This isn’t good: MLB London Fletcher was spotted wearing a walking boot today. No, that’s not a reference to some new Madison Avenue fashion. It’s what you wear if you’ve got an foot injury that may require further medical attention. The Skins are not deep at linebacker right now and losing their defensive leader and leading tackler would be a real blow.
In case you missed it, reports are surfacing that the Redskins-Ravens game scheduled to be played in Baltimore at 1 PM on December 7 and broadcast on FOX will be moved, as part of the NFL’s flex scheduling, to 8.15 PM on December 7 and be broadcast on NBC. This move is likely sparked by the fact that both Washington and Baltimore are 7-4 and in the thick of their respective playoff races.
As you know, I’ve been refusing to acknowledge that WR Malcolm Kelly is an actual football player. For weeks I’ve been reminding you that he’s not a football player, he’s just a guy who limps around Redskins Park. Well, I have to knock that off [at least for a while] since Kelly showed up as a football player yesterday. True, he ran out of bounds on a fade route to the end zone — maybe he’s been out so long he forgot that you need to catch passes within those thick white lines — but he did make another minor catch and didn’t do anything to embarrass himself. So he’s now a real football player. Congratulations, Mal. Kelly referred to the experience of becoming an actual NFL player this way: ”It was fun. It was exciting.” For us, too, Mal. I observed a 2-minute silence after that short pass you caught.
FB Mike Sellars says the Skins win when they run the ball [hey, no kidding!], that something is wrong with the turf at Qwest Field, and that Clinton Portis is one tough SOB.
“When we run the ball, we win,” fullback Mike Sellers said today during a brief stop at a quiet Redskins Park. “Statistically, you look at it, we run the ball we win. No matter what, that’s what this team is.”
Portis is back in the league lead for rushing, again a frontrunner for MVP honors, and set to smash his career high for yardage. His current pace would give him about 1,750 yards; he’s never passed 1,600. And he’s done it without practicing the past two weeks because of a variety of injuries.
“He really has been banged up, and he shouldn’t have played a few games,” Sellers said. “He gets through it. I don’t know how he does it, but as long as he keeps doing it, I’m not going to complain.”
Jim Zorn said the Redskins would not use DE Jason Taylor as Miami used him — moving him around to the linebacker spots and dropping him into coverage from time to time. Well, Zorn was wrong. The Redskins did just that yesterday.
“It worked a few times” when he was with Miami, said Taylor, who had three tackles against the Seahawks, including one for a loss.
“I think it’s good. I think it worked. You can see the results on tape. It’s our first time doing it, and I think we can do a lot more.”
Taylor was active on defense and made a significant contribution, right end Andre Carter said. “That was pretty much part of the game plan,” Carter said. “Jason’s so versatile, and I think what he did today really comes from him being in Miami.
Santana Moss apologizes for the 15-yard penalty he got for smacking Seattle CB Josh Wilson in the face mask. And well he should. I’m Prez of the Santana Moss fan club, but that was a very stupid penalty and Moss is lucky he wasn’t ejected from the game. Besides, exactly what did he think he was going to hurt by punching a guy in the face mask? Maybe his own hand — that’s about it.
For weeks, the Redskins’ defense had heard about their surprising lack of sacks and turnovers this season.
On Sunday in Seattle, they had two sacks and two interceptions–all pivotal plays in the Redskins’ 20-17 win at Qwest Field.
It was quality and quantity in Sunday’s win for the NFL’s fourth-ranked defense.
Now, first off Gary — one of the sacks came from a blitzing linebacker, Rocky McIntosh, so only one actually came from the front four. The other came from a defensive tackle. That makes none from the defensive ends.
Two, Matt Hasselbeck had plenty of time to throw all day. There were actually some plays where he had a good seven seconds to scan the field. The problem for Seattle was that Hasselbeck just plained sucked yesterday. So no, the ills of the pass rush, which I refer to being front four pass rush, not blitzes, remains a serious problem.
Ladell Betts should be offering to take Shawn Springs out for a nice expensive dinner for saving his butt.
Washington Times provides a snap shot of where the Redskins lie in the playoff chase as of right now.
Jim Zorn’s ‘hip hip hooray’ cheer made a reappearance yesterday in Seattle. When asked why, Zorn said, ”it’s cool, you know.”
Post columnist Tom Boswell gets it correct when he writes that the Redskins did just enough to win, but not enough to settle the doubts many of us have about the team.
Post columnist Mike Wise writes about how Jim Zorn tried and [mostly] succeeded in making the Seattle game about something other than his own past with the opposing team.
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