Skins Analysis

It's been a long time since the last Skins Analysis post, but it's important to go on record with my 2014 predictions before the season begins.  Why should you care?  First, I base my predictio...

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I hate  Jim Haslett as a defensive coordinator.  Today, the Skins had Romo and his Cowboys at 4th and goal from the 12 yard line.  A stop wins the game.  The only thing you don't want to do i...

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This season has been frustrating to say the least.  Obviously, the mature thing to do is shout three huge I Told You Sos to Skins management. 1) I told you RGIII would not play like his norma...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/11/cranky-i-told-you-sos.html

The Skins beat a solid team, and hope remains that the Skins can still make something of this season. Still, today's wild win against the Bears had almost as many lows as highs. THE GREAT Jorda...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/10/skins-vs-bear-great-good-and-not-so-good.html

We revisit this pre-Cowboys game post : "Either RGIII's physical and mental readiness will continue to show improvement, or he'll stay rusty like many do the first year back from ACL repair ."...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/10/not-much-to-do-but-wait-and-see_13.html

The first quarter of the season is over, and there's not much to say. Either RGIII's physical and mental readiness will continue to show improvement, or he'll stay rusty like many do the first y...

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At least the game was competitive... THE GREAT John Potter, maybe.  In relief of an injured Forbath, Potter was 2/2 on FGs and had 3 touchbacks on 4 kickoffs.   THE GOOD RGIII.  Very mixe...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/09/skins-vs-lions-great-good-and-not-so.html

David Amerson was abused repeatedly. He struggled with both coverage and tackling, and the Packers noticed and took advantage often. In general, the Skins' secondary, which relies heavily on r...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/09/skins-vs-packers-quick-observations-on.html

The game was a mess, and I'm ready to move on, so let's get this over with. THE GREAT Ryan Kerrigan.  7 tackles, a sack, and a huge forced fumble that translated to 7 points.  Hopefully he p...

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If you just awoke from a deep sleep and haven't yet heard, RGIII has been medically cleared to start the regular season tomorrow night against the Eagles.  Let's assume that RGIII stays healthy ...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-effects-of-year-1-acl-recovery-on.html

NFL teams are cutting down their rosters to 53 today, which means other teams may release players of use to the Skins. Here are two players the Skins should consider signing, and two others they ...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/08/cut-players-skins-should-pursue-and.html

As expected, the Skins rested their starters for pre-season game 4.  But there were still important issues to be addressed involving some potentially key players, including Kai Forbath, Evan Roy...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-mattered-in-pre-season-game-4.html

It's Skins vs. Buffalo in the 3rd game of the pre-season.  The stakes are low, but there is still much to be learned about the team. Below are 4 observations about RB depth, kickoffs, turnovers...

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Some of you  may know that I live in Vancouver, Canada.  So I don't get to attend many Skins games -- a far cry from childhood when my dad took me to every home game from 1983-1987.  But I hap...

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You can't learn much from a preseason game, but here are a couple tidbits that I think were apparent from the film: KIRK COUSINS LOOKS SHARP.  Cousins showed great footwork, mechanics, and tem...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-did-we-learn-from-preseason-game-1.html

I continue to believe that Shanahan should have shouldered more responsibility for RGIII's injury . But it's time to look to the future.  When is it safe for RGIII to play again? Hard questio...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/07/when-should-rgiii-play-again.html

True Story.  I have NFL Network on in the background and I notice the Patriots QBs going through drills.  Tom Brady and the other QBs are taking snaps, dropping back, and throwing short out-rou...

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My Facebook posts the hour before RGIII's removal from the game at 7:08pm: 6:10pm - "RGIII is too hurt to run, and too hurt to set and throw :( We need to put in Kirk Cousins." 6:25pm - "I'll b...

http://skinsanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/01/rgiiis-knee.html

Against tradition, we start with the not-so-good. THE NOT-SO-GOOD Mike Shanahan.  Inexcusable, reckless, and stupid to let RGIII play so long.   Ryan Kerrigan.  Several times he gave up t...

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The Skins host the Seahawks next Sunday in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.  Like the Skins, the Seahawks are led by a rookie QB (Russell Wilson) and finished the season on an impressive win...

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THE GREAT NFC East Champions! Alfred Morris.  200 yards rushing, 3 TDs, and sets the team record for rushing yards in a single season. Jim Haslett.  I've been hard on him in the past, but ther...

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The Skins have two ways to make the playoffs: 1) They beat the Cowboys, OR 2) Both Minnesota and Chicago lose More details after the jump...  If the Skins beat the Cowboys, then the Skin...

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THE GREAT London Fletcher.  After struggling with injuries London appears to be back. Today he notches 10 solo tackles and a huge INT. Barry Cofield.  He barely shows up in the box score, but ...

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Here's a wonderful story from the first Eagles game, courtesy of the Washington Post : "Griffin made what could have been a crucial mistake — calling for a pass play out of the wrong formatio...

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By virtue of tie-breakers, the Skins occupy 1st place in the NFC East.  A good day. THE GREAT Kyle Shanahan.  Good game-plan, better adjustments.  The Browns committed to stopping the stretc...

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