Well, the Skins made a game of it but...

I watched the whole Eagles/Skins game. I wrote the earlier post during the first quarter when it looked like the Skins were going to completely implode and get trounced. However, they managed to get back in the game by giving the ball to Ladell betts and dominating the Eagles on the ground. Jason Campbell, after to costly picks in the first half, looked poised in the second; converting a number of key third down plays and a pretty throw to Randle-El for a touchdown.

The loss, however, sits solely at the feet of the coaches. All throughout the game, Betts ran roughshod over the Eagles D. The Eagles simply couldn't stop him. Betts ended up with a career high 171 yards on the ground plus a few catches. All through the second half, the Skins D came up big as well with a number of key stops. What happens? On the potential game WINNING drive, the Skins get 1st and goal at the Eagles 3 yard line. How'd they get there? One trick play and pounding running by Betts. What do the coaches do? Replace Betts with T.J. Duckett: No Gain. Call a pass play: Incomplete. Call another pass play: 10 yard sack. Field goal. Sigh. Guess what? They needed a touchdown. A TOUCHDOWN WOULD'VE WON THE GAME!!! But no.

The play calling on that series was ultimately more damaging than the rookie mistakes made earlier by Campbell. Gibbs for the past two weeks has been calling for Redskins football which means RUN RUN RUN!! The team has done that between the 20s. However, in the past two weeks, when it counted most, the coaches abandoned the run and squandered the game. Could you possibly imagine the Gibbs Redskins of the early 80s with Riggo (or any RB for that matter) with a 1st and goal at the 3 not taking three shots pounding up the middle? Betts averaged almost 6 yards a carry today for Christs sake! Give him the damn ball and let the O-line do what it's paid for. I guarantee the Skins score.

The Skins have the highest paid coaching staff in the league, not to mention the fact that they have about 50,000 coaches on the sidelines, but they can't see the logic in good, old fashioned, gut check, smash-mouth football when it counts. Talk about too many cooks in the kitchen.

Sheesh!