Thursday's 16-7 loss to the New York Giants showed us a few things about the Redskins.
1. They have a rookie coach, shown by the bad play calling and bad clock management.
2. Jason Campbell is not yet completely used to or comfortable with the new offense in place.
The loss was one that we can afford to have, it being the season opener, and really doesn't do to much damage. The NFL is a league of ups and downs, and losses are expected, unless you cheat. It all depends on getting up and brushing yourself off after you fall. The fall that the Redskins had on Thursday night was a relatively minor one, and as long as the can recover, they still have more then enough talent to do something big this year. They have Shawn Springs coming back soon, and 6'3 Malcolm Kelly should also be in the mix in two to three weeks. And let's not count Jim Zorn out yet either. Remember, the legendary coach Joe Gibbs started 0-5 in his first season as the Head Coach of the Skins and finished that season 8-8. However, the owner of the Washington Franchise decided to stick with Gibbs, and through the next 12 years he made the playoffs eight times and won the Super Bowl thrice. So instead of losing faith in a man who has many of the same quality's as Gibbs, support him at least through this season, and in the off-season we can look back on the year and form opinions about whether he should stay or leave then.
Here are some important stats from the game:
Total Offensive Yards: 209
Total Rushing Yards: 84
Total Passing Yards: 125
Turnovers: 0
Sacks: 2
Time Of Possession: 24:17
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