raiders post game

[Sportster 72]

He and Long ran out of gas at about the same time. CT laughed and said he needs to do more on the treadmill.

 

[Sportster 72]

I am liking Money Nicholson.

 

[Krusheasy]

He and Long ran out of gas at about the same time. CT laughed and said he needs to do more on the treadmill.

 

[Sportster 72]

He stole the Tombstone move from the Undertaker.

 

[Sportster 72]

Another guy who has really improved and is making a big difference but gets little recognition is Ironman. He is just collapsing the middle of the pocket. Carr had no where to go last night as there were very few escape lanes due, primarily to Ioannidis' push up the middle.

 

[skinsdad62]

defense played solid ...

but if & when pryor/doctson/crowder get their act together ... Reed is healthy ... & CT continues to ball out

then we just need a RB

i have to look at mack brown a bit , kid is balling

 

[skinsdad62]

redskins looked fucking good

raiders looked fucking bad

your team is a superbowl contender , my friend , every team has a clunker now and then

 

[skinsdad62]

Redskins Vs. Raiders - Studs and Duds

studs and duds

 

[skinsdad62]

Snap Counts: Redskins-Raiders (2017 Regular Season, Week 3) 

will compton has vanished , spaight has passed him up . has to be speed

 

[skinsdad62]

Monday Morning Redskins Roundup: This Is The Best Redskins Defense 

cooley and CP part 1

 

[skinsdad62]

http://www.redskins.com/media-galle...st_Night/306afbc4-a036-4caa-84f1-e985dc2d427a

part 2

 

[skinsdad62]

http://www.redskins.com/media-galle...credible/33d087b9-7431-4b92-9cae-34b08de38602

part 3 mmrr

 

[skinsdad62]

http://www.redskins.com/media-galle...eceivers/0a08b9f1-8d15-4947-8e28-6fbf9d153973

part 4

 

[skinsdad62]

http://www.redskins.com/media-galle...The_Game/32d81ce8-ded5-42d7-9b2e-28f4799e0190

play of the game

 

[Breed]

Josh Norman is FIRED UP.

I haven't been a big Norman fan, but did you see his in the locker room interview? I only saw the tv soundbites and whatnot, but his 'I'm cover 1, cover 2, cover 3 and cover 4.' line had me rollin.

Oh, and Josh Norman has been ballin 900 this year.

Tip of the cap and a hearty Dilly! Dilly! to Josh Norman.

 

[skinsdad62]

http://www.redskins.com/media-galle...The_Game/aaff2042-f059-47e4-a012-7ed3dc3a228d

MVP CT

 

[SoCalWizFan]

LOL - check out these pregame predications. Casserly, Florio, Simms, etc are all idiots. No wonder Casserly was fired - he described the Redskins D like it was the worst in the NFL. Screw him. Florio is well - Florio & it must kill him that the REDSKINS (not the team from Washington) did well. HTTR

 

[SoCalWizFan]

I haven't been a big Norman fan, but did you see his in the locker room interview? I only saw the tv soundbites and whatnot, but his 'I'm cover 1, cover 2, cover 3 and cover 4.' line had me rollin.

Oh, and Josh Norman has been ballin 900 this year.

Tip of the cap and a hearty Dilly! Dilly! to Josh Norman.

Did you see the stat that they showed about Norman last nt? His opponents completion % over the last year or so is lower than for high profile guys like Sherman. I think that he is way better than he is portrayed in the media - glad to have him on the Redskins.

 

[skinsdad62]

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LANDOVER, Maryland -- The Washington Redskins defense gathered for a meeting earlier in the week, led by safety D.J. Swearinger. He’s keen on delivering messages, whether before practice or any other time, and wanted his teammates to do the same.

And that’s what they did Sunday night, shutting down an offense that looked terrific not only in the first two games but most of last year as well. In their 27-10 win, the Redskins held the Oakland Raiders to 128 total yards of offense, the fewest they’ve allowed since Oct. 12, 1992 vs. Denver. The Raiders were zero for 11 on third downs.

During Tuesday’s meeting, Swearinger told his teammates that “nobody will give us a chance to win it.”

Clearly, the Redskins surprised by winning -- and stunned even more by the dominance.

“We control the game. They don’t score, they don’t win,” Swearinger said. “Our defense stood up and really made a statement.”

package -- safety Montae Nicholson and lineman Jonathan Allen. A second-year lineman, Matt Ioannidis, starts in nickel alongside Allen. Even Swearinger, with his fourth team, only turned 26 earlier this month.

Every one of those players mentioned played a key role, whether it was pressure (Allen, Ioannidis) or an interception (Nicholson) or big hit (Swearinger). That’s now two solid games for the Redskins’ defense, coming one week after holding the Los Angeles Rams to 20 points. It’s too soon to know where the Redskins stand among the rest of the NFL’s defenses, but it’s not too soon to call them a much-improved unit.

“We’ll keep getting better,” Swearinger said.



A huge key in stopping the Raiders: the Redskins’ four-man rush. They consistently applied pressure on quarterback Derek Carr, who was sacked four times and harassed numerous other times. That enabled Washington’s back seven to focus on what the Raiders do best: gain yards after contact. The Raiders entered the game with an NFL-best 263 yards after contact in their first two games, but the Redskins held them to 40 Sunday, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

There were many plays like this Sunday night: On a second-and-13 in the fourth quarter, Carr threw a short pass over the middle to running back Jalen Richard. But linebackers Zach Brown and Martrell Spaight were right there and tackled him for just a yard gain. Another time on a bubble screen to receiver Seth Roberts, corner Bashaud Breeland raced up and missed the tackle, forcing Roberts to cut inside. That’s where he was leveled for no gain by Brown.

