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RedskinjXd wrote:for what its worth... vegas has made the skins a 15 point favorite next week against the rams... who incidentally are coming off a bye. that is some nice respect.

RedskinjXd wrote:for what its worth... vegas has made the skins a 15 point favorite next week against the rams... who incidentally are coming off a bye. that is some nice respect.

chiefhog44 wrote:

RedskinjXd wrote:for what its worth... vegas has made the skins a 15 point favorite next week against the rams... who incidentally are coming off a bye. that is some nice respect.

This is a major trap game. The team has GOT to be ready to play.

Mursilis wrote:

chiefhog44 wrote:

RedskinjXd wrote:for what its worth... vegas has made the skins a 15 point favorite next week against the rams... who incidentally are coming off a bye. that is some nice respect.

This is a major trap game. The team has GOT to be ready to play.

The next three are all trap games. Hopefully, Zorn keeps them focused.

PulpExposure wrote:

grampi wrote:

Gibbs4Life wrote:

I wonder how many more games the Skins will have to win before they're finally recognized by the so called experts as ligitimate contenders? It cracks me up when these idiots keep picking against the Skins and the Skins keep proving them wrong ;0)

Their response to this win is to say that the Giants are the best team in football, that's just what they're saying.


For everyone who read or posted on my "Money or Redskins" thread listen to this...

So I go to work and my friend who's at the sports bar text's me and says The Redskins are down 14-0 and so I take lunch early and race to the bar, as soon as I got there we kicked the second field goal to go 6-14, From then on I stayed for the whole game and the redskins played great and won, yet the part I missed we went down 14 points, I'm convinced I must now watch all Redskins games or there is trouble. When I came back to work from a 2 and half hour 1 hour lunch break they we're like "where you been" I said something like it took me forever to get outta there.

Great Win

Anyone saying the Dwarfs are the best team in football are basing that solely on their 4-0 record. Look at the quality of the Dwarf's opponents compared to that of the Skins. There's no comparison. The Dwarfs have beaten a bunch of nobodys, while the Skins are 4-1 against some of the best teams in football, and 3 of those games were on the road. I'm not saying the Skins are the best team, but I certainly think they're in the top 5 and are capable of beating ANY team.

One of those "nobodies" they beat, in case you forgot, was the Skins.

totalpackage wrote:I just can't say enought about how well JC is playing. Granted his stats are not eye droping but his run on 3rd down was golden, no indecison at all. The kid has just passed some major tests and his confidence is going to continue to grow and help this team.

SkinsFreak wrote:

totalpackage wrote:I just can't say enought about how well JC is playing. Granted his stats are not eye droping but his run on 3rd down was golden, no indecison at all. The kid has just passed some major tests and his confidence is going to continue to grow and help this team.

Here's the most impressive thing about this game that can be easily overlooked, especially if one just wants to "eye" JC's stats.

The game plan choreographed by Zorn was to run the ball. That's right. Run the ball against the top rated, #1 run defense in the entire league. That, my friends, is confidence. Take that quality secondary, which includes Dawkins, Asante Samuel, Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard, completely out of the game.

Even being down by 14 points early on, Zorn stuck to his game plan and ran the ball. More evidence? On a 4th down play to end the game, Zorn had the guts to call a RUN play, against that stellar run defense.

Zorn could have easily game planned to have JC pass the ball all over the place. But instead, he put the ball in Portis' hands and let the o-line open holes in that top rated run defense. Just incredible coaching.

Mursilis wrote:

SkinsFreak wrote:

totalpackage wrote:I just can't say enought about how well JC is playing. Granted his stats are not eye droping but his run on 3rd down was golden, no indecison at all. The kid has just passed some major tests and his confidence is going to continue to grow and help this team.

Here's the most impressive thing about this game that can be easily overlooked, especially if one just wants to "eye" JC's stats.

The game plan choreographed by Zorn was to run the ball. That's right. Run the ball against the top rated, #1 run defense in the entire league. That, my friends, is confidence. Take that quality secondary, which includes Dawkins, Asante Samuel, Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard, completely out of the game.

Even being down by 14 points early on, Zorn stuck to his game plan and ran the ball. More evidence? On a 4th down play to end the game, Zorn had the guts to call a RUN play, against that stellar run defense.

Zorn could have easily game planned to have JC pass the ball all over the place. But instead, he put the ball in Portis' hands and let the o-line open holes in that top rated run defense. Just incredible coaching.

The game plan was to run the ball? Then why were there more passes than runs in the first half? Zorn passed to set up the run, not vice versa.

SkinsFreak wrote:The game plan choreographed by Zorn was to run the ball.

SkinsFreak wrote:On a 4th down play to end the game, Zorn had the guts to call a RUN play, against that stellar run defense.

Facing a fourth and one with 2:48 remaining in the game, the Redskins went for the first down and it was Portis that was entrusted to seal the game.

"I'm telling you all it was Clinton Portis," Zorn said. "He called the play. I called the formation and how I wanted it set up, but he called the play. And as we ran the play he willed his way for the first down.

"I had a great view of his grit and the offensive line's grit on that play. And he made it. He called it and he ran it and he got it. And that was a huge, huge play in the football game."

For Portis, the call made sense -- the natural choice for an offense that had kept the Eagles guessing all game long. But his coach's decision to take his star's advice was yet another example of the faith he had shown in his team throughout the game.

"He set it up throughout the season, and we'd been throwing the ball on short yardage, so just to keep the defense on their feet," Portis said. "I said, 'Coach, I think it'd be a great play.' He [just] looked at me."

"I didn't know he was going to call it and then we got in the huddle, [quarterback] Jason [Campbell] called the play," Portis said.

"So I knew [Coach] believed in me and I had to get those two yards."

Chris Luva Luva wrote:

SkinsFreak wrote:The game plan choreographed by Zorn was to run the ball.

I disagree. I think the gameplan was to come out throwing. Jason was on his back for 3/5 of his first pass attempts. It wasn't until then that Zorn made alterations to smack them back in the mouth.

Either way we're both arriving to the same conclusion that Zorn is a good HC. You say he planned for it, I say he adjusted to it, either way it was awesome.

PulpExposure wrote:

SkinsFreak wrote:On a 4th down play to end the game, Zorn had the guts to call a RUN play, against that stellar run defense.

That was actually a play call that Portis suggested. From this WaPo article link:

Facing a fourth and one with 2:48 remaining in the game, the Redskins went for the first down and it was Portis that was entrusted to seal the game.

"I'm telling you all it was Clinton Portis," Zorn said. "He called the play. I called the formation and how I wanted it set up, but he called the play. And as we ran the play he willed his way for the first down.

"I had a great view of his grit and the offensive line's grit on that play. And he made it. He called it and he ran it and he got it. And that was a huge, huge play in the football game."

For Portis, the call made sense -- the natural choice for an offense that had kept the Eagles guessing all game long. But his coach's decision to take his star's advice was yet another example of the faith he had shown in his team throughout the game.

"He set it up throughout the season, and we'd been throwing the ball on short yardage, so just to keep the defense on their feet," Portis said. "I said, 'Coach, I think it'd be a great play.' He [just] looked at me."

"I didn't know he was going to call it and then we got in the huddle, [quarterback] Jason [Campbell] called the play," Portis said.

"So I knew [Coach] believed in me and I had to get those two yards."

Seriously...these guys will play their hearts out for Zorn, because he trusts them. That's incredible.

JSPB22 wrote:Just heard on Sports Center that Westbrook fractured ribs in yesterday's game. No word on his future status.