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Redskins-Bears Open Thread
By Jamie Mottram | August 18, 2012
Bob Griffin’s supposed to play like half the game tonight, you guys.
Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
TV: Comcast SportsNet (unless you don’t live in-market, in which case you can stream it on NFL.com for $20 or over here for free)
Line: Redskins +1.5 (again, love that there are preseason gambling lines; Skins didn’t cover last week)
Beer: I’ll be drinking whatever’s left from my daughter’s birthday party.
Topics: Open Threads, Redskins | 79 Comments »
August 18th, 2012 at 7:53 PM
My wife wants to know why Shannahan is so shiny….
August 18th, 2012 at 7:54 PM
It’s his aftershave, probably.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:01 PM
laron landry just got an interception… for the jets
August 18th, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Why do I feel like a homeless man is asking me for money outside 7-11 when Randle El does his report?
August 18th, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Alfred Morris playing better than Betts ever did so he has earned that 46
August 18th, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Why is the game not in HD?
August 18th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Bob had plenty of room to step up in the pocket but he decided to run around like Randel El returning punts. Hopefully just first drive jitters.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Just thinking that…
August 18th, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Landry also flexed his muscles after they got a first down him also, so…
August 18th, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Wow.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Cutler and Marshall vs. Cedric Griffin is no fair.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:17 PM
The skins always pump up Niles Paul and Perry Riley and both have legitimately sucked.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:20 PM
[Mutes Joe Theismann]
August 18th, 2012 at 8:24 PM
There you go baby…
August 18th, 2012 at 8:25 PM
Nice throw
August 18th, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Hankerson lost a few inches.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:27 PM
Niles Paul sucks. Enough of this shit stain
August 18th, 2012 at 8:27 PM
Fuckin Niles…wtf
August 18th, 2012 at 8:27 PM
Niles Paul will make a catch at some point, right?
August 18th, 2012 at 8:28 PM
did the announcers just say that the ball that bounced off of Niles Paul’s hands and chest was “not an accurate throw”?
August 18th, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Yeah, the Bears announcers blamed that drop on RGIII. It wasn’t a perfect throw, but Paul’s gotta have that.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:33 PM
I foresee a fair share of infinite sadness with this secondary.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:35 PM
“Why do you have your best pass rusher back there in coverage?” Good question, Bears announcer, following Orakpo’s injury while covering Hester.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:36 PM
Announcers just posed the age old questions “why would you have your best pass rusher [orakpo] drop back in coverage during the preseason”.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:39 PM
so i guess we’ve got to pray for dislocated shoulder vs. torn pec. just how i imagined my saturday night
August 18th, 2012 at 8:40 PM
Please tell me the tweets are preseason only
August 18th, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Well, maybe a little pre-season ass kicking will be good for them in the long run.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:42 PM
These two preseason games are bout how season will go
August 18th, 2012 at 8:43 PM
I’m getting a bear-centric commentating crew on AtdheNet.TV. This is so disheartening.
Then my wife says “Isn’t this the Redskins time to shin?”
Maybe we’re ok for the regular season
August 18th, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Holy jesus, Perry Riley got juked out of his jock.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:44 PM
The skins gave up a first down on a Cutler run and Theismann said “good job by the defense.” Guh.
Rg3 was waving the ball like a rythmic gymnast with a ribbon on that fumble.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Well…so…yeah…
August 18th, 2012 at 8:44 PM
let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor…
August 18th, 2012 at 8:44 PM
*Shine
August 18th, 2012 at 8:46 PM
Welp, this hasn’t gone so good so far: three shitty drives on offense, two TDs allowed, and Orakpo + Meriweather injured.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Michael Bush is just bowling us over on the goal line. Completely different d-line performance from last week. This is probably a more realistic performance.
That said, Theisman needs to day.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Three sacks allowed in the first quarter.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Listening to Theisman is a lot better than the C and D squad guys we’ll be listening to on fox all year. Seriously, him vs. jim mora jr and the host of destroyed in seconds is not that close.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Bob looked pretty damn shook in the pocket on the 3rd and long first play of the 2nd quarter.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:57 PM
And the Nats have fallen behind. We need something good that happened today. Stefon Diggs 2 TD’s in scrimmage doesn’t count.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Hey another “beautiful” play where the skins gave up a first down. Good job everybody!
