Monday, September 17, 2007

2-0

Far better than 0-2.

Great:
* Campbell's poise -- able to make big plays with his 20-yard scamper and the beautiful TD toss to Cooley
* Redskins defense containing McNabb

Good:
* Redskins defense smothering inept Eagles receivers
* Commitment to the running game

Whew:
* Beat the Fins with a brand new QB and offensive system
* Skins were lucky McNabb was off
* Bend but don't break defensive philosophy held up

Bad/Concerning:
* Campbell throwing the INT after double-clutching
* Randy Thomas' injury -- now the Skins only have 2 healthy starters on the line from beginning of season
* Campbell overthrowing a wide-open Moss that could have ended the game
* Middle of schedule looks much tougher than it did at the beginning of the season (Lions, Cardinals, Packers)

1 comment:

Jim Nguyen said...

Though far from perfect, the Redskins are a gritty team with a very good defense this year. Clinton Portis was a bigger part of the offense last week, and I'd expect that to continue. They play a very beatable Giants team at home, so 3-0 is a distinct possibility.