Season over?

[twinskinsfan]

I think the season could potentially be over after next week, not because of a physical loss, but an emotional loss. We need to be careful next week and make sure we don't loss it emotionally. We do have alot of season left, and the schedule will be difficult. And who the hell has given us a shot anyway this season, we need to take the garbage they WILL write about us and use it for motivation. Every team in our divison has gotten there ass kicked so far this year, it just happened to be our turn I guess. Hail to the Redskins!!!

[Hog1]

Good tag line MK72. It pissed me off before I finished reading it!
It's only over if the Skins are not the team I believe they are. In Gibbs first tenure, the team had evolved to the point that the players held their own meetings to take care of performance issues, etc. I believe we will see some of that type of evolution now. I believe this team has the heart and the wheels to get the job done. I believe they will start with the Eagles!!!!!!! I, like those just like me, cannot publicly admit it is EVER over!

[RedskinRat]

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

Bluto
Animal House.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/quotes

[Longtimefan]

I'm still trying to figure out what to say about the game because there are so many things, I truly do not know where to start. Dissapointing to say the least, but all is not lost "YET". It wasn't so much that we lost a football game, but the way we lost leaves a lot to be desired.

[jermus22]

I would never give up on a season until we are officially eliminated from the playoff hunt. Like I said in another post, Gibbs teams have had bad offensive performances before and bounced back. Just look at the 1986 championship when New York shut us out 17-0. We came back the next season and won the Super Bowl. My concern rests with the defense. After showing incredible dominance last season despite multiple injuries, they haven't played up to standard this year. They were especially horrible last week against the run. And I think it actually started the week before against SF. Even though they played a solid game overall against a weak offense, they still managed to give up a 72 yard touchdown run late. Frankly, I've been worried about our run defense ever since Shaun Alexander broke off that 34 yard run in the second half of the Seahawks game. Injuries are no excuse. We played through them last year and we need to play through them again. It's time for our guys to show some backbone and bounce back from this disastrous game.

[bertoskins]

not yet over, the giants just outplayed us and they came in in focus and dedicated their game in their owner. maybe they had someting to do with a lot of prayer
and also GOD\S will

maybe the next game against eagles, we will come back

[Beemnseven]

What bothered me most is how all week long we heard how this was the biggest game in years for the Skins, that it would set the tone for the season, that it could help decide the fate of the NFC East. It was the most important challenge of the season at its half-way point -- and they played like they wanted no part of it.

Sad.

[ST21]

We have to win the next two games and be 6-3 for us to think about any Runs at the Playoffs

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by wewhite3

We have to win the next two games and be 6-3 for us to think about any Runs at the Playoffs

That is right on.

[56FAN]

To me it was a flashback game, meaning i felt like i was watching a norv turner coached team. lathargic, uninspired,played like imposters not the skins we've seen the last couple of weeks.the rashin that i have had to indure because of this is sad. all i can do is shake my head. this was the worse case scenerio for this game.sa la ve, i just hope we don't have to watch this kind of game next week.this is kind of hard to shake off, but i'm trying.

[dmek25]

after watching the game and being a skins fan since 1969,this is absolutely the nost un prepared i have ever seen a redskins team.that alone says alot because of the redskins past history of hiring coaches(turner,spurrier,robiskie...need i say more)this team was just flat out not ready to play.i love coach gibbs and everything he has done at washington,but the blame has to fall squarely on his shoulders.i know we fell behind early,but 4 carries for clinton p?lets wake up before it is too late

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by 56FAN

To me it was a flashback game, meaning i felt like i was watching a norv turner coached team. lathargic, uninspired,played like imposters not the skins we've seen the last couple of weeks.the rashin that i have had to indure because of this is sad. all i can do is shake my head. this was the worse case scenerio for this game.sa la ve, i just hope we don't have to watch this kind of game next week.this is kind of hard to shake off, but i'm trying.

I see where you're coming from, but I don't remember a Norvell coached team looking as bad as we did Sunday. I'm trying to forget about it. Anyways, the season is far from over. It just makes sundays game even bigger. If we can get a win that puts us at 5-3!! Not bad.

[MTK]

How quickly we forget how piss poor the Skins have looked at times in the past.

Anybody remember the 0-5 start with Marty?

How about the 0-7 start with Norv?

Do we even need to mention the Spurrier era?

Things were pretty bad last week, but we've hit rock bottom plenty of times in the recent past.

[diehardskin2982]

The Giants game was a very hard loss that makes this game agianst the Eagles the most important game of the season. We lost, They lost. We have to game plan for them like the Giants game planned for us. Samuels has to step up and shut Kearse down... A line men has to put a body on Trotter and the defense has to wrap up and tackle. Everyone knows Dawkins is gonna blitz, so the line and the backs need to stop him. We have a good team, but we can't let the big show scare us. It is a home game which will help, but our defense has become better agianst cut back speed runners such as Tiki Barber, Tatum Bell and Priest Holmes. Brian Westbrook is that same type of back and we have to bottle him up. Portis on the other hand, has to become that type of back agian. To me, they are forcing him to be a straight "hit the hole" runner and he not that type of back... the line need to create more cutback lanes for him to use in the running game.

This game will be won on the shoulders of our offensive line and defense. They need to step up. Plus no more partying before the games!

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

but our defense has become better agianst cut back speed runners such as Tiki Barber, Tatum Bell and Priest Holmes.

now, did you mean better, or 'butter'?

I've been stressing the fact that our run D is looking weak since week 2. Its getting to the point where we're gonna get seriously exploited this season if some major changes dont take place. Phillip Daniels is the Number one guy (if you notice, with the exception of Tatum Bell's one run to the right, that left side is the side we've been getting gashed at) that I personally noticed that has been missing tackles consistantly, or not blocking back to force a running back into the defense. Even if he's not in on the tackle every play, he's got to contribute in forcing the runner inside, and he just hasn't been able to do that.

I hate to single out a guy after we lost that game as a complete team, but I do feel that he's the main reason we're getting gashed on the left side runs. I'm sure it has a bit to do with the health of the interior d-line, and the secondary, whereas we would normally be using linebackers and corners to get pressure, and get into the backfield to stop runners in their tracks, and now we cant do that at the risk of getting exploited in the middle and on big plays.

I just hope some of our 'core' guys (griffin saleve'a, springs etc..) get healthy on D so we can start attacking again and finish strong.

Offensively, what the hell was that???? We moved the ball well against some good D's this year, and while a 31st ranking for the giants may have been a bit misleading, there's no way that our offense should have been stopped like that. How many touches did portis end up with?? I know he got hurt and sat out a while, but you have to establish a run, or at least a threat of a run, in order to open up a passing game (or visa versa)... but they knew we were going to come out passng and they were prepared for it.... but the O-line looked horrible. Samuels and Brown got owned by yet another no - name defensive end. Thats twice this year and that has got to be stopped immediately. If we get less than 3 secs. on avg. to throw a ball without being blitzed, then yes the season is over.

I'm not throwing in the towel yet, but if we cant correct a few things, then we may be doomed.