Redskins Blown Out by Giants on MNF, 45-12
Before the first of two major end-of-season division games, the Redskins made their first major managerial decision during the week last week, firing GM Vinny Cerrato in favor of Bruce Allen.
On Monday night, the Redskins sure didn’t look like they were playing for their jobs, as the New York Giants stormed into FedEx Field and whooped on the ‘Skins, 45-12, in a game that might have been more of a blowout than the final score indicates.
While the Giants drove their first two possessions straight down the field into the end zone, the Redskins couldn’t even muster a first down until their fourth drive of the game.
“You’ve got a new boss to impress,” cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. “This is an audition. These last couple of games is an audition. Bruce Allen pretty much got a head start on evaluating talent. If he looks at what he saw today, he’ll scrap this whole thing.”
On the ‘Skins final drive before the half, with the Giants up 24-0, they finally began moving the ball, only to stall near the Giants’ 25-yard line with :02 seconds left.
Instead of going for the conventional field goal, the ‘Skins made the “nothing-to-lose” play, going for a ridiculous looking fake field goal (where they shifted their entire line to the left side of the field, allowing three Giants to blitz kicker Hunter Smith into the ground). The play shockingly ended with an interception by the Giants.
“I don’t think really this team is that bad. The players ain’t that bad,” said DT Haynesworth, who earned a personal foul by throwing a punch at Giants RB Brandon Jacobs in the fourth quarter. “The score, the record, [they] say that we’re horrible, that we don’t know how to play football. But I’ve been around these guys a lot and I think they know how to play football. I think we’re just all going in different directions, and we need somebody to lead us in the right direction.”
