Smoot Lays The Smack Down (Redskins vs. Eagles)

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Fair points SC. But I think (hope?) we'll see more of Lewis' impact in a couple of weeks. Monday night I think he was just getting a basic sense of what his offense could do.

Also, he was only with the team for three weeks. I suppose it is an excuse, but I think it's valid.

[diehardskin2982]

smootsmack what is the rumors off a change in our front office? will there be a exstensive search or is bruce allen the front runner?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

smootsmack what is the rumors off a change in our front office? will there be a exstensive search or is bruce allen the front runner?

Haven't really asked in the last week or so for any update. But I would say Shanahan is still the front runner, Allen #2

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Haven't really asked in the last week or so for any update. But I would say Shanahan is still the front runner, Allen #2

Reviewing Tamba Bay's history, Allen did a good job of keeping his picks, but it really doesn't look like he did that good of a job in selecting players. Is there some reason to think he'd to a better job here?

On the flip side, I don't like the idea of giving Shanahan total control, either.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Reviewing Tamba Bay's history, Allen did a good job of keeping his picks, but it really doesn't look like he did that good of a job in selecting players. Is there some reason to think he'd to a better job here?

On the flip side, I don't like the idea of giving Shanahan total control, either.

I don't know that Allen would do a great job here. Just saying I think he's probably a strong candidate to come here. He and Snyder are pretty tight...which is probably the last thing we need. I could even see potentially see Allen being named President and someone else being a GM under him.

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't know that Allen would do a great job here. Just saying I think he's probably a strong candidate to come here. He and Snyder are pretty tight...which is probably the last thing we need. I could even see potentially see Allen being named President and someone else being a GM under him.

wow! this offseason is going to be more interesting than the season!

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't know that Allen would do a great job here. Just saying I think he's probably a strong candidate to come here. He and Snyder are pretty tight...which is probably the last thing we need. I could even see potentially see Allen being named President and someone else being a GM under him.

Now that would be interesting... but would Allen even want that kind of job or would he want to be more involved in player selection? The one thing I don't want is a Coach/GM. Now, I don't have your sources, but one would think that all the big name coaches out there (Cowher, Shanahan, Gruden, Holmgren) recognize the value of having a GM. I think what they would want is to be hired as HC and then selecting the guy they wanted to be GM (Cowher might want to bring in marty, Gruden might want to bring in Allen, etc.) To a large degree, i see 2010 as being a "coaches market." There are A LOT of teams who may be competing for one of "The Big 4" and the Big 4 coachs have such strong resumes that should have no problem finding a team/owner that will allow them to dictate the front front-office structure, not the other way around.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

If Snyder is involved in the process in any capacity other than signing checks, then it defeats the whole purpose of getting a GM and we might as well stick with vinny.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

If Snyder is involved in the process in any capacity other than signing checks, then it defeats the whole purpose of getting a GM and we might as well stick with vinny.

No way. I might as well switch teams.

[GTripp0012]

My personal impression on the blown coverage was that Rogers and Horton were not clear on what the coverage was. Well, more specifically, they were both clear on what the coverage was, and that neither was playing the same thing. Rogers had Tryon underneath, but still let Jackson free over the top, which makes me think that he thought it was an "even" coverage. Horton stayed underneath at the LOS looking for a dig dig or crossing patter, which implies that he thought it was "odd" coverage.

Normally, the free safety will give away the coverage on the rare off-chance that we get the overhead camera view, but the way Landry seems to read coverages these days, no one ever knows what the hell he's doing anyway. Rogers was the one who probably screwed it up, in all honesty, but it might have been a 1/4, 1/4, 1/2 situation. You never know.

Oh well.

[CrustyRedskin]

I said this a while back.. bu there are only two people that can have success in DC. Joe Gibbs and Goerge Allen. Joe aint coming back and neither is George, but his son could. I really like giving him a shot at GM.