Around the NFL...Week 5 Style

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Morris gets credit for having his group playing touch this season. Both Hall and Wilson are tackling and hitting better overall this season. But I think the scheme is been wrong early and often. At what point do you begin to question Morris too (Haslett's lousiness is already established)?

Honestly, if its a play calling only issue, I dont see how that can be placed on anyone except the play caller. I dont see how we can rail against Raheem if a cover 0 all out blitz is called against a max protect deep ball. Thats a DC getting beat by an OC.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

Honestly, if its a play calling only issue, I dont see how that can be placed on anyone except the play caller. I dont see how we can rail against Raheem if a cover 0 all out blitz is called against a max protect deep ball. Thats a DC getting beat by an OC.

Agree. So how do you evaluate Morris? I mean part of me says anythig will be better than JHaz, but you still want to know what your getting...

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Agree. So how do you evaluate Morris? I mean part of me says anythig will be better than JHaz, but you still want to know what your getting...

Thats actually a pretty good question. I hate to say it, but for fans, we may have to go back to his bucs days. He did take a pretty bad team and get them to a winning record. People blame him for his last year there but the bucs had something like a 60 mil payroll. They got rid of most of the good players to save money in the uncapped year to go after big names this year. Lets face it, Joe Gibbs wasnt going to win last year in Tampa as the HC.

I also find it difficult to judge based on the talent level in our secondary. Its easy to look out coached when other teams just have that much more talent. Across the board, I dont believe that can be said for a fair amount of the team. But comparing other teams WR's to our secondary, I believe the talent level is not very close. Throw in that we havent generated a consistent pass rush. That makes it near impossible to actually grade the DB's coach unless you are at every practice and on the sidelines during games.

[Skinzman]

Reports out of Cowboys camp have stated that Romo lost his cool in practice and threw his helmet. As expected, the thrown helmet was intercepted.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

Reports out of Cowboys camp have stated that Romo lost his cool in practice and threw his helmet. As expected, the thrown helmet was intercepted.

Cliched but still

[ethat001]

Laron playing well in NY... Pick 6 recently as well.

LARON LANDRY – ... Landry continues to play well for the Jets. He had seven tackles and a pass defended. He was part of limiting 49ers tight end Vernon Davis to two catches on the day. GM Mike Tannenbaum is taking a lot of shots right now, but Landry was a good signing.

Winners & losers from Jets Week 4 loss

Still agree that it was a calculated decision to let him go, given his injury risk, etc --> but if he stays healthy (ha!) -- it sure opens this for discussion. Ironically we replaced him with Merriweather who seems to have had even more trouble staying on the field.

Always hard to look back, but Rogers and Landry both wanted to go, and both had issues. But given our secondary play so far, at least right now I'm now sorry to have lost them.

[Swarley]

Merriweather hasn't had trouble staying on the field! he has trouble getting on it...

LaRon's been good but unless he goes on to play all 16 games and heads to the probowl, I still support our decision to let him go.

[Kindoy]

The Kansas City Star is now doing anything its power to not print the word "Redskin" in it's articles due to its derogatory/racist meaning. Can't say I blame them... they aren't the first and won't be the last to oppose the name. I wonder how long the NFL can continue to ignore this situation.

What's everyones opinion on a possible future name change? Ideas for new names/logos? I think anything to go along with the Nationals & Capitals would be cool. I saw Federals brought up in a blog, maybe something along those lines. The Washington Hogs would be awesome too, keeping a traditional feeling.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by Kindoy

The Kansas City Star is now doing anything its power to not print the word "Redskin" in it's articles due to its derogatory/racist meaning. Can't say I blame them... they aren't the first and won't be the last to oppose the name. I wonder how long the NFL can continue to ignore this situation.

What's everyones opinion on a possible future name change? Ideas for new names/logos? I think anything to go along with the Nationals & Capitals would be cool. I saw Federals brought up in a blog, maybe something along those lines. The Washington Hogs would be awesome too, keeping a traditional feeling.

Funny thing this whole conversation. Go to Indian reservations and a lot of them have Redskins/Indians/Braves as the high school mascot. So if its not considered racist by the Indians, then why are we having this conversation?

I think the people who want these names to disappear are more racist to the Indians than the people who support those names being used. What better way to eliminate any Indian Heritage from the USA then to make sure you hear as little about Indians as you can. So the Kansas City Star can maintain the support for genocide of Indians all they want, it doesnt make them right.

From a person with Cherokee blood running through my veins... and proud of it.

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by Kindoy

The Kansas City Star is now doing anything its power to not print the word "Redskin" in it's articles due to its derogatory/racist meaning. Can't say I blame them... they aren't the first and won't be the last to oppose the name. I wonder how long the NFL can continue to ignore this situation.

What's everyones opinion on a possible future name change? Ideas for new names/logos? I think anything to go along with the Nationals & Capitals would be cool. I saw Federals brought up in a blog, maybe something along those lines. The Washington Hogs would be awesome too, keeping a traditional feeling.

But I'm sure they print the word Chiefs............

Not saying the two are the same, but some native americans have some pretty thin red skin.......

[RedskinsInNYC]

Originally Posted by Mechanix544

But I'm sure they print the word Chiefs............

Not saying the two are the same, but some native americans have some pretty thin red skin.......

Shocked you're from Georgia.

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by RedskinsInNYC

Shocked you're from Georgia.

And I'm shocked your from NYC.

Twas a joke, not meant to offend. Jokes about race, religion, sexual preference, disabilities are the funniest jokes in the world, and people that take em seriously are too..........um, serious? I can't grow any facial hair from the fact that somewhere up in the vast branches of my family tree, I have blackfoot indian lines. Kinda neat, but getting offended by the term "Red skins" is a little ridiculous and touchy, at least imo.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Kindoy

The Kansas City Star is now doing anything its power to not print the word "Redskin" in it's articles due to its derogatory/racist meaning. Can't say I blame them... they aren't the first and won't be the last to oppose the name. I wonder how long the NFL can continue to ignore this situation.

What's everyones opinion on a possible future name change? Ideas for new names/logos? I think anything to go along with the Nationals & Capitals would be cool. I saw Federals brought up in a blog, maybe something along those lines. The Washington Hogs would be awesome too, keeping a traditional feeling.

How about the Washington "flushed faces"? C'mon! I hate the age of political correctness. I hope they never change the name, might as well get a new franchise.

[RedskinsInNYC]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

How about the Washington "flushed faces"? C'mon! I hate the age of political correctness. I hope they never change the name, might as well get a new franchise.

I'm a lifelong Redskins fan and can't even fathom a name change. But I have a hard time coming up with a credible argument for why the name isn't extremely offensive/racist (more so than other Native American-related names that do not focus on skin color). This is probably a topic to just leave alone.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by RedskinsInNYC

I'm a lifelong Redskins fan and can't even fathom a name change. But I have a hard time coming up with a credible argument for why the name isn't extremely offensive/racist (more so than other Native American-related names that do not focus on skin color). This is probably a topic to just leave alone.

Agreed. Washington Tecumseh's like the lawn mower motors Indian chief.