Hightower to be the starter!

NYFINESTSKINSFAN · Post by **NYFINESTSKINSFAN** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:48 pm

At least that is how they have it on the depth chart.

Countertrey · Post by **Countertrey** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:17 pm

How'd that work for you?

SCSkinsFan · Post by **SCSkinsFan** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:42 pm

Never saw the field.

Skinsfan55 · Post by **Skinsfan55** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:53 pm

No, Helu needs to be the starter... only guy with any upside.

frankcal20 · Post by **frankcal20** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:50 pm

Countertrey wrote:How'd that work for you?

I started him in fantasy...went to work and got screwed.

Red_One43 · Post by **Red_One43** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:01 pm

When they introduced each member of the starting offense, Hightower was introduced as today's starting running back and ran out from under the inflatable helmet as the starter, but when the starting offense took the field, Torain was the back.

Haven't heard an explanation for that.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:13 pm

Injury in the intro? :lol:

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:44 pm

frankcal20 wrote:
Countertrey wrote:How'd that work for you?

I started him in fantasy...went to work and got screwed.

I started Torrain and it lost me the week.

Red_One43 · Post by **Red_One43** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:03 pm

Irn-Bru wrote:Injury in the intro?

Now that is funny.

I was kinda thinking of an injured ego. "How about if we let you run through the helmet doing the intros?"

tribeofjudah · Post by **tribeofjudah** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:16 pm

I started him too and he got me: 0

The rest of my team is solid so I'll still pull off a WIN.

Here is Shanny's explaination:

(FFToday) Veteran running back Tim Hightower started the Redskins' first four games and was announced as the starter Sunday at FedEx Field. But when Washington's offense took the field, Ryan Torain was the running back, and Hightower didn't play a snap. Coach Mike Shanahan said after the game that he elected to rest Hightower, who has been battling a sore shoulder. "As I told Tim before the game, if I had to have him, if somebody went down, he was going to play, but that was the only situation he would play," Shanahan said.

frankcal20 · Post by **frankcal20** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:23 pm

CanesSkins26 wrote:
frankcal20 wrote:
Countertrey wrote:How'd that work for you?

I started him in fantasy...went to work and got screwed.

I started Torrain and it lost me the week.

I started Rex (Bye week QB) and Hightower. Two players = neg. 2 pts. NICE

Red_One43 · Post by **Red_One43** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:49 pm

tribeofjudah wrote:I started him too and he got me: 0

The rest of my team is solid so I'll still pull off a WIN.

Here is Shanny's explaination:

(FFToday) Veteran running back Tim Hightower started the Redskins' first four games and was announced as the starter Sunday at FedEx Field. But when Washington's offense took the field, Ryan Torain was the running back, and Hightower didn't play a snap. Coach Mike Shanahan said after the game that he elected to rest Hightower, who has been battling a sore shoulder. "As I told Tim before the game, if I had to have him, if somebody went down, he was going to play, but that was the only situation he would play," Shanahan said.

Thanks for the info on Hightower sittingout the game despite the intro.

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:27 am

classic Mike - intro one RB and then start the other RB

coulda, woulda, shoulda - :lol:

we were not going to do well with our running game with the way the eagles defense were playing at the outset and NO adjustment by the O line coaches
Doc Walker reported that we lost Kory because of an illegal block and the players were trying to get the offensive coaches to adjust to this

our offensive game planning AND play calling has left a lot to be desired - this will HOPEFULLY change with the new QB

we all know that our O line is a work in progress and we need better depth

we're getting better - we'll be better offensively with Beck

hopefully we can go 2-2 in the next 4 games - 3 of which are on the road

Countertrey · Post by **Countertrey** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:57 am

Doc Walker reported that we lost Kory because of an illegal block

Which is what I think caused Williams' Unsportsmanlike... he saw it, and was PISSED. As is typical of refs... they see the retaliation.

There was a shot of Kory sitting on the ground, describing how he was injured to the trainer... I saw then that he was indicating an illegal block.

In a balanced world, the League will look at this, and fine and suspend the offending player. It was completely unnecessary.

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:03 pm

Where the league sees from replays that a player clearly hurts another player, the NFL should fine that player and make him sit out for the same period of time that the injured player is out

Doc Walker siad that the players on the sideline were really pissed off at the way the eagles defensive players were intenionally blocking them and trying to hurt them

langleyparkjoe · Post by **langleyparkjoe** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:05 pm

SkinsJock wrote:Where the league sees from replays that a player clearly hurts another player, the NFL should fine that player and make him sit out for the same period of time that the injured player is out

Doc Walker siad that the players on the sideline were really pissed off at the way the eagles defensive players were intenionally blocking them and trying to hurt them

Tell the players on the sideline I said to shut up and man up.

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:32 pm

good point LPJ - I'm sure that Kory would have preferred the defensive linemen just go out there and chop block every eagles SOB O lineman

trying to play defense was NOT getting it done - they should have taken 2 or 3 starters out for the season like the eagles did to Kory

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:33 pm

frankcal20 wrote:
Countertrey wrote:How'd that work for you?

I started him in fantasy.

Me too, and it cost me the week. :evil:

redskinz4ever · Post by **redskinz4ever** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:45 pm

frankcal20 wrote:
Countertrey wrote:How'd that work for you?

I started him in fantasy...went to work and got screwed.

lol ...... i started torain and got screwed too ](*,)

Shabutie · Post by **Shabutie** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:50 pm

SkinsJock wrote:Where the league sees from replays that a player clearly hurts another player, the NFL should fine that player and make him sit out for the same period of time that the injured player is out

Doc Walker siad that the players on the sideline were really pissed off at the way the eagles defensive players were intenionally blocking them and trying to hurt them

What are you talking about with intentional blocks on the defense? The defense does not block so what were they actually doing?

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:03 pm

Shabutie wrote:
SkinsJock wrote:Where the league sees from replays that a player clearly hurts another player, the NFL should fine that player and make him sit out for the same period of time that the injured player is out

Doc Walker siad that the players on the sideline were really pissed off at the way the eagles defensive players were intenionally blocking them and trying to hurt them
What are you talking about with intentional blocks on the defense? The defense does not block so what were they actually doing?

The injury happened in the aftermath of an interception, when the defensive linemen became "blockers"