Their two wins were ugly, ugly games against winless teams. It's natural that their losses were exponentially uglier. They have made zero progress since last year, and in several phases look worse.
In my pre-camp preview, I wrote: "If the team develops a natural passing game, their running and defense could win some contests."
Their passing game has not developed, and QB Campbell has regressed. In his fifth year, he should be entering his prime. Instead he looks green and nervous, even when he does have protection.
Their running game simply cannot be relied upon. The run blocking is terrible; it is impossible to assess the quality of the RBs because they get tackled at the line of scrimmage. Portis's first run of the season was 34 yards. Since then, his longest has been 12 yards.
This just in: DC Skins management commits another classic blunder! The worst management pair in pro sports, Schneider and the Guido, just brought in long-retired Sherm Lewis to "consult" Zorn about the offense. The Kiss of Death! Sixty-eight year old Lewis, who last O-coordinated with the Lions (ugh) in 2004, had to cancel his bingo game when he took the job, I shit you not.
While Redskins management was crowing over their latest dusty treasure, Coach Zorn had to repeatedly assure the press that "another pair of eyes is helpful."
Current O-coordinator Smith lamely welcomed Lewis: "If someone else can come in and help us, I'm not so prideful that I can't say, 'Well, okay, maybe you can help us.' I don't have that much pride."
Well, I was going to run some statistical predictions and make some helpful points about the most critical areas (#1 sign FA offensive linemen right now), but there's obviously no point.
The 2009 DC Skins are doomed.
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I wish I strongly disagreed, but it is too hard to put up a counter-argument, and it would venture into some sort of Philip K. Dick-style alternative universe, where Snyder is patient and the O-line isn't old and beat to shit.
There is talent there, but it isn't talent that will even get the chance to get used properly. A team that should have 3 dominant wins and one loss to the NYG is 2-2 with two of the least impressive wins against substandard defenses available to play against.
Sherm Lewis is horrible, horrible news that I had avoided up until this point. Thanks, Andrew Wice. You've capped a pretty poopy evening with a shit chapeau.
It's a very large shit chapeau, and we all gotta wear it.
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