Ohnoes! Another guest columnist! When will the madness end?!?!!?!?!?!?!

Playing three off byes
Recipe for disaster
Bye Bye postseason

JLaC - You used Tennesse (Tenn) in two opposite sides of your facts......

Doesn't matter. Just go out and play! Can't keep everyone happy.

You know I was thinking the same thing JLC. Why are we facing three teams off their bye week?

Meg I have to admit to drining coffee. Which I only drink on the weekends. That could explain why I have my fingers cross of Brunell getting replace this week.

jm220 - I wouldn't hold my breath. Coach Joe will only replace Brunnel when mark gets hurt.
*hugs*

Ok,Ok

Does anyone know when the game will be aired on REPLAY? I want to see if I can see myself. Any TV angles looking at the Redskin's sidelines have possibilities.

Picking myself up off the floor. SallieMae you post something short, to the point, and about the Skins. If this is what a win does for you. Hell with fingers cross for Brunell to be replace. Fingers cross we win and you continue with the short post. There is a God. (lol just teasing you sweetie)

Damn jm220,
I was really hoping for some stronger stuff. You're letting me down here!

Can't someone write something up about how this will be the turning point of the year, Burnell will snap back to uhmmm, will get better or something, Portis will go on a mad-rabbit run, racking up hundreds of yards and Moss will catch somewhere around 80+ passes and just in general, delude ourselves into believing that we can make something out of this seasion?

Someone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

SallieMae must not be feeling good. Her long posts have been a good luck charm so far, keep it up!

Jason, I looked at 2005 bye week stats and found it was about 50/50 win vs loss. I, too, was surprised it wasn't more skewed in favor of the bye week team.

In any case, it's going to be tough playing Philly on the road with 2 weeks to prepare. Ugh.

According to NFL net, replay broadcast tomorrow (Wednesday) 8pm

Sallie will find herself on the screen, pause her TiVo, fall debilitatingly in love and starve to death, to be found agape in admiration, just like narcissus

OK,OK

I just spent 24 minutes listening to voicemail earlier this morning. 24 *gag* FREAKIN MINUTES listening to political dribble oh, I also hung up on a famous congressman and a wannabe congressman. Then I slammed the receiver on a member of the 9/11 commission. I'm not particularly proud of this, but I gave the dial-tone treatment to a World Trade Center widow. I wasn't being rude - they were. THESE STRANGERS ARE CALLING ME AT HOME DURING DINNER. They don't know my name. Or ask about my cats. They don't even have the manners to check whether it was a convenient time to chat. They launched right into their monotonous political speeches. You'd think they'd at least .... oops .... Phone's ringing again. Be right back....

Thanks for waiting. That was the U.S. Chamber of Commerce calling making sure I vote today. As if I could forget. You'd think smart politicians - perhaps that's an oxymoron - would consider the popularity of the National Do Not Call Registry before bombarding voters with phone calls. Oops ... Gotta go ... Phone's ringing again.

OK,OK

Thanks.

According to NFL net, replay broadcast tomorrow (Wednesday) 8pm ... Posted by: RMilot | November 7, 2006 10:43 AM

Thank you sweatcheeks *hugs*

I don't buy it. Teams coming off a bye week might be rested, but they are also usually a little rusty. It all balances out.

The Skins will need to continue to improve on offense if they are going to go into Philly and pull out a win. The defense, I thought, showed quite a bit of improvement versus Dallas depsite the amount of yardage given up (Andre is finally starting to play better) and I think will continue to get better as they gain more confidence and chemistry.

Above all else, the ability of this team to make a push for the playoffs still rests with the Quarterback. Yes, Brunell makes the plays that any noodle-armed QB can make -- the 10 yard hitch, the swing pass, the scren, etc. -- but he NEVER makes a play that makes you say "Wow, that was a great play Mark." On the other hand, look at Romo. He made half a dozen plays on Sunday -- almost all of which involved him actually moving out of the pocket with some agility -- that really impressed me. Plays that neither Bledsoe nor Brunell could make. Is it just me, or does Brunell look like he's running on stilts? He's so damn afraid that he's going to pop a hammy that when he tries to scramble he has less knee flex than JoePa.

I mean, really, look at the two biggest "game-changing" plays Brunell made on Sunday: (1) pass interference on the first drive for 29 yards and (2) touchdown pass to Cooley that was badly underthrown and should have been picked off as it was touched by Dallas first. A penalty and a bail-out by Cooley.

Brunell is not going to lose you many games, I'll give him that. But because he contributes so little in play-making ability, he puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the rest of the offense to play perfect football.

When your QB can't sustain a few drives on his own by making a play, the result is inconsistenty. Look around the league at the QBs having success this year and you'll see guys who, during the course of the game, make 3-5 plays virtually on their own to keep drives going. That is what the Redskins' offense lacks the most. And it is the key reason that a long winning streak is so unlikely.

"Or ask about my cats. "

I knew it.

OK,OK

I gotta say it. Isn't Parcells a dud? If he would have gone for the extra point versus the 2 point conversion, the end score would have been 20 - 19 cuz the cowgirls would have just taken a knee those last seconds versus trying the field goal that was blocked by my new hero - VINCENT (JLaC - got his cell#?) ... and the rest is history.

Oh what do you say
My dear SallieMae?
My heart doth hurt
Without your flirt
Give me some *hugs* OK OK?

"Or ask about my cats. "

I always picture the cat lady on the Simpsons when a woman says she has cats. I dont know what it is, but it scares me.

Excellent win Sun, scary, but one of the few times I have gotten to cheer for our boys. We'll see how well the trip to Philly turns out.

jm220- Regarding your bet with Boofer, does that mean that we dont have to see his BOLD SCREAMS anymore on here this week?

I've watched enough Star Trek to know that if Parcells hadn't gone for the 2 point conversion, the entire rest of the game would have been different. Which reminds me of one of my all-time favorite crappy Sci-Fi shows: "Sliders".

And Skinz, good call on the cats. Damn good call. I think we were all thinking the same thing...

SallieMae --

If Parcells had gone for the extra point early instead of 2, the Skins would have had the opportunity to go for 2 to tie it up when they scored the Cooley TD in the 4th quarter.

