ThomasRoane

As long as he keeps the politics out of it. I want the franchise to be about football and nothing else. And Musk is the number one rival to Bezos. I would still like to see Musk do it. Almost everything that guy touches becomes successful.

Did the Steelers eat the rest of his salary for this year too? I'd feel better about the compensation if that's the case.

Davis probably makes the play of the day for the defense. Curl's tackle was nasty and fired up the team. But the play by Davis to avoid blockers and prevent a TD on the goal line was HUGE! Glad to see him improve so much!

No doubt! Put him on a better team and he'd be lighting up scoreboards like a Christmas tree.

No argument here. After the first Dallas game last year TH had to be discounted as franchise, Super Bowl winning QB. What I wanted (and I'm not alone) was to see RR stand pat this year. There were no really good QB's in last year's draft or free agency. None that wanted to come to Washington. (Now we can say thank you for turning them down!) If RR had stuck with the plan of creating a great team then get your QB I think the team would be in better shape. Could've dumped some of that $25 million into a better, younger O-line. We weren't sure preseason but I think now we can say that it would really be nice to keep Payne. Could have got his deal done. Then lock up the interior of the defense for a few years. Maybe even get a deal done for Gibby now that he's found his niche. As it stands, it looks like Washington will be worse off next year. Subtract Payne. They've hit on 3rd rounders now and we don't have one next draft. I don't think you need a Joe Burrow or Herbert in the draft. Rams won with Stafford. He looks really bad this year now that teams are collapsing the pocket and his salary isn't helping with the talent level. Build a great team around a player like Levis, Young, or maybe even Howell. I think the team would be better off in the long run. Keep TH as a backup. You could do a lot worse than him. He'd probably stay around on a team friendly deal. Hell, I'll bet he ends up as a better OC than Turner someday. Not big shoes to fill I know lol. But I can see TH as a really good coach some day. But he'd have to be lucky as hell to play QB in a Super Bowl. Or surrounded by amazing talent.

I'll grant you a couple of points. Turner has been more committed to the run game in the last two games. TH can't throw the long ball (50 yds +) or the deep out. Wentz really struggles in what should be easy pitch and catch throws. The run game is better with TH (and could be just as good with Howell) for a couple of reasons. First, Taylor is really good at his ball handling. He does an excellent job selling fakes. If you can make a defender hesitate for a half a second, then you can really make them pay in the NFL with the likes of Samuel or Gibson. Then there's the threat of TH running. NOBODY is scared of Carson Wentz taking off! In fact, I believe DC's were practically daring him to do so. He was never twitchy and now (post-injuries) can't outrun a DT. So, defenses were more likely to just send everybody with no regard for rush discipline. You have to make sure TH does not keep the ball now. Where it didn't matter with Wentz. Then there's the boot game. Taylor can play under center and still get the edge on a boot-pass. That really stresses a defense. It also keeps the backside pursuit honest. So instead of our RB's having to worry about players crashing down from behind, the cutback is in play and they can be more patient in setting up their runs. The article that SIP posted about the trend away from traditional pocket passers towards mobile QB's that are still accurate has been on my mind lately. How many successful, traditional pocket passers are there now? Tom Brady (at age 44) is about the only one who still has success living exclusively in the pocket. Mahomes moves. Herbert is a good athlete. Borrow can move. Of course, the chances of getting one of those is very low. But let's look at the Eagles. They have one SB with an RPO QB - Foles. Could be in position to win another one with Hurts. I think Philly has a good recipe. Build a strong team around a decent QB who can move and voila! It's very interesting to see how trends take place in the NFL. So many teams want their own Aaron Donald to collapse the pocket. (Fletcher Cox came on the scene before him really) There are quite a few out there. Washington is really good when both Allen and Payne can get in a QB's face. The elusive QB (not good enough to be just mobile) is a good counter to the athletic tackles in the game now.

Robinson has been too quick to spill his runs. He needs to settle down and press the hole when his line is working for him. I'm sure he'll be better as he learns what the coaching staff wants from him. He's got to be the bruiser that wears down the defense. AG is the home run hitter. Who should take over the fly sweep action that Samuels has been running. Not that Samuels hasn't been good. But Gibson can take on that role and he's even bigger. That would free up Samuel for more slip screens and zone beaters.

Wentz plays scared. Terry McLaurin didn't just start getting open against Green Bay. Pre-snap, Wentz would see that 17 drew a good DB and would write him off before the play began. He's a nice guy I suppose. But utterly gutless on the field now.

