Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs Bengals)

[Redskin Jim]

Originally Posted by SC Skins Fan

Sellers is a nice option out of the backfield, but he actually stinks in short yardage. When he gets down there he suddenly decides that, despite weighing 285 pounds, he is going to channel Walter Payton and try to leap over the top. He never built of the "head of steam" you mention because he jumped from about two yards behind the LOS. He's a great blocker, does a nice job catching passes out of the backfield, but simply is not good near the goal line. Bad call, two times in a row, give it to your best players (i.e. Portis) and try to get it in. Maybe try Sellers once, but certainly not two times in a row.

I had deja-vu of the giants game last year with Betts, but I have to admit that I liked the play call, Sellers just didn't execute it well. O yeah, our sorry ass line has as much to blame as Sellers for not getting in the end zone.