Waiver Wire, 9/19/2006

Redskins news and reaction to the Dallas Debacle, and on a day when La Canfora's Washington Post headline reads: So Far, They're Going Nowhere.

David at Skinsaphrenia remembers last season when the Redskins were 5-6 and the playoffs were an after-thought. Nice to see someone is writing something positive.

Jeff at Redskins Review:

The truth is that last night's Redskins played uninspired, ineffective, embarassing football indicative of their current position at the bottom of the NFC East. As I saw it, the Redskins were outcoached and outplayed. In that order. Offensive coach Al Saunders' gameplan, apparently, was to rely on the running backs to get the majority of the touches. Moss, Cooley, Randle-El, and wideout Brandon Lloyd each had *one catch* through the first three quarters. There were less than 100 yards of forward passing by that same point. By contrast, Peyton Manning threw for 100 yards while eating breakfast Sunday morning.

Lee at The Redskin Report is also trying to accentuate the positive.

Hogs Haven, not so much:

What went terribly, horribly wrong?

I don't have time right now to chronicle all the things that concerned me. Our offense looked ineffectual from the play calling to the execution. We didn't get enough downfield looks to keep the Cowboys secondary honest. We had less than 4 yards per pass.

Tony at Redskins MVN gives a good list of good, bad and ugly bullet points. Then Zach's appropriately-titled LOST: Redskins offense! piece calls for Jason Campbell. Sorry, Mark, but the boo birds will be out in two weeks against the defensive-minded Jaguars, unless that is, the Redskins just blow them out.

Jason La Canfora at Redskins Insider is trying to keep it in perspective:

I have to say that after the resurrection of 2005 I think you have to give it more than two games. Let this guy play with Portis for a few games - if possible - before you run him out of town. I think Gibbs would be very reticent to switch gears and look at this as a rebuilding/growth year, and don't kid yourself, if you go with Campbell that's what it'll be. He would take some serious lumps. Jason knows that as well as anyone, but I also agree that at some point he needs to play, and the coaching staff might have to take its lumps when that time comes.

But that's really the point with Campbell, right? He was undefeated his last year at Auburn, so he knows about running a team. Good QBs can be starting in the second season. If he's Rick Mirer, I'd kind of like to know now.

Joey Flyntz at Burgandy and Gold has a hilarious Brunell Suck-o-Meter, and casts a critical eye on the supposed talent signed this past offseason. He's already calling the Redskins 'done.'

This week's must-read #1: although written before the Dallas game, Rich at Tandler's Redskins Blog writes a masterful dissertation on Cowboyfan. Humorless Cowboys fans are the devil!

This week's must-read #2: Master4Caster's excellent three part history of the Redskins-Cowboys rivalry. Part I, Part II, Part III.