Did D. Hall Just Blast Zorn and the Inept Offense?

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's definitely not mouthing off or complaining. I know some people love to spin things in the worst light possible, but I just don't see it here.

Agreed. He's saying the type of things an underperforming guy with a huge contract should be saying. And he's right. We need to cut out the mistakes, step it up, and put games "out of reach." I have no issue with these comments.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

It's not like he is mouthing off. He's been taking a lot of responsibility so far. Considering his rep before coming to us it's clear he's trying to show he has changed his tune.

Yes. At least he called out himself, too.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

It's not like he is mouthing off. He's been taking a lot of responsibility so far. Considering his rep before coming to us it's clear he's trying to show he has changed his tune.

I understand what you're saying FRPLG. The spotlight is on him, and because of his less than stellar play, his standing up like a man is his way of justifying it. I have a feeling we're going to be talking more about him in the not so distant future.

[irish]

Looking at most NFL point spreads, it obvious that one TD is huge as the teams are so close to each other one TD is often the difference. I dont think its a slam as much as saying that the D cant give away cheap TD because it can mean the difference between a W or L.

[skinsfan69]

Hall is just making excuses for his shitty play. Everyone knows the offense sucks. But be a leader and not a complainer. Step your game up instead of letting some no name wr beat you like a drum. Hall is starting to show his true colors.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Hall is just making excuses for his shitty play. Everyone knows the offense sucks. But be a leader and not a complainer. Step your game up instead of letting some no name wr beat you like a drum. Hall is starting to show his true colors.

Dude what the hell are you talking about? Are you even reading the same article?

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

These comments are kind of interesting. I'm not quite sure what to make of them quite honestly. Thoughts?

washingtonpost.com

"When you're playing on a team that you're not allowed to make as many mistakes because the score is going to be held a little lower, you've got to concentrate and you got to focus that much more," cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "We can't give up a big play like I did [Sunday]. We can't slip, we can't fall, we can't give up a touchdown because we know that one touchdown could be the one that beats us.

"We definitely got to keep guys out of the end zone. We got to keep them held to field goals. If that's the kind of team and the kind of game plan we're going to be playing in, we as defenders, we have to step it up and we kind of know that."

I don't know what is it in here that you are referring to as making excuses for his play and complaining.

[Trample the Elderly]

At least Hall has the balls to own it. Kudos to you D'angelo.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Dude what the hell are you talking about? Are you even reading the same article?



I don't know what is it in here that you are referring to as making excuses for his play and complaining.

He is making excuses cause he trying to say the offense sucks. He/I have to be perfect cause if we give up one score we may lose. No one plays perfect so why say that? Don't make excuses for the offense to justify your poor play. Just say I got beat and I gotta do better next time w/out mentioning the offense.

[Swarley]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

He is making excuses cause he trying to say the offense sucks. He/I have to be perfect cause if we give up one score we may lose. No one plays perfect so why say that? Don't make excuses for the offense to justify your poor play. Just say I got beat and I gotta do better next time w/out mentioning the offense.

Your D. Hall hate is showing. Nothing he said was covering up for anything.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by GreekSkin

Your D. Hall hate is showing. Nothing he said was covering up for anything.

While I truly think that DeAngelo said nothing wrong here, let's not act like he wasn't trying to offer a potential excuse for future things going wrong. He was absolutely right: there's not a whole lot of margin for error when you play the Rams. He gave up one TD. If he had given up a second, we probably would have lost. He's absolutely 100% right.

Of course, don't ignore that the offense isn't responsible for giving Hall enough of a cushion to completely suck as an NFL db, and still play on a winner. Hall took responsibility for his poor play, but he's on a razor thin margin right now between acceptable and unacceptable coverage. The reason that there's no margin for error has little to do with the offense.

NFL cornerback is a ridiculously difficult position. You need multiple players who can play it well. Hall has to show he belongs in that category.

[skins89moss]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

He is making excuses cause he trying to say the offense sucks. He/I have to be perfect cause if we give up one score we may lose. No one plays perfect so why say that? Don't make excuses for the offense to justify your poor play. Just say I got beat and I gotta do better next time w/out mentioning the offense.

I also agree with that.

[saden1]

Zorn went for it on 4th down, got them close and the offense couldn't punch it in. That's taking risks. We were 0-5 in the redzone. Zorn can take some of the blame not all the blame.

[rypper11]

Originally Posted by saden1

Zorn went for it on 4th down, got them close and the offense couldn't punch it in. That's taking risks. We were 0-5 in the redzone. Zorn can take some of the blame not all the blame.

Completely agree. However, despite how much Zorn wants to be able to smash mouth in the red zone, I don't think we have the personnel to do it.

[skins89moss]

Originally Posted by saden1

Zorn went for it on 4th down, got them close and the offense couldn't punch it in. That's taking risks. We were 0-5 in the redzone. Zorn can take some of the blame not all the blame.

I agree on that. How about the O-line block someone.

[Sean"Big Hurt"Taylor]

Just leave D Hall alone a question was asked to him and he answered it in the best way possible. He knows that he is not playing well at this time but he will play better once the whole defense jell. After watching game of the Rams again I noticed that our d-line is not exploded off the ball until the final possession of the Rams. I think Blache is actually killing our pass rush by not allowing them to shoot gaps. Also, Zorn is a terrible playcaller who thinks he is a genius. From the looks of it our offense will continue to look like it did in 2004 with Gibbs.