I love carrot cake--from the complex texture to the cinnamon accent to the cream cheese icing. Problem is, if you've ever seen a carrot cake being made you might not ever want to eat it--it's the dessert version of a sausage and nothing like the finished product.
One month ago the Redskins were not appealing at all to look at-- a mangled mess of two poor exhibitions and a disastrous opening night against a division rival...somehow coach Jim Zorn and company were able to stay with the recipe yet add a few tweaks--bake at 450 for four weeks...and all of a sudden we have a playoff contender at 4-1...with the icing of back to back wins at Dallas and Philadelphia...
Never fight a land war in Asia--or against this team...the Skins posted huge numbers on the ground for the second straight week--pounding out 203 yards with Clinton Portis providing another stellar effort (145 with touchdown)...meanwhile the defense bottled up the Eagle attack (just 20 yards after the first quarter)...
Time is on their side...when you run the ball effectively, odds are time of possession follows. The Skins held the ball for 23:44 of the second and third quarters (blunting whatever momentum Philly had carved out with a 14-0 lead) and kept possession for the final seven minutes of the game.
Minimize mistakes, maximize your moneymaker...Jason Campbell has yet to throw an interception--does anyone find that mind-boggling the onetime turnover-machine has been playing this well this fall? It isn't as though the offense isn't taking chances either; how about Antwaan Randle El's touchdown pass to Chris Cooley? About Mr. Cooley--with Santana Moss receiving the lion's share attention from the secondary (no catches in plenty of double coverage) it was imperative the Skins got their tight end into the act.
I underestimated defensive coordinator Greg Blache--maybe it was the way chess master Gregg Williams minus the best piece on the board (Sean Taylor) and with other major injuries (Rogers/McIntosh) managed to checkmate the Bears, Vikings, Giants and Cowboys in succession to a playoff berth...but Greg Blache has this unit playing at a very high level ...
although the team has just 6 sacks through 5 weeks. And with a draft focused on three receivers chosen in the second round, who would have thought seventh rounder Chris Horton would be making the biggest splash? The safety leads the team with 3 interceptions and was named Defensive Player of the Week after his first career start.
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