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frankcal20 wrote:Whats your "Beat Philly" strategy?
Chris Luva Luva wrote:This offense is further ahead than what I expected. This offense has the capability to put up more points in a game than we've seen over the span of 3 games in seasons past.
We will score points but what we need to work on is not settling for fieldgoals and converting turnovers into 7 points.
This game will be a big test for us and I feel confident that we'll win. However, I'm worried about the "easy" games we have after Philly. Now those seem like trap games and we have to make sure that we don't overlook them.
It's amazing how we were hoping to eek out 1 win from these 2 games and are now feeling confident about beating them soundly. Wow...
FanofallthatisGibbs wrote:Offense
1. Use CP on the draw to beat the blitz (assuming the blitz is coming from the edges - and it comes from everywhere w/ Philly)
2. Throw a couple screen passes to Moss. He really can spread out the D with the bubble screen.
3. Balanced attack. Use the run to set up the pass. We can have some big plays - just look at what Dallas did to Philly. We have explosive receivers and a QB with a big arm. If we can minimize the blitz with runs and short passes, Campbell will have time on play action to get 2-3 big plays down field.
All the above assumes solid blocking by the O-line. They will have their hands full all day with the defensive scheme Philly uses.
Defense
1. Stop the run. We stopped the run in big D, and look what happened. I don't care who is running, don't let them!
2. Blitz the hell out of McNabb. Just like 90% of the QBs in the NFL, McNabb crumbles under heavy pressure. Get in his face and those passes will not be accurate. Let him sit back and he will pick apart the holes in the D.
3. Be patient. This is the kind of team that either busts open a big play from a McNab pass or a Westbrook screen play, or they get the goal line stand we saw last week. Keep after the ball and the turnovers will come, and with it victory!
joebagadonuts wrote:My strategy: wear my lucky underwear.
roybus14 wrote:Keys on offense:
-- Do what we've continued doing and throw a few more draws and screens because we know Jim Johnson likes to blitz.
Keys on defense:
-- Get pressure from the front four because his accuracy is still not all that great.
-- Blitz occassionally but be careful that he can still run.
-- Beat up their receivers like we did Dallas'
-- Shut down the run like we did Dallas
Rent-a-Hero wrote:roybus14 wrote:Keys on offense:
-- Do what we've continued doing and throw a few more draws and screens because we know Jim Johnson likes to blitz.
Keys on defense:
-- Get pressure from the front four because his accuracy is still not all that great.
-- Blitz occassionally but be careful that he can still run.
-- Beat up their receivers like we did Dallas'
-- Shut down the run like we did Dallas
Your secondary did not "Beat" up the receivers. Remember, Romo passed for 300 yards which is what the Skins D needs to work on against McCnabb. I wouldn't be too worried about the run considering the Westbrook injury.
-RaH-
Countertrey wrote:Rent-a-Hero wrote:roybus14 wrote:Keys on offense:
-- Do what we've continued doing and throw a few more draws and screens because we know Jim Johnson likes to blitz.
Keys on defense:
-- Get pressure from the front four because his accuracy is still not all that great.
-- Blitz occassionally but be careful that he can still run.
-- Beat up their receivers like we did Dallas'
-- Shut down the run like we did Dallas
Your secondary did not "Beat" up the receivers. Remember, Romo passed for 300 yards which is what the Skins D needs to work on against McCnabb. I wouldn't be too worried about the run considering the Westbrook injury.
-RaH-
Sad, really. The only thing missing from the Redskins game was a strong pass rush... Romo had pretty much all day to look for receivers... and usually had to look at his full progression then start again... that says that your receivers were pretty much locked up. Why are you counting the yardage given up by the skins during garbage time, when they were rushing 4, and it took Romo 9 and 10 seconds to find a receiver? That's a load.
Countertrey wrote:Rent-a-Hero wrote:roybus14 wrote:Keys on offense:
-- Do what we've continued doing and throw a few more draws and screens because we know Jim Johnson likes to blitz.
Keys on defense:
-- Get pressure from the front four because his accuracy is still not all that great.
-- Blitz occassionally but be careful that he can still run.
-- Beat up their receivers like we did Dallas'
-- Shut down the run like we did Dallas
Your secondary did not "Beat" up the receivers. Remember, Romo passed for 300 yards which is what the Skins D needs to work on against McCnabb. I wouldn't be too worried about the run considering the Westbrook injury.
-RaH-
Sad, really. The only thing missing from the Redskins game was a strong pass rush... Romo had pretty much all day to look for receivers... and usually had to look at his full progression then start again... that says that your receivers were pretty much locked up. Why are you counting the yardage given up by the skins during garbage time, when they were rushing 4, and it took Romo 9 and 10 seconds to find a receiver? That's a load.
Fios wrote:Also worth noting that the Cowboys abandoned the run altogether late in the second quarter.
ey and Portis early, control the ball wear that front 7 out. This seems more a pass blitz D, a type that can be worn out.
ey to open up Santana one on one. Samual is a good CB, so thats why I would try and take away the safety help, with safety help I think it will be hard for Santana to get big catches. Don't get me wrong I would still try and get some points early, but I would also try some ball control wear out that D, because if the D makes one big play thats a momentum changer.