August 18th, 2012 at 9:03 PM
CARLOS ROGERS JOKE HAHAHADFSAKLJFHADG
August 18th, 2012 at 9:05 PM
Seriously, Carlos Rogers had six interceptions last year. Six!
August 18th, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Does anyone really need to see any more Brandon Banks to know whether he’s going to make this team?
August 18th, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Florio doing his thing: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/18/orakpo-injury-the-worst-of-a-rough-start-for-redskins/
August 18th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
JC17!
August 18th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
oh snap, what’s up jason campbell?
August 18th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
JC2?
August 18th, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Remember when JC was our qb and he never committed turnovers?
August 18th, 2012 at 9:24 PM
“Jason Campbell is still the Redskins’ all-time completion percentage leader.” ~ Bears announcer Jim Miller
August 18th, 2012 at 9:24 PM
No winners in the first half. Only person who’s a non-loser is Morris I guess? Everything else was poop.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:25 PM
Lorenzo Alexander looked solid.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Perry Riley is still a loser
August 18th, 2012 at 9:28 PM
number 50 looked graceful there. Alshon Jeffrey is locking up a spot on my keeper fantasy team
August 18th, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Man why did Banks have to do that and now make a case for himself on the team
August 18th, 2012 at 9:33 PM
That was cool and the bears kicker pulled a hammy. Ahahahahahaha.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:35 PM
i think that made it 6 career TD returns for Banks in the preseason (unofficially). 0 for the regular season.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:35 PM
would have liked to see RG3 work a 2 minute offense there…
August 18th, 2012 at 9:36 PM
I guess that means RGIII’s night is done. Cool return, though.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:36 PM
So if Morris and Banks make the team, who are the odd RB/WR out?
August 18th, 2012 at 9:36 PM
Bullhsit randle el you did the spin and sit when you returned kicks for the skins.
August 18th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
danny smith is such a son of a bitch
August 18th, 2012 at 10:32 PM
looks like someone let the air out of this second half balloon.
August 18th, 2012 at 10:33 PM
any news on Orakpo injury?
August 18th, 2012 at 10:39 PM
Doc and London say Orakpo look OK
August 18th, 2012 at 10:39 PM
Also, did Fred Davis take a snap today?
August 18th, 2012 at 10:39 PM
@chris___ : that’s a sigh of relief.
August 18th, 2012 at 10:41 PM
I was “Holding” my breath
August 18th, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Don’t give Jaime any more ammunition. he already ridiculed us SKINS fans over at Kissing Suzy Kolber. We can’t help it that we notice Orakpo being held more than the refs do, Jaime. They always be holdin’ him!
August 18th, 2012 at 10:50 PM
any cue the Skip Bayless QB controversy in DC.
August 18th, 2012 at 10:50 PM
*and cue… i have to stop drinking during preseason.
August 18th, 2012 at 11:01 PM
COUSINS WEEK 1 STARTER, COOOCH!
August 18th, 2012 at 11:17 PM
you can’t tell me kirk cousins couldn’t start for the arizona cardinals right now
August 18th, 2012 at 11:19 PM
they traded 1st, 2nd and rogers-cromartie for Kolb. maybe they will send us 2 firsts and Peterson for Cousins. :)
August 18th, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Dez Briscoe looking like Dez Bryant out there.
August 18th, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Listening to Cooley on 980. I hear him in Doc’s job 5 years from now, if he really starts drinkin’, it could be Riggins and Cooley replacing Sunny and Sam in less than a decade
August 18th, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Cooley could be a hell of a broadcaster. I think he will be. I just hope it’s in D.C.
August 18th, 2012 at 11:33 PM
Cary Blanchard leads the Bears winning drive. Kicker in like 96 right? I’m drunk.
August 18th, 2012 at 11:37 PM
We totally had a Cary Blanchard, yes.