Play Calling

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Twilbert07

I agree about the players. Problem is, we don't have anyone else to turn to at several key positions. It says to me that we need a real general manager who can handle player personnel.

To me it says we're in year 2 of a new coaching staff and we're still filling in all the holes and making adjustments.

Winners aren't built overnight.

[Twilbert07]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

To me it says we're in year 2 of a new coaching staff and we're still filling in all the holes and making adjustments.

Winners aren't built overnight.

Yes, but our team is getting worse as the season goes on this year. We're not really building anything right now. I hope we turn it around, but it looks dark right now.

[Bushead]

I think every coach should be given three years before you start asking for his head.

[56FAN]

I just sense right now that this team expects something to happen in the 4th qtr to lose the game.it's a different person stepping up or down to mess up every week.i thought they had stepped out of this cycle earlier this year but now it seems that they have fallen back into it.lack of athletes in the skill positions, lack of quality cb. depth ,lack of de pressure..arrington out of postion.and an o line that is just not playing as a unit consistanly enough to be depended upon. and a qb who tends to look a 1 reciever in certain cituations and if they are covered is screwed.and a coaching staff who plays it too close to the vest.i'm numb right now.i am tired of the diappointment. period.tired of excuses and watching other teams put it together and go on after us and become better while we wallow in the meir.when is this going to change ?

[heybigstar]

We were way too conservative. Brunell hadnt thrown a pick all game, we should have tried a 15-20 yd pass on 1st or 2nd, really try to push their D around. Thats how you win football games.

I dont know if we will have the right personell on our team, because of our lack of draft picks.

[Daseal]

I suppose we could pass every down. They sure worked for us during the Spurrier years.

Yeah, because the outcome is so different in the Gibbs era, right skinsfan? At least Gibbs has a defense to prop him up.

The playcalling has GOT TO CHANGE. Gibbs normally calls a pretty solid half though I think we should push it a bit more. At the end of the game you have got to try to get enough yards to win the game. You don't want to go into overtime against the best scoring team and best pass rushing team. That smells disaster. These last two losses come from Gibbs inability to grow some balls and put a game away.

[firstdown]

I will start by saying I was surprised by how well we played but it was another game we should of won. The Skins have one big problem and I feel its combination of players and coaching. When we play a weak team we play weak. When we play a tough team we play tough. We paly hard to gain the lead then we play soft after the lead. What I'm trying to say is that we do not play at a constant level we go up and down and in the end we lose the game.

[bigm29]

Gibbs playcalling is still horrible. We have one running play. Goal line formation, then go left or right. They know we are running, we make it obvious we are running, it doesnt work, and we keep doing the same thing. come on. Our offense is way too conservative still. Also I think that Brunell is scared to throw the ball. Our two touchdown drives were great. Why dont we play like that every drive. We only score when we have to, which why we put 35 points on the leagues #1 Defense in Tampa, and only 6 on the horrible Raiders.

Oh and does anyone remember when we beat dallas with the 2 deep throws to santana. Why dont we do that again. He can run past any corner or safety in the league. We did not throw deep one time in that game.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by bigm29

Gibbs playcalling is still horrible. We have one running play. Goal line formation, then go left or right. They know we are running, we make it obvious we are running, it doesnt work, and we keep doing the same thing. come on. Our offense is way too conservative still. Also I think that Brunell is scared to throw the ball. Our two touchdown drives were great. Why dont we play like that every drive. We only score when we have to, which why we put 35 points on the leagues #1 Defense in Tampa, and only 6 on the horrible Raiders.

Oh and does anyone remember when we beat dallas with the 2 deep throws to santana. Why dont we do that again. He can run past any corner or safety in the league. We did not throw deep one time in that game.

Teams have started doubling Moss with a safety over the top. He has basically been taken out of the game. Until we can get a legit #2 guy to make teams pay for doing that we will continue to struggle. And until our line can create some running room the extra safety will stay back and take our deep ball away from us. We never use Portis to his strengths, we might as well get use to it as long as Gibbs and Co. are calling the plays. Hopefully when Gibbs does decide to hang it up, Portis will still be here and the next guy will open up the playbook. Portis is a very versatile player and can do a multiple of things and line up a WR or in motion out of the backfield. We have two playmakers on offense, we need to try and get the ball in their hands more than we do. Portis needs to be moved around more, if he continues to be forced to run between the tackles, we will continue to struggle running the ball when it counts. If a team knows you only run up the middle, they are going to stack the line when you are trying to run the clock. If a team has to guard against sweeps, zone blocking, stretch plays, they can not key on certain formations and send multiple people in those gaps. It may keep teams a little more honest so to speak.

[MTK]

I don't think the Skins are anywhere near rebuilding mode.

This offseason will be similar to last year, a few low key moves, maybe a splashy sign like a DE, and that's about it.