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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

.....I have fluctuated a little on Gruden, but what I think we have been seeing is a coach who has been guiding his team in a slow positive manner.... and that a LOT of the changes and points of emphasis are just now coming to fruition.

I still have serious doubts about ole Grudes. The playcalling mix was much better against the Bills then any point this season. There was an upredictability on 1st down that certainly helped the run game and he DY was on the field more. Hopefully he can maintain that over the rest of the season.

I think sharper coaches identify and correct some of the issues much, much quicker. I'm not sure Jay has really even fixed the run game, hopefully the Bills game playcalling wasn't a aberration like the Rams game.

As someone else pointed out, we don't see the back room leaks of old, we see everyone buying in, and the teammates on the field sticking up for one another, both offense and defense. It should give Skins fans a lot of hope going forward, because these are the structural changes that we have all been longing to see since DS fired Marty.

I agree with a lot of what you say here. But don't give Jay credit for controlling the leaks because in most franchises not having leaks is the norm. And the previous leaks he was a part of.

It's still precarious though, 2 losses to Philly and Dallas and the off season has an entirely different feel. Either way though we have a successful first year of the rebuild.

Depends on how they play. If everything holds up (Kirk plays well, defense is decent) this team is still about a couple of drafts early for contention.

And even though Jay himself destabilized the QB position in year 1; regardless of what happen this season (W/L) it can be viewed as a success because moving forward there is stability to the QB position.

With all that being said it sure would be nice to take advantage of this gift of crappy NFC East though. Its a good sign to be able win while you re-tool.