POLL: Who Was Most Responsible for the Offense's Poor Performance in the Playoffs?

[AJ_Skins]

Let's see what people think.

[AJ_Skins]

Crap, misspelled Portis. Can you edit polls?

[STaylorLayintheWOOD]

he might be able to manage games but he could not make the big plays when we needed them , and would not step up in the pocket. therefore i vote for mark.

[AJ_Skins]

If you vote "Other" go ahead and give an explanation.

[Loyal2Washington]

I voted other, when you get single coverage every play and can not beat your man then you have some serious issues. My answer Taylor Jacobs.

:dallasuck :gaintsuck :eaglesuck

[ouvan59]

The Seattle Seahawks had something to do with it. When you aren't successful it's not always your own shortcomings. That being said, I voted for Mark Brunell's knee.

[TheDane]

First, the Seattle Seahawks should be an option.

Second, how can you leave the offensive line out of that? They were, at times, flat out ugly in that game.

Third, where is the option for Patrick Ramsey, who clearly torpedoed the franchise from the minute he was drafted out of Tulane? <-- being sarcastic

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I voted for Mark Brunell. However, I also think his regular season performance is the biggest reason we were in the playoffs. So I'm thrilled with the season he had.

[Isifhan]

Why are you trying to assign blame on what is by all accounts a pretty successful season? It's pretty obvious what you are trying to do and all it's going to be is yet another rehasing of your already well known viewpoints.

[mikeyf316]

You can't make lemonade without lemons. We've simply not got enough weapons on offense, as we lack that second receiver which we have all been posting about this week. This becomes an issue at the top of the organization which filters down. Without that #2 WR, we lose some of our ability to get Moss open, to get more than 5 yard passes to Cooley, and we lack relief for Portis, who has to shoulder more of the offense when we don't pass.

Get a credible threat at the #2 WR slot and defenses have to spread more to try to contain us. I think that Brunell (with his healthy O line back) will be able to make good decisions about which of his four main outlets to go to: Moss, Cooley, Portis, and that phantom guy we're waiting for.

[mcarey032]

there is no I in TEAM, so I would say that the team lost. Not one individual.

[PapaDRoc]

Injuries were the reason the offense stuggled.

Brunell was beat up, Portis was beat up, Randy Thomas was out, Patten and Thrash were out, and Ray Brown was hurt.

[AJ_Skins]

Again, if you vote "Other" explain why.

[WhodatSkinsFan?]

The culprits are:

* a hurt OLine

* NO #2 reveiver

* Hurt Mark Brunell

ya can't help injuries... NO NEED TO TRY to assign BLAME on them... unless, however, we're talking about when playing hurt hinders the team..................................

[GhostRider]

Combination of O-Line, Brunell, and Reciever's.

[BawlCoach]

My Other was for the whole offense. They ( players ) just didn't execute for a complete game when oft we needed it most. About the only game when the offense fired on all cylinders was SF.

[AJ_Skins]

The culprits are:

* a hurt OLine

* NO #2 reveiver

* Hurt Mark Brunell

ya can't help injuries... NO NEED TO TRY to assign BLAME on them... unless, however, we're talking about when playing hurt hinders the team..................................

You can vote for any reason you want. If you blame Gibbs for starting Brunell when he was hurt, you can vote for Gibbs. If you blame Brunell for playing injured, or for just being old, you can vote for Brunell. If you view injuries as a separate issue, you can vote "other".

[Stophovr6]

I voted other.

My explanation is negativity coming from ungrateful fans...

[AJ_Skins]

Combination of O-Line, Brunell, and Reciever's.

Note that the question is who is MOST responsible. If you think Gibbs, Brunell or Portis is MOST responsible, vote for them. Otherwise, choose other.

[Dirk Diggler]

A combination of the weather/road/injuries. Either way, it's "other."

If I had to chose one - I would say being the visiting team. Seattle has played excellent defense at home this season. And there's a good reason: That was the loudest stadium I've ever been in.

[illone]

WoooHooo, another psuedo Brunell bashing topic.

Is it going to be like this for the next seven months?

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I voted other.

My explanation is negativity coming from ungrateful fans...

:laugh: :applause:

[jayl1985]

I thought the offensive playcalling was pretty bad throughout the playoffs. We were playing not to lose instead of trying to win. During the game our offense becomes so predicable that teams know how to stop us which both Tampa and the Seahawks did.

[ouvan59]

Can I change my vote to Joe Gibbs?

No other coach would have had us in a position to lose to the Seahawks. If Gibbs had not been back I could have won a ton of money on the golf course this past weekend instead of watching the Redskins going for their 12th win on the year.

[SkinzRool]

Not having a second option at WR is what hurt the Redskins most, IMO.