Well, as frustrating as the out come was, I think there are some positives to take from the game. The biggest one was when it looked like the Redskins were going to open the flood gates, the Rams fought back. Second, Gurley didn't pout after his initial fumble. He came back and played hard. The team showed some resiliency when it looked like it was going to cave in. I said this many times, this team is going to have its ups and downs. There will be games we will feel like we are a potential playoff team, only to have our heart ripped out by losses such as this. Damn frustrating but I see some really good things ahead. The team needs to continue building from these first two games.
Now, I do have a couple things which concern me. First, the amount of penalties, seemingly at critical times in the game. Woods changed the outcome of our last scoring drive. IMO, if we would have scored a TD we win the game. Second, the defense did not show up today. There is no way our front seven should have been manhandled that badly in the run game. The defense was very pedestrian today. I honestly thought the defense would keep us in games until the offense started to gel, and unfortunately not today.
Washington played with a sense of urgency where it appeared all we had to do was show up and everything would click like Week 1. We have a short week until Thursday's game with the Whiners. They need to put this game behind them quickly. Also, I watched some of the Whiners-Seachicks game and I did notice one big thing. The Whiner's bring it defensively. We better get ready for a street fight. Plus, the defense better be ready for a steady dose of Carlos Hyde because they will use the same game plan the Redskins used today. It will be interesting to see how they respond on Thursday, and on the road for the first time.
