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Taylor set bretts record....

our defense played well....

it was a sloppy game, but honestly i think it pretty much went both ways. as bad as we payed we hung in there with a team that is going to be looked at as a contender. we didnt get blown out. penalties and our own mistakes killed us, not green bay, and anyone who watched the game will see that.

i still think we are a legit team, and as pissed as i am right now i cant seem to count them out just yet. if the fans are pissed, youd better bet the players are irate with themselves, i still see us as a top 5 team in the NFC.

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[quote=chrisl4064;364205]Taylor set bretts record....

our defense played well....

it was a sloppy game, but honestly i think it pretty much went both ways. as bad as we payed we hung in there with a team that is going to be looked at as a contender. we didnt get blown out. penalties and our own mistakes killed us, not green bay, and anyone who watched the game will see that.

i still think we are a legit team, and as pissed as i am right now i cant seem to count them out just yet. if the fans are pissed, youd better bet the players are irate with themselves, i still see us as a top 5 team in the NFC.[/quote]

the players sure didn't act like they gave a crap. Good teams put people away, good players come back and make up for bad plays....we have done neither this season

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we will only go as far as our offensive like will take us..and they keep getting hurt...having said that i agree with the above poster's comments..some people did'nt want to play today it seems.

moss killed us
Lloyd hurt us not catching that deep pass
there were other dropped passes
and portis cant seem to stay on his feet whether running or catching passes
I know that he needs blocking up front, but damn.

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I think the weather had a lot to do with the sloppiness of this game. Both teams played poorly overall, they just played slightly less sloppy. I think we need to chaulk up some of our poor play up to the weather.

That being said, I am very happy with the D. We held two great offenses to a total of 20 points in 2 games...that's impressive.

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Let's see, we played about as poorly as we know how. Lost fumbles and interceptions. No Moss and Randle El to speak of. No running game. ST should have intercepted 3 more. Played in Lambeau against a pretty good Packer team and lost by a lousy field goal.

No I'm not happy, but it's way to early to jump off the bridge...

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[QUOTE=kdogg3270;364218]we will only go as far as our offensive like will take us..and they keep getting hurt...having said that i agree with the above poster's comments..some people did'nt want to play today it seems.

moss killed us
Lloyd hurt us not catching that deep pass
there were other dropped passes
and portis cant seem to stay on his feet whether running or catching passes
I know that he needs blocking up front, but damn.[/QUOTE]

I think you missed the point of this thread. You don't have to look far to find a negative thread, but the point of this one was to look on the bright side. How about try some positive comments?

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[QUOTE=chrisl4064;364205]Taylor set bretts record....[/QUOTE]


Huh?

Taylor "set" bretts record?

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[quote=Beemnseven;364226]Huh?

Taylor "set" bretts record?[/quote]

Yea... Interception record.

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[quote=Beemnseven;364226]Huh?

Taylor "set" bretts record?[/quote]


most ints's ever....

not a serious comment, but it was a record

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[QUOTE=SCRedskinsFan;364223]Let's see, we played about as poorly as we know how. Lost fumbles and interceptions. No Moss and Randle El to speak of. No running game. ST should have intercepted 3 more. Played in Lambeau against a pretty good Packer team and lost by a lousy field goal.

No I'm not happy, but it's way to early to jump off the bridge...[/QUOTE]

i agree with everything he said...and i might have been a bit harsh..i forgot to take into account the slick/wet playing field.

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kind of ironic his first 2 ints were against the Redskins and his 2 to start a new record was also against the Redskins. and ALMOST had another pass completed to himself

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i remember asking in a thread earlier what the weather was supposed to be like and i dont think anyone responded, i was a little worried about the cold, and i didint even take into account the rain.

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[quote=kdogg3270;364218]we will only go as far as our offensive like will take us..and they keep getting hurt...having said that i agree with the above poster's comments..some people did'nt want to play today it seems.

moss killed us
[B] Lloyd hurt us not catching that deep pass[/B]
there were other dropped passes
and portis cant seem to stay on his feet whether running or catching passes
I know that he needs blocking up front, but damn.[/quote]


you blame lloyd for that?

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anyone have any info on the cards....4-2 would still be a nice record

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yeah, I'm really not all that negative... I thought we were going to win it several times, but we had some costly turnovers.

