DC Sports Bog: SKins say they should be blowing people out

[SMOSS89]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcs...ss=dcsportsbog

Straight from CP's and Cooley's mouth.

"I can't really say I want to do this or I want to do this; I just do what I'm supposed to do," he said. "What I can tell you is that if everyone on our offense did the job that they were supposed to do every time--not making an exceptional play every time, just the job that you're supposed to do--we would blow everyone out. What our offense is, and the talent that we have on our team, if we eliminated the penalties and the mistakes and simple things and just did your job, we would blow teams out. We're that good."


Portis, meanwhile, was telling Thompson about eliminating simple mistakes and penalties.

"If we do that, I think we have the opportunity to blow anybody out. If we do that, we have the opportunity to play with anybody in the NFL," Portis said.

"It's that simple. It's nothing coach can go and say 'Ahhhh, let's do this, let's do that.' At the end of the day, when we get on the field, a play gets called and it's got a chance of working....If everybody makes their assignments and [does] their assignments, we'll be fine. That's what it is."

[gca61087]

talk is cheap. i'm glad they feel like that but until they start performing those words mean nothing.

[TheDoyler23]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcs...ss=dcsportsbog

Straight from CP's and Cooley's mouth.

Show me, then.

[WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3]

talk is cheap.

[terpfan]

I'm glad they have confidence... hopefully they just need a little bit more time to work out the kinks. I do think we saw some flashes against what was a very good defense, its just the stupid stuff that KILLED us. The supposed weak part, the offensive line, did their part, at least in the passing game.

At home against the Rams would be a great time to bring it all together.

[SkipJackSkin]

They sure talk a lot don't they...

show us something.

[santana_4_prez]

If he says his teammates are bad, he's throwing them under the bus. If he says they should be blowing other team's out, he's disrespecting the league.

How 'bout we quit analyzing everything little thing these guys say?

[pilsburypgh]

Maybe they dont watch theirselves on film. Cause if they did, they would see that they aint that good.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

Can't every team say this?

If the Lions ran all the plays as they are designed, they would go 16-0.

[blindlywewander]

they've lost one game. the season is over.

(sarcasm for you slow kids)

i'm happy these guys have confidence. yeah, they need to show it, but i think they're right. execution and drive killing penalties were the biggest problems last year and they were in week one. great teams overcome those things and/or don't do them. we'll see if the skins can move from a good 8-8 team to a great playoff-bound team.

[BraveWarrior]

There is nothing in those quotes that any player from any team - whether it be a Patriot or a Lion - wouldn't be truthful in saying. You don't draw up and practice plays that are designed to fail. Every team in the league would be competitive if their players were able to execute the way the play calls for. Unfortunately, we don't have the quality of coaching to call the right plays at the right times, and we don't have the quality of players in some positions to execute the plays correctly the majority of times.

[skinsfan_1215]

Can't every team say this?

If the Lions ran all the plays as they are designed, they would go 16-0.

Not really. That doesn't take into account talent and scheme. They're saying that with the talent that we have, we should be winning.

[scstand]

If he says his teammates are bad, he's throwing them under the bus. If he says they should be blowing other team's out, he's disrespecting the league.

How 'bout we quit analyzing everything little thing these guys say?

Some would call that confidence which is a good thing, nothing disrespectful about it IMO.

[Brandon Lloyd Christmas]

Can't every team say this?

If the Lions ran all the plays as they are designed, they would go 16-0.

DUFF MAN! SAYS ALOTTA THINGS!

[elkabong82]

same feelings as everyone else in here so far:

glad they feel that way, now go out and do it