How did we look vs. the Ravens?

manditorybidness · 08-27-2007, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dall-assblows

blades was a stud with the starters. that would make 2 rookies starting in week 1 under williams. beast

Blades started at outside linebacker??

CancunCantinaBartender · 08-26-2007, 09:20 AM

The defense is converging well on the ball, which is great to see. The young guys are adapting great to Williams' defense. Give Taylor 12" and he would have ended McNair's season on that hit!!! A couple of open running lanes up the middle in the 2nd half, but the first team looked great.

The offense looked good with Collins at the helm. The run game has not been very productive, but look at the defenses we have played against, all of them are tough to run on for any offense. The 30-40 yd pass play they keep running up the left side usually has an open receiever and I have seen Jason hit them in stride, I hope there are more variations of this play!

4mrusmc · 08-26-2007, 10:02 AM

I for one am not impressed with Collins as our #2. This guy looks like he has no fire in his belly to run a high powered offense. He needs to have the clip board in his hand, and not a football. Our running game is terrible because of several things: Betts only runs like a series or two and then from there we trot out our third and fourth option on the depth chart (where in the hell is Rock?). Our offensive line is trying to find it's way with current players in uniform right now. Our offensive line coach is a little late on trying to find a replacement for Dock, and the Wade experiment has failed. This issue really concerns me, because as your line goes your offense goes. Buges is apparently scanning daily the waiver wires, and trying to grab up anybody with a descent pedigree to help out. Also, our premadona running back is sandbagging this preseason just because he can, and the coaches let him. And one final analysis, is it me or does it seem that our receivers are not getting enough seperation? Because it seems to me that the FEW completions that this team has converted, there were multiple defenders all over the receiver. This could also be another factor of our O-line is not giving the qb enough time to work through the progressions. Throwing into double and triple coverage is flirting with trouble. Also, I'm not too comfortable with the fact that we are picking-up roster cast-offs, or guys that have been out of football for some time. This tells me that our caoching staff is not cconfident with the current players wearing B/G. Yeah, I guess we've had some success in the preseason, but I'm by no means warm and fuzzy with the product on the field.

4mrusmc · 08-26-2007, 10:17 AM

Why isn't ARE returning punts?

70Chip · 08-26-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

Why isn't ARE returning punts?

So he doesn't get hurt.

724Skinsfan · 08-26-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 70Chip

So he doesn't get hurt.

Copy and paste this statement in just about every pre-season "Why isn't he....?" thread/topic.

70Chip · 08-26-2007, 01:23 PM

Does anyone else here think it was unwise to blow that sweet trick play where Yoder and Sellers did a formation shift to draw the Ravens offsides on 4th and 1 on a pre-season Game? Save that one for December baby. Yoder played it perfectly. He made it look like he was false-starting the whole way. Beautiful.

saden1 · 08-26-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

Why isn't ARE returning punts?

Cause he's the #2 receiver now?

dall-assblows · 08-26-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

Why isn't ARE returning punts?

he doesnt do it in preseason. didnt do it last year either

Chief X_Phackter · 08-26-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

Why isn't ARE returning punts?

ARE has nothing to prove in the return game and doesn't need to risk getting hurt in meaningless games.

artmonkforhallofamein07 · 08-26-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

Why isn't ARE returning punts?

It's Preseason.

JWsleep · 08-26-2007, 12:58 PM

I think the D looks good--though there isn't much QB pressure from the front and the starting D hasn't got a TO yet. Still, they look much improved and seem to have their swagger back.

The O is a complete question mark--we've scored VERY few points with any O this year. Yes, I know it's preseason and I know we've played some good Ds, but this is not a proven bunch that can just turn it on in the regular season. Sure, key people are out, but then that means we have no depth, and you need depth to be any good. So I'm concerned. A slow start would be very tough this year, especially after last year's disaster.

Hope it will click soon, but I will not believe it until I see it on the field.

saden1 · 08-26-2007, 01:06 PM

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dall-assblows · 08-26-2007, 02:06 PM

man in the preseason the offense is going against 8 men in the box the whole time. it will open up more week 1 with portis breakin 20 yarders

12thMan · 08-26-2007, 03:15 PM

I think we tend to over analyze pre-season. If every little aspect of our offense isn't clicking then it's reason for concern? At any given time during the preseason, we've had three starters missing from the lineup.

We can get by Miami. Have you guys seen Trent Green's last game? We're going to throw some nasty stuff at that dude. He seems a step slow in decision making.

I will say, however, that the running game was anemic last night. We didn't create any lanes for Betts last night, and when he had daylight to run it seemed he was "dancing" around too much. I have to watch the game on TV to really get a better idea of what was going on. I do think Heyer has improved over the course of pre-season, and will be good for depth.

As for Todd Collins, he could have very well played himself into the second slot, but let me say this, if we're down to him or Brunell we're done for the season. We need Jason Campbell big time!

The defense is looking good. I can't say enough good things about Laron Landry. He's good on teams and plays like a linebacker when close to the line of scrimage. I think GW is going to turn this kid loose in regular season. I could see him getting like 4 or 5 sacks this year.

