A Close One at the Half

Let me be the FIRST to say GO SKINS!

First half over. Could have been a lot worse. Second half will be a lot better.

Jasno - what kind of weak post is that?

Let's hope for a better SECOND half.

Take some shots down the field to Moss and Co. in the second half. The Skins can't go conservo cause Manning is having a field day out there.

In range at the half... need maximum effort... 30 minutes of lust for mayhem, please, with a side of offensive efficiency!

Did Manning throw an INT in the first half?

Jansen has another bone-head false start, he's soo done, where is Heyer?
Thrash can't cathc a cold. J Taylor looks better, still not planting the QB, suisham??? wtf!!

Let's go guys. This is our half. This is where we win the game and step up.

JM220

NFL Gamecast has Plaxico Burress throwing a pass for a 20 yard loss?

It goes without saying, but.... YOU CANNOT MISS A FG LIKE THAT!

James Thrash needs to make that catch, period , exclamation point!

In the CLE game they intercepted Manning. That's the only way that I think that WSH can win this game. They need to intercept or force turnovers.

Take some shots down the field to Moss and Co. in the second half.

yes, if Jason was given enough time, that would make sense. He'll be taken out in a body bag if we try that all second half. Get Jansen out of there!!!

Poor guy shoots himself in the leg and gets hit with a -20 yard pass play.

That's just harsh.

TIME TO LET #21 emotion to carry us to this victory...... this could be the kind of booster we need to run the table....

I'm so tired of the kicker missing crucial field goals and dropped passes in vital situations(Thrash and Randle El)..these one could certainly haunt us.

We need to find a way to win this game! Someone unexpected is going to have to step up.

Why did this game get the D list announcing team?

SWOWRA,

I SAW THAT, but HE WAS CREDITED WITH THE COMPLETION........

Hopefully our D won't be wasted by the 4th quarter. They've expended a lot of energy. Suisham short kickoffs, missed FGs in recent games--not good when you hardly score TDs.

I think Jasno is way off...there has actually been a good pash rush today...problem is, the Giants have gotten a lot of yards on screens because of it.

FINALLY made it back home from trip out east.

GO SKINS!
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Can we please have analysts other than homers Troy Fakeman and Moosehead Johnson covering Skins games? They are so anti-Washington, it is shameful.

Poor guy shoots himself in the leg and gets hit with a -20 yard pass play.

That's just harsh.

I hope NY City doesn't cave in, and enforces the 3 1/2 year automatic sentence on him. He's such a moron.......

ALEXANDER JUST PLANTED THE LEAD BLOCKER!!!!

thanks suisham..that field goal wasnt even close!

Yes, Manning was picked off.

Mohammed10--We always end up with those announcers.

jesus suisham, wtf mate! we got this game. i feel good about it.

NO MORE DROPS OR MISSED TACKLES AND WE CAN WIN THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DAMN - should have had that pick!

darn it!! GOT PICK THAT OFF!

OMG! Easiest pick ever

Cle was also 9-13 on third down, put up 454 yards of offense, and held the ball nearly 5 minutes longer than the Gints. It wasn't just their defense that did it against the Gints, their offense produced.

Wow...nice pass D against ourselves.
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That just hurts. The defensive backs just crashed into each other.

Yes - 3 and out!

SPEAKING OF DROPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CAN WE JUST CAPITALIZE ON ANY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY"RE GIVING US!!!!!

SHAWN COST US A PICK

is it me or did the fans just go quiet when manning missed that last pass?

Damn Springs. Hall had that one.

JM220

i think it was a sigh of relief...not really silence.

Randle-El is a good fair catcher

Time for the O to step up and score!

Okay, this here be the drive of the game if we want to just plain win. Push it upfield, men.

F shawn springs!!!!

That just hurts. The defensive backs just crashed into each other.

Those kind of play calls are not going to do it!!!

shawn springs=deep throat=hater

there is kelly guys!! two hands and a drop!

The NYG get the ball the back now.

Okay. That's it. Nothing but trick plays from now on.

Can SOMEONE please catch a football?

Malcolm "smelly". Third drop of the day by a Skins WR

That was right in Kelly's hands. Are you kidding me?

