Charlz
10-03-2006, 01:33 PM
On July 17th Jaguars.com Sr. Editor Vic Ketchum (football-smart guy) declared on his Blog that the Redskins are his "disapointment team for 2006";
Howard from Buford, GA: It seems like every year there's at least one team expected to do well that falls off the map and one team that seems to come out of nowhere to surprise everyone. Who do you think these teams may be this year and why?
Vic: My surprise teams would be Miami and Philadelphia. My disappointment team this year is Washington. They barely made the playoffs last year and now they're being predicted to win the NFC. Not in my book.
On July 19th he explained why he chose the Redskins as his “disappointment team” for the 2006 season;
Why did you peg Washington as your “disappointment team” for the 2006 season?
Vic: I don't think they're worthy of the hype they're receiving.
He blamed the Jags loss on Sunday on the lack of momentum of the game (too many breaks in the action and too many bad calls in favor of the Redskins).
Listen to this whiner;
Jack from West Melbourne, FL: I'm embarrassed to say it took me more than 10 hours to figure out why we lost to the Redskins [Charlz-are you simple or just plain stupid?]. I got distracted by the air attack on both sides of the ball, got distracted by the bad replay on the non-fumble, got distracted by the stupid penalty for the celebration [Charlz-do you have ADD? That is called "football"]. We lost the game because we were not able to run the ball and stop the run [Charlz-Bingo!].
Vic: There was more to it. Yes, the Jaguars' inability to run the ball and stop the run allowed the Redskins to dominate time of possession, which they did by more than 11 minutes. Think about that for a minute. The Redskins had the ball more than 11 minutes longer than the Jaguars did. I expected the Jaguars to have trouble running the ball. There was no doubt in my mind Redskins Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams would see what the Jaguars did against the Colts and bulk up to stop the run and dare the Jaguars to throw it. I thought the burden of proof in this game was on Byron Leftwich and the passing attack and they did more than prove themselves. They were fantastic. The Jaguars offense had four plays of 30 yards or longer – all of which were passes – for the first time in 97 games. What I wasn't expecting was a collapse on defense. The 481 yards the Jaguars allowed is the most since 2000. It was the difference in the game.
And more......
Rob from Raleigh, NC: I didn't think it was possible for a team (Redskins) to run the ball like that against us. What happened?
Vic: The Redskins had an interesting game plan on offense. You'll see it again. You can count on that. They stretched the Jaguars sideline to sideline with wide runs and screens. That allowed the Redskins to set up some passes in the middle of the field, such as Santana Moss' first two touchdowns. When an offense runs wide and screens a lot, it is attacking the defense's linebackers. The Redskins saw something.
Vic Ketchum is a class act and despie the loss gave credit where credit was due.
Howard from Buford, GA: It seems like every year there's at least one team expected to do well that falls off the map and one team that seems to come out of nowhere to surprise everyone. Who do you think these teams may be this year and why?
Vic: My surprise teams would be Miami and Philadelphia. My disappointment team this year is Washington. They barely made the playoffs last year and now they're being predicted to win the NFC. Not in my book.
On July 19th he explained why he chose the Redskins as his “disappointment team” for the 2006 season;
Why did you peg Washington as your “disappointment team” for the 2006 season?
Vic: I don't think they're worthy of the hype they're receiving.
He blamed the Jags loss on Sunday on the lack of momentum of the game (too many breaks in the action and too many bad calls in favor of the Redskins).
Listen to this whiner;
Jack from West Melbourne, FL: I'm embarrassed to say it took me more than 10 hours to figure out why we lost to the Redskins [Charlz-are you simple or just plain stupid?]. I got distracted by the air attack on both sides of the ball, got distracted by the bad replay on the non-fumble, got distracted by the stupid penalty for the celebration [Charlz-do you have ADD? That is called "football"]. We lost the game because we were not able to run the ball and stop the run [Charlz-Bingo!].
Vic: There was more to it. Yes, the Jaguars' inability to run the ball and stop the run allowed the Redskins to dominate time of possession, which they did by more than 11 minutes. Think about that for a minute. The Redskins had the ball more than 11 minutes longer than the Jaguars did. I expected the Jaguars to have trouble running the ball. There was no doubt in my mind Redskins Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams would see what the Jaguars did against the Colts and bulk up to stop the run and dare the Jaguars to throw it. I thought the burden of proof in this game was on Byron Leftwich and the passing attack and they did more than prove themselves. They were fantastic. The Jaguars offense had four plays of 30 yards or longer – all of which were passes – for the first time in 97 games. What I wasn't expecting was a collapse on defense. The 481 yards the Jaguars allowed is the most since 2000. It was the difference in the game.
And more......
Rob from Raleigh, NC: I didn't think it was possible for a team (Redskins) to run the ball like that against us. What happened?
Vic: The Redskins had an interesting game plan on offense. You'll see it again. You can count on that. They stretched the Jaguars sideline to sideline with wide runs and screens. That allowed the Redskins to set up some passes in the middle of the field, such as Santana Moss' first two touchdowns. When an offense runs wide and screens a lot, it is attacking the defense's linebackers. The Redskins saw something.
Vic Ketchum is a class act and despie the loss gave credit where credit was due.