From: un032221@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: 'Skins Offense loses the game
Date: 13 Nov 92 04:38:46 GMT
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

In article <1992Nov4.114655.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu>, mzener@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
> thaddeus@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thaddeus R. Crews) writes:
> 
>> 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. 
> 
>    Very true -- not to mention the fact that he had the habit of fumbling when
> he had to carry the ball a lot.  That's why he was used a specialist runner in
> short-yardage situations.  But he was good at that.  He was a big back, and he
> had the ability to drive through tacklers for an extra yard or two, and that
> can make the difference between 3 points or 7.

	Yeah.  Riggs could also go UNDER a pile, and somehow squirt out over
the goaline.  Last year, however he didn't need power running, nor did he need
squirting.  last season, Riggs just lumbered through six yard openings in the
defense :)
    
>> But no running back can do the job when the offensive line is stuggling due 
>> to injuries 
> 
>    Also true.  Losing Addickes perhaps forever, having Grimm retire, losing
> Lachey for a while after he didn't show up to training camp -- these things
> have hampered the 'Skins severaly.
>  
	And Jacoby, and Simmons, and Elewonibi, it keeps going and going.... 
:)

>    Facing facts, I have to say that the Cowboys are playing better than the
> Redskins are this season.  Washington's best hope is for a Wild Card spot,
> which is still possible.  If the 'Skins want to be dominant next season,
> though, they will need a big back who can provide what Riggs did when he was
> there;  it's hard to score if you can't drive the ball through the middle of
> the line.
> 
> Max

	I don't think greatness is likely until Ryp either proves me wrong, or
he is gone.  BTW, last year did NOT prove me wrong.  All it proved was that
under absolute IDEAL conditions, he could avoid fucking things up.

	In reference to the running problem, I think John Settle is supposed to
be a power runner, isn't he?  What happened to him in preseason?  He's was
supposed to end up as the Redskins new Gerald Riggs this season, but Green beat
his but out.  Any Skins fans out there know where he's hiding?  

	IMO, the only coaching weakness Gibbs has is that he has to little
faith in rookies.  We gave up 2 first round draft choices for Desmond Howard,
and, unless he caught one vs Seatlle when I was outside, or against the Giants
when I was stuying (damn schoolwork) then he still has yet to catch a single
pass.   I would like to see just how good this guy is.  Also, i think Gibbs
could give Robert Green some more PT.  After all, even if he bombs, he can't do
any worse than Ervins and Byner are :(.  The only thing is that I hope to god
that Matt Eliot doesn't get any PT, because it would mean another OL injury. 
He's the Skins top backup OL right now, didya know that?  At any rate, give the
rookies some PT, it's  not like we're Sb bound this season anyway, right?  :(
	-Skins fan that would like to see another youngster (Cary Conklin) get
some PT  :)