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Johnny Punani2

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Originally posted by Henry

We have the lead.

We have the ball.

We are going to run.

You are not going to stop us.

- Joe Gibbs

That's why Gibbs doesn't cover his mouth when calling plays. He doesn't care if you know what play he is calling because there is nothing you can do to stop it anyway....I LOVE IT!!! :point2sky

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That must have been so frustrating. Tampa has one of the best defenses, and they were down by only 3 with over 5 minutes left in the game. You'd think they would still be in the game.

The Skins just pounded the ball down their throats, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Gotta love the sack on Brad Johnson to end the game.

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Originally posted by Lothar of the Hill People

That must have been so frustrating. Tampa has one of the best defenses, and they were down by only 3 with over 5 minutes left in the game. You'd think they would still be in the game.

The Skins just pounded the ball down their throats, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Gotta love the sack on Brad Johnson to end the game.

The sack on Johnson to end the game is a message sack more than anything. Williams won't do that against a mobile QB probably. But, on film, they now know we will blitz and take a risk even on the last play of the game if we have to. This will make teams keep someone in to check against that a little in similar situations. That single play influences the next 15 games.

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"It stings a little bit that we couldn't get a stop down in that point in the game," said Bucs linebacker Shelton Quarles. "We were playing one of our stop defenses."

As to opposed to what, exactly?

One of their "Okay, Let's Give Some Sh!t Up Defenses?"

I hate when they get all technical on us.

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The next 2 weeks, our defense will be matched up against two very immobile Qbs. I can't speak for the Giants, but against the Cowboys, we will have to blitz more carefully and crafty, because I know Parcells ALSO likes to use Max Protect formations, to give his QB time to throw. The one thing though about the Cowboys receivers, is that the three starters are all #2s....they don't have a #1 receiver to spread the defense out. So it isn't like blitzing the Rams and having Bulger find Holt deep on a blitz pickup......we'll see though Week 3 should an interesting chess match. Week 2, well if they dare start Eli, it could be a loooooong day as the kid will see things he has never even had nightmares about yet.

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Originally posted by Om

As to opposed to what, exactly?

One of their "Okay, Let's Give Some Sh!t Up Defenses?"

I hate when they get all technical on us.

Om, that's like your fourth post today that made me laugh out loud.

Keep your strength up. Don't want to burn out too early. It's a long season. :cheers:

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Originally posted by Johnny 'Luscious' Punani

That's why Gibbs doesn't cover his mouth when calling plays. He doesn't care if you know what play he is calling because there is nothing you can do to stop it anyway....I LOVE IT!!! :point2sky

yeah that was odd, its like I EVEN KNEW they were going to run and they did it anyways, damn gibbs is a mon-star....he says "SCREW U, WERE RUNNING LEFT, STOP IT IF U CAN" thats great

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Here is another good article to read.

http://bucs.tbo.com/bucs/MGBHSZ4X1ZD.html

LANDOVER, Md. - Let's get technical. Let's explain how Washington running back Clinton Portis scampered for a 64-yard touchdown Sunday on the Redskins' third play from scrimmage, setting a hard- edged tone for a 16-10 victory against the Bucs.

The Bucs' defensive line, caught in a stunt, was sealed away from the play. At least one linebacker was blitzing and victimized by Portis' left- to-right swivel move. There was overpursuit all around. Free safety Jermaine Phillips took a poor angle to the ball.

But for simplicity, you couldn't top the description offered by Bucs middle linebacker Shelton Quarles.

``He cut back to where we weren't,'' Quarles said. ``It was out the gate at that point.''

Out the gate. Down the right sideline, with Phillips trying to make up ground.

``As fast as their linebackers are, we wanted to crash the hole,'' Portis said. ``Everybody crashed the hole and I jumped back to the right. It was only me and the safety.''

Phillips finally caught Portis, but only after the back already had crossed the goal line.

``We were just out of whack on that play,'' Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin said. ``We really overpursued in that instance. That guy [Portis] has so much speed. Once he hits the open field, he's something else.

``He's not a good back. He's a great back. Still, take away that one run, and we were able to bottle him up pretty good.''

That's the problem.

You can't take away that one run.

Overall, Portis ran 29 times for 148 yards. After the first carry, he labored 28 times for 84 yards with only one double- digit gain.

It didn't really matter. The first carry was his best.

``One play will never define this defense,'' Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber said. ``But obviously, that was a huge play in this game. We needed somebody to step up [on the 64- yard run] to make a play and none of the parties involved were able to do that.''

``Give it to Clinton enough and he will make you pay,'' Bucs coach Jon Gruden said.

For Redskin fans, it was a huge payoff. Portis was acquired for Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey in a trade with the Denver Broncos.

``Clinton is going to be a heck of a Redskin,'' Washington coach Joe Gibbs said. ``He's so enthusiastic on the sideline. He is bright-eyed, jumping in your face, saying, ``Run this [play]!' So I say, `OK, we'll run it.' ''

``It doesn't have to be a real big hole for Clinton to get in there and change a game,'' Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell said.

Sometimes, Portis can change the game in one play. Sunday, the Bucs learned that painful lesson.

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The Slammer

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Originally posted by NoCalMike

The next 2 weeks, our defense will be matched up against two very immobile Qbs. I can't speak for the Giants, but against the Cowboys, we will have to blitz more carefully and crafty, because I know Parcells ALSO likes to use Max Protect formations, to give his QB time to throw. The one thing though about the Cowboys receivers, is that the three starters are all #2s....they don't have a #1 receiver to spread the defense out. So it isn't like blitzing the Rams and having Bulger find Holt deep on a blitz pickup......we'll see though Week 3 should an interesting chess match. Week 2, well if they dare start Eli, it could be a loooooong day as the kid will see things he has never even had nightmares about yet.

The comforting thing is, you finally know that our coaching staff knows that Parcells likes to protect the QB and will call fake blitzes, max coverage, and things like that to counter it. Couldn't really say that last year, could we.

I am really beginning to enjoy this Gibbs thing :cheers:

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