Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs. Panthers)

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Originally Posted by freddyg12

I agree w/about all of sportscurmudgeon's post (#203) & I too have my concerns w/Kyle. But in this last game I think he called a pretty smart game. We came out running, had success & made Carolina respect the run game. In the 2nd half they adjusted & stopped the run game largely, plus we got behind. He called plays that Beck ran well, e.g. the bootlegs. Beck was effective & really didn't make any grave errors in the 2nd half until that int. when he & Hank "weren't on the same page."

So maybe we saw an adjustment from Kyle that no one really appreciates because we lost? The story was the D, too many guys had really poor games. Rak & Landry in particular. Landry looked terrible in fact. I think the Panthers showed the rest of the league how to play him in the run game; send a big WR right at him. He really sucked at shedding blocks on sunday, a few times I saw him diving into the blockers legs, taking himself out of the play.

I think people are particularly hard on Kyle because of his last name. Like he was sitting in his room playing with his Tonka truck and his dad "c'mon son. We're going to go and run an offense" He's been a WR coach, a QB coach, an offensive coordinator. And then you get the whole "well he had Schaub" Well-apart from the fact I don't think Schaub is God's gift to the QB position-Schaub had his best year with Kyle as his OC. And yes he passed more that year but the offense still had about a 60-40 ratio pass to run.

Do I wish he used Roy Helu a bit more effectively, and do I wish he at least gave the appearance a bit more? Sure. But seems like only a couple of years ago people here were saying how we haven't adapted with the times, and we're such an archane conservative offense that never takes shots.