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Preston Smith flashed though. He had the 3 sack game his rookie season and plays where he was in the mix. When Sweat gets blocked, he's pretty much out of the play. I can't think of very many plays (especially on the pass rushes) where he beats his man.

I'd like to think he's still not 100% from the preseason injury (not sure whether that's the case). Sure would've been nice to have a vet to push him to earn the starting spot...

Premature on both sides. Receiver is a tough position to make a real impact in a rookie season. They usually run out of steam due to the higher number of games, or teams adjust to what they're doing once the film is out there. And unless he's just *that* good, I'd bet he probably would've been better off getting the game experience and developing, versus catching a couple of defenses off guard in the beginning of the season. I think us throwing these guys in there like that, is more of a function of our own desperation, than their actual readiness to contribute.

I think the problem I have with the whole thing is that he, much like Doctson (& now Guice) weren't forced to earn their way into the game. What happened to getting a vet in there that will push them for competition, until they're ready? Maybe because we're still drafting for immediate roster gaps instead of longterm roster replenishment? I vividly remember Sean Taylor making freakish plays in the preseason, and STILL not starting game 1. I understand Sweat was injured, but even when he was available, since Gruden knew he was starting day 1, so he couldn't risk him to injury. In reality, playing him in the preseason would've been best for his development. We're going to have this problem for as long as we treat these guys as saviors.

There was never even a possibility of this happening. He created a MAGA boogeyman that never existed. (What're the chances two white men, wearing MAGA hats were going to be strolling on that street, at 2 am, on one of the coldest nights in decades?). The reason he chose that night was because there wouldn't be witnesses to undermine the story. The major variable to this scheme working rested with police not being able to track the suspects. He didn't want to go to police in the first place. He also didn't cooperate fully with the investigation before the wheels fell off. Just as police did with the co-conspirators, they would've been able to easily retrace anyone's steps via surveillance videos, phone records, etc. This was done to garner himself attention...not lock up innocent people. It's certainly fair game to criticize him for diverting police resources, and wasting a lot of folks' time, as well as lying about everything. But I think with the evidence reported to date it's clear this scheme was concocted to advance his career and increase his visibility.

I'm fully expecting a jilted-former-lover angle to be introduced at some point. For him to be this defiant, I'd imagine there's more yet to be released.

This is where I'm at too. He never wanted a real police investigation. In his misguided plan to reduce the number of witnesses, and plan this for a historically cold night, he didn't stop for one second to think how easily police would be able to retrace these guys' steps. The best thing he could possibly do for himself is avoid a trial at all costs. I can't imagine him coming out looking any better once the intricate details of this cluster**** are presented as evidence.

Disagree. This is one of those stories where news and entertainment intersect. Everyone I've talked to about it IRL has asked the same question ("why?"). I want to stop watching it, but it's a slow motion train wreck. This was the first thing that popped into my head, as the details of the 'incident' were being published:

To be honest, reading this guy's social media before the incident left me with the feeling that he was a fringe lunatic. After all, if you had this much of a moral objection to what is going on in the country, wouldn't you find it at least slightly hypocritical to have your checks signed by the network most closely aligned with this administration (Fox)? And wouldn't you be keenly aware that your political stances are inconsistent with theirs and conduct yourself accordingly? I know a lot of people are coming out and saying they thought it was bs from the start, but I recall arguing with friends and family that the initial story never made much sense. This is not normal, even for politics.

I guess...I'm just not seeing rational people, regardless of political leanings, doing this kind of **** for attention.

He's a suspect now. Since he hasn't surrender to police yet, hopefully his crisis management team and defense attorneys catch convince him to seek help before he stands trial. He'll probably get the book thrown at him, which I have no problem with, but the whole thing (combining it with sending himself hate mail with aspirin simulating anthrax, cut out letters from a magazine) just screams either mental illness and/or substance abuse to me.

I think the bigger deal may be the whole letter fiasco that involved the FBI. If they go after him for any of a number of charges they can bring up, he's not only looking at just losing his career, but also his freedom for a significant amount of time. I don't think he'll get very much time for the false police report from Chicago PD, but the FBI treats fake substances the same as what they're imitating. Best route for him at this point, is to feign mental illness, or claim he's bi-polar.

Disagree. This was done purely for his own gain. Rumor was he was being written off of Empire, and he's trying to establish himself as a legitimate musician, and create a buzz around his first album. What better way than to make yourself the face of the victims of violent crimes as a black and gay man? He had a show shortly after the "attack" where he called himself the gay 2pac. He sold out 3 demographics of people (blacks, LGBTQ, victims of violent crimes) solely for the perceived opportunity of career advancement. I almost feel like he needs a mental evaluation, because this is not the behavior of a person playing with a full deck.

