🚀 go-pugleaf

Well, they lost, but that's not what bugs me.  What bugs me is they lost
the EXACT f**cking way they did they *first* time they played this season.
Philly drives in the last two minutes, eating all the clock and scores ater
two great defensive plays, and coughs up the TD on third down with almost
no effort.

Ah well.

Anyway, some highlights from the game I made note of.  For the SKins':

Brooks - didn't do too hot today running, but not a *bad* day.  He had one
great run called back on a holding call.  Possibly would have made the
difference in the game.  Also while blocking for Gannon on the play where
Sanders got his first catch of the game, he literally lifted the defender
off his feet with the block.

Howard - Well, during the first half he was getting some passes, and making
some good catches and good runs afterwards.  Also - again for those
Desmond-is-a-wimp doubters, After a Brooks reception, Brooks is running out
of room, when Desmond gives a defender a *crushing*, full-tilt block to get
Brooks another 4 yards.

McGee - A good day for Tim.  Made some clutch catches, including the first
touchdown pass.  Didn't see him doing much in the way of blocking, but he
seemed to be running his patterns well all day.

Gannon - a much better day than last week.  After his first interception I
was pretty pissed off, since it killed a great drive by the skins, but he
sucked it up pretty well and managed to pull off a string of 10 straight
completions in the 2nd half, most of them on the 2nd touchdown drive.  He
showed a lot of guts and when he threw on the run he was deadly.  Good
scrambling.  Some problems getting plays off in a timely manner in the 3rd.
used up all the time outs before the 3rd quarter was over. 

Sanders - not a bad day but not a great day.  He didn't get the nod on a
lot of the passes, but those he was thrown he was catching.  His one diving
catch on the first drive was impressive.

Monk - Why, why, why, why WHY don't they admit they made a mistake and make
him a f**cking starter again?!?!?!  How can you deny that his leadership
and playmaking ability was part of what turned the Skins around in the 2nd
half?  159 consecutive games with a completion, and the way he made the
catch for the 2nd touchdown are *more* than enough to prove he still has
what it takes to be a starter in the big leagues.

Collins - a great day for him defensively.  He got a sack, and was putting
lots of pressure on Brister, mainly because the double teams again Mann
were failing miserably and Brister'd run straight towards him.

Wycheck - They need to use him more.  He got thrown two big passes, and he
did great work with both of them.  If they'd use him more I believe they
would have much more success on their passing game.

Faulkner - also a great game.  He was stuffing the run quite well.

Mitchell - A good game on returns.  A coulple of big returns and no
fumbles.  Always a plus.  Lame-ass job on the fake punt though.

Palmer - Another impressive performance by the rookie.  He's going to go
places on this team...

Penaties - hurt the skins on several occasions.  Too many of them for my
tatse.

Turnovers - not counting the final interception, they did a much better job
of not coughing it up as they have been, but the two they did give up hurt
them.  Especially Mitchell's interception.  If you're going to pull a fake
punt, don't screw it up *that* bad...

Playcalling - improved, but I still think Dowhower's gotta go.  His lame
attempt to pull the Eagles offsides on 4th & 2 killed a decent drive that I
think they could have made the 1st down on.  Also a key play I believe.

Eagles:

Lofton's dropped pass on their first drive possibly j\kept this game closer
than it would have been had he made it.

Good job controlling the run.

Even better job of not making the dumb penalty.  Three offsides calls,
though, against on of their defensive linesman (I forget the name)
definitely helped the SKins.

Good show of character on their last drive.  Had they not made it on third
down, though, I'm confident the Skins would have held on 4th.  Ah well....

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