D-Line has to come awake, and the secondary is going to have to do that whole "coverage" thing. It was great watching the Saints game Monday night, they have some guys that can really cover. We so need Springs back.

If Portis can't run on them, we're done for. If he can, and the defense wakes up out this slumber, then we stand a chance, but we really have to have both sides clicking to beat these guys. 1-3 doesn't look good any way you slice it.

Ohya, and no more penalties!

Skins team...AAASSSSEEEEMMMMBBBBLLLLEEEE!!

I watched all of Dancing with the Stars, and I totally missed that it was the Eastern Motors song. I am SO embarrassed (but not for watching the show- it's my favorite!).

The Eastern Motors song is probably one of those un-copyrighted songs that are free to use. We used to use them all the time on my public access tv show. The studio had a bunch of cds with these things on them.

I have a brown 89 Forf Tempo that I've dubbed "the turd" or the more formal "Dr. Huckstable", maybe we could trade cars for a bit.
Great insight on the game this Sunday. JAGS seems to think were dodging the issue of the Jaguars being the better team. News flash, they just might be. But they're beatable and even if the Skins have faults left and right, like you said, put four quarters of good redskins football together and the skies the limit. Thanks for keeping me optimistic.

You ate an entire wheel of cheese. I'm not even mad!

Dorf drives a Forf.

Wait, wait -- you mean there's another type of pass besides the quick dump-off in the flat? After watching the offense against Houston, I wasn't sure.

Do you think Billy P is regretting his decision yet?

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/nflinsider/

His decision? The TO has the stench of Jerry Jones all over it. All the drama with his stud receiver is going to cause too much anxiety for Jones. He'll need another face life at the end of the season, if the current visage doesn't start falling off in straight Joan Rivers style. Imagine if the two had a kid. Shudders.

I agree. We need someone on the D-Line to step up this week and decide he's going to win his individual battle and get to the qb.

The most distressing thing is that if I had to money on it, I'd bet on a 6th round rookie over a certain Andre "I like to play patty-cake with opposing teams tackles" Carter

Then we have Archuletta. Anyone noticed is beginning to resemble one David Terrell? Seems to within 10 yards of any opposing teams player scoring a TD. Never within 5 yards mind you but always within 10.

Good morning everyone. I hope all is well. The D-Line needs to step up big time this week. If not the game might be over before half time. Andre "no where near a QB" Carter needs to be bench at this point. Can you say bust? Archuletta has this week to get it done or he falls right beside Carter. How is your daughter doing Jason?

I drive a Ford. Which is Dorf backwards. Forfs aren't bad either, low gas mileage and high safety ratings.

Okay so no one has mentioned the TO breaking story yet. Before it gets out of hand I want to declare a blog law stating that in no way, suicide be joked about. Even if it was TO. That ain't cool.

Said my peace.

isn't dorf backwards frod?

I second that motion Dorf.

I thought I had mentioned the TO thing. (And Ford spelled backwards is Drof. Close.)

Suicide isn't funny, and I hope TO recognizes his problem and attempts to reorganize his life, if the police report is, indeed, accurate.

Archulletta better start playing Greg Williams type football or he is going to be benched. Unfortunately I don't know who else we can put back there? So everybody is talking about the disappointment of Andre Carter this year, but I actually expect more from P. Daniels. He really came on strong at the end of last year and I thought he would pick up this season where he left off. I hope the inability of the D-line to pressure the QB is temporary, but after 3 weeks it's starting to look like a long-term problem. Hopefully they get it in gear this week. I'm sure G. Williams will give them the kick in the arse that they need, plus the intensity of the home fans should get them fired up a bit more. GO SKINS!!

TO OD - well it looks like Dallas is in turmoil, the Giants secondary can't stop anybody, and the Eagles are an injury or two away from being the same sad team they were last year. The NFC East is up for grabs, I hope the skins wake up and see that they can take this thing!!

I have not spoken in a while as I have been meditating in the Himalayas asking that the great life force not punish us for facing off against John Henderson in battle. My meditations were broken when I became startled by an image that entered my conscious: I saw Brett Favre, laying on a cart with a towel over his head to hide his tears as he was escorted from the field at Lambeau. Then I remembered: This happened...when LaVar assasinated his knee. People forget. I am here to remind.

While we're on the topic of how ArtMonktotheSticks and I coined Gardner, Rod because of how much we hated him--the "Park my $h*t, b**ch" story is the greatest story I have ever heard--I wanted to recount a quick story about one of my favorite little Skins.

I was in Snyder's box--ArtMonktotheSticks and I are kind of a big deal...I want to be on you--the year we drafted Sean Teezy. I had been following young Sean Teezy throughout his career at Miami. ArtMonktotheSticks and I do things like this...we choose players early on in college and decide they are the next Tightness and insist that if the Skins don't draft them we will jump off the Monument. Anyway, I was obviously ecstatic over the Taylor pick (ArtMonktotheSticks can attest to the fact that I literally would have banished myself to Mongolia if they had passed on him) so I go over to Fred Smoot. Smoot is sitting down eating wings with Ron Warner and an L-bag who is no longer with the team. He is eating the wings like they are M&Ms and spitting the bones out. He also had a massive belt buckle made entirely of diamonds that said simply: "Fred".

I go: "Fred, I'm so happy about this Taylor pick. I heard he strikes the mouth...is this true?"

Fred: "[loooong pause]"

Me: "[awkward stare...thinking...I can't believe he is eating those wings like that and spitting the bones out]"

Fred: "Yeah...he do...he do, he do, he do."

Me: "Awesome."

Fred: "He aight in coverage too. Yeah, he do."

Me: "He do."

Also, I refused to talk to Todd Franz. He sort of awkwardly came up to me while I was talking to Rock Cartwright and I didn't even look at him. Philosophically opposed to talking to Todd Franz. This is a new man law: Never talk or hang out with Todd Franz.

The thought of Kenny Wright covering Reggie Williams makes me want to eat my whole head.

Respect. Me thinks that yous is really, really not wiv-it. For all of yous mingers out vere, if yous is not fit, do not talk to me. Okay? Much respect. booyakashot.

You think the eagles fans are going to use this TO suicide thing as material when he heads to Philly? Wow, that game just got even more interesting!!

Wow, it's funny how the skins don't ever throw the ball deep when the opposition is in 2-deep coverage. Opposing teams seem to be having great success going deep against the skins 2-deep coverage schemes. Maybe we could have the same success if we tried it every once in a while.

Man law (to cover my illiterate butt)
DORF backwards = FORD

JC...8am flight last Friday from Dulles to San Diego...did not clear the upgrade list, but the coach seats in the A319 are not too bad, even for a guy 6' and 240. Of course, until the woman in front of me decided that she needed to recline ALL THE WAY INTO MY LAP! Now, as a seasoned traveler I know that this is shared space and would have been cool spliting the difference, but she would not give up even with my knee planted squarely in her back. Probably not the best way for a 44 year old to act, but it took a lot of effort not to slap her in the head. The flight attendants were sympathetic, but not too helpful.

Are you digging The Wire so far? You really gotta show some love to Rawles, but I keep wondering when his gay backstory will come into play? Could this be a chance for McNulty or Daniels to get over on him?

Jason
One of the all time great typos in the first line of your message. Did you mean to refer to the Jags size or the generosity of their receivers , etc and that they will GIVE the 'Skins the game?

Jason, do you think the skins will play duckett this week. Let him wear down the D-line. Put TJ and CP in the backfield, run some trickeration? I think this is a game where we can utilize TJ's size and mix in CP? I know its a stretch but this is the type of game where TJ is really usefull - if he understands the offense.

Love the blog, keep up the good work.

Skinz, iI think we're married to Ain'tgoonatackleya. Pierson would have been in there by now. Curry Burns and the rookie Reed are available, but I think Williams hopes to turn it around. Adam has that run stopping ability near the line(kind of), but the gap in front of him tends to widen because he gets fooled so easily on the play action.

Lester, Rawles is toast soon. He'll get his due like Johnny Cakes on the Sopranos.

Portis presents an interesting senario for the Jags. I'm thinkin' #47 is going to get more game his way, and the Manster(i believe Randy White was termed this in the day) Mike Sellers will also play a key role in this tough Sunday match-up.

Hey there, should have been large size of the Jags receivers. Add it to the list of my all-time best typos. It definitely belongs there.
They are a quite generous lot, though, from what I'm told.

For those of you who don't know - the backing track for the "eastern motors song" is Shaggy's "Hey Sexy Lady".

Gaithersburg's DJ Tittsworth made a dance track out of it titled ""Eastern Motors--Titts Toy Store Remix"

"Eazy there compadre" on XXX!

Thanxxx...

"Oh, and before I go, I'd like to punt my Jetta over a bridge like Jack Black getting Medieval on Baxter. I hate VW."

Love the Anchorman reference guy. Nice touch. I guess that's "how you roll." Check out the video below. You'll love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg84E4FvBRg

Yeah VWs are very high maintenance cars I hear. Must cost a fortune to fix-up.