Giant Step Backwards
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Posted by Blake the Megalomaniac (Follow Me)- Blake the Megalomaniac is a graduate of Virginia Tech and now lives the Adams Morgan section of Washington DC. - To see more posts by this author click here |
I don’t usually write about the Redskins after a loss, and it took me a full 24-hours to digest how uninspired the 2008 Redskins looked from my vantage point (at Buffalo Wing Factory) this past Sunday.
I like to think that football is a game of emotion and, coupled with a solid game plan and minimal mistakes, that emotion can carry a team through to victory versus even a superior opponent. Although Sean Taylor entered the hallowed “ring of fame,” our beloved Redskins looked emotionally drained instead of emotionally lifted.
In the secondary, Carlos Rogers (one pass defensed) was dreadful. Fred Smoot (no passes defensed) got beat on a “go route” for a TD by a 34-year-old possession receiver. Backup corner Deangelo Hall was the lone bright spot with one interception and three passes defensed, but all I could think about was how I wanted him or Santana Moss returning punts instead of Randle-El (eff injuries, we can’t score so it’s time to get the ball in the hands of the playmakers).
Offensively, the Giants controlled the line of scrimmage. As they say, if you can win the battle in the trenches, you can win a lot of games; and the Giants, my little friend, are winning a lot of games. Portis didn’t get off. We couldn’t find a way to get Moss the ball, and Thrash and Randle-El forgot that they were being paid to actually CATCH the ball. The play-calling lacked imagination (besides the reverse), and I punched the televisions watching failed attempts at forcing the ball into the receiver who many say is going to be a game breaker in Malcolm Kelly.
Ravens, Bengals, Eagles, and 49ers all should be wins if we were let’s say the Giants (who have beaten all four), but we’re the Redskins. Those games are guaranteed to be battles, if not wars. In a perfect world, we could get away with winning 2 or 3 out of the remaining four, putting us into the playoffs (hopefully). That upcoming Eagles game now becomes a “must” win. Right now, 7-5 symbolizes to me that we’re ahead of schedule. 7-9 however, would be embarrassing (considering our 6-2 start) and signal to me that Jim Zorn would be best served as our offensive coordinator.
[Sidenote: The Redskins aren't the biggest of our worries D.C.. Apparently not only are our Skins taking giant steps backwards but according to some D.C. is an ugly city with the highest percentage of sports bloggers for any major city.]
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I try not to comment on my own stuff unless it’s in response but by clicking the DC is an ugly city link, you can get a view of how some ppl see D.C. Read the comments section too, humorously coarse.
Don’t feel like commenting on the game but I did want to make a comment about Sean Taylor’s pregame introduction ceremony.
I thought it was uninspired and used as much more of a tool to try to motivate the crowd and players to cheer hard and play hard than it was to honor Sean. George Michael must have referred to the crowd at least five times during his brief “tribute” to Sean, usually also referring to the crowd as the “12th man” and generally telling us to get loud for the game. Even Sean’s father Pedro said something along the lines of “Sean loved it when this place was rockin, so lets get it rockin 12th man!” Pedro’s words sounded more coached than from the heart. It was nice when CP ran out with the flag when they announced Sean starting for the last time, but other than that I was extremely disappointed at the way the organization handled the ceremony. I could actually go on about this for alot longer.
On another note, I was not only handed a burgunday version of the Terrible Towel when I walked in the stadium, but was also referred to constantly as part of the 12th man. Please Danny, Seattle has the 12th man, and copying Pittsburgh’s terrible towels after their fans came in and embarrassed us is even more embarrassing.
Im out. RIP Sean.