Comments on: Cover-Your-Eyes Awful

By: More Questions from the Fifth Down | Riggo's Rag | A Blog For Washington Redskins Fans

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:14:18 +0000

[...] Cover-Your-Eyes Awful [...]

By: Redskins Guy

Redskins Guy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:24:53 +0000

Even if you’re right, at least we’ll have a good draft pick. All you’ll have is another one and done playoff loss from an underachieving and undercoached group of chokers.

By: number_9

number_9 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:34:41 +0000

Remember RG….4-12

By: Around The Horn | The Landry Hat | A Blog For Dallas Cowboys Fans

Around The Horn | The Landry Hat | A Blog For Dallas Cowboys Fans — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:04:14 +0000

[...] Redskins blogger can barely watch team in preseason. Wait until the season starts. [...]

By: Trey

Trey — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:20:03 +0000

Look at the bright side – at least you’re not starting a guy at QB who didn’t have a job in the NFL 12 hours before the coin toss…
A Disgruntled Raven Fan

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:53:15 +0000

I agree they didn’t look ready. When you think about it though, given who was playing, the only main concern is with the (long) passing game and o-line. Otherwise, we have a solid running game, pass-catchers for short routes, aggressive d-line, and a strong secondary that I suspect just looked poor b/c they were w/o Landry and others.

As for Z-man, if he’s not NFL-caliber, it’ll be obvious in a few months. Otherwise, my main concern is how much room Snyder would give him to lose some games and make some mistakes. Perhaps in another city, a different division, under an owner not known for firing coaches, and with a less expensive team that has fewer superstars, Zorn would have more breathing room to thrive. It’ll be interesting to see how the Owner/coach relationship goes when Snyder doesn’t worship his head coach like a God. By some accounts, the relationship between upper management and coaching staff is equally or more important than playmakers on the field. Snyder hasn’t excelled in this area, but hopefully he’s learning.

Otherwise I feel really good about this team. It’ll be painful to watch another losing season if that’s the case, but I feel that they have a lot of talent and a great attitude, esp when you consider all the shenanigans from big-time players across the league.

By: Redskins Guy

Redskins Guy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:57:10 +0000

I hope you’re right Josh. I find his attitude very refreshing. I love that he’ll actually give people a straight answer, and he doesn’t seem to play games the way the last regime did (I love Joe, but he was either woefully uninformed, shoveling the media a huge load of BS, or some combination of the two).

I’m just not sure how much of a chance he’s going to get, and his team doesn’t seem ready for the regular season yet.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:25:19 +0000

I’m no liberal but I like Obama’s attitude, he’s thoughtful, straightforward, but still pensive, doesn’t seem to be blindsided by his ego, and appears willing to look at the facts and have a flexible mind. I kind of feel the same about Zorn – maybe that’s just the sort of guy Snyder was looking for (the sort to bend down to him), but teams can rise and fall depending on the relationship between owner & coach, and at least for now it has good chemistry. Snyder & Cerrato seem to have learned a lesson or two from Gibbs about making pointless big acquisitions. And Zorn’s coming in inheriting a good running game from Gibbs and a relatively sound defense, along with both young and veteran pro-bowl players. Granted, there’s a steep learning curve in the NFC East, especially with Dallas, Phillie, and NY all looking pretty good, all of which is bound to be tougher for 1st season coach. But I just have a good feeling about Zorn in the long run, as long as he doesn’t freak out from the media’s expectations and making out under .500 pct winning.