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It was a sloppy win, but a win. Here are my positives...

- A good start with 14 straight points (which probably won us the game)
- Torain was running with purpose
- At least in the first half, we did a decent job with 3rd downs
- We're 2-0 in the NFC East
- We finally have a 2-headed running game (well hopefully CP is not that hurt)
- 'Zo starting was a good idea

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I agree and defense played much better with a lead.

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[B]Positives[/B]

Torain
Banks
Armstrong
Orakpo
Alexander

[B]Negatives[/B]

Heyer
Bidwell

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Good 1st quarter, I like Torain. mmmmmm, One more week to improve. Thats about it.

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[quote=Ruhskins;742526]It was a sloppy win, but a win. Here are my positives...

[B]- A good start with 14 straight points (which probably won us the game)[/B]
- Torain was running with purpose
- At least in the first half, we did a decent job with 3rd downs
- We're 2-0 in the NFC East
- We finally have a 2-headed running game (well hopefully CP is not that hurt)
- 'Zo starting was a good idea[/quote]

Great point. If we hadn't spotted the Rams 14 points to start the game last week, it argueably could've been different. Just like giving them 14 points to start the game last week is what changed the game, us coming out and scoring 14 to start gave us a boost, and our defense played good enough to hold that lead throughout.

And the running game showed up. It made a big difference because McNabb was basically shut down in the second half, and the running game was doing good enough to keep drives going and eat up clock. If they shut down our running game, there's a good chance we see a lot more 3 and outs in the second half and they come back to win this game.

Still plenty of negatives but this time we did make enough plays when we had to in order to win.

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I'd also say the return game minus westbrook

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Although Heyer was called for several penalties, anyone hear from Trent Cole?

Torain was da man. Quentin Mikell, meet Ryan Torain.

The defense looked much better. We needed more of a pass rush but we did not give up the big play.

Lorenzo Alexander makes the defense better when he starts at LB.

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Wow, big win. I'll chime in more later, just wanted to say I was impressed with how we bounced back strong today.

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Anthony Armstrong.

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Also, as someone mentioned, the DBs did a good job keeping Maclin and Jackson as non-factors in the game. And they had a bit of a down moment (Rogers INT drop that could have ended the game) and a big time up moment (D. Hall's INT that ended the game).

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Adjustment on defensive scheme was a good thing to see
It looked like a ton of 4 -3 to me...with a lot of Haynesworth.
I did see a couple 2 man fronts, that usually failed...but a 4 man front is better than the 3 we'd been seeing.
Looked a lot more like last years 4-3 defense than the prior 2 weeks garbage....and that is a good thing.

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Sooo, Shanny and Fletch gave some props to Albert.

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Big Al seemed to show some nice effort, good to see

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My Positives:

1. O-Line play with their best player out on the road in a tough place to play...wow, really impressed with the run blocking and pass blocking was good.

2. Portis and Torrain. When we run, we win. Redskins football period

3. Hall and Los on Macklin and Jackson were outstanding. Im so impressed with their play today. Philly had to dump the ball down. Rather that than the big play all day long.

4. Haslett and Defense stepped up their game second half. Everything seemed better.

5. Albert showed his ass in a good way today.

The Bad

1. McNabb in the second half was horrible.

2. Bidwell is horrible, Hunter would be an upgrade...I dont get y he isnt here.

3. I think the playcalling with Kyle got bad in certain spots.

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1. Donovan should have stayed in bounds.
2. Heyer should have stayed on-sides.
3. Carlos should use stick-um.

The positives: We overcame them all to win the game! (Something that simply would not have happened under Zorn).


:food-smil

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We got lucky.

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[quote=davy;742588]We got lucky.[/quote]

Yep, Landry got burned. But a win is a win and sometimes luck plays a major role. I'll take it.

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[quote=SirClintonPortis;742583]Sooo, Shanny and Fletch gave some props to Albert.[/quote]

Really, thats great. Finally we can put this feud behind us until the offseason, where it will almost certainly resurface.

