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[Sharkinva]

I agree. Instead of focusing on his kick offs, how about a bit of responsibility with the coverage team?

The guy has missed just a couple of FGs in the last 2 years. What more could you want?

I would give the coverage team more responsibility, but how many times have we seen a kickoff fielded between the 10-2 yard line with little or no hang time. The returner is generally at the 15 before you even begin to see any Redskins in the picture. This is a big part of the reason teams generally start out between 22-30 yards on average against us.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Tarik

Having defeated the 2-win #Titans yesterday, two of the #Redskins' next three opponents also have sub. 500 records (Vikings and Bucs).

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Kirk Cousins has said the right things, but they're too frequently related to the wrong things, writes @DeronSnyder: SNYDER: Shaken Kirk Cousins bows out, perhaps for good - Washington Times

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Washington’s running game still not up to snuff Washington?s running game still not up to snuff - The Washington Post

 

[Caliskinsfan]

This excerpt sums up my feelings well regarding our QB position currently...

Redskins and Dallas both prepared to put winning streak on the line next Monday...something has got to give! Looks Like Someone Has a Sixpack of the Mondays - Hogs Haven



Excerpt

5. Unfortunately for both Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy, their shining moments have come against teams that...how to say this nicely...people have very little respect for these days. To be fair, our team falls into that category too, as long as we are talking about clubs that don't put fear into anyone's hearts. Don't get me wrong--I am excited that we have distanced ourselves from the Titans and Jaguars by virtue of beating them both. Still, I am left to wonder how good either of our backup quarterbacks really are. The good news is that both of these guys are rock stars off of the bench. The bad news is that Kirk Cousins' last win as a starter came in 2012...against the Brandon Weeden-led Cleveland Browns. Colt McCoy has bounced around the league mostly as a result of him not being able to stay in a long-term relationship with a team and its offense. As it stands, our best and brightest chance at quarterback is back to being a player that we paid so dearly for prior to the 2012 season. Robert Griffin III is once again the resting place for our hopes and dreams. This is great for us at the moment, as we desperately look for something to cling to, but it is a little bit scary when the best chance we have to be relevant in the next few seasons rests on a knee that has been reconstructed--twice. Maybe we should be lucky to have someone like Cousins in the bullpen ready to come into a game and finish it off? Maybe that is the best thing you can hope for these days? Either way, it feels like we put Dwight Schrute in charge of the whole business based on his sales prowess, and things went terribly wrong.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Good start and finish for Redskins? McCoy but issues in between | Rich Tandler's Real Redskins #RedskinsTalk http://twitter.com/Rich_TandlerCSN/status/524231340070166528/photo/1

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Thoughts and Observations from the Redskins vs Titans Game - Fanspeak Washington Redskins Blog

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Keim

For those who say Kirk Cousins' struggles show he wasn't a "good fit" in this Washington Redskins' offense, that's just not the case. His mistakes aren't about whether he's a fit, they're about decision-making and handling adversity. He made bad decisions and he did not handle bad plays well, sometimes because he'd try too hard to compensate for a mistake (which could be why the Redskins called three straight run plays on the series after his fumble

Kirk Cousins throws for 139 yards and one INT in Sunday's Week 7 win against the Titans.
The coaches like a lot about Cousins' game. But until he gets past these sort of issues, which are major, then it'll be hard to trust him the way they must. And when you're a former fourth-round pick, with a former No. 2 overall pick on the roster, you don't get the luxury of time to develop. I'm anxious to see where Robert Griffin III is at; the rest of the season becomes about him of course. He'll have to look extraordinary in practice for him to start at Dallas. That not only means physically but in his handling of the offense, too.

Earlier in the season Ryan Clark talked about safety Bacarri Rambo's missed tackles, saying one thing he told him was that there are sometimes you go for the big hit and sometimes you just need to get the guy on the ground. In the past two weeks, Clark has failed to make those necessary tackles, leading to touchdowns. Safety remains a problem.

Teams rarely let long-time starters leave unless they feel they're done. Clark had value to offer Washington with leadership, etc. But it's not as if the Redskins have young safeties learning those lessons who you can assume will become starters next season.