Um, good thing blogging is the first draft of history.

That was the warmup for the next drive, which will be duly labeled "the drive of the game."

wtf our wr's need to start catching sh!t that hits them in the chest.

If they drop one more ball.....

Hey, refs. How about that block in the back right when the punt was fielded?

Typical Redskins. Here they go again. They just gave the NYG the ball at the 50 yard line.

Why do they always make stupid mistakes? This is what I was mentioning to Talent Evaluator in the last thread. It's stupid mistakes like this that never seem to end.

nice penalty. What about the push in the back by the guy next to the return guy?

VZE,

THAT"S THE 5TH DROP OF THE DAY MINUS SPRINGS DROPPED PICK...... KELLY HAS TWO DROPS AND SO DO THE REST OF THE RECEIVERS EXCEPT THOMAS....

We need a turnover. Pressure Manning and he'll cough it up..........of course, we'll bump into each other and drop it, but still

Moose killing the skins...telling it how it is...moronic offensive game plan by zorny

And now look for the Giants to go up 20-7 or 16-7 now.

Jacobs. It was only a matter of time. Can't someone crunch him? Please?

WINNING TEAMS CAPITALIZED ON OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THE GIANTS, WE PISS THEM ALL AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gotta make a play

Hixon is using Rodgers!

Posted by: jiacinto |

Why are you even watching the game? Either poke your eyes out and make it easier on yourself (and us) or change the channel to the soap opra station and finish your laundry!

Typical Redskins. This is the exactly the same cr#p they always do. That missed FG really stings right now. It's the same old cr#p all the time.

And now look for the Giants to go up 20-7 or 16-7 now.

Posted by: jiacinto | November 30, 2008 2:59 PM | Report abuse

The problem isn't the Gints getting 16 here. The problem is us being stuck at 7.

Zorn can't catch those 5 dropped passes. Not sure how the offensive game is moronic. Only given up 1 sack.

lets go wilson>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I just state the obvious.

F8Ck

It will be 20-7 NYG shortly. That stupid 15 yard penalty is what did it. Can't this team ever do anything right? I'm so sick of having to go to work and not having bragging rights.

Is anyone tired of hearing, "He picks up a GIANT first down?" Can't they just say first down.

This false start stuff is getting ridiculous...it's happening a lot!

will this team play with any heart against good teams??

F zornys west coast offense!

Nice goal line stand, D...NOT

you give these guys the ball beyond mid field and that"s what happens........

nice

b_clegg. I stand corrected

I am ill. We don't have to be losing this game. Mistakes and lack of execution

Is it too early to start thinking about the draft?

The same old sh!t strikes again. So now I'll have to go to work and have the NYG fans rub it in. How many times in the last 16 years has this team always managed to give up winnable games? Meanwhile Carolina is winning against GB.

So yes I am cynical somewhat. I just hate watching these games, only to see the team blow winnable games.

Stupid mistakes happen over and over again. The Missed FG, the messed up INT, the failure to catch the ball, stupid penalties--these always seem to happen at the wrong time to let the other team win.

What is there to be positive about? The season will probably end today. And don't get me started about the Pete Kendall fumble earlier this year.

Same old cr!p. Doesn't anyone here ever get sick of it?

JC would have 4 more receptions and 100 more yards passing if our GD so called receiving corps could cathc the Fing ball when it hits them in BOTH FING HANDS!!!

I just don't understand how this team play with no emotion some times. They need to suck it up and just balling. We can still pull this out.

JM220

The only thing not getting the 15 yard penalty would have done is to make that TD drive 15 yards longer. The Giants just know how to attack and execute. They're calling a smart game.

if they don't score on this next drive, its over.

O needs to do a better job and Jasno is right about the teams, not sure we can afford that many mistakes, need them to help us get ahead not drag us down. . .

I like the skins D, but i think they play too much BASIC stuff.. Teams seem to key in on certain things and know what Defense there in too often... Not sold on Blache

If we don't answer with a TD, that's it

If we score a TD, it doesn't seem so bad, does it.

What do you expect when you give the Super Bowl champs the ball at midfield?

The offense now has to produce TDs, plain and simple.

