Uh, what happened? Last I checked, the Cincinnati Bengals are bottom feeder. The Redskins were playoff contenders, although in a long down-spin. The Bengals dropped the Redskins 20-10 and also erased Washington's playoff chances.
The Sports Freak and I agreed that no pre-game analysis was needed. It's been the same for weeks...keep up the defense and step up the offense. Glad I didn't waste those 30 seconds of my life. Chris Cooley, of all players, fumbled the ball on the first drive to allow Cincinnati to score early. Then they never looked back. The offense was slightly better as they seemed to go down the field more often. Santana Moss was getting looks, passes, and receptions down the field. Of course with this incarnation of the Redskins, downfield means more than 10 yards. Even Fred Davis, the backup to Cooley, got a catch.
But there were so many problems, it's hard to say what caused the loss. Besides, Cooley, Mike Sellers fumbled the ball at the goal line to give up an easy touchdown. The Redskins kicker, who I will not address by his name any longer, because that would mean I have an ounce of respect for him, sent a kickoff out of bounds again. I don't know how many he's kicked out this season, but it feels more than just accidental. The defense, who has played pretty admirably all season with constant injuries, could barely stop the Bengals. The Bengals The only bright side seems to be the patchwork offensive line. But even then, they've played as well as they have all season, so that's not saying much.
While playoffs are out of the picture, the team has to get their act together next Sunday when the Eagles come to town. We should work hard to spoil their chances.
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Well the Cowboys beat us again......we stunk
I take it that means you are a Giants fan? If I have to root for someone from the NFC East, you're it at this point.
The game exposed how important the running game is to the Giants...almost as much as the pass rush. Without Jacobs things seemed to sputter. It would have been more interesting to see the Bradshaw show similar to the end of last year.
As for the Skins, Fabini is better suited as a reserve guard and Heyer is still developing as a run blocker. If anything Kendall should be moved to a reserve role. Much has been made of the OL, but they all didn't fall off of a cliff at once.
It seems more likely that there's not much to practice against. The talent is there to still win the individual match ups. Occasionally some of the best will beat Samuels, but it will probably more likely to happen more frequently if this is the only time the OL gets to face someone that elevates their game to meet the challenge of the top players along the DL in the league.