Commanders think they are better Can't wait to play them again

[smarta5150]

Yes, if you want to make a fool of yourself by discounting NFCE rivalries and their wild outcomes.

Fans talk. That's all they do, but some talk is more foolish than other talk.

Posters should also read all the posts before commenting.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

What if:

Terry Glenn had played
Henry healthy
Fergy

 

[Phrozen Phil]

Two things we should acknowledge:
1: The Commanders played well enough to keep it close. While they may have missed Sean Taylor, I'm not convinced that his presence would have made the difference. Despite that, Campbell played a good game and it came down to the wire.

2. The Jets played well yesterday as well. Their roster is not devoid of talent and they should not be overlooked. It's a short week to prepare so be wary of teams that have struggled. Mangini has the Jets feeling better about themselves. Our Boys need to play a good game to win.

 

[Henry]

Eh. No excuses from me.

If we were the 9-1 team and you were 5-5 and we barely lost I'd be ticked and talking about how lucky you all were (kinda how I was after last week's Eagle game) but the other way around ... it ain't luck, even if we did make you sweat for it.

That said, I don't know how you can discount the absense of Taylor in this game. Sure you all could have won anyway. You've got a lot of weapons. Maybe Witten would have had a bigger day. Maybe Crayton would have. But the pitch-and-catch to Owens would not have been there all day long. Owens had more yards and TDs yesterday than in his previous four games against the Commanders combined. I don't think that's a coincidence.

There's a reason we Skins fans were bemoaning Taylor's loss this week, because he's the perfect counter for Owens, and without him, well, you saw what happened. I don't blame you all for taking advantage. That's what good teams do. But it's a shame we didn't have him yesterday. That's all.

 

[kmd24]

Cowboys are 9-1, Commanders are 5-5 .. what they believe is irrelevant ..

-Reality

Sometimes Reality is harsh.

 

[bigE79]

Eh. No excuses from me.

If we were the 9-1 team and you were 5-5 and we barely lost I'd be ticked and talking about how lucky you all were (kinda how I was after last week's Eagle game) but the other way around ... it ain't luck, even if we did make you sweat for it.

That said, I don't know how you can discount the absense of Taylor in this game. Sure you all could have won anyway. You've got a lot of weapons. Maybe Witten would have had a bigger day. Maybe Crayton would have. But the pitch-and-catch to Owens would not have been there all day long. Owens had more yards and TDs yesterday than in his previous four games against the Commanders combined. I don't think that's a coincidence.

There's a reason we Skins fans were bemoaning Taylor's loss this week, because he's the perfect counter for Owens, and without him, well, you saw what happened. I don't blame you all for taking advantage. That's what good teams do. But it's a shame we didn't have him yesterday. That's all.

:cry2: :damn:

 

[Henry]

:cry2: :damn:

Hey, you guys started the thread, not me.

If you don't like crying stop doing it.

 

[DallasDomination]

Eh. No excuses from me.

If we were the 9-1 team and you were 5-5 and we barely lost I'd be ticked and talking about how lucky you all were (kinda how I was after last week's Eagle game) but the other way around ... it ain't luck, even if we did make you sweat for it.

That said, I don't know how you can discount the absense of Taylor in this game. Sure you all could have won anyway. You've got a lot of weapons. Maybe Witten would have had a bigger day. Maybe Crayton would have. But the pitch-and-catch to Owens would not have been there all day long. Owens had more yards and TDs yesterday than in his previous four games against the Commanders combined. I don't think that's a coincidence.

There's a reason we Skins fans were bemoaning Taylor's loss this week, because he's the perfect counter for Owens, and without him, well, you saw what happened. I don't blame you all for taking advantage. That's what good teams do. But it's a shame we didn't have him yesterday. That's all.

I agree with you to a point but I cannot stand delusional fans saying a 5-5 team is better then a 9-1 team because they played a helluva game and almost won Despite not having their so called Defensive MVp.

WE can sit here and say the same..Henry is still not 100%, Glenn is out, NT Fergy is out, We killed ourselves with stupid mistakes first half blah blah...


At teh end of the day, And you should know this. Dallas is a better team and the record proves it. Destroying philly in Philly, beating the giants twice and destroying the weaker competition..The same cannot be said about the Commanders...YOu see my point?


I give you a great game for a great rivalry...But that's it.

 

[adamknite]

Eh. No excuses from me.

If we were the 9-1 team and you were 5-5 and we barely lost I'd be ticked and talking about how lucky you all were (kinda how I was after last week's Eagle game) but the other way around ... it ain't luck, even if we did make you sweat for it.

That said, I don't know how you can discount the absense of Taylor in this game. Sure you all could have won anyway. You've got a lot of weapons. Maybe Witten would have had a bigger day. Maybe Crayton would have. But the pitch-and-catch to Owens would not have been there all day long. Owens had more yards and TDs yesterday than in his previous four games against the Commanders combined. I don't think that's a coincidence.

There's a reason we Skins fans were bemoaning Taylor's loss this week, because he's the perfect counter for Owens, and without him, well, you saw what happened. I don't blame you all for taking advantage. That's what good teams do. But it's a shame we didn't have him yesterday. That's all.

What is Taylor going to do? Miss a tackle, or let Patrick Crayton burn him instead of TO?

 

[Henry]

What is Taylor going to do? Miss a tackle, or let Patrick Crayton burn him instead of TO?

Har har har.

What he would do is make Romo occassionally look somewhere else. Like I said, because you have so many weapons on offense you could have won a lot of other ways. Taylor doesn't take everyone away. But he does a good job on Owens. He has every time they've played against eachother. I happen to like seeing great players take eachother on.

