Washington narrowly escaped Sunday with a win over the Cardinal 22-21. The game could have gone the other way after a slow, and sloppy start. Grossman had two first half INTs that could have blown the game wide open. But, just like last week, the Redskins Defense turned it up a notch and almost completely shutdown the Cardinals’ Offense. Are we starting to see the beginning of a trend? Are the Redskins Defense better than advertised? I had them finishing in the top half of the NFL, but they look more like a Top 10 Defense. If they continue to play like this who knows…
Kevin Kolb, was anointed the second coming of Peyton Manning when he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2nd Round of the 2007 NFL Draft. This is the same year that it was apparent that the Eagles would finally use a high draft pick on a target for Donovan McNabb. Ask of Andy Reid why they took Kolb in the 2nd Round, his response, “Kevin was the best player on the board.” My response was something like “Are you f—king serious!!” Kolb comes in and throws for 300 yards in two games and now Donovan must leave Philly. Kolb gets his opportunity last season, he then he gets hurt and Michael Vick comes in and takes his job. Kolb gets traded to Arizona and gets his opportunity to finally lead a franchise. And so far he looks like he fits in. I wasn’t a Kolb fan because of how, when and why he as drafted, but he is actually a decent QB. But like any other QB, if he gets not time in the pocket, he has no chance of success. And the Redskins Defense proved that again Sunday.
With the exception of Larry Fitzgerald straight cooking DeAngelo Hall, the Redskins did a good job of taking away the big plays from the Cardinals. Make no mistake about it, the Cardinals are stacked with talent on Offense. Kevin Kolb, Beanie Wells, Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston, Early Doucet and Todd Heap are all on Offense. There is a chance that I am only looking at names, but if you have never seen the Cardinals play you wouldn’t understand why they thought that Anquan Boldin was expendable. They haven’t missed a beat since losing Boldin to the Baltimore Ravens. And Washington had their hands full trying to slow down that Offense, but they did a wonderful job. Kolb still threw for 250 yards and 2 TDs, but they kept Beanie wells under 100 yards. Larry Fitzgerald had 100 yards, but is that really a surprise. The dude is just flat out good, and getting better. But with that said, the Redskins’ Defense forced two turnovers, one coming in the final 2 minutes of the game that sealed the victory for them. This is exactly what I expected when the Redskins switched to the 3-4 Defense with Jim Haslett at the Defensive Coordinator position. It is like the perfect marriage. Good Defensive coordinator with the correct personnel to run their system. How good can this team be?
Washington hasn’t had a dominant team in the NFL since the 1991 season, in which they went 14-2. No, I don’t think that the Redskins are going to finish the Regular Season with 14 wins, but I do expect them to win between 7 and 9 games. Maybe not Super Bowl, but definitely Playoffs. With games like this past Sunday you can’t help but to raise your expectation just a little bit. I am happy that the Redskins are 2-0, but they still have quite a few tough games coming up, starting with this coming Week 3 matchup with their most bitter rival, the Dallas Cowboys. Let the trash talking begin.
This week’s game ball goes to the Washington Redskins’ entire Defense for stops on the Cardinals’ last two drives.
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