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Let's start on a good note....what did I like about the Skins tonight?
Well....David Patten.  One staple of a Joe Gibbs offense is the ability to make those big plays.   We had nobody who could do that last year...so guys like Patten, Santana Moss and Kevin Dyson were brought in to stretch defenses.  It looks like it may work out.  Patten caught passes of 46, 33, and 30 yards. 

What did I think of Patrick Ramsey?
Scared.  When the game opened...he had happy feet.  He rushed himself when no one else was.  Also, he did the exact thing he did last year: make crucial mistakes in scoring position.  Giving points away.  He can make some nice plays to get there...but then makes HORRIBLE decisions in the red zone.  I also felt he was trying to "guide" passes in instead of throwing them.  Like he was aiming them.  He needs to have confidence in his ability.

Who should be the starting QB?
Tough one.  I say stick with Ramsey.  If Gibbs can get it into his head that he needs to calm down...he should be alright.  I liked the kid as a rookie and felt that he had been jerked around by Spurrier and Gibbs.  He has been named the man...and he needs to respond like it.  He did throw for 190 yards on just 9 completions.  Quite an average!  However, the offense seemed to move along a tad better under Brunell's leadership.  A fumble by Nehemiah Broughton ended what looked to be a possible scoring drive late in the game.  Brunell looked more in control of himself and the offense.    

But what about that defense?
I'm not too concerned of yet about our defense.  We have guys out with injury and with really nothing to prove.  Most of our starters are set in stone.  However, Carlos Rogers did disappoint me at times....and we all know that time.  After almost getting beat by TJ Houshmanzadah [TJ dropped the ball thrownperfectly into his hands]...he gets beat on the down on the exact same play only it was Kelly Washington who caught it.  However, he did get in on a lot of tackles and did get himself an interception.  Hopefully these preseason mistakes will get corrected when he looks at the film. 

Missing Clinton Portis hurt too, right?
Yeah...but I want him healthy for the season.  However, Ladell Betts, Rock Cartwright and Nehemiah Broughton looked pretty good.  Those three rushed 19 times for 97 yards.  Portis should be able to exceed those numbers during the season.   

So, what is next?
We got Pittsburgh next week...then go to Baltimore.  I really would like to see (a) the offense keep moving the ball like they have been doing but not turning the ball over in key situations.....and (b) the defense being able to stuff drives before the actually become drives.  I know...everyone wants to see that.  But we do need to show an ability to do a least a little bit of that or 2005 will be a long season.

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I guess there is a SPORTZ ASSASSN [note the missing "i"] with a Redskins blog that has the exact same color scheme as me.  Freaking great.

Just a warning in case someone out there tries anything funny under my name. 

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• #1 Comment from capecoddersbl 
  8/24/05 9:34 PM | Permalink

  You guys may as well just trade for Kordell and run the f*****g wishbone all year instead of playing that a$$-clown Ramsey at QB.