A crazy but very exhilirating win by the Skins over the Vick-less Falcons. I was having nightmares of last year's Saints game all over again. The 3-4 obviously with linebackers coming from all directions obviously threw the Skins OL off.

Despite that comedy of errors, I thought it was amazing that, at 17-0, the Skins could drive down to score when the team was seemingly on its heels. Better yet, they were able to cut the lead down to a touchdown by halftime on that awesome FG by Hall. What a stud. I guess any reliable kicker is a stud compared to the carousel of players that have been in and out of that position.

Better yet, Spurrier made excellent adjustments in playcalling and the protection scheme with an extra body staying in to block. I'm surprised that they only called one HB screen. I guess WR screens are just as effective if you can block the CB and the defense's LBs take themselves out of position to make the tackle when they blitz. I found the adjustments VERY encouraging.

The upside is that the Skins came back and looked on a roll in the second half. They had the resilience to bounce back and not count themselves out. The downside is that the Falcons were without Vick and Finneran, and their secondary is very average. The Skins will have a much tougher going against a REAL team with all components in place and operating on a playoff level, like the Giants.

Well, the Giants lost to the Cowboys, but given four rematches, the Giants would beat the Cowboys all four times. Plus, the Giants will be pretty pissed about losing to the lowly Cowboys and "couldn't" suffer another divisional defeat. It will be a real test to see how far the Skins have progressed.