Redskins Players Move On To Steelers
Posted by on October 21, 2012 – 9:35 pm
(AP photo)
Having a big, come-from-behind win against the defending Super Bowl champs on the road within your grasps and seeing it just slip away is probably one of the toughest scenarios for an NFL player.
That’s what happened today to the Washington Redskins, who made a final push to pull ahead of the New York Giants before seeing two-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Eli Manning take the game right back with a long touchdown pass to Victor Cruz.
Several Redskins players were tweeting after the game about the loss; some of them were raving about Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III; some were talking about the loss of tight end Fred Davis, who is out for the year with a torn Achilles; and others were talking about lessons learned:
Safety Reed Doughty:
Tough loss. Hard to win division games on the road. Its awesome knowing that with @RGIII we are never out of a game.—
Reed Doughty (@doughty37) October 22, 2012
Quarterback Robert Griffin III:
Prayers sent up for my tight end Fred Davis for a full and speedy recovery.—
Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) October 22, 2012
Offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus:
Well that was a roller coaster of emotion—
Tyler Polumbus (@Tyler_Polumbus) October 21, 2012
Defensive lineman Chris Baker:
No way we where suppose to loose a game like that we couldn't have asked for a better situation on D very disappointing must improve 😡😡😡—
Chris Baker (@cbaker92redskin) October 21, 2012
Offensive lineman Chris Chester:
Gotta give credit were credit is due. Great battle with the Giants today unfortunately we couldn't finish it out. Gotta keep grinding #HTTR—
Chris Chester (@chesterchris66) October 21, 2012
Outside linebacker Mario Addison:
Dats da game of football, U win some u loose some but u live!!! u live!!! 2 fight another Day #ThankYouLord—
Mario Addison (@HIT_STIQ4) October 21, 2012
Defensive end Jarvis Jenkins:
There's no more RG3 can do for us kid plays his heart out every game we gotta do out part if we wanna b great.—
jarvis jenkins (@Jarvis99jenkins) October 21, 2012
Outside linebacker Brian Orakpo:
Tough loss guys fought hard as hell y'all keep believing we will get it right HTTR—
Brian Orakpo (@rak98) October 21, 2012
Defensive end Adam Carriker:
Hard fought game. I hope London Fletcher is ok. #HTTR #RedskinsTalk—
Adam Carriker (@AdamCarriker94) October 21, 2012
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Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
By cochrane on Oct 22, 2012 | Reply
D blow it agin
By Robyn Stultz on Oct 22, 2012 | Reply
Great job on Sunday by the Coaches and Players of the Washington Redskins. I was fortunate to be at the game and couldn’t quit smiling with the team effort that I saw. I am confident that if the Players stay focused and continue to play like a TEAM, the wins will come!
Hail to the Redskins!
Robyn Stultz
A New York Redskins Fan
By blackqbwhiterb on Oct 22, 2012 | Reply
I was there as well…can’t help but talk about ourselves first and foremost, can we? Anyway, what a game!! Turnovers and penalties were significant in this loss, not just the fact that Cruz beat the D-Backs at the end. The Redskins (minus the mistakes they made) could have won the game going away, so it’s very disappointing.
Shake it off and go to PIttsburgh, I guess-can someone ask Haslett to figure out SOMETHING to get that d-backfield in order????? I ain’t a coach, so I’m not going to say it’s him, or Raheem Morris, or the players, but something HAS to change there, and quick!
By Hanna, fan for life on Oct 22, 2012 | Reply
IM NOT HAPPY WITH THE LOST, BUT ME BEING A TRUE FAN I SEE GOOD THINGS AHEAD FOR THE REDSKINS. WE AS REDSKINS FANS, WILL GRIND TO THE END. I DONT LIKE THE PLAYS THATS BEING CALL BY OUR DEFENSE CORINATOR. GET HIM THE HELL OUT WASHINGTON PERIOD. I LOVE MYSELF SOME REDSKINS. .LETS GO SKINS. ONE GAME AT A TIME. THIS IS HANNA MAN SAYING SEE U IN PITTSBURG. LETS GO SKINS. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
By Adrian on Oct 22, 2012 | Reply
That DEFENSE is horrible period. RG3 cant do it by himself period! If they don’t draft some LBS and Dbs, Hasslet need to be fired, so what if there are key injuries, they are all professionals getting millions to play. GET THAT D together PLEASE!
By Shawn on Oct 22, 2012 | Reply
Ive been a reskins fan and my family has been for generations before and to come. The problem is not with Haslett as the DC of the defense. It is with the DB Coach Morris. Our defense is overall in the better half with the league. Its just and only the DB’s who are letting little and big pass plays constant and consistantly. Like before the first half of the Giants game. We were keeping the player tackled in bounds to keep the clock running, but we were giving up 10-20 yard passing completions almost every time. You would think that knowing that with less than two minutes to go in a game. KNOWING that the Giants will have to throw to get down the field to set up a game tying FG or go ahead touchdown. That maybe our DB coach would of had the players play a 2 deep safety zone, or even put all the speedy DB’s in on defense so that there were enough speed to cover all angles. BUT NOOOOOOOOO. KNOWING that Cruz was the fastest player on the field at that time, and you still let him split two DB’s easily by 10 yards. If I were coaching, I would of dropped the 2 safeties about 25 yards off the line of scrimmage and with the streaking WR, Made sure they were in front of him and not let him get behind them. Our whole DB’s need to get cut and bring in all new rookie or practice squad players. Our DB’s take the game of football for granted and are losing us the games that we lose. We have been ahead in every single game this year, I have watched every single snap. But when we are getting beat, its DeAngelo Hall, Josh Wilson, Reed Doughty, and Brandon Meariweather. I enjoy an aggressive defense, but not when you know that the other team has to score to tie or win. There was no reason to send 7 or 8 in the box that pass play with manning and cruz. He should of brought in 5 DB’s, 2 for deep safety, and the 3 stretching the whole field in zone reads and then sent 5 after manning and let one MLB shadow manning and the other shadow the RBs. I know that we are the only team with an interception in every game this year, but we are dead last in plays of 20 or more yards on defense, and I think 5th against the run. Only 7 teams in the league havent allowed a 100 yard rusher and we are one of them. WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE OR WE WILL BE WATCHING THE PLAYOFFS AGAIN THIS YEAR ON TV, we have the talent and capabilities to score on anyone and beat them. DEFENSIVE BACKS, STOP LETTING THE REDSKINS NATION DOWN!