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Giants-17
Skins -24

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[quote=Southpaw;354892]Washington 31
New York 17

Keep Burress contained and it'll be a lot more lopsided.[/quote]I thought Burress has a bum ankle.

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Redskins are going to have a field day on this Giant team. The Redskins D will dominated and the Offense will run like a well oiled machine. Holding the Giants to nothing but field goals.

Redskins 27
Giants 9

Portis with 100yds and 1TD
J. Cam with 260 yds and 2 TDs
Santana Moss 80yds 1 TD
Cooley with 60yds 1 TD

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Payback is a bitch! Portis/Betts will combine for 250yds rushing and run the clock down keeping the Giants offense off the field.

Skins 24
Gmen 12 (no td, all FG's once again!)

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I think we win, but with second half heroics. I think we win and win decisively, but not after a letdown in the first half.

Redskins 35, Giants 21.

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The Giants are a dangerous team at this point so I say

Skins 17
Giants 3

After the first half

Skins 30
Giants 16

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[quote=gibbsisgod;354897]I thought Burress has a bum ankle.[/quote]

I think you are correct, but last I heard, he was going to play Sunday.

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We're getting mighty big for our britches up in here. Might I remind everybody that the Dolphins took us to overtime and the Eagles could have scored a TD in the last minute against us to put them in position for a game tying 2-pointer.

Bottom line is we're 2-0, which is great. But are we THAT good? Failure on a third down or two in either of those games could have led to a loss. As always in the NFL, the line between winning and losing is not very big.

Redskins 24
Giants 20

A nailbiter again, we come out on top because our QB is more poised than theirs.

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We also could have blown the Eagles out of the water if JC didn't overthrow Moss at the end. That game wasn't as close as the score.

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Redskins: 27 pts (3 Tds, 2 Field Goals) JC tosses 2 and Portis gets one
Giants: 19 pts (score 1 TD and 4 field goals) bend not break holds strong. (note- we need to defend the lob to the endzone...)

I'm nervous about our line, but I am really happy with Campbell's progress. Moss , ARE and Cooley will have big days. wins are the best source of confidence. The skins will keep their chip on their shoulder and dominate...

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[quote=Mattyk72;354914]We also could have blown the Eagles out of the water if JC didn't overthrow Moss at the end. That game wasn't as close as the score.[/quote]


You're right, people act as though we seriously "struggled" with the Eagles. Shoot, you add that one drop by Cooley and the score could have been more lopsided. I like what Sellers said, "McNabb played bad because we made him play bad"

Same thing with Miami. Smoot catches that ball, and we're not even talking OT. Truth is, this is a team that could be on the cusp of exploding offensively.

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[quote=12thMan;354926]You're right, people act as though we seriously "struggled" with the Eagles. Shoot, you add that one drop by Cooley and the score could have been more lopsided. I like what Sellers said, "McNabb played bad because we made him play bad"

Same thing with Miami. Smoot catches that ball, and we're not even talking OT. Truth is, this is a team that could be on the cusp of exploding offensively.[/quote]

Or if Moss didn't have those drops against Miami, we could have extended some drives and blown them out.

People seem to only play the "what if" game when it comes to negatively looking at the Skins. Fact is we can play the what if game all day from all angles, fact is the Skins are 2-0 and that's all that really matters.

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Folks, we haven't been offensively dominant against any team. It's time that happened.

Redskins 27
Giants 10

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[quote=Cowell;354763]This is our last chance to make an impression in the division for a long time. I'm scared I hope our team still goes in with a chip on our shoulder and we don't treat the Giants like a throw away team. That being said here is my prediction:

Redskins: 34

Giants: 17[/quote]


I like it, in terms of losing the chip on the shoulder ... last years 5-11 horror film left quite a chip.... so i think we should be good there for at least a few more games, :)

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[quote=Mattyk72;354830]What kind of prediction is that?? Are you going to be watching the game with a voodoo doll in hand?[/quote]


Now that's funny.

With all seriousness, I believe the Redskins will win. It will be close in the first half, but we run away with it in the second half.

