bredskin Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 ES Coverage: Washington Redskins Vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10/4/09 :helmet: Victory!!! Redskins 16 - Buccaneers 13 Redskin Pre-Game Hello and welcome to ES coverage of the Washington Redskins Vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bredskin live on site with Murf. It is a beautiful day at FedEx Field. The skies are clear and it is going to be in the low to mid 70s. Today’s game is as close to it gets as a must win game. After an extremely difficult and disappointing loss to the lowly Detroit Lions, the Redskins look to rebound against a struggling Tampa Bay franchise that has already begun their rebuilding effort. Tampa comes in at 0-3 and will start Josh Johnson at QB, after benching Byron Leftwich following their third consecutive loss. Johnson, known mostly as a scrambling quarterback in college, will get his first professional start. The Redskins must be disciplined defensively with the mobile Johnson, maintaining their gap responsibilities, forcing him to stay in the pocket. The key defensively is to stop the run. If the Redskins can take away the run and create long down and distance for Tampa Bay, it could be a long afternoon for the Buccaneers. If the Bucs can get their ground game going against the Redskins, it could give a rookie quarterback the confidence he needs, and could keep Tampa Bay in this football game to the end. Offensively, the Redskins must establish to running game. If the Redskins can move the ball on the ground and grind the clock down, it should give Jason Campbell the down and distance situations that will keep the Tampa Bay defense off balance. We’ll follow up with you with the inactive list before kick-off. Go Skins!!! :helmet: Inactives Washington Redskins Alridge, Montgomery, Barnes, Ed Williams, Henson, Batiste, Mitchell, and Wynn Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ward, Leftwich, Hamilton, Faine, Dile, Dotson, K. Moore, and D. Moore :helmet: First Quarter Rinehart gets beat for a sack and a fumble. Carlos gets beat by Antonio Bryant...7-0...that was quick.. Hunter Smith has a groin...questionable to return Turnovers are a killer!!!! Second Quarter Still 7-0.. Although Washington has shown the ability to run the football, turnovers and penalties have been drive killers. Tampa Bay is a team with zero offense. They are taking no chances. But, Washington has kept them in the game. It is starting to feel a little like Detroit. The Redskins are in deep need of a burst of energy. Maybe a backup quarterback can provide that energy. Tampa 10 Redskins 0 Third Quarter D Hall with a nice pick provides Washington with some much needed field position. Washington's inability to throw the ball bogs down the drive. Suisham for 42 yards. Tampa 10 Redskins 3 Nice drive. 10 plays 69 yards. Several nice 3 down conversions including a quarterback draw. Drive culminates with a 17 yard pass from Campbell to Cooley for 6. PAT blocked Bucs 10 Redskins 9 59 yards from Campbell to Moss....yes...finally!! Redskins 16 Bucs 10 Fourth Quarter Redskins defense gives up 3 after getting tough inside of the 10. Tampa's running game put it to the Redskins throughout the 12 play 48 yerd drive. Redskins 16 Bucs 13 :helmet: PHOTOS To see a slideshow of ExtremeSkins game photos click HERE To see the complete set of ExtremeSkins game photos click HERE :helmet: AUDIO To listen to comments from Chris Cooley click HERE To listen to comments from Phillip Daniels click HERE To listen to comments from Reed Doughty click HERE To listen to comments from DeAngelo Hall click HERE To listen to comments from Chris "The Predator" Horton click HERE To listen to comments from Jeremy Jarmon click HERE To listen to comments from Marko Mitchell click HERE To listen to comments from Brian Orakpo click HERE To listen to comments from Casey Rabach click HERE To listen to comments from Chad Rinehart click HERE To listen to comments from Hunter Smith click HERE To listen to comments from Shaun Suisham click HERE :helmet: REFFKIN'S FINAL THOUGHTS The 16-13 victory over Tampa Bay was a mixed bag of good and bad. The win was much needed. In fact, it was a must win. Washington did everything they could to help Tampa. But, in the end, Washington did not help Tampa enough. Defensively, we gave up 129 net rushing yards and 100 net passing yards. Tampa Bay focused on the run, trying to run clock and protect their rookie quarterback. The Bucs ran well at times, especially on the second to last drive, where they settled for the field goal. Reed Doughty, London Fletcher, Laron Landry, and Brian Orakpo (9, 9, 7, and 7 tackles respectively) led the Redskin defense. It is difficult to say whether they played well or were just playing against an inferior opponent. It was most likely a combination of both. Offensively, the Redskin running game showed signs of life. Clinton Portis was two yards shy of the century mark. Today was the first game this season that the Redskins were actually able to run the ball to the right side. Chad Rinehart and Stephon Heyer showed some decent push on the right side. The passing game was as bad as I have seen it in the first half. Jason Campbell was horrendous. He threw two interceptions and fumbled on a blind side hit. In a game where the opponent had no ability to move the football, Redskin turnovers almost gave them the game. Campbell rebounded in the second half for two touchdown passes, including a deep pass to Moss, something that we have been waiting for. A very poor pass from Campbell in the fourth quarter, led to his third interception. Campbell threw into double coverage. It was a very poor decision. Tampa drove all the way down the field following the turnover. They settled for the field goal when the Redskin defense got tough inside of the five yard line. It is difficult to come up with the positive in this win, outside of the obvious. We beat one of the worst teams in the league 16-13. Our passing game is still a tremendous question mark. With so much inconsistency throwing the football, it is going to put a lot of pressure on our