Kerney to IR-- Hasselbeck hurting

[shally]

local news from seattle today has Pat Kerney to IR.... he had a huge game against the redskins last time and was almost impossible for the OL to handle

and Hasselbeck is really hurting after getting beat up last week. Holmgren says he will play but Wallace is running the offense in practice..Wallace himself is coming off a 2 week injury

the Redskins are catching the Seahawks very down.. but that is usually just the type of team that hurts us badly

[Moe]

Looks like karma paying the Skins back for the injuries they had in each of the last two playoff games at their house. Somehow, not so satisfying. Either way, this is a game that Seattle has no business winning.

[shally]

Looks like karma paying the Skins back for the injuries they had in each of the last two playoff games at their house. Somehow, not so satisfying. Either way, this is a game that Seattle has no business winning.

neither did the Rams...

[FanFromArizona]

We don't have ANY excuses to not win this week....NONE.

I hope I'm not headed to the grocery store this weekend for a brown-bag, if I am, I'll be headed to pick up a new TV as well.

[SkinsfaninNJ]

We have gotten the short end of situations involving the other team this year. We get the Rams off the bye in the first game with the new coach. We get the Cowboys off the bye when Romo returns. We get the Hawks with Hasselbeck back. You watch, Carson Palmer will decide to make his return against us.

None of these are reasons to lose. I'm just saying we haven't had the best luck in catching teams at their weakest.

[NCskinsfanatic]

neither did the Rams...

Or the cowboys...

[WisconsinRedskins]

Honestly, if we can't win this week, we don't deserve to be in the playoff race. Seattle is a really bad team.

[NCskinsfanatic]

Honestly, if we can't win this week, we don't deserve to be in the playoff race. Seattle is a really bad team.

well if they're a really bad team like the lions, rams, browns, etc. we will probably try to find a way to lose all game long, make their DL look awesome, the secondary look inpenetrable and hopefully pull out a one score victory.

[shally]

Honestly, if we can't win this week, we don't deserve to be in the playoff race. Seattle is a really bad team.


they are most certainly NOT a bad team.. they are less than one year from being a solid playoff team. they lost to green bay in ugly weather.

what they are is a team that has been decimated by injuries.. all year long

plus, no matter what anyone says, they are playing as if Holmgren is gone already and Mora is not yet head coach.. that is the biggest advantage we have..

we need to get on top early and not let up.. if we are even with them going into the 4th quarter, it is a game we will likely lose-- just like the ram game.
just like the dallas game

[BIGREDSKINSFAN1963]

i think the skins will win,but remember where zorn got his offense from?
he's playing against his master and he's but a student.i think it will be
17-14 redskins.

[WisconsinRedskins]

well if they're a really bad team like the lions, rams, browns, etc. we will probably try to find a way to lose all game long, make their DL look awesome, the secondary look inpenetrable and hopefully pull out a one score victory.

But we do that with every team so it's a given.

[BIGREDSKINSFAN1963]

the last time we really beat the hell out of anybodyy was last year when we beat dallas the last game of the season was'nt it?last year,the jets were awful but it took overtime to beat them.

[ChiefPowhatan17]

Good to hear, we need all the help we can get this week.

[NCskinsfanatic]

But we do that with every team so it's a given.

then we agree lol...

[Stretch]

Boy I'm hoping for a good old fashion whooping of the Honks this weekend! We need a strong showing against this team to get ourselves righted for the next few weeks. If we can't win strong, and just squeak out a win, then I fear the remainder of the season.

As for Seattle, here is a funny, albeit sad article about the state of sports in the Seattle area:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/sports/21washington.html?_r=1&ref=football&oref=slogin

HAIL!

[shally]

have a safe trip..

i dont know that we are capable right now of beating anyone badly.. i will settle for a win of any kind

[Stretch]

have a safe trip..

i dont know that we are capable right now of beating anyone badly.. i will settle for a win of any kind

Thanks, we will.