Redskins 34
Giants 16

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Reskins 28
Giants 10

Randle El has 100 receiving yards for the 2nd time in 3 games. Moss scores on a 30+ yarder. Portis has 120 yards, Betts 75. Ball gets stuck in Rogers' face mask for our first INT. Cooley bangs each one of their cheerleaders.

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[quote=Chief X_Phackter;354828]It's going to be awful, and it will be the beginning of the end of the Skins promising season, and Gibbs second go 'round.

Giants 24
Skins 16

We will lose Campbell, Betts and Rabach to injuries.[/quote]


That is just cold and wrong.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;354950]That is just cold and wrong.[/quote]


I know, I figured I get more of a rise out of people but not so much.

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The Giants are a mess and on the verge of imploding. All the Skins have to do is stay focused and they will win.

Skins 24
Giants 10

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[quote=Mattyk72;354930]Or if Moss didn't have those drops against Miami, we could have extended some drives and blown them out.

People seem to only play the "what if" game when it comes to negatively looking at the Skins. Fact is we can play the what if game all day from all angles, fact is the Skins are 2-0 and that's all that really matters.[/quote]

The "What if" game is ridiculous and really shouldn't be considered. Things could always have played out differently, but ultimately, they didn't. That same logic that catapults us to two blow out victories could be done conversely, and we're 0-2.

What if Chris Chambers, and Miami's new TE from Green Bay didn't have stone hands? What if Ronnie Brown had actually lived up to his #2 pick status and broken some tackles? What if Zach Thomas was actually still as good as he's hyped up to be and wasn't folded up every time he tried to tackle? The Skins could've lost that game.

What if "White Lightning" Kevin Curtis was actually fast enough to outrun our secondary or wasn't afraid of Laron Landry's thunderous hits? What if Donovan McNabb trusted his receivers more to make plays? What if Andy Reid decided to run Brian Westbrook down our throats? What if Lito Sheppard had played the game? What if Brian Dawkins didn't get laid out by Todd Yoder? Well, the Skins could've lost that game.

Now, wasn't that a waste of time? :tongue

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The Giants will have a chip on their shoulder.

[url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d802873a1&template=with-video&confirm=true]Defenders vent frustration over Giants' poor start[/url]

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[quote=12thMan;354964]The Giants will have a chip on their shoulder.

[URL="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d802873a1&template=with-video&confirm=true"]Defenders vent frustration over Giants' poor start[/URL][/quote]


As if the Skins won't have a boulder on their shoulder after being swept last year?

Bring on the chippy shoulders.

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[quote=theJBexperience;354956]The "What if" game is ridiculous and really shouldn't be considered. Things could always have played out differently, but ultimately, they didn't. That same logic that catapults us to two blow out victories could be done conversely, and we're 0-2.

What if Chris Chambers, and Miami's new TE from Green Bay didn't have stone hands? What if Ronnie Brown had actually lived up to his #2 pick status and broken some tackles? What if Zach Thomas was actually still as good as he's hyped up to be and wasn't folded up every time he tried to tackle? The Skins could've lost that game.

What if "White Lightning" Kevin Curtis was actually fast enough to outrun our secondary or wasn't afraid of Laron Landry's thunderous hits? What if Donovan McNabb trusted his receivers more to make plays? What if Andy Reid decided to run Brian Westbrook down our throats? What if Lito Sheppard had played the game? What if Brian Dawkins didn't get laid out by Todd Yoder? Well, the Skins could've lost that game.

Now, wasn't that a waste of time? :tongue[/quote]

Concur, you could "What IF" yourself to death over any game.

What if Cooley and Moss had capitalized?

What if McNabb had converted all of those bad throws?

Either way the outcome is affected.

It is the here and now that matters. I think the Redskins are starting a momentum push and that the Giants will start the season 0-4.

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[quote=Chief X_Phackter;354971]As if the Skins won't have a boulder on their shoulder after being swept last year?

Bring on the chippy shoulders.[/quote]

Good point.

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I think it should be 9-28, and I also think Springs better have his ass out there for the whole game. I think this will be a key match up with Burress if were playing a lot of man coverage. We have yet to face a big physical reciever like him yet and I don't think Smoot or Rogers can get the job done there. Gonna be a lot of jump balls and fades thrown his way.

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Redskins 38 Giants 21

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The point of the what-if game isn't to say we didn't deserve to win. The point is to illustrate that the margin of victory was slim in both games, based on what ACTUALLY happened.

FACT: We got taken to overtime by Miami.

FACT: The Eagles were at our 6 yard line with one minute to play.

We made key plays and got the wins, which is great. But we didn't blow them out. Hence I don't envision a blowout against NYG, I envision a hard-fought battle. I'll bet you a million dollars Joe Gibbs will tell you the same thing, and he truly believes it.

A Skins win 24-20; we'll win because our QB is a little more level-headed than theirs, and our coaching staff is 20 times better than theirs.

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Bottom line is, in my opinion, our offense matches up better against their defense, than their offense matches up against our defense.

I can see them moving the ball on us, but I don't see them finishing drives or making really big plays.

I can see us methodically moving the ball on them, finishing drives, and making the occasional big play.

It could turn out to be a dominating win for the Skins, barring any stupid mistakes.

But, being a divisional game, it's hard for me to call a blowout...chances are it will be close and the home team comes out on top.

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I think you can break this game down pretty easily.

We obviously have the better defense, but their passing offense is superior.
If we look at the QB position I think it can really go either way with Eli. One day he is amazing next day he just sucks. But right now our run game is pretty good compared to theirs. So I am not sure which offense really is better. I would think we are more balanced and developing in a positive way.

But beside that we are better coached, better defense, and coming off two wins. So our confidence is higher as well. Along with home field, all this adds up to favor the Skins.

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Redskins 31
Giants 13

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They are hungry , WE ARE STARVING!

SKINS= 24
ggirls = 10

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Redskins 24
Giants 17

Carlos Rogers has a football dematerialize on approach, pass through his chest, and re-materialize behind him whilst he waves his arms at thin air.

On a more serious note, I see 150 yards on the ground, about 250 through the air for Campbell. I also think Eli will get 300+ through the air, a pair of TDs to Shockey/Buress and an INT, but their running game will be ineffective and their D will get pretty well ripped up.

Possibly even a bigger day for Campbell & Co. if the Giants secondary is really that bad.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;354930]Or if Moss didn't have those drops against Miami, we could have extended some drives and blown them out.

People seem to only play the "what if" game when it comes to negatively looking at the Skins. Fact is we can play the what if game all day from all angles, fact is the Skins are 2-0 and that's all that really matters.[/QUOTE]

True, but you have to admit that all 2-0 teams are not equal. You have to take into account the strength of the opponent, the score, just how the game played out. "What if" can certainly play both ways, and honestly I think it HELPS to play it both ways when it comes to analyzing an upcoming game.

On a separate but related note, I had a chance to watch the Miami - Dallas game last night and up until the end of the 3rd quarter, into the 4th, it was very close, with Miami leading I think into the 3rd. It was honestly a very similar game to when we played Miami. A defensive struggle with a few scoring plays here and there. The real difference it seemed was that in the 4th quarter Dallas had almost the same scoring / turnover opportunities that we had, except they capitalized on them when we did not.

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If my grandma had balls...

You know the rest.

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Redskins 31
Giants 16

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redskins win 34-16,with the skins d scoring a td,and the "pilsbury throwboy"
replacing eli sometime in the 4th quarter.i think that pass campbell missed to santanna monday night,will be successful sunday too.i hope williams blitzes the hell out of taylor and landry.

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23-17 if we can stop them on third down.

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You guys are right we stink right now......I hate the coach and the D is a mess...................but:) "any team can beat any other team on any given day".........and we won't go 1-16.


Giants 23

Skins 20


:spank:


I think that maybe the loss of some of the O line starters is begining to take it's toll.

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[QUOTE=Giantone;355306]You guys are right we stink right now......I hate the coach and the D is a mess...................but:) "any team can beat any other team on any given day".........and we won't go 1-16.


Giants 23

Skins 20


:spank:[/QUOTE]

I'll tell you what scares me is some of the interview clips I've seen of the Giant's players in the past few days. Man, those guys are PISSED. I'm afraid that NY is going to come out on the field with such intensity and so POed over the last two weeks that it will be a disastrous upset.

Now I'm all nervous...

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31-21 Skins win, Cooley with 90 yards and a td, sellers with 1 td. you fill in the rest