not that good."

If you take away last year when he was recovering from head butting a car without a helmet and losing his appendix, you have to see a top 5 qb.

[TheBigD]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

20 TD's to 6 INT's, 111.9 rating, and has led his team to a 6-2 record through eight games. Yeah... he's garbage.

Yeah, he is. You ain't nobody till you play somebody. He got beaten by Denver and Arizona.

Did the Ravens had a great year last year? I mean they won alot of games. What happened when they faced a real challenge?

It depeneds on who you are playing and at what time of the year. Who knows, if the Redskins would have opened their season with the Giants, they might have won.

[SmootSmack]

Thanks BD. Interesting comments. There was a pretty good article (maybe in Football Outsiders) a couple of years back about how Saunders' apparent lack of concern for "time of possession" was just as responsible for the Chiefs' defensive struggles as anything else.

That said, Saunders has always valued the running game.

In conclusion, I think Saunders values balance more than some seem to believe.