Could It Be?

[Schneed10]

How bout a little perspective:

1) The scrimmage took place at the end of the first week of camp. That's not even enough time for the players to air-dry their jock straps, let alone develop cohesiveness along the line.

2) It was the BALTIMORE RAVENS. Come on, those guys are menaces on defense. Trying to pick up blitzes in the first week of practice is tough enough, but dealing with Terrell Suggs, Ray Lewis, and Ed Reed makes it especially tough.

If the Redskins played the Ravens in the regular season I would definitely not be expecting a 21-17 game. I'd be hoping for a 10-6 win.

Carolina's D is tough too. I wouldn't expect a lot vs them either. What I'm looking for is that the offensive line doesn't get physically beaten. It's one thing if you miss assignments on blitzes, because that's a mental error and can be corrected. But if you're just getting physically beaten by your man, then there's a problem.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

How bout a little perspective:

1) The scrimmage took place at the end of the first week of camp. That's not even enough time for the players to air-dry their jock straps, let alone develop cohesiveness along the line.

2) It was the BALTIMORE RAVENS. Come on, those guys are menaces on defense. Trying to pick up blitzes in the first week of practice is tough enough, but dealing with Terrell Suggs, Ray Lewis, and Ed Reed makes it especially tough.

If the Redskins played the Ravens in the regular season I would definitely not be expecting a 21-17 game. I'd be hoping for a 10-6 win.

Carolina's D is tough too. I wouldn't expect a lot vs them either. What I'm looking for is that the offensive line doesn't get physically beaten. It's one thing if you miss assignments on blitzes, because that's a mental error and can be corrected. But if you're just getting physically beaten by your man, then there's a problem.

Very well said.. I think taking anything from a scrimmage is simply ridiculous. Teams don't scheme for a scrimmage (except Spurrier) so the fact that they got beaten on a 4-6 look with blitzes from everywhere doesn't concern me. If they were getting beaten on a straight 4-3 look with a 4 man rush and giving up 4 sacks that would be something to at least address but I'd fall way short of drawing conclusions from it. Let's wait until September at least before addressing strengths and weaknesses.

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

How bout a little perspective:

1) The scrimmage took place at the end of the first week of camp. That's not even enough time for the players to air-dry their jock straps, let alone develop cohesiveness along the line.

2) It was the BALTIMORE RAVENS. Come on, those guys are menaces on defense. Trying to pick up blitzes in the first week of practice is tough enough, but dealing with Terrell Suggs, Ray Lewis, and Ed Reed makes it especially tough.

If the Redskins played the Ravens in the regular season I would definitely not be expecting a 21-17 game. I'd be hoping for a 10-6 win.

Carolina's D is tough too. I wouldn't expect a lot vs them either. What I'm looking for is that the offensive line doesn't get physically beaten. It's one thing if you miss assignments on blitzes, because that's a mental error and can be corrected. But if you're just getting physically beaten by your man, then there's a problem.

good post, i agree with you 100%.