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September-11th-2008, 05:02 PM
Ready or not, it's time for another edition of "He Said, She Said" with News4 sports anchor and reporter Lindsay Czarniak and Washington Times Redskins beat writer Ryan O'Halloran.
Taking a look back at last week, both Lindsay and Ryan said the Giants would beat the Redskins in a close game. Not too shabby. What does the duo have in store for this week? Let's take a look ...
Washington Redskins vs. New Orleans Saints
1. The Redskins opened with a whimper last week at the Meadowlands. Two-part question: A.) What was the most concerning part of the loss; and B.) Can anything positive be taken from the performance?
Ryan: A.) The run defense was horrid and the Giants went right after new DE Jason Taylor and succeeded early and often; the passing offense was out of sync for the entire game; and the cornerbacks made it too easy for Plaxico Burress to run curl routes without being jammed at the line. B.) The only real positive is that the Redskins escaped any serious injuries and the defense rose up a little bit when the Giants marched into the red zone.
Lindsay: A.) To me, the most concerning part of the loss was the lack of a quick tempo that is supposed to be the "West Coast offense." That's what I was most surprised about -- I expected growing pains, but I didn't think the offense, at times, would look as overwhelmed as I thought they were. I was really surprised Cooley didn't have more than one catch and I did expect that we would see some things that they had "held back" in the preseason. There wasn't anything that left me saying, "Wow." A positive is that they were able to find a way, at least, to get the score just before halftime on the heels of a very solid return from Rock Cartwright.
2. The Redskins, at least since 2004, have never had a reliable receiver with size. But they drafted Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly in the second round. Can anything be expected from them this season as well as tight end Fred Davis?
Click here (http://www.nbc4.com/sports/17441433/detail.html?dl=mainclick) for the full article.
Taking a look back at last week, both Lindsay and Ryan said the Giants would beat the Redskins in a close game. Not too shabby. What does the duo have in store for this week? Let's take a look ...
Washington Redskins vs. New Orleans Saints
1. The Redskins opened with a whimper last week at the Meadowlands. Two-part question: A.) What was the most concerning part of the loss; and B.) Can anything positive be taken from the performance?
Ryan: A.) The run defense was horrid and the Giants went right after new DE Jason Taylor and succeeded early and often; the passing offense was out of sync for the entire game; and the cornerbacks made it too easy for Plaxico Burress to run curl routes without being jammed at the line. B.) The only real positive is that the Redskins escaped any serious injuries and the defense rose up a little bit when the Giants marched into the red zone.
Lindsay: A.) To me, the most concerning part of the loss was the lack of a quick tempo that is supposed to be the "West Coast offense." That's what I was most surprised about -- I expected growing pains, but I didn't think the offense, at times, would look as overwhelmed as I thought they were. I was really surprised Cooley didn't have more than one catch and I did expect that we would see some things that they had "held back" in the preseason. There wasn't anything that left me saying, "Wow." A positive is that they were able to find a way, at least, to get the score just before halftime on the heels of a very solid return from Rock Cartwright.
2. The Redskins, at least since 2004, have never had a reliable receiver with size. But they drafted Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly in the second round. Can anything be expected from them this season as well as tight end Fred Davis?
Click here (http://www.nbc4.com/sports/17441433/detail.html?dl=mainclick) for the full article.