Our D is playing well without having to disguise much, or use exotic schemes, and I think we found a QB... How exciting is that? His receivers kinda dicked him today, but he was making smart decisions with the football overall...

clinton portis, however is a concern. he's not playing well, and moss is a huge question mark...

on the bright side there was some hustle from lloyd today... I was kinda impressed by his miss.. he layed out for the ball.

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[quote=AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace;364252]anyone have any info on the cards....4-2 would still be a nice record[/quote]

Warner just went out with an elbow injury. Tim Rattay is in at QB.

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[quote=jbcjr14;364268]Warner just went out with an elbow injury. Tim Rattay is in at QB.[/quote]

Yeah I just saw that. Would love not to see Warner next week. We have to win that game. Period.

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yeah....like I said earlier, when you consider what comes after....this next game is the season

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It is time for us to see Brandon Lloyd. I actually believe that he may have the best hands on the team when given opportunities. I would love to see Lloyd, Randel El and Moss on the field together at the same time. Moss is a good received and even a playmaker but I think that Lloyd can catch anything thrown his way. We need to get this guy on the field.

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portis was fine....the fumble hurt, but it wasnt the reason we lost. He had very ineffective blocking...he had to make a man miss within a half a second of receiving the ball every time.....he had the ball properly tucked and it came out somehow. need to run the ball in the rain especially on that big fourth down on their thirty....There is always next week and we are at home!!!!!

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[QUOTE=The Zimmermans;364281]portis was fine....the fumble hurt, but it wasnt the reason we lost. He had very ineffective blocking...he had to make a man miss within a half a second of receiving the ball every time.....he had the ball properly tucked and it came out somehow. need to run the ball in the rain especially on that big fourth down on their thirty....There is always next week and we are at home!!!!![/QUOTE]

Well said with respect to Portis. I think he is a little off due to the injury and probably not 100% himself, but he did pretty well today given the state of the offensive line. The fumble was bad, but frankly by that point we had already tried to give the game away a half dozen times.

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[QUOTE=jbcjr14;364268]Warner just went out with an elbow injury. [B]Tim Rattay is in at QB.[/B][/QUOTE]

We can use all the help we can get. Even though our defense isn't the issue, it's our offense.

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mccardell has looks good when his number is called, and randle el played well enough

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My buddy watched the game with me today- he doesn't follow the skins much, but he totally gave it up to our D.

I think our secondary's play is truly underrated right now- everyone knows the first rounders, but the corners are getting to the ball as soon as it's caught. They're being disciplined, keeping everything in front of them. I'm still kind of scared leaving Rogers out on an island here and there, but overall the corners with our deep safeties have me confident about shutting down high powered attacks.

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[quote=kdogg3270;364218]we will only go as far as our offensive like will take us..and they keep getting hurt...having said that i agree with the above poster's comments..some people did'nt want to play today it seems.

moss killed us
[B]Lloyd hurt us not catching that deep pass[/B]
there were other dropped passes
and portis cant seem to stay on his feet whether running or catching passes
I know that he needs blocking up front, but damn.[/quote]

Dude if Lloyd caught that pass, he should immediately be put in the pro bowl, that would have been crazy.

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[quote=GiantsSuck703;364308]Dude if Lloyd caught that pass, he should immediately be put in the pro bowl, that would have been crazy.[/quote]

No doubt. That catch would have simply amazing. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but think "Did he slow down a little to time the dive?" Silly thinking, I know, but I have a weak mind.

The funny thing about this game are the countless "what if...?" questions that we all have going through our minds.

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[quote=724Skinsfan;364312]No doubt. That catch would have simply amazing. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but think "Did he slow down a little to time the dive?" Silly thinking, I know, but I have a weak mind.

The funny thing about this game are the countless "what if...?" questions that we all have going through our minds.[/quote]

he definately didnt slow down, honestly i think he did everything he could do to make that catch. i have stuck by him all year and i still will. i think he will make some big plays for us down the line this year.

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I might get flamed for saying this but I don't mind. I think Brandon Lloyd should be thrown the ball a little more. I'm being totally hypocritical, but how was I to know that Santana's slump was going to continue?

