Eagles Invade Washington. RG3 Mounts Comeback.

I wrote the first line of this article at halftime. "The Washington Redskins have more heart than any other team in the NFL." I considered this in my attempt to predict a final outcome near the end of the second quarter. The skins were down big. Would Vic be careless and give up the lead?  Could RG3 and the Skins regroup? We'll come back to heart. 

Speed kills and the Philadelphia offense is living proof. A lighting fast no huddle offense ran over a confused and helpless Redskins defense - right out of the gate. It was like a hoard of Ninjas attacking an unsuspecting group elderly insurance salesmen. The Skins defense might have recovered sooner from the shock, but were never given the opportunity to catch their breath. The Redskin offense wasn't on the field long enough to relieve them.

The appearance of RG3 didn't seem like the deployment of a state of the art weapon. This was  retro fashion and last years Ipod. His injury prevented him from pushing off his right leg, taking the power and accuracy away from his passes. Unlike Vic, he was not a running threat. We all knew he was headed out of bounds. His lack of play put the whole offense into slow motion. An offense that the was no longer new to the league or unfamiliar to a college coach like Chip Kelly. The cadence, was new to the offensive line, who had not played with him for a year. False starts and miscues plagued Washington like locust. It was kind of sad, had we seen the last of the smartest most talented QB to enter the NFL in decades? 

Back to heart. Washington is not a team deep in talent or speed. But I can not recall a team more devoted to playing for each other until they win or drop dead trying. And that is exactly what they did. An exhausted defense made plays to give Griffin another chance. He took it. Not by running, but passing. He suddenly started dissecting the Eagle defense with veteran reads and pin point accuracy. He, I mean they, didn't quit.  They almost pulled it off. Heart can be a game changer.  Wish they had a stat for it.