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Redskins-Lions Winners & Losers
By Jamie Mottram | October 26, 2008
Handing out labels following Skins games. Today: a 25-17 win over Detroit …
WINNERS: Santana Moss – The Skins’ big-play man came up huge with a long TD catch and an unbelievable punt return for a touchdown (video), despite being called “Santonio” three different times during the broadcast.
Shaun Alexander – Seems to have supplanted Rock as the No. 2 back.
Clinton Portis — The MVP campaign continues with 126 yards on 5.3 yards per, the lion’s share of which came after facing the wrath of Zorn:
Mike Green – Mr. Irrelevant 2000 started for Horton and made a backfield stop on Detroit’s opening drive.
London Fletcher — His tackle to seal the deal (video) was a beaut.
Hip-Hip Hooray – Fans maintain the movement in Detroit (photo).
Greg Blache — The defense was top-10 three of the past four years under Gregg Williams, and, for the first half of this year, it’s top-10 under Blache.
Shaun Suisham – Coming in, the Skins were 7th in yards but only 20th in points. Today was more of the same as they scored just one touchdown yet attempted five field goals. Suisham made four, only missing from 50.
Shaun Cody – Not a Redskin, but that’s great hair (photo).
Chris – For finally finding the Skins bar in Charlotte and randomly sitting next to the FedEx Field announcer who says, “First down, Wwwashingtonnn!”
Me — For going to the beach, DVRing the game and viewing before spoiling.
LOSERS: Detroit fans – The black-out rule is actually doing them a favor.
Injured Skins – Samuels, Horton, Griffin and Springs were all on the shelf, which is fine against Detroit, but not so much against Pittsburgh. Get well soon, guys.
Stephon Heyer – Filled in for Samuels at LT, false started on a 3rd-and-five and got beat for at least one sack (they gave up three).
Leigh Torrence — Called for pass interference on a third-and-long. Plus, I’m still bitter about St. Louis.
STAYING MEDIUM: Jim Zorn – On one hand, they won and racked up 439 yards in doing so. On the other, the third-down play calling was suspect and they went for two up 12 with 11:30 left. And it’s that last part that kills me. We’ve been over this before, but, unless you go for two all the time, you don’t go for it there. Case in point, Detroit ended up with the ball and two minutes left, down by just eight rather than nine. Inexcusable.
Carlos Rogers – Held it down once again, this time keeping Calvin Johnson in check. Also had yet another fucking dropped interception.
Chris Cooley – Continues evolving into the total package while also catching more passes than ever, though he did drop what would’ve been a first down, stalling the first drive of the second half.
LaRon Landry – Stripped Calvin Johnson of the ball early, but got called for a block in the back on a PR late.
Jason Campbell – He fumbled twice, and that sucked. Beyond that he a) didn’t throw an interception b) only had five incompletions on a 300-yard day; two of which were barely out-of-bounds catches by Moss and one of which was Cooley’s drop c) made all the throws in a two-minute drill that resulted in a FG and d) evaded the rush before throwing downfield completions multiple times, most notably the beautiful touchdown to Moss.
Brian Billick, Thom Brennaman and Charissa Thompson – This is the best Fox team I’ve heard all year, but Billick kept screwing it up by using the term “emotional control” and referring to Santana as “Santonio” over and over. To Billick’s credit, he provides valuable insight that others don’t. To Billick’s discredit, he seems to think Alexander is still an elite back.
NEXT: Pittsburgh at Washington Monday 11/3, 8:30 p.m. ET
Topics: TV Videography, Santana Man, Winners & Losers, TV Photography, Clinton Portis, Jim Zorn, Redskins |
17 Responses to “Redskins-Lions Winners & Losers”
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October 26th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
no mention of Zorn’s post-game news conference blow up?
October 26th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
i just watched it for the first time. amazing. he almost smashed that lectern. that was like a blog show production meeting of something.
October 26th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I couldn’t tell who Zorn was talking to. Is the Sports Bog hot on the scent?
October 26th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
I love the fire. It was great when Zorn rode the rookie WRs. Now hes on Portis. I love it.
Im still waiting on this team to “stomp a mudhole” in an opponent. Another statistical domination not reflected in score. Campbell looked freekin amazing.
October 26th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I think Brian Billick is lying to America when he says “Im not the enemy.”.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:22 am
This must be the first Winners & Losers post without any mention of the Skins punter, whoever it was at time of post. I actually thought Plackemeier did a pretty good job today, though I saw precisely zero of the game.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:28 am
I think its safe to say that Zorn and Portis enjoyed a sausage sammich after the game.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Yeah, also to Billick’s discredit: he said the word “trickeration” about 23 times in under 5 minutes. I wanted to fly to Detroit to beat the shit out of him for that and the Santonio thing.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Thanks for the head’s up on Zorn’s pres conference blowup. That’s outstanding. “Are you OK?”
As for Plackemeier (A.K.A. Muffin Top), he did fine, but only punted twice and didn’t really warrant mentioning.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:00 am
1. Brian Billick reigns supreme over all media airwaves.
2. Is the team still breaking huddle with Hip Hip Hooray after a win? Or have they transitioned to Rock Cartwright’s “One Two, Buckle My Shoe” concept?
October 27th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Steinz reports from Detroit that Hip Hip Hooray is dead. I’ll believe it when they fail to do it after beating Pittsburgh on Monday Night.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Winner: Me for watching the London tackle on a loop.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Billick edges more towards a loser for me. I appreciate his analysis in general, but his constant botches became distracting. In addition to those you mention, he also repeatedly referred to players’/teams’ “nemis,” I’m guessing because he believed that was the singular form of (the already singular) “nemesis.”
October 27th, 2008 at 10:10 am
nobody’s happier about that Tana PR for a TD than Devin Thomas who almost tackled him at the start.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:26 am
The MVP campaign continues with 126 yards on 5.3 yards per, the lion’s share of which
LOL, “lion’s share”
October 27th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I liked Billick too, except wtf is a ‘Hogan’s Goat’?
October 27th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I did not get the pleasure of watching FOX and listening to BB but i did get to listen to Larry Michael who should either quit die or be in a coma. He said “right in his hands” at least five times referring to a dropped pass (without mentioning for at least 20 seconds that it was incomplete). Am i crazy or does “right in his hands” with no immidiate fucking follow of up of “incomplete” sound like a fucking completion???God Damnit! Help me out here.