skinsfannyc76 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Jaws offers us some "insight" into JC and our offense. Also, Joe Theismann has a blurb on our MNF game. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/notebook?page=sundaycountdown07 If someone wants an idea what Washington wants to do, they should watch a tape of the Redskins' offense from 1982. It's clear that the wide-open Al Saunders experiment is over in Washington. The Redskins have gone back to what head coach Joe Gibbs is comfortable with: a grind-it-out Hogs' style offense from the early '80s. That's a good thing for two reasons for the Redskins, who play the Eagles on "Monday Night Football" this week. One, it is a return to something that Gibbs is comfortable with. Two, it protects young quarterback Jason Campbell. Campbell I'm not sure Campbell would have been able to thrive in a more wide-open passing attack because of his youth and inexperience. While he definitely has an arm that is strong enough to make every throw available to him, he still hasn't experienced enough to fully understand all the subtleties and nuances of the position. Campbell still can be confused by the defense and has the bad habit of staring down his receivers. He also doesn't seem to understand how to manipulate the defense with his eyes like a more experienced quarterback does. Of course, this is pretty normal stuff for a quarterback still in the embryonic stage of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggs43 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Hey Ditka picked us and he has the best record of last weeks picks at 13-3. So we gotta win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Jaws knows nothing...how does he not know thta we still have Al? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I say we need to prove the old cowpukes wrong, because the obviously don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Gotta respect the hell out of Jaws. Says it like it is. One of the ONLY analyst's who actually study film and have a clue what they are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucfSKINS Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 who cares what some old Iggles QB says. Jaws is a freakin idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Is anyone able to view the whole column? I can't get it to work. Just keep getting an error message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrfriedm Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 So Ditka was the only one who picked us to win this week. I'm actually quite happy about that. I hope that we remain the dark horse all season long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scstand Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I picked us to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 So Ditka was the only one who picked us to win this week. I'm actually quite happy about that. I hope that we remain the dark horse all season long. Joe Theismann did too.. Washington at Philadelphia: I like the Redskins in this one because defensively they can make some plays, while the Eagles' defense isn't as good as it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demoonda Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 If there's one man's pick I trust, it's......Ditka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Sounds fair enough to me. Honest and seemingly not skewed too much. Off topic: Everyone but one picked the Pats over the Bolts. Anyone else think that is bizarre? I'll put my money on the Chargers, given all the distractions the Pats have had this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyShoo Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Jaws knows nothing...how does he not know thta we still have Al? I think that you need to re-read the sentence in question. He never said Al was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demoonda Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 So Ditka was the only one who picked us to win this week. I'm actually quite happy about that. I hope that we remain the dark horse all season long. Agreed. Let's stay under everyone's radar and just win games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posse87 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 This is the 2nd or third article I have seen saying that the skins have done away with the Saunders offense and returned to 80's Gibbs football. I just find it funny how the pundits can draw so many conclusions after just one game. I am absolutely sure the skins are going to mix it up as the year progresses. Sauders offense is predicated on a strong run game and establishing that early in the year will go a long way towards opening up things for Campbell as the year moves along. Saunders is too valuable and creative to just throw out his intricate and productive oofense. Todd Collins could probably answer this better than anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I think that you need to re-read the sentence in question. He never said Al was gone. The wide open Al Saunders experiment is over that sounds to me like he is suggesting that Al is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinNem_PA Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Ha... Ditka also picked the Dolphins and Packers to win which would set us atop the NFCE alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 This is the 2nd or third article I have seen saying that the skins have done away with the Saunders offense and returned to 80's Gibbs football. I just find it funny how the pundits can draw so many conclusions after just one game. I am absolutely sure the skins are going to mix it up as the year progresses. Sauders offense is predicated on a strong run game and establishing that early in the year will go a long way towards opening up things for Campbell as the year moves along. Saunders is too valuable and creative to just throw out his intricate and productive offense. That's what stood out to me. We didn't scrap Saunders style because if we did, we wouldn't have Saunders here. Saunders offense isn't a NUMBER of passes, it's what kind of routes are run with what kind of pass protections, it's what kind of run blocking we're doing. It is absolutely clear to me in our running game that Saunders influence is there. Anyone remember our first couple years in the running game? Jesus, the first year we ran Portis into the ground with stupid schemes trying to re-establish the LOS downfield with man blocking and then we mixed in some zone blocking in 2005 and Portis had a better year but there was still a lot of beating that Portis took and his average wasn't nearly as good as I bet it will be by the end of this year. People can attribute that high average in Denver to the system but not 5.5 to 4.0. Also, just look at what Saunders did in KC with Priest Holmes. I don't get why people think Saunders doesn't run the ball. Maybe he's not going to use all his playbook so that Campbell can get comfortable but THIS IS a Saunders offense. Do they really think that we scrapped Saunders playbook and just reinserted Gibbs buttonhooks-curls-outs-WR screens passing tree from 2004? It's just idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggs43 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Everyone expected us to run a lot this season w/ a young QB. So when we start the season w/ a run first style, they think we're rid of our Off. Coordinator's philosophy? I think our offense will evolve into a more pass orientated style, once JC is more familiar w/ reading coverages, and improves his timing. Maybe we should hire someone to videotape our opponents defensive signals to bring JC along quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommDownMan Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Sounds fair enough to me. Honest and seemingly not skewed too much.Off topic: Everyone but one picked the Pats over the Bolts. Anyone else think that is bizarre? I'll put my money on the Chargers, given all the distractions the Pats have had this week. I agree fair assessment. I don't know if I'd put money on it, but I'd love to see SD come in there and kick some ass. If this cheating stuff is true I hope every team goes a little harder to make them earn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommDownMan Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Everyone expected us to run a lot this season w/ a young QB. So when we start the season w/ a run first style, they think we're rid of our Off. Coordinator's philosophy? I think our offense will evolve into a more pass orientated style, once JC is more familiar w/ reading coverages, and improves his timing. Maybe we should hire someone to videotape our opponents defensive signals to bring JC along quicker. at least we'd get a better return on our draft picks:laugh::laugh: edit: as opposed to the traded ones, not players drafted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I always disliked Jaws. It has nothing to do with his Eagle affiliations- its just that he makes a stupid announcer. If I ever want good analysis, I'm not looking any further than John Clayton and Chris Mortenson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I love Jaws, but he is so off-base here. We ran because it was WORKING. And since when is Chris Cooley "an excellent blocking tight end"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAlvinWalton Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 The wide open Al Saunders experiment is overthat sounds to me like he is suggesting that Al is gone Then maybe take a reading comprehension class. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 That's what stood out to me. We didn't scrap Saunders style because if we did, we wouldn't have Saunders here. Saunders offense isn't a NUMBER of passes, it's what kind of routes are run with what kind of pass protections, it's what kind of run blocking we're doing. It is absolutely clear to me in our running game that Saunders influence is there. Anyone remember our first couple years in the running game? Jesus, the first year we ran Portis into the ground with stupid schemes trying to re-establish the LOS downfield with man blocking and then we mixed in some zone blocking in 2005 and Portis had a better year but there was still a lot of beating that Portis took and his average wasn't nearly as good as I bet it will be by the end of this year. People can attribute that high average in Denver to the system but not 5.5 to 4.0. Also, just look at what Saunders did in KC with Priest Holmes. I don't get why people think Saunders doesn't run the ball. Maybe he's not going to use all his playbook so that Campbell can get comfortable but THIS IS a Saunders offense. Do they really think that we scrapped Saunders playbook and just reinserted Gibbs buttonhooks-curls-outs-WR screens passing tree from 2004? It's just idiotic. So true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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