Of course we know all 3 contribute, but it wasn't just starters that got injured, it was our best weapons on offense and defense. That put a hurt piece on us.
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Of course we know all 3 contribute, but it wasn't just starters that got injured, it was our best weapons on offense and defense. That put a hurt piece on us.
It's a combination of all three. Orakpo's injury hurt. But I personally don't think Haslet's scheme is working and the players are not buying into it. It looked like the defense just plain gave up against Pitt two weeks ago, and last week was no better. I have been supporting Shanny since day one but something has to be done before he losses this team.
It's the injuries. Look at who we've lost this season..
Orakpo (HUGE loss and now we kow how underrated he was.)
Garcon (HUGE loss. We needed a WR1 worse than anything.)
Carriker (Maybe he was underrated too.)
Davis (HUGE loss. He was the only big-talent receiving threat we had left when Garcon went down.)
Merriweather (We've never really had him.)
Most other teams have lost maybe two of their best options at key positions.
Oh- I picked injuries but it's really the secondary. They give it up all day. I call them "The Ushers."
I would say ALL of the ABOVE!
Yes, injuries to keep starters has hampered the Skins.
Yes, not having quality depth has had an adverse impact.
Poor coaching. Yes! The Defensive and Special Team coaches are just garbage! We seriously need to upgrade the coaching staff.
Take a look at these advanced statistics, a bit worrysome regarding %Deep (a statistic that measures the number of pass attempts >15 yards). RG3 is 30th at 16%!
http://wp.advancednflstats.com/playerstats.php?pos=QB
You have to wonder, is Kyle protecting his young QB from making mistakes, or is something wrong with RG3's deep ball? I'm just trying to make some sense of the non-existant vertical passing attack.
Considering the number of times he threw downfield, hit somebody in the hands, and they dropped it, I'm inclined to think it's Kyle, but not because he's protecting RGIII, but because he doesn't have faith that his WRs will catch the damn ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fax
Here's what happens when a deep play is called:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fax
>RGIII drops back/stands in the shotgun
>Reads the defense like a 10 year vet
>Polumbus gets destroyed as usual
>Ripple effect causes the protection to break down
>RGIII evades 3+ rushers
>Throws a beautiful deep ball that his the WR perfectly
>WR drops it
I think we can all agree that our depth is not worse this year than last (when our defense was playing well). The things that have changed from last year are injuries to numerous key players, and the loss of Lou Spanos (and the subsequent change for Slowik and hiring of Raheem). As fans, we can't really judge the coaching change accurately, particularly with all the injuries. Tough to judge Slowik without Orakpo and tough to judge Morris with the safeties we have starting. On top of this, with each unit affecting the other, everything is FUBARed. Without insight from the players about the coaching difference, I think we're left with injuries.
We're clearly lacking both a pass rush and coverage - an obvious recipe for disaster. The biggest difference from last year is that are safeties are perhaps even poorer and we've lost two key pass rushers from a squad that pass rushed well last last year.
These two areas could dramatically improve next year even without the draft and FA. Three safeties who could all potentially play ahead of our current starters, and two pass rushers. Coaching is certainly suspect (though wasn't it last year too?), but injuries have destroyed this defense.
I haven't seen enough deep attempts to claim that conclusivelyQuote:
Originally Posted by The Robert Griffin Experience
Well, I was exaggerating...a bit.
Easy--injuries.
If I'd told you at the beginning of the season that we'd lose Rak and Carriker after Week 1, Merriweather would miss the first 8 games, Jackson would be suspended in training camp for the year, Davis would be lost for the year in week 7, Garcon would be out weeks 2-9, would you be surprised at the 3-6 record?
It's really that simple to me. RG3s top weapons are...Santana Moss and Logan Paulsen. Let that sink in. I don't buy into the other intangible nonsense floating around the water cooler and message boards today. Sports aren't that complicated. We sucked for years because we had trash at QB, and now we suck because we've lost most of our key players. We are dealing with an unprecedented number of injuries to key players that most teams--save for maybe a few like the Giants--could never dream of overcoming. It's like Dallas losing Dez Bryant, Wittten, Ware, and three key starters elsewhere.
We have been screwed by the worst onslaught of injuries to key players that I can recall as a Redskins fan, and there's nothing anyone can do about it other than ride the season out and hope RG3 remains in tact.
I didn't even mention Helu, who, despite Morris's emergence, could still be a valuable change of pace weapon if healthy.
Injuries are justified excuses, Quality Depth is an under appreciated but an over-used phrase, and our Defensive Coaching has been pathetic this past season.
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We would be doing fine if the injury bug didnt strike so hard.......... But thats just the way it is........
I am not putting this on the coaches. This league is too stacked with good players, and when you lose as many good players as we have, it is very difficult to compete. The coaches are doing all they can do with what they have left at this point.
I'm convinced Fred's injury crippled us offensively. The offense now looks like it has an anchor weighing down on it
To be honest with you, I can't even think of enough times that we took a deep shot to decide if this is true or not. I have the repeating image of a fake-handoff, 10 yard pass and subsequent drop stuck in my head. I am starting to really HATE this option crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Robert Griffin Experience