2014 NFL Schedule

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Playing the Jags on my birthday. Sweet!

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Originally Posted by punch it in

Playing the Jags on my birthday. Sweet!

49ers on mine.

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Cowboys on mine!

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

49ers on mine.

Sorry. Lol

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Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Cowboys on mine!

That takes the cake. No pun intended. I like my low risk low reward present. Lol.

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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I just don't get why people think Griffin will have a year like last year (and even if he did, he still was a quality caliber NFL qb, more like 15-20 than top 5-10). Clearly the first 4 games, regardless of hype, he just wasn't ready. And by the time he was, the rest of the team was in dysfunction mode.



I also don't think coaching is near the question mark that some make it out to be. I know it's arena league, but Gruden showed he is capable of managing a whole team effectively in it. We know he can run top NFL offenses, and he has a passion for the game (see Cincy Hard Knocks clip).



Put another way, if this core group, BA-JG-Griffin et all, don't get it done (by that I mean put a top caliber team on the field week in week out) then I don't have any clue how the Skins ever will.

Imo Griff will have a good year. He is definitely healthy and he has plenty of weapons.
Not sure I would classify last year as a quality nfl qb 15-20. He was pretty bad. Accuracy was way off. I believe whole heartedly that his mechanics were off due to the injury however.

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Originally Posted by punch it in

Imo Griff will have a good year. He is definitely healthy and he has plenty of weapons.
Not sure I would classify last year as a quality nfl qb 15-20. He was pretty bad. Accuracy was way off. I believe whole heartedly that his mechanics were off due to the injury however.

See, early on he was bad, but most people saw definite improvement throughout the year until he was pulled. According to ProFootball Reference we had the 16th passing offense, and I doubt Cousins did anything to pull up that stat(so sad). That said last year he had:
60.1% completion rating
16TDs
12INT (this is where you see his accuracy was off)
3200 yds
and an 82.2 passer rating. That's all minus 3 games, where I believe his play would have incrementally improved had he been in. (He also may have made a bonehead play trying to win a "meaningless" game, hopefully being benched gave him time to think about that aspect as well).

crazy stat, he threw for 3 yards more in 2013 than 2012 (3203 to 3200) and 4 less TD's (16 to 20) in 3 less games... Yes I know stats don't say everything, and I am NOT saying Griffin in 2013 was the same as 2012, but he didn't suddenly forget how to play football either.

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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

See, early on he was bad, but most people saw definite improvement throughout the year until he was pulled. According to ProFootball Reference we had the 16th passing offense, and I doubt Cousins did anything to pull up that stat(so sad). That said last year he had:

60.1% completion rating

16TDs

12INT (this is where you see his accuracy was off)

3200 yds

and an 82.2 passer rating. That's all minus 3 games, where I believe his play would have incrementally improved had he been in. (He also may have made a bonehead play trying to win a "meaningless" game, hopefully being benched gave him time to think about that aspect as well).



crazy stat, he threw for 3 yards more in 2013 than 2012 (3203 to 3200) and 4 less TD's (16 to 20) in 3 less games... Yes I know stats don't say everything, and I am NOT saying Griffin in 2013 was the same as 2012, but he didn't suddenly forget how to play football either.

You're way more into stats than me. What stats do not show you is missed reads, and indecision. I saw a ton of that last year. He was never comfortable or confident like he was two years ago. Either way I believe we will see ass kicking Griff again this year. HTTR!
Edit: I dont believe he forgot how to play either. I believe the injury / brace and missed pre season completely threw off his mechanics. The more the season spiraled out of control, the more he tried desperately to get back into form. It was just a doomed year. He will be fine.
Edit two : his accuracy being off I saw in a ton of throws. He was sailing the ball off his back foot all year.

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Originally Posted by punch it in

You're way more into stats than me. What stats do not show you is missed reads, and indecision. I saw a ton of that last year. He was never comfortable or confident like he was two years ago. Either way I believe we will see ass kicking Griff again this year. HTTR!
Edit: I dont believe he forgot how to play either. I believe the injury / brace and missed pre season completely threw off his mechanics. The more the season spiraled out of control, the more he tried desperately to get back into form. It was just a doomed year. He will be fine.

It's not that I am "into stats", but that is the only way to explain my position. Yes, his footwork and timing was off, he was not the 2012 Griffin, even as I said I wasn't saying he was better in 2013. But to say that, as the season progressed, he wasn't improving, or to say that he wasn't a middle of the road NFL caliber qb, is wrong, and the proof is in the numbers.

Put another way, imo, games 1-8 last year were very likely Griffin's floor as an NFL qb and it is doubtful that 2012 was his ceiling. There is zero reason in my mind to believe that with a full offseason that he should not be around 2012 form or better. He rolled the dreaded sophmore slump in with a ACL repair, and a dysfunctional team structure and managed to put up respectable, not elite, numbers.

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Let's be real. Much of that production from RGIII last year came in garbage time. Those losses weren't all on him because the defense and special teams sucked some kind of bad. That said, RGIII has to play much much better for us to break .500 this year

Nor am I arguing that his production was done in awesome form. My point of using stats is to simply say, the guy didn't suddenly have a non NFL caliber year. I don't care if it is garbage time, the defenses might be playing softer, but they are out there, and he was competing.

Yes he has to play better, we all agree on that, but my initial statements were directed toward irish and others who want to say " If, God forbid, he has another year like he did last year then it opens up a whole can of worms about him being a bust ". Even at last year's level, he wouldn't be a bust, but he wouldn't be the player we all want him to be.

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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Even at last year's level, he wouldn't be a bust, but he wouldn't be the player we all want him to be.

We traded away an awful lot to wind up with last years RG-3.

I completely agree that he will be back in form this year and if none of us ever talk about last year again it will be to soon! Lol

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Originally Posted by irish

I think it was a huge factor. I dont think Shanny ever wanted to give away all thos pick to take RG3 (that's where the meddling owner comes in) so deep down RG3 knew he wasnt Shanny's guy and didnt trust him. IMO the Seattle playoff game was the final straw.



DS always was and always will be a huge contributor to the Skins record. The fact that he was the driving force behind the RG3 trade will impact the Skins record (for better or worse) for years to come. The DJax deal has DS written all over it, we will see how that impacts this season.



I agree this is a huge year for Hasslet.

Too conspiracy theorist 'ish. I think its simpler than that. I think Shanny just played it all wrong. From leaving griff in the seattle game to long to starting him too early. Shanny just wasnt a very good coach and is a stubborn ass. Hasnt been a good coach for many years.

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Man this thread has nothing to do with the 2014 nfl schedule. Lol

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Originally Posted by punch it in

Man this thread has nothing to do with the 2014 nfl schedule. Lol

sorry, I'm done with the Griffin/Shanahan/DS conspiracy



well at least in this thread

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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

sorry, I'm done with the Griffin/Shanahan/DS conspiracy







well at least in this thread

Yeah, definitely tired of the revisionist tales too. I like how if anything goes bad it must be Snyder's fault.