Chris Cooley Reception Streak Broken

[tryfuhl]

all on the gameplan and playcalling, prob more the latter

campbell loves to check down early so they could've easily rolled cooley off of a block to catch something

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Redskin Warrior

I think he was in the gameplan but Samuels injury changed that we already had a problem with Heyer on the right and losing our best OL member was critical. You can't do anything when defenders our in the backfield attacking your QB & RB every play you need some help and Cooley was the "HELP".

bring in a bigger backfield set then

i'm not saying i have the answers, but the answer isn't making cooley another lineman

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

So it's come down to our O-Line depth and we're only in Week 5 of the season...

I seem to remember us suffering the same problem last year at the end of the season. We go into this offseason just maintaining our depth (Dockery for Kendall) and make no other additions. We take the luxury of signing one $40M player but don't address our depth needs on the O-Line.


No matter the reason Cooley didn't get a catch today it all comes down to the lack of foresight by our front office to get people in a position for success.

Yep -- O-line depth was an issue around week 8 last year, now it's an issue at week 4.

Not hard to figure out what's happening here.

[skins89moss]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

all on the gameplan and playcalling, prob more the latter

campbell loves to check down early so they could've easily rolled cooley off of a block to catch something

Campbell had to check down because it was a Jail Break just about every time he dropped back to pass.

[skins89moss]

Like a few of you stated on the post , when Samuels went down it wrecked our entire offense. Cooley was held in to help block. Lets face blocking is not Cooley or F. Davis strengths. If they needed a blocker how about putting in Yodder or move Sellers to the TE and let him block. Just a thought because Cooley needs to be out in the patterns.

[SBXVII]

Thank You Zorn. Since the screwing with the offensive play calling is not enough you have to screw with each players personal achievements.

[Skinny Tee]

Redskins Insider - OL Injuries Change Cooley's Role

Clarification from Washington Post Insider:
"But in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Carolina Panthers, Cooley went without a catch. The last time that happened: Nov. 7, 2004, at Detroit, in the middle of Cooley's rookie year. More stunning than that: Campbell didn't target Cooley on a single pass Sunday."


So that probably makes it a 75ish game catch streak according to this. Still surprising that he wasn't even targeted today.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by skins89moss

Campbell had to check down because it was a Jail Break just about every time he dropped back to pass.

perfect to run that little TE screen or whatever then

[SmootSmack]

Redskins Insider: Cooley's usage is a touchy subject - Washington Times

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Redskins Insider: Cooley's usage is a touchy subject - Washington Times

Just another read that confirms what a cluster F the team is right now.

[hail_2_da_skins]

All the dominoes starting falling down when Chris Samuels went down in the first series of plays. The decision to start Mike Williams at right guard and place Chad Rinehart on the inactive list was a part of the problem. If Chad was active, Zorn could have moved Heyer to left tackle, Williams to right tackle and Chad at right guard. A much better scenario than having Batiste at left tackle. Both of the Skins tackles were getting beat man to man and Cooley was left in for maximum protection. That takes away the Skins primary receiver. Campbell was getting bum rushed from both sides and the middle. Horrible offensive line play.

[Zerohero]

Originally Posted by Redskin Warrior

I think he was in the gameplan but Samuels injury changed that we already had a problem with Heyer on the right and losing our best OL member was critical. You can't do anything when defenders our in the backfield attacking your QB & RB every play you need some help and Cooley was the "HELP".

Theres a lot of things you can do. Draws, screens, quick passes. Supposedly Zorn is a pro at this, but we couldnt adapt.