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memphisskin · 10-31-2005, 10:53 AM

What got exposed was that any time we are a one dimensional team we are going to struggle.

"Take the run away from those guys," said Pierce, who finished with 11 tackles and an interception, "and you take a lot of team out of them. They lose some energy."

They didn't take away the run as much as Coach Gibbs did. 19-0 at halftime is bad, 25-0 is even worse, but what doomed us even more than the dropped passes, leaky offensive line and all the turnovers was the fact that we gave up on the run so soon. Brunell's best friend has been the running game, but when the opposing team drops 7 back into coverage then you have to run the ball.

IMO Gibbs panics when he gets down and just abandons the game plan. I didn't see much of the first half, but Portis and Betts combined for just 7 carries in the entire game. WTF? I know we went to the shotgun to give Brunell some time, but all it did was make us one-dimensional. Our inability to convert on third down, a strength before, kept our defense on the field too long. Then the defense starts to press to make plays and we lose all our fundamentals and effort.

An aberration? Perhaps, but all the wheels shouldn't come off once we hit a bump. I mean there were NO bright spots yesterday, we got completely and totally dominated. I think the biggest measure of this team will be how we play this Sunday.

Here's a quote that I thought summed it up perfectly.

This was a dominating performance by Tiki Barber as the Redskins ran into a buzz saw. This was a perfect example of what the NFC East is like and always has been like. Teams can go into a game and get blown out and it's not really a reflection of how good the team is at the time. Every NFC East game is filled with intensity; if the other team doesn't rise up to meet that level of intensity, then it will lose badly.
-- Eric Allen

10-31-2005, 10:53 AM	#8
memphisskin Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 53 Posts: 960	Re: Exposed What got exposed was that any time we are a one dimensional team we are going to struggle. "Take the run away from those guys," said Pierce, who finished with 11 tackles and an interception, "and you take a lot of team out of them. They lose some energy." They didn't take away the run as much as Coach Gibbs did. 19-0 at halftime is bad, 25-0 is even worse, but what doomed us even more than the dropped passes, leaky offensive line and all the turnovers was the fact that we gave up on the run so soon. Brunell's best friend has been the running game, but when the opposing team drops 7 back into coverage then you have to run the ball. IMO Gibbs panics when he gets down and just abandons the game plan. I didn't see much of the first half, but Portis and Betts combined for just 7 carries in the entire game. WTF? I know we went to the shotgun to give Brunell some time, but all it did was make us one-dimensional. Our inability to convert on third down, a strength before, kept our defense on the field too long. Then the defense starts to press to make plays and we lose all our fundamentals and effort. An aberration? Perhaps, but all the wheels shouldn't come off once we hit a bump. I mean there were NO bright spots yesterday, we got completely and totally dominated. I think the biggest measure of this team will be how we play this Sunday. Here's a quote that I thought summed it up perfectly. This was a dominating performance by Tiki Barber as the Redskins ran into a buzz saw. This was a perfect example of what the NFC East is like and always has been like. Teams can go into a game and get blown out and it's not really a reflection of how good the team is at the time. Every NFC East game is filled with intensity; if the other team doesn't rise up to meet that level of intensity, then it will lose badly. -- Eric Allen