In a must win game, the Redskins won and won in a more than exciting manner. After winning the coin toss the Redskins marched down the field by doing exactly what Shades of Red has been preaching since week one- BY POUNDING THE ROCK!!!!!!
Darrel Young scored on a 4-yard run in overtime Sunday, the third touchdown of the game for the little-used fullback, giving the Washington Redskins a 30-24 win over the San Diego Chargers. Young, who is essentially a sixth lineman at fullback, finally got the chance to carry the ball and never looked back. Young, who had carried the ball only twice all season entering the game, also had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs for the Redskins (3-5), who scored on the opening drive of the extra period after winning the coin toss at the end of regulation.
Robert Griffin III completed 23-of-32 passes for 291 yards and one interception for Washington. Alfred Morris rushed 25 times for 121 yards and a score, and Pierre Garcon had seven receptions for 172 yards.
The good also comes with the bad as the special teams was again a shadow of its former self, letting two Kai Forbath field-goals get blocked. Special teams is a glaring weakness that needs to be addressed ASAP. In my opinion it starts at the top with Coach Burns. The experiment has failed and we have all seemingly taken Danny Smith's solid but not spectacular special teams for granted and failed in doing so. He has left for greener pastures in Pittsburgh and we couldn't have made a bigger mistake in letting him move on. The failure to get players in the right positions to succeed is because of poor coaching and Coach Burns has to go, sooner rather than later.
A win none the less though and a win I'd take ten out of ten times.
Hail to the Redskins and take it easy folks....
Richard Facciolo
Football Columnist
Shades of Red
Football Columnist
Shades of Red
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