The Cards played on the east at 1pm, AGAIN(I don't know why they don't have west coast teams play 4) against a decent team playing their home opener and probably should have won the game. Factor in 2 of the Cards best players, Wahington and LSH were out, and it wasn't all that bad. Don't discount missing LSH. His covergae on punts is tremendous and likely limits their effective returns. THe Cards got exactly zero calls from the refs, even though it didn't hurt,I would still like to know how Rhodes got an unsportsmanlike conduct out of all that. And, pretty much everything went Washington's way yet the Cards were a 4th down play from winning a road game. Heck, the could still win if Stuckey holds onto the ball. No loss is fun but this loss is not disheartening to me at all.
Wells ran well when given the chance
Kolb continues to show big play ability
Fitz will continue to be a beast
Roberts had a drop but looked good
Campbell played another solid game
TE's continue to be effective
I thought Jefferson improved
Rhodes played a better game
From what I have seen, the Cards are still favorites to win the NFCW and that's pretty good in a transition year.
CBus, all good points. Let's not forget the tipped pass just b4 the winning fg. We were within inches of intercepting it & ending the game. It's too bad we didn't see you yesterday. Maybe Baltimore? The biggest issue with this team is getting the D off the field. The Skins had the ball for almost 40 minutes!! We had great seats & I had a nice panoramic view of the field. The Skins had a nice gameplan for us & spread us out to the point where we couldn't stop the run either. Looking back, I was amazed that we kept it as close as we did. Our D is in the middle of a Perfect Storm, which is misery for us right now. First & foremost, we're implementing a new scheme without the benefit of a normal preseason. Secondly, we don't have the personnel at the OLB position to make this scheme viable. Lastly, our secondary has an aging veteran at safety who couldn't cover me & young, inexperienced corners. Can we get better, yes, but not leaps & bounds better. Horton has no choice but to continue to play balls to the walls & hope that we can create turnovers to offset teams moving up & down the field against us.
Our offense is being crippled by our tackles not being able to keep anyone off Kolb. Unless that improves, defenses will attack Kolb relentlessly. That's why our draw to beanie worked so well yesterday. It was awesome to see Kolb go up top & hit Fitz, but we can't live off that. I love what I see with Kolb & Beanie ran well, although he did fall down a few more times without being touched. I was watching Kolb through binoculars & he is fiery, yet cool under pressure. Now I know why Whiz liked this guy. He has the same type of onfield demeanor as Warner. I love the fact that he is only 25. I think the Eagles will rue the day they traded this guy. Fix the tackle position & this offense can be special.
I agree that we can still win the NFCW, but we'll need to go into Seattle next week & strike fast. We can't let that crowd get loud. BTW, the officiating again appeared horrendous in Washington. I can't see the plays close up & personal, but we were flagged 10 times, yet the Skins had 3 meaningless five-yarders. Old man Bidwill must be a SOB, because the NFL officials have been screwing this franchise for the last 50 years!!!!!!!
