So the 7-1 vision won't happen...despite outgaining the Rams by 168 yards and posting 13 more first downs the Skins come up short on a last-second field goal...as the sense of deja vu hit Fed Ex Field:
Another home loss by a Redskins team playing well to a previously thought hopeful team....last year they fell 17-16 to a Bills team ranked 31st on offense and 32nd on defense...in 2006 they fell 25-22 to a winless Titans team with a rookie QB making his debut....in '05 they lost 16-13 to a Raiders squad headed to 4-12.
Tormented by turnovers...when it rains, it pours...for the first time this year the offense turned the ball over--three first half fumbles that torpedoed any momentum the team had cultivated...capped by Pete Kendall's drop after the lineman caught a tipped pass--a fumble that was returned 75 yards for touchdown.
Moss gathering...um, moss? For the second straight week Santana Moss played a limited role (2 catches for 22 yards)--and while it didn't cost them against the Eagles, it definitely limited their fortunes against the Rams.
Punting problems persist...will Plackemeier produce? Durant Brooks tenure in Ashburn came to an abrupt end after he had several short kicks deliver decent field position to the Rams...and now they'll go with Plan B-ex Seattle Seahawk Ryan Plackemeier (45 yds per kick last year), a third-year pro from Wake Forest.
More Sea-skins...Reed Doughty's bad back places the safety on injured reserve for the year--he'll be replaced by Michael Green who spent the last two years in Seattle's secondary. Completing the trifecta was the signing of ex-Seahawks runningback Shaun Alexander...three years removed from being named league MVP.
Concerns about Cleveland? The Browns looked very good in their dismantling of the NY Giants on Monday night--but they likely won't have TE Kellen Winslow for the second straight week...and teams traditionally have trouble playing on the road the week after playing a Monday night game on the road...Redskins roll, 23-13.
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