The Risk of Not Taking Risks

By DoNoUhOh, Section NFL
Posted on Sun Dec 02 2007 at 6:17 PM EST
More on: joe gibbs, bill belichick, redskins, cowboys, patriots (all tags)

Last week the Washington Redskins faced off against the NFC leading Cowboys. The Redskins lost. This was not a surprise. The Cowboys were clear favorites. Terrell Owens scored four touchdowns. The Redskins were missing Sean Taylor. This was a game the Redskins were supposed to lose. Something surprising happened last Sunday afternoon though. The Redskins should have won the game.

Despite troubles in the secondary and a career game from TO, the Redskins should have won. They were in position to do so and I am not referring to only the final couple drives where all the pressure was on Jason Campbell to deliver in the most difficult of situations. Admittedly, Campbell came up short at the end of the best game of his young career. However, it was Joe Gibbs and his staff who put Campbell in the position to fail.

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Mbarone the GM: Fixing the Giants- Part Two (Coaching Staff and Defensive Solutions)

By mbarone, Section NFL
Posted on Thu Dec 28 2006 at 9:03 AM EST
More on: NFL, New York Giants, Jay Bellamy, Yeremiah Bell, Tony Parrish, Michael Lewis, Al Singleton, Ken Hamlin, Asante Samuel, Vonnie Holliday, Bill Parcells, Joe Gibbs, Nick Saban, John Fox, Plaxico Burress, Tom Coughlin, Bob Whitfield, Ernie Accorsi, John Hufnagel, Kevin Gilbride, Tim Lewis, Jeremy Shockey, Sam Madison, Sinorice Moss, Mathias Kiwanuka, Michael Strahan, 2007 NFL Free Agency Preview (all tags)

Now that most of the team's problems have been identified, we can examine potential solutions on the coaching staff and defense for the New York Giants. These solutions will not work overnight, but they will help the team in the future, and possibly get them to the Super Bowl in future years.

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