Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 436778)

You are absolutely right...

Originally Posted by Stealthman (Post 436775)

Based on how we performed in the season opener, we needed this:

* Talk is cheap. We "TALKED" about how we had a chip on our shoulder and had something to prove. I didn't see it (...did any of you)?

No chip...we were uninspired and undisciplined as well

* We were flat. Drew Brees set the tone with the first series of THREE and Out (3 incompletions). Compare this to RGIII starting out with 8 straight completions (albeit of the short variety). That helped him get in a rhythm, and it grew from there.

We could not get in sync all day...there were only flashes of the offense we know. It was very smart coaching to dink out those little screen passes, and we could not stop them from doing it so why stop running them
* There is PARITY in the NFL now. There are no "SCRUB" teams out there. It's on any given Sunday from here on out.

I think it is real difficult to paint anything with such broad strokes after only 1 week, but yes there was parity in Week 1

* Uhhhh.... just how many times did we rush the ball?

We dug ourselves a hole and had to give up on the run

* Uhhhh.... how many penalties did we have? We CANNOT blame the refs. The 12th man on the field really put a wet rag on the defense... after they actually turned things around to make the Redskins punt.

Way too many penalties, but the lack of discipline went hand in hand with the way we played the entire game. I can blame the refs for what i thought was bad PI call

I could go on, and on... but the points are obvious. We needed this as a WAKE UP CALL. We either circle the wagons and look in the mirror, or this opportunity for a legitimate shot at SB XLVII is a fairy tale.

I think we will have a decent year. Defense MAY still be a concern, but I feel confident the offense will be as good as last year. Drew came a little late to the party this year and it was a distraction. My biggest concern is not having Payton, we can say anything, but he is one of the driving forces when he is on the sideline. I think we played like a team without leadership, someone to bring the troops back in.

I, for one, believe we'll turn it around. But we can't blame the refs or take anything from the Redskins. THey played their arse off, and left one of the most hostile (visitor) environments with a "W."

We can do it; the Season Opener was probably the medicine we needed. Hard to admit, but that's the way the cookie crumbles!

OK... flame me.

:flame:

WhoDat!

Originally Posted by Barry from MS (Post 437161)

Did we ever ID that 12th man that let the Skins get a first down after they had punted?