Week 3: Redskins vs. Rams Gameday thread

[SFREDSKIN]

From Dan Steinberg:

Best Question, Part I: Did Clinton Portis just lose his job to a guy who was on the practice squad a week ago?

Worst Deja Vu: Week 3, on the road, against a bad 0-2 team with a rookie quarterback, and the Redskins lose. This probably wasn't as horrific as the Lions game, since Detroit had lost 19 straight at the time and was a national laughingstock in the way St. Louis wasn't. But this wasn't good.

Worst Drive: The Redskins got the ball at their 37 late in the third quarter. They went incomplete (bounce pass to Roydell Williams), incomplete (off-target to Cooley), incomplete (pass behind Keiland Williams). The drive lasted 23 seconds.

Best One-liner, Part I: Sam Huff, before the game, when Doc Walker attempted to reassure the crew that Stephon Heyer would hold his own.

"He not only holds his own, he holds the opponent," Huff said.

Worst Talk: DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the week that this was his defense, and that he wanted to cover the playmakers on the other team. His defining moment from this game came when he slipped on a short pass to Mark Clayton, allowing Clayton to run free down the sidelines.

Best Quote: Brian Mitchell, in the Comcast SportsNet post-game: "This is a terrible team at this point....The game I saw today reminded me so much of last year, it's ridiculous."

Best Redskins Stat: Brandon Lloyd: 6 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD. Oh, wait....

Worst Redskins Stat: Washington has 115 rushing yards in the first half, and 1 rushing yard in the second half.

Worst Celebration: After the Rams converted a 3rd-and-6 late in the second quarter, LaRon Landry leveled Danny Amendola, and then appeared to celebrate. It was a vicious hit, but I still don't get how you can celebrate a play in which the other team gets a first down.

Worst Defense: In three games, the new Redskins defense has allowed 380 yards, 526 yards, and 365 yards.

Worst News: The Redskins defense just got shredded by a rookie quarterback in his third NFL game. Next week, they face Michael Vick, who just accounted for four touchdowns and better than 300 yards on his own.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

From Dan Steinberg:

Best Question, Part I: Did Clinton Portis just lose his job to a guy who was on the practice squad a week ago?

Worst Deja Vu: Week 3, on the road, against a bad 0-2 team with a rookie quarterback, and the Redskins lose. This probably wasn't as horrific as the Lions game, since Detroit had lost 19 straight at the time and was a national laughingstock in the way St. Louis wasn't. But this wasn't good.

Worst Drive: The Redskins got the ball at their 37 late in the third quarter. They went incomplete (bounce pass to Roydell Williams), incomplete (off-target to Cooley), incomplete (pass behind Keiland Williams). The drive lasted 23 seconds.

Best One-liner, Part I: Sam Huff, before the game, when Doc Walker attempted to reassure the crew that Stephon Heyer would hold his own.

"He not only holds his own, he holds the opponent," Huff said.

Worst Talk: DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the week that this was his defense, and that he wanted to cover the playmakers on the other team. His defining moment from this game came when he slipped on a short pass to Mark Clayton, allowing Clayton to run free down the sidelines.

Best Quote: Brian Mitchell, in the Comcast SportsNet post-game: "This is a terrible team at this point....The game I saw today reminded me so much of last year, it's ridiculous."

Best Redskins Stat: Brandon Lloyd: 6 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD. Oh, wait....

Worst Redskins Stat: Washington has 115 rushing yards in the first half, and 1 rushing yard in the second half.

Worst Celebration: After the Rams converted a 3rd-and-6 late in the second quarter, LaRon Landry leveled Danny Amendola, and then appeared to celebrate. It was a vicious hit, but I still don't get how you can celebrate a play in which the other team gets a first down.

Worst Defense: In three games, the new Redskins defense has allowed 380 yards, 526 yards, and 365 yards.

Worst News: The Redskins defense just got shredded by a rookie quarterback in his third NFL game. Next week, they face Michael Vick, who just accounted for four touchdowns and better than 300 yards on his own.

That Sam Huff line made me laugh out loud. That is what I will think about tomorrow at work....because thinking about this game makes me want to throw up.

[jamf]

Special teams also sucked. A blocked kick and punt in back to back games is unacceptable.
Devin Thomas has been OK as a returner getting to the 30 most of the time but our punt returners have been crappy.
I think Danny Smith needs to go before Haslet. He just does not put a solid team out there.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

From Dan Steinberg:

Best Question, Part I: Did Clinton Portis just lose his job to a guy who was on the practice squad a week ago?

Worst Deja Vu: Week 3, on the road, against a bad 0-2 team with a rookie quarterback, and the Redskins lose. This probably wasn't as horrific as the Lions game, since Detroit had lost 19 straight at the time and was a national laughingstock in the way St. Louis wasn't. But this wasn't good.

Worst Drive: The Redskins got the ball at their 37 late in the third quarter. They went incomplete (bounce pass to Roydell Williams), incomplete (off-target to Cooley), incomplete (pass behind Keiland Williams). The drive lasted 23 seconds.