Prediction—Eagles Working, Skins Having Fun
By Rich Tandler
Warpath Insiders
Posted Oct 2, 2008
Last Sunday, the Redskins faced the task of going into the house of one of the NFL's elite teams and they came out with a victory.
This Sunday, the Redskins are again are going on the road to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Eagles are not one of the league's elite teams.
I'm going to go there and use the O-word on them.
As in overrated.
They've been mired in the NFL's mass of mediocrity for the past few years. They went 6-10 in 2005. The next year they won their last five games to get into the playoffs at 10-6. They followed that up in 2007 with an 8-8 performance.
So that's one bad year followed by a pretty good year followed by a mediocre year. That kind of reminds me of what the Bengals have done in the same time span, only in a slightly different order. It kind of reminds me of the Panthers. It's not unlike the Redskins' performance over the last three years, only not quite as good. Does anyone talk about the Bungles in a conversation about the league's elite teams? The media finally gave up on the Panthers. And if the Redskins were 2-2 would they be in the top half of anyone's power rankings?
But the Eagles are still talked about as a force to be reckoned with.
They're not.
Don't get me wrong, they're not bad. Andy Reid is a very accomplished coach, although his message may be wearing thin in his 10th year in the same place. They field very good players in many positions, especially on the offensive and defensive lines. Their top three corners could start for most teams in the league, including the Redskins.
But something always seems to go awry. In Dallas their offense showed up but their D couldn't stop Romo and company. Their defense was utterly dominant against Pittsburgh but they couldn't put the Steelers away until the fourth quarter. Last week in Chicago both sides of the ball had issues. Kyle Orton—Kyle Orton!—threw three touchdown passes in the first half. The defense tightened up in the second half but Philly couldn't punch it in after driving to a first and goal at the four. They had three shots from the one and they didn't get it done.
All of that being said, this will not be an easy game for the Redskins. They are going on the road to face a division opponent. Jason Campbell's newfound confidence will be tested by a defense that blitzes, confuses, and features the aforementioned stud corners. Bryan Westbrook's ankle appears to be healing well enough to give him a shot at playing and he's a certified Redskins killer. Donovan McNabb also frequently finds a way to give the Redskins fits.
But, right now, the Redskins are the better team. Right now it seems like every active player with the exception of Todd Collins every week does something to help out. Rookie Chris Horton makes a veteran play to intercept Romo, Kareem Moore is downfield on kick coverage, Todd Yoder slips into the end zone to make a touchdown grab, H. B. Blades performs well in a starting role when Marcus Washington is hurt, Demitric Evans excels when Jason Taylor goes out. I could go on but you know what I mean.
Back in the late '60's and early '70's when the NFL had 40-man roster limits, the Minnesota Vikings liked to use the slogan "40 for 60", meaning 40 players fighting together for 60 minutes. Something like "45 (plus Colt) for 60 (plus as many overtime minutes as may be necessary)" wouldn't flow quite as smoothly, but it would fit the '08 Redskins.
And don't forget Jim Zorn, who right now is giving the Redskins an edge over 60 minutes, keeping the opposition off balance with his play calling. And he's keeping his team on an even keel.
Sometimes you don't have to go down through the player matchups to figure out who has an edge in a particular game. Instead of looking at Team A's right guard vs. Team B's right tackle, you can look at the mindset matchup.
The Redskins are having fun. The Eagles are going to work.
The Skins will be having a lot more fun on Sunday at about 4:15 when Zorn is leading another three cheers for the Redskins.
Redskins 24, Eagles 10
ChocolateMilk wrote:Chris Luva Luva wrote:This offense is further ahead than what I expected. This offense has the capability to put up more points in a game than we've seen over the span of 3 games in seasons past.
We will score points but what we need to work on is not settling for fieldgoals and converting turnovers into 7 points.
This game will be a big test for us and I feel confident that we'll win. However, I'm worried about the "easy" games we have after Philly. Now those seem like trap games and we have to make sure that we don't overlook them.
It's amazing how we were hoping to eek out 1 win from these 2 games and are now feeling confident about beating them soundly. Wow...
i think we're all confident about this game because of the manner of which we beat Dallas..
but i'm with ya tho, we have got to stop settling for field goals. i mean we were in the Redzone and settled for a field goal twice or 3 times last game i think. and we cant keep winning if we continue that.
Rent-a-Hero wrote:roybus14 wrote:Keys on offense:
-- Do what we've continued doing and throw a few more draws and screens because we know Jim Johnson likes to blitz.
Keys on defense:
-- Get pressure from the front four because his accuracy is still not all that great.
-- Blitz occassionally but be careful that he can still run.
-- Beat up their receivers like we did Dallas'
-- Shut down the run like we did Dallas
Your secondary did not "Beat" up the receivers. Remember, Romo passed for 300 yards which is what the Skins D needs to work on against McCnabb. I wouldn't be too worried about the run considering the Westbrook injury.
-RaH-