Redskins Moving Forward

Yes, it's been quite a while since I wrote anything, I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that while I've been busy, I haven't stopped following football, and the Washington Redskins in particular. Like many Skins' fans, I was not particularly impressed with the performance with which the team opened the season. I do however believe there are some very good things to be taken from it. While I very much expected the Redskins' offense to struggle, I didn't expect the defense to struggle, and that bothered me. I know, the defense only gave up one touchdown, but their play in the defensive backfield was appalling. The defensive front applied a fair amount of pressure on Giants' quarterback Eli Manning with only one sack to show for it. With the Redskins' corners playing so far off the Giants' receivers, Manning had easy decisions to make on a regular basis. And it showed in several long drives for the Giants offense. Kudos to ...