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[QUOTE=FrenchSkin;1272581]Poor him, wonder how he's gonna go to his game...[/QUOTE]

Better get his skates on...

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[quote=mredskins;1272571]They literally just rescheduled my son's hockey game to 8pm Saturday night, jesus christ.[/quote]

League commissioner must be a Giants fan.

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Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Mike Evans (knee) is a game-time decision for the Wild Card game against Washington.
Evans reportedly did some work in the training room on Thursday and felt "ok." Arians also said if Evans is out there, that's a terrific sign he's healthy. Although his status will likely come down to the wire, it sounds as if Evans will be more than just a decoy or big threat inside the red zone if healthy. He remains an intriguing low-rostered option for any postseason fantasy contests.

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I doubt Evans misses this game, the guy I worry the most about is Gronk.. He's a match up issue for us

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Rivera said Alex Smith was "still a little sore. I wish we had an extra day just to be sure. We'll see how he is tomorrow morning and go from there."

I don't see him playing Saturday if he is sore tomorrow

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[quote=Number44;1272597]League commissioner must be a Giants fan.[/quote]

LOL!

On a side note we see Vinny's son Charlie alot. His son is a amazing hockey player.

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Heinicke reportedly took the majority of the first-team snaps on Thursday.

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Just a pang of side frustration. Could you imagine the difference if our drafted qb was even slightly above average. I think that's the hope for next year but just reflecting on the dependency on AS at this point is so dang frustrating even with how good our record has been with him.

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[quote=Chico23231;1272609]Heinicke reportedly took the majority of the first-team snaps on Thursday.[/quote]

That should mean he has gotten 2 or 3 solid weeks of reps, not the best for going into a playoff game, but hopefully enough.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1272612]That should mean he has gotten 2 or 3 solid weeks of reps, not the best for going into a playoff game, but hopefully enough.[/quote]

If we see Heineken Saturday shit went sideways. I still believe Alex starts no matter what.

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[QUOTE=Chico23231;1272614]If we see Heineken Saturday shit went sideways. I still believe Alex starts no matter what.[/QUOTE]If we don't see Heinicke we lose, nothing against Alex but right now he can't throw the deep ball. The game will be very reminiscent of the RG3 Seahawks game and I don't want that for Alex or the team.

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LUGZ wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:27 am
I think this game is a test of our coaching and gameplanning more than anything.

Has the past four weeks given Arians false confidence about our passing attack? Will he just have Brady launching it every other play with no regard to the pass rush?

We can easily gameplan around the front 4 of the Redskins, but will we? Slants, bubble screens, RB/TE screens, shallowing crossing routes. Couple that with a lot of rush attempts and suddenly Chase Young can't get to Brady. All our deep stuff needs to come from PA or with heavy protection sets.

Now, if we start doing a bunch of empty backfield 4 and 5 WR looks and leave Smith one on one, then that's a recipe for disaster and a clear indicator that coaching is still an achilles heel of this team.

On the defensive side of the ball, we have no excuse. Unless we have a bunch of turnovers or bad special teams which leads to poor field position, there's no reason why our defense should give up more than 10-13 points against this putrid Redskins offense.

I'm confident in our roster being leagues ahead of the Redskins, but I'm still nervous about the coaching.
[url]https://buczone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6768&start=360[/url]

Pretty good take from a Bucs fan. Weve seen teams play quick ball on us all year and while it does limit their QBs exposure to our pass rush ... its also a big reason we have the leagues #2 pass defense allowing only 191.8 passing yards/game.

Be interesting to see how it plays out. Sure Bucs can play quick ball ... but will they win raking up 200 passing yards on a 21/32 type performance? Can Arians and TB stick to being conservative and safe?

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1272616]LUGZ wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:27 am

I think this game is a test of our coaching and gameplanning more than anything.



Has the past four weeks given Arians false confidence about our passing attack? Will he just have Brady launching it every other play with no regard to the pass rush?



We can easily gameplan around the front 4 of the Redskins, but will we? Slants, bubble screens, RB/TE screens, shallowing crossing routes. Couple that with a lot of rush attempts and suddenly Chase Young can't get to Brady. All our deep stuff needs to come from PA or with heavy protection sets.



Now, if we start doing a bunch of empty backfield 4 and 5 WR looks and leave Smith one on one, then that's a recipe for disaster and a clear indicator that coaching is still an achilles heel of this team.



On the defensive side of the ball, we have no excuse. Unless we have a bunch of turnovers or bad special teams which leads to poor field position, there's no reason why our defense should give up more than 10-13 points against this putrid Redskins offense.



I'm confident in our roster being leagues ahead of the Redskins, but I'm still nervous about the coaching.

[url]https://buczone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6768&start=360[/url]



Pretty good take from a Bucs fan. Weve seen teams play quick ball on us all year and while it does limit their QBs exposure to our pass rush ... its also a big reason we have the leagues #2 pass defense allowing only 191.8 passing yards/game.



Be interesting to see how it plays out. Sure Bucs can play quick ball ... but will they win raking up 200 passing yards on a 21/32 type performance? Can Arians and TB stick to being conservative and safe?[/QUOTE]The one part that I think gives us a fighting shot is our defense is very disciplined. Since Brady is pretty immobile we can have the back end heavily protected with safety help. Gronkowski, as someone said, is the thorn in the plan.

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If Taylor gets to play, many of the off-season discussions could possibly change dramatically. Let's say he stinks up the joint, Smith would have equally earned the L just with more shallow cuts. If he holds his own, but loses to the goat, then we have our backup, at worst. But imagine the story if he plays hard and well and gives us a chance to win. Draft discussions change significantly, as Heinicke has very little tread worn off the tires, and investments can be made at OL and LB that are needed. I love an underdog story, and as an ODU and WFT fan, am damned thrilled that the best QB in FCS could possibly lead my Redskins to a playoff win. This is fun stuff, and house money. I hope RIverboat Ron is ambitious in his game aspirations.