F zornys west coast offense!

Posted by: dealer1 | November 30, 2008 3:04 PM

Right! The WRs would hold on to the ball much better in an east coast offense.

Sick of stupid penalties. Sick of basic errors. Sick of blown assignments. Sick of the west coast offense. Some linemen next year, please? Oh, and a WR who can catch the ball, a punter that can land one inside the 20, a place reliable kicker.

Imagine this team with CP on, say 750-800 yards this season? Yuck.

Every game has dropped passes.

No heart. Defense cannot stay on the field all day. And add to that all the friggin STUPID penalties. Our offense is pathetic, anemic...whatever. Best bet is maybe sneak into the playoffs. We are not capable of coming from behind. Very discouraging performance

WE DON'T MAKE PLAYS....... WE'RE SNAKE BITTEN..... AFRAID TO STEP UP.... NEVER SEEN SUCH..... IS ANYONE WILLING TO STEP UP AND MAKE A PLAY TODAY..... 5 DROPS, ROCKY MC MISSED ASSINGMENT, WEEK AFTER WEEK...... HE HAS WARD OUT OF THE BACKFIELD....... HIS HE DUMB? HE MAKES THE SAME MISTAKES WEEK AFTER WEEK.. HORTON HAS MISSED 2 ASSIGNMENTS AND EACH WERE ON 3RD DOWN.....I LOVE OUR D , BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR ASSGMT'

It doesn't matter where they get the ball. The other two TD drives were 70+ and 60+.

we got no shot at winning this game. Sorry - this team has no heart or killer instinct. they don't know how to blitz - when ever they do, they just run and bump off the blocker and fall down. we NEVER get to the qb -ever. Our Dline is like swiss cheese. Our LBs are small - and slow. And, we have no outside threats. It's that simple. we are very average and predictable.

Thats why we will loose and ocntinue to loose.

So you blaming the 28th ranked offense on the wrs????

The season probably ends today.

ARE caught the ball!!!!!!!

They're living on 3rd and long.

it's a catch!!!

why not take a shot on 1ST DOWN?

why wait till 3RD DOWN WHEN d IS IN A DEEP ZONE???? they"re playing man on 1ST DOWN.

we CAN still pull this out, but we need some o. . .

I think jlc wanted to know why you don't extend Campbell and rogers. Both playing like crap. I also think it's time to start blaming coaching fir the constant mistakes, lack of execution etc. Not sure you can keep blaming a draft, ownership etc. Giants players are "coached up."

And now they're giving us false hope because they just go two first downs.

Trickeration. Whatever it takes

The "other 2 TD drives"? The Gints only HAVE 2 TD drives! And one of them started from midfield.

Giving any team the ball at midfield will most likely cost you points.

horrible pass.

ugh...bad passes by Soup

An INT. Another stupid mistake. The Redskins are great at finding ways to lose these games.

nice under throw

Best punt we've had all year

skinsfan8KaboveMSL , sorry your dreaming.
I am a life long skins fan but you got to be real about this.

Underthrow... i think it came off his hand weakly because it was wet.

FNEEED TO

7-9 SORRY TO SAY

They can't even defend against slants. DAL played these same slants against the Redskins. So did PIT. What is it about these slants that makes it hard for them to defend?

our best punt of the day !!!

Te, you gonna blame the wr or the pass pro on that one?

Let me rephrase my last comment. Rogers sucks!!

We have one of the best secondaries in football and we give these guys a 10-15 yard cushion. Unbelievable!!!!

Give the Skins the ball at midfield and see what happens

The only good news is that GB has tied CAR.

Sure we can sneak wins against the likes of the Saints, the Browns, and the Rams (wait, whoops), but put us up against a solid team and...

Yep.. I guess the good part of the season is over.. I am a life long skins fan.. Good thru the bad... But if we lose this, most likly a loss against ravens... The writing is on the wall.. sorry

We obviously need our defense to score points. The offense won't do it.

A flag just came. Look for this to go in favor of the NYG.

any flags on the Giants?

For those who say Zorn doesn't go down the field, at least he's doing it today. My problem is that they've not bothered to establish the timing and chemistry needed for this earlier in the season.

nice mr. wilson.

