WILL THE REAL WASHINGTON REDSKINS PLEASE STAND UP??!!

Were you surprised? I wasn’t. The Detroit Lions are not a bad team, and to add insult to injury, I believe that the Lions just have the Redskins’ number right now. In the last three games between the Lions and Redskins, the Lions are 2-1. And the game that they lost was a close one. There was no surprise that my pick for best player in the 2010 NFL Draft, Ndamukong Suh, was going to play well. There was no surprise Calvin Johnson would play well. Calvin is the other Johnson (Andre) that has been playing well, but gets overlooked because of where he plays. Kyle Vanden Bosch didn’t surprise me with how well he played and neither did Cliff Avril. The Lions Defensive Line just whipped the Redksins at the point of attack all game. Not even the play of Redskins return man, Brandon Banks surprised me. What did surprise me was how poorly the Redskins pass protected. And the icing on the cake was that McNabb seemed to be getting most of the blame.

 

See when you bench Derrick Dockery in favor of Cory Lichtensteiger, he’d better perform well. Because if you haven’t noticed is, Dockery is the most consistent Offensive Linemen that the Redskins have had over the past few season. Even the Rookie, Trent Williams, who draws the toughest assignments week after week, is playing better than Lichtensteiger. And let’s not even get started on the right side of the Offensive Line. It is down right Offensive. I am wondering how anyone expects Donovan McNabb to get anything done when he is constantly looking up at the sky before he gets to finish his drops. Now if Donovan starts running again, people will say that he is not getting it done from the pocket. If he sits in the pocket, especially behind this line, his wife will have to make sure that their insurance policy is all paid up. Sorry Roxy (McNabb), they put Donovan in a tough spot. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Coach Shanahan benches Donovan. His explanation was weak at best and it could make for a sticky situation in Washington.

See Coach Shanahan, if you are going to talk to the media, make sure you are consistent. First you say Rex Grossman understood the 2-Minute Offense better than Donovan. Then you said Donovan had nagging injuries that would have slowed him and hindered him running the 2-Minute Offense. And last, but not least, and my personal favorite, you eluded to the fact that Donovan might not have, as you put it, the “cardiovascular endurance.” Don’t blow smoke up our asses as fans. Just say that you think McNabb was out of shape. Give me a break and talk straight to us. There are fans out here that have played and/or understand football a bit more than you all give us credit for. And, right now, you ego might be pissing away the Redskins’ playoff chances. I love Donovan McNabb, but just one time I want him to go off and tell someone to kiss his ass. Just once D-Mac. I know that is not you, but I can dream can’t I? Shanahan needs to get a grip, or we will be drafting in the Top 10 yet again in April.

The Redskins have two good Wide Receivers, two good Tight Ends, and now, two good running backs. The problem is, I think that they only have three good Offensive Linemen. One is inactive (God only knows why), one is playing his Rookie ass off, and the third is on IR. The Bye Week better a time in which Washington goes back to the drawing board or they will finish a dismal 2-6 down the stretch again. Trust me, teams like Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Minnesota will kick ass if we go into those games doing the crap that we’ve been doing over the past 8 weeks. I said from the beginning of the season that Jacksonville and Tennessee are not good matchups for Washington, and right now, they would blow the Redskins out if they were to play one another. Fix the Offensive Line and give Donovan some time, and we will right the ship. Otherwise, you will see fans wearing brown paper bags over their collective heads. Do you really want that right now Danny Boy?