Hate to say it but Coaching lost this game

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

this one is on the refs

I agree about 90-95% with that cuz the refs really pulled a choke job tonight, but that was a really badly called goalline series from gibbs and company.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

I agree about 90-95% with that cuz the refs really pulled a choke job tonight, but that was a really badly called goalline series from gibbs and company.

I agree, but the refs took points off our board tonight and put them on the cowboys, can't get much worse than that if you ask me.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I agree, but the refs took points off our board tonight and put them on the cowboys, can't get much worse than that if you ask me.

we're in full agreement on that and whats makes it worse is that the refs f-ed it up twice on that drive with what was a fumble and the bs pass interference. but as frustrating as all this is, especially with it resulting in a loss to dallas, this team made huge improvements from the last 2 weeks. The offense preformed really well( r. brown excluded ) against one of the better defenses in the league. hopefully in the next week or 2 we'll see more sweeps and playactions(which I don't remember seeing many of yet this year) as well as a couple players getting healthy and rejoining the defense.

and just wondering, but why does the league even bother apologizing for mistakes made by officiating crews? cuz the only useful purpose I can think of for them is to use the paper its typed on as toilet paper or as Jim Mora would say they mean "diddily poo."

[dieselhog]

I noticed Gregg Williams appear to disagree with Joe on the sideline AT LEAST three times and each time he walked away shaking his head and looking pissed off.

Did anyone else see that?

[SkinsRock]

I wouldn't say poor coaching, but poor time management and goal-line play calling.

The question on bad time management is was it Gibbs (getting the play in late/wrong personnel) or Brunnel taking too long in the huddle? Either way, they really need to work on it.

The 1st and goal from the 1 yard line: Not necessarily the plays called (punching it in), but the bunched up formation. Kinda like Madden was saying, if they had spread it out some, it would have spread out the defense and given them more of a chance for a real push.

As for the refs, yeah they blew quite a few calls, the biggest being the bad call on Harris in the end zone and the non-call when Gardner was pulled down in the end zone. But, right or wrong, the "human factor" is a big (and important) part of football, so I'm very hesitant to blame the loss on the refs. That was a very good heads-up play for Brunnel hurrying up to the next play when he knew Portis should have be called down short of the 1st down....

[sportscurmudgeon]

The missed call on Portis "catch" and " run after the catch" gave the Skins a first down in their own half of the field. Absent those TWO mistakes by the officials, there would have been a punt. The fourth down attempt by the Skins came later.

Complaining about officials and looking at stat sheets for some kind of solace is what LOSERS do. So stop doing it. The Skins played their toughest opponent thusfar and played them tough and close. That is a good sign, not a bad one.

The only unit on the team that really needs to get a kick in the ass from the coaching staff today is the OL. Five sacks is just too much to allow and when you have first and goal at the one, you are supposed to get a TD. The OL is the only unit that underperformed last night.

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

The missed call on Portis "catch" and " run after the catch" gave the Skins a first down in their own half of the field. Absent those TWO mistakes by the officials, there would have been a punt. The fourth down attempt by the Skins came later.

Complaining about officials and looking at stat sheets for some kind of solace is what LOSERS do. So stop doing it. The Skins played their toughest opponent thusfar and played them tough and close. That is a good sign, not a bad one.

The only unit on the team that really needs to get a kick in the ass from the coaching staff today is the OL. Five sacks is just too much to allow and when you have first and goal at the one, you are supposed to get a TD. The OL is the only unit that underperformed last night.

The defense did let the team down on the last possesion because Dallas should not have gotten the first down to keep the drive going. The mistake that Smoot made cost us. And the defense fell apart on that series because Testeverde threw two consecutive passes to score. No pressure at all on Testeverde. The defense is also responsible for two big F ups.

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by dieselhog

I noticed Gregg Williams appear to disagree with Joe on the sideline AT LEAST three times and each time he walked away shaking his head and looking pissed off.

Did anyone else see that?

Yeah, I saw it. Gregg Williams was right. No point in calling a timeout at the goal when the bootleg play was clearly the solution. Williams's emotions were felt and understood.