CMoney I with you 100% bra. Like I said last week. That game was the last for me until Brunell gets replace. He is not going to win any games for us. Hell he could have ran 2 yards and got a first down and didn't. What more do Brunell lovers need to see?

Looks like the replay is at 8 p.m. EST tomorrow (Wednesday) on the NFL network.

I have to side with Diddy on this one. Come on Cmoney did you learn nothing from the Back to the Future Trilogy? Space-Time Continuum and the like.

gatorskinz2000

No, he has to show up every day take his beating. If I would have know he would cry like a b**** about the refs and how his team gave the game away. I would have told him not to show up for a week.

JM, it isn't going to happen, man. Brunell is going to be our guy until injury or 8 losses.

Side note: I had a dream last night that the Redskins traded Steve Czaben to the Cardinals for a 3rd rounder. Wish Vinny could find a way to pull off that one. We need a GM!

"I mean, really, look at the two biggest "game-changing" plays Brunell made on Sunday"

CMoney, I would put in there the fumble he had towards the end of the 1st half that could have at the minimum put us in range for a field goal.

I am all for us not having Brunell, I knew with him having 2 weeks of rest that he would come out and "try" to make some deeper throws. Which he did, but what we saw on Sun is pretty much the best Brunell can ever offer us this year. It will be hard for him to continue to make these throws because he wont have the time to rest and heal. Since Gibbs will play him till his wheels fall off, the other good thing was that he wasnt really hit too much against Dallas. Or maybe that was a bad thing.....

My father passed away last week. Being a frugal man, a Redskin game ticket is a luxury he would not accept, even though he was an avid Skins fan. I regret for not taking him when he was younger and healthier. The victory against Dallas on Sunday is a proper "sendoff", one that gave me a sad smile at least. Go Skins.

I wonder what is more of an authoritative account: "Back to the Future" or "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". Obviously, both movies are extraordinarily plausible. I mean, it's indisputable that humpback whales hold the key to Earth's future, and the technical achievements of the Flux Capacitor are easily the greatest oversight in the history of the Nobel Committee.

I guess it comes down to who you trust, Doc Brown or Spock?

Lord, what has become of our little beloved Redskins blog? Sometimes I yearn for the old days, like before Sting sold out and left The Police, cuz some blue turtles told him to in a dream, come on homes.....
Anyhoo, Brunnellingus is what he is. I actually thought a few of his passes had some real zip on them, a byproduct of the bye week I'm sure. He also uncharacteristically was trying to really force some throws there toward the end of the game. I think he was trying to make something happen because he knew that a loss might mean he would be yanked for JC.
Tough game up in Filthadelphia, I have no idea what to expect. Come on guys!!!!!

My father passed away last week. Being a frugal man, a Redskin game ticket is a luxury he would not accept, even though he was an avid Skins fan. I regret for not taking him when he was younger and healthier. The victory against Dallas on Sunday is a proper "sendoff", one that gave me a sad smile at least. Go Skins.

jm, I think you're full of hot air. Are you really not going to watch the game in Philly b/c Brunell is starting? True Fan? I think not.

jm, I think you're full of hot air. Are you really not going to watch the game in Philly b/c Brunell is starting? True Fan? I think not.

OK,OK
MVDame *sang*

Oh what do you say
My dear SallieMae?
My heart doth hurt
Without your flirt
Give me some *hugs* OK OK?

*hugs* Oh sweetie, you are adorable.

And thank you Cindy

skinz, who got catS in here???????????

btw, skinz, i don't know if you heard czabe in the morning but he totally had a half hour he'd like to erase from his memory. i really do like him. but he totally lost his audience today...

for those of you who didn't get to listen to him he was saying that gibbs looks scared when he bends over like he did when nicky was kicking the game winner and it affects the psychy(sp) of his players. and he called him a "scardy cat".

i personally don't think players care what he does on the field. it's the play calling that gives them confidence or doubt him. that's why i loved it when he called to go for it on the 4th down. it gave the defense a lift.

jason, the first 10 minutes of the presser...WHAT WAS THAT?????????? gibbs just rambled and didn't even provide us with any insight. what was he trying to accomplish?

his pressers are getting more and more bizaare.

P Diddy
I am partial to Data

My father passed away last week. Being a frugal man, a Redskin game ticket is a luxury he would not accept, even though he was an avid Skins fan. I regret for not taking him when he was younger and healthier. The victory against Dallas on Sunday is a proper "sendoff" -- one that gave me a sad smile at least. Go Skins.

Is "pulldownclaw" any relation to Dr. Claw, Inspector Gadget's arch-enemy?

I wonder what would happen if Inspector Gadget played QB for the 'Skins...

Tom, I am sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family.

"Is "pulldownclaw" any relation to Dr. Claw, Inspector Gadget's arch-enemy?"

Sorry Puff, it isn't, but I do welcome any and all 80's cartoon references.

Anyone for a He-Man/Thundercat/Transformer QB?

has anyone seen my high heels, the blue ones?

Inspector Gadget rawked. We could totally use him right now.

CMoney, I'm thirding you on that point on Brunell. As unlikely as it will be to happen, Mark needs to take a long sit on the pine. BenchMark is hurting the offense by being in there. I was utterly suprised that he could lean far enough back to field that lob to Cooley. I was expecting him to fall backwards, singing "I'm A Little Teapot" right after the toss.

If Mark would just stay in the pocket a bit more, and only scramble when it was absolutely necessary or a planned play, like just about every other QB in the NFL right now, he might be doing better. He'd see the whole field, plant his feet, and get the ball out of his hands. But he just doesn't want to change. That makes him a liability.

Ah, yes, beat-the-dead-horse Tuesday is back in full effect.

OK,OK

I gotta say it. Even though Arch-ibungus has been an underperfomer, he does have a cute but. LOOK at the picture on the Redskin page (of the post) ... cute, yes?

Classy Joe IR
With condolences to Tom
Speaks for all of us

Replace Warrick Holdman with Thundarr the Barbarian. And AC with Ukla the Mock!!!

P how can you not trust Spock?

And yes, I am not watching any more football this year.