running game. Let’s be positive. We are 2-2, heading to Carolina. It is a lot better than 1-3. Jeremy Jarmon and Brian Orakpo, two young players are making contributions. The offense showed some signs of life, with the running game waking from the dead. The passing game showed some big play ability. If we can eliminate turnovers and keep the ground game going, we could be a competitive football team moving forward. :helmet: MURF'S TAKE A week after losing to the pitiful Detroit Lions, the Washington Redskins returned to FedEx Field for a matchup with the rebuilding Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While the Lions had history on their side – namely the second-longest losing streak in NFL history – the Bucs might actually be the worse team this season. One week ago, Tampa Bay got beat down by the New York Giants 24-0 in a game so ugly that they didn’t even get a first down until the third quarter. We’ll say it again – no first downs for an entire half of football. Most teams would absolutely relish the chance to beat up on a bad Buccaneers squad, but this game was viewed entirely different in D.C. A win was absolutely mandatory, because a loss meant that the wheels had officially come off the 2009 season. Had the ‘Skins lost, things would have reached a low usually reserved for Steve Spurrier or Richie Petitbon. Conversations wouldn’t focus on “if” head coach Jim Zorn and quarterback Jason Campbell were going to be run out of town, but “when.” So what happened? Campbell fumbled on the opening drive and Tampa Bay immediately capitalized – with some nobody rookie quarterback named Josh Johnson connecting on an eight-yard pass to a formerly relevant wide out named Antonio Bryant to give the Bucs a 7-0 lead just two minutes into the game. Once again the Redskins went out of their way to ensure an inferior opponent was in the game from the outset. No sense doing anything the easy way. The rest of the first half was even worse. The Redskins had a total of six possessions in the first half and they resulted in three punts and three Campbell turnovers. The Redskins had just 99 yards of total offense at the half and for the first time, we seriously thought that Zorn should consider bringing in backup Todd Collins to try and get something going. Thankfully, it didn’t have to come to that. With the Redskins offense missing in action, the team needed someone – anyone – to step up and make a play. That’s when cornerback DeAngelo Hall made the biggest play of the season for the ‘Skins. Johnson dropped back on third down and floated a pass down the right sideline. As soon the ball left Johnson’s hand, Hall broke away from his man and dropped back into coverage to intercept the pass and set up Campbell and the offense with good field position. Washington had the ball three times in the third quarter and put points on the board each possession. Campbell, the same guy who warranted being benched in the first half, completed seven of nine passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns in the third quarter. But the numbers don’t even do Campbell justice, because both of his touchdown passes were big-time completions. The first, a rare redzone score, was threaded perfectly to tight end Chris Cooley in traffic. The second, was a 59-yard bomb that hit wide out Santana Moss in stride as he raced down the right sideline for the winning touchdown. A 10-0 dud was suddenly 16-10, with all momentum securely in favor of the burgundy and gold. If the Redskins are smart, Vinny Cerrato will be on the phone first thing Monday morning attempting to trade for Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib. That’s because the Kansas product intercepted three Campbell passes on the day. To put that in perspective, the only person who caught more passes from Campbell Sunday was Cooley, who had five catches for 65 yards. Sure, the Redskins had a chance to draft Talib during the 2008 NFL Draft before the Bucs ultimately chose him with the 20th pick. But they don’t like using the draft anyways, so why not offer a handful of draft picks and convert the guy to receiver? He’s already caught three passes from Campbell this year, which is one less than the production of tight end Fred Davis and receiver Devin Thomas combined. We’d say more on the subject, but honestly, we just threw up a little. As if the Redskins weren’t facing enough adversity, the team was dealt a sucker punch when 2009 MVP Hunter “The Punter” Smith was forced to leave the game with strained groin after his first punt of the day. Which meant kicker Shaun “Shazam” Suisham was called into duty on his behalf, and while his numbers were anything but spectacular – three punts for an average of 26.7 yards and a long of just 32 – his performance was huge. Especially when you find out Suisham last punted in a game situation back in high school. This was not a great week for safety Chris “The Predator” Horton. First, he becomes the fallguy for the team’s disappointing start and gets pulled from the starting lineup in favor of Reed Doughty. Then, some jackass fan who writes a blog on Horton’s website thought it was appropriate to call out defensive coordinator Greg Blache, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and Hall. Nevermind the fact that we’re completely convinced Haynesworth is unstable. An athlete (not named Terrell Owens) never calls out a teammate. And sure, the guy who wrote this is a nobody … but he wrote it on Horton’s site. Which makes Horton look bad. So yeah, this was not the best week ever for “The Predator.” And even though he played less snaps than usual, Horton made his time on the field count. And for the second-straight home game, when the Redskins needed one play to preserve the victory, Horton stepped up. Defensive lineman Jeremy Jarmon stripped the ball loose from Tampa Bay running back Clifton Smith and Horton dove on the ball. Game. Set. Match. At this point, the Redskins have two legitimate playmakers in the secondary – Horton and Hall. When either is near the ball, good things happen. And the more plays Horton makes, the harder it’ll be for coaches to keep