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[quote=724Skinsfan;364312]No doubt. That catch would have simply amazing. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but think "Did he slow down a little to time the dive?" Silly thinking, I know, but I have a weak mind.

The funny thing about this game are the countless "what if...?" questions that we all have going through our minds.[/quote]

Unbelievable. He didn't slow down. He made a great effort on what would have been a miraculous catch. Leave Lloyd out of the 10 reasons we lost the game. Only really two reasons we lost...fumbles and dropped passes.

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We killed ourselves. That was one of the ugliest games I've seen in a while. The defense looked good overall, but we couldn't get a damn thing going. Our O-line is in shambles and we just can't seem to score. We have all these weapons and what? We can't complete passes to WR's unless we're playing friggin detroit. I am so sick of this offense. The great Saunders/Gibbs hybrid offense is shit (again, unless we're playing Detroit). I know, IF IF IF IF. Well, if we were a good offense we'd be making plays. Fortunately we have a D that can keep us in any game, but this is shades of '04 all over again. Can't move the ball when it counts.

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The cards got spanked today at home by the panthers with Vinny at QB. Warner looked done, IMO--it will be Rattay against us.

4-2 is crucial, given where our schedule goes after that. Hopefully, we'll get the fire we got after the gints debacle. But this team has to find that fire themselves--it can't be that you only get fired up in "must wins." Good teams are fired up all the time.

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look for a big bounce back game againsed the cards, thats all i have to say about next week.

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I've cooled down a little...I would just like to point out that Campbell has shown that he still has the tools to be successful...nobody could have driven the ball on that last series with that O-line.....on a sad note, I may have to give up skins football for a little while. Its getting really tough to get my school work done and follow games...anyone else in grad school that can sympathize?

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the replay showed the ball go right thru Lloyd's hands, and he could'nt hang on..not really blaming him for that. Just saying when called on, he needs to make those plays..That was a TD right there.

On another note...Jason campbell is growing up right before our eyes and i love it!

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On Lloyd's play, it's not that he couldn't have caught it (it would have been a GREAT catch, if he had)--it's that he was two steps behind the D. That ball should hit him in stride. If it does, he scores standing up. It'll come with JC, but he missed that one.

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[quote=jsarno;364221]I think the weather had a lot to do with the sloppiness of this game. Both teams played poorly overall, they just played slightly less sloppy. I think we need to chaulk up some of our poor play up to the weather.

That being said, I am very happy with the D. We held two great offenses to a total of 20 points in 2 games...that's impressive.[/quote]

We're blaming the weather now? Wow, last time I checked we play outdoors and not in a dome? And if weather was our downfall now--what about December at the Meadowlands?

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[quote=NYCSkin;364400]We're blaming the weather now? Wow, last time I checked we play outdoors and not in a dome? And if weather was our downfall now--what about December at the Meadowlands?[/quote]
He's not making excuses... he's giving a valid reason.

The weather probably helped stifle both offenses, the Packers we're just able to score with their defense. Statistically, we should have won that game... but oh well.

And about Meadowlands, that's a good point, and I'm not looking forward to that game.

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It sounds strange, but I'm glad that we're the ones that beat ourselves. It shows that GB was no better than us. We decided how the game went, for the whole game

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[quote=JWsleep;364355]The cards got spanked today at home by the panthers with Vinny at QB. Warner looked done, IMO--it will be Rattay against us.

4-2 is crucial, given where our schedule goes after that. Hopefully, we'll get the fire we got after the gints debacle. But this team has to find that fire themselves--it can't be that you only get fired up in "must wins." Good teams are fired up all the time.[/quote]4-2 is [B]essential[/B] to our post-season chances. With tie breakers, NFC games are that much bigger. Not to mention that you can all but chalk up a loss the following week in NE. I've said it before that the Skins back 7 may match up better against NE's passing attack than anyone, so perhaps we'll be the first team to hold NE under 34 points ;-)

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[quote=SouperMeister;364407]4-2 is [B]essential[/B] to our post-season chances. With tie breakers, NFC games are that much bigger. Not to mention that you can all but chalk up a loss the following week in NE. I've said it before that the Skins back 7 may match up better against NE's passing attack than anyone, so perhaps we'll be the first team to hold NE under 34 points ;-)[/quote]
Great points.


I agree, I think this is our first "must win" game.