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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
Uh well YEAH, you do lose by committing an abundance of penalties. Gives your team a long field and the opposition a shorter field. An abundance of penalties create scoring opportunities for the opposition and denies your own team those same scoring chances.
And I dont think your defense stinks at all, just not managed the way they should. And your offense is capable of soooo much more. Who is a better WR Santana Moss or Kenan McArdell? Well that is who Rivers is tossing to. They have LT, yes, but my god, Washington has Clinton Freaking Portis! If the coaches prepared a game plan like they should and use thier key players like they should, the Skins should be in first place in the division. Compare a trio like Portis, Moss and Cooley against McArdell, Gates and LT. LT is the real stud there and I would take Moss over McArdell any day of the week and twice on Sundays. And if given the chance Cooley could really break out.
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Here's an article for you to read concerning penalties and how overrated they are in terms of winning and losing. They just don't have the effect you are trying to make it out to be.
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Pro Football Prospectus 2005
And yes, our defense does stink. We let too many key players go through free agency, our defensive coaches are to egotistical to understand that it's the players that make the difference and not their scheme. We have two secondary coaches that don't even talk to each other, and an offensive coordinater that won't fix the myriad of problems because he thinks his shit don't stink. Yes, defensively we are a mess. Our offense hasn't been the problem, and it will get even better with Campbell, but it's too little too late. You just can't be a contender if you don't have a defense that can get off the field.