What's Wrong with the Redskins?

[holcknowsbest]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Yup. I feel bad for our defense. 4 of the last 5 seasons we've fielded a damn good defense, and given them no help.

sniffle sniffle, now go tell the ravens defense about the redskins good defense and nothing to help them.......the ravens dont cry about it, they show up every week, and they have an aggressive coach. if you sit back and let a team dictate what they want to do to you, it will always come back to haunt you. i think coach blache has done good this year but gregg williams found a way to produce a very aggressive and tough defense in big games. so far i would give the entire coaching staff an F, i say that meaning we are now 3-4 at home and most likely wont make the playoffs......name the last team to take a losing record at home to the playoffs and win.......oh and we arent the giants on the road either so, think past thier performance last year.

[GusFrerotte]

[quote=SouperMeister;505867]Indeed. It's difficult to win when 2 out of the 3 phases of the game have been subpar all season.[/quote


WE can't seem to get both lines playing top quality ball during the same game since the bye. Suisham is a goner after the season is over. A kicker that can't make a FG over 40 yards is useless. Thrash needs to retire or something. Randle El needs to be let go once his contract is up. Our O line is over the hill and is in dire need of a massive overhaul via the draft and free agency. I say get a tall speedy WR from either the Big 12 or SEC next draft to replace Thrash, and don't give me that he is good for special teams crap as Rock has that covered as with Moss and Randle El.

[eye_h8_dallas]

I'd like to see Colt Brennan compete for QB. He was very impressive in the pre-season.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by eye_h8_dallas

I'd like to see Colt Brennan compete for QB. He was very impressive in the pre-season.

I'll be the first one to say, I love Colt Brennan. For some reason I have a crush on the kid. But I don't think he's ready to be competing for any sort of starting position right now. This season is not over yet, if we were completely out of playoff contention then sure, give the kid a shot. But right now we've still got a heartbeat, albeit a weak one, we're not dead yet.

[A10sROCK]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I'll be the first one to say, I love Colt Brennan. For some reason I have a crush on the kid. But I don't think he's ready to be competing for any sort of starting position right now. This season is not over yet, if we were completely out of playoff contention then sure, give the kid a shot. But right now we've still got a heartbeat, albeit a weak one, we're not dead yet.

I like Colt but I also think he's a little way from being NFL ready. He's got an ugly throwing motion but he also gets the offense scoring.

I hope Jason is the future but wonder if he's the one. If we don't make the playoffs this season he will have competition next year from a 'new' veteran QB and Colt. Only Zorn knows whether JC is the one and the longer Jason plays as the starter the more Jim Zorn is mixing his own future with Campbell's.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by A10sROCK

I like Colt but I also think he's a little way from being NFL ready. He's got an ugly throwing motion but he also gets the offense scoring.

I hope Jason is the future but wonder if he's the one. If we don't make the playoffs this season he will have competition next year from a 'new' veteran QB and Colt. Only Zorn knows whether JC is the one and the longer Jason plays as the starter the more Jim Zorn is mixing his own future with Campbell's.

I like Campbell. I keep trying to reason with myself and say hes going to be the future of this franchise I'm still over on the pro-Campbell side of the fence, but it seems like every week more people jump on the "bench Campbell" wagon. I think the guy has the potential to be good but there are too many cogs in the wheel right now preventing that. Every now and then though my support for him wains and I'm back to reasoning with myself.

So, for the rest of the people who support Campbell, does that support ever wain? Do you ever think that maybe Campbell's not the one? Or if Campbell is the proverbial sinking ship, you follow him down to the depths of the ocean?

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I like Campbell. I keep trying to reason with myself and say hes going to be the future of this franchise I'm still over on the pro-Campbell side of the fence, but it seems like every week more people jump on the "bench Campbell" wagon. I think the guy has the potential to be good but there are too many cogs in the wheel right now preventing that. Every now and then though my support for him wains and I'm back to reasoning with myself.

So, for the rest of the people who support Campbell, does that support ever wain? Do you ever think that maybe Campbell's not the one? Or if Campbell is the proverbial sinking ship, you follow him down to the depths of the ocean?

I like Campbell. I also think Colt has a future with us. I waiver on Jason when he does something I wish he would'nt or does'nt do something that looks wide open to me. Where I differ from some of the others is this...Can you imagine having the same job, but having to do it completely different each year then the way you were trained to do it the year before? I think that is what Jason goes through and I would like to see him in the same system for 2-3 years before passing judgement.

[redskinsgirl]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I like Campbell. I keep trying to reason with myself and say hes going to be the future of this franchise I'm still over on the pro-Campbell side of the fence, but it seems like every week more people jump on the "bench Campbell" wagon. I think the guy has the potential to be good but there are too many cogs in the wheel right now preventing that. Every now and then though my support for him wains and I'm back to reasoning with myself.

