We won!!!!!!!!!! (Redskins vs. Raiders Post Game Thread)

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Leading the league in fumbles is not sloppy with the ball?

It is, but I'm including last year's performance as well. I think Tannehill is pretty good with what is generally the worst pass protection in the league, although the whole state of Florida is brutal at protecting the QB.

You're right that 6 fumbles is a lot in 4 games. Something to keep an eye on.

[GTripp0012]

Want to say something nice about our sometimes maligned offensive line, that this group is very well prepared to play football every week. It's not the most talented group or dominant group up front, but they get pretty good marks for their awareness and rarely get surprised by a pressure package. It's a great group to develop a young quarterback behind.

Normally, we'd call those things good coaching (and it is), but I don't want to go straight to coaching and sell the actual players short. This is a smart group.

I say this now because I can see some of the lineman getting banged up and missing time and then having to play LeRibeus or Compton later in the year, and the things I mentioned above becoming an issue.

[GTripp0012]

Finally, it took three weeks for Amerson to develop into our top cover corner. For the most part, the guy just destroyed Denarius Moore on the press. Best man to man guy we have and probably zone as well, simply because there's more of him (length) than either Hall or Wilson.

Of course, he was pressing Moore on the play he got beaten on a vertical, so he's still got some work to do.

He's done incredibly well for a second round pick at a position that typically takes a long time to develop.

[GTripp0012]

I lied, one more game observation:

Maybe this is just through pure repetition, but the passing game is better in 2013 than it was in 2012. Hankerson is open on almost every route he runs. Garcon is quicker than he was last year. Griffin uses the pocket a lot more effectively. The ball is coming out on time to the open man more often.

I'm not ready to announce that the offense is back and fixed: there are still some role guys who aren't performing like last year: Paulsen and Young at the top of the list. But there are a number of things they're doing well this year that they weren't doing well last year. And I think the Redskins are close to their 2012 offensive levels, even though there isn't any chance they'll lead the NFL in rushing this year. The passing game appears ready to pick up the slack.

Just have to catch the football.

[Bucket]

One of the biggest overlooked issues with the Redskins right now is our Special Teams. We could very well have the worse special team unit in the NFL, and it's really effected a lot of our games.

No return game
Giving up long punt returns
Blocked Punts
Missed FG's
Really bad onside kick performances.
etc..

I miss the days of Alexander and Sellers putting fear in other teams through special teams.

[Jayroc24]

Originally Posted by Bucket

One of the biggest overlooked issues with the Redskins right now is our Special Teams. We could very well have the worse special team unit in the NFL, and it's really effected a lot of our games.

No return game
Giving up long punt returns
Blocked Punts
Missed FG's
Really bad onside kick performances.
etc..

I miss the days of Alexander and Sellers putting fear in other teams through special teams.

I agree Bucket, I was just thinking about it yesterday, was it Lorenzo Alexander or Danny Smith why our ST's were good as they were????

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

I don't think it was one or the other but the combination of the two. Remember last year though early in the season we lost a couple of games due to blocked punts and special teams problems. Through our first few games people were questioning whether or not smith should be fired.

[Lotus]

Skins try out 18 players including Jason Smith and Muhammed Massaquoi.

Y! SPORTS

[skinsfaninok]

^ I knew we were going to go after another WR

[Monkeydad]

Massaquoi could be a nice pickup.

Jason Smith is a bust.

[skinsfaninok]

^ agree

[KI Skins Fan]

The bye week is a good time to try out players who might be picked up if there is an injury later in the season. It doesn't necessarily mean that the Skins are looking to make any immediate changes.

That said, Aldrick Robinson should probably be looking over his shoulder unless and until he can prove that he can be counted on to make a play in the clutch.

I always liked Massaquoi and I'm surprised that he is on the street.

I wonder if any of the players the Skins looked at are ST mavens.