brandymac27 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 http://riggosrag.com/2008/08/06/jason-taylor-to-make-debut-on-saturday/ The “truly blessed” dance man is going to get into the rotation on Saturday, and I’m sure Fed Ex is going to go wild. The unstoppable Jason LaCanfora is the one with the news, and he also says London Fletcher might get in the mix a bit. The report also says that the starters on offense will likely go an extra series. Of course, that is, those who play at all. The mothership has a quote from Clinton Portis that is understandable and a bit telling, “I don’t feel the need, but if coaches want to see me [play in a game], I’m all for it.” In other words, expect to see CP in for one series against the Jags or not at all. Portis’s injury history in the preseason is part of the reason, but I have to say given that there are new blocking schemes and a huge amount of responsibility in the short passing game for the RB in this offense, I think it behooves the Skins to get him in there. What is Campbell supposed to do when he builds rhythm with Betts and Cartwright and Mason and then Portis steps onto the field and blows an assignment or ends up in a slightly different spot on the field? The West Coast Offense is about throwing to spots on the field in timing. I know there’s practice, but I hope the coaches push Portis on the field a bit. So back to Taylor. I’m honestly not sure what to expect from Taylor. He looks in great shape and I suspect that there is a pretty large package of defensive plays where all he has to do is go up field and go after the QB. At the same time, what seperates Taylor from your average DE is how he can move around the field and chase plays down. He’s particularly good at sniffing out the screen play and using his hide to disrupt it which is great considering how good the Eagles and Giants are with screen plays. Are those instincts intact or whill he question himself in a new defense? Does he have the speed he had when he was younger? I’m looking forward to finding out. A good game from him will show that at least when managed well, he has the ability to disrupt a game. But don’t assume if he has a poor game that he is washed up. Even at DE there is a transition period. Here’s hoping Taylor and Fletcher shore up a defense that Greg Blatche said, “stunk like 3 day old fish.” Hail Skins! -DW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayers Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Can't wait to see him play. Hopefully he tear's it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooooleeeey Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 our D should be alot better with some of our starters back (obviously)... but at soon as they are out, back to dead fish we go ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayers Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 our D should be alot better with some of our starters back (obviously)... but at soon as they are out, back to dead fish we go ... Yea it will be. But for the first few drives in the Colt's game, the D didn't do to bad IMO. And we didn't have alot of staters last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugein Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 This game will be on NFL Network live, right? For us out-of-market folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayers Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 This game will be on NFL Network live, right? For us out-of-market folk. The Schedule says Comcast SportsNet / WUSA TV 9. No clue if it's on NFL Network. I'll check for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 If blocking might be an issue, I don't see why putting Portis in to just block on passing plays would be much of an issue. I would think it'd be a lot harder to get injured when you're just blocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayers Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 If blocking might be an issue, I don't see why putting Portis in to just block on passing plays would be much of an issue. I would think it'd be a lot harder to get injured when you're just blocking. I'd rather not risk it. Remember the '06 Season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydigytel Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 yeah, portis doesn't need to be in there i do hope the D plays a little better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshatterer Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 This game will be on NFL Network live, right? For us out-of-market folk. Just checked for ya. Live @ 7 eastern on NFL Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigSkin Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 It would be good PR to play a few more starters in a few more series considering it's the first preseason home game. It'll put more butts in the stadium. Glad I'm going and happy to see JT playing. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 For future reference. http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story;jsessionid=E8A4C70339BD0EE5FBA3196A7A7402D1?id=09000d5d809476d7&template=without-video&confirm=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthor99 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I'd like to see him play, but hopefully it's only for a series or 2. I'm one of those fans who is absoutley paranoid about injuries. I rather sit all the starters until Week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNGwithOUTaCrwN Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 cant wait to see him play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMetal Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 When did Greg make that comment? News to me, but he ain't wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 how do you find live game feeds for sopcast? Do they just show up when you click a channel? I live in NC and cant (for the most part) get the skins games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather151981 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 This game will be on NFL Network live, right? For us out-of-market folk. Yes, it's being shown live on NFL Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather151981 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 One thing I noticed last week was that even the pregame show on ESPN 980 was listing certain players as not participating in the Colts game, and they ended up playing. I specifically remember hearing that Chris Samuels wasn't going to play, and he was in the starting lineup. So a lot of these reports might not necessarily be overly accurate. Hopefully they do put these guys in the game at some point, because it would be nice for the home fans to be able to see Jason Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper21 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 If you read the story, it actually says that he MAY play a few plays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat87 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i dont care about jason taylor in game 2, maan! i wanna see more campbell, and more D from the back ups... because after last year, i feel injuries are bound to happen more than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat87 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Knock on Wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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