Not sure i agree with this. As Cooley mentioned in his podcast, Smith left some plays on the field. I'm not sure if you can place the emphasis on short passes completely on them for not getting open.

To that point, it appears that the kind of routes Doctson can 'win' on, are the throws Alex Smith is the worst at. I guess I still can't see the idea of a 1st round pick run-blocking, or drawing PIs as justifying his talent level or his perceived contribution to this offense. Certainly some of it falls on the kind of QB Smith is, and maybe the playcalling, but I'd like to think, at where we drafted him, his talent level would dictate that he's winning matchups and becoming a solid contributor in this offense. And I'm not sure how that can happen...and some of that is on the team, some of it is on him. If he's going to be a possession receiver, at what point can we expect the offense to look his way on critical down situations? Those appear to be the kind of routes he can execute...

But surely Gruden and Alex know the kind of receiver he is...so my question then becomes what gives for the lack of production? Send him on those routes he's good at running, and have Alex throw him the ball in one on one match ups so either he catches it, or it's incomplete. Or better yet throw it high where he'll out-jump most DBs. They have had a training camp and however many practices to become accustomed to it. If we're going to be a good team, everybody has to be involved in the offense. Otherwise we'll flounder when good defenses neutralize our best threats.

Here's a pretty good Reddit discussion on someone that analyzed some tape of him: Reddit: TheHeintzel Analysis The Not-So Curious Case of Josh Doctson Here's another one: The Heintzel WR report - A Josh Doctson tape analysis

CBS Sports: Redskins Josh Doctson Held Without Target I'm guessing as well...haven't viewed the All-22 film either. But what other explanation could there be?

At this point, with where he was drafted, he should be able read coverages pre-snap to understand what he needs to do to get separation via man or know where to go to find a soft spot in a zone. I find it real hard to believe that Jay is designing these plays that can only get him targeted ~5 times a game. So, my guess is that he's not getting open due to route running. I think we can all agree that Doctson should at least be capable of running a portion of the route tree at an average level. And if he's just a possession type receiver, why are we never going to him in critical down situations?

Vernon Davis. I'd run 2 TE sets more, if we're talking current roster. And bulking up isn't going to help him, if he's already rarely getting separation. Without film, it's difficult to say...but I think it is safe to say that the guy is probably never going to live up to expectations at this point, unless there's a phantom injury we aren't privy to.

Doctson has 5 catches for 48 yards through 3 games. At this point, regardless of how good or bad our offense looks week to week, you have to ask yourself, why isn't he contributing? As much as I'd like to think the guy could pan out, most players that develop into solid contributors aren't finishing games with 0 catches for 0 yards unless the defense is completely geared towards stopping them. And I don't think anyone would argue that to be the case with him. At this point with our current personnel, we'd be better off running 2 TE sets and utilizing both Reed & Davis, and possibly bolstering the run game. Or we could sign a certain receiver that would love to stick it to the Cowboys twice a year, prove that he's still capable of playing at a high level, and possibly set himself up for a big payday next season. Seems like the Redskins would hold all of the cards in that scenario.

If it's like last week, one or two TDs would qualify as an offensive explosion.

Every time audio was released of his 'sideline' outbursts, it was revealed that the narrative was inaccurate. The guy's a fiery competitor, that doesn't like to lose. They weren't rants about him not getting the ball. Don't forget, him getting dropped by Dallas was purely a cap move. He wasn't worth a $16.5 M cap number in that offense, where the QB struggled with making intermediate/deep throws (where Dez lives). And the timing of his release screwed him because a lot of teams had already spent the money they had planned to use in free agency. Bottom line is, neither Doctson or Richardson have been particularly effective, they don't scare defenses, and they have left plays on the field. If we have the opportunity to bring a guy in on a cheap one year contract, why not? If he causes problems he can be cut. I'd rather see the front office take a chance on him, than the continued effort to dumpster dive for guys that have never accomplished anything.

Not a chance of that happening here. He wants a one year contract, which means he'll be on his best behavior in hopes of landing the next payday. We have far more to gain, than anything to lose by giving the guy a shot. And he'd take pressure and attention off of our current WRs. Putting the anti-Dallas bias aside, off the street, he's a better receiver than anyone we have on our roster, and he'd come cheap. I'm not going to condemn Alex's lack of downfield passing yet, because even when he made on target throws, our current guys weren't making plays. Dez drops passes too, but when he catches them he can be a matchup problem. And since the front office is committed to winning now, they need to bolster that group. Otherwise teams are just going to tee off on Peterson and Thompson.

He had no business being brought in, in the first place. Still holding out hope that we give Dez a call. I mean what could it hurt at this point?