helliger

You actually think the Redskins would plan on injuring a player as part of the game plan?


We're talking about Joe Gibbs not Belicheck here. come on.

minvardar

That was not necessary, and personally I don't believe anyone except Bill Polian would tell their team to hurt players on purpose.

Oswlek

I know, because BB has a history of injuring crucial players intentionally.

Get the hell outta here.

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Bruins_Skins

He did it with the Giants. It may have been Parcells call, but it happened.

PATSNUTme

What Washington or any other team will try to do is pressure Brady with the front four + 1 LB. Then they can have 6 or 7 men in coverage. This will open up the running game for LoMo. If he gets off some good runs then they will have to bring a LB or two up andthe passing game willstart clicking.

The Skins have some good personnel on D so it could be a good test. Better than Dallas? I don't think so overall but close. Better D'backs than Dallas, yes.

chris_in_sunnyvale

I expect the Skins to rush 4 and play lots of man coverage underneath. Brady will destroy short zones so by playing man under, they're forcing Tom to be perfect on all of his short throws. If he is perfect, then the Pats still end up picking up yards in small chunks anyway. It will be the classic bend-but-don't-break defense BB is famous for.

The Pats will have to counter by getting their running game going. This will force Washington to play more guys in the box or get them to bite on play action. If this happens, the Pats will break 30 again. If not, they should still be able to handle the Skins offense and win by something like a 24-17 score.

Regards,
Chris

helliger

That wasn't necessary but posting a thread saying the Redskins plan will be to take out Welker by any means necesarry is?

o.k.

PonyExpress

Behind the scenes, throughout his career, Gibbs has been an ultracompetitive, cut throat coach who preached physical and often brutal play. Coaches generally don't put bounties on players. What they do is order their players to "get physical with him", and every body knows what it means. Knocking a starting QB out of a game remains a badge of honor for a defensive player. The Steelers have for a long time specialized in the low blow to the Qb (see Tom Brady AFCCG 2001, Von Oelhoffen to Palmer in 2005, or even Greg Lloyd's entire career). It's funny how fans watch football and have know idea what actually goes on in this game.

BradyManny

Good analysis. Sounds about right. I agree, I don't think this will be the offensive clinic it has been the past few weeks, but might be just as impressive anyway.

minvardar

Why are you confused? I said I did not believe that anyone on the Skins would try to hurt anybody intentionally. But then neither would BB. The question is are you mature enough to refute somebody without coming down to their level?

Why couldn't you just say "The Redskins would never try to hurt anyone intentionally, they do not play that way" as opposed to saying that BB would do that? Is it really that hard?

I mean if you are looking to talk football with some people here you will be able to. If you expect all Pats fans to be polite and nice, well I suggest you just go back to a Redskins forum. I certainly wouldn't expect to go to a Skins forum and find everyone praising the Patriots.