PSF if you think that me not watching the game doesn't make me fan. That's cool. You have a right to your opinion.

and only scramble when it was absolutely necessary or a planned play,

He sure looked OK running out onto the field after Novak made that kick. I know, that was mean. Sorry.

To all of you still calling for Brunell to be benched....barring serious injury..it's just not going to happen! I know you all think I "love" him....that is not the case....it would be great to see what a mobile QB could do but Gibbs has repeatedly stated there will be no change...so we may as well live with it. And if it does happen, I think it will be Collins instead of Campbell.

I was BEGGING for Brunell to be benched 2 years ago when he was playing horribly but even then Gibbs did not make a change until it was far too late...and we had a QB who had experience with our sytem (Ramsey) on the roster

Hell yeah I am for the Transformer

Are we telling our ages?

jm, no hard feelings, just wondering how a fan cannot watch the game when s/he is able to. And I'm in the same boat as you, in Jersey (albeit closer to Philly than NYC), so this weekend will make or break me at work and with my friends here. Philly fans are some of the worst bile on earth.

Tom, Really sad to hear of your loss. Our prayers are with you and your family.

Someone last week reminded us of how Gibbs refused to pull Theismann, despite how gawdawful he was playing, until finally LT forced the switch to Schroeder. So those of you calling for Campbell can relax, rest assured that it ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN, until/unless someone breaks Brunell's leg or we are mathematically eliminated from the playoff chase (9 losses, just to be sure).

There's no point invoking logic, screaming at the top of your lungs, posting prayerful blog entries, sacrificing sheep, etc., it AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

And yeah, I'm still bitter that Ramsey didn't get a real chance. Brunell was a terrible idea from day one.

OK,OK

I gotta say it. You just KNOW TO feels like doodoo today after dropping that homerun.

until/unless someone breaks Brunell's leg

We know already. We've beaten that horse to death. I even wrote a 2,800+ word article on it and beat people over the head with it as well. Trust me, you are talking to a clued in crowd.

Welcome to the party, a little late.

Lisa, I wrote almost the exact same entry as you, but I swear I didn't read yours first!

One word:

Voltron

I wonder what would happen if Inspector Gadget played QB for the 'Skins...

he would throw a bomb to himself and catch it for a TD. no need for moss.

Whether it's a conspiracy or not, it's clearly unfair and should be 'made up for' next season. Also, until our victory over Dallas last week, EVERY team we played was coming off a bye or off a loss. Not an excuse for playing poorly, but unfair nonetheless.

Here, here, Lisa!

There's a reason both Santana and BLloyd both have his back. Again, players and coaches know and see what we don't.

Czabe,

I don't really listen to Czabe just read his column on his site. It's usually entertaining.

He's a blow hard and a contrarian. He's got some points. But when Danny started his radio station he basically became a competitor of that radio station. It's affected them and their credibility. That's not to say that Triple X is credible.

80's cartoon character that would help most? Thundercats perhaps. Hand the ball of to Optimist Prime and have him truckin down the sideline. Plus he'd be a good lockerroom presence.

Sometimes you need a little luck to get a win. That's what the Skins received on Sunday when TO "fell asleep" on Romo's bomb and Vincent came free unblocked.

Remember this game...sometimes it takes something like this to turn the season around. Not saying that the defiencies on defense or offense just disappear but stranger things can happen. It is the NFL.

I admire Gibbs coming out an addressing the structure of the organization yesterday. At least he did it. However, I'm still a believer a GM is needed. I've never been sold on Vinny and never will. Besides what scares me more than his ability to find talent is those eyes that look like they're about to pop out of his head.

Jason..great point on the bye weeks. I noticed that after the Skins were playing two teams. Sure it sucks..quirk in the scheduling I guess. But in the end...no excuses. Go play them. And if this team is paying any attention to the Eagles..hopefully they'll get the idea to RUN THE FOOTBALL. I watched Jacksonville beat them two weeks ago and was just floored at how they ran and ran and oh yea..ran all over Philly. Let's hope they can get the victory.

As for Dallas...awesome win but please oh please..anyone that still wants to whine and make excuses over why Dallas lost or Washington won....GET OVER IT. It's done. Philly week has officially began.

Hail :)

PSF I thought it was bad with Giants fans. You have me beat with Philly fans.

It is just a matter of getting upset watching so many weapons at receiver going to waste. It's a matter of watching week after week defenses putting 8 in the box and CP taking a beaten because of it.

Optimus Prime died though. Let's stay away from that.

You just KNOW TO feels like doodoo today after dropping that homerun.

Naw. He loves him some him. He'll find a way to blame it on the QB, his position coach, Parcells, or - most likely - McNabb.

Megskin, I know, but I keep reading hopeful entries, like CMoney from 10:48, which say/imply that, gee, if Gibbs would just put Campbell in...

Pulldownclaw (11:12) even said "I think he [Brunell] was trying to make something happen because he knew that a loss might mean he would be yanked for JC." As if!!

80's cartoon character that would help most?

What about MASK? And I don't mean the Jim Carrey movie.

Totally off topic, but here goes:

Just got an e-mail on this this weekend:

Gregg Williams son supposedly told a friend of a friend (I have no way of verifying this) that the Redskins essentially have three safety positions: Taylor's spot, which is "all purpose", and then a coverage safety and a safety who plays up near the box.

Last year, Prioleau was the coverage safety, Clark the box guy, and Taylor was at his spot.

GW was not happy with Clark's play against the run, especially in the playoffs last year. He did not feel Clark was physical enough, and that he also was not good enough in coverage to be solely the coverage safety like Prioleau.

So they went after Archuleta because he's one of the best safeties against the run in the league and is also a good blitzer. He was going to play the hybrid safety/LB spot people are now talking about. Prioleau would remain the coverage safety beside Taylor. So they'd have two guys who were strong at the positions they were playing, whereas Clark was not really good at either but just decent at both.

But then Prioleau was lost for the season on the first play of the opener against Minnesota, which put GW in a major bind because they really had nobody else to play the coverage safety spot.

Reed Doughty was drafted to be developed as the back-up to Archuleta as a box safety and Curry Burns was Taylor's back-up at the time.