Best One-liner, Part I: Sam Huff, before the game, when Doc Walker attempted to reassure the crew that Stephon Heyer would hold his own.

"He not only holds his own, he holds the opponent," Huff said.

Worst Talk: DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the week that this was his defense, and that he wanted to cover the playmakers on the other team. His defining moment from this game came when he slipped on a short pass to Mark Clayton, allowing Clayton to run free down the sidelines.

Best Quote: Brian Mitchell, in the Comcast SportsNet post-game: "This is a terrible team at this point....The game I saw today reminded me so much of last year, it's ridiculous."

Best Redskins Stat: Brandon Lloyd: 6 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD. Oh, wait....

Worst Redskins Stat: Washington has 115 rushing yards in the first half, and 1 rushing yard in the second half.

Worst Celebration: After the Rams converted a 3rd-and-6 late in the second quarter, LaRon Landry leveled Danny Amendola, and then appeared to celebrate. It was a vicious hit, but I still don't get how you can celebrate a play in which the other team gets a first down.

Worst Defense: In three games, the new Redskins defense has allowed 380 yards, 526 yards, and 365 yards.

Worst News: The Redskins defense just got shredded by a rookie quarterback in his third NFL game. Next week, they face Michael Vick, who just accounted for four touchdowns and better than 300 yards on his own.

Answer to question 1:

Not necessarily, but Shanny just showed that Portis is nothing special and that a practice squad dude who's not a stumbling bama can be just as effective.

Portis can be a good third down back, becaus of his blocking although he blows as a receiver out of the backfield.

Portis is average. There are backs all over the league as good or better.

[tootergray34]

Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Answer to question 1:

Not necessarily, but Shanny just showed that Portis is nothing special and that a practice squad dude who's not a stumbling bama can be just as effective.

Portis can be a good third down back, becaus of his blocking although he blows as a receiver out of the backfield.

Portis is average. There are backs all over the league as good or better.

sigh...i wish he'd get the fire and be his old self again.

[Dirtbag59]

We were just way to cocky going into the game. I mean these are the same Redskins that ALMOST beat the Houston Texans. For example

- Play Jamaal Brown at LT? F**k no. We're playing the Rams. We don't need to put Jamaal Brown at LT, we'll give Heyer some nice experience.

- Call blitzes against a rookie QB? F**k that, we'll save them for the tougher teams.

- Play one of the most talented defensive players in the league instead of a NT that's obviously still recovering from a torn achilies? Bwahahahaha. No we'll just use him on nickel situations. Besides he didn't show up to learn the crappy defense.

- Play Devin Thomas at Receiver with Armstrong on the sidelines? Ummm, don't you realize we have Roydell Williams? Did you just answer my question with a question? I don't know did I?

Cocky cocky cocky cocky. The arrogance of this team stinks like an expensive bottle of cologne that's been spilled all over a car.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

We were just way to cocky going into the game. I mean these are the same Redskins that ALMOST beat the Houston Texans. For example

- Play Jamaal Brown at LT? F**k no. We're playing the Rams. We don't need to put Jamaal Brown at LT, we'll give Heyer some nice experience.

- Call blitzes against a rookie QB? F**k that, we'll save them for the tougher teams.

- Play one of the most talented defensive players in the league instead of a NT that's obviously still recovering from a torn achilies? Bwahahahaha. No we'll just use him on nickel situations. Besides he didn't show up to learn the crappy defense.

- Play Devin Thomas at Receiver with Armstrong on the sidelines? Ummm, don't you realize we have Roydell Williams? Did you just answer my question with a question? I don't know did I?

Cocky cocky cocky cocky. The arrogance of this team stinks like an expensive bottle of cologne that's been spilled all over a car.

This is all funny and sad at the same time.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

We were just way to cocky going into the game. I mean these are the same Redskins that ALMOST beat the Houston Texans. For example

- Play Jamaal Brown at LT? F**k no. We're playing the Rams. We don't need to put Jamaal Brown at LT, we'll give Heyer some nice experience.

- Call blitzes against a rookie QB? F**k that, we'll save them for the tougher teams.

- Play one of the most talented defensive players in the league instead of a NT that's obviously still recovering from a torn achilies? Bwahahahaha. No we'll just use him on nickel situations. Besides he didn't show up to learn the crappy defense.

- Play Devin Thomas at Receiver with Armstrong on the sidelines? Ummm, don't you realize we have Roydell Williams? Did you just answer my question with a question? I don't know did I?

Cocky cocky cocky cocky. The arrogance of this team stinks like an expensive bottle of cologne that's been spilled all over a car.

They were blizting way too much on 3rd downs and the blitzes were getting picked up by the rams offense. What pissed me off is that we were playing too soft when we were playing a man coverage behind the blitz and way too often we were in zone behind the blitz. The coverage rendered the blitzes inneffective. I kept screaming at the TV for them to stop blitzing on 3rd downs if they weren't going to adjust the coverage behind it.