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[quote=Ruhskins;742580]Also, as someone mentioned, the DBs did a good job keeping Maclin and Jackson as non-factors in the game. And they had a bit of a down moment (Rogers INT drop that could have ended the game) and a big time up moment (D. Hall's INT that ended the game).[/quote]

Don't forget they put Vick on the sideline.
It looks to me like many of the Eagles receivers were afraid of Dirty 30. When he was around the Eagle receivers suddenly got alligator arms.

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[quote=Defensewins;742593]Don't forget they put Vick on the sideline.
It looks to me like many of the Eagles receivers were afraid of Dirty 30. When he was around the Eagle receivers suddenly got alligator arms.[/quote]

I had the same perception.

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[quote=davy;742588]We got lucky.[/quote]

Agreed...but luck is not something we've seen a lot of recently...I think we've lost like 20 of 27 before today or something.

So far, we are 2-2.
Lucky in 2, unlucky in 1...and just bad last week.

We need one in the "good" category to even things out a bit.

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Here's a positive. After going 0-6 in the division last year, we're now 2-0 against division opponents.

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Portis is running much harder

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[quote=davy;742588]We got lucky.[/quote]

You know what? It's about damn time we got lucky. Courtesy of Buster from 2009
[IMG]http://assets.espn.go.com/sportscenter/images/Redskins_Close_Losses.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=GoSkins!;742587]1. Donovan should have stayed in bounds.
2. Heyer should have stayed on-sides.
3. Carlos should use stick-um.

The positives: We overcame them all to win the game! (Something that simply would not have happened under Zorn).


:food-smil[/quote]

Armstrong should have stayed in bounds as well. What the hell was that?

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Eagles had some luck too, if Armstrong doesn't get tackled by the turf the game isn't even close.

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[quote=44Deezel;742619]Armstrong should have stayed in bounds as well. What the hell was that?[/quote]

An overthrown ball.

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[quote=Mattyk;742620]Eagles had some luck too, if Armstrong doesn't get tackled by the turf the game isn't even close.[/quote]

I'd like to see a balance beam at Redskins part, and to see Fred Davis and Armstrong on it. It was a helluva catch by Armstrong though, and his second one (though out of bounds) was even better. I think the wind may have affected the accuracy of deep passes.

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The wind was definitely a factor.

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[quote=Mattyk;742633]The wind was definitely a factor.[/quote]

Yeah, reminds me of that time where I chased tornados with Dylan McDermott.

Crap did I just make a Family Guy joke? Anyway yeah, it reminded me more of the infamous Giants/Skins game back in 2007.
[url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2007121612/2007/REG15/redskins@giants/watch]NFL Game Center: Washington Redskins at New York Giants - 2007 Week 15[/url]

Jjajaja. Mike Sellers did the hurdle in this game as well. Good for him not getting overshadowed by Owen today.

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Defense seems to be getting better.

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[quote=diehard;742638]Defense seems to be getting better.[/quote]

They still need to do work in the middle. Still susceptible to screens and passes up the middle, McCoy had a field day, as other teams have the last 3 weeks. Also, need to stop the run.

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I concur with the general theme. We played our ass off today. They played hard and pretty damned disciplined. We came to throw down and got the job done. We'd 3-1 if we could have done that last week.

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We'd be 3-1 if Houston had not called timeout on Gano's field goal.

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Our run game, nice blocking up front
Torain!!!!!!
Getting Chris Wilson more involved
Big Al
Playing Carter with his hand in the dirt

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[quote=SmootSmack;742685]Our run game, nice blocking up front
Torain!!!!!!
Getting Chris Wilson more involved
Big Al
Playing Carter with his hand in the dirt[/quote]

Yes to all of this...plus Lorenzo had some nice plays..especially on teams. How a guy that size gets down field that fast and puts a hat on the ball carrier so consistently I may never understand. I'd be scared to see him run full speed at me.

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Big AH
CP
All Torain Vehicle
Armstrong
Moss although he never got the ball always running his routes thus keeping the DF honest.
Cooley

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[quote=NYCskinfan82;742692][B]Big AH[/B]
CP
All Torain Vehicle
Armstrong
Moss although he never got the ball always running his routes thus keeping the DF honest.
Cooley[/quote]

He had his best game as a skin I think, he was a major factor in us jumping out to a 14-0 lead

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WE F'ING WON!!!!

Does any other positive (or negative for that matter) really matter?

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Yaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!