It's going to be hard to cut some of the young linebackers we have on the roster. I'm starting to see why the LeMar Marshall release happened so early. They wanted to get a good look at the young talent without commiting valuble playing time to Marshall, whom they were going to release anyway. Sartz, Blades, Trucker,...I like 'em all! Their quick and hungry.

08-26-2007, 10:02 AM	#3
4mrusmc Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 57 Posts: 559	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? I for one am not impressed with Collins as our #2. This guy looks like he has no fire in his belly to run a high powered offense. He needs to have the clip board in his hand, and not a football. Our running game is terrible because of several things: Betts only runs like a series or two and then from there we trot out our third and fourth option on the depth chart (where in the hell is Rock?). Our offensive line is trying to find it's way with current players in uniform right now. Our offensive line coach is a little late on trying to find a replacement for Dock, and the Wade experiment has failed. This issue really concerns me, because as your line goes your offense goes. Buges is apparently scanning daily the waiver wires, and trying to grab up anybody with a descent pedigree to help out. Also, our premadona running back is sandbagging this preseason just because he can, and the coaches let him. And one final analysis, is it me or does it seem that our receivers are not getting enough seperation? Because it seems to me that the FEW completions that this team has converted, there were multiple defenders all over the receiver. This could also be another factor of our O-line is not giving the qb enough time to work through the progressions. Throwing into double and triple coverage is flirting with trouble. Also, I'm not too comfortable with the fact that we are picking-up roster cast-offs, or guys that have been out of football for some time. This tells me that our caoching staff is not cconfident with the current players wearing B/G. Yeah, I guess we've had some success in the preseason, but I'm by no means warm and fuzzy with the product on the field.

08-26-2007, 10:17 AM	#4
4mrusmc Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 57 Posts: 559	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? Why isn't ARE returning punts?

08-26-2007, 01:23 PM	#7
70Chip Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Manassas Age: 55 Posts: 3,048	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? Does anyone else here think it was unwise to blow that sweet trick play where Yoder and Sellers did a formation shift to draw the Ravens offsides on 4th and 1 on a pre-season Game? Save that one for December baby. Yoder played it perfectly. He made it look like he was false-starting the whole way. Beautiful. __________________ This Monkey's Gone to Heaven

08-26-2007, 12:58 PM	#12
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 57 Posts: 4,724	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? I think the D looks good--though there isn't much QB pressure from the front and the starting D hasn't got a TO yet. Still, they look much improved and seem to have their swagger back. The O is a complete question mark--we've scored VERY few points with any O this year. Yes, I know it's preseason and I know we've played some good Ds, but this is not a proven bunch that can just turn it on in the regular season. Sure, key people are out, but then that means we have no depth, and you need depth to be any good. So I'm concerned. A slow start would be very tough this year, especially after last year's disaster. Hope it will click soon, but I will not believe it until I see it on the field. __________________ Hail from Houston!

08-26-2007, 01:06 PM	#13
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 47 Posts: 10,069	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? NFL Video Galleries __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

08-26-2007, 09:20 AM	#2
CancunCantinaBartender Camp Scrub Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arnold, MD Posts: 39	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? The defense is converging well on the ball, which is great to see. The young guys are adapting great to Williams' defense. Give Taylor 12" and he would have ended McNair's season on that hit!!! A couple of open running lanes up the middle in the 2nd half, but the first team looked great. The offense looked good with Collins at the helm. The run game has not been very productive, but look at the defenses we have played against, all of them are tough to run on for any offense. The 30-40 yd pass play they keep running up the left side usually has an open receiever and I have seen Jason hit them in stride, I hope there are more variations of this play!

08-26-2007, 02:06 PM	#14
dall-assblows The Starter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: round the way Age: 43 Posts: 2,211	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? man in the preseason the offense is going against 8 men in the box the whole time. it will open up more week 1 with portis breakin 20 yarders __________________ SOMEBODY PINCH ME

08-26-2007, 03:15 PM	#15
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: How did we look vs. the Ravens? I think we tend to over analyze pre-season. If every little aspect of our offense isn't clicking then it's reason for concern? At any given time during the preseason, we've had three starters missing from the lineup. We can get by Miami. Have you guys seen Trent Green's last game? We're going to throw some nasty stuff at that dude. He seems a step slow in decision making. I will say, however, that the running game was anemic last night. We didn't create any lanes for Betts last night, and when he had daylight to run it seemed he was "dancing" around too much. I have to watch the game on TV to really get a better idea of what was going on. I do think Heyer has improved over the course of pre-season, and will be good for depth. As for Todd Collins, he could have very well played himself into the second slot, but let me say this, if we're down to him or Brunell we're done for the season. We need Jason Campbell big time! The defense is looking good. I can't say enough good things about Laron Landry. He's good on teams and plays like a linebacker when close to the line of scrimage. I think GW is going to turn this kid loose in regular season. I could see him getting like 4 or 5 sacks this year. It's going to be hard to cut some of the young linebackers we have on the roster. I'm starting to see why the LeMar Marshall release happened so early. They wanted to get a good look at the young talent without commiting valuble playing time to Marshall, whom they were going to release anyway. Sartz, Blades, Trucker,...I like 'em all! Their quick and hungry.

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