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There has been some talk that Kirk Cousins padded his passing statistics in 2017.
The logic for that is that with a Cowboys game, the Redskins were far behind in the score, and instead of throwing far down the field, to get the quick scores needed to win the game, Cousins threw shorter passes to receivers the Cowboys had left open. Of course Gruden does not mention that he said it was OK to lose the long threat receivers in the 2016, off-season, Redskins' veteran wide receivers, Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson, and did not object o spending big money on Defense.
The offensive line did not score very high marks for 2017 either, another element in passing the long ball. Washington's Line was 24th in Pass Protection, and 21st in run protection,
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2017 OFFENSIVE LINES
I argued last year for more focus on the Offensive Line.
https://www.debatepolitics.com/spor...e-agency-draft-picks-acquisitions-2017-a.html
Redskins General Manager Scot Mcloughlin was fired because George Allen wanted to spend more money on Defense.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...grievance-over-firing/?utm_term=.6c5eacacf8c7
"Stephen A. Smith is right: The Redskins are kind of blah
"Everything is just average,” Smith went on, continuing to sort of make sense. “You got the quarterback, you got the receivers, you got a suspect running game, you got a suspect offensive line [even though that’s due to injuries]. Their defense: suspect. … And then you got Jay Gruden. I don’t know about this guy. He’s not terrible. But there’s nothing special about this man.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...kins-are-kind-of-blah/?utm_term=.baa9657539e9
Actually the Redskins Offensive line was below average in 2017.
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The logic for that is that with a Cowboys game, the Redskins were far behind in the score, and instead of throwing far down the field, to get the quick scores needed to win the game, Cousins threw shorter passes to receivers the Cowboys had left open. Of course Gruden does not mention that he said it was OK to lose the long threat receivers in the 2016, off-season, Redskins' veteran wide receivers, Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson, and did not object o spending big money on Defense.
The offensive line did not score very high marks for 2017 either, another element in passing the long ball. Washington's Line was 24th in Pass Protection, and 21st in run protection,
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2017 OFFENSIVE LINES
I argued last year for more focus on the Offensive Line.
https://www.debatepolitics.com/spor...e-agency-draft-picks-acquisitions-2017-a.html
Redskins General Manager Scot Mcloughlin was fired because George Allen wanted to spend more money on Defense.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...grievance-over-firing/?utm_term=.6c5eacacf8c7
"Stephen A. Smith is right: The Redskins are kind of blah
"Everything is just average,” Smith went on, continuing to sort of make sense. “You got the quarterback, you got the receivers, you got a suspect running game, you got a suspect offensive line [even though that’s due to injuries]. Their defense: suspect. … And then you got Jay Gruden. I don’t know about this guy. He’s not terrible. But there’s nothing special about this man.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...kins-are-kind-of-blah/?utm_term=.baa9657539e9
Actually the Redskins Offensive line was below average in 2017.
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