The last post season home game for the Washington Redskins
was in 1999 for a Wild Card Playoff (beat Detroit
27-13). The only other post season action for the Redskins have both been Wild
Card Playoffs games against Seattle
in 2005 (lost 20-10) and in 2007 (lost 35-14). Third times a charm right…
At most Redskin home games the stadium is full of at least
30-45% visiting fans in attendance. (This is based on my observation, not
actual numbers.) It was amazing to see 99% of fans all layered in burgundy and
gold on Sunday against Seattle.
I only saw two Seahawks fans during tailgate time! This would explain why my
ears are still ringing! I’ve never heard FedEx field that loud, that excited,
and that shocked.
The Redskins came out strong and FedEx was electric. The
energy from the team and fans seemed like déjà vu from shaking RFK Stadium.
I’ve said it all season; anything
can happen when RG3 is on the field. It was total domination by the
Redskins in the first quarter leading the Seahawks 14-0. Seattle fans were throwing coffee beans at
their TV’s and Wilson and Carroll almost peed in their pants- they were scared
of the Washington Redskins. For the first quarter of the game the entire NFL
was scared of the Washington Redskins. A Redskins fan a few rows back yelled
“We’re about to the shock the world” and when the game ended, we were all in
shock.
Griffin
ran on the second scoring drive trying to throw to Garcon and he planted wrong
and his knee buckled. He had his knee taped and said he was fine, but he never
played with both legs for the rest of the game. Taking away RG3’s legs is a
game changer and it definitely changed the rest of the game.
In the fist quarter Washington had 129 yards and only 74 for the
rest of the game. Griffin
went 6 for 9 with 68 yards, and two TD’s in the first 15 minutes. He went 4 for
10 with 16 yards, and one interception for the rest of the game. Seattle then scored 24
unanswered points to beat the Redskins again; 14-24. Third time is not a charm.
We all questioned why Kirk Cousins was not warming up. It
was obvious RG3 was hurt and running like a 40-year old man and not like the
22-year old super hero that he is. I understand that Griffin wants to be out there and he deserves
to be out there, but Coach Shanahan- YOU ARE THE HEAD COACH, YOU MAKE THE
DECISIONS! We ALL could see that Griffin
was hurt and that hurt the chances of winning the game. Coach, I hope you and
Kyle are both praying to the sports gods that this injury doesn’t hurt RG3’s
and your future in the NFL. For an athlete with medical history of knee issues
and the type of player he is, he’s making decisions to play the next play- the
coach should make decisions to play for the future. (Especially when you have
the best back up QB on your bench!) With seven minutes left in the fourth
quarter Griffin’s
knee buckled while trying to save a bad shotgun snap. He was in so much pain
that he didn’t even try to recover the fumble.
Maybe I’m partial to the knees because I’ve had three knee
surgeries and my knees have never been the same. I avoided surgery and played
through pain only to do more damage. I’m also convinced it’s the reason I
didn’t get a second growth spurt.
Who knows what would have happened if KC1 would have entered
the game early. But once he let go of the nerves in Cleveland he proved he can play. QB’s protect
the ball, Coaches should protect their players.
I’m going to be honest and say I don’t know a lot about
field maintenance or even know how to mow grass, but I do know that FedEx Field
looked awful! There were so many divots it looked like Charles Barkley has been
hitting golf balls before the National Anthem. I thought maybe they just ran
out of paint they use make it look camera ready, but clearly they ran out of
fertilizer and water and just added some dirt straight down the middle of the
field. Horrible! I’m no expert, but that has to be a red flag when your franchise
QB, the future of this team, and the only hope in Washington to get back to glory days that
you would make sure YOUR field is game ready and safe. ComeOn Man!
Even though we’ve lost to Seattle in the last three post-season
appearances this team and Redskins Nation has a lot to cheer about. NFC East
Champions with a 10-6 season winning the last 7 in a row was a huge surprise to
the NFL. Peter King and most of the ‘experts’ only picked the Redskins to win
two games. As we go into the off season we will pray to sports gods that RG3
makes a full recovery and next year we’ll be ready for dessert.#HHTR
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