So, for the rest of the people who support Campbell, does that support ever wain? Do you ever think that maybe Campbell's not the one? Or if Campbell is the proverbial sinking ship, you follow him down to the depths of the ocean?

I don't have a problem with Campbell. Campbell hasn't done an awful job, but he hasn't been great. I think he has potential to be a good QB, but he may never be the next Marino P., Manning or even Brady. The problem I have with starting Brennan over Campbell that it doesn't all sudden make the skins a super bowl caliber team. Even when Collins was at the helm the skins still lost the first round of the playoffs. It seems every other year the some skins fans want to bench the starting QB for a new one thinking that will solve the problem.


You don't need the next Tom Brady to win the superbowl. Look at the Giants. Manning was awful his first couple of years in the NFL and the Giants consistently made the playoffs and won a SB.

I always wonder what kind of numbers Campbell would put on a team like NE, NYG, or even the Cowboys.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

So, for the rest of the people who support Campbell, does that support ever wain? Do you ever think that maybe Campbell's not the one? Or if Campbell is the proverbial sinking ship, you follow him down to the depths of the ocean?

My support doesn't wain because I've seen enough football to know that there are exactly ZERO quarterbacks that can perform well when any combination of the following are happening every week; shitty pass protection, abandoned running game, dropped passes, poor route running and bad play calling.

Blaming the quarterback is a typical fan response when things are going poorly, but the "give the kid a shot" attitude is precisely why this team, and several others have not had a legitimate franchise quarterback in decades. Drew Brees threw 3 interceptions today and has multiple 3 interception games on the season, and the Saints have a losing record. I wonder if anyone in New Orleans is screaming to give the kid(Joey Harrington) a shot...

[Stuck in TX]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I like Campbell. I keep trying to reason with myself and say hes going to be the future of this franchise I'm still over on the pro-Campbell side of the fence, but it seems like every week more people jump on the "bench Campbell" wagon. I think the guy has the potential to be good but there are too many cogs in the wheel right now preventing that. Every now and then though my support for him wains and I'm back to reasoning with myself.

So, for the rest of the people who support Campbell, does that support ever wain? Do you ever think that maybe Campbell's not the one? Or if Campbell is the proverbial sinking ship, you follow him down to the depths of the ocean?

I saw a few problems with Campbell today but I saw more problems with our WRs. They need to do a better job at bringing the ball in. Another problem that we have, and that I have been harping over for the past four years is our defensive secondary. Burn me for saying it, but I love DeAngelo Hall. He had mistakes early but he redeemed himself with an INT. Carlos Rogers missed tackles, missed routes, and was completely useless out there. Smoot was nowhere to be found and more than three passes flew past his facemask. He is supposed to me a man coverage specialist and did not deliver. On the Carlos note, if he drops one more INT I will strait up lose it. Springs was decent but he is old enough to be my grandfather and we need to use him to develop a replacement. Soon. Props to the O line, but they need help too. Portis left his heart on the field and no one can say he is "fragile" ever again.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by eye_h8_dallas

I'd like to see Colt Brennan compete for QB. He was very impressive in the pre-season.

While we are at it, why not replace Samuels with Rinehart and Carter with Jackson? After all, we know as much about Rinehart and Jackson as we do about Brennan. I realize we are struggling on offense, but to "blow the whole thing up" because of a few losses is crazy.

[hooskins]

We aren't that great of a team, simple.

[A10sROCK]

Originally Posted by hooskins

We aren't that great of a team, simple.

PPl forget that the football 'gurus' were calling for the 'skins to be last in the NFC East and to even have as poor as a 4-12 season at the begining of the year.

Many fans got carried away early on and thought we were going to win 12 this year. Coaches now have tape on Zorn and the fundamental problems on our team have been exposed. Stop Portis and we lose.

[47FAN]

if we would have won that game you guys would have been talking about we are the best but we did lose to the super bowl champs that were 10-1. some of you remind me of philly fans sometimes. let the year play out and then hate. its a long way from over. opinions are a little different then hate statements . you hate? find a new team

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by 47FAN

if we would have won that game you guys would have been talking about we are the best but we did lose to the super bowl champs that were 10-1. some of you remind me of philly fans sometimes. let the year play out and then hate. its a long way from over. opinions are a little different then hate statements . you hate? find a new team

I haven't heard anyone say they hate the Skins. We're playing like dog shit. It's totally valid to hate some aspects of our play and be critical about what's going on.

I like a lot of our players, but I HATE what I'm seeing on the field for the most part.