This week against Philly

[skinsfan69]

Last week was a nice win. Deceptive but a win is a win. Let's face it. We stole one. However Philly is coming off a bye and they are pist because of some tough losses. This is a MUST win game and it's on the road. I think this game a crossroads game. However let's be real. Can our 30th ranked defense hold up against McNabb and Westbrook? Can Brunell carry the offense against a blitz heavy Eagles defense? Can the O-line protect Brunell well enough? Can we run the ball well enough so Brunell won't have to pass too much?

I believe the answer to all of these questions is NO and reality will set in after this week.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

We stole NOTHING. Please read the discussions about the win. There was nothing we "stole" from them. There were plays that should have been made on both sides. Goddamn. This is pissing me off everyone thinking we "stole" ANYTHING.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

We stole NOTHING. Please read the discussions about the win. There was nothing we "stole" from them. There were plays that should have been made on both sides. Goddamn. This is pissing me off everyone thinking we "stole" ANYTHING.

I'm with you on this. End of the day all that matters is scoreboard. If you want to say we "stole" what about all the games that have been "stolen" from us over the years <<cough...Alstott...cough>> or what about all the games around the league that are "stolen" week in and week out.

Now, as for the Eagles. They are terrible at time of possession because they have no power running game to control the clock (hello TJ Duckett!) so in the second half their defense is worn out and gets abused. So I think we have to have long "boring" drives and keep that defense on the field as much as possible then hit them with a couple of big plays (El to Lloyd pass?) to open up the second half.

This is a very winnable game. Very winnable

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I'm with you on this. End of the day all that matters is scoreboard. If you want to say we "stole" what about all the games that have been "stolen" from us over the years <<cough...Alstott...cough>> or what about all the games around the league that are "stolen" week in and week out.

Now, as for the Eagles. They are terrible at time of possession because they have no power running game to control the clock (hello TJ Duckett!) so in the second half their defense is worn out and gets abused. So I think we have to have long "boring" drives and keep that defense on the field as much as possible then hit them with a couple of big plays (El to Lloyd pass?) to open up the second half.

This is a very winnable game. Very winnable

On that subject at least we won it with TALENT and not some bullshit non-call. We won it BLOCKING a kick. It wasn't like the refs made some asshole call that went against the Cowboys.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

We stole NOTHING. Please read the discussions about the win. There was nothing we "stole" from them. There were plays that should have been made on both sides. Goddamn. This is pissing me off everyone thinking we "stole" ANYTHING.

I'm with you as well!!! So frustrating to hear Skins fans talk about how we stole the game. Sheesh!

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

I'm with you as well!!! So frustrating to hear Skins fans talk about how we stole the game. Sheesh!

Do you think that this team can keep winning games the way that they beat Dallas? Passing for basically 150 yards? Giving up 385 yards on defense? Horrible on 3rd down defense. Horrible goal line offense.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Do you think that this team can keep winning games the way that they beat Dallas? Passing for basically 150 yards? Giving up 385 yards on defense? Horrible on 3rd down defense. Horrible goal line offense.

Nope, I don't think that, but we DID deserve to win that game. Dallas stunk worse than we did on Sunday and they deserved to lose. We did not steal it away. Both teams played and the better team won - THAT DAY.

[redskinsfanatic]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

I'm with you as well!!! So frustrating to hear Skins fans talk about how we stole the game. Sheesh!

i don't look at it as stealing,never have nor will.i like to think that the redskins won sunday because of something like divine intervention.
that means,god hates the cowboys like the rest of us do.i've always looked at irving stadium as god's personal toilet!

[TheMalcolmConnection]

The only thing that SHOULD be hard on us is the fact we are playing them away. Westbrook isn't shit unless he's catching a pass. The Cowboys receivers were FAR superior than the ones the Eagles have. We force McNabb to pass we have a great shot at this game. Remember that nearly 200 yards of the Cowboys offense came on third down.

We tighten that up, stick with a similar gameplan and we're golden.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

The only thing that SHOULD be hard on us is the fact we are playing them away. Westbrook isn't shit unless he's catching a pass. The Cowboys receivers were FAR superior than the ones the Eagles have. We force McNabb to pass we have a great shot at this game. Remember that nearly 200 yards of the Cowboys offense came on third down.

We tighten that up, stick with a similar gameplan and we're golden.

I don't think we'll have to force McNabb to pass because that's what the Eagles do 80% of the time anyway. Andy Reid has never relied that much on a running game. It's in the passing game with our 30th ranked defense going against a team that consistently makes big plays in the passing game, on the road, in the division, that is the greatest concern. Remember, division games on the road are always extremely difficuly. It's a must win game for both teams, and the Eagles have an extra week to prepare. It's a winable game, but it's going to come down to who want's it the most, and plays accordingly.

[BrunellMVP?]

Well, we know we will prob score around 20 points...will that be enough? is donte going to be healthy? if so, that is a problem- not so much due to him (springs can handle him), but that means reggie brown will be against rogers- who again gave up a TD (should have been 2), too much cushion. reggie will have a good day against him. besides that, we have always had trouble containing Donovan and westbrook (who doesn't?).

On our side, we need portis and brunell to step up their games from last week, they both played well enough, but we will need decidedly more if we expect to win. The eagles secondary should have fits against our recievers...

[BrunellMVP?]

i dunno, i think its pretty fair to say we stole it. leave alone the final two plays (which you really can't- bc without them, we lose)... TO drops a sure TD. that said, i'm not taking anything away, WE WON, and that is ALL THAT MATTERS.

[MTK]

Our 3rd down 'D' will be the key to the game. We just can't continue to give up 3rd and longs. We need to get key stops to keep McNabb off the field as much as possible.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Our 3rd down 'D' will be the key to the game. We just can't continue to give up 3rd and longs. We need to get key stops to keep McNabb off the field as much as possible.

So true. Every time a 3rd and long comes up I get tense because I just know they are going deep and they'll beat our secondary....

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I'm just going to keep copying and pasting what I said in the other threads on the subject of us stealing this game:

"That holding call gets called on Witten, they may not have gotten the TD. If Cooley hauls in that deep pass, maybe we go up by another TD. Say Fauria doesn't get called for that BS holding penalty, Lloyd gets us deep into their territory, maybe ANOTHER TD. MAYBE we punch it in on the one yard line."