Victims of an extended preseason?

[JWsleep]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm having a hard time believing that Tryon is the biggest bust in the entire league.

Biggest bust in the redskins 2008 draft?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Biggest bust in the redskins 2008 draft?

I can buy that if that's what he meant.

[Beemnseven]

I think we're all going to have to be patient with Devin Thomas. Not many rookie draft picks step right on to the field and blow everybody away. These things take time. And Kelly has been injured so it's not really fair to say anything about his ability to play one way or the other. You can talk about how prepared he was conditioning-wise, but let's not write these guys off just yet.

I've never understood how people can excuse the team's poor performance on being "tired" of the doldrums of preseason.

Why can't they look sharp and be tired of the preseason? It shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I think we're all going to have to be patient with Devin Thomas. Not many rookie draft picks step right on to the field and blow everybody away. These things take time. And Kelly has been injured so it's not really fair to say anything about his ability to play one way or the other. You can talk about how prepared he was conditioning-wise, but let's not write these guys off just yet.

I've never understood how people can excuse the team's poor performance on being "tired" of the doldrums of preseason.

Why can't they look sharp and be tired of the preseason? It shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

Just talking in general, if you're tired/bored with something, what is more likely to happen. You give it 110% or you slack off?

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Just talking in general, if you're tired/bored with something, what is more likely to happen. You give it 110% or you slack off?

Originally Posted by mheisig

Human nature.

How often do you perform a task with excellence that completely bores you and carries the risk of an injury that could alter your career?

I don't know. Something tells me Peyton Manning or Tom Brady wouldn't approach the preseason with that sort of attitude. Hell, didn't Clinton Portis tell us that if he's on the field during preseason he goes out and gives it all he's got?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I don't know. Something tells me Peyton Manning or Tom Brady wouldn't approach the preseason with that sort of attitude. Hell, didn't Clinton Portis tell us that if he's on the field during preseason he goes out and gives it all he's got?

Right, Brady doesn't even play and Manning plays about 3-4 plays.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Right, Brady doesn't even play and Manning plays about 3-4 plays.

So for Manning's 3-4 plays you don't think he cares if he looks like complete crap ? Brady hasn't played because of his foot injury, and he strikes me as one who probably takes a certain amount of pride in his performance regardless of the circumstances.

Needless to say, I'm not buying this particular excuse. If there are legitimate problems, then that's one thing. We all knew there'd be growing pains with learning a new offense -- so let's be honest with ourselves and call it what it is.

But let's not blame outright ineptitude on apathy.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Why can't they look sharp and be tired of the preseason? It shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

Human nature.

How often do you perform a task with excellence that completely bores you and carries the risk of an injury that could alter your career?