On defense, Eli stood in the pocket, withstood the pressure, and picked the team apart alongside his partner-in-crime Plaxico Burress. Brandon Jacobs bowled over the defense figuratively and then literally with Laron Landry.
On offense, the Skins couldn't execute. Jason Campbell has severe deficiencies. It was obvious that he wasn't progressing in his reads to the second and third receivers. Worse, he is feeling the pressure too early. On the very first snap, he moved out of the pocket before he needed to. He had a few more moments to stand tall and wait for a receiver to get free but didn't. Portis was running hard but the team wasn't creating any holes. Why they didn't do more cutbacks or run to the outside on tosses is beyond me. It seems to me that against a suspect D-line with two new starters at DE, you would want to challenge how well they could contain perimeter runs.
This is going to be a long year. 4-12?
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Well, after nine games, they've definitely surpassed initial expectations of a 4-12 season. Not impossible to go from 6-3 to end up 6-10 but unlikely.
A bad collapse would leave the Skins at 8-8. A disappointing but pretty manageable scenario would leave them 9-7 (they should at least be able to eke out wins against the Bengals, Seahawks, and 49ers, although there are no gimmes). Squeezing out a few hard nosed wins could get them to 10-6.
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