Not To Be Negative...

i agree with all of the negatives you guys listed. i think it's important to note however the way we managed to fight through the negatives. we've all heard the 'bend but no break' saying and last night was a perfect example of it.

i love how campbell can throw a few bad throws, witness several horrible drops, and throw a nasty pick, but still have the poise to run a perfect 2m drill. his composure after his mistakes is awesome.

long story short, we had a handful of negative elements to last night's game, but i think our ability to overcome them and hold strong was important to recognize.

i'll be up from fl at the game sunday and am very excited about being 3-0 (potentially).

Yeah they need to shore up the drops, but I wonder if some of that is on Campbell not getting enough touch on his throws at times. Cooley definitely needs to make that first catch, even though it wasn't the easiest catch in the world to make.

I don't buy the touch pass excuse. If Campbell throws high or behind a receiver, I can excuse the receiver, but when the ball hits both hands, they're #1 priority is to make te catch. It's aggrevating as hell to watch the two best receiver on the team drop long completions...

Last night was great and it feels good to be 2-0. That said, there were some things that we really need to improve on if we're going to have a chance at the division this year.

My list:

1. Hands. We've got to catch the ball. Cooley and Moss both had a few drops in addition to their great receptions last night. I'd love to see Carlos Rogers get a few practice reps catching the ball. He puts himself in great position but just can't make the catch. That's huge.

2. Jason Campbell's short-medium range accuracy. Seems like he has a tendency to fire the ball a little high and outside on the shorter routes. That could very easily cost us some points if corners start jumping the routes.

3. QB pressure. We got close ALOT last night, but didn't get as many sacks as we could've out of it. Some will probably say that McNabb is a mobile qb and that's why he was able to elude the pressure. I disagree. Last night, McNabb was not all that fluid and wasn't pulling away from anyone. I think our dline just has to adjust their technique a little bit to turn pressures into sacks.

What did you see?

1. I'm not too worried about dropped passes on offense. Carlos just can't catch and I guess that's why he is a db.

2. We have to realize that our qb has only started 9 NFL games. He has a long way to go. You can have all the OTA's and minicamps but there is nothing like game experience. I'm not too worried about it. He'll straighten it out. He makes up for it with his playmaking ability. Look how many drives he kept alive with his mobility?

3. Sometimes as fans we have to give credit to the other team. Eagles have a very good veteran o-line.

I would like to see the skins have a long fluid drive. It just seems that things are kinda "herky jerky" right now. Hopefully we can solidify the O-line (two key injuries) are hard to come back from, but they still held thier own.

My main concern is the offensive line. With two starters most likely gone for the year, depth is becoming a serious problem.
I am not sure I like Jason Fabini. He is on the downside of his career, plus a veteran like him should not be jumping offsides two or three times in a row near the goal line. He nearly cost us a TD if not for a great play by Campbell and Cooley.

My main concern is the offensive line. With two starters most likely gone for the year, depth is becoming a serious problem.
I am not sure I like Jason Fabini. He is on the downside of his career, plus a veteran like him should not be jumping offsides two or three times in a row near the goal line. He nearly cost us a TD if not for a great play by Campbell and Cooley.

Has there been any word on Thomas? Is he out for the year?

Yeah they need to shore up the drops, but I wonder if some of that is on Campbell not getting enough touch on his throws at times. Cooley definitely needs to make that first catch, even though it wasn't the easiest catch in the world to make.

Overall more positives than negatives though. And even though JC overthrew Moss at the end there, you've gotta love the call to be aggressive and go for the kill.

It seems that JC throws behind the receivers at times, and especially on crossing routes. But, we must remember that this guy started in only his 8th game! I am so stoked over our QB and see a very promising season / career for this kid if we can curb the O-line injuries. Granted some of the passes should have been caught, but I see nothing but good things coming down the road for us. A great win last night and a character building experience.

edit: 9th game started by JC :confused:

1. Agreed, at least 3 drops if not more that were in the hands of the receivers, I counted 1 cooley, 1 moss, 1 yoder
2. On 2 of those short routes he had a d-lineman in his face and had to throw around him, if not ball would have been batted and no play at least he is giving the receivers an opportunity to get the ball and he is hitting the hot receiver with a blitz coming......but still needs work or better blocking but can't complain about that with all the injuries will still take time to jell in the new guys.
3. QB pressure, if I recall from last year, we weren't even getting close. last year sack TOTAL for the year-19, this year already 5.....doing better but still could use some improvement, I think carter is on the verge of a BIG year, he didn't have any last night but was VERRRY close on several plays
4. Tackling.....AGREED, but it seemed like it was only on Westbrook, who is pretty freaking GOOD, but still gotta make the first tackle or slow him up more for somebody to finish him off!
5. Positives, WOW how about the rookie coming up HUGE on the biggest play of the game!
Last night was great and it feels good to be 2-0. That said, there were some things that we really need to improve on if we're going to have a chance at the division this year.

My list:

1. Hands. We've got to catch the ball. Cooley and Moss both had a few drops in addition to their great receptions last night. I'd love to see Carlos Rogers get a few practice reps catching the ball. He puts himself in great position but just can't make the catch. That's huge.

2. Jason Campbell's short-medium range accuracy. Seems like he has a tendency to fire the ball a little high and outside on the shorter routes. That could very easily cost us some points if corners start jumping the routes.

3. QB pressure. We got close ALOT last night, but didn't get as many sacks as we could've out of it. Some will probably say that McNabb is a mobile qb and that's why he was able to elude the pressure. I disagree. Last night, McNabb was not all that fluid and wasn't pulling away from anyone. I think our dline just has to adjust their technique a little bit to turn pressures into sacks.

What did you see?

Has there been any word on Thomas? Is he out for the year?

NO word yet, but torn bicep for an OL is not good. Hopefully it is a partial tear.

My main concern is the offensive line. With two starters most likely gone for the year, depth is becoming a serious problem.
I am not sure I like Jason Fabini. He is on the downside of his career, plus a veteran like him should not be jumping offsides two or three times in a row near the goal line. He nearly cost us a TD if not for a great play by Campbell and Cooley.

OMG, Fabini was in another world, another game, or somewhere other than where he should have been. What the hell was up with so many repeat false-starts? Then, our coaches blew the clock management during this same drive. Where were we, on the two yard line or something? Those miscues almost killed that drive entirely. Of all the negatives, those there were the winners (or losers). I thought Gibbs and Co. got past those issues a couple of years ago.