Here are some random thoughts on that 19-16 barnburner that Minnesota and Washington put on this evening:
– T.J. Duckett: zero carries for zero yards and one first round pick given up by the Redskins to acquire him. Hmmm…
– Will Sean Taylor ever get it? He’s a hell of a player and he laid the wood on several people tonight, but he is as much of a risk to help lose a game for the Redskins, as he is apt to win one for them.
– Speaking of laying a crushing blow on somebody – the block that Carlos Rogers made on an Antwaan Randle El punt return in the first half was absolutely teeth rattling.
– Someone please tell Brad “elbow pads” Johnson to relax on touchdown celebrations before he hurts himself or somebody around him.
– Now that I just ripped him, as long as he stays healthy, Johnson is the perfect quarterback for Brad Childress’s offense. He made great decisions with the ball all night and if Troy Williamson didn’t drop two passes right in the breadbasket, Johnson’s stats would have looked even better.
– Minnesota’s offense will scare absolutely nobody this season, but that’s exactly why it should sneak up on teams this year. They just lull you to sleep and before you know it you’ve given up 300+ yards.
– This is just a theory, but I really think Washington’s defense is going to have a tough time going against teams that run the West Coast Offense. Vertical passing offenses and teams that rely solely on the run are probably going to fall victim to the Skins’ D. But a methodical offense like the Vikings run (Eagles too), can eventually wear this squad thin.
That’s just an observation from the preseason and tonight, but it will be something to keep an eye on.
– How bored did Katie Holmes look in the owner’s booth tonight?
– Seriously, I don’t care why he was in the booth, but if I was a Redskin fan and I saw Tom Cruise sitting next to Dan Snyder – I’d be petitioning right now to make sure Cruise and his band of freaks aren’t setting up a scientology booth outside of FedEx Stadium as we speak.
– I still don’t know what Tony Kornheiser brings to the announcers booth, but (and call me crazy) I like Mike Tirico as a play-by-play guy.
