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Originally Posted by irish
See Boswell's article in yesterday's Wash Post. It does a pretty good job of answering your question.
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Boswells' article doesn't answer anything, it's simply a summation of what's happened. No suggestions, no solutions, generalizations. He's a writer, writers write. I'd rather have someone providing suggestions/solutions rather than equating the Skins to the mule vs. a thoroughbred. As a fan of the Skins it's pretty insulting, but that's standard WP fare.
A couple of thoughts on the article:
- As a player who really gives a flying "F" what the fans or media think. All that matters is getting wins and what the coaches & owner thinks.
-From the article: "Get better again?
Actually, the Redskins -- especially Zorn's offense -- haven't improved at all, instead falling backwards since midseason last year. Once again, just as in '08, Zorn's biggest problem is the inability of his offensive coordinator to design plays, then call them appropriately, to score inside the 20-yard line. But Zorn is essentially his own final word on all offensive matters. So why yell at his team until he finishes berating himself?"
This is why the players, coaches and owner shouldn't give a flying "F" what the media thinks, because outside of the better analysts, they know next to nothing about what it takes to execute in a football game and they only speak/write in general terms and make assumptions that are often wrong. The Skins' biggest problem on offense in the second half of 2008 was injuries on the OL (which we only found out the true extent of after the season) not RZ playcalling.
- From the article: "In the most vivid symbol of his frustration, Zorn made as dubious a decision as you'll see, going for it on fourth and one at the Rams 2 with two minutes remaining. The conventional -- some would say "sane" -- reasoning is that you take the easy field goal for a five-point lead and force your foe to go all the way for a touchdown to win. Why get stopped, surrender the ball and risk losing the game on a long field goal -- which statistically is far easier to get than a touchdown in a short amount of time."
Maybe Boswell should read Warpath and get some real statistical analysis on that playcall, which was correct.
- Boswell putting the blame on JC for this???? Yes I understand the % of TD passes stat, but it's not like JC is missing throws consistently. The coaches calling the plays down there have a lot more to do with this stat than any inefficiencies by JC.
- No tall, talented WR. Kelly, Thomas, Mitchell come to mind as being big enough, Zorn needs to find out if they're "talented" enough. Give them a shot at the fades.