Smoot Lays The Smack Down (Redskins vs. Eagles)

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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

My issue with Lewis is very simple. He should have had a huge advantage in that game because there was no "book" on him calling plays. The Eagles' defensive folks had no tendencies on him; they didn't know if he would pass or throw or quick-kick on any given down. Teams look for the element of surprise in playcalling; Lewis had it in his hip pocket; he did next to nothing with it. He should have had the Eagles' defense in a spot where they needed to cover every angle because they didn't know what he would do next.


Now maybe I was dozing through that part of the game where the Redskins' offense had left the Eagles' defensive players and defensive playcallers bedazzled. If so, tell me when that was so I can go back to my DVR and check the replays...


If the "playcaller" needs to have an intermediate person in the loop to call the pass protection schemes for the plays that the "playcaller" has called, then the only proper word for the "playcaller" is UNPREPARED. Maybe the Skins should hire another consultant to give Sherm Lewis another set of eyes so that the new guy can get to call plays in some future game this year. After all, it worked out so well here.


Have I explained what my issue with Lewis was?

So you expect 35 points or so out of his first game.. even though it's the same playbook for the most part? That's interesting.. Hell we would've had several more than we did if we didn't whiff so many opportunities. He's just come back into this role and he kept the Eagles on their toes enough. Bedazzled doesn't happen everytime even with the best playcaller vs the worst defense, I think that your expectations are too high.

I understand not liking that Zorn got undermined, but I don't think that the disapproval needs to be directed at Lewis.