Or battle of the ****s. Better yet, Battle of the **** Backups. I just hope the defense will break the curse of allowing another team's backup to take them to the woodshed. Just once I'd like to see our defense feast on a new QB!

That would only be a surprise to someone who hasn't played or coached football from childhood to High School at least. Football is a very emotional game. Players rally around the guy who refuses to quit and who can find a way to make something happen when everything goes to crap. It's infectious! Unfortunately, the player who gets down on himself can also infect a team with a feeling of fatalism. Believing that something bad will happen is usually a self-fulfilling prophecy. So is believing something good will happen. When you can combine those intangibles with talent you have Patrick Mahomes as your QB. When you just have the intangibles, you get Taylor Heinicke. It's doubtful that he'll ever win a super bowl but an offense led by Heinicke is the most enjoyable (for me) since Kyle Shanahan flustered DC's with the college RPO in 2012. That's been ten years of bleh except for a few good Kurt Cousins games. My expectations for a Dan Snyder owned football team are so low that this is about the best we can expect.

Really good summary. Robinson really runs hard but I think he's trying too hard to hit home runs when a nice single or double will do. He's spilling a lot of his runs too quickly when he should press the hole. I always coached my backs to stay with their line as long as they're moving. When they stop, then you can cut back or spill. I saw Coach Jordan talking to him and I'll bet that's what he was telling Robinson. Ironically, I think Gibson has been much better at pressing the hole. Those 3 yard runs add up like body blows in a boxing match. They lead to big runs as you wear out the defense. Or some nice play-action shot plays. I've seen him run with more discipline with Bama. I think he's just excited and wants to do great things for his teammates. He'll eventually calm down and become more consistent. I really wish Turner would copy some Deboo Samuel plays from Shanahan for Gibson. I think that could be very effective!

That's more an indictment on Wentz who couldn't find his best receiver with both eyes open!!!

TH really is an unorthodox, sandlot type QB. Which IMO makes him the perfect relief QB. He doesn't shrink from the moment. Even when he makes mistakes. He drives DC's crazy with stuff that most defenses don't see very often. He throws a lot of balls that should be picked and yet gets away with a lot of risky throws. Like that relief pitcher in little league who just threw change ups and junk balls that could help a coach steal a few innings. I don't think TH being in the game is a waste of snaps. The newcomers to the offense benefit by seeing a more expanded playbook. Especially Dotson when he gets healthy. At least the boot game is back now. That helps the O-line. Howell is learning more from Heinicke than he was from Wentz. Hopefully, we'll see Howell finish off the season at some point. I don't want to see Wentz anymore though. I don't see the point. He'll be lucky to get a job as a backup going forward.

It's a combination of Davis playing better and the coaches bending a little. Any scheme that calls for a LB to cover a wide receiver is a bad scheme. I'm not ready to call Davis a bust. He's too good of an athlete and it's only his second year. He has a great attitude and has shown that he's willing to do whatever is asked of him. I would like to see him moved around more though for some surprise pressures. JDR should be mimicking what Dallas is doing with Parsons. I've never seen Parsons cover someone man to man so in that respect Davis has an edge. Parsons drops in zone and keys eyes. Davis could end up a better all-around LB if the staff will maximize his abilities. My philosophy as a coach (before cancer sent me home) was "coach what you have; not what you want."

Yep. The OLine are hugging TH because he will take some of the pressure off them. Granted, a lot of it was warranted. But it's easier to block when you don't have the pressure of having to be perfect almost every play. TH doesn't have the height or arm strength you need for a franchise QB but he is very adept at working in a dirty pocket. In the Free Agency error that's damned important. Even the old man TB (and GOAT) can slide and climb a bit to evade pressure once in a while. Carson was just a tackling dummy back there. I don't think he's ever going to get back to where he was years ago. After TH the next man up has to be Howell.

I'm fine with the staff being cautious. Honestly, the defensive front has been really solid. Without Chase! When you draft a player with the #2 pick you'd expect his absence to really hurt. Doesn't seem so. It's not a knock on CY for getting injured. The reality is that QB is THE MOST important position on a football field.

What a statement! And to think we passed on Herbert.

