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[quote=scowan;1022082]Don't you mean Ryan Kerrigan? I think you have your OLBs confused. Kerrigan is the "pick you off go for a TD" LB. I don't think Orakpo has even one INT in all his time here.[/quote]

No, I knew exactly who I was talking about. Orakpo is known primarily for his pass rushing abilities. But I'm thinking he's going to be flying around the edge, while Kerrigan or another pass rusher is coming around the other side. Vick will try to dump it off to McCoy, and Orakpo will be right in the way, positioned perfectly to take it to the house. If this really happens, you'll have to recognize me as the genius I am. :)

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[quote=SirLK26;1022100]No, I knew exactly who I was talking about. Orakpo is known primarily for his pass rushing abilities. But I'm thinking he's going to be flying around the edge, while Kerrigan or another pass rusher is coming around the other side. Vick will try to dump it off to McCoy, and Orakpo will be right in the way, positioned perfectly to take it to the house. If this really happens, you'll have to recognize me as the genius I am. :)[/quote]

LMAO, yes I will. I will be the one yelling "Genius!" at my TV Monday night if that happens.

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[quote=GTripp0012;1022088]Redskins 56, Eagles 29[/quote]

Damn it must be a new day.. Early season optimism from GTripp! :oink:

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I love the NFL Films clip of Griffin yelling "It's our night!". It will be again. A small personnel wish that might be discouraged here, is that I hope Reed Doughty, not Meriweather, starts at S. The up tempo that the Eagles are going to run will be stressful on a guy who has been in and out of practice. Doughty on the other hand has enough ST work that he is definitely well conditioned. We might lose some in coverage/big hits, but he will keep the running lanes clogged, and Rambo will just have to hold his own. Probably a tough task at first, but as many have pointed out, he is smart and learns.

The offense will be truly on fire. No doubt in my mind, Griffin when healthy gets BIG games and isn't going to shrink or wither on a Monday night stage, and the offense will follow his lead!

40 - 17 Skins seems right to me. Jackson will get a score, maybe two of defensive miscues, but it's not going to be a dogfight in any sense of the word.

Defense of the NFCE title starts on MNF!!!

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1022089]Damn man. You make it sound like its 2009 all over again and we can barely score over 17 points.

None of that.

Redskins - 27
Dirty birds - 17[/quote]

Lol. Yeah it's still hard for me to believe how far our offense has come. From one of the worst to one of the best. A touchdown used to take a miracle it seemed. After watching some Eagles preseason with Kelly/Vick I'm concerned but still confident. It would be awesome to embarrass Vick the way he did us on that Monday night! HTTR!

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[quote=Paintrain;1022103]Damn it must be a new day.. Early season optimism from GTripp! :oink:[/quote]

I think we might need an intervention: "GTripp, we need to talk. We need to talk about you and your problem with Kool-Aid. Dont go the way of Aceindahouse. He drown in a puddle of it."

Lmao at gtripp

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Skins - 24
Eagles - 17

Game is not as close as the score indicates as Skins head out to a 21-3 halftime lead riding a lot of Alfred Morris & a defense that completely shuts down the Eagles offense. Robert mainly hands off with a few play-action tosses for big gains, including 2 redzone TDs to Davis and Garçon. Eagles score 2 TD's late with the game already in hand as Kelly desperately tries to avoid a blowout in his first NFL game.

Griffin: 12-15, 210 yds, 2 TD's & 4 rushes for 22 yards
Morris: 26 carries, 148 yards, TD & 4 rec, 34 yds
Davis: 6 rec, 71 yds, TD
Garcon: 5 rec, 80 yds, TD

Offensive player of the game: O-Line!
Defensive player of the game: London Fletcher

I think GTripp's score is conservative.

A new day folks. A. New. Day.

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Garcon says he's 100%

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/09/03/pierre-garcon-says-injured-toe-has-completely-healed/]Pierre Garcon says injured toe has completely healed[/url]

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This should be a close game as most of these division games are. Philly still has several good players...McCoy, Jackson, Jason Peters, Trent Cole..I expect a close game. RG3 will be a bit rusty and I think we're all fooling ourselves if we think he's just going to come in and light it up. But I do think we are still the better team...Skins 27 Eagles 24.

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[quote=mredskins;1021999]Phi 13 was 10[/quote]

You do know its not 2009 its 2013 and Jim Zorn is no longer our coach.

Seems this skins v/s Eagles thread turn into the prediction thread so I'll give mine.

skins 37
Eagles 13

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[quote=Mattyk;1022119]Garcon says he's 100%

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/09/03/pierre-garcon-says-injured-toe-has-completely-healed/]Pierre Garcon says injured toe has completely healed[/url][/quote]

Great news. He'll probably put up about 95 receptions for 1300-1400 yards with 5 TDs this season. Then The Goat will see the light.

By the way, this new Warpath look is interesting. The banner is awesome, but I'll have to get used to the color scheme.

For years I have been stupidly superstitious about predicting Redskins wins. Particularly against the Eagles. Following my belief that a new day has dawned for Redskins Nation and that last year was merely a hint of where this team is headed, I am predicting a blow out of epic proportions against a talent poor, scheme challenged division rival. It will NOT be close. Hell, it may not even be believable.

RGIII is going to come up big in the big lights and announce to the rest of the league that the NFC East is his division. To start it off, he is going to mark his territory by pissing all over Kelly's next big thing.

We will not lose a division game this year and next Monday Griffin sets the mark. The point differential is going to be at least 40 and possibly more than 50.

Mark my words. A. New. Day.

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FYI, this just in...


[QUOTE]Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Start time for game between the Redskins and Eagles on Monday, Sept. 9 is being switched to 6:55 p.m. ET.[/QUOTE]

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1022124]For years I have been stupidly superstitious about predicting Redskins wins. Particularly against the Eagles. Following my belief that a new day has dawned for Redskins Nation and that last year was merely a hint of where this team is headed, I am predicting a blow out of epic proportions against a talent poor, scheme challenged division rival. It will NOT be close. Hell, it may not even be believable.

RGIII is going to come up big in the big lights and announce to the rest of the league that the NFC East is his division. To start it off, h
e is going to mark his territory by pissing all over Kelly's next big thing.

We will not lose a division game this year and next Monday Griffin sets the mark. The point differential is going to be at least 40 and possibly more than 50.

Mark my words. A. New. Day.[/quote]

Trolling?

I don't think the Eagles are great, hell they lost their secondary during the off season and are running a new offense.

And we're good. Really good.

But a 50 point difference? Is this gonna be like when the Pats ran up the score against us back in 2007?

I hope you're right though. Man that would be an awesome way to kick off Monday night.

[QUOTE=sandtrapjack;1022126]FYI, this just in...[/QUOTE]

In lieu of 7:10 I believe?


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Not trolling DRave. An unshakable belief in three things (1) this team's deep talent and chemistry for which RGIII is the catalyst; (2) RGIII's Michael Jordanesque talent and insanely competitive drive - winning is not enough for this son of sargents conquering is the standard, anything less will not be tolerated; and finally (3) the fragile eggshell of a team that the Eagles are - when it starts to go south for them they simply have nowhere to dig down and find the strength to overcome. They are a team bereft of real character and leadership. They will pointing fingers and arguing on the sidelines by the end of the first half. Their implosion as a team will leave the talking heads speechless.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1022121]This should be a close game as most of these division games are. Philly still has several good players...McCoy, Jackson, Jason Peters, Trent Cole..I expect a close game. RG3 will be a bit rusty and I think [B]we're all fooling ourselves if we think he's just going to come in and light it up[/B]. But I do think we are still the better team...Skins 27 Eagles 24.[/quote]

Plenty of us were probably saying the same thing last year prior to the New Orleans game.

40 points later...

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[quote=jbcjr14;1022130]In lieu of 7:10 I believe?


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Hey, that's 1.5 to 2 beers. Thought it pertinent.

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[quote=Mattyk;1022136]Plenty of us were probably saying the same thing last year prior to the New Orleans game.

40 points later...[/quote]

You're STILL foolin' yourself man!
**** a duck...........

[QUOTE=sandtrapjack;1022137]Hey, that's 1.5 to 2 beers. Thought it pertinent.[/QUOTE]

Now that is a key stat!

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I have no ideal how to call this game.We looked great in preseason but the teams we played were no test,they all sucked.The 4 teams we played were a combined 4-12
How does RG3 respond,will the adrenaline be flowing too much? I can see him overthrowing receivers because he's so excited and that could be turnovers.
I think the offense will score some points but I dont think the defense was tested with the shitty teams we played in preseason,so how they respond will be key.The eagles will def test us more than anyone we faced in preseason
I think the game will be close,down to the last possession

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RGIII always brings his best when the lights are brightest. Still can't believe anyone has any doubts about the guy.

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One of the....many things that have impressed me about Robert from the start has been his absolutely....Fearless attitude.
Seems unshakable.

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[quote=Mattyk;1022149]RGIII always brings his best when the lights are brightest. Still can't believe anyone has any doubts about the guy.[/quote]

This seems to be aimed at me,I think theres a big difference about having doubts about a guy then what I'm saying.
He is coming off surgery and hasnt taken a snap in a game,this is not like last season.To think that he wont be rusty or excited isnt doubting the guy

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I just remember the ESPN special about RG3's recovery and his mother saying that God said great things are yet to come or something like that, he's going to shut a lot of doubters up this year.

Mine is just a predication. I most definitely want the Skins to win by 100 but I think I could see this being a upset. Any given Sunday(Monday).

[QUOTE=sandtrapjack;1022137]Hey, that's 1.5 to 2 beers. Thought it pertinent.[/QUOTE]

You are correct!

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I feel that the skins will activate Pat White for Eagles game and he will be involved in some type of gadget/wildcat play, similar to how the Jets used Brad Smith.

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Skins 74 - Eagles 0

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;1022169]I feel that the skins will activate Pat White for Eagles game and he will be involved in some type of gadget/wildcat play, similar to how the Jets used Brad Smith.[/quote]

0% chance that happens.

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[quote=Mattyk;1022136]Plenty of us were probably saying the same thing last year prior to the New Orleans game.

40 points later...[/quote]

I knew we'd score against New Orleans. I thought we'd get 31 and they'd get 38. But I think RG3 plays a good enough game for us to win. He just has to remember that he doesn't have to do it all by himself. Having a healthy Garçon and Davis back is going to really help this offense, an offense that I expect to be in the top 5.

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[quote=htownskinfan;1022144]I have no ideal how to call this game.[B]We looked great in preseason[/B] but the teams we played were no test,they all sucked.The 4 teams we played were a combined 4-12
How does RG3 respond,will the adrenaline be flowing too much? I can see him overthrowing receivers because he's so excited and that could be turnovers.
I think the offense will score some points but I dont think the defense was tested with the shitty teams we played in preseason,so how they respond will be key.The eagles will def test us more than anyone we faced in preseason
I think the game will be close,down to the last possession[/quote]

Important thing about our pre-season, and yes overall it's meaningless, is that our offense was effective even without most of the 1st string. Point being that our whole team, especially offense, is on the same page, and executing efficiently. I don't see the Eagles defense as particularly better than any of the starting defenses in preseason, and putting Griffin, Morris and Garcon on the field together is going to be to much for the Eagles. If anything, I worry we get a big lead early, and then let off the gas, and the Eagles make a comeback.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;1022126]FYI, this just in...[/quote]

Kick off is still at 7:10 though

I'll be getting off work and by the time I'm home it'll be kickoff! Can't wait

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[quote=SmootSmack;1022180]Kick off is still at 7:10 though[/quote]

So what does that mean that kickoff is still the same, more advertising dollars coming in since it was announced RG is playing?
Sometimes it's really annoying to hear announcers who don't know or like the skins but only care about Rob and talk about him the entire game, even when he isn't playing as did tirico and gruden vs the steelers 2 weeks ago.

I would rather listen to redskin broadcast during games but its not even synced to the action. Why can't Cooley join Fox and have 1 less cowboy in the rotation of skins games?

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[quote=Green Monk Machine;1022183]So what does that mean that kickoff is still the same, more advertising dollars coming in since it was announced RG is playing?
Sometimes it's really annoying to hear announcers who don't know or like the skins but only care about Rob and talk about him the entire game, even when he isn't playing as did tirico and gruden vs the steelers 2 weeks ago.

I would rather listen to redskin broadcast during games but its not even synced to the action. Why can't Cooley join Fox and have 1 less cowboy in the rotation of skins games?[/quote]

Um, not sure about that little tangent you went off on. But the start of game coverage is 5 minutes earlier mainly because of this new open:

[url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-berg-unveils-espns-new-604925]Peter Berg Unveils ESPN's New 'Monday Night Football' Intro (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter[/url]

The 6:55 time has been in place for a while. Schefter's tweet was meant to be a reminder, but it came off wrong

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[quote=Hog1;1022151]One of the....many things that have impressed me about Robert from the start has been his absolutely....Fearless attitude.
Seems unshakable.[/quote]

That's also his down fall.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1022134]Not trolling DRave. An unshakable belief in three things (1) this team's deep talent and chemistry for which RGIII is the catalyst; (2) RGIII's Michael Jordanesque talent and insanely competitive drive - winning is not enough for this son of sargents conquering is the standard, anything less will not be tolerated; and finally (3) the fragile eggshell of a team that the Eagles are - when it starts to go south for them they simply have nowhere to dig down and find the strength to overcome. They are a team bereft of real character and leadership. [B]They will pointing fingers and arguing on the sidelines by the end of the first half. Their implosion as a team will leave the talking heads speechless.[/B][/quote]

That would just be icing on the cake.