I agree...I'll take a win, but a quality win would be even better.

[skinsfan36]

working til 5 sunday and i hope when i get off we are up 14-0 and we roll form then on out :). kerney out is good. if hasselbeck goes out our d may be able to win the game on their own

[shally]

working til 5 sunday and i hope when i get off we are up 14-0 and we roll form then on out :). kerney out is good. if hasselbeck goes out our d may be able to win the game on their own

latest from up here is that hasselbeck is definitely going to play.. we need to push him around some. even though he doesnt have his usual complement of receivers, he can be very dangerous if he has time and gets his tempo up...

[silverspring]

i think not having kerney play is a bigger advantage for us than not having hasselback.

[coffdogg]

Looks like karma paying the Skins back for the injuries they had in each of the last two playoff games at their house. Somehow, not so satisfying. Either way, this is a game that Seattle has no business winning. If the Seahawks win then our season is a wash. The good vibes form the 6-2 start will be gone as well as playoff aspirations. This is a MUST WIN!

[coffdogg]

latest from up here is that hasselbeck is definitely going to play.. we need to push him around some. even though he doesnt have his usual complement of receivers, he can be very dangerous if he has time and gets his tempo up...
problem is, we have zero pass rush. I have never seen a team blitz as much as the Redskins and end up getting so little out of it. I think we need to hire a special assistant to help teach the players and coaches how to EFFECTIVELY blitz. Ridiculous

[shally]

problem is, we have zero pass rush. I have never seen a team blitz as much as the Redskins and end up getting so little out of it. I think we need to hire a special assistant to help teach the players and coaches how to EFFECTIVELY blitz. Ridiculous

problem is that not only are our schemes ineffective, but also the individual players seldom beat their man..double failure

[give_portis_the_rock]

Honestly, if we can't win this week, we don't deserve to be in the playoff race. Seattle is a really bad team.

If the Skins lose to Seattle and win the next five then they certainly DO deserve to be in the playoffs. This isnt the BCS, one loss against a bad team should not eliminate a team from contention.

[shally]

If the Skins lose to Seattle and win the next five then they certainly DO deserve to be in the playoffs. This isnt the BCS, one loss against a bad team should not eliminate a team from contention.

while you might be technically correct, the negative momentum would be so great that this team would even struggle to finish 8-8 if they lose to seattle

it is a "must win" by every imaginable yardstick

If the Seahawks win then our season is a wash. The good vibes form the 6-2 start will be gone as well as playoff aspirations. This is a MUST WIN!

totally agree with you. we need to play with tremendous urgency

i think not having kerney play is a bigger advantage for us than not having hasselback.

in some ways it is, but in some ways it isnt... our defense is better than the one MH faced last year in the playoffs. seattle isnt going to score a lot of points. dallas scored only 14 with their offense-- which is clearly more balanced and explosive.

but, we arent going to beat anyone scoring 10-15 points a game. so if it gives JC a little more time to find downfield options, the loss of kerney will be very large.. also, i dont know if trufant is going to play .. he would be a big loss for them..i think he is recovering from a concussion..

[give_portis_the_rock]

while you might be technically correct, the negative momentum would be so great that this team would even struggle to finish 8-8 if they lose to seattle

it is a "must win" by every imaginable yardstick

I agree with you
A loss to Seattle would be huge, but that alone could not kill our season IMO

[shally]

I agree with you
A loss to Seattle would be huge, but that alone could not kill our season IMO

i think it would.. it would not be like losing to the Rams, which was considered an aberration.. we have been pushed around physically by both Pitts and Dallas and a loss to a 2-8 Seattle team would be something we wouldnt recover from.

yes, i know we had 2 years of running the table and getting into the playoffs.
this is a different coaching staff. and besides, you can only go down that route so many times..

we lose, and we might as well start playing young players to get them as much PT as possible this year...