While I agree with you for the most part, I can’t dole out all the blame to McD for Simms’ performance. The starter is going to get most of the reps with the first team, the backup will never be as prepared as the starter to play effectively, IMO. Along with that, Simms hadn’t played meaningful football in several years, it takes a little while to shake the rust off. I’m sure McD had Simms ready to roll, or as much as he could given the circumstances, but it was up to Simms to execute.

My favorite things about the game: The deep passes, I hope this is a sign we will continue moving in that direction. Knowshon looked very good to me yesterday, and the best I’ve seen him. I think the game is finally slowing down for him a bit where he is picking his spots and not just running full steam ahead every play, I expect to see some big-gains and dynamic running from him very soon.

I was wondering if McD punched Eddie in the face or talked serious smack or something like that.

Scared me for a little bit………

Buckhalter being a “Veteran” RB knows when contact is eminent the ball has to be wrapped up tight, no if’s and or fumbles about it. These little mistakes have allowed teams to gain momentum they shouldn’t of had. These players are playing way tooo high on emotional wisdom and should start playing with common football sense.

To my eyes, he was jittery, off-target, and ill at ease. To be expected for his first major action in 2-3 years. That by no means indicates that he is a bad QB, or that signing him in the offseason was a stupid move. What it means is that he now needs to calm down and do what he is capable of doing (see him before his spleen injury).

If I were to put a parcel of blame on McD (and I’m strongly tempted to), it would be his playcalling once Simms got in. We had the lead, Simm’s struggles were obviously to be expected given the above circumstances, and Knowshon was running very well. Why not do what WAS did to us and pound the rock continuously, wearing down the defense while giving ours a chance to rest?

This concerns me; Simms does not.

Not too concerned with the defense.

I’m very concerned about our defense. And I’m not talking about our 2nd half performance. I’m talking about our first half performance. Denver held the ball for 15:46 in the 1st half, compared to 14:14 for Washington. Here’s what happened in those 14+ minutes:

Drive 1 (after we’d scored a TD) 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:15, 3rd downs converted (the last being a TD, 6 plays of 5+ yards, of those 3 plays were 10+, and 2 plays went for 17 and 24 yards.

Drive 2 Washington punts after Campbell misses a wide open Santana Moss on third down. A completion would have netted a first down.

Drive 3 We give up a 26 yard play on 3rd & 4. On the 2nd 3rd down of the drive, Campbell misses a wide open Davis, another pass that would have been a first down.

Drive 4We actually stopped them for once.

Drive 5 They picked up 2 10+ yard plays, were hindered by an Intentional Grounding call, that forced a Field Goal attempt. Washington called a timeout after showing a shift to a fake field goal attempt. They then came out of the timeout, promptly made exactly the same shift, and nobody bothered to cover the one guy who split out to the left side. At that point they were at 4th and 20, did anyone honestly think they were going to run it to the loaded right side?

While the offense needs to be called to task for leaving the defense on the field so much in the 2nd half of the last 3 games, I tend to believe that the issues are much broader than that.

cuz I missed some game coverage too. Stupid Digital Broadcast mess, Ruckin Ruckin Ruckin.