Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs. Dolphins)

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This is not excusable.

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I thought Carlos himself thought he didn't have a problem.

But still, it's amazing NO ONE in the organization listened to Phillip and make Carlos get an eye check.

1. red zone offense. this goes to everyone on offense. it comes down to rex making a bad decision and throwing a pick. it comes down to logan paulsen holding and moving us back from the goal line to the 10. it comes down to not being able to run the ball effectively to get 5 yards when we get the ball handed to us on the 5.

2. 3rd down defense. 8/14, unacceptable any way you slice it.

3. anthony armstrong. you just lost your job to a free agent (anderson?) who just got signed 6 days ago. what happened to you?

4. fred davis. catch. the. ball. stop dropping passes.

There were more but I'll continue to :bdh: and go with the secondary.

More specifically D Hall... so tired of this guy, would love to trade him but we wouldn't get squat. Wouldn't mind if they released him at this point.

I didn't watch the game due to work, but since some asshat was kind enough to spot my Redskins jacket and ask me if I was bitter since they lost, I figure there's not much point in me reliving the misery now. Judging from the board and the stat line, sounds like Grossman wasn't very effective.

My only smackdown will come from the obvious: Looking at the scoreboard, it's apparent we only scored 9 points. So my smackdown is on the offense for again failing to score touchdowns. I'd say fix it but injuries and a lack of good depth/starters probably means our offense is going to look this way for the rest of the season.

Grossman was just OK. We moved down the field and spread the ball around, but we stalled in the red zone. One pick was due to Hankerson falling down, the other was on him.

I'm almost 100% positive Los got his eyes checked.

But anyhow, said this off-season I thought Armstrong was too one dimensional but I can't see how TA isn't getting more touches. They say when you have 2 QBs you have none. I guess when you have 8 WRs you have none.

We came thiiiiiis close to Locker, which would have made me happy, but then no Kerrigan and company. Could have gotten someone like Stanzi though I suppose

The whole Beck thing confuses meI get not drafting a QB in this draft, didn't like the class much. Dalton had some questions with arm strength, level of competition etc. I don't think anyone expected him to perform so well.

The Beck thing seems like a matter of Daddy and Jr. trying to work together as co-OCs rather than having a unified direction. Daddy is Zone run, PA. Jr. is spread & throw. Daddy liked Beck, Rex is Jr's guy. When Rex was crapping himself, Daddy said let's give Beck a shot. Problem is (as we found out), Beck is a better fit for Daddy's system, not Jr's. What we also found out is that Daddy appears to be committed to Jr's system even if we continue to stick circle pegs in square holes. What needs to happen is Daddy should take control and essentially make Jr as postion coach (QBs) and call the plays himslef. Jr needs to sit back and learn the run/PA game and when we have a QB, then you can open up and let Jr have his headset back.

Bottom line, with no QB, Jr's system won't work. Plus, I believe power run mixed w/PA & balanced passing is the way to go in the NFC East. I don't want to say "suck for Luck", I think Indy has that locked....but my feeling is Rex is back in because he's the best option in-house to execute Jr's system so the young guys can get prepared for next year....when we hopefully have a QB.

Rebuilding is tough, but it is what it is. That being said, if we're in the same boat this time next year, I think Daddy & Jr are out.

And I'll throw this out too, if we're in the same boat this time next year for the money DS is paying the coaching staff (particularly the HC). You give me half that amount, and I guarantee I'd have a young, hungry staff in 30 days that could field a competitive team with the players in-house.

GTripp For complaining about having a young guy like Perry Riley on the team last week.

The Beck thing seems like a matter of Daddy and Jr. trying to work together as co-OCs rather than having a unified direction. Daddy is Zone run, PA. Jr. is spread & throw. Daddy liked Beck, Rex is Jr's guy. When Rex was crapping himself, Daddy said let's give Beck a shot. Problem is (as we found out), Beck is a better fit for Daddy's system, not Jr's. What we also found out is that Daddy appears to be committed to Jr's system even if we continue to stick circle pegs in square holes. What needs to happen is Daddy should take control and essentially make Jr as postion coach (QBs) and call the plays himslef. Jr needs to sit back and learn the run/PA game and when we have a QB, then you can open up and let Jr have his headset back.



I'm not sure if Beck is a fit for any NFL caliber system. He just can't process the info fast enough to play in this league, regardless of his physical skills .

I'm not sure if Beck is a fit for any NFL caliber system. He just can't process the info fast enough to play in this league, regardless of his physical skills .


I think Beck can play. He just can't go four years without taking a snap and expect to play well once he's given an opportunity. There's no logical or rational explanation for Mike Shanahan to place a QB atop the depth chart who hasn't started nor even played in a game since 2007. That alone tells me that Mike Shanahan doesn't truly know how to evaluate quarterbacks like he says he does. And add the inconsistent Rex Grossman to compete with Beck for the starting job in preseason/training camp, and you have an offense going absolutely nowhere.

And why in the hell didn't Mike Shanahan keep Kellen Clemens? At least Clemens, unlike John Beck, has wins in the NFL as a starting QB.

I think Beck can play. He just can't go four years without taking a snap and expect to play well once he's given an opportunity. There's no logical or rational explanation for Mike Shanahan to place a QB atop the depth chart who hasn't started nor even played in a game since 2007. That alone tells me that Mike Shanahan doesn't truly know how to evaluate quarterbacks like he says he does. And add the inconsistent Rex Grossman to compete with Beck for the starting job in preseason/training camp, and you have an offense going absolutely nowhere.

And why in the hell didn't Mike Shanahan keep Kellen Clemens? At least Clemens, unlike John Beck, has wins in the NFL as a starting QB.

For all the people clamoring for Clemens (see what I did there?), ask yourselves this: If Clemens is so good, how did he not at minimum claim a roster spot, or even beat out Beck or Grossman for the starting job? I swear the grass is always greener mentality on these boards is so dumb. Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, it doesn't matter who the starter or backup is? They all suck. Clemens must be a pretty shitty qb if he can't beat out these worthless hacks we have alternating at qb recently.