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RayNAustin
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PulpExposure wrote:
welch wrote:
Did not abandon the run. Seahawks saw that Robert Griffin could not throw sharply and could not run.


They stopped running Morris as much. 11 carries in the first half, 5 in the second. I would have thought with an injured RG3 that you would feed Morris more, not less.


Leads right back to poor judgement and poor strategy. But is anyone going to claim that this is some "new" development? For Kyle to abandon the run game? This has happened countless times over the past three seasons, but it's just particularly glaring when Morris was running well, and it was evident to everyone (except Mike and Kyle) that RG3 was no threat at all.

Don't think 10-6 is a great accomplishment, when you have a Ferrari with it's engine knocking and all of the rubber burned off the back tires, only to loose the race in the end, when better driving might have produced better results.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PulpExposure wrote:
welch wrote:
Did not abandon the run. Seahawks saw that Robert Griffin could not throw sharply and could not run.


They stopped running Morris as much. 11 carries in the first half, 5 in the second. I would have thought with an injured RG3 that you would feed Morris more, not less.


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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:19 am    Post subject: Re: Why'd We Abandon the Run Game? Reply with quote

ACW wrote:
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Thank you so much for posting this. I was at the game on Sunday and the entire time this is the question we were asking.

Why is it that the media keeps focusing on why Shannahan kept Griffin in the game while neglecting to ask questions regarding the real reason we lost the game. 16 carries for 80 yards for Morris. Enough said. We should have run the ball down the hawks throat. But (as denny green famously said) we let 'em off the hook. Un-friggin-believable!!!
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:22 am    Post subject: Re: Why'd We Abandon the Run Game? Reply with quote

blowwad wrote:
ACW wrote:
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Thank you so much for posting this. I was at the game on Sunday and the entire time this is the question we were asking.

Why is it that the media keeps focusing on why Shannahan kept Griffin in the game while neglecting to ask questions regarding the real reason we lost the game. 16 carries for 80 yards for Morris. Enough said. We should have run the ball down the hawks throat. But (as denny green famously said) we let 'em off the hook. Un-friggin-believable!!!


And for the record I'm only replying to this now because I just got back. Damn I hate having to deal with all of these seahawk fans when I have to fight the urge to punch them for their STUPID misinformed comments. Looks to me like we got ourselves a new inner-conference rival boyz.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

welch wrote:
Did not abandon the run. Seahawks saw that Robert Griffin could not throw sharply and could not run.


Ignorance. Not dissing you, just an observation.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rskin72 wrote:
Look, RGIII was having issues vs dullass as well, but we still pounded Morris to the tune of 200 yds. In his interview after the game, I think Shanny also was wondering why we went away from a more run (Morris) oriented attack....at least that is what I heard.

That was the biggest question I had after the game.....vice if Cousins should have come in at half.


RG3 was still able to run the ball vs Dullass, which meant we still had all of our offensive threats. In the Oceanchickens game he couldn't run or pass (because he couldn't step into his throws), therefore all Seattle had to do was man-up against the pass and stop Morris....Cousins coming in after halftime may have given us a chance to win the game, but there's no way he would've taken the the team the rest of the way through the playoffs...
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

grampi wrote:
RG3 was still able to run the ball vs Dullass, which meant we still had all of our offensive threats. In the Oceanchickens game he couldn't run or pass (because he couldn't step into his throws), therefore all Seattle had to do was man-up against the pass and stop Morris....Cousins coming in after halftime may have given us a chance to win the game, but there's no way he would've taken the the team the rest of the way through the playoffs...

I think you're selling the team short to say we wouldn't have made it the rest of the playoffs. Our offense was virtually the same with Cousins in against the Browns (minus the obvious lack of speed that comes with RGIII) and they managed to score 38 points. I know it was only the Browns, but I still think our offense was a threat with Cousins behind the center.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

StorminMormon86 wrote:
grampi wrote:
RG3 was still able to run the ball vs Dullass, which meant we still had all of our offensive threats. In the Oceanchickens game he couldn't run or pass (because he couldn't step into his throws), therefore all Seattle had to do was man-up against the pass and stop Morris....Cousins coming in after halftime may have given us a chance to win the game, but there's no way he would've taken the the team the rest of the way through the playoffs...

I think you're selling the team short to say we wouldn't have made it the rest of the playoffs. Our offense was virtually the same with Cousins in against the Browns (minus the obvious lack of speed that comes with RGIII) and they managed to score 38 points. I know it was only the Browns, but I still think our offense was a threat with Cousins behind the center.


No way the SKins beat teams like GB, SF, Den, or NE with Cousins....not yet anyway...
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Why'd We Abandon the Run Game? Reply with quote

ACW wrote:
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It's water under the bridge. What's done is done. Why speculate? The season is over. Blah, blah, blah ... ifunowutimsayin. Let's just hope The Man gets well.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Redskins will be fine next season mainly because they play together as a team

RG3 is very special but he cannot be as effective without a good team

we will have that - we're winning the NFC East - no worries


btw - RG3 will be faster and wiser - no doubt about it
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Redskins will be fine next season mainly because they play together as a team

RG3 is very special but he cannot be as effective without a good team

we will have that - we're winning the NFC East - no worries


btw - RG3 will be faster and wiser - no doubt about it
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