They did not really have a legit back-up to Prioleau because GW wanted to re-sign Omar Stoutmire but he chose to go sign with his former coach with the Giants, Sean Payton, in New Orleans instead because he had promised a larger role than what GW was offering.

They signed Vernon Fox in the preseason to take that spot, but he was not ready to take over when Prioleau was hurt in the opener.

So GW had to move Archuleta to Prioleau's spot, where he has since been exposed as being bad in coverage.

Nobody has been playing the box safety spot because GW has not been able to have one activated for most of the year because of the CB injuries. He's had to carry an extra CB instead of a safety.

So, evidently, Troy Vincent played the same spot Prioleau did in Buffalo. So when he became available, the Redskins were all over him because he could come in right away and play Prioleau's spot, thus freeing them up to move Archuleta to the spot he was originally intended to play, which is now going to happen because Vincent's evidently fully caught up with this defense and ready to make calls in the secondary.

It will also be the first time the Redskins have had their box safety this year.

According to GW's son, the Redskins did not see Archuleta as just a safety when they paid him. They saw him as the safety/LB hybrid who could be both good against the run and on the blitz while giving them coverage ability a linebacker cannot provide.

I just thought this was interesting, so that's why I posted it.

"Optimus Prime died though."

What? He's dead. He was like a second father to me. Oh the humanity!!!!

spunky,
people like to delude themselves, myself included. People come here and post their dreams about the nightmare that is Brunell ending: no need to tromp on every single one. (Then again, I'm guilty of trodding on at least one this morning, ooops)

lisa, i said it yesterday. i'm with you on this brunell thing now. but i don't think it's going to take a "serious" injury though.

one thing i don't like about gibbs is when he tries to pad brunell's stats. WHY???? it's maddening.

Thank you, Ryan, that was interesting (true or not).

With Gibbs and G. Williams talking "packages" when it came to question regarding Adam Archuleta's playing time, I was reminded of Lavar Arrington's situation from last year. As soon as I heard "we have certain packages designed for him...blah blah blah", I thought to myself that this is it for Adam Archuleta. The Skins will try to make life as miserable as possible for him as a Redskin. So miserable that he would be willing to return some of his bonus money to get out of here. That way the Skins can recoup some salary cap space for next year. What do you guys think? Sounds like a plan that has full backing from me.

Anyone else as excited as I am about the live action "Transformers" movie coming out next summer? Only seen one trailer for it but can barely contain myself. Comes out 7/4/07...

Did anyone used to watch Robotech? Or was I just super geek?

Actually had a nightmare the other night about the constructocons. They were pretty tough.

What? He's dead. He was like a second father to me. Oh the humanity!!!!

Yes: Beyond Good. Beyond Evil. Beyond Your Wildest Imagination--Transformers: The Movie(TM)

Portis should be HotRod though. Just hope there are no Starscream fans out there, TO is more like him than anyone else.

First off, Tom - condolences to you and your family on the death of your father. There are never words....

And now to go the direction all of you are going. I'm going to have to propose that we replace Archubingus with Snake-Eyes from G.I. Joe. I was going to try to get Destro involved, but I've heard he's going into the French national soccer team, to replace Zenedine Zidane....

Ryan - interesting point - I wonder how much truth there is to is - sounds plausible though. Guess you can never be prepared to lose a defensive starter on the first play of the regular season.

Anyone else as excited as I am about the live action "Transformers" movie...Comes out 7/4/07

Transforgasm.

jm, I feel your pain, hopefully JG takes Jonathan's (see above) advice and runs down Philly's throat. If you give their d-line time (ie, dropping back) to rush the qb, they WILL get there. But if you run right at them and around the edges, like the Jags did, we can sustain some drives and then open up the field for some play action.

OK, well, then my dream is that we actually play some good D for the first time all season and win in Philly. Then we don't have a letdown, so we beat TB. Then we win our 3 home games. Then split the road games at SL/NO. Then beat the Giants to make the playoffs. A few more wins, a Super Bowl parade... don't wake me...

But the sad thing about all that is that then we'd have to see Brunell again NEXT year.

OK,OK

I predict Vincent will get at least one interception in Philly. He *knows* McNabb and their unchanging system.

Spunky,

Great minds think alike :-)

What? He's dead. He was like a second father to me. Oh the humanity!!!!

Skinz I with you on that one.

I really don't know if it's true...this friend of GW's son says the kid usually chooses not to speak on Redskins issues but feels really bad about what's happened to Archuleta and commented on what was going on. But this is the first time I've ever heard anything from these guys on the Redskins, so I really don't know the validity of it. But it sounded like it made sense to me, so that's why I brought it up.

Skinz, Optimus died in the movie. I was in the theater when this happened. It was like a disturbance in the force, like when jay novaceck used to catch a first down pass, even if the game wasn't on, I'd know.

I have an extremely rare dvd of the Transformers movie which is near impossible to find. It has chinese subtitles. He passed the autobot matrix of leadership first to Ultra Magnus who was defeated by the newly formed Galvotron (formerly Megatron). The Matrix of Leadership then passed to Hot Rod who became 'Rodimus Prime' who was then able to defeat Unicron (who ate planets).

We can watch it before we go to the new one next July. No one is more excited about this than I am. My childhood was about 2 things: The Transformers and Art Monk catching first downs. Both are very important to me.

Robotech was also awesome. I thought it never got enugh mainstream play. I still rank it behind Voltron and ThunderCats, but it was still super tight.

I can do this all day...

http://www.transformersmovie.com/

He-Man would NEVER get stuffed at the one yard line 5 times in a row. Of course, neither would Duckett...

But the sad thing about all that is that then we'd have to see Brunell again NEXT year.

ummm for a superbowl? i can totally live with that.

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Damn I must say that SallieMae is posting things we all understand and enjoy.

CMoney

Thanks for the clip. You know I am running around now yelling transformers more than meets the eye. lol

DAMN IT! COME HERE YOU!!! *grabbing loco mullin by the throat*

DAMN IT! COME HERE YOU!!! *grabbing loco mullin by the throat*

Damn I love this blog. Dealer I was thing the same thing.

The current count:
9,631

80's Cartoon reference:

Duke at QB
Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow at CB
Gung Ho and Roadblock at LB
Hawk at Safety (over Archibingus)

We could let Storm Shadow Spy McNabb on Sunday.

