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[QUOTE=RedskinNation21]I want the Redskins to stop beating themselves....thats what I want...Can Joe Gibbs do no wrong to you...Whats up with this mancrush???....Stop living in the Glory Days and come back to the present...Gibbs needs to step up his game too...I know he worships God but last time I checked he wasn't the almighty.[/QUOTE]

I'm not ashamed of my Gibbs worshiping ways.

I'll put my trust in him and his staff over the media and the fans any day.

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Also, how is Gibbs going to step up? Saying AGAIN to PLEASE STOP MAKING STUPID MISTAKES?! The playcalling has been money this year. It's all been a problem of execution in the red zone.

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It is most definatly NOT the same ol story. Would you rather have any of the Skins teams of the last 12 years over this one to root for? I sure as hell wouldn't. This is the first real football team we have had since 92. I love seeing a team go into Arrowhead and not jump offsides once. We are getting there...bit by bit.

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Very good observation. I didn't even notice that.

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I could not agree more! The current Redskins team is playing respectable, sound football.
They are well on the way to respectability and the playoffs.

The Redskins have been a joke since Gibbs left in 92.

Gibbs' job is not done, there is still plenty if room for improvement, but you can say the same for any team.

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[QUOTE=Kope]It is most definatly NOT the same ol story. Would you rather have any of the Skins teams of the last 12 years over this one to root for? I sure as hell wouldn't. This is the first real football team we have had since 92. I love seeing a team go into Arrowhead and not jump offsides once. We are getting there...bit by bit.[/QUOTE]The first three games were difinitely not the teams from old finding ways to win. The last two games our O looked great but we are now finding ways to lose again. I feel we need to stop that trend and start finding ways to win.

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[QUOTE=firstdown]The first three games were difinitely not the teams from old finding ways to win. The last two games our O looked great but we are now finding ways to lose again. I feel we need to stop that trend and start finding ways to win.[/QUOTE]

We are not getting blown out like we did under Spurrier. The 31-0 beating we took from the Eagles in Spurriers last year comes to mind.
Things are not that bad right now.

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Let's look at things this way, against Dallas and Seattle we won games we probably should have lost.

Now against Denver and KC we lost games we probably should have won.

Everything is just coming out in the wash, now we're even.

Now we can get back to winning this week against the 49ers. :)

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My 2 cents...take it or leave it.

- 3 Skins turnovers equalled 10 KC Points was the difference in this game.
The Skins outplayed the Chiefs in every aspect of the game except 1...turnovers. Skins D held of the league's top backs to 18 yards on 14 carries, held their #1 wideout Eddie Kennison without a catch, and held the best TE in the league to 2 catches for 13 yards. Brunell threw for 331 yards and 3 TDs, Moss and Cooley together had 16 catches for 227 yards and 3 TDs, and our ground game was sound, as Portis and Cartwright outrushed Holmes and Johnson 91-71.

- Jared Allen had a career day.
Plain and simple. He came out fired up, and only got better as the game wore on. People mention they never heard of him...well, you don't hear of a lot of people on an overall bad defense. This kid proved he can play with the big boys. Other than him, The Chiefs have a below average day on defense.

- The Skins coaching staff isn't making the proper 2nd half adjustments for the offense.
Brunell had a great first half against a shotty Chiefs Defense, just like he did against the Broncos. And just like against the Broncos, his second half faded. Just seems to me that the other team is adjusting to our offense better than us adjusting to their defense.

- Cutting Cartwright is NOT the answer.
Antonio Brown struggled throughout the preseason. The fumble in week 1 was icing on the cake. Cartwright is mostly a special teams player, who filled in for Betts because of injury. While the fumble cost the Skins, the blame can't be squarely on him. If anything, he should have had more carries yesterday, to lighten the load off of Portis.

- It's time LaVar made it into the game.
I'm not saying start him, because it's evident that the coaching staff doesn't want to. However, he needs to be in on more 3rd down situations as an end or blitzing LB. It just seems that the defense can get to the QB, just not fast enough. I think he can turn around the turnover and sack counts.

- Gibbs is underutilizing Portis's ability to break runs outside.
After telling us he's implementing more outside runs, we've yet to really see it. Not sure if he's too comfortable throwing the ball 35+ times or just doesn't trust the ability of blocking schemes, but Portis is a slasher, not a between the tackles runner. Get Portis running outside more will open up the middle for him. I think they did it more yesterday, with good results, and hope they do it more and more.

Each week this season, this team has gotten better and better. Hopefully they continue this trend. People will point at 2 losses in a row...however, they were against tough teams and on the road in brutal environments.

3-2 after 5 games isn't bad, considering that no one except us Skins fans thought we'd be any better off. If the Skins beat the teams they're supposed to (9ers, Raiders, Cards, St. Louis), play tough against the Division opponents, and get a win against either Tampa or San Diego (or both), this team will be in the thick of it.

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Apparently everyone also forgot that Dante Hall didn't do SHIT. Coverage was EXCELLENT on special teams.

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Actually, Brunell put up bigger numbers in the 2nd half.

In the 1st half he was 11/14 for 110 yards with 1 TD.

In the 2nd half he was 14/27 for 221 yards with 2 TDs.

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Bigger numbers but a weaker completion percentage. The Skins had to run more plays in the 2nd half to get those bigger numbers. The Skins also had to play from behind more, raising the urgency level, and throwing more passes. Brunell was on the run more in the 2nd half, and threw the ball away more as well.

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True, but regardless of the circumstances to say he faded isn't exactly accurate.

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Here is this year's split for Brunell:

1st Half: 53-78 (67.9%), 517 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 5 Sacks, 93.8 QB Rating
2nd Half: 50-100 (50%), 723 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT, 7 Sacks, 89.7 QB Rating

1st Quarter: 25-33 (75.8%), 261 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 4 Sacks, 95.6 QB Rating
2nd Quarter: 28-45 (62.2%), 256 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, 1 Sack, 92.5 QB Rating
3rd Quarter: 25-44 (56.8%), 315 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, 3 Sacks, 102 QB Rating
4th Quarter: 23-51 (45.1%), 365 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 4 Sacks, 80.9 QB Rating
Overtime: 2-5 (40%), 43 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 0 Sacks, 71.3 QB Rating

Maybe fading isn't the correct wording...however take away the 3 long passes to Moss (2 in the 4th quarter against Dallas, one in the 3rd against the Chiefs), and you'll see that he simply plays better in the 1st half. And quite honestly, since he doesn't call the plays, I push most of the blame on the coaching staff for not making proper adjustments.

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Nice breakdown, but like you said when the team is down and he's forced to throw more, of course that will likely end up in a lower completion percentage due to more throwaways, forced throws, etc.

I'm not sure if it has more to do with the plays or just the circumstances of the game, but either way I buy your point he's played more efficiently in the first half of games.