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Well, I for one learned yesterday that Colt should be starting. He clearly beat out JC. Did I say Colt starting? I meant Chase clearly is the better #3, we are definitely going to cut Colt. That is, no, Chase was definitely better then Todd, let's cut Todd and make Colt #2 and Chase #3. Hmm. Wow, it just occurred to me Colt would be great at #3. Yeah. We cut, who do we cut again? I got it now.
Finally! The meaningless crappola is over. I hope JC plays well and ends this nonsense because if he doesn't this quarterback nonsense is going to be tirelessly tiresome.
Hail to the Redskins!
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Gibbs4Life wrote:Why get rid of a Special Teams Leader (Rock) for a RB who'll never see the field (Mason). If Mason stays, Ladell should go.
I'd be fine with Betts going.
I want to keep Aldridge, Mason, Mitchell, Chase and Henson.
I agree with everyone there except Mason, I'm sorry to say... cause I like the kid. But with Bett's not going anywhere, Mason may be on the outside looking in. I think Danny Smith said it best; Mason has been with three different clubs and there's a reason he hasn't caught on yet. His running is good, but his blocking and special teams play isn't so good.
That said, I think Alridge makes the team, in spite of his fumble last night. As they did with Davis, they'll work hard with Alridge making him carry and protect the ball better. It's better he did this in a pre-season game and not during a game that counts. But you can't substitute for pure speed. If he does in fact make the team, I doubt he'll be showcased early on in the season, but I can see the coaches working him into the lineup at some point sooner than later.
I have to say I prefer Chase over Colt. Chase just seems to be more polished, comparatively speaking with Colt, and can certainly make all the throws. Chase scrambles better, has better pocket presence and just seems to have a better feel for the game. I know some Colt fans will be up in arms if Colt is cut, but if I'm making that call, I see more upside in Chase and I'd stick with him.
http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/networksc ... F05%2F2009 I read at the bleacher report about the running backs, oh and this is the link for the nfl network schedual they play the game on Saturday at 5:30 west coast time,
My concern with Betts leaving is the possiblity of Portis getting injured. I do not know if there is a real starter other than Portis. But Betts would seem to be the only one that comes to mind.
I love watching and waiting to see what the hecks going on.
god blessed us with # 59 ... go skins
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The preaseason showed inconsistent results about the work of the Offensive Line.
The OL, together with the QB performance, are the biggest concerns to me. Rushing performance owes its success or failure to the performance of the OL. Lack of running yards during preseason is not the sole responsibility of RBs.
Let us hope for the best.
Daniel Snyder has defined incompetence, failure and greed to true Washington Redskins fans for over a decade and a half. Stay away from football operations !!!
Redskin in Canada wrote:The preaseason showed inconsistent results about the work of the Offensive Line.
The OL, together with the QB performance, are the biggest concerns to me. Rushing performance owes its success or failure to the performance of the OL. Lack of running yards during preseason is not the sole responsibility of RBs.
Let us hope for the best.
I thought the line looked pretty good during the pre-season, at least with the starters. Some of the backups performed admirably as well. The last two games JC has looked sharp too, so I feel pretty comfortable about where we are, going into this season. A lot better than last year, that's for sure.
Andre Carter wrote:Damn man, you know your football.
Ric wrote:The preaseason showed inconsistent results about the work of the Offensive Line.
The OL, together with the QB performance, are the biggest concerns to me
Deadskins wrote:I thought the line looked pretty good during the pre-season, at least with the starters. Some of the backups performed admirably as well. The last two games JC has looked sharp too, so I feel pretty comfortable about where we are, going into this season. A lot better than last year, that's for sure.
Either way, it don't mean nothin at all. The season starts now.
Hail to the Redskins!
Groucho: Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him
Twain: A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way
Redskin in Canada wrote:The preaseason showed inconsistent results about the work of the Offensive Line.
The OL, together with the QB performance, are the biggest concerns to me. Rushing performance owes its success or failure to the performance of the OL. Lack of running yards during preseason is not the sole responsibility of RBs.
Let us hope for the best.
I thought the line looked pretty good during the pre-season, at least with the starters. Some of the backups performed admirably as well. The last two games JC has looked sharp too, so I feel pretty comfortable about where we are, going into this season. A lot better than last year, that's for sure.