Robotech is a money call. I used to love that show. It was one of those shows that was never on at the same time or same day week to week. I think it came on right after Three Stories Tall.

dealer,

You grab while I slap!

A couple other things from that e-mail I forgot to mention:

GW used 3-safety packages around 60% of the snaps last year. So they basically have three starting safeties, and that Archuleta is meant to be paired with Taylor *and* Prioleau (now Vincent) and not really just Taylor.

So that might be why Gibbs said yesterday Archuleta's still going to play a lot despite Vincent coming in.

Also, the team plans to move Springs to that coverage safety spot whenever he gets too old to play CB.

The current count:
9,631

Are you just trying to get us to make it over the hump today or something?

jm, how did you watch that trailer? it's taking forever for me!

thanks editor.

Archuleta's still going to play a lot

As long as he's not put into coverage.

Honestly, he can't play man and he looks just plain stumped on zone.

Attack you idiot!

Cindy, proposal:
Prize for Number Ten Thousand
Tix to Transformers

stop picking on archieletta! he's one of the CAPTAIN (s) on the team!!!....of punt coverage team!

dealer I am at home today. You really don't think I would be able to post so much if I was at work do you? Remember the boss is watching me now. lol

Archuleta's still going to play a lot

As long as Brunell keeps playing, he should see a lot of action. Afterall, he is the captain of our punt team.

"it's final transmission was classified top secret" ooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh
cool!
who's playing prime?

Captain Archubingus. Wasn't that the name of the captain of the Titanic? Ick.

editor, could you please give us a warning when we got like 50 to go...

HaikuMan absent
Impersonating Mirage?
Please come out and play

Man, I kinda feel bad after reading this. I mean the guy is dating a model and has millions so I'm not gonna lose sleep over it but....

David Elfin * cough that other paper * cough:

"I thought I was in good shape, but I didn't make the play," Archuleta said softly. "Guys were busting their butts all game, and I let everybody down. [The blocked field goal] was a big relief, but in the back of your mind, you're thinking, 'Why couldn't I make the big play?' I'm going through a lot of stuff right now. There's a lot being thrown at me. What's going to matter is how I respond."

"But the sad thing about all that is that then we'd have to see Brunell again NEXT year."

ummm for a superbowl? i can totally live with that.

Posted by: dealer | November 7, 2006 12:09 PM

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Sigh. Oh, all right, I guess I could live with that trade-off too. But NO WARRICK HOLDMAN.

(Remember Blazing Saddles? "OK, but NOT THE IRISH!")

According to my calculations, it looks like 369 or so comments from the beginning of this thread will get us to the promised land of 10,000...

Go, Gadget, go!

368 to go

366 to go

There's a lot being thrown at me. What's going to matter is how I respond

The real question is why did Grilliams put him in that situation?

I knew as soon as I saw him line up across from Witten what was coming. I saw it, you all saw it (and don't lie, you know you did), and Romo sure 3#1% saw it. He never looked anywhere else, the pass went straight to him.

Don't put you players in a position to fail.

........................... plus one

It really seems like Brunell is not the main problem. Considering Brunell has:

-No. 8 passer rating in the NFL (91.5). That's ahead of Tom Brady, Carson Palmer and Matt Hasselbeck.

-3 INTs for the season is phenomenal.

I think the coaching staff is coaching Brunell to be very conservative and not turn the ball over in which he is doing a great job.

The problems thus far have been the defense. Yards/points allowed (354 yds/game, 23.8 points per game, ranked 30th/24th), penalties and forced turnovers (5 forced, dead last in the NFL).

Having everyone back and changing Archuleta's role seemed to make a pretty big difference Sunday considering Dallas' O is ranked 5th in the NFL.

Bottom line: D needs to force turnovers.

Real phenomenon
Not interception total
But that still playing

key to winning games
turnover differential
throw to own team mates

-No. 8 passer rating in the NFL (91.5). That's ahead of Tom Brady, Carson Palmer and Matt Hasselbeck.

All of which are better quarterbacks than Brunell. There are lies, damn lies, and then statistics.

Jason Campbell: "Watch me, I can throw a screen pass too."

Nickles --

True, the defense has played poorly with the DBs banged up. But, if we had an effective QB, we would be no worse than 5-3 right now with wins over the Vikes and the Titans. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you could say that if the defense played better in those games....But it was the offense in the second half of those games that let the team down.

And never, EVER, should you EVER cite QB rating in support of an argument that a QB is performing well. QB rating was a stat invented by a stat freak. Football is not baseball. It's very difficult to measure individual performances by stats in football.

"Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything... 14% of people know that."

Homer Simpson

Yes, it is great that Sallie Mae is now posting relevant (Redskins) entries. Now if we could just get "loco mullin" on board.....enough weather reports!!!

Question: does anyone think that Vincent's knowledge of the Eagles will be helpful to us?

I'm not a huge fan of QB rating but the point I'm trying to make is that Brunell is not playing as poorly as some of you are claiming and if JC gets in he's bound to throw some picks.

PS - I'm a statistician

PS - I'm a statistician

Aren't we all, Nickels? Aren't we all?

Brunell is not playing as poorly as some of you are claiming

No. He is playing worse. End of story.

PS - I'm a statistician

Then I suggest you seek professional medical help. Stat!

OK,OK

Captain Archubingus. Wasn't that the name of the captain of the Titanic? Ick

ROLTFMAO - yep, ICK.

jm220 - last week was just too boring hearing the same-ol talked over, and over, and over, and over ... so I ranted some. I can talk redskins with the best of 'em ... or at least I think so. *hugs*

OK,OK
oops

Ouch! I didn't know I was that far gone...

Wilson Tigers Class of '87 shout out!

Well SallieMae it just great the way you are posting today. Keep up the good work my friend.

Nickels

Who in the hell have you been watching this year at QB for us? Can you honestly say that Brunell is a good QB? Hell if I am always down and the D always palling prevent my numbers would look good as well. Watch the game and see for yourself. Not sitting there looking at stats.

Wilson Tigers Class of '92!

