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jsnyder03 · 09-08-2008, 03:45 PM

Great post...well thought out / analyzed and helps put some of the offensive woes in perspective.

A couple of thoughts (coming from a critical perspective because I believe we should focus on fixing the broken parts) I had in watching the game:

1) Cooley looked horrible in run blocking. Either he should be removed from that role or the Giants DEs were cheating in their run pursuit and we should have run a reverse or bootleg. (I don't want to make JC into Michael Vick, but he is very athletic and, if given space, could safely be a playmaker).

2) JC looked like he has regressed. I trust Zorn will mold him into a consistent winner, but will need 1 - 2 years. My hope is he become a little more of a "gun-slinger". The sideline pass to Thrash will be completed more often than not...and when going for it on 4th down you cannot throw to your check-down unless he has a ton of room in front of him. He needs to take a few more chances (when the situation dictates).

3) Our secondary misses ST badly. We don't have enough size to compete with bigger receivers. I would like to see us bracket these guys so they can't just run beyond the sticks, turn around and get an uncontested first down.

In all, I think we can win with our D and need the O to execute with fewer mental lapses.

09-08-2008, 03:45 PM	#48
jsnyder03 Camp Scrub Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 34	Re: Redskins-Giants: Offensive Review Great post...well thought out / analyzed and helps put some of the offensive woes in perspective. A couple of thoughts (coming from a critical perspective because I believe we should focus on fixing the broken parts) I had in watching the game: 1) Cooley looked horrible in run blocking. Either he should be removed from that role or the Giants DEs were cheating in their run pursuit and we should have run a reverse or bootleg. (I don't want to make JC into Michael Vick, but he is very athletic and, if given space, could safely be a playmaker). 2) JC looked like he has regressed. I trust Zorn will mold him into a consistent winner, but will need 1 - 2 years. My hope is he become a little more of a "gun-slinger". The sideline pass to Thrash will be completed more often than not...and when going for it on 4th down you cannot throw to your check-down unless he has a ton of room in front of him. He needs to take a few more chances (when the situation dictates). 3) Our secondary misses ST badly. We don't have enough size to compete with bigger receivers. I would like to see us bracket these guys so they can't just run beyond the sticks, turn around and get an uncontested first down. In all, I think we can win with our D and need the O to execute with fewer mental lapses.