Blown opportunities

[backrow]

Originally Posted by NinjaLink

We are out of the playoffs. There is nothing to complain about. It ain't gonna change the results. We just gotta correct our mistakes next season. We gotta finish games in the 2nd half.

My contention is we have to take charge in the first half. Wasted opportunities all around, compounded by seagalls D blowing by our depleted O Line.

[jsarno]

Yes, we blew opportunities, but we were flat out beat. I hate to say it, but we were. They made our OLINE look like poo for most of the 1st half, and they knew Springs weaknesses. They just outplayed us. I hate it, but I tip my hat to them, and will continue to cry into my beer for a little while longer. Cause now, more than ever, we didn't just lose, I have to fully come to the realization that Taylor is never coming back. I always felt like he was there with us, now he's not and it hurts.

[onlydarksets]

First, I would say we met expectations, not that we underachieved or overachieved.

Second, everyone has been all over Collins jock for the last 4 weeks, saying that he's our best chance to win. It's a bit disingenuous for those people to now say that Campbell would have given us a better shot.

Bottom line - the Skins, as a team, played pretty crappy football for 3 quarters (the first 2.5 and the last .5 quarters). That is why we lost.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

First, Suisham did not cost the game - the inability to get a TD on that drive cost us the game.


Second, I would say we met expectations, not that we underachieved.

Third, everyone has been all over Collins jock for the last 4 weeks, saying that he's our best chance to win. It's a bit disingenuous for those people to now say that Campbell would have given us a better shot.

Bottom line - the Skins, as a team, played pretty crappy football for 3 quarters (the first 2.5 and the last .5 quarters). That is why we lost.

First, Suisham did cost us the game. Those three points along with the field position change was the difference.

Second, we underachieved...period. If you're OK with the achievement, then maybe we met expectations.

Third, yes...everyone has been all over Collins jock. Can you think of a better QB story? No, he didn't take the Skins to the promise land, but is it so disengenuous for the same people to say that he wasn't the catalyst that made even the biggest dis-believers...believers?

Bottom line, the Skins played out of their minds these past four and a half weeks, and they played with the fire and spirit of the best player in the NFL this year, #21 ST. They didn't make it to the promise land as they had hoped, but they still made Skins fans all over the world as proud as can be.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

First, Suisham did cost us the game. Those three points along with the field position change was the difference.

Second, we underachieved...period. If you're OK with the achievement, then maybe we met expectations.

Third, yes...everyone has been all over Collins jock. Can you think of a better QB story? No, he didn't take the Skins to the promise land, but is it so disengenuous for the same people to say that he wasn't the catalyst that made even the biggest dis-believers...believers?

Bottom line, the Skins played out of their minds these past four and a half weeks, and they played with the fire and spirit of the best player in the NFL this year, #21 ST. They didn't make it to the promise land as they had hoped, but they still made Skins fans all over the world as proud as can be.

The first half of my original post was cross-posted from another thread - if you look, I have already amended it. Too many open windows and too much booze.

You missed my point for #3 - someone noted that Campbell was a starter who was out. However, you can't say Collins should start over Campbell, and then say that Campbell could have done better.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

The first half of my original post was cross-posted from another thread - if you look, I have already amended it. Too many open windows and too much booze.

You missed my point for #3 - someone noted that Campbell was a starter who was out. However, you can't say Collins should start over Campbell, and then say that Campbell could have done better.

#3? HUH?

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

#3? HUH?

It comes after 2, but before 4.

I was referring (quite clearly, I thought) to my third point. To cut this short, here is the thread in it's entirety.

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

Third, everyone has been all over Collins jock for the last 4 weeks, saying that he's our best chance to win. It's a bit disingenuous for those people to now say that Campbell would have given us a better shot.

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phacktor

Third, yes...everyone has been all over Collins jock. Can you think of a better QB story? No, he didn't take the Skins to the promise land, but is it so disengenuous for the same people to say that he wasn't the catalyst that made even the biggest dis-believers...believers?

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

You missed my point for #3 - someone noted that Campbell was a starter who was out. However, you can't say Collins should start over Campbell, and then say that Campbell could have done better.

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

#3? HUH?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

First, I would say we met expectations, not that we underachieved or overachieved.

Second, everyone has been all over Collins jock for the last 4 weeks, saying that he's our best chance to win. It's a bit disingenuous for those people to now say that Campbell would have given us a better shot.

Bottom line - the Skins, as a team, played pretty crappy football for 3 quarters (the first 2.5 and the last .5 quarters). That is why we lost.

Collins still played fairly well minus 1 int. (the other was a quit by moss) Collins got rushed all day and had difficulty throwing into the wind. (of course he had trouble with that noodle arm of his) But point remains, he played well. Not great, but well. It's in no way his fault, nor could Campbell have done any better. Niether of them played on the OLine today and that's where we got beat first and foremost.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Collins still played fairly well minus 1 int. (the other was a quit by moss) Collins got rushed all day and had difficulty throwing into the wind. (of course he had trouble with that noodle arm of his) But point remains, he played well. Not great, but well. It's in no way his fault, nor could Campbell have done any better. Niether of them played on the OLine today and that's where we got beat first and foremost.

I didn't say anything about Collins costing us the game.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I didn't say anything about Collins costing us the game.

I apologize for that implication...I wasn't combatting you but going with your comment. I know you didn't say that.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by jsarno

I apologize for that implication...I wasn't combatting you but going with your comment. I know you didn't say that.

Gotcha - my bad.

[railcon56]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

First, I would say we met expectations, not that we underachieved or overachieved.

Second, everyone has been all over Collins jock for the last 4 weeks, saying that he's our best chance to win. It's a bit disingenuous for those people to now say that Campbell would have given us a better shot.

Bottom line - the Skins, as a team, played pretty crappy football for 3 quarters (the first 2.5 and the last .5 quarters). That is why we lost.

Exactly They were very quick to seem like Campbell was nothing but a bum.... Now who is the bum?

[SmootSmack]

Suisham absolutely did not cost us the game. It was a bad miss, but did not alone cost us the game

[NinjaLink]

I think a lot of people looked past the Seahawks. People were focus on playing the Cowboys in the divisionals. I never looked past the Seahawks. You know damn well not to look past the Seahawks @ Qwest Field.

[tdSKINS1]

I'm not taking anything personal haha, just don't try to sound like a badass saying we overachieved. We played like shit and as a skin fan and this is for everyone you felt like this team definetly could have won this and definetly gone to dallas and gave it a run. I'm just a disappointed fan thats it, and disappointed for the whole team because of how great they were playing