Brunell has been padding his stats in garbage time. It was so blatant in the Indy game. With the game out of reach, he throws a bunch of dinks and dunks to improve his stats. It was also pretty evident with the 27 yard screen to Cooley at the end of the 1st half on Sunday.

You have to wonder if Gibbs is aware of this and if he encourages it. That said, he took some shots over the middle against Dallas with some success. Let's see if he can keep it going.

still, they have to be able to find a way to replace a priouleau and not just shove archibungus back there and wait 8 weeks to discover he can't do it. was there no one possible to do this before vincent?
as ken beatrice used to say between mouthfulls of curly fries, winning starts at the top. we have an over-involved owner and now, what, like 4-5 gm's? every coach gets to pick their favorite player, we go sign them and when they don't work out or gel, hey, oh well.

I've watched every game and some of them twice (at the field than again when I get home) and I insist that, although Brunell is not playing great, he is playing well enough that he should not be the emphasis of our rants.

I'm as excited as everyone else to see JC, but the time is not right.

Hey there. Actually Gibbs's opening statement was only (only?) 7 minutes, not 10, and I suppose it was meant to be some sort of "unfiltered" retort to my story a week back.
Of course, Joe didn't say anything that he didn't already say in the story.
He loves the way they do things, loves the owner, loved Vinny, loves chasing free agents, loves spending big, loves the front office structure and does not see a reason to change how they operate.
Where would be they be without all of those front office people and all of their free agents, he asks?
Well, can't answer that one, but I do know they are 20-22, including the playoffs, with them and last time I checked that stinks.

SallieMae is right. Last week was pretty boring... until Harvey Martin and Boof stirred the pot a little, that is.

Nickels: I'm as excited as everyone else to see JC, but the time is not right.

You know what Gibbs. I think you should be watching game tape on Philly right now, stop worrying about what us fans think and GET TO WORK!

and last time I checked that stinks.

You crack me up, Jason!

If key to win games
Why last in NFC East
Apparently not

nickels you're nuts.
brunell can't sustain drives and keep the defense off the field, so his play affects everything on that side of the ball.
we sign playmakers (randle-el, lloyd) and brunell can't get the ball to them.
that pass to cooley was the mirror-image of the pick he threw at the one yard line in the first dallas game only sunday there was a little breeze behind it.
aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!! he's making me insane!
he regularly takes off gimp-leg running when there's no one within a mile of him and then cuts off half the field and throws it to JC on the sideline.

A Mark Brunell Haiku:

A dink and a dunk
My screen passes are the bomb
Pro Bowl here I come

That was a great press conference. Gibbs makes a good point about the bye week thing. Personally, I think it's just the luck of the draw. Setting up that schedule is complicated enough when you think about all of the considerations that have to be made. Each team has to deal with the schedule they get. Sometimes it works in your favor and sometimes it doesn't. That's life.

Well, sometimes we all need a break from the 'Skins - so go ahead Sallie Mae -

So, is the mood in D.C. optimistic for Philly, I can't tell from all of this kibitzing..from my lofty vantage point in H-Town, after screaming my lungs out from my balcony on Sunday afternoon "take that Cowboys" - I can only presume a huge amount of momemetum going to Philly on Sunday -

You guys make it sound otherwise.

Best pass of the game yesterday was thrown by randle el. Brunell is unable to hit any of our receivers in stride on deep routes. They are always coming back to the ball. I think we win despite Brunell, not because of Brunell. Cooley's TD for example. Could have easily been an interception for a TD on that poorly thrown ball but Cooley makes a great play to make it a TD.

I think the question that summed up the Redskins problems at the moment was:

Reporter: "Coach, what would you consider to be the strengths of the Redskins offense?"

Gibbs: "... well, that's a tough one to answer. I don't think I can really answer that."

The offense is still in search of its strengths and until they can answer that question confidently, we will continue to struggle offensively.

As with every game this team has played over the last 6 or 7 years, I'm cautiously optimistic about the Redskins v. Eagles game. I would love to see them knock of the cowboys and eagles back-to-back but that's going to be tough.

Just food for thought, too. I agree - Gibbs will never pull Brunell, ever, ever, ever - But remember, the '87 season - he really did alternate Schroeder and Williams until the last 4 games or so - he wanted to play Doug, but sometimes..he just didn't get the job done - their were injury concerns, but still...he's not completely steadfast in staying with one guy...though in the case of Brunell, it will take an injury....

Brunell hit Thrash with some nice throws, hit Betts with a huge pass late in the 4th (albeit a screen type lob pass). The sarcasm of Brunell in the Pro Bowl is not lost on me, still, 3 INTs is an important point you all seem to be missing.

When did Gibbs ask Theismann, Williams, or Schroeder to be a Pro Bowl QB and win games with their arms? His formula has been run the ball, play good D and set up a big pass play with play action.

The problem this year has been poor D and inconsistent running game.

We definitely have momentum, but the eagles are getting to the point in the season where they are desperate to make the playoffs, and they are home off of a bye week - all things that will be working against our momentum.

Here is my box score for the upcoming game based upon NFL stats:
Eagles Redskins
Score 24 20
Total First Downs 20 19
Rushing 6 7
Passing 12 10
Penalty 2 2
3rd Down Conversion 42.00% 38.00%
4th Down Conversion 50.00% 47.00%
Total Offensive Yards 374 319
Plays 62 64
Average Yds/Play 6.0 5.0
Total Rushing Yards 115.5 122.4
Rushing Plays 26 30
Average Yards 4.4 4.1
Total Passing Yards 258 197
Passes Completed 20 20
Passes Attempted 34 32
Percent Complete 58.82% 62.50%
Offense Yds/Game 374.0 319.4
Penalties 7 7
Penalties-Yards 65 59
Time of Possession 28:23 31:77

Nickels, Brunell has all of those things that Gibbs asks for except the setting up the big pass play with playaction. All of those QB's you mentioned led their receivers on deep routes and could hit them in stride. Brunell completes some deep balls, but they are often underthrown, or inaccurate. He is not smooth at all on those plays, but the receivers seem to be making up for it with acrobatic catches, and good down field adjustments to the throws. We could hit so many big plays if Brunell could hit the receivers in stride on those deep balls. I don't really look at interceptions, because I could hike the ball and kneel the ball every play for the redskins and finish the season with 0 interceptions. Doesn't make me a good QB.