Did not see enough progress in the run game as Alfred Morris managed just 54 yards on 18 carries. He's averaging 3.8 yards per carry and to think it's just because of Griffin's absence would just be wrong. I wrote about this topic Friday, but too often there are missed blocks -- Shawn Lauvao has not delivered as a free-agent signing -- and Morris is not always finding the holes, when they exist or not breaking as many tackles. More so, he's not snapping off runs of 10-plus yards and his long this year is 23 yards. One or two long runs will boost his average, but they haven't yet come.

Griffin can hold the backside pursuit on stretch plays, creating good cutback lanes. That's a bonus in this offense. But it's not as if defenses were worried about Griffin running a year ago and Morris still ran well. When I was on ESPN980 the other day, Brian Mitchell suggested Morris isn't breaking as many tackles because he's worried about fumbling. That's a former running back talking so it's worth paying attention to the theory.
I did like the play design on Darrel Young's 14-yard run on a third-and-1 in the third quarter. Roy Helu took the outside linebacker out of the play by running wide left at the snap. Tight end Niles Paul pulled from the right side and took care of the defensive back on this play, sealing a lane for Young. Paul has issues blocking at the line, but on the move and against defensive backs he's golden.

Will Compton has proven to be a steady player. I don't know if he's a long-term solution yet or not. I know there were questions about him in coverage. But with this defense the fewer guys you have on the field who make the same mistakes over and over the better off you'll become. In this case, they have to answer this question rather honestly: Will Perry Riley ever become the pass defender they need him to be?

Punter Tress Way's worst punt of the day resulted in a huge play. His 28-yard punt from the 50 caused returner Dexter McCluster to run up fast so he could catch it, which then resulted in a fumble and recovery by Paul. Way's other two punts were excellent, a 44-yarder to the 13 and a 52-yarder to the 33. But the bad one gave Washington a lift. Way is still learning how he needs to punt in the NFL, but he's been a good find and a guy well worth developing.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

On another note who was that clown dong the color? I get it, Skins/Titans. But dayum.

On one Tennesse play, a 3rd and like 17 they threw a crossing route disigned as a catch and run. Titans guy battled like crazy to get close. The announcers couldn't stop talking about the effort. But once the measurement came up short the color guy went into this lecture on how you must get depth. It's on the receiver to run the route deep enough to get the first down. Dude that applies on routes run 3 yards on 3rd and 4. This wasn't that at all ,this was a pattern never designed to go 17 yards. It was a catch and run play.

What an idiot.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Pretty sad ^^^

I've only listened to the home team crew for the last few years. Since I'm in Cali, I just tune into audio now on my phone as I watch the game in a sports bar. It's behind the action on the field but much better than listening to the provided announcers.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

I generally like the game announcers. Back before HD delay wife always wanted me to turn on the local radio guys, Frank, Sonny and Sam Huff. I refused, I wanted to hear what they were saying as it matched the video.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

I generally like the game announcers. Back before HD delay wife always wanted me to turn on the local radio guys, Franks, Sonny and Sam. I refused, I wanted to hear what they were saying as it matched the video.

Pretty sure you can delay the TV to sync the action with DVR these days...if you choose to. Not an option for me since I'm at a sports bar.

 

[jctoo]

Pretty sure you can delay the TV to sync the action with DVR these days...if you choose to. Not an option for me since I'm at a sports bar.

I misread that last part ...

 

[Caliskinsfan]

I misread that last part ...

I'm too cheap to pay for cable

I really watch very little TV outside of football season.

And hi there bad dog

Damn, you're Boys are looking good...dammit.

 

[KickSaveDave]

Can we please shut up about cutting Kai Forbath now? His short kickoffs were into the wind and 2 of them were pinched in the corner, all 3 were covered. Both kickoffs in the other direction were touchbacks. Guy makes field goals, I can live with the kickoffs if he continues to make field goals.

Yeah well, he's also been hurt in each of the last two seasons and his KO's are, in virtually every game, worse than the other kicker's KO's are. So before you go putting him in Canton, lets see him play 16 NFL games and maybe get into the "merely average" level on KOs. A big part of why our coverage teams struggle is that even his deep KO's have no hang time and returners get 15 yards free before anyone can get to the ballcarrier.

Its already cost us games and plenty of field position, which makes everyone elses jobs harder. Its not an unimportant part of the game.