Pha- Wash
Record: 8-4, +6.23 Units
1* Wash +3 (-107)
The Bad
You don't want to knock a team when it wins, as Washington did in its opener, but scouts who watched video of the victory over Arizona noticed that Redskins wide receivers didn't have nearly as much separation as they did during the preseason schedule. In the opener, the Washington wideouts, particularly Rod Gardner, simply outmuscled Cardinals defensive backs for some balls. In the estimation of one personnel chief, the receivers made at least five "superb" catches. "In the preseason, (Steve) Spurrier showed he could get separation for his receivers with the plays he called," said one NFC pro scout. "In the first game, you didn't see that same separation. Hey, until we prove we can cover them, I'm going to pretty much bite my tongue. But I'll tell you privately, they don't have a real 'burner' who scares you."
The Good
Heading into the game against the Eagles on Monday night, Washington's Steve Spurrier is 37-0 in September home games in 19 seasons as a head coach.
Thoughts
Bottom line, the Skins are going to be very good. They WILL beat the Eagles at home on Monday night. Will it be easy? No. There won't be any easy games. Pretty soon though people are going to have to start giving credit to Spurrier and this team for making it work instead of constantly criticizing and nit picking every single thing.
The Eagles are overrated just a bit. Their defense isn't nearly as good without Trotter and they can be beat through the air. McNabb can be contained and forced into bad decisions. I look for it to be a very tough and physical game but with the Skins prevailing only cuz it's at home. I think the Redskins are going to silence some of their critics Monday night and they'll even silence some Redskins fans who seem to be waiting for their failure...
Key to win
Expect the Redskins stadium to be loud. And I'd like to see the Redskins to blitz Arrington early and often. The key to the game, as it always seems to be, is if the offense doesn't turn the ball over. I think they have enough talent to score 20 points against most teams. The key will be not giving the Eagles the ball inside the 10 (as occured after Matthews INT vs. the Cards)
GL to all!
Record: 8-4, +6.23 Units
1* Wash +3 (-107)
The Bad
You don't want to knock a team when it wins, as Washington did in its opener, but scouts who watched video of the victory over Arizona noticed that Redskins wide receivers didn't have nearly as much separation as they did during the preseason schedule. In the opener, the Washington wideouts, particularly Rod Gardner, simply outmuscled Cardinals defensive backs for some balls. In the estimation of one personnel chief, the receivers made at least five "superb" catches. "In the preseason, (Steve) Spurrier showed he could get separation for his receivers with the plays he called," said one NFC pro scout. "In the first game, you didn't see that same separation. Hey, until we prove we can cover them, I'm going to pretty much bite my tongue. But I'll tell you privately, they don't have a real 'burner' who scares you."
The Good
Heading into the game against the Eagles on Monday night, Washington's Steve Spurrier is 37-0 in September home games in 19 seasons as a head coach.
Thoughts
Bottom line, the Skins are going to be very good. They WILL beat the Eagles at home on Monday night. Will it be easy? No. There won't be any easy games. Pretty soon though people are going to have to start giving credit to Spurrier and this team for making it work instead of constantly criticizing and nit picking every single thing.
The Eagles are overrated just a bit. Their defense isn't nearly as good without Trotter and they can be beat through the air. McNabb can be contained and forced into bad decisions. I look for it to be a very tough and physical game but with the Skins prevailing only cuz it's at home. I think the Redskins are going to silence some of their critics Monday night and they'll even silence some Redskins fans who seem to be waiting for their failure...
Key to win
Expect the Redskins stadium to be loud. And I'd like to see the Redskins to blitz Arrington early and often. The key to the game, as it always seems to be, is if the offense doesn't turn the ball over. I think they have enough talent to score 20 points against most teams. The key will be not giving the Eagles the ball inside the 10 (as occured after Matthews INT vs. the Cards)
GL to all!
