Game Tape: Preseason Week 1 vs Steelers

[JoeRedskin]

John Keim is one of my new favorite writers.

14. Yes, rookie Leonard Hankerson needs to work on his hands. His eyes definitely turned up on his one drop. This has to be maddening for the coaches because it’s been a camp-long issue – and it’s a problem he dealt with in college. Maybe he’ll never get it, but you don’t give up on a third-round pick who has legitimate talent because he’s dropped too many passes in the first two weeks of camp. They knew this issue existed before now; they need time to see if they can correct it. If you trade for a young left-hander in baseball who is wild, do you cut him after he walks several guys in his first game? No; you see if your coaching can get you out of it. If they cut him because he drops the ball, then why draft him in the first place?

15. I do wonder about Hankerson coming in and out of breaks. On some routes he’s not using his body well enough, as he showed last night. He gets more open on routes where he doesn’t need to plant quickly and cut, like on the play where he dropped the pass. But the kid does try and pick up tips from the vets. Maybe he’ll never get it, but once you pick him you must try and develop him.

Tale of the tape: Redskins offense | John Keim | NFL | Washington Examiner

[SmootSmack]

Surprised people are just now discovering Keim. But yes, he's great

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Surprised people are just now discovering Keim. But yes, he's great

Yep, he is. Think I'm kicking the WaPost down a notch for Keim.

[MTK]

The WaPo has been down a few notches for a while now IMO

[firstdown]

One off the best passes Rex made was the one to Davis where he got hit and they knocked the ball loose.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Surprised people are just now discovering Keim. But yes, he's great

How long has he been around? I've been consciencely following him since camp began. I would read the Frederick paper on local feeds in earlier years, but never noticed his name.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The WaPo has been down a few notches for a while now IMO

Yeah, it started with JLC and his blatant bitterness towards the team he covered. Since then it's just gotten worse. The WaPo simply doesn't have an analyst on par with Kiem and hasn't had one close in years. In addition, they really don't have any insider info at this point. They may get player quotes a bit faster than the nationals but not by much.

In short, no quality analysis, no inside information = national news with sprinkles.

If Keim starts hooking into true insider team sources for the hidden tidbits, he would be the news outlet. Maybe he has, and I just haven't seen it.

[SmootSmack]

Ryan O'Halloran and Rich Tandler with CSN, Rich Campbell with the Washington Times, and John Keim with The Examiner are probably the best places to get detailed Redskins info. There are several others as well, but those stand out

They have strong insider access...trust me

[skinsnut]

Thanks for the cool videos. I took a look at the kerrigan one...he does overpursue a bit, but that is to be expected...he clearly looks better rushing the passer on the line than dropping back...he certainly doesn't look like orakpo or anything at this point, but it is nice to have a potential starter with potential.

[SOUL-SKINS]

Dirtbag, are you almost done with the Shayne Graham video.

[Dirtbag59]

I think I owe it to myself to replace Redskins Insider on my Chrome favorite bar with the Examiners coverage. Obviously the WaPo isn't what it use to be in regards to Skins coverage (Capitals Insider is still good though). Granted Skins ownership isn't exactly innocent but I'm still a football fan first and foremost.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by SOUL-SKINS

Dirtbag, are you almost done with the Shayne Graham video.

Yeah, finished it a while ago. Sorry slipped my mind.

[tryfuhl]

Love examiner's coverage

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Thanks for the compliments though but don't be afraid to give some constructive feedback. Particularly on the Grossman video. I mean granted different positions warrant different editing styles, like in the Carriker video I would cut the play sometimes even before it ended because the point of the whole video is to showcase Carriker and seeing a pass thrown incomplete downfield is a waste of time.

However on the Grossman video (and any QB video in particular) sometimes I feel like I could show less of the in depth replays and make them more bang bang (Clemens video is kind of like that because in the second half of preseason they could care less about breaking down a lot of the plays).

I guess my question is are you guys liking the post play replays on the QB videos as well as the additional commentary or would you rather it the editing be more play cut play cut play cut, etc?

I like relays because the tempo and angles help you watch mechanics, matches, etc better

I'd suggest doing a halo or inverse shadow around at least the players on the D as it will more easily help focus on the guy, how he's being used, formation changes etc

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I like relays because the tempo and angles help you watch mechanics, matches, etc better

I'd suggest doing a halo or inverse shadow around at least the players on the D as it will more easily help focus on the guy, how he's being used, formation changes etc

Damnit you guys don't like playing wheres Wally?

Yeah I have to learn how to do that.