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Redskins-Giants Open Thread
By Jamie Mottram | October 21, 2012
That, via the Redskins’ Instagram account, is a Robert Griffin III tattoo, among many, many other Redskins- and animal-themed tattoos. More specifically, it’s a Griffining tattoo, which is a bold statement, though perhaps not so bold as a Joe Theismann tattoo.
And this is your open thread for the Redskins’ first NFC East game of the 2012 season. It’s kind of a big one.
Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET
Line: Redskins +6
Topics: Ink, Open Threads, Redskins, Robert Griffin III | 177 Comments »
October 21st, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Every “expert” on ESPN picks NYG to win today … even though they’re shit at home and can’t buy a win against us and nobody’s been able to stop Griffin this year. Expect a couple freebies from Eli and a sound victory — in years past, when Eli melts down against us, he never seems to bounce back in the same game.
Lots of crying in Vegas today.
October 21st, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Good I like it when they pick against us. We always seem to crap the bed when everyone picks us to win.
October 21st, 2012 at 12:19 PM
God damn I hate the Giants.
October 21st, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Oh yay it’s Troy Aikman.
October 21st, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Yay! I get to listen to Thom Brennamen’s lisp for 3 hours!
October 21st, 2012 at 1:06 PM
I swear our safeties are cursed.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:25 PM
These penalties need to go.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:30 PM
seriously how far from the field is the medical table. fred davis just hopped 80 yards
October 21st, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Can someone please explain to me why we don’t run all three downs at goal. Morris or RG3 in 3 tries, ill take those odds. At least on the first drive.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Or Darrel Young.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Good drive, keep tiring them out. Eli looked off 1st drive, let’s see.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:36 PM
I just meant that first drive, not every goal scenario. Before I get trolled.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:36 PM
And Hall early in the Losers bunch. What an f’ing idiot.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:36 PM
ive never disliked someone on my own team more than deangelo hall
October 21st, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Not even Haynesworth?
October 21st, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Hall likes to sow division in the locker room. Remember earlier this season? Opposite of a leader. God I hope they can replace him. Gambles in INTs like Stevens used to, overrated cover man.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Davis out with achilles injury.
Paging Mr Cooley to the white courtesy phone. Mr. Cooley to the white courtsy phone.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Our safeties are straight up head-hunting. Zero ball skills.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:44 PM
London looks a little slow today.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Nice effort by LF on the goal line there…almost met him mid air.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Weird that when London Fletcher misses a play, I immediately think “that’s ok old man, good effort,” and when anyone else does it I shower them in expletives
October 21st, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Troy aikman thinks “defense” is a verb.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:55 PM
“You can’t hardly defense it.” Shut up Troy.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Figures, LaVar knocked a few things out of place.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:58 PM
If Morris’ ‘91 Mazda ran out of gas, I would push it to the nearest gas station. For free.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:58 PM
But would you buy the gas?
October 21st, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Of course! 5-6 gallon tank? Peanuts!
October 21st, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Tana!
October 21st, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Hello Santana!
October 21st, 2012 at 2:01 PM
That was my favorite skins play from ‘05
October 21st, 2012 at 2:01 PM
VIVA LOS REDSKINS!
October 21st, 2012 at 2:03 PM
It’s still so weird to come back and answer with points of our own after the Giants scored.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:06 PM
what are we doin haslett
October 21st, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Our offense is lovely. Our defense is equally not.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:08 PM
“I don’t like [bend but don’t break]”
Yep, be break too dammit!
October 21st, 2012 at 2:10 PM
All right D-Hall, let’s go for a second personal.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Thank goodness for Eli’s erraticism.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:11 PM
I predict that in the next 2 hours I will see a salsa dance.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Apparently Garcon has a torn tendon and will be out until week 11.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Yea, Giants are the best team in the league, Ashley Fox. Best teams give up 100yds in the first half to rookies.
Loving this game so far apart from Hall’s usual antics and the Davis injury.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:17 PM
@Jules: say whaaaa?
it’s ok, according to Aikman, Santana decided to work out in the offseason (as opposed to the last 4 or 5 years).
October 21st, 2012 at 2:20 PM
That was obvious the second Morris motioned out of the backfield
October 21st, 2012 at 2:20 PM
It’s on the ESPN NFL page. Didn’t we just get a new medical staff?
October 21st, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Nice job Kai.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:22 PM
And now Sleepy is out for the year. Welcome back Cooley!
October 21st, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Would love a stop here before the half.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:27 PM
the skins have led the league in this ratio over the last 5 years:
instances of defensive players talking shit : good defensive plays made
October 21st, 2012 at 2:29 PM
are my homer eyes deceiving me or have the Giants held the skins on every single snap so far?
October 21st, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Tied at the half on the road without punting? I’ll take that.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:34 PM
Locklear is holding the shit out of Kerrigan.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:45 PM
So Davis has an excuse now: it’s medicinal
October 21st, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Do any of the top 4 NY wide receivers catch that? YES
October 21st, 2012 at 2:46 PM
WTF Hank?
October 21st, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Hankerson just looks a step slow every time. Doesn’t reach the ball out there on 3rd down, either. Has the ability, just seems to be lacking something mental.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM
I think the next generation of NFL coaches will be more open to going for it in that situation. 4th and 1 on your 30 with the shittiest defense in the league and a pretty good offense
October 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Agree Jeff. I wonder if he’s afraid to get hurt.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Eli specializes in getting hit, yet somehow lobbing up 15 yard completions.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:52 PM
I mean, I think theyre chances of getting to our 30 right now are pretty good.
October 21st, 2012 at 2:52 PM
their, fuck
October 21st, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Given our turnover ratio, I’m not opposed to punting in a situation like that. I’m hoping NY coughs one up today.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:00 PM
If you’re gonna leg whip someone, catch ‘em in the balls -Joe Bugel
October 21st, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Fuck.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:01 PM
Ugh, had to happen sooner or later.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:01 PM
I blame the refs.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:02 PM
So that’s at least 3 BS penalties on us and they can call a hold or hands to the face on them?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:02 PM
i blame Polumbus for letting inertia elevate his leg up 4 inches in the air after falling down.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:04 PM
I blame jammal brown for being a figment of our imagination and letting tyler polumbus step in
October 21st, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Take that Eli!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:06 PM
I’ve been on Wilson’s ass all season, thank God he came through here.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:06 PM
hey! Josh Wilson being out of position finally pays off!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Cofield got it. I might have to buy his jersey soon
October 21st, 2012 at 3:08 PM
A Fine Messi Says:
October 21st, 2012 at 3:06 PM
hey! Josh Wilson being out of position finally pays off!
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Post of the day. hahaha
October 21st, 2012 at 3:10 PM
The Redskins aren’t running an offense as much as they are trying to see how many guys they can have line up in the backfield in different geometric shapes.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:11 PM
That was pretty.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Ugly throw.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:12 PM
And that was not.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Seriously can we cover anybody? Pathetic.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Thanks Troy. I’d rather HAVE Dante Hall than DeAngelo Hall playing corner.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:15 PM
bad throw by bob and our 3rd string TE stopped running. 50/50 liability
October 21st, 2012 at 3:19 PM
That’s not a touchdown but what can you do.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:21 PM
so… when your running back is underneath 9 defensemen and his hand sneaks out under the pile to cross the plane with the football, the ref apparently must call it a TD.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:23 PM
No ducking way that was a TD
October 21st, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Fucking! Fucking auto spell!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Yea, why block Pierre-Paul?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:28 PM
How is that not 15 yards?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:28 PM
The gangnam style dance is so last month. amirite
October 21st, 2012 at 3:28 PM
absolutely agree with going for this troy aikman is dogshit
October 21st, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Holy crap Shanny.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Ballsy call there.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Whew.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Aikman trying his best at voodoo, no luck.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:30 PM
is Hankerson our only receiver?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:30 PM
What is RGIII doing with his tongue?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Little Shanny getting a little too creative.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Haven’t seen Trent get beaten like that in a while.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Jesus Hankerson just dropped like a sack of rocks in front of that first down yardage.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Goddammit does anyone on this team besides Griffin know where the marker is?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Annnnnd the wheels are coming off.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Not enough bad words in the world
October 21st, 2012 at 3:33 PM
fox announcers dont know that every turnover is reviewed
October 21st, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Replay? No, let’s see ads for phones.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:34 PM
knee was down. it was down the very second the giant defender touched him. replayed it on slo-mo 5 times. the fix is in if the refs don’t overturn this.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:34 PM
I know that its Giants ball i just hate fox announcers so much
October 21st, 2012 at 3:35 PM
I’m glad they have all those angle for this call but 1 angle on the TD call
October 21st, 2012 at 3:36 PM
FUCK YEA!!!!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Christ I just agreed with Aikman.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:36 PM
No. Fucking. Way.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Oh.my.god. This game is making me insane.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:39 PM
3rd down and 5 down 7 with 5 minutes left? Why, yes, let’s pitch it to our backup tight end.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Question: why did the clock keep moving despite Paul running out of bounds.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:39 PM
whatever the outcome of this tough away NFC east gamme, I think we have a kicker
October 21st, 2012 at 3:40 PM
So is Kai automatically a winner for actually, you know, making field goals?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:41 PM
is where MeAngelo Hall gets burnt for a TD?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:42 PM
“I don’t think they should kick here,” Buck as a HC would make Denny Green look like Madden.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Only if Paul is an automatic loser for not being able to pick up a single block all game. The bad news is I don’t foresee our front office signing Cooley back this week. My money is on them signing some unheard of TE from the Jaguars practice squad or something.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Nice sack.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Eli just got lit up. Love it.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:45 PM
fuck me
October 21st, 2012 at 3:45 PM
and no London Fletcher? crap. just crap.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:45 PM
….and we blow it.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:46 PM
How the sweet fuck do you not play for a screen there?
October 21st, 2012 at 3:48 PM
NY should just run Bradshaw and make him fall down. Not like the refs will watch what happens.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:49 PM
you did that DHALL! #noyoudidntyoudick
October 21st, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Still have a shot, though!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Ok RGIII do your magic baby.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:50 PM
the giants o.c is in the winners section this week. love his play calling the last two possesions
October 21st, 2012 at 3:50 PM
would love to see some rollouts here.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Christ Shanny has some balls today.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Holy shit.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Holy crizzap
October 21st, 2012 at 3:52 PM
JPP just got bitched.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:54 PM
there is something about this team this year. i dont know if it is RGIII or what. but they seem to never give up.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:55 PM
TANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Yep. I just died
October 21st, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Hell yeah Tana!!!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Made my neighbors bark again! (they left too much time on the clock, though!!!)
October 21st, 2012 at 3:56 PM
tell me this quarterback won’t win a championship
October 21st, 2012 at 3:56 PM
“Black Jesus” Indeed
October 21st, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Just scared all my animals and maybe lost my voice.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:57 PM
FIRST.
PLACE.
BITCHES.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Griffin Griffining!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:58 PM
settle down, Mike. you may have jinxed our team. didn’t you hear Troy earlier today? he wouldn’t chose any other QB with the game on the line.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:58 PM
*than Eli
October 21st, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Too much damn time for Elisha.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Balls
October 21st, 2012 at 3:59 PM
fuck.
me.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Godfuckingdamnit.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Oh jesus.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Defense just can’t get it done
October 21st, 2012 at 4:00 PM
FIRE HASLETT PIECE OF SHIT
October 21st, 2012 at 4:00 PM
RG3 time.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Ever heard of a fucking cover 2 Haslett?
October 21st, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Hey we have time too. Unfortunately no time outs.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:02 PM
who would have thought that victor cruz would go deep in that situation?
October 21st, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Yes it’s just shocking.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:03 PM
cant advance the ball after a fumble fox announcers are DOGSHIT
October 21st, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Ballgame.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:04 PM
I don’t even…
October 21st, 2012 at 4:05 PM
I’m sorry robert. Welcome to washington.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:05 PM
You know what’s a good way to protect the football? Get on the fucking ground.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:05 PM
i blame Mike Bradley.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Please put Mr. Mike Bradley in the losers column.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Mike Bradley – You are an ass. Nice fucking early call. POS.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Still a close fucking game.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:06 PM
NY tried so hard to lose, we just tried harder. Gut punch of a loss.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:07 PM
Reading through this thread, I swear this Mike Bradley guy was trying to jinx us the whole time.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:09 PM
i think he meant to type:
LAST.
PLACE.
BITCHES.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:09 PM
RGIII deserves a better defense than this.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:12 PM
I am very worried about our D going forward. We don’t have any cap room cause goodell retroactively punished the team for a totally legal move, and our only good players are an aging middle linebacker, an injury-prone OLB, and another young OLB.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:12 PM
I feel like victim # 1
October 21st, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Losers: Secondary
October 21st, 2012 at 4:16 PM
It’s not necessarily the secondary’s fault that we don’t drop safeties on that play, but I agree they were generally awful today. Haslett is the bigger loser. I haven’t seen D this bad since the worst of the Norval era.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Mike Bradley = enemy #1 on this website. next time STFU until 0:00
October 21st, 2012 at 4:28 PM
mike bradley is not to blame for jim haslett and madieu willaims’ shortcomings. he’s clearly just not been watching washington sports that long.
October 21st, 2012 at 4:41 PM
I agree it’s not his fault. Still a loser for not knowing better. This is the Internet, drewtabaga, where we are allowed to use Mike Bradley’s dumb ass as a proper straw man to troll the fuck out of. GOTTA LET THE INFINITE SADNESS BREATH SOMEHOW, preferably by not mentioning Jim Haslett. But, since I did. PSGTFO
October 21st, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Sorry. I knew better but got caught up in the excitement.
October 21st, 2012 at 5:36 PM
the internet is powerful