Eagles @ Redskins Monday Night GNT

[raptorlife4]

fuck that was close

 

[sublime4eva]

I'm very pleased with the improvement in the 2nd half.

HAIL !

 

[skinsdad62]

well its over

 

[Warpath]

Very close on that one. Wouldn't have mattered with the penalty.

In the end... Too big a hole in the first half.

 

[countryroads316]

embarrassment all I can say f'n bullshit

 

[elocomotive]

Well fuck. That was the worst first half opener I've ever seen. At least we got some rust off and found some rhythm to carry into next week in the second half. Not good, but it's a long season.

 

[raptorlife4]

We are gonna be fine

RG3 got his first game under his belt

 

[skinsdad62]

Well fuck. That was the worst first half opener I've ever seen. At least we got some rust off and found some rhythm to carry into next week in the second half. Not good, but it's a long season.

packers game could be season breaker

 

[Freeforall]

Rusty and ineffective first half. Came back in the second and made this game close. RG3, like you said no excuses on your play. We'll see how next week goes. HTTR

 

[raptorlife4]

packers game could be season breaker

I wouldnt go that far but yes the game is important

 

[elocomotive]

Best parts of the game (not many)
-Kerrigan - People can talk about Orakpo all they want, Kerrigan is our best defensive player
-Found a rhythm late - doesn't mean much against soft defense though and a huge deficit
-Reed - had some nice catches

Worst parts of the game
-Like last year, this team seems unable to stop the run and gave up tons of 10+ yard runs tonight
-Rambo - can't make a tackle, takes bad lines, can't cover - he's a mess
-Thompson - what the fuck was he doing out there
-Early turnovers - killed the defense's stamina and the offense lost it's mojo big time
-Tackling, tackling, tackling
-Penalties, penalties, penalties

 

[raptorlife4]

Best parts of the game (not many)
-Kerrigan - People can talk about Orakpo all they want, Kerrigan is our best defensive player
-Found a rhythm late - doesn't mean much against soft defense though and a huge deficit
-Reed - had some nice catches

Worst parts of the game
-Like last year, this team seems unable to stop the run and gave up tons of 10+ yard runs tonight
-Rambo - can't make a tackle, takes bad lines, can't cover - he's a mess
-Thompson - what the fuck was he doing out there
-Early turnovers - killed the defense's stamina and the offense lost it's mojo big time
-Tackling, tackling, tackling
-Penalties, penalties, penalties

Id also add the lack of a running game

rushing attempts- Phil47 wash 18

 

[Krusheasy]

dang

pretty much sums it up

 

[elocomotive]

Id also add the lack of a running game

rushing attempts- Phil47 wash 18

Yeah, I should have just added O-line. Not that the RBs were great (Helu actually looked pretty good), but they didn't have much to work with). But rushing attempts are always going to be stacked against you when you are behind big early.

 

[Shenanihanigans]

Nobody has the running game working the first game of the season.


Before McCoy, there was exactly ONE 100 yd rusher this entire week.

The problem was RG3 hadn't played any preseason games, and the defense's inability to tackle. That's it.

RG3 missed countless wide open wr's, his poor pitch led to the safety, he threw off his back foot, and he was fairly inaccurate and indecisive with the ball.

The defense looked silly-bad in the first half, and mediocre in the second. Missed tackles by the bunch, and the back seven is SOOOO SLLLLLOOOOOWWWWWWWWW. Haslett is going to have to figure out how to account for that.

There's no speed in the back seven, and good speed up front. Teams will pick on LFB and Hall all year long - Celek td (LFB got abused), Desean td (Hall got abused).

The redskins have to disguise coverages and blitzes, and bring pressure or get pressure for this defense to be successful.

 

[elocomotive]

Good points, shehananahanigans.

 

[Shenanihanigans]

Finally, I don't really understand exactly why the Chip Kelly offense is so difficult to defend.

The Eagles have exactly two speed guys - DeSean Jackson and McCoy. Vick isn't that fast, and neither cooper or Avant are speed guys. What the redskins should have done is bracket DeSean Jackson all game long, bring everybody up into the box, and make Vick throw it to others.

Haslett should have blitzed up the middle WAAAYYY more often in the first half.

I don't get it.

It's like the entire coaching staff and team has a collective brain fart for half a game, before they figure something - anything out.

The Eagles were better than expected on offense, but they weren't THAT great. It isn't THAT hard a scheme to account for. You wanna run the spread? Jam the wr's on the line, disrupt the timing, and blitz the qb.

Christ.

 

[sublime4eva]

Kind of hard to have a rushing attack when you turn the ball over early and play from behind all game.

 

[Shenanihanigans]

who are you talking to?

 

[countryroads316]

worst tackling I have ever seen in this game