From the Washington Post article on Howell. Commanders' Taylor Heinicke, not Sam Howell, to start in place of Carson Wentz - The Washington Post I don't get the need for a hitch step on a dig route. That's generally a 10 yard in route. Then two hitches for a drag route? That's just a shallow (3 yds) or semi-shallow (5yds) route. I think a QB should hit his back foot. Make sure they're balanced and throw. The only need for a hitch route should be on a deep ball; if you don't have great arm strength. Maybe Howell is referring to the idea of getting your shoulder in line with where you plan to throw? To make sure you're not throwing across your body; especially for a righty throwing left. That statement just seems really odd to me. I wouldn't want my QB giving the defense any indication that the ball is coming out. That would be kinda like patting the ball before you throw. Why?!?! Just throw it!

For WJ3, I wonder why they wouldn't just allow him to play man vs the slot or #2 receiver. At least on primary passing situations. Teams have been using the #2 receiver on a choice route. Too late now. WJ3 is probably going to be out the door. All that $ wasted! Money that coulda/shoulda went to Payne.

I believe Musk would be less likely to interfere than Bezos. Musk probably knows nothing about American Football; that's a good thing! He hires good people and lets them do their job. I don't want another owner who thinks he knows more than legit football people. Also, since Bezos created Amazon (with a lot of help from his wife) we haven't seen him do much. Have you watched Rings of Power? It's not good. Granted, he didn't make the show but the people he hired didn't do a very good job. Musk has so many irons in the fire he's not going to be spending much time at practices. I like owners who sign checks and just show up on game day. Politics doesn't enter into to my thought process at all. Nor should it! Like most people, I tune into sports to get away from politics! Between the two, Bezos would be more likely to get political than Musk. I want the team to be laser focused on nothing but destroying Dallas, Philly, and the Giants every year. Now, in a perfect world, JJG would have the money to buy the team. Or maybe Danny could give him a discount and he could crowd-fund the purchase. I'd much rather have the team owned and managed by the Gibbs family. But this ain't a perfect world.

My vote is for Elon Musk! He's got the kinda money needed to put out the dumpster fire and rebuild from scratch.

Thank you Sir. I really do hope we see Howell at some point. I think the chances are good because I doubt that either Heinicke or Wentz can stay healthy. I'm not sure about Howell's height. Some say he's 6 foot. Some say 6'1". Wish it was more like 6'3". I do love his arm strength though. Man that ball gets there quick! And, he's a tough kid. Not as elusive as TH in the pocket but thicker and probably more durable. I was pretty surprised he lasted till the 5th round after the year he had prior to 2021. I'm an ACC fan so I watched him. Last year's UNC team was gutted! He had to run the ball more and did so without complaining. That says a lot about his character. He didn't hit the transfer portal. The only think I don't like about him is that there's no way someone that young should be able to grow an awesome beard like that!

As a fan, I'd like to see what Howell can do. Putting on my coach's hat though, I can see why they're not starting him. 1) How much of the offense does he know? If he can't execute at least 70% of the playbook then the offense will be predictable, and you won't really see if he has game or not. Can he set protections at an NFL level? He'll need to prove that he can master that aspect of the game first. I have no doubt that he's a tough kid. But you don't want him getting his brains beat in because he forgot to get his RB on a potentially free rusher. How comfortable is he calling plays in the huddle? He needs to speak clearly and quickly. As soon as the coaching staff is confident in those things then they should play Howell. But not before. 2) Howell hasn't seen how Turner's offense is supposed to be run. Not from Wentz and not during a regular season where more in-depth game planning is conducted. At the least, Heinicke will be able to demonstrate what Turner is looking for from his QB. Now, whether Turner is a good OC or not is still up for debate. We'll see because he's got a system friendly QB now. It's just as important to see what Turner can do as it is the QB. If he's not a good OC, then RR needs to move on from him. He has the best complement of skills players yet and a QB who knows his system. Don't care about the Oline. It's time for Turner to prove himself. Overcome the Oline challenges and find a way to move the ball! 3) There are other players on the team with families to support and mouths to feed. They all wanna get paid. If you want the good ones to stick around long term, then RR needs to prove to them that he hasn't given up on the season. Only 35% of the season has been played. So, while we may think the season is over RR can never take that approach if he wants some of the good players to want to remain with the team. Otherwise, the team will continue to lose players who just want out of the clown show that this franchise has been. There are also incentives built into some contracts. It would be wrong to prevent players from reaching their bonuses because the coaching staff thinks the season is not salvageable.

Hmmm. I liked Fromm in college - Georgia. Not a very strong arm or very athletic but he's very smart. He can get thru his reads quickly. Could do worse for a backup. Like Montez again! And a backup is most likely his ceiling.