Found November 08, 2009 on Redskins Blog:
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Every so often as this depressing season has rolled along, someone in the building will say something like, "It can't get much worse than" whatever the most recent debacle is. And yet somehow it always does. The first half of this game featured the Redskins offensive line giving up a Falcons record for sacks in a half (five), injuries to Clinton Portis and Jason Campbell, and a shoving match that came on the heels of a late hit to the Falcons quarterback.At this point, I'm beginning to miss the days when my biggest complaints were questionable playcalling and the defense having trouble on third downs.But, hey, let's look at the (very few) positives. Shaun Suisham stayed hot, kicking a 48-yarder. (Which really makes me wonder even more what was going on with the holding last year.) This also means the team isn't being shut out. Campbell survived the five sacks without actually getting killed. Mike Sellers had a nice catch-and-run (although h...
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