Yeah, I agree Deadskins. The back-up o-line did struggle some last night playing against a pretty good starting defense for the Jags, but all of our o-line units have, in fact, played well and beyond expectations this pre-season. And they've played against some very tough defenses. So I think they should be encouraged by that and can build off what they've done thus far.
I hate that I missed the game last night, busy officiating flag football, but I honestly didn't expect to see much out of them. Campbell looked sharp from what I've read and Portis, ey, Haynesworth, Rogers, etc. didn't play. Whats the point in trying to win a pointless game when Game 1 is 10 days away. Lets just be glad there are no injuries and hope its stays that way.
SCSkinsFan wrote:Hoss wrote: skins 1-3 in preseason. now the wait begins.
Hm. let's see. Skins were also 1-3 in '91 Pre-season prior to their winning the Super Bowl. Nah, couldn't happen, could it? Sorry, got side-tracked watching too much fifa09.
So, was anything decided other Marko Mitchell signing his ticket to opening day? Back up linebackers? O-Line cuts? DB's? Cuts should be interesting.
Let's keep Marko, Chris Wilson, Mason, Henson.... and Fifa09
Marko, Wilson, Mason-- yes. I haven't the faintest idea what the last game?
meant. Daniels had no chance whatsoever playing with scrubs against no ! defense. Colt proved nothing playing against scrubs. What was supposed to happen.
FanofallthatisGibbs wrote:I like both Henson and Young at the last LB spot. I am not Special Teams scout, so it's tough to say the difference between the two there. But as LBs, I see Henson as a big play guy - great tackling but he gets beat in space on the passing downs, which is true of even Brian Orakpo. Young seems like a consistent tackler in the mold of Fletcher and HB Blades.
I bet one gets a spot, the other a practice squad position. Would love to have both on the team though.
Jarmon solidified his case I think. Other than that, a lot of weak performances on D. Seemed like Reed was playing D for the entire squad at times.
I'm not the Mason fan everyone else is here. Keep Portis, Betts and Rock. Drop Mason, and give Alridge a chance to work his way. Mason looks like he has not changed since his rookie year.
Redskin in Canada wrote:The preaseason showed inconsistent results about the work of the Offensive Line.
The OL, together with the QB performance, are the biggest concerns to me. Rushing performance owes its success or failure to the performance of the OL. Lack of running yards during preseason is not the sole responsibility of RBs.
Let us hope for the best.
That is pretty much as I saw it too RIC. I think JC has improved once again. It is only preseason but looks like if the starting line holds up this could be his year. Pass blocking has improved. Run blocking has gotten worse. The run blocking is the part that concerns me.
Redskin in Canada wrote:The preaseason showed inconsistent results about the work of the Offensive Line.
The OL, together with the QB performance, are the biggest concerns to me. Rushing performance owes its success or failure to the performance of the OL. Lack of running yards during preseason is not the sole responsibility of RBs.
Let us hope for the best.
That is pretty much as I saw it too RIC. I think JC has improved once again. It is only preseason but looks like if the starting line holds up this could be his year. Pass blocking has improved. Run blocking has gotten worse. The run blocking is the part that concerns me.
I flat out agree with this. Portis is going to be running into stacks and will be finished early. I want Mason on hand from the beginning to run around those stacks. Frankly, I don't care all that much whether or not his blocking is stellar. Remember Joe Washington.
Kilmer72 wrote:That is pretty much as I saw it too. I think JC has improved once again. It is only preseason but looks like if the starting line holds up this could be his year. Pass blocking has improved. Run blocking has gotten worse. The run blocking is the part that concerns me.
I flat out agree with this. Portis is going to be running into stacks and will be finished early. I want Mason on hand from the beginning to run around those stacks. Frankly, I don't care all that much whether or not his blocking is stellar. Remember Joe Washington.
So .... we bring back Joe Washington, now, who do you think we should let go? I know you don't think much of Portis but I do think he offers a little more than 'old' Joe but maybe Joe has been taking some meds and can give us a lift again - pardon the pun
Was Joe really as good an all-round back as Portis
Until recently, Snyder & Allen have made a lot of really bad decisions - nobody with any sense believes this franchise will get better under their guidance Snyder's W/L record = 45% (80-96) - Snyder/Allen = 41% (59-84-1)