Last night, his players were giving there all. But they also need good coaching and play calling. I doubt if Shanahan can deliver on that, especially in that he seems to have quit on them.

Things get too hot for you at the Washington Post where you are universally despised as a poster?

I feel sorry for the saps who have been supporting this team since Snyder bought it. All he has done is picked their pockets and provided them a place to get drunk on Sunday.

You obviously haven’t watched any of the Skins games at all. He can run but that is the least of his talents. He is a great leader and has a team attitude and commands that offense. He has already gained the respect of veterans around the league because of his leadership and character. Two, Griffin’s arm has been his biggest attribute all season. Hence why he is in the top 5 in comp % and qb rating. And he cabt throw the long ball? Did you not see the bomb to Moss that was perfect in the Giants game, or the bombs to Hankerson, Robinson, or Garcon? He throws a very accurate long ball, and has shown that through out the season. And to say he hasn’t ran a successful 2 min drill is completely ignorant. The Giants game he marches down the field in 4 plays, the Bucs game he drives down the field for the winning field goal. The Rams and Bengals game where he was driving down the field but mistakes mess up the drive (the Morgan personal foul). Everything you have said is beyond ignorant, watch some games and them try to talk football moron.

Hey! We have a great QB and Kicker now!!!

The very weaknesses I observed in the bowl game last year that Griffin played in are now haunting the Redskins….

He has NO LEADERSHIP SKILLS. NONE!

This guy may have the gift to run, but when you are really being honest, he has very few other gifts of substance. He has a great play action fake and can certainly run the ball, but his passing game is a very limited one. When you defense Griffin, you don’t need to worry about the bomb being thrown. Griffin’s accuracy range is anywhere from the line of scrimmage to about 30 yards. After that, Griffin couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with any accuracy.

Griffin is easy to sack. For a guy who can run, he is like bambi in the face of a rush – he locks up, becomes a statue, and is easy prey.

He cannot and has not been able to execute a two minute drill with any efficiency. Not only is he lethargic and lax in his conduct on the field, he has no urgency and command of his players to get their butts up the field. His pathetic two minute performance has cost the Redskins in at least two games that I’ve seen.

In the Pittsburgh game two weeks ago, know-it-all-analysts were blaming receivers for dropping the ball – if you notice EVERYONE was dropping them – the commonality there? Griffin. He isn’t as accurate as his stats would indicate – he has MANY four yard plays that are easy to pad his stats. He is doing something with his throwing motion that is influencing the way the ball comes out – he was off target much of the time in the Panthers game yesterday and you can only say the ball was “catchable” if you were to have Jerry Rice and his magic ability to catch almost anything.

The Redskins have no hope of resolving their lack of depth since they have few options at drafts for the next three years and can’t go aggressive on the free agent market because of the NFL imposed snit with the uncapped year penalty.

There are no leaders on the field with the Redskins. London Fletcher used to do this on the defense but let’s be honest here – he is playing in pain and very banged up. Expect this to be his last year – the look on his face yesterday said it all. There are some really bad apples on defense and I’ll point to DeAngelo Hall as one who needs to go.

There isn’t a leader on the offense and the Redskins are squandering the great running back potential in Alfred Morris. Griffin the quarterback is woefully unprepared as an NFL QB – he’s the flashy kind of overhyped player that the pundits love, but he’s now a loser in his mind and the gloss is removed from his aura – he needs a lot of work to even be an average quarterback once you take out his running ability.

The Redskins really need a soul searching mission over the bye week. Yesterday’s game was one of the worst efforts ever given by a Redskin team in the last decade.

And I haven’t even pointed the finger at a HUGE part of the Redskins – both coordinators, offense and defense, are smartass blowhards who do not adjust at all. They are stuck on what they want to do and don’t have solid command of their craft. Their players don’t fit their plans and it is obvious they’ll run anything they want and ignore the capabilities of their players. The Shanny Brat and Haslett are at least half of the problem – the rest falls back to the players.

Isn’t it, Mike?

He’s a horrible talent evaluator and mediocre coach without Elway, always has been,. One thing you can depend on is the media making excuses for him failing over and over again though.

When the Cowboys wise up and get rid of Garrett, it’s only going to get worse because they have more than enough talent in the hands of a capable HC to leave the basement all to the Redskins.

You’d better hope Danny Snyder actually does the right thing this time and fires him before he does more damage to your team.

Hail!

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So, so true, although Little Danny had a big helping hand as “cause.”

Yet, the current regime continues many of same mistakes by using precious draft picks (of which they have so few) on extravagances like a backup QB when they really need to rebuild the foundation, like an O-line, and restocking their alleged strength (defense) as it continues to age. Plus, they make the age-old mistake of giving a big-name coach too many duties (personnel), when it’s clear that model DOES NOT WORK. (See Holmgreen, M.)

Yet, Skins fans continue to overhype their team based on long-ago history, glitter and a few preseason and early season games.

Skins have RG III and about 4 other players who would start anywhere outside Cleveland. But insecure Little Danny craves glitter and being seen dancing in the owner’s box on TV, so it’s hard to see anyone willing to invest the years it takes to rebuild infrastructure.

On defense, they simply lack talent and have injuries. This could be overcome by the offense, if not for coaching stupidity at key moments

When RGIII started hot, all the Skins fans were talking about how good they are now. I guess they’ve learned a lesson that one man doesn’t make a whole team good. RGIII is good, but he’s no savior for the Skins, that will take more than one player.