Thoughts on Skins vs Titans

[rickmmrr]

It's a good thing we didn't finish the game with Brunell or we would have come away with a big fat zero. It's time for him to hit the road. He really sucks.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by SkinsFanSince91

We had a pass rush that yielded hurries but no sacks.

Chris Samuels needs to come back soon. Both of the fumbles came from Campbell getting sacked from his blindside.

Defense looks good. Both of our middle LBs had 6+ tackles, which means that the D-Line is occupying the O-line making it easier to get tackles.

Campbell looked good when he had time.

good point on campbell. the most verteran qb will fumble when getting licked from the blindside.

i hope buges will have the group ready next week.

no one mention frosty - or did they. thought he did a good job punting the ball.

[NM Redskin]

So what happened? Judging by the posts we lost 42 - 0.

[Luxorreb]

Yeah. We woulda shoulda lost. By first offensive team's performance it was pretty bad. OL was pourous as any 2nd tier team. Primary stunts were fooling Skins OL. Pretty pathetic. Defense looked good. We'll hopefully see a better team fielding next Saturday against the Steelers. Look for a more succesful run attack and better protection for JC. Somehow we found a way to win. Todd Collins had a great drive. Brunell looked totally expendable. Moss looked fantastic. ARE gotta catch the ball. Lloyd didn't play. Westbrook probably got a nod for the the defensive TD. Good to see Stoutmire and Prioleau back. Blades and Fletcher looked good. Rocky McIntosh looks quick and smart. Smoot looks lazy. Week 2 should be better for the offense. If not we might have serious Saunders concerns. 1-0 in preseason is better than 0-1. Winning is the ultimate goal. You can say preseason doesn't matter, but most times it's a direct indication of what is to come.
Let's hope we can look back and say, 'wow that's where it started. last 2 minutes and backups found a way to win!'

[dmek25]

offensive line play wasn't very good. but with 2 new starters, and the very first preseason game, thats to be expected. defense looked pretty good. flying around, and getting to the ball. i thought Fletcher and Lamar Marshall both looked good in the middle. maybe Greg Williams can use a 3-4 every once in a while. Campbell was just OK. needs to get his internal clock up to game speed. i thought both Frost and Suisham legs looked very strong. Todd Collins probably won a roster spot with his play. and mike espy probably lost one with the 2 drops

[budw38]

Originally Posted by dmek25

offensive line play wasn't very good. but with 2 new starters, and the very first preseason game, thats to be expected. defense looked pretty good. flying around, and getting to the ball. i thought Fletcher and Lamar Marshall both looked good in the middle. maybe Greg Williams can use a 3-4 every once in a while. Campbell was just OK. needs to get his internal clock up to game speed. i thought both Frost and Suisham legs looked very strong. Todd Collins probably won a roster spot with his play. and mike espy probably lost one with the 2 drops

I agree with you on the OL and LB's . I wish we had a few young OL that we had developed the last couple of years , our starters are not that young . I would also like to see us run a 3-4 , atleast on 3rd and long's . Might have to keep both Taylor & Landry back roming middle & deep middle , giving up too much in the middle to TE's . I just hope the NFL does not let romo keep bringing his pet roaches to regular season games !

[GoSkins!]

Biggest positive: Defense. Looks like we have a strong defense and good depth. Fletcher looked good, Prieleau looked healthy, DL looked 100% better than last year, secondary coverage was better. No TD's allowed (even on a couple of short fields).

Biggest negative: OL. no holes for running backs, bad pass protection. In hind site I think it was a lot to expect Heyer and Wade to work effectively together in their first real action. Samuals and Wade sounds much better to me.

Overall the offense was hit and miss. The good news is that it made Campbell get use to real pressure and hits; he has been in a hands off environment for a while now. He started moving around better as the game progressed. There were a few things he did passing that looked good (His pass to Moss was a thing of beauty). Ladell looked like he could have broken down the defense given time, but once he was pulled, the running game never got on track.

I will be looking for better offensive consistency next game.