Te, you gonna blame the wr or the pass pro on that one?

Posted by: dealer1 | November 30, 2008 3:14 PM

No, dealer, I'd blame the passer. The ball was way underthrown. Why would you blame the wr?

TRADE BOTH JASON'S AND ROGERS. CUT SPRINGS,THRASH,CARTER AND RANDLE EL

Another stupid mistake. This is what I was telling Training Evaluator about earlier!

OMG - a sack?

SELF DESTRUCTION

W T F!! Great penalty.

Giants had the one penalty that overturned that Campbell pick earlier. That's their only penalty.

BAD TEAM !!! FIRE Z-MAN

It's over the d is tired

i agree...no heart....

Another 3rd and short that the Giants should convert. I think I need to accept the fact that this season's shot--and that the team still sucks.

Giants just want it more...period

No heart by this team - none

boom,boom, boom, crunch, run over the d line - again....

That last INT was costly. Score there and the game is close. Now the game is slipping away. The Skins peaked too early. A loss here will really make the playoffs a long-shot. It was nice while it lasted but the NFC East will finish NYG-DAL-WSH-PHL. We still need to address the issues that have always plagued this team - lack of pass rush, inability to score. Some of the other pieces are there. Disappointing.

it needs to be said that this is getting close to embarassing and starting to look a lot like marion barber bowling over some skins en route to victory.

this is painful to watch

7-9

The Giants have guys all over them and don't drop the ball.

LANDRY IS NO SEAN TAYLOR !!!!!!!!!!!!

Landry blitzs and gets handled by the Back.
unreal.

DAL does have to play NYG, PIT, and PHL still. So I would crown with the wildcard quite yet, but it looks quite gleam.

SHUT UP, MOOSE!

I meant to say quite "glum"

4th quarter...down by 13. If we get a punt...there's a very small shot. Otherwise, our prayer of a season comes down to a must win next week to lead up to some weaker opponents.

Looks like it's going to take another 4-0 run at the end of the season. :-/

Someone needs to check "GOOSE" ACCT after this game.

Anyone else feel the need to turn the volume down so you don't need to listen to the Jack*ss Daryll Johnston

I meant to say quite "glum". I also meant to say "I would not crown DAL with the wildcard quite yet, but it looks pretty glum".

For those who say Zorn doesn't go down the field, at least he's doing it today. My problem is that they've not bothered to establish the timing and chemistry needed for this earlier in the season.

Posted by: fan-o-matic

Have you seen the way our O-line plays, errr doesn't play? No time for any QB to make a long throw. O-line and D-line have to be the priorities. If Thrash is still the 3rd WR next year, can we have the Government buy out the Skins from Snyder? :)

what a flat effort..........

If the jints score again, watch our guys just roll over. WTF!! High school kids play with more emotion.
I was hopeful Zornmeister could overcome the disfunctional FO but the '08 run looks over. Why can't Snide-rrr wake up and get a professional GM who has NFL experience?
Friggity frig frig!

This is pathetic; basically, we can't move the ball without the use of gadget plays.

Zorn needs to take a long, hard look at himself after this loss.

5 losses this year, FOUR of them at home.

Wait. What am I talking about? We have no HOME.

FedEx is a vacuum.

Well, there's always NEXT YEAR!

:)

just think how this is eating the danny up? I'd hate to be in his box right now. Little man is probably just cussing up a storm. At least i get a little enjoyment thinking about how this is eating at him. This guy couldn't buy a win to save his life.

Landry is no Sean Taylor. For one thing, Landry is alive...

LANDRY IS NO SEAN TAYLOR !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Daggarforracialjustice | November 30, 2008 3:19 PM

wow, are you serious. Look, friend, there was only one Sean Taylor. It's no insult to anyone to say "you're no Sean Taylor."

what's with the animal nicknames...moose and goose? Seriously, proud of those?

We've moved from controlling our own destiny to hope for low chance scenarios. It's hard to watch but makes sense that this team will suffer from the previous problems because it was built that way by the previous coach and owner. It will take time to shift.

As for heart, I don't see quitters - just a team not as good as the Giants. The Skins can't afford to make mistakes and win against a better team. Missed opportunities will hurt.

