we'll find a way to win - this isn't a one-dimensional team, after all.

If they shut down the pass, expect JJ and MB3 to get a lot of action.

That Skin Patrol was grasping at straws.  I can't imagine a worse idea for the Redskins than to air it out and blitz heavily.

Fans love the idea of throwing the ball downfield.  It's exciting, it scores points, and it looks good on a highlight reel.  What could be better?  Problem is, defensive coaches love it even more.  Deep throws lead directly to all the bad things that can happen to you when you pass the ball: sacks, picks, third and long, and eventually, bad field position.

Look at what Dallas does.  For all the talk about how they produce big plays, how far does the ball really travel when Tony throws it?  Tony throws a true "deep" pass (forty or more yards in the air) about once every third game, and that is almost invariably because he's spotted a busted coverage and sees someone running free.  Most of Dallas' biggest plays have come off yards after catch, not because they're running free down the sideline.

Here's what happens when you throw the ball deep on first down, assuming it's not picked off.

1st and 10: Deep throw.  Missed, overthrown, dropped, etc.  In very rare cases, big play.

2nd and 10: Run for short gain.

3rd and 8: Sack.

4th and 15: Punt.

So let's assume that Washington does manage to throw a big TD pass.  What happens then?  Number Nine and his boys come out, run off a seven-minute drive that begins to wear down the Skins defense, and get the score back.  And if they don't score, who cares?  They're gonna get the ball back pretty soon anyway, so long as Washington keeps trying to fling it deep.

The Skins simply can't win a game like that, not against Dallas.  It may be boring, but their best chance is still to play Joe Gibbs football.  Win the time of possession battle and use the play action where they can.  You want to know how to beat Dallas?  Go watch the Minnesota game.  They played the run game, forced a couple of timely turnovers, and kept Tony Romo as far away from the football as humanly possible.  The Vikings had several chances to win that game, particularly if they had had a better QB.

As for blitzing Tony to force mistakes, how did that work out for Philly and New York?  A strong blitz will work against 90% of the quarterbacks in the league, but the other 10% are in a different tax bracket for a reason.  Smart, fundamental, physical defense is the only way to really beat a good offense.  Stay in your lanes, don't take chances, and knock the living hell out of anyone who touches the ball.  Again, it's boring, but it works.

Cowboys own the Redskins, if this game isn't over by the 4th qtr I'll be shocked.

The year they went to the playoffs (2005-2006 season), he came to the annual "Beach Bash" that the Redskins hold here at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront... and he gives a speech saying how the Skins (and I quote) "kicked the Cowboys asses..." and how much of a better team they were -- blah, blah, blah... just to get the Redskin fans in this area somethiing to cheer about.

Truth of the matter that year was they did kill us in Washington that season, but they weren't that much better than us.  Williams comes across as someone who tries to look all professional and diplomatic on the outside, but is really an asshole on the inside.

And at that event, the anus on the inside definitely came out -- as seen by this Cowboys fan.

I don't want us to just win... I want us to destroy Washington and completely annihilate their D.

And what Riggo and his two idiot co-hosts say is that the Fans are mad at Gibbs conservative playcalling.

They feel that in games against the Giants, Cardinals, and Jets, Washington doesn't put their foot on the gas pedal, take care of business and blow 'em out.  Instead, they've let their opponents hang around and either sweat out an unnecessary cliffhanger (wins vs Zona and NYJ) or blow a game that they had an early lead (Giants, Packers and Eagles losses).

That's the reason why a certain sect of Redskins' fans feel that way.

My brother's a diehard Skins fan -- and he feels the same way (about not blowing out certain opponents).  However, he remembers the Steve Spurrier/Marty Schottenheimer/Norv Turner regimes and he'd much rather have Joe Gibbs.

Joe Gibbs has sacrificed his time and peace of mind and even some of his reputation to try to pull Snyder's mistakes out of the toilet. So he has some stuff on his hands - that is what happens when you have to unplug toilets. Gibbs is a gentleman and a great legacy and besides he is a worthy adversary for our rivalry. Now if we could only get him to stop beating us!

This game plan will be like no other this year from the skins. I would not be surprised if Skin Patrol is right and they look to throw deep until they get it right. Rather than die from a thousand cuts a banzai charge feels more appropriate.