The D aside, tell me why our running game isn't very good? I'll give you a hint, count the guys in the box next week.

Everyone is playing a 5-5-1 against us. Our screen passes actually work against the stretch play because it brings the safeties and cbs up and wide.

People double Moss, put 8 in the box against Portis and DARE Brunell to beat us. If you are going to the games then you are seeing the same thing I am. Our second and third WR's open. They never get looked at.

It's Moss open? Nope, ok here ya go Ladell.

"His formula has been run the ball, play good D and set up a big pass play with play action."-nickels

name a big pass play off play-action that has worked this season? if i stretch and re-configure and alter the past through my memory i might be able to imagine that there were a few, but certainly not anything to make a defense pay attention.
i also seem to remember gibbs offenses throwing an awful lot of gary clark over the middle passes, monk on outs etc. that brunell (yes except for his dynamic pass to thrash which used all his arm strength saved up from the bye week) cannot and does not throw.
3 int's is important, but unless you're theismann in the sb, it's hard to throw picks on dump-offs and screens

Also nickels,

You could look around the league at some of the worst QB's and point out at least SOME nice throws that they had to their receivers during the game. Consistency is what makes a good QB.

ok, i see there are enough other people here bashing brunell to keep the world in equilibrium. i'm going to do some work. stop distracting me blog.

I do think Saunders is starting to realize that Sellers can be very effective running and catching the ball. It's intersting how he's expanded the plays to include Sellers more. I think that Saunders is still adjusting to the strengths and weaknesses of the players on this team, and I think he's getting more comfortable calling the plays. It should continue to get better as the season goes along, as long as Brunell can continue to execute them. Also, we should run reverses and option passes to randle el every game to keep defenses off balance. I love the misdirection play to portis for the TD too. We're finally starting to see some of Al Saunders true creativity.

Hey Starscream wasn't that bad. Maybe we need a little Starscream in Jason C. A little back bitting, underhandedness to get old Brunnell out of there.
Cool references to cartoon's of the 80's but you can't forget the Sliverhawks. I know almost the same as Thundercats but still great by it's self. I got one more might be the late 70's. The Challenge of the Superfriends(they fought the Legion of Doom)I cried when I thought they killed all of the Superfriends. Wouldn't you know it they killed the best one first Batman.

Shout out to the Eastern Class of 92"

Does TJ Duckett finally get a chance to run the ball next week? We had four chances to score six in that opening drive and the Cowboys d-line stuffed us. Why not use Duckett in that situation? Or how about play-action and dump it to Sellers in the flat?

thanks jason. i woke up this morning thinking i'm glad they won and he is 500 against his old nemesis. but he's...he's....there's something missing. he keeps patronizing the fans. keeps padding brunell's stats. he hired al saunders but it doesn't look like al saunder's offense (from the last 6 years).

and joe, of course joe knows that he's padding brunell's stats when he can just call kneeldown plays down 3 scores with a minute to go. or 6 seconds to go he throws a dump off to cooley. WTF!!!

does he know that kinda shti pi$$es us off?

btw, did anyone hear troy aikman talking about what he over heard when he was down on the field during warmups...he said he heard mark brunell say to another player(cow's) that if the skins don't win that game it'll be his last game.

TJ Duckett needs to be involved. If you are going to slam it up the middle in short yardage situations I'd rather slam it in there with a 260 lb. back. Plus you keep portis fresh and healthy by spelling him on those physical short yardage plays. The o-line could do a better job on those plays too. But I agree Duckett should get those carries.

Wow, this is the first I've heard of what Aikman overheard Brunell say on the field. Can anybody confirm dealers observation?

Plus Duckett has fresh legs. Always nice to have a RB in on goaline who has fresh legs.

What is it with people faking my posts with musings about blue high heels? Firstly, I'm sure you can be more original than that. And secondly, blue is not my color.

has anyone asked el presidente straight up:

1. WHY DID YOU TRADE FOR TJ?

>>> "who's playing prime?"

Peter Cullen, the original voice of Optimus Prime in the cartoon. Definitely the big tent pole release of summer 2007 along with "Spidey 3".

2 weeks until James Bond :-)

newsflash to JLC:

There is no correlation between a bye week and winning the following game. Statistics actually show that teams cover the spread less than 50% of time after a bye week. The added "rest" is balanced by the fact that many teams/players are rusty after taking 2 weeks between games. Therefore, it doesn't matter that the Redskins play 3 teams coming off byes this year.

Barno out.

thank P. while googling i found this:

http://www.seibertron.com/

dealer, I think no one asks because we all know the answer. He was insurance in case Portis's shoulder didn't heal quickly or properly. Dumb, kneejerk reaction that will end up costing us down the road.

We thought he was going to be used in short yardage, since that's what he did in ATL, but I don't know if Gibbs ever actually said that.

I can confirm Troy Aikman saying this when they were going over keys to the game at the beginning. Might have been early during the Skins first drive. Might be able to catch it on Replay(NFL Network) when they replay Sunday's game

thanks, joe. and Don.

then joe, why do fans and reporters keep bringing up TJ when they have a healthy portis?
like you said he was an insurance policy.
(sincerely)
question should be why didn't they trade him before the deadline. imnsho

to Nickels:

FWIW (probably not much), I agree with much of what you say.

I agree with others when they basically say that Brunell has stunk, because he has, that much is clear (IMHO) no matter what stats you may come up with.

But I agree with you that "Brunell is not the main problem... The problems thus far have been the defense." The D has essentially been atrocious all year long, every game. The O has had some spotty success, the special teams for the most part have actually been pretty good (some bad, but more good), but the D has just stunk, game after game. You can blame some of that on the O, but for the most part, I ain't buyin' that. If the D wants to get off the field, try to stop the other guys occasionally on 3rd and 12.

And I can't speak for others, obviously, but the reason I want to see JC play is not because I know or even have any particular reason to think that he'll be any good. I just know that Brunell has NO FUTURE. It was doubtful he did 2 years ago, but now it's completely clear. So it's time to play JC now and see what he can do, for better or worse.

