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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1199272]Somebody said anybody can beat anybody on any given Sunday, that doesn't seem the case with Jay Gruden as coach with the Redskins the role of the underdog.[/quote]

In all honesty I feel that's something Gruden HAS brought to our team. We may not win 10+ games a year but I feel confident about going against any team in the league these days.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1199272]Somebody said anybody can beat anybody on any given Sunday, that doesn't seem the case with Jay Gruden as coach with the Redskins the role of the underdog.[/quote]

Last year vs. Seattle?

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;1199278]Last year vs. Seattle?[/quote]

Good one! Just looked it up the Skins were getting 8. Sorry no prize for proving me wrong. Anybody have another one?

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1199279]Good one! Just looked it up the Skins were getting 8. Sorry no prize for proving me wrong. Anybody have another one?[/quote]

[quote]3. Oct. 27, 2014, at Dallas
Line: Cowboys -9.5
Final Score: Redskins 20, Cowboys 17 (OT) | Game Story | Box Score[/quote]
More to the point, I think that Gruden has made the team more competitive, and so we aren't really 7pt underdogs that often.

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W wk 1 at Cardinals

W wk 2 Colts

L wk 3 Packers

Tie wk 4 BYE

L. wk 5 at Saints

W wk 6 Panthers

W wk 7 Cowboys

W wk 8 at Giants

L wk 9 Falcons

W wk 10 at Bucs

W wk 11 Texans

W wk 12 at Cowboys

L wk 13 at Eagles

W wk 14 Giants

W wk 15 at Jaguars

W wk 16 at Titans

W wk 17 Eagles
I don’t know why I do this to myself every year but 12-4. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
It has sooooo much to do with injuries. To us and other teams. Hey if Matty Ice goes down that Falcons game becomes waaay easier. You never know. But if we are completely healthy I can see 10-12 games here that are surely winnable. Now everyone pray to the God of Luck and Health.
And enough talk about pre season. CT Reed - so many guys that never took a snap. Im pumped for week one. Lets obliterate a bad team and build some confidence. Winning breeds winning.

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[quote=punch it in;1199306]W wk 1 at Cardinals

W wk 2 Colts

L wk 3 Packers

Tie wk 4 BYE

L. wk 5 at Saints

W wk 6 Panthers

W wk 7 Cowboys

W wk 8 at Giants

L wk 9 Falcons

W wk 10 at Bucs

W wk 11 Texans

W wk 12 at Cowboys

L wk 13 at Eagles

W wk 14 Giants

W wk 15 at Jaguars

W wk 16 at Titans

W wk 17 Eagles
I don’t know why I do this to myself every year but 12-4. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
It has sooooo much to do with injuries. To us and other teams. Hey if Matty Ice goes down that Falcons game becomes waaay easier. You never know. But if we are completely healthy I can see 10-12 games here that are surely winnable. Now everyone pray to the God of Luck and Health.
And enough talk about pre season. CT Reed - so many guys that never took a snap. Im pumped for week one. Lets obliterate a bad team and build some confidence. Winning breeds winning.[/quote]

We are going into the bye week 3-0...we stave off disappointment til later in the season

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[QUOTE=Chico23231;1199309]We are going into the bye week 3-0...we stave off disappointment til later in the season[/QUOTE]



I wanted to give them the GB win but 13-3 even made me feel ridiculous.

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[quote=punch it in;1199310]I wanted to give them the GB win but 13-3 even made me feel ridiculous.[/quote]

Naw...we will be resting starters Week 17 vs Eagles anyways

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[QUOTE=Chico23231;1199311]Naw...we will be resting starters Week 17 vs Eagles anyways[/QUOTE]



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[URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2794191-nfl-power-rankings-2018-predicting-season-opening-standings"]Bleacher Report: Power Rankings Redskins 28th[/URL]

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^

That's so fucking dumb. We are the 5th worst team in the NFL?

I try to avoid power rankings until after at least a couple games. Would be better off not reading them at all.

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I'm going to be optimistic with a big 9-7 season. This is null and void if we have a shit ton of injuries like last year.


Extreme Best Case: 10-6
Extreme Worst Case: 6-10

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I just don't know. A lot hinges on three questions:

[B]1.[/B] How well will AP hold up over 16 games? Does he really still have the talent and enough gas left in the tank to be a bell-cow runner?

Sure, his brief preseason performance was encouraging but ... it was preseason ... and he is 33 with lots of wear and tear.

