OT: Washington Redskins 2018 Season V0l. 2: 1-1 = Half empty... :(

[g00n]

Just read the news. Unreal.

Skins and RBs:

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[tycoonheart]

Ouch. That's gonna hurt.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Oh my... are you f***ing kidding me with this Guice news? Just made the season so much less interesting.

 

[Calicaps]

Sorry all. Thread title surely to blame.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

It’s the right decision. Wait till after the 3rd or 4th preseason game for RB help if needed.

 

[Holtbyisms]

It’s the right decision. Wait till after the 3rd or 4th preseason game for RB help if needed.

They were probably going to have to cut somebody Gruden liked anyways cause we had an extra RB on the roster. Unfortunately looks like we're stuck with another RB by committee season with a bunch of subpar backs being platooned.

 

[Praetorian Caps]

Nice to see the training staff is still in top form

I'm convinced they are totally inept. Hail Brian Orakpo was oft injured here. I think he only had a single full year with out missing a game. As soon as he leaves for The Titans he has never missed a single game in three straight years.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[RandyHolt]

I wonder if Guice was basically injured before the carry. I heard he never had his knee fixed from the last injury he had in college. Yes I am an internet doctor and that didn't look like an A/MCL out for the year type of play.

Regardless, players may mask an injury until they are under contract. I remember thinking the same with Josh Doctson his rookie year. The nature of football dictates players need to get paid.

Next man up. I heard CT won't be 100% until November, and thus think Byron Marshall is a lock early on. Perine for all his fumbles only had 2 last year. Bibbs always impresses me but think he will be the odd man out / PS / claimed by Indy.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

I tore my ACL by stepping in an exposed pipe hole when I yanked my leg out to not fall flat on my face and breaking a expensive IR camera. Didn’t bend my leg at the knee at a weird angle. Just a slight twist but that’s all it took.

Hard to tell sometimes how it happens. Take Ioanidis for example in that game. He got cut down while persuing on a run play. Leg bent at a weird angle. Had to be helped off the field. Looked like he forsure damaged something but he’s fine by all reports.

Now Robert Davis is feared to have a torn ACL. Not a good start to a new season injury wise after all the injuries last year.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[RandyHolt]

I just saw this:

Samaje Perine’s fumbling issue is a bit overblown, IMO. Last year, Perine averaged 99.5 touches per fumble. That’s better than Todd Gurley, Jay Ajayi, Joe Mixon, and Devonta Freeman among others. There’s room for improvement, but it’s not as bad as some make it seem

 

[Corby78]

Chris Thompson better be ready soon. Our issues with lack of depth are getting tested again. Of course I hadn’t bought into any of the hype that this team had any chance to make noise, so who cares.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I just saw this:

Samaje Perine’s fumbling issue is a bit overblown, IMO. Last year, Perine averaged 99.5 touches per fumble. That’s better than Todd Gurley, Jay Ajayi, Joe Mixon, and Devonta Freeman among others. There’s room for improvement, but it’s not as bad as some make it seem

He always seemed to lose it at the worst times. He also lost a lot of balls after plays, which doesn't count but still sticks in the mind.

 

[RandyHolt]

He always seemed to lose it at the worst times. He also lost a lot of balls after plays, which doesn't count but still sticks in the mind.

Yeah i know what everybody has been seeing. But you know what I realized, all the stars etc are getting those same breaks. Reviews wrong, fumbled pinned on the QB on a toss, etc. He didn't have a problem in college, but then again, how do you fumble running through wide open holes. And, learn how to break tackles behind the LOS like he sees in the bigs. He is big and raw.

I am optimistic on him because he can catch the ball. IMHO that is what now separates backs in the NFL. Almost anyone off the street can run the ball enough to be meh.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Beef Invictus]

Yeah i know what everybody has been seeing. But you know what I realized, all the stars etc are getting those same breaks. Reviews wrong, fumbled pinned on the QB on a toss, etc. He didn't have a problem in college, but then again, how do you fumble running through wide open holes. And, learn how to break tackles behind the LOS like he sees in the bigs. He is big and raw.

I am optimistic on him because he can catch the ball. IMHO that is what now separates backs in the NFL. Almost anyone off the street can run the ball enough to be meh.

I'm also more optimistic on Perine. He can learn how to fix his ball control issues. I do think his turnover stats should have been worse, more in line with perception, but they weren't. Here's hoping we aren't wrong.

 

[g00n]

Looks like Trent Williams threw the punch that turned that from a hugging contest into a bit of a fight

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Looks like Trent Williams threw the punch that turned that from a hugging contest into a bit of a fight

Yes he did. He threw not one but two punches at a guy wearing a helmet. Not smart.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[RandyHolt]

It's hilarious today on XM Fantasy they were talking Perine how he has NO hands at all. They stressed it a few times. Of course, because of the loss of Guice, he is pushed back into the fantasy discussions. FWIW, Kelly has less hands than Samaje.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

It's hilarious today on XM Fantasy they were talking Perine how he has NO hands at all. They stressed it a few times. Of course, because of the loss of Guice, he is pushed back into the fantasy discussions. FWIW, Kelly has less hands than Samaje.

The day Slim Rob is no longer a Redskins will be a happy day for me. Not because I think Slim Rob is a bad dude but because I don't think he is an NFL level RB. And as long as he occupies a roster spot the RB position will continue to be a position of weakness.