I know, Megskins, my analysis is obvious and I'm preaching to the choir. But I paid my quarter, so I gets to chime in.

Dealer, I think it keeps coming up because it's so bizarre. I mean, who trades a 3rd rounder for a guy they have no intension of ever using? It's crazy!

I'm just guessing, but I think the reason they didn't trade him in week 4 or 5 is because they wouldn't get much value for him. Maybe they could get a late round pick - like a 6th rounder - from someone. But at that point, no one was going to give them a 3rd. So, to the Redskins, it would be like giving up a 3rd for a 6th. It would look terrible. So they probably figured they'd just keep him in case more injuries came up.

Spunky unaware
That RI blogging is free
Poorer a quarter

Has anybody, ANYBODY mention that we are ONE GAME out of the playoffs? JUST ONE GAME!

JLaC - I haven't seen that in any news articles this past week. What's up with that? If we beat Philly, we are potentially back in the race...........

Tom,

I'm so sorry about your father. You have my deepest sympathy.

Well, we're tied for 11th-13th place, when only the top 6 make the playoffs, but yeah, I see what you mean, 6th place is only 4-4.

I think a lot of people (like me) are waiting to see what happens in Philly. If we can win there, we can start dreaming about repeating our hot streak at the end of last year. Beat TB, win 3 home games, BAM -- we're 8-5, piece of cake.

it would be like giving up a 3rd for a 6th.

that makes sense. even if nothing else this org does does.

I don't mean to make it seem easy, because it will not be a piece of cake. But very, very doable.

Remember we were once 7-1 circa '97 and we didn't make the Dag-Gone playoffs? (Good thing we didn't have a blog then). But, my point is, it's not how you Start the season, but how you end it, which Gibbs is the Master at, whether you are talkin Gibbs 1.0 or 2.0.

it would be like giving up a 3rd for a 6th.

It sounds better than giving up a third and then watch the guy walk at the end of the season. And you are left with nothing.

4th floor, I like your spirit. A 7-1 finish would be awesome. The thing that is discouraging is when you look at the teams that have gone 7-1 or better this season: the Bears and Colts.

Both have something to hang their hat on. The Bears have a smothering defense and the Colts an unstoppable offense. What do the Redskins do very well? I think to make a 7-1 run you have to be really, really good at something.

In my opinion, the Skins have a better chance of unleashing the offense and winning some shoot-outs. At least on that side of the ball we have some weapons and some youth. (Incidentally, I think Collins or Campbell are probably better suited to playing that way.)

The defense has LOTS of problems as we explored last week: age, injuries, ability, experience in the system. None of it is promising. Hence, if this team has a 7-1 run in it, I think it will be on the shoulders of Portis and the offense.

Brunell on John Riggins Show right now.......

Joe - At this rate, a 9-7 team will prob make it in, but that's when the tiebreaker comes to play.....

Remember the Jim Everett - Jim Rome episode? Maybe Riggins can call Brunell "Mary", then Brunell attacks him, then Riggins breaks Brunell's arm (the left one, Riggo!) in the ensuing scrum. Redskins fans rejoice! Until Gibbs kills himself. Then we're just stuck with Vinny and Saunders and Grilliams, oh my!

4th, can you give us a summary?

Thanks 4th Floor. Let's hope Riggo gives him a rib shot. lol

They are wrapping up right now....

You know how Dick Cheany and Bush go on FOX News every week and get all those softball questions????

That's the Summary right there...

Issues:
1. Main Purpose for coming on - Some Brunell Foundation Party

2. Do you only look for Santana?
Answer: There is no secret most plays are designed to go to him.

3. Was talkin about the Superbowl in preseason too early?
Answer: I've been talkin about going to the Superbowl the past 13 seasons....

And........That's it. Next time tell him come on to WTEM 980.

Just saw this:,
Next season, Byron Leftwich is scheduled to make $5 million in base salary. The Jaguars are not going to want to pay him that much money if he's not the starter, which means the team could look to entertain trade offers. Leftwich would love the opportunity to go back home to play for the Redskins, and he also finds the Bears appealing.

Wouldn't this be beautiful not for Jason Campbell though but hometown boy comes home. Now Fed-Ex would really be rocking

I saw that also, Don. But, I give it no credence at the moment. Maybe we should have never picked up Campbell in the 1st place and saved our picks, if that was the case..........

why would we want Byron Leftwich? We expended considerable resources to get JC.

I've had enough of Jacksonville QBs. We picked up their scrub who couldn't earn the backup spot in 2004. No point repeating the same mistake twice.

Well said, Skin Patrol.

Parent-teacher conferences have kept me away from the crack that is the blog - I had the shakes but now feel better.

Watched MNF - man oh man the Raiders suck - it actually made me feel really good for the Skinnies. As they pointed out the 6th team from the NFC to make the playoffs is going to be at or below .500 right now because only 5 teams in NFC are above .500 so maybe not all hope is lost.

3 observations:
1. In the post game interview with Brunell he seemed about as fired up as a dead squirrel on the highway after the win.

2. Are we permanently stuck at 22 points a game - this was 3rd week in a row right?

3. Love the 80's cartoons but I'm going a little more old school and vote for Spider Man from Electric Company - that rope spider web that would get flung on the bad guys was the best thing ever!

MV, appreciate the shout out....FYI, I'm on a different contract now and do not have constant 'net access during the day now which is why I'm not as active. :( But I read as much as possible at night and will try to post then! Just remember to read the next morning! I actually rhymed "shabingus" last night....:)

jm, 4th, i thought today's riggo show was one of his best shows.

and 4th, trust me 980 can ask all the "hard" questions and follow ups and you can even ask jason about this as well but they won't give you the satisfaction. when it comes to brunell and gibbs that is.

they're so frustratingly like bush and cheney in that sense. all the questions and answers are rehearsed and they'll never get off the tracks, to give you a straight answer.

if you want any sort of insight it comes from al saunders, double G and clinton portis. they really do tell you how it is.

i wrote a longer post than this with all the hatred but as i'm watching DA ALI G show marathon with Andy Rooney...i couldn't be mad anymore...so deleted it. that has to be the best show. Andy Rooney asking "who's black?" "it's racist not racialist!"...LOL LOL LOL!