bubba9497 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&page=/firstandten/week16 New York Giants at Washington Redskins The Redskins have come out of nowhere to be in position to get the last wild-card spot. That's remarkable. Early in the season, the Redskins looked like the little engine that could. Gregg Williams did his expected magic with the defense, but Joe Gibbs did nice things with the offense too. He kept in extra blockers to protect Mark Brunell, and he often sent only one or two receivers into pass routes. With time, Brunell worked his offense well, but the offense hit the wall in October and lost three games. Gibbs and the Redskins caught their second breath. They've won their last three, and suddenly, they control the final wild-card spot if they can win their final two games. They have a lot of bad memories from their 36-0 loss in Giants Stadium on Oct. 30. Since then, the Giants have showed signs of strain. Eli Manning has had his problems with accuracy on short passes when defenders get around his feet. That's exactly what the Redskins will try to do. Manning has relied more on Tiki Barber to carry the offense, and he has responded with his best season. Manning is dangerous, though, and Gibbs knows it. He has weapons on offense and he has Barber. Catching the Giants for the NFC East title might be a reach. The Giants should beat the Raiders next Saturday and clinch the division if they lose this game. The Redskins, for their own sake, want to make them work to win the division because it's not out of the question these two teams could meet in the first round of the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Clayton has been a believer since day 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amm11387 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I like Clayton he supports the skins and he hate sean salisbury the double whammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyfar Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Good to see Clayton is sticking with us. BTW this game will be played in the honor of SE Jerome so we'll have the emotional edge. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelvincent Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Yeah, they worst Clayton would do on us is be neutral. He doesn't jump on the bandwagon when we drop a couple games. he's got 10X the IQ of Salisbury Steak. That guy sucked as a QB and now he sucks just as bad as an analyst. Sometimes the Jockocracy makes some poor decisions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_good_brotha Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I've never heard Clayton talk about the Redskins. It's nice to know someone out there recognizes us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Good to see Clayton is sticking with us. BTW this game will be played in the honor of SE Jerome so we'll have the emotional edge. lol :laugh::laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbynice Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Good to see Clayton is sticking with us. BTW this game will be played in the honor of SE Jerome so we'll have the emotional edge. lol LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknsrbck26 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Too bad Dr. I don't know couldn't save him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End2round2sanders Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Very accurate thoughts on his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PresidentClinton07 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 :laugh::laugh: This will be a big win in memory of him. Hopefully we will pull this out and let him rest in peace. :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cycopath Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 This will be a big win in memory of him. Hopefully we will pull this out and let him rest in peace. :laugh: :laugh: with inspector 2 2 on the case, we have nothing to worry about :laugh: :laugh: :gaintsuck :gaintsuck :gaintsuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinthemboys Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Unlike 99% of the ESPN analyst, Clayton actually uses practical thinking in giving an opinion on a football team. Kudos to him. Sean salsbury should take a lesson from the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCNightHawk Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Clayton actually knows what he is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Clayton's an intellectual football watcher. While I won't expect to hear him give a good description of what it's like to pick up a blitz, he is OTOH very observant about bigger picture issues such as the team's change in direction. He also clearly works hard to get facts right. I think his pencilneck appearance causes many people to doubt his abilities to cover the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknsrbck26 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 True unlike Sean S. sometimes.....actually all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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