I think you guys are mistaking me for someone who doesn't think the Cowboys deserved the win. I'm not saying that at all. Someone in this thread mentioned Taylor so I was trying to explain that one thing. That's it.

 

[kmd24]

God I cannot wait to play these Deadskins again. They lost and all I hear is how they are a better team and if Sean taylor played they would of easilly won.

The way it went down just twisted the knife - it hurts them more when the game is close. Think about it. Which of the last three Commanders victories over Dallas hurt the most? For me, it certainly wasn't the 35-7 debacle in Fedex.

The biggest part of me - the Cowboys fan - was disappointed that the team almost let one slip away, but the small part of me that roots against the Commanders was delighting in thoughts of the turbulent ride that the Skins fans' emotions must have endured during the game, their hopes roiling like a tiny raft in the game's angry sea, only to be dashed against the rocky shore of Newman's late interception.

 

[Henry]

The way it went down just twisted the knife - it hurts them more when the game is close. Think about it. Which of the last three Commanders victories over Dallas hurt the most? For me, it certainly wasn't the 35-7 debacle in Fedex.

The biggest part of me - the Cowboys fan - was disappointed that the team almost let one slip away, but the small part of me that roots against the Commanders was delighting in thoughts of the turbulent ride that the Skins fans' emotions must have endured during the game, their hopes roiling like a tiny raft in the game's angry sea, only to be dashed against the rocky shore of Newman's late interception.

Honestly, I think most Commander fans are taking this one pretty well. The Cowboys are the class of the conference, and we played them down to the wire, in Dallas. Most of us expected a blowout.

Like I said earlier, if we were the 9-1 team and expected to win and lost that way then yeah, it would hurt a lot. (Remember, Dallas was favored in both of those knife-twisting losses to the Skins.) But as 11 point dogs, making a game of it took some sting out of the loss.

 

[redskins1]

Please take that back.

I am gonna be declared an enemy of the state by some.

Thanks.

sorry bro,i didnt mean to put you in a awkward situation..but you made such a great point!!! PEACE

 

[03EBZ06]

Honestly, I think most Commander fans are taking this one pretty well. The Cowboys are the class of the conference, and we played them down to the wire, in Dallas. Most of us expected a blowout.

Like I said earlier, if we were the 9-1 team and expected to win and lost that way then yeah, it would hurt a lot. (Remember, Dallas was favored in both of those knife-twisting losses to the Skins.) But as 11 point dogs, making a game of it took some sting out of the loss.

This game generated lot of encouragement to the fans and possibly to the team.

From what I've read, the team believes they can build from this game and make a run toward the playoffs.

The Skins fans, in most part seems to be encouraged by the teams effort in 4th quarter, unlike in the past. They are really happy with Campbell's performance and believes that if Gibbs allow Campbell to play, throw down the field rather than to RBs and TEs, Campbell gives your team better chances to win.

However, until Campbell learn to make the plays (be more accurate) and protect the ball at crunch time, I don't think it really matters how much freedom and down field plays Gibb gives Campbell.

 

[Idgit]

sorry bro,i didnt mean to put you in a awkward situation..but you made such a great point!!! PEACE

You two...get a room. Go agree with yourselves about how good the Commanders are where I don't have to read it.

 

[smarta5150]

You two...get a room. Go agree with yourselves about how good the Commanders are where I don't have to read it.

shut up!@

 

[The30YardSlant]

Eh. No excuses from me.

If we were the 9-1 team and you were 5-5 and we barely lost I'd be ticked and talking about how lucky you all were (kinda how I was after last week's Eagle game) but the other way around ... it ain't luck, even if we did make you sweat for it.

That said, I don't know how you can discount the absense of Taylor in this game. Sure you all could have won anyway. You've got a lot of weapons. Maybe Witten would have had a bigger day. Maybe Crayton would have. But the pitch-and-catch to Owens would not have been there all day long. Owens had more yards and TDs yesterday than in his previous four games against the Commanders combined. I don't think that's a coincidence.

There's a reason we Skins fans were bemoaning Taylor's loss this week, because he's the perfect counter for Owens, and without him, well, you saw what happened. I don't blame you all for taking advantage. That's what good teams do. But it's a shame we didn't have him yesterday. That's all.

But we can discount it, and here's why:

The play that Owens scored 3 of his TD's on was a specific coverage that Washington uses that Dallas saw on film and put a play in just for it. Owens scored those TDs because Dallas outschemed Washington. It didnt matter who was in on those plays, because 1: The coverage would have been the same regardless because Washington was running a designed defense and 2: Two of TO's TDs were to the opposite side of where ST would have been lined up on

 

[ZeroClub]

Get well soon, Sean.

(I missed Taylor's mental mistakes and personal foul penalities.)

 

[Sarge]

I can't wait to play them again.

 

[Bizwah]

I really think this was the first game we played "not to lose". We were very conservative on offense and defense early. Wade even said that we expected them to stick to a running gameplan.

Campbell played well. He made some big time throws. But let's be real. He passed the ball 55 times! Of course he's going to put up some big yardage numbers.

Anyway, I think we probably played our worst game of the year. Yes, even the Buffalo game we played better. Against Buffalo, it was mainly Romo that played poorly. Even playing our worst game of the year, we still came away with a win.....If Taylor and others had played, then we would no doubt have sleep walked.

We can also complain about not having our stars.....Glenn is still out, and Henry's still on the mend. We are without Fergie too.