skinsmania123

Really great post. It would not hurt Haskins to sit given the composition of our line. And Luck is injured again by the way. Some sort of calf, ankle thing. Sat out the whole camp and is not doing much at all except watching. The point being yes those brutal hits and sacks do take a toll on a QB's career with poor protection. It can become one thing after another. Luck is a special talent but he may be dealing with these nagging injuries for the rest of his career.

Exactly because Jay will not be deciding who starts. Snyder will interfere. But it bears repeating that good coaches are able to bring rookie QB's along so that they are not overwhelmed. Accommodating to their strengths. Or bringing out their strengths. This should not be a problem with Haskins, and it will NOT tip off or lead to a D advantage because this guy is always a threat with his long ball, which Gruden will have no problem dialing up to keep the opposing D's honest Haskins also surprised me because he is quick. Of course he has made a number of rookie mistakes but he is definitely sharp and shows the capacity to read very well what is in front of him. With that said, and it may sound a bit like a contradiction - IF McCoy gets playing time and I don't see why he would not starting next week, if he does really well, he may start the season. Philadelphia is weak at the QB position right now having to bring in another backup and Wentz according to reports is not 100%, which makes the game more manageable if our guys up front can put pressure on him. I am 50-50 that Haskins may start, but if not, if McCoy gets in and shows something, it is going to be him IMO.

There is a tremendous drop off between our starters and 2nd team D. But last week it just seemed to me that the Brown's had a lot of depth on the D side of the ball generally - their 2nd team D looked really good.

Impressive. Especially hanging in the pocket and delivering a perfect strike!

Man their O line is pretty bad may be worst then ours.

Ummm we may need some competition at kicker for the rest of the preseason. WTH!

Too bad. But our O line is probably gonna have a up and down year

Looking sharp!!! Nice AP

No flags! Shocking!

This has been discussed so many times, in so many threads, but Jay either has an inability or is too rigid when it comes to adapting a game plan to his QB's strengths. He is not good at it. McVay adapted game plans to Cousin's strengths NOT Gruden. Nick Foles IMO won a championship under Doug Pederson because the coach did not try to screw him into a system that worked for Wentz, which would never work for him, but rather carved something out that would work for him. Gruden is just so predictable, almost dull, in his approach to the game. Myself and Skin fans have wagered on what he will call and on of us is right at 95% of the time. He really sucks at it.

He did the same **** last year with Smith. No development of chemistry in real game situations. You know you do what the Browns did. You stick a couple of your number 1's in their with your starting QB, in our case, potential starting QB, for possession or two and then remove them. But you got to get the timing down.

To assess Haskin's play you have to start with the basics here. It is hard to be concerned since we were not playing our 1st stringers. But I think the team came out blah, like all Gruden teams have tended to come out over the years. The other team had a lot more energy like it was a real game. Moreland should have been on their side from an energy, enthusiasm, play making perspective. From the standpoint of enthusiasm and engagement the Brown's were winning as soon as they stepped on the field. Both teams played second and third stringers out there the whole game. My big takeaway is that the Brown's have a lot of depth at a lot of positions. The large amount of money and picks they collected paid off over a few drafts and a few off seasons. Kitchen's is a big man with a big mouth and Baker yeah he is someone you absolutely hate as an opposing fan but probably love him if your a Browns fan and have lost as much as they have. Haskins can actually run which I was pleasantly surprised about. And he may be doing a lot of that this year if he ever starts given the composition of our O line. His footwork is horrible. He does not plant his feet. BUT that could be because I perceived him as having no time to throw because of the horrible protection up front. Yeah a couple of throws got away from him because he relied on his arm due to the pressure. Welcome to the NFL Dwayne. That is not going to work here. Guys are three steps faster. To make comparisons to any other QB's is premature. So you see how it goes. If he sucks up the joint, there is a great class of QB's coming up. If he is starting chances are we are sucking. So it could be a rinse and repeat in next years draft.

Kitchens is a heart attack waiting to happen. Geez.

Like Haskin's arm. See's the field. Quick release which is great considering our O line.

Now that is nothing new for the Redskins D,