Ask Hogs Haven Your Redskins Questions

Rex didn’t show off the cannon too much in week one, but he settled for a lot of 15-25 yard passes, and was really efficient in doing so. He did throw deep more last season, but I feel that could have been a carry over of the McNabb effect. I would expect there to be less than 5 balls that are thrown 30 or more yards (in the air).

Unleash the Dragon Rex, Its what the girls want to see.

unfortunately there are always some issues, but usually they are predicated due to some annoying cheer…for instance last year at the GB game every time the Packers got a 1st down, one A-hole in our section would stand up and say “And that is another Green Bay Packers…” to which every fan in about 3 sections would say ‘First Down’.

when you are a Skins fan bad offensive linemen run together so it is easy to get confused.

As for Kolb, I’m sure it helps some, but the real help will come from Vonnie Holliday who played and practiced in that defense every week. Now obviously the talent level of the Skins defense improved with Atogwe, Kerrigan, Bowen, Cofield, but Holliday does have some insight about the schemes.

I don’t know what they were thinking in year one trading for/extending McNabb, and then bringing in a bunch of old washed up players at WR, RB, DL etc. (the only one that worked was Holliday). Shanahan acted like the Skins were ready to contend and it cost us. As did his insistence of going to his system (ZBS and 3-4) regardless of how ill-prepared the Skins were for the change. Guys like Derrick Dockery, Andre Carter and Rocky McIntosh were very good prior to the change and down right awful in the new systems. instead of trying to maybe deal them and pick up a few extra mid round picks, we hung on to them and got nothing in return (except for collapsing any FA market for McIntosh so we could resign him cheaply).

This year though I think they got their act together as Mike seems to be listening to Kyle more. The game plan in preseason and week 1 was a lot cleaner, and Grossman is Kyle’s choice I believe at QB. Shanahan also made it a priority to bring in 3-4 personnel as both our top two picks and two largest FA signings were 3-4 front 7 players.

I think Bruce Allen and some others advise, but Shanny decides who to target and they go get them.

Last year this was a fiasco as Shanahan I guess thought he could win with a veteran QB. But this year he has been a lot wiser in his decision making. It is a lot younger team, that has added a number of quality starters and contributors.