Some positives from week 2

Question:

If Mike Shanahan's offensive scheme can take any "dork off the street" and turn him into a 1000 yard rusher in the NFL, where was that "dork off the street" this week?

Here's a pretty good breakdown of the teams second half rushing woes compiled by the best poster on this forum. I mean this guy is so good that when he's debating you it's like you're on an island.

http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-locker-room/38633-skins-need-further-invest-trenches-next-6.html#post736359

I think individually the defense is not that bad, not as bad as the stats suggest. True we gave up a lot of yards, but we gave them up to the number one passing offense a year ago too. I also get the sense that this team isn't down on itself like they would have been a year ago after a loss like this. So I'll chalk that up to leadership. But you just can't have no running game and expect your defense to slug it out with Houston all day long. No defense could have.

Adam Carriker looks like he's finding his sea legs out there. God, I was really down on the guy when we signed him, but if stays healthy he might be a keeper.

I'll ditto Matty on Laron Landry. He'll never make people forget about Sean Taylor 'round these parts, but he's starting to carve out his own little rep for being a fierce defender and is always around the ball. He's putting up Pro Bowl numbers.Taylor was my favorite Skin, and while I agree that Landry is not the player that Sean was, he does one thing better - blitz the QB. I can see Landry getting 6-8 sacks this year if given the chance to blitz 2 or 3 times a game. The man is a beast.

good call on all the positives for week 2 ..

I would also throw a nod to Graham Nano ..I know he missed the winning kick, but dammit he hit the first one before that bullshit timeout rule ....

Let's take this for what it was .. a GREAT game played by 2 playoff teams IMO

Get back to work on Monday ... FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS all week and get ready to pound the Rams 45-3

I feel like the Rams should be a good rebound team. I know we barely beat them last year, but last year doesn't need any explanation and I feel like the Rams will be a good team to take our anger and frustration from this game out on. As for positives from this game, well lets see:

- McNabb ballin.
- Cooley and Moss doing their usual thing
- I guess you could just say passing game overall, despite a couple miscues our secondary receivers/te's/backs started showing up
- Finally started scoring touchdowns (I was getting really concerned when we went up 6-0, up to that point we were 4-5 in the redzone in 2 games but all 4 were field goals)
- Got some good pressure on Schaub and were able to sack him multiple times before he adjusted
- Rogers got a pick!

That's pretty much all I got for now.

I loved out pass game yesterday, mcnabb is fantastic and Kyle and Mike called a great game. I know we lost and it sucks but we have a very respectable team here folks. If we could just get a run game going, we would be scary on offense. Our D played solid all day until late, Houstons offense is very hard to stop.. We will bounce back with a Win next week at STL... HTTR!

They scored 27 points. It used to take 3 games to score 27 against good teams, I like that it seems like they can score points. Plus they are entertaining to watch, the last few years were painfully boring to watch a team be almost incapable of scoring.

^^ The vast majority of the noteworthy positives from the game have already been pointed out, the fact we experienced that late game meltdown on defense should not overshadow them. Yesterday's game highlighted both our strengths and weaknesses.

I tip my hat to the Texans, they came into our place and [with a little help from us] played the majority of the game coming from behind and did enough to win. In defense of the defense [notwithstanding personell issues] fatigue, coupled with the belief they had the game won before actually winning it contributed to their downfall. Could it be we just couldn't stand prosperity having a sizeable lead late in the game, a situation all too uncommon to us?

This was one of those games where the outcome leaves you with mixed emotions, so many good things, [seemingly enough to win] enough bad that it's causes you to lose.

There were a lot of positives. The one thing that really stands out is that Kyle and his dad know how to design and run an offense. When was the last time we saw roll outs, play action roll outs and the QB throws back across the field? I don't think I've seen that since Gibbs 1. So very happy about that. I also like that McNabb isn't afraid to take some chances. Even though the 3-20 was called back, at least we now have someone who has the confidence to make that stick throw.

We actually played in an O shoot out. When the hell was the last time we did that?

•The Redskins’ 20 points scored in the first half were their most in any half since Dec. 23, 2007, at Minnesota when they scored 22, also in the first half.

•The Redskins scored on their first three possessions in a game for the first time since Sept. 4, 2003, against the New York Jets. The Redskins played 112 games in between that contest and today’s game.

•The Redskins scored on their first drive in consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 12 and 13 of last year, against Philadelphia and New Orleans, respectively.

•The Redskins scored first in consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 12 and 13 of last year, against Philadelphia and New Orleans, respectively.

•The Redskins’ five sacks were their most since Week 14 of last year at Oakland when they had eight.

•The Redskins’ 403 net passing yards are the seventh-most in team history and the most since Dec. 26, 1999, against San Francisco (454 yards).

•Fred Davis’ 62-yard reception from Donovan McNabb in the second quarter was the longest of his career. His previous high was 29 yards in Week 12 of 2009 at Philadelphia.

•Galloway’s 88 receiving yards are his most since Sept. 16, 2007, vs. New Orleans (135 yards).

•McNabb’s 426 passing yards are the fourth-most in team history and the most since Brad Johnson threw for a club-record 471 yards on Dec. 26, 1999, against San Francisco. McNabb’s 426 passing yards are the most in a losing effort in franchise history.

•McNabb’s 426 passing yards accounted for the third-highest single-game total in his career.

•McNabb passed Hall of Famer Steve Young (33,124) and Phil Simms (33,462) for 20th place on the NFL’s all-time passing list.

•McNabb’s 62-yard completions to Davis and Galloway tied for the 13th-longest completions of his career. It is the first time McNabb has ever completed two passes of at least 62 yards in the same game.

•Clinton Portis’ two touchdowns on Sunday gave him 46 as a Redskin, which moves him past Stephen Davis for second in franchise history.

•Carlos Rogers’ first-quarter interception was his first of the season and seventh of his career. It was Rogers’ first interception since Dec. 28, 2008 at San Francisco.

•Mike Sellers’ four receptions matched his career high, which he first achieved on Nov. 23, 2008 at Seattle.


There are more I just skipped through....
Redskins-Texans Post-Game Notes (http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Redskins_Texans_Post_Game_Notes_155470.jsp)