Interesting about the Redskins' schedule - they've only had one 1:00 game (out of six, counting tonight's 8:20 start). I'm going to New York tomorrow, and expected to be on a 10:00 am flight, and had high expectations of watching the entire game, which should end around midnight. However, apparently the ticket I booked departed at 10:00 pm, rather than the am...oops. One call to our travel agency later, and I'm booked on a 7:00 am flight tomorrow morning, which means a 4:30 wake up, rather than something around 6:30. So, I'll probably have to bail on what should be a good game.
This game is interesting on many statistical levels - first, the Colts can't stop the run, but the Redskins can't really run. The Redskins give up a million yards, but not many points, and the Colts put up a ton of yards, but haven't scored a ton of points yet. The Redskins can't stop the pass, but according to a few (including Ron Jawarski), Peyton Manning is having a down year so far. Here's one that I think could make the difference tonight - the Colts are one of the worst in the league in punt and kickoff returns, while the Skins are among the best - especially with Brandon Banks returning punts now. Side note: I think Brandon Banks is now Kelly's favorite Redskin, pushing slightly ahead of my favorite Redskin: Santana Moss. [Kelly is also a big fan of Anthony Armstrong].
So, what does it all mean? I have no idea. The Redskins should be able to run the ball tonight. However, Manning is a machine in night games, so I expect them to give up a ton of passing yards. I think the Redskins make more plays on defense, and especially on special teams to give them the win...31-24.
ps...last week when I was posting the Skins-Packers preview, I seriously almost wrote..."missed FG late will cost the Packers the game" but didn't, because I didn't want to sound like one those idiot football writers who do things like that (yes, you Peter King)...and I didn't know the name of the Packer's kicker (information that I'm sure does not exist on the very Internet on which I post this). Anyway, should have pulled the trigger on that one. Here's one that I'm positive will happen...by the time this game is decided, I'll be way far night-night (to paraphrase the Harpster).
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Shoes
Harper has discovered how much fun it is to wear big people shoes, particularly Mommy's shoes (and really, can you blame her? Mine are much cooler than Chris's shoes!). We got a video of her this week walking around in a pair. And below is a picture of her in my flip flops (with socks of course -- don't worry, we'll make sure that socks and sandals don't become a habit!). She's been talking more and more now and usually has about 3 new words a day. One of yesterday's new words was "awesome" much to her Daddy's delight. Another was "putt putt" -- her word for fart. Now we just have to work on the "excuse me" part of that equation!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Redskins - Packers Preview!
This will be a short one, because Kelly and I are about an hour and a half away from departing on our baby-moon...a short overnight trip without Harper (thank you grandma!).
INSTANT UPDATE: I'm typing this as Harper watches her new favorite movie - Elmo in Grouchland. Anyway, the movie just started with Elmo waking up to his alarm, and along with lots of toys and stuff you'd expect to see in a five year old's room, there's also a HUGE poster of Tiger Woods - circa 1997 I'm guessing. Great stuff. Harper - watch out for Elmo.
Anyway, Kelly and I will be out in Middleburg this afternoon, and won't be able to watch the game. However, I think it'll be a lot like the Texans' game. The Packers can't run, and are going to have to pass for a million yards, just like the Texans did back in week two. I think the difference here will be Kareem Moore - the Redskins' free safety, who was missing from the Texans' game. He's much more athletic than Reed Daughty, who was destroyed by Andre Johnson when they played the Texans. The Redskins will be able to keep up when the Packers try try to stretch the field, but as we've seen in the last few weeks, the Skins seem succeptable to those little 5-7 yard routes underneath the defense. It'll be interesting to see if Laron Landry can break up that stuff this week.
On offense, I'm really really REALLY excited to see what Ryan Turain can do. He looked great last week against the Eagles - like a little Brandon Jacobs (he's taller than six feet, and is a relatively big back). Based on what we saw last Sunday, he's definitely an upgrade when compared to Portis. However, against a really strong linebacking group, I wouldn't mind having Portis in the game just for his blocking ability. Hopefully they'll be able to get the run game going early enough to hold those linebackers in place.
I'm thinking Redskins 27 - Packers 26.
INSTANT UPDATE: I'm typing this as Harper watches her new favorite movie - Elmo in Grouchland. Anyway, the movie just started with Elmo waking up to his alarm, and along with lots of toys and stuff you'd expect to see in a five year old's room, there's also a HUGE poster of Tiger Woods - circa 1997 I'm guessing. Great stuff. Harper - watch out for Elmo.
Anyway, Kelly and I will be out in Middleburg this afternoon, and won't be able to watch the game. However, I think it'll be a lot like the Texans' game. The Packers can't run, and are going to have to pass for a million yards, just like the Texans did back in week two. I think the difference here will be Kareem Moore - the Redskins' free safety, who was missing from the Texans' game. He's much more athletic than Reed Daughty, who was destroyed by Andre Johnson when they played the Texans. The Redskins will be able to keep up when the Packers try try to stretch the field, but as we've seen in the last few weeks, the Skins seem succeptable to those little 5-7 yard routes underneath the defense. It'll be interesting to see if Laron Landry can break up that stuff this week.
On offense, I'm really really REALLY excited to see what Ryan Turain can do. He looked great last week against the Eagles - like a little Brandon Jacobs (he's taller than six feet, and is a relatively big back). Based on what we saw last Sunday, he's definitely an upgrade when compared to Portis. However, against a really strong linebacking group, I wouldn't mind having Portis in the game just for his blocking ability. Hopefully they'll be able to get the run game going early enough to hold those linebackers in place.
I'm thinking Redskins 27 - Packers 26.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Our little Rocker
Since Harper was a wee little one, she has always loved the song "Are you Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet. I finally caught her on video rockin' out to it. Enjoy!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Redskins Week 4 Preview
It's always kind of a fun week each year - the week that I totally become disillusioned with the Redskins and mentally check out for the remainder of the year. Well, that may have happened last weekend, especially with the Redskins' next four games against some tough competition (Eagles, Packers, Colts, Bears). It's no stretch to think about the Redskins at 1-7 and heading to Detroit before their bye. Anyway, it's always kind of fun to check out of a Redskins' season because I get my Sunday afternoons back. Last year I think I was out in the 6th week, the season before, I made it all the way to the 15th week, but this year, it may only be four, especially if they lose to the Eagles this afternoon.
The Redskins have trouble all over the field - most importantly on both lines. Sally Jenkins wrote a great article this past week where she simply stated that the Redskins' aging line wasn't physically fit enough to compete with a lot of the younger teams in the league (the Redskins have the oldest average age in the league). It makes a lot of sense (especially when thinking back to their late game collapses the last two weeks). Most folks say that building a great football team starts with the people closest to the ball - quarterback, and offensive and defensive lines. The Redskins are two years away from getting young, talented players to fill these positions (through the draft).
That being said, I'll still recklessly pick the Redskins to win today (because that's what I do). The Redskins have had a lot of success scoring points against the Eagles the last few years, and have had even more success running against them. Could this be the week the running game gets on track? Probably not - which is fine, because it's fun to see McNabb throw for a million yards. Something tells me that this may be the game that the Michael Vick train comes to a screeching halt. I'm going with Redskins 27 - Eagles 21.
The Redskins have trouble all over the field - most importantly on both lines. Sally Jenkins wrote a great article this past week where she simply stated that the Redskins' aging line wasn't physically fit enough to compete with a lot of the younger teams in the league (the Redskins have the oldest average age in the league). It makes a lot of sense (especially when thinking back to their late game collapses the last two weeks). Most folks say that building a great football team starts with the people closest to the ball - quarterback, and offensive and defensive lines. The Redskins are two years away from getting young, talented players to fill these positions (through the draft).
That being said, I'll still recklessly pick the Redskins to win today (because that's what I do). The Redskins have had a lot of success scoring points against the Eagles the last few years, and have had even more success running against them. Could this be the week the running game gets on track? Probably not - which is fine, because it's fun to see McNabb throw for a million yards. Something tells me that this may be the game that the Michael Vick train comes to a screeching halt. I'm going with Redskins 27 - Eagles 21.
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