From: un032221@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: 'Skins Offense loses the game
Date: 12 Nov 92 05:00:34 GMT
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

In article <Bx3vrx.2K3@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>, thaddeus@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thaddeus R. Crews) writes:
> In article <1d3v2kINNdba@agate.berkeley.edu> grantham@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jon Grantham) writes:
>>mzener@eagle.wesleyan.edu wrote:
>>>   But the 'Skins offense couldn't muster any significant drives, and their
>>>defense just got worn down.  The main problem in the 'Skins offense was the
>>>inability to establish the run.  Ervins and Byner, both small backs, just
>>>couldn't power their way through the early hits that the Giants were giving
>>>them.  
>>
>>"Hello?  Gerald?  This is Charlie...Charlie Casserly.  Yeah, sorry about the
>>slight misunderstanding we had earlier this year.  Listen, I was wondering
>>what you were doing on Sundays for the rest of the year?"
>>
> 
> If anyone thinks that Riggs is the answer to the current Redskins problem,
> I believe you are sadly missing the point.  First of all, Riggs has NO
> open field running skills; for every play that Byner and Ervins gained 4
> yards, Riggs would have gained 1.5 yards, plus he doesn't (can't?) block
> in the backfield.  Just watch Byner block a line-backer one-on-one sometime
> and you will realize why he is the starting back (and why we had so few sacks
> last year).  But no running back can do the job when the offensive line
> is stuggling due to injuries (do you think Detroit would do better with
> Riggs since Barry Sanders is stuggling too?  OF COURSE NOT!!!  Barry is
> also suffering from a patched up offensive line).
> 
	I agree Even when Riggs was supposed to be the Skins RB fulltime, he
coulnd't keep healthy, and was fairly erratic: (7 yard run here, then a stretch
of 2 yarders, then a 6 yarder to keep everyone drooling, then 20 more 3
yarders)  Also, Riggs isn't much of a pass reciever.  Incidently, I think the
above poster was joking, but that won't stop me from making an ass out of
myself.  Making an ass out of yourself is the American dream (patriotic music
in background)  where someone can overreact to anything someone says.  Where
one can start drive by killing, and gang wars by accidently bumping into the
wrong person, yes, this is truly the American dream!  Well, my version of it
anyway.

> Riggs is history!!!  Byner and Ervins are stars of today and tomorrow!!!
> Once we get Lachey back, get the offensive line to play a few games together
> and learn each others blocking habits (this is VERY important), and get
> some kind of passing game (no comment...), you will see the running game
> return to Redskin excellence (with Byner and Ervins.  Period.)
> 
	And Robert Green.  Does he not look good or what?  I think he'd be the
perfect backup to Ervins.  Now all we'd need is a FB for the future for short
yardage stuff.  Ervins and Green look like a good devastating running attack,
the sort that the Skins have never known.

> p.s. - someone back me up on this one please...   :-)
> 
	I'm backing you.  

> -- 
> -- Thad Crews                             (email thaddeus@vuse.vanderbilt.edu)
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