[holcknowsbest]

our starting D looks much more improved. they werent giving up those running lanes like last year. the front 4 did a good job of playing the run last night......couple of guys who caught my eye after the starters. chris wilson #77 looks like he could rush the passer, hickman #75 looks very similar to wilson and was very heads up taking the quarterback out on that fumble(smart play there thats how you do it). #94 montgomery looked like a monster, he was killing double teams and stuffing the run all night. #54 HB Blades was all over the place last night he looked good and if he keeps playing like that he could have an impact on this years team.

[holcknowsbest]

by the way it looked to me that lemar marshall was playing outside backer last night and HB was in the middle. anyways the comment of playing a 3-4 on third downs is not what we want....there is no reason for it, its not really a better pass D it describes the front 7 alignment, we should be in nickel or dime packages on 3rd down, if we use the 3-4, which we will in a limited use just like last year, itll be on first and second down not third down.

[holcknowsbest]

ade maybe gone but did you see him get 2 pancake blocks on the same guy on a punt return........he pancaked #42 Henry and the the guy got up and kept on gettin it down the field and jimoh comes over and just lays his ass out again.....the dude can play some special teams man. he wont make the team with his coverage though, hes as bad as they come at corner.

[theJBexperience]

Originally Posted by holcknowsbest

ade maybe gone but did you see him get 2 pancake blocks on the same guy on a punt return........he pancaked #42 Henry and the the guy got up and kept on gettin it down the field and jimoh comes over and just lays his ass out again.....the dude can play some special teams man. he wont make the team with his coverage though, hes as bad as they come at corner.

I didn't see those plays on special teams. I realize the special teams has been what's kept him around for a while. Personally, I'd like to give some of these youngers corners a chance instead of holding onto solid special teamers that are always going to be just that.

I also liked how the announcers tried to put over Chris Henry as a hoss after a few good runs. Then, the rest of the night he was getting drilled for no yardage.

[skinsguy]

I was thinking about the game this morning, and I think here are a couple things we need to remember about last night's game. First thing, two of our starters didn't play last night, and that is enough to disrupt continuity of our offensive line. Derrick Dockery is, of course, gone to another team, and Chris Samuels was out with an injury. So, I expected our OL to not be dominate, although I was disappointed with seeing absolutely no holes opened up for our running backs.

The second thing to keep in mind is the fact that usually, the first preseason game has no real game planning. The offense is usually vanilla, and the coaches are more focused on watching their players make plays, rather than focusing on game planning.

This was the first real, true game for our OL that is trying to move on without DD and playing without CS. So, you can't really expect them to play as if they had been playing together for a few years. JB will have them ready by game one, I'm sure of that.

Jason Campbell continues to impress me. Some people said he played like crap, and I guess that's because we didn't score any TDs while he was in, and he fumbled twice. However, looking at the big picture, Campbell is showing poise. He's not staring down one receiver and he's definitely not automatically dumping it off ala Mark Brunell. There were some nice passes that were dropped. Yeah, there were a few passes that got away from him, but all in all, I'm confident that Jason Campbell is our guy. This is his first full year as a starter, so I am expecting him to make some great plays, yet still show some room for improvement.

When we get Chris Samuels and Clinton Portis back, we'll be good to go.

[CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR]

campbell second fumble came from the front side

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR

campbell second fumble came from the front side

It also came about two seconds into the play

[MTK]

My thoughts on the game:

Campbell looked ok, he made some nice throws and was a little shaky on a few. He showed some poise stepping up in the pocket and avoiding pressure a few times. Overall I was pleased with his first showing of the preseason. He still has a long way to go, but he looks more comfortable and in control. I can't fault him for the fumbles too much, the protection just wasn't there. Still, he needs to be more aware of holding on to the ball.

The OL pass protection was seriously lacking. I think we got a taste of just how important Chris Samuels is. Heyer looks promising as a youngster, but let's face reality. If he sees significant playing time this year we're in big trouble.

Defensively I was very pleased, I thought the run D was solid, we saw some pressure and a nice hit by Landry on a blitz, and overall I thought the D looked much improved over last year. No complaints here at all.

While I would have liked to have seen at least one scoring drive from the starters it's certainly not panic time. The OL was missing a critical piece, and we really didn't try to establish the run. I thought the whole mission of the first half was to get Campbell as many pass attempts as reasonably possible.