Redskins Insider - JC Through 15 Games

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

We all know Gibbs is paranoid regarding turnovers, and I think it's obvious that the staff isn't 100% confident in turning JC loose just yet. I can really see both sides to this. As fans we sit here and say let him throw, but as coaches they don't want to put him in difficult situations when they have 2 quality backs and a sturdy D to lean on. Who knows, perhaps if we didn't lean on the running game in those games one or more of those close wins turn into a loss?

It's been a while since we played a team we thought we would have some difficultly playing. About a month to be exact.

We obviously called a lot of runs against both Arizona and New York. I'm not sure that's particularly conservative, I think we just decided it was the best way to attack them.

Anyway, the consequence was that the score in both those games was a lot closer than anyone thought it would be. Well, if your gameplan is to run the ball and play good D...well then, yeah the score is going to be close.

Some fans deem this playing to "not lose". Well, aside from how ridiculous that statement sounds...isn't not losing a good thing anyway.

The point is we could have lost to Arizona, but only because if you are trying to pace the game like the Redskins have, you don't have an allowance for a failed onside kick recovery.

The allowance for turnovers in Gibbs-style football isn't there, but it's not like you can totally prevent them from happening. You can just severly cut down on them. But it's NOT like our propensity to not turn the ball over is CAUSING the offense to not score and this is something our fans need to realize. Less turnovers=good. Inconsistency on offense=bad. Both are characteristic of the Washington Redskins this season, but they are not related.

If we turn the ball over against equal or lesser teams multiple times, we are going to get upset. Fortunately it hasn't happened yet this year, and we are 5-3, but I think thats something we really have to focus on this week.

Who cares how "conservative" we are being. If we don't turn the ball over, and we move the ball, the offense is doing its job.