Hold the line-- Despite the shenanigans surrounding a certain defensive lineman, the major question this offseason was would the team rebuild the mess that was a neglected offensive line.
Sunday's numbers? Just under 4 yards a carry (23-89) but almost 6 yards a pop in the fourth quarter. Only one sack allowed. While Jamal Brown isn't completely healthy-- things are looking up in the trenches.
Donovan and Distance-- number five completed under fifty percent of his passes and averaged just under 11 yards per completion... certainly not ideal. But some rust was expected with two full weeks off and this being the first time all year he'd played after halftime.
Uniform gold pants-- nice turn back the clock touch... the George Allen Unis will go a long way towards erasing the bad karma created when the Skins wore burgundy on burgundy against Pittsburgh halfway through 2007 (Zorn before that night: 6-2... Zorn after: 6-18).
So that's what one of those looks like-- the Skins' lone touchdown came on the final play of the first half when DeAngelo Hall returned a fumble for a score... the first defensive TD since 2007. So that means the D went scoreless the entire time Greg Blache was coordinator. Major ouch.
Third down and out-- shades of last year... the Skins went 3 for 13. No team can sustain success while consistently being unable to move the chains.
Dissecting the Division-- by virtue of the Cowboys victory being in a division game, the Redskins lead the NFC East by tiebreaker. The New York Giants also won Sunday (31-18 over Carolina)... can someone explain why a franchise with the history of the NYG would close its old stadium and open a new one with... the Panthers? Meanwhile, Philadelphia's 0-1 after a 27-20 loss to Green Bay where Kevin Kolb left with a concussion (after being somewhat ineffective) and Michael Vick played just well enough to give fans hope that he's back to pre-dogfight form.
What's a Haynesworth?-- One tackle and one assist from the nosetackle position for the 100 million dollar man... plus one alleged missed meeting on the sidelines-- can't DC's best known part-timer catch a break?
Tracking the Triumvirate-- Malcolm Kelly's out for the year, Devin Thomas was returning kicks and Fred Davis failed to notch a reception in week one. Instead we had a steady diet of Moss and Cooley (12 catches combined of the 15 completions)... and a dropped pass by Anthony
Catching a Cold--- can Carlos Rogers' misery end? The cornerback was in prime possession of a game clinching interception with under a minute remaining and muffed it.
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