Comments on: Redskins Defeat Broncos 27-17; Hell Freezes Over

By: Rico

Rico — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:40:06 +0000

Skins have not lost by more than 14 once, the rest have been by 3, 6, 7, 5 and 10……….this team is one good offensive surge from being unbeaten in 5 of the 6 loses………now, with Betts running and Campbell showing some shake and bake, they could win out.

Not predicting, just saying……..

By: Rico

Rico — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:35 +0000

I think they will take NY in Washington, Dallas in Dallas and Washington……could be better than 8-8, could be!

By: rob

rob — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:58 +0000

I predict that they will be 7-9 winning at home against Saints, Cowboys, and on the road at Oakland, and Philly. They will again be swept by NYG, but this season is a pre-cursor to what might have been. Losses at Detroit and home vs. KC would have enabled a playoff chance(possibly). Offseason needs (Tackle, Guard, MLB, CB, QB)too many holes to fill to make a playoff run next year, but 2011. No stud FA available that is young enough to invest money so they have to draft, and trade players for picks (get rid of Moss, ARE, Portis, and don’t resign Soup, Rodgers) they have become liabilities.

By: Rico

Rico — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:22 +0000

Portis has been sluggish all year, he saunters to the hand-off and then basically falls on his own if there is not a gaping hole to run through……he has become too slow to run the sweeps so up the middle is the answer.

Betts showed how taking FIRE to the point of attack pays off and Betts made something of the same very same O lone Portis has been running behind…….

PROOF IS IN THE RESULTS!

By: Redskins Guy

Redskins Guy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:10:27 +0000

I’ll add, was this a perfect weekend of football or what? Redskins win in an upset. Cowboys look terrible and lose. Eagles lose. Patriots look foolish and lose. Giants are on a bye but have had a terrible slump in the past few weeks. Life is good.

Sometimes Good really IS stronger than Evil.

By: Redskins Guy

Redskins Guy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:07:32 +0000

We can all go back to calling for Vinny’s head next week. For now, let’s just enjoy the brief moment of good football we got to watch.

Let’s give them a chance to muck up the Portis/Betts issue before we crucify them over it. I don’t really have a problem with giving Portis another shot to start once he’s healthy. Let him play a series or two and let’s see if a little competition can light a fire under his ass. If he doesn’t perform, give him a quick yank and THEN you can name Betts the starter.

By: Just Me

Just Me — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:57:42 +0000

Wait a sec … Who said Zorn had anything to do with this ? If I remember correctly, He has NO play calling authority now. Besides, After he leaves at the end of this season, I really don’t think it will be a good franchise op for him to put his name on a “Waffle House”. But seriously, It was nice to see good ol’ Redskins football return. Now if it would only stay … along with the progress they’ve made in teamwork … We *might* have a chance at winning another game or 3. And at this point, all anyone will remember is that big curly W … not only for “Win” but for “What’s Next?”.

By: jrforbes3

jrforbes3 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:58:34 +0000

Did you all hear Jim Zorn waffle regarding keeping Betts in there or going back to Portis? Zorn said that if Portis doesn’t practice this week, he does not plan to play him. REALLY? Like Zorn has any authority to make those decisions. Portis is Dan Snyder’s best friend…next to Vinny. And if Portis wants to play, he can just tell Betts that he will take it from here. This is frustrating for a fan… We need to play the best 11 out there…those that are hungry and who want to play. Portis hasn’t played or practiced all year…it’s time for Betts to take the reins.

By: Duane

Duane — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:59:00 +0000

Nice win by the guys, I was happy for them to play the way they did. This was a long time coming.

On the Portis “debate” there really is non. This is what reporters bring up to get attention off of a great team victory. Portis is out for the Dallas game. Westbrook was out 3 weeks and then came back and had another concusion. No way you put Portis in a game against Dallas that will be very physical…..

later

By: Redskins Guy

Redskins Guy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:34 +0000

I definitely think it’s time to get Portis fully healed and rested up. There’s no longer any sense of urgency to get him back on the field. And if he comes back and he struggles, he should be yanked very quickly. I don’t have anything against giving him a chance to show us what he can do when healthy, but if he can’t also step up, he needs to step down.