Smoot Lays The Smack Down (Week 3)

[The Goat]

Offensive Line: This group has a lot of work to do if we're going to be competitive against Dallas, Philly etc. Protection has been good overall, but run-blocking is terrible - CP has every right to bitch and moan IMHO. I see way too many defenders in the backfield before and during the hand-off. Don't know how else to say it: if the o-line doesn't step up it will be the unit holding us back for the rest of the season.

Smoot: Does anyone know definitively whether he is playing hurt? Like SS said Fred has always played very aggressive which made up for his comparatively average skills - I don't see the aggressiveness so far this year and he is increasingly the weak link in the secondary.

M. Washington: Don't get me wrong I am a huge Marcus fan, and maybe I had too high of expectations based on reports of his perfect health and legendary enthusiasm coming into the regular season. He is not making big plays right now and we're going to need the playmaker Marcus to stop the run against Dallas.

Doughty: I never expected him to be a consistent playmaker - just thought he would always play smart and more than anything play tough as nails, punish any RB who got beyond the front 7 and put the smack on a receiver across the middle. Instead... no punishment and a blown coverage yesterday that got him benched. Horton might deserve the start @ SS.

[DirtyLandry]

Danny Smith: Great special teams coach, but he needs to get more out of this unit- kicks, punts, coverage and returns.

Casey Rabach: Your center is the quaterback of the offensive line. While he stepped it up a little against Arizona, we need more consistency from him.

Fed Ex: It gets loud at times, but we need to redifine home field advantage here, especially when we play division opponents.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by DirtyLandry

Fed Ex: It gets loud at times, but we need to redifine home field advantage here, especially when we play division opponents.

Second.

[BleedBurgundy]

Smoot's automatic 8-10 yard cushion. Seriously. WTF?

[Kope]

Fed Ex: It gets loud at times, but we need to redifine home field advantage here, especially when we play division opponents.

It is getting embarassing The commentators called us out for being quiet in the 1st half

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Smoot's automatic 8-10 yard cushion. Seriously. WTF?

Or how about that horrible roughing the passer he had? I like Smoot in general but sometimes he gives you one of those "WTF" moments.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Or how about that horrible roughing the passer he had? I like Smoot in general but sometimes he gives you one of those "WTF" moments.

Anquan Boldin saw that cushion Fred was giving him and was like, "thanks for the TD." And then he caught a TD.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Run Blocking. I'm so tired of seeing Portis hit before he gets to the LOS. Open some running lanes for this man and our offense, with its new and improved passing game, will be explosive.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Run Blocking. I'm so tired of seeing Portis hit before he gets to the LOS. Open some running lanes for this man and our offense, with its new and improved passing game, will be explosive.

I feel like he can't ever get a head of steam straight up the gut. When we flip it to him on a toss/sweep kind of play he can almost always get around the corner for at least 7 or 8 yards.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I feel like he can't ever get a head of steam straight up the gut. We we flip it to him on a toss/sweep kind of play he can almost always get around the corner for at least 7 or 8 yards.

I feel the same way. What I don't understand is how Betts had gaping holes to run through in the middle of the line in 2006. Every time I see Portis run up the gut, it looks like 9 defenders are stacked right behind the DTs.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Not much to say this week, but here goes


SmootSmack: You decide not to start Larry Fitzgerald in your $$ fantasy league, sticking to your tradition of never starting a player who is playing the Redskins and it costs you the win, a 3-0 start and sole posession of first place. Was it really worth it?

Oh that's a bummer. You gotta compartmentalize, SS! I have Tony Romo in one league and Marion Barber in another. You better believe they'll both be in my starting lineups this weekend. When it comes to fantasy I want to win games and win money. It sucks to see other players score against the Skins, but it is what it is.

I only break this rule for ONE player. Terrell F-ing Owens. This is my 8th season playing fantasy football. Never drafted him, never will. I just can't cheer for that man. He's been on my shit list ever since he ran Mooch outta SF.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Oh that's a bummer. You gotta compartmentalize, SS! I have Tony Romo in one league and Marion Barber in another. You better believe they'll both be in my starting lineups this weekend. When it comes to fantasy I want to win games and win money. It sucks to see other players score against the Skins, but it is what it is.

I only break this rule for ONE player. Terrell F-ing Owens. This is my 8th season playing fantasy football. Never drafted him, never will. I just can't cheer for that man. He's been on my shit list ever since he ran Mooch outta SF.

Well, to add insult to injury in the Warpath free league I benched Boldin for Devin Thomas and lost by about two points. Thank you Stephon Heyer!

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well, to add insult to injury in the Warpath free league I benched Boldin for Devin Thomas and lost by about two points. Thank you Stephon Heyer!

I still think that call was total BS.

[djnemo65]

Regarding run-blocking, we obviously don't have a dominant run-blocking line. That being said, as we established the pass during the course of the game it seemed like the lanes started to get bigger. Moreover, when we needed to run for first downs at the end of the game to seal it we were able to. So 4.4 ypc for Portis, while perhaps not equal to the "CP of old," is enough to carry us this season. When CP complained in that article, his point was not that our line sucks, but rather that it's difficult for anyone in the NFL to run when the defense is selling out against the run. As JC continues to succeed, and Zorn continues to call passes in situations in which we would have run in the past, CP will continue to have less to complain about I think.

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

Regarding run-blocking, we obviously don't have a dominant run-blocking line. That being said, as we established the pass during the course of the game it seemed like the lanes started to get bigger. Moreover, when we needed to run for first downs at the end of the game to seal it we were able to. So 4.4 ypc for Portis, while perhaps not equal to the "CP of old," is enough to carry us this season. When CP complained in that article, his point was not that our line sucks, but rather that it's difficult for anyone in the NFL to run when the defense is selling out against the run. As JC continues to succeed, and Zorn continues to call pass's in situations in which we would have run in the past, CP will continue to have less to complain about I think.

I think you are right. With that said, I wonder how ticked CP would be if the linemen did a radio show and said "just once we'd like to see how many more YPC LaDainian Tomlinson could get behind our blocking".