2 Qualms with the loss

Campbell was good, Unfortunately he is never good enough in the clutch. If only he had hit moss in the end zone. It seems like every loss there is an open WR that he misses.

He also hits receivers that drop balls. The pass to Cooley late in the game was a bit low, but it hit both of Cooley's hands and he didn't hang on. And the pass to Moss was just slightly off. If the same exact pass was thrown to TO, Randy Moss, Plaxico, Andre Johnson, etc., then it's a touchdown, but Washington doesn't believe in receivers that are over six feet tall.

I really dont understand G. Williams def strategy. He doesnt blitz and allows the better QB's in the league time to pick us apart. The skins were exposed in the Patriots game, as to how to beat this D, and he hasnt adjusted. Its obvious that our front four cannot create pressure on its own (as was pointed out by many on this site, a dline upgrade was needed in the offseason). If we rush Romo or put him on his back, he doesnt have time to throw bombs! And for the response I know Im going to get.... "ST was out so we couldnt blitz" well, would a blitzer have let TO any more wide open?

Romo was under quite a bit of pressure at times yesterday and simply got the ball off in time. I think we may have seen more blitzing if Taylor was playing. Having him out really hurt the entire defensive game plan.

Agree about Samuels, but they need to give him more help than that, in my opinion. D. Ware is way too good for that.

Samuels is good but not good enough to stop Ware the whole game without help. Not his fault, just reality. Of four bombs to TO, three involved mental errors and one was caused by a missed tackle. The secondary played a bad game-- worse than expected, even without Taylor. The pass interference play was also a brain-dead play and the 50 yard FG attempt on fourth and one was just as stupid, as was the FG after second failing to go for seven on fourth and one. It was also a mistake not to pass on third and three, which set up the bad decision to go for a field goal.

Conclusions:

We lost this one between the ears, the place where we have lost most of our games this year and made others close that should have been easy wins.

Even with Taylor, our defense needs help. We need a proven CB of quality and two defensive linemen, including a DE.

Gibbs and Co. should totally forget about Redskin Football and play Campbell Football. If Campbell had played more last year and Gibbs had turned him loose at the start of this one, we'd now be at least 8-2.

Drafting a WR is not a top priority. Using the ones we have is.

"I, personally, don't feel that Gregg Williams should be the next head coach of this team. I'm not sure that he should be the D Coordinator next year. I think he's overrated. He came up with terrible gameplans today, against the Pats and against the Eagles. I don't like the way he deploys his defense and I think they've been garbage the last few weeks because of him."

agreed, i think williams is just absurdly arrogant. this could all be my perception (from the media) but adjustments needed to be made...i guess i feel like he's so in love with his own genius that he's blindly self confident. i really have no basis for this comment, but its def. the perception he gives...

ON a side note, while we did miss a FG, so did Dallas...

Let me add my 2:

Samuels played the worst of the 5 linemen. Overall, they did enough to win but samuels getting beat really cost us.


Campbell was good, Unfortunately he is never good enough in the clutch. If only he had hit moss in the end zone. It seems like every loss there is an open WR that he misses.


We could've pulled this one out :(

Well how many LT's can play Ware straight up for over 50 pass plays?? Chances are Ware is going to get a few sacks with that many attempts. Give Ware some credit. He is one of the best pass rushers in the NFL.

"I, personally, don't feel that Gregg Williams should be the next head coach of this team. I'm not sure that he should be the D Coordinator next year. I think he's overrated. He came up with terrible gameplans today, against the Pats and against the Eagles. I don't like the way he deploys his defense and I think they've been garbage the last few weeks because of him."

agreed, i think williams is just absurdly arrogant. this could all be my perception (from the media) but adjustments needed to be made...i guess i feel like he's so in love with his own genius that he's blindly self confident. i really have no basis for this comment, but its def. the perception he gives...

ON a side note, while we did miss a FG, so did Dallas...Williams was quick to point out that the players were in the right defense on the TO TDs but the coverages broke down. You will NEVER hear Gibbs call out players in a similar fashion publicly, a huge reason that players have historically played hard for Gibbs - they know he has their back. I'm not sure you can say the same about Williams.

Hindsight is certainly 20/20. Suisham has the leg to make that (he just missed it as it was), and you take a chance by putting points on the board. If Eddie Murray was still kicking for the Skins, Gibbs would have gone for it...or punted, which would have lengthened the field for the Cowboys.

To me, it seems that GW did what he could to best protect the field yesterday. For most of the game, the Skins rushed 3 and 4, and dropped 7 back in coverage to protect. Without Sean Taylor back there, it's hard to justify blitzing a lot because you simply leave a weakened secondary out to dry.

You cannot put the secondary's lack of discipline square on him. Prioleau and Doughty are a far cry from Pro Bowl safeties, and the Dallas coaching staff saw an opportunity and exploited it. Mental mistakes led to TO getting behind the secondary 3 times in the 2nd half, not GW's preparation and game plan.

As far as Samuels goes, he was left on an island to take care of one of the best pass rushers in the NFL. I don't think there is a single tackle in the NFL that can take care of DeMarcus Ware by himself.

Jason Campbell had a hell of a game yesterday. He showed the coaching staff that they can put the ball in his hands, and he'll make things happen. However, he's still wet behind the ears and missed several key throws. Only reps and game experience will help him correct those.

GW is a smart guy. I think he had the conversation w/ the defense they just didn't execute.

As for the 4th and 1. Us TV coaches were all calling for an easy go for it call. They didn't but i can't argue alot about it. If he would have made it, it may have been the right thing to do. Suprised me but i don't think i would call it a bad, bad call.

Springs really had a bad game. I almost wonder if his head wasn't in it. Not that I could blame him for that.