Redskins vs Vikings Gameday thread

[Gary84Clark]

I was watching football life and was reminded that ole Hazmat Suit got rid of Ricky Williams. After the Saints sold their draft for Ricky, he still wound up being a beast running back. Hazmat Suit is crazy.

[irish]

This was a winnable game but unfortunately the D cant stop anybody. Something has to change on D.

[skinsfan69]

We simply do not have players on defense. Where was Kerrigan and Murphy? What about the prized free agent Hatcher? Where was the game saving sack when we needed it? Clark should not be on an NFL field at this point. Bowen also gets blown 5 yards off the ball. So many players on this defense are just average or below average.

[irish]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

We simply do not have players on defense. Where was Kerrigan and Murphy? What about the prized free agent Hatcher? Where was the game saving sack when we needed it? Clark should not be on an NFL field at this point. Bowen also gets blown 5 yards off the ball. So many players on this defense are just average or below average.

Hatcher always seems to be coming out of the game and I dont understand why. I bet he played less than 75% of the snaps.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by irish

Hatcher always seems to be coming out of the game and I dont understand why. I bet he played less than 75% of the snaps.

I don't know that I want 1 defensive lineman playing more than 75% of the snaps. Even the most well-conditioned d-linemen need breathers. If a player is tired, I'd rather he remove himself from the game, we know what happens when tired players stay on the field, especially on defense.

[irish]

Originally Posted by mooby

I don't know that I want 1 defensive lineman playing more than 75% of the snaps. Even the most well-conditioned d-linemen need breathers. If a player is tired, I'd rather he remove himself from the game, we know what happens when tired players stay on the field, especially on defense.

While he doesn't need to play every down I do think he should be able to handle playing 3 out of 4 plays. When he's not in it makes a big difference.

[Hog1]

It is not a secret we need some additional talent from another draft and FA to reinforce the D
And hopefully in the offseason mgmt and Jay will fairly evaluate Haz's tenure.

[Chico23231]

Minnesota had been average 12.5 points the last 4 weeks leading up to this game....Defense blew it the second half

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Minnesota had been average 12.5 points the last 4 weeks leading up to this game....Defense blew it the second half

Agree.

Griffin didn't look horrible. At times he looked pretty good. O-Line is a mess; pass protection is horrible.

[Ruhskins]

While you can point to multiple people/coaches for the loss, I feel that Minnesota's o-line and d-line outplayed the Redskins front 7 defenders and the o-line.

You can fire and hire all the people you want, but until you get solid players in the trenches, you're not going to win many games.

[Chico23231]

Haslett got outcoach by Norv big-time. Norv made adjustments at halftime, Has didnt

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Haslett got outcoach by Norv big-time. Norv made adjustments at halftime, Has didnt

Their d-line played very well too, the Vikes have a good defense and it showed.

I've said it many teams, each of our team's three units are not good enough to carry the other two. You win games by having all your units play well. Offense left a lot of points on the field in the first half and the defense shit the bed in the second half.

[MTK]

Griffin led two drives to put us ahead in the 2nd half but the D blew those leads.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Griffin led two drives to put us ahead in the 2nd half but the D blew those leads.

Gruden was not happy with the defense post game...he didnt call anybody out, but it was obvious in his interview.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Griffin led two drives to put us ahead in the 2nd half but the D blew those leads.

Well, clearly, it was RGIII's fault for not putting us further ahead. <sigh>