Numbers.\u00a0 47-3.\u00a0 24-3.\u00a0 71-6.\u00a0 Sure, they mean something, and right now they don\u2019t look good.\u00a0 But this game is about more than numbers, which sounds silly to say, since the score has actual numbers in it, numbers which determine the winner and loser.\u00a0 However, in the preseason, I\u2019ve tried to look past the numbers, and what I see from the Redskins is rather exciting.<\/p>\n
So, with gloom and doom lurking around the Redskins as of late, I thought I would brighten your day with a few positive notes:<\/p>\n
–\u00a0I don\u2019t know what they\u2019re putting the Gatorade, but the defense this preseason has been tenacious (apologies to Jack Black), more so this year than in past years, it seems.\u00a0 They have been hustling, hitting, and always seem to have three or four guys around the ball.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping that aggressiveness continues once the games mean something.inflatable pub reviews<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Albus Fincher played like a madman last night.\u00a0 You have to believe that if the\u00a0Jags sent his mom off-tackle, he would have leveled her, and the spit on her under the pile.\u00a0 The guy was jacked up.\u00a0 Yes, I know that his first name is \u2018Alfred\u2019, but Albus sounds so much more like a character from Harry Potter, and is more fun to say.\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019m rooting for this guy to grab a roster spot.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Marcus Mason has, this year, really impressed.\u00a0 It\u2019d be tough to let this guy go, especially if Portis or Betts go down sometime during the year.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0I know he was a draft pick and all, but Justin Tryon was getting beaten like a red-headed step child (apologies to Ethan Albright and any step-children he may have).\u00a0 I have a hard time seeing this guy making the team.\u00a0 \u2018Hold on\u2019 you say, \u2018that\u2019s not a positive\u2019.\u00a0 Ah, but it is.\u00a0 You see, Tryon getting cut leaves a roster spot for me to make the team at the last moment as the starting weakside linebacker.\u00a0 Woo hoo!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Back to the defense \u2013 can anyone run on us?\u00a0 Wow, over the course of the preseason, and last night especially, the run defense has been stellar.\u00a0 It appears as if Greg Blache is challenging teams to throw on us.\u00a0 Unfortunately, it looks like that will probably work out rather well for our opponents.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0The cheerleaders are looking GOOD.\u00a0 Always a positive.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0For all you Jason Campbell-dislikers out there, I thought he played okay.\u00a0 I thought he hit his spots fairly well, and was plagued by a couple of drops, plus a lack of involvement by Moss and Randle El.\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019m not worried (\u2026yet).<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Dan Snyder is now drinking out of plastic red cups, which can mean one of three things: one, he\u2019s saving his money to sign a big-name free agent sometime soon and needs all the pennies he can get from not using actual glass beverage holders, two, he\u2019s already poor after picking up Jason Taylor, and is just trying to balance the checkbook, or three, after a couple of not-so-encouraging performances by the Redskins, he\u2019s taken to drinking Yager straight-up, and doesn\u2019t want the media to know Aqua Run 06 review.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Next year\u2019s training camp will include a mandatory rookie \u2018Get Drunk and Oversleep\u2019 night, because Fred Davis is outplaying Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly in a big way.\u00a0 Whatever it is that the coaching staff saw in these guys before the draft, I haven\u2019t seen it yet, and I\u2019m standing here with my arms crossed impatiently tapping my foot.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Colt Brennan is looking like a third year quarterback.\u00a0 He moves well in the pocket, throws with authority, and even checks down every once in awhile.\u00a0 Granted he has his moments, but I\u2019m excited about the future of the position.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Lastly, and I know this has nothing to do with anything, but Al and John, holy crap on the holding call on Collier.\u00a0 Let it go, really.\u00a0 First of all, it was good call.\u00a0 Despite being away from the play side, the defender slid towards the ball carrier, and Collier had a nice big mittful of jersey outside the shoulder.\u00a0 There it is.\u00a0 Live with it.<\/p>\n
Anyway, as we start this exciting 2008 season, I remind you to try to stay positive.\u00a0 Worst case scenario, even if the Redskins stumble this year, at least we have the cheerleaders to look at.<\/p>\n
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