him off the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Looking forward to the coverage gentleman, do us proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMarionBarberHitman Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 ny word on the inactives yet? cant get on redskins.com right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I <3 coverage and Redskins football HTTR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bredskin Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 ny word on the inactives yet?cant get on redskins.com right now Haven't received them yet..as soon as we get the release, we'll post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMarionBarberHitman Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Haven't received them yet..as soon as we get the release, we'll post it. Ok thank you do you have a link to Matt Terl twiiter page or Larry Weisman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien 91 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I am guessing white on burgundy today? I wish they would change it up and the dark tops today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bredskin Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 I am guessing white on burgundy today? I wish they would change it up and the dark tops today. Standard burgundy pants, white jerseys today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEREALTOR1 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks in advance for the coverage bredskin & Murf! Go Skins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Get 'em, you crazy fanboyz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bredskin Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 ny word on the inactives yet?cant get on redskins.com right now Washington Redskins Alridge, Montgomery, Barnes, Ed Williams, Henson, Batiste, Mitchell, and Wynn Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ward, Leftwich, Hamilton, Faine, Dile, Dotson, K. Moore, and D. Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johns Bass Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Standard burgundy pants, white jerseys today. I have heard that this practice goes back to Gibbs where the theory is that in hot weather the dark colors are hotter so that is why they go with the white jerseys because the players will be cooler during the game. I am not too sure that mid 70's qualifies as 'hot' weather but on the other hand they did win at home in white...even though I would like to see the burgundy. I have heard that Derrick Ward is inactive - nothing on the Skins side yet other than CP is active (not a surprise). Rather glad they decided to make Leftwich inactive - isn't this the same dude that pretty well blew up the Skins after they sacked Big Ben out of a game when he was with Pittsburgh? HTTR! Kick the buc~ketts :nutkick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXX99 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Oh man, I was hoping to see Alridge get some carrys today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangSteve Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I have a serious question, did the Rams and Lions really beat us up? That's pretty embarrassing if that's how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinned Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 No Aldridge and No Mitchell.....grrr Would love to see these potential playmakers active :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themurf Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Free Marko! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangSteve Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 No Aldridge and No Mitchell.....grrrWould love to see these potential playmakers active :mad: I totaly agree, I think we need both these kids on the field. Your pushing my patients Zorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johns Bass Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 No Aldridge and No Mitchell.....grrrWould love to see these potential playmakers active :mad: Yeah, I am mildly enraged that they went through the trouble to get a speed back kinda guy off of someone else's PS just to see how fast he can make the Inactive list. WTF do they have to lose by at least showing the threat of an Aldridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planter Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 That's it. I'd bench Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKSFN813366 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Fire Zorn and bench Campbell. Great talent on the offense but the player caller and leader of the offense are atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKSFN813366 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Campbell's 4th down pass attempt was laughable. Was he just ignoring the second Buccaneer? And now he just stared down and threw to the one receiver, who was well covered -- and the ball's intercepted! It really is laughable at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKSFN813366 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Jim Zorn came to the Redskins as the quarterback coach of the Seahawks, and we are seeing the fruits of his labor with the Skins in Jason Campbell. I don't think Zorn will be a significant coach in the NFL again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog343 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 there goes our season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 If Jim Zorn does not bench Campbell at halftime, I would really appreciate some pointed questions regarding that non-decision in the postgame press conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnoke03 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 If Jim Zorn does not bench Campbell at halftime, I would really appreciate some pointed questions regarding that non-decision in the postgame press conference +1 Campbell is finished. He is clearly not capable of being a QB in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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