Penalties a major problem

[61cad]

Joe Gibbs needs to rethink his football philosophy instead of “trying not to lose games” why not try to WIN the game?

He is way too conservative.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by JGisLordOfTheRings

Hard to win? Try next to fucking impossible.....

Have you ever been able to complete a post without the F word? It must be tough posting with such a limited vocabulary.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Well per my earlier post, penalties don't always correlate with wins/losses. I also think that a penalty every now and then actually helps. Like I said before, it's a risk giving up the 15-yard penalty but I'd love to see Taylor (or whoever) start the game off with a hard hit over the middle just to send the message that we won't be pushed over.

I don't agree that you do that on purpose. Being physical is one thing, but you don't purposely head hunt with the intention of injuring someone and getting a penalty to send a message. That's not a smart way to play the game.

That being said, I think Sean Taylor has got a bad rap so far this season because of his past. The personal fouls I've seen him get this year were pretty ticky tack if you ask me.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I don't agree that you do that on purpose. Being physical is one thing, but you don't purposely head hunt with the intention of injuring someone and getting a penalty to send a message. That's not a smart way to play the game.

That being said, I think Sean Taylor has got a bad rap so far this season because of his past. The personal fouls I've seen him get this year were pretty ticky tack if you ask me.

Well I'm not saying a helmet to helmet hit. I'm saying a hard, clean tackle/hit. Not like an out of bounds hit. But a Ronnie Lott type hit, knowing that with ST's rep he'll probably get that 15-yarder; deserved or not.

[BDBohnzie]

Sean Taylor has a bullseye on his back now. Any little thing he does will be scrutinized, and he will be penalized much harsher than your average defensive back.

As far as the penalties, the first 2 or 3 weeks were horrible, but since then, the Skins have gotten much much better on penalties. As was stated before, while penalties can hinder a performance, they don't usually have such an adverse effect on all 16 games.