Injuries

by **riggofan** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:26 pm

Just signed offensive lineman Austin Howard. Guess we still need two or three more?

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:34 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:45 pm

Not a good place to be ... Doug Williams has a clue about players - dumb and dumber sure don't ... and they're in charge

by **El Mexican** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:22 pm

Well, we knew this would happen at one moment during the season.

Let's see if we have some kind of depth this year.

by **cowboykillerzRGiii** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:49 pm

by **El Mexican** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:18 pm

At this juncture, I'm hoping for "three yards and a cloud of dust". Three times in a row.
Maybe a deep bomb once or twice during the game.

Screens are not our forte. We rarely sell them well because we're not a big-play team.
They were for a brief time when Garcon, Crowder and DJax did some kind of blocking downfield.
With our current lineup, not so much.

Hence my opening Joe Bugel reference. I really, REALLY, hope I'm wrong on this one.

by **SkinsJock** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:10 pm

These injuries are very hurtful but if this team ends up 5-5 after starting 5-2 with a defense that was ranked in the top 5, things will start to get very interesting here

by **riggofan** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:37 am

by **welch** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:13 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:57 pm

by **riggofan** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 5:49 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:24 pm

there's no way of knowing what Snyder is thinking or planning - unfortunately, I think that he likes to surround himself with "yes men" and he heeds their input - I'm not sure many of those guys (if any) have any real clue about the NFL

nobody can predict what Snyder will do - he has made many mistakes and doesn't seem to learn much from them

the franchise is worth more than double what he paid and he's loving that

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:08 am

by **welch** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:57 pm

As best I remember, the Post suggested that LaFemina had been sent from NFL HQ to drag the Redskins out of the mud. The league is concerned that Washington, one of the biggest and oldest and most important franchises, had sunk to the bottom. LaF was instructed to teach the Redskins how to be a modern business. NFL worried that Snyder has driven away much of the Redskin fan-base. The other pro teams in Washington are well run (Nats and Caps) or at least adequately run (Wizards).

by **welch** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:14 pm

Injuries today (so far):

- Washington Redskins tackle Ty Nsekhe injured his ankle against the Buccaneers

So says NFL.com. Can that be all?

by **welch** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:45 pm

by **riggofan** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:25 pm

by **cowboykillerzRGiii** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:11 pm

Gtfoh!
Does Jays system rely to much on mobility instead of immovable?? This is becoming ridiculous

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:09 pm

Every team has injuries. The Redskins scored sixteen points against a team that gives up 39 points a game this season.

Jay Gruden's offense is garbage and he refuses to adjust.

by **cowboykillerzRGiii** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:23 am

Nah man... Most teams arent dealing with missing half of the starters on O.. But i get it... NFL no excuses

by **riggofan** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:04 am

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:25 am

by **riggofan** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:58 pm

by **riggofan** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:04 pm

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:21 pm

by **riggofan** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:15 pm

by **welch** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:32 pm

The 2018 Redskins started out with no WR's. Then the OL went out with injuries, except for Roullier (Moses seems to be playing hurt). Smith was never a razzle-dazzle QB.

Gruden seems to be calling a careful game, and that's about all the offense can manage.

by **riggofan** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:21 am

by **SkinsJock** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:23 pm

2 things that bug me is the very conservative offense and the prevent defense

I know it's a bit of a cliche but we don't play well when we're behind - we play like we don't want to lose, too much

we are 6-3 and that's a good thing

by **cowboykillerzRGiii** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:24 am

I think we play to win.. And dont take enough chances.. None of us have confidence in AS or the wideouts- why should Jay?

by **riggofan** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:32 am

by **SkinsJock** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:56 pm

Is Alex Smith playing as well as expected - and why is it that he is not better or more confident with the deeper routes?

by **Countertrey** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:38 pm

by **Deadskins** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:13 pm

by **cowboykillerzRGiii** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:30 pm

Alex doesnt have thieland or digs to huck it up to. Not much chemistry due to camp injuries then losing his top 2 wideouts not to mention the patchwork oline... I dont envy his situation.
Is he playing to the level we expected? No the accuracy he displayed last year isnt there yet...
Not making excuses but it has to be factored whwn blasting him.. He also only has 2 picks?
We dont really have the roster to sling it like Breezy does- he also isnt that caliber of a qb- we knew this

by **riggofan** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:10 pm

Wow, Trent just upgraded himself to "questionable" for Sunday. Can't use his right thumb, but one handed TW is still better than 30 other LTs in the league.

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:56 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:31 pm

I don't think anyone's 'blasting' Smith but I agree with C'trey in that he's not at all comfortable in making the deep pass
btw - I'm V glad that we don't have that wimp Cousins here and I understand that he doesn't have the players around him that he played with last season - he still needs to do a better job of running this offense with whomever is on the field with him

by **SkinsJock** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:35 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:42 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 5:41 pm

HIP HIP HOORAY! ... that's all I got to say ...

by **riggofan** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:24 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:55 pm

I'm very sorry about what happened to Smith but I'm really looking forward to having McCoy play QB for the remainder of this season

this season was basically about getting ready for next season for a while now - we're very fortunate to be 6-4 ...

we can still beat up on the other teams in the NFC East and that would be a great lead in to next season

looking forward to Thursday's game

by **El Mexican** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:39 pm

So we're basically looking for a 1st round QB in next years draft.

Colt can steady the ship and maybe squeeze us into a wildcard game.
After today, I can't see Alex playing another down in the NFL.

by **hanburgerheel** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:45 am

by **riggofan** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:47 am

I'll say two things about Colt McCoy:
1) He stepped in admirably yesterday and gave us a legit shot to win. Maybe you see that happen a lot in games where the opponent hasn't prepared for the backup QB, but he looked ready to play.
2) He's been here for several years. We could be in a lot worse shape at QB right now.

That said, there are at least two major concerns with Colt:
1) He has always been a massive injury risk. We saw how much he took off and ran yesterday with the ball. That's why he's had concussion issues and didn't complete the season for us the last time he was starting.
2) He doesn't have a great arm. We definitely saw that on some of the deep throws yesterday. So everyone who likes to come on here and complain that we're not taking enough deep shots, better get a reality check.

I don't know. It would be a great story to see Colt McCoy come in and be this year's Nick Foles. Lord knows this team and its fans deserve some good luck after all the setbacks this year.

by **riggofan** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:48 am

by **riggofan** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:49 am

by **welch** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:28 am

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:58 am

For a team most of the experts predicted to win seven games we were this close to having seven wins already. I'm not sure how anyone can classify this season as a failure no matter what happens from here forward. This team has exceeded expectations in every way. And that was before the rash of injuries.

by **riggofan** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:22 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:33 pm

this season could certainly not be classified as a failure - this franchise was expected to win 6 or 7 games and is a bottom third of the league franchise - we still are - Alex Smith got us to 6 wins and IMO we're in better shape with Colt McCoy to go onto the playoffs - we could even win the Super Bowl ...

we were always going to be looking for Smith's replacement at QB - he's shown that he's not a top tier QB anymore

that 94M contract with 71M guaranteed, looks like a stupid decision right now, but what do I know - maybe some of you can clarify that

by **Burgundy&GoldForever** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:48 pm

by **SkinsJock** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:04 pm

by **grampi** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:33 pm