Thank goodness the preseason is meaningless...the Redskins went 0-4 in August the last time they won the Super Bowl--while the NFL's first 0-16 team went unbeaten in tuneups last year. Granted--the tapes from last night's Redskins 23-0 loss to Baltimore won't make the team's highlight film...but something has to be taken from Thursday's disaster...:
D gets an F...500 YARDS? Although much of the game had backups in place...it has to hurt to get pummelled for a half-millennium of offense. Defensive backs Kevin Barnes and Justin Tryon were exposed...
O-Line AWOL...the Skins had problems running the football--averaging under three yards a carry (19-56, 2.9)...pass protection was an issue (4 sacks allowed)
Malcolm over the Middle... 2008's second round triumvirate of Thomas, Kelly and Davis combined for 6 of the team's 15 receptions--Malcolm Kelly looking exceptionally good (3 grabs for 25 yards) in being a reliable target. Fred Davis caught a pair of passes but fumbled twice. Devin Thomas? A twelve yard catch was par for the course as far as stretching the field was concerned...the team had just one completion longer than 15 yards.
Punt Return Rotation...Dominique Dorsey and Marques Hagans split time returning punts...the tally had Dorsey with one return for no yards and a fair catch; Hagans with a two yard return and an FC.
Hey wasn't that? Former Virginia runningback Cedric Peerman is third in the Ravens' depth chart at running back--and gained 9 yards on 4 carries while running for game's final touchdown.
Vick becomes a bird of a different feather-- former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick lands in Philadelphia--creating a stir in the NFC East. I think the Eagles are one of the few organizations and locker rooms that could handle the addition of Vick--hey, they were able to weather a year of TO. Donovan McNabb was a mentor to Vick when he entered the NFL-- in fact, Vick almost went to Syracuse (where he would have succeeded McNabb) instead of Virginia Tech way back when.
Tiger's trail to a title-- golf's final major teed off with Tiger Woods taking a first round lead. It seems as though the only way Woods doesn't win on the tour is if he buries himself with a poor first or second round. He's the automatic favorite of every tourney--especially the majors--and conventional wisdom is all he needs to do is remain in the mix after two days to be in prime position. With a phenomenal first round...he's that much closer to major #15.
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