Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs. Rams)

[MTK]

Moss & Hightower both dropped catchable balls that killed drives.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Moss & Hightower both dropped catchable balls that killed drives.

Agreed, but as you pointed out, Grossman struggles with underneath stuff. The picks and near picks Grossman seems to throw are between the tackles under 10 yards. I just worry about those 3rd and 5 situations...that is the defenses best shot and getting a pick with a safety or LB against Grossman...They know it...so should our OC....why not run or direct him to do a pump and go or throw deep?
Just some ideas to help cover Grossman's weakness

[MTK]

Throwing on short yardage isn't much of a "gamble" to me, and these coaches have shown they are going to be aggressive. Gotta keep the pedal down in this league.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Throwing on short yardage isn't much of a "gamble" to me, and these coaches have shown they are going to be aggressive. Gotta keep the pedal down in this league.

This is true. As the case of yesterday, you have to stay aggressive no matter how many points you're up by. Dallas and Philly could be a testament of that, not to mention our Redskins.

[skinsnut]

I think Grossman's struggles underneath are directly correlated to the Skins Red Zone troubles, which is why we really need to establish short yardage running as an alternative....or a fade or something. Why is it Grossman only throws picks in the redzone of either side?...it must be the defense in aggressive situations

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

I think Grossman's struggles underneath are directly correlated to the Skins Red Zone troubles, which is why we really need to establish short yardage running as an alternative....or a fade or something. Why is it Grossman only throws picks in the redzone of either side?...it must be the defense in aggressive situations

I don't think either pick came in the RZ today

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I don't think either pick came in the RZ today

:confused: I agree. His first pick wasn't even in the redzone, it was on the opposing half of the field. His second pick was on our half of the field. That doesn't show a redzone problem, that shows a pick throwing problem. And that's being kind considering the first pick was Moss' fault.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

:confused: I agree. His first pick wasn't even in the redzone, it was on the opposing half of the field. His second pick was on our half of the field. That doesn't show a redzone problem, that shows a pick throwing problem. And that's being kind considering the first pick was Moss' fault.

That first pick was ALL Moss, except that your average fan just reacts without looking at the whole picture. The ball hit Moss right on the hands, he should've caught that.

The second pick was ALL Rex.

[CultBrennan59]

play calling wasn't good today on offense. Rex like people have said, doesn't see underneath coverage. I would definitely start giving Beck more reps like he and Rex are fighting for the starting spot. I'm excited that our secondary is going to be more improved after the Bye week with Buchanon coming back.

Brandon Banks isn't really anything special--yet--on special teams for us this year.

[htownskinfan]

Didnt get to see the game,but from reading the comments seems most people think Kyle is doing a piss poor job playcalling.This is exactly the reason I didnt like this hire.Were stuck with kyle so long as his Dads the coach,nepotism at its finest.
At the start of the season I voted for Rex to be the starter,now I wouldnt mind seeing what Beck can do.At 3-1 its not going to happen.
While I wouldnt say Rex caused us to lose last week,he did keep us from winning,if that makes sense.If he doesnt fumble we have a good shot at the fg,he should have been holding the ball better,no question.From watching the replays the int he did throw today that was his fault was terrible but it looked like somehow our defense bailed us out and kept the Rams from scoring,so he lucked out there.
Also,Matty why was the gameday thread closed,did I miss something,ive never seen that before?

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

Didnt get to see the game,but from reading the comments seems most people think Kyle is doing a piss poor job playcalling.This is exactly the reason I didnt like this hire.Were stuck with kyle so long as his Dads the coach,nepotism at its finest.
At the start of the season I voted for Rex to be the starter,now I wouldnt mind seeing what Beck can do.At 3-1 its not going to happen.
While I wouldnt say Rex caused us to lose last week,he did keep us from winning,if that makes sense.If he doesnt fumble we have a good shot at the fg,he should have been holding the ball better,no question.From watching the replays the int he did throw today that was his fault was terrible but it looked like somehow our defense bailed us out and kept the Rams from scoring,so he lucked out there.
Also,Matty why was the gameday thread closed,did I miss something,ive never seen that before?

Right, because every dad spoils his son and never punishes them. Mike has an ego, and I doubt his son has had no experience of Angry and Competitive Mike.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

Didnt get to see the game,but from reading the comments seems most people think Kyle is doing a piss poor job playcalling.This is exactly the reason I didnt like this hire.Were stuck with kyle so long as his Dads the coach,nepotism at its finest.
At the start of the season I voted for Rex to be the starter,now I wouldnt mind seeing what Beck can do.At 3-1 its not going to happen.
While I wouldnt say Rex caused us to lose last week,he did keep us from winning,if that makes sense.If he doesnt fumble we have a good shot at the fg,he should have been holding the ball better,no question.From watching the replays the int he did throw today that was his fault was terrible but it looked like somehow our defense bailed us out and kept the Rams from scoring,so he lucked out there.
Also,Matty why was the gameday thread closed,did I miss something,ive never seen that before?

Because at the end nobody was talking about the game.

[MTK]

I thought the play calling was fine. People wanted to run, well we ran.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I thought the play calling was fine. People wanted to run, well we ran.

Other than the constant bootlegs, which are only good in small doses, I didn't have an issue with it. And in hindsight putting the ball in Grossman's hands with the lead late in the game that led to the pick that was his fault, well that was a bad call, but at the time I completely understood it. That's just the aggressiveness of his playcalling, which I want in a offensive coordinator. The only problem is the personnel don't really fit the aggressive scheme (I'm looking at Grossman here).

[MTK]

Rex is capable of playing better. Not sure what his problem has been of late, but I think he knows he needs to get it in gear.