[B]2.[/B] Is Gruden the essential element to the passing game's past success and, now with KC gone, does the passing game improve because we are rid of his limitations? OR ... Was it really KC making the most of a limited scheme and equally limited receiving talent? OR ... was it something of both?

I tend to believe it was the first of the three options but acknowledge it could easily be the third (if it is the second, color me shocked). If the first, this offense could explode, but, if the third, then we could be in for more mediocrity.

[B]3.[/B] Did we solve the run defense?

Okay, I admit, to me, this is the biggee. In Allen and Payne, it sure looks like we have a couple of super-studs. They simply look the part of run-stoppers and, based on a couple of statements they have made, they seem to have the mentality for it as well. Throw in Ionaidis, and you have three big, strong, young guys who, on paper at least, look like a f'ing stone wall.

However, one is a rookie, another is a year removed from missing most of his rookie year, and the last is only in his third year. If the D, and particularly the D-line, turns out to be a studly run stopping machine, we are in really, really good shape to make a long run into the playoffs. If not, again, mediocrity beckons.

[I][B]At the end of the day[/B][/I], I think that: (1) AP does not have the juice; (2) Gruden was the essential element of our passing game; and (3) we still get run on with regularity.

In light of that, I think we end up either 7-9 or 8-8.

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[quote=jamf;1199405][URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2794191-nfl-power-rankings-2018-predicting-season-opening-standings"]Bleacher Report: Power Rankings Redskins 28th[/URL][/quote]

[url]https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/06/week-one-power-rankings-7/[/url]

You know Florio cant wait to shit on us...

30. Washington (0-0): Hey, someone has to be No. 30.

typical analysis from PFT...which stands for Pro Fakenews Turds

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[quote=Chico23231;1199462][URL]https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/06/week-one-power-rankings-7/[/URL]

You know Florio cant wait to shit on us...

30. Washington (0-0): Hey, someone has to be No. 30.

typical analysis from PFT...which stands for Pro Fakenews Turds[/quote]

Just dumb

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[QUOTE=MTK;1199471]Just dumb[/QUOTE]A good coach could possibly use these to motivate for week one

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1199472]A good coach could possibly use these to motivate for week one[/quote]

I knew it! Florio is really a skins fan.....he does his best to get the team ready to play by providing negative material in the press. lol

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[quote=Chico23231;1199462][url]https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/06/week-one-power-rankings-7/[/url]

You know Florio cant wait to shit on us...

30. Washington (0-0): Hey, someone has to be No. 30.

typical analysis from PFT...which stands for Pro Fakenews Turds[/quote]

PFT is a joke, and Florio has always hated us for some reason. Who cares what that clown says

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Dan Patrick said our game and titans vs Dolphins most least interesting games of the first week. But said titans vs dolphin probably worst.

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[quote=Chico23231;1199507]Dan Patrick said our game and titans vs Dolphins most least interesting games of the first week. But said titans vs dolphin probably worst.[/quote]

I can agree with that, we aren't a flashy team, we have a QB that is consistent but not eye appealing. I'm ok with that.

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I’m tellin you, 11-5.

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[quote=Schneed10;1199962]I’m tellin you, 11-5.[/quote]

I want to believe!!!! :drink

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Ill stick with 12-4. Now 11-4.

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[quote=NC_Skins;1199964]I want to believe!!!! :drink[/quote]

Seeing is believing. I saw Scherff 20 yards downfield running stride for stride with Chris Thompson. I saw All Day still has gas in the tank. I saw Daron Payne Jonathan Allen and Matt Ioannidis stuffing the run over and over and over. And I saw Dunbar have a better game than Breeland ever had in his entire career.

Hop on the bandwagon before it pulls too far out of the gate. This year we go back on the map. HTTR

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[quote=Schneed10;1199962]I’m tellin you, 11-5.[/quote]

9-7 but I hope u are right

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[quote=Schneed10;1199970]Seeing is believing. I saw Scherff 20 yards downfield running stride for stride with Chris Thompson. I saw All Day still has gas in the tank. I saw Daron Payne Jonathan Allen and Matt Ioannidis stuffing the run over and over and over. And I saw Dunbar have a better game than Breeland ever had in his entire career.

Hop on the bandwagon before it pulls too far out of the gate. This year we go back on the map. HTTR[/quote]

I can't remember a game during which the Skins controlled the LOS on both sides of the ball like Sunday... Okay it's only the Cards but it felt like we were a tough team playing smashmouth football. Crashing 20 yards run when then knew we were running the ball, and stuffing the run over and over...
Freakin' love it!

My 11-5 "kool aid" prediction could be more realistic than my 9-7 "realistic" prediction...