I don’t know what’s worse, my prediction that the Redskins would keep their game tonight with the Giants close, or Washington’s first half performance.
At the half, the Giants lead the Skins 16-7 and the only reason the game is that close is because Washington got a big kickoff return right before half and Jason Campbell was able to find Santana Moss for a touchdown on a drag route.
You figured it would take Campbell and the offense time before they learned Jim Zorn’s West Coast Offense, but they didn’t even complete their first pass tonight until 28 minutes and 50 seconds into the game. That’s ridiculous.
Eli Manning has picked up right where he left off in last year’s postseason while Plaxico Burress is abusing Washington’s secondary. The G-Men’s running game also looks outstanding and the defense has shown no ill-effects of losing both Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, although a lot of that has to do with how bad the Skins’ offense looked outside of the final two minutes of the half.
Hopefully the second half will be tighter and fans will get a better opening game to the season. Either way, football is back on my television and that feels damn good.