Time of Possession after 3:

Giants 29:54
'Skins 15:06

Skins D already played a full game and we are just now going into the 4th.

Time to stop with the Sean Taylor references...let's look to the future and quit living in the past. Might as well start wishing for Riggo to come back or for a Beatles Reunion...give it up. Sean's dead man....

Giants are running all over us. They can push for the extra yard and first down, yet we can't. And I totally agree with Daggarforracialjustice... Landry has been run over today. Sean Taylor NEVER got run over like that.

How can you fault the d on this? They been on the field forever and getting no help from the o.

stop blaming a loss on the FO...the players had some plays, they didn't connect. We have the talent...they just have to put it together.

BEING A REDSKIN FAN IS GREAT!!! games that we so called are "playing for Sean Taylor" 0-2

iT'S NOT OVER YET...... JUST NEED TO SCORE

Why are we running the ball when we're down by just about 2 td's in the 4th quarter?

CUT JASON AND GIVE HALL THE 8 MIL IN BONUS !!!!!!!!!!!!

Really love that play zorny!

Sean Taylor quit in the Rams game a few years ago. He gave up on a run by Steven Jackson and let him waltz into the end zone. The replays showed he gave up when he could have made a tackle...

Soup passing last two games - yeesh

For those who say Zorn doesn't go down the field, at least he's doing it today. My problem is that they've not bothered to establish the timing and chemistry needed for this earlier in the season.

Posted by: fan-o-matic

Have you seen the way our O-line plays, errr doesn't play? No time for any QB to make a long throw. O-line and D-line have to be the priorities. If Thrash is still the 3rd WR next year, can we have the Government buy out the Skins from Snyder? :)

Posted by: lsskinsfan

True, but there sure seemed to have been a lot of emphasis placed early on on short passes. I don't know... too tired to argue the point. Sheesh... what a game.

gotta go for it.

its becoming obvious that Zorn is a rookie play caller.....

I wipe my heinie with Danny boy's hanky. Hope he has a coronary. Friggin' friggity frig!

We have the talent...they just have to put it together.

Posted by: svxcountry1

Open your eyes SVX, we don't have the talent or else we'd be winning these close games. The Skins are my team too, but man you got to be realistic.

I can't watch this offense anymore. This is beyond pathetic. How many times are you going to run routes short of the first down. Time to take a nap and enjoy the rest of my Sun.,this is not even worth my time anymore.

You can complain all you want, but the defense is NOT the problem. It's all on the offense. I think Zorn is going to get better...just not this year. We need an o-line that can protect the qb and give him a little time.

stop this, this is painful to watch. STINKIN OFFENSE, stretch out Cooley, gotta give the D a rest! It's over, that was the drive we had to score on, the giants will hold the ball for 10 minutes.

Zorn had no voice in the composition of this team - he inherited the handiwork of Gibbs and Snyder (Vinny just gets pasta for Snyder). Blame goes to Snyder and his crew of sycophants.

How can you fault the d on this? They been on the field forever and getting no help from the o.

If the D can stop on more third downs, they won't be on the field so long.

Nice punt. Maybe Vinnie will use a first round pick for a new punter next year anyway.
My 9 year old is smarter....

I am so disappointed how flat this team has come out and played. They just don't play with any emotion at all in big games

JM220

Packers are trying to help us out

beep beep

OMG, ive had it. We HAD him! how do you let him get away like that?

IF we get the ball again we can always do a "Roman Gabriel/Rams" and throw 4 long bomb, Hail Mary's in a row. Maybe the owner fellow will learn to pray?

If the D can stop on more third downs, they won't be on the field so long.

Posted by: tonyc | November 30, 2008 3:30 PM | Report abuse

Are you serious?! Look at the time of possession. If the F'n O could sustain a drive more than 3 and out, then we might stand a chance.

STUPID

4th and 1 and we run to the LEFT!!!

Get Portis out of there and give him 2 weeks off to heal.
They're beating him down.

its becoming obvious that Zorn is a rookie play caller.....

Posted by: chrislarry | November 30, 2008 3:27 PM | Report abuse

Because I've been calling plays from my couch for 20 years