The Redskins continued their tour of old franchises gone bad with a 14-11 win over Cleveland (yes, we know the real Browns reside in Baltimore, but the uniforms and namely Jim Brown still reside by Lake Erie--you tell Mr. Brown differently)...ruminations as the team nears midseason...
Campbell coolly efficient--still no interceptions thrown through almost half a season...Joe Theismann once said a as a quarterback you might not be able to the game on your own--but you definitely can lose the game on your own...and #17 is keeping mistakes out of his equation.
Clinton in '08--one reason why Jason Campbell isn't taking unnecessary chances has been the monster season Clinton Portis has been having...his 818 yards lead the NFL and he's averaged over 5 yards a carry during his run of four straight 100-yard games. One concern is overuse: I'm not saying you equally divide the carries--but if you give CP 20 attempts and the rest of the backs (Cartwright, Alexander and Sellers) 15 tries, he'll be that much fresher for the stretch run.
Is this a pass rush or a passive rush? The Skins tallied just one sack against the Browns and have 9 through 7 games...hopefully as Jason Taylor gets healthier they'll create more pressure--heaven knows the secondary could use it...
Bumps, bruises and secondary saviors--Defensive lineman Cornelius Griffin and cornerback Shawn Springs are both listed as out for this weekend's game...while corners Carlos Rogers and Fred Smoot are banged up. Thank goodness for Laron Landry and Chris Horton at safety...otherwise this would feel like 2006 when the unit ranked 31st in the NFL.
Plackemeier's punting has potential--the Skins new specialist had plenty of work--8 kicks for an average of 37 yards per try...two punts in the 40's and no 26 yarders giving the opponent prime field position...Ryan Plackemeier is also our kind of punter-at 6 foot 3 and 247 pounds you know he can make the tackle if necessary...
What's in a name? don't mess with the football gods...Dallas traded for WR Roy Willams, creating the obvious controversy as they already have a Roy Williams on their team-at safety. I thought the Cowboys were set both at WR and with players named Roy Williams... as karma turned out, the safety's done for the year with a broken arm. Meanwhile, Jerry Jones has not been asked whether or not he's called Chapel Hill, NC for the Sunday services of a certain Tar Heels coach...so what if his sport's basketball--he's got the name game down pat.
Lion down in Detroit--what a mess of a franchise...just one playoff win (91 vs Dallas) since 1957 (truth be told the Lions dominated the 1950's--winning 3 championships)... a wasted decade with Barry Sanders and Wayne Fontes cancelling each other out...and then the MATT MILLEN ERA/ERROR. I actually thought it was part of a FOX reality series--"Guess who's GM!" where an unqualified big name gets a pivotal organizational role...with Isiah Thomas and the Knicks being the midseason replacement. Would the world be any worse if the Lions just played their Thanksgiving home game and took the rest of the year off--would we really care?
Skins roll, 34-13.
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