That’s how much of the night went for the Redskins’ defense.

“There were times we got home with four, and that’s going to be equally important so we can play good coverage and we can match up receivers, have some safety help,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said, “Great team defense all the way around. Coverage is only as good as your pass rush. Your pass rush is only as good as your coverage. They worked hand-in-hand [Sunday].”

When defending the run, they swarmed to the ball so a missed tackle didn’t result in a huge gain. And the linebackers were able to be near the line because of the work done by the linemen, whether from penetration or occupying a double-team a half-second longer than the Raiders would have liked.

And that youth helps the Redskins, infusing energy. But energy also comes from making plays -- Swearinger, Nicholson and linebacker Zach Brown all made big hits, too, that added to the energy.

“We bring the unexpected,” Nicholson said, “not for our defense, but for the opposing offenses.”

In other words, they’re not sure what the Redskins’ young players are capable of, relying on college scouting reports and limited NFL film. But Nicholson showed what he could do on Carr’s first pass. All week coaches told him to read Carr’s eyes, no matter if deep middle or deep half. On this one, he was deep half.

Carr’s eyes drifted right, and that’s where Nicholson turned his hips. But he never lost his coverage area. So when Carr turned back to the left and tried to hit receiver Amari Cooper down the field, Nicholson broke on the ball.

“He’ll only keep getting better,” Swearinger said. “He’s still wet behind the ears. He’ll be a great player.”

Time will tell, but the more he progresses the better the Redskins’ defense becomes. Just like the rest of his young teammates. If that keeps happening, then Sunday doesn’t have to be their high point of the season.

its early but we have the 2nd best rush defense in the NFL . just what we need

 

[skinsdad62]

1:50 AM ET

• 
  
  John KeimESPN Staff Writer

• 
  

LANDOVER, Md. -- The referendum arrives after every game, sometimes with each pass: Pay Kirk Cousins! Don't pay him! He's worth a bundle. He's not worth much of anything.

But the truth with Cousins is this: He's capable of struggling but also of producing huge nights. That's why those who made up their minds on Cousins a while ago haven't really changed. Each side can offer proof as to why they think the way they do.

However, if Cousins strings together more nights like Sunday, a lot of minds could change. He played one of the best games of his career, leading the Washington Redskins to a 27-10 win over the Oakland Raiders. He beat a good team in a prime-time game (much like he did a year ago against the Green Bay Packers) and was the best passer on the field.

Derek Carr received the big contract in the offseason -- and two weeks ago, Cousins' critics would have said he shouldn't receive one that's comparable. But it was Cousins who starred, completing 25 of 30 passes for 365 yards and three touchdowns. Three of those incompletions hit receivers hands and were dropped or jarred free. It might have been the most accurate Cousins has been.

“We don't even talk about dollars,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said earlier in the week. “That would never come up with any of these guys, so it's not an issue. It won't be an issue. Ever.”

After the game, Gruden clearly liked what he witnessed all night.

"You can look at the yards and say, obviously, I like the yards and completion percentage, but there were some decisions that Kirk made that were equally as impressive," Gruden said. "Not forcing the ball; running the ball when we had a couple of bad looks, protecting the football. He really managed the game perfectly. He made some big-time throws, the receivers made some plays for him, so all around I was very impressed with the entire offense."

But what they would discuss is how close they believed Cousins was to having a big game. During the week, multiple coaches said Cousins was “this close” as he was getting more in sync with the receivers. They felt they could contain the Raiders' pass rush because of their tackles, Trent Williams and Morgan Moses. But it was also the precision they started to see last week on the final drive against the Los Angeles Rams.

"Kirk is one of the better quarterbacks in the league," Redskins running back Chris Thompson said. "It's on us as running backs, receivers, offensive line. ... Just win our matchups and Kirk is going to get us the ball. He's such a great quarterback. I knew it was about time for him to have a big game."

When receivers cut, the ball would arrive. When he threw downfield, he gave his best deep threat, Josh Doctson, a chance. In practice, Cousins and Doctson had started to connect. Sunday, Doctson made a leaping catch over former Redskins corner David Amerson and ran in to complete a 52-yard score.


Cousins and the Redskins' offense did all this without his one-time security blanket -- tight end Jordan Reed. Since becoming a starter at the beginning of the 2015 season, Cousins owns a 119.6 passer rating when targeting Reed. But during that same span, the Redskins were 2-4 without him.
"I'm going to give him a chance because they've been asking me to give him that chance," Cousins said of Doctson. "It was scary when it left my hand. ... Josh made me right, but that play can go either way, you know? That's why this game is so tough."

Another time, Cousins stood in the pocket and patted the ball, then did it again. He didn't hurry himself, trusted the protection and allowed the receiver to break free -- then delivered a strike to Jamison Crowder. Because Cousins hit him in stride, it enabled Crowder to run after the catch for 30 more yards.

Like Gruden said, he managed well. That's what Cousins focused on in the offseason. The result: Hitting Thompson on a blitz that he took for a 22-yard touchdown pass.

"By knowing how to manage situations and making decisions based on what I am coached to do and how the game is being played," Cousins said.


The Redskins have plenty of other weapons and Cousins used them, completing passes to eight receivers. Doctson can develop into a dangerous threat. And Thompson has been their best offensive player, by far. In the end, Cousins did his job. In doing so, he proved his worth. Until that worth is debated again next week.

this is why you keep KC , he will have klunkers , but then he will have these