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The last post season home game for the Washington Redskins was in 1999 for a Wild Card Playoff (beat Detroit 27-13). The only other post season action for the Redskins have both been Wild Card Playoffs games against Seattle in 2005 (lost 20-10) and in 2007 (lost 35-14). Third times a charm right…
At most Redskin home games the stadium is full of at least 30-45% visiting fans in attendance. (This is based on my observation, not actual numbers.) It was amazing to see 99% of fans all layered in burgundy and gold on Sunday against Seattle. I only saw two Seahawks fans during tailgate time! This would explain why my ears are still ringing! I’ve never heard FedEx field that loud, that excited, and that shocked.
The Redskins came out strong and FedEx was electric. The energy from the team and fans seemed like déjà vu from shaking RFK Stadium.
I’ve said it all season; anything can happen when RG3 is on the field. It was total domination by the Redskins in the first quarter leading the Seahawks 14-0. Seattle fans were throwing coffee beans at their TV’s and Wilson and Carroll almost peed in their pants- they were scared of the Washington Redskins. For the first quarter of the game the entire NFL was scared of the Washington Redskins. A Redskins fan a few rows back yelled “We’re about to the shock the world” and when the game ended, we were all in shock.
Griffin ran on the second scoring drive trying to throw to Garcon and he planted wrong and his knee buckled. He had his knee taped and said he was fine, but he never played with both legs for the rest of the game. Taking away RG3’s legs is a game changer and it definitely changed the rest of the game.
In the first quarter Washington had 129 yards and only 74 for the rest of the game. Griffin went 6 for 9 with 68 yards, and two TD’s in the first 15 minutes. He went 4 for 10 with 16 yards, and one interception for the rest of the game. Seattle then scored 24 unanswered points to beat the Redskins again; 14-24. Third time is not a charm.
We all questioned why Kirk Cousins was not warming up. It was obvious RG3 was hurt and running like a 40-year old man and not like the 22-year old superhero that he is. I understand that Griffin wants to be out there and he deserves to be out there, but Coach Shanahan- YOU ARE THE HEAD COACH, YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS! We ALL could see that Griffin was hurt and that hurt the chances of winning the game. Coach, I hope you and Kyle are both praying to the sports gods that this injury doesn’t hurt RG3’s and your future in the NFL. For an athlete with medical history of knee issues and the type of player he is, he’s making decisions to play the next play- the coach should make decisions to play for the future. (Especially when you have the best backup QB on your bench!) With seven minutes left in the fourth quarter Griffin’s knee buckled while trying to save a bad shotgun snap. He was in so much pain that he didn’t even try to recover the fumble.
Maybe I’m partial to the knees because I’ve had three knee surgeries and my knees have never been the same. I avoided surgery and played through pain only to do more damage. I’m also convinced it’s the reason I didn’t get a second growth spurt.
Who knows what would have happened if KC1 would have entered the game early. But once he let go of the nerves in Cleveland he proved he can play. QB’s protect the ball, Coaches should protect their players.
I’m going to be honest and say I don’t know a lot about field maintenance or even know how to mow grass, but I do know that FedEx Field looked awful! There were so many divots it looked like Charles Barkley has been hitting golf balls before the National Anthem. I thought maybe they just ran out of paint they use make it look camera ready, but clearly they ran out of fertilizer and water and just added some dirt straight down the middle of the field. Horrible! I’m no expert, but that has to be a red flag when your franchise QB, the future of this team, and the only hope in Washington to get back to glory days that you would make sure YOUR field is game ready and safe. Come-On Man!
Even though we’ve lost to Seattle in the last three postseason appearances this team and Redskins Nation has a lot to cheer about. NFC East Champions with a 10-6 season winning the last 7 in a row was a huge surprise to the NFL. Peter King and most of the ‘experts’ only picked the Redskins to win two games. As we go into the off season we will pray to sports gods that RG3 makes a full recovery and next year we’ll be ready for dessert.#HHTR