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JoeRedskin · 12-06-2005, 11:09 AM

STOP! BEFORE READING ANY FURTHER, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR "REDSKINS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS" FANTASY HELMETS. Haven't we ALL played the game of "if we win these games and XXX loses these games - We will be in!!" long enough???

34 people (when I voted) said that we are better than our record. Damn it. Hard schedule, soft schedule doesn't matter. It is nice that people back their arguments with facts (i.e. the strength of schedule stats) but here are the facts that trump all others - Wins matter. Right now we have six. If we win next week, we will have seven.

Last year we convinced ourselves we were good enough to be in the play-offs practically to the last couple weeks - If we were mathmatically alive, then, by God, we should make it 'cause we so much better then our record.

Well folks, we are not better than our record. We ARE our record. I am tired of trying to convince myself that this is a playoff team. Until they prove it, by winning the games they need to win (not just that their supposed to win), I am avoiding the "P" word.

As I have said in another post - I intend to enjoy the last few weeks of the season b/c this team, for the first time in a long time, is playing and acting like a TEAM both on and, apparently, off the field. Unlike Spurrier's teams, they don't quit and I don't expect them to quit EVEN IF we are eliminated from the playoffs earlier than the last couple of games. I would love to see them sweep the remaing division games but for now, I just want a win, and a good solid game, over Arizona. We have won just two away games this year, and, since opening 3-0, have not won two in a row. ANY expectations beyond the sure and certain hope of a victory over Arizona, in Arizona, are simply premature and unwarranted delusions of granduer.

I will now stop channelling SportsCrumudgeon.

Go 'Skins beat the Cardinals.

12-06-2005, 11:09 AM	#19
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 63 Posts: 10,401	Re: Redskins' Strength of Schedule: We Are A Decent Team STOP! BEFORE READING ANY FURTHER, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR "REDSKINS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS" FANTASY HELMETS. Haven't we ALL played the game of "if we win these games and XXX loses these games - We will be in!!" long enough??? 34 people (when I voted) said that we are better than our record. Damn it. Hard schedule, soft schedule doesn't matter. It is nice that people back their arguments with facts (i.e. the strength of schedule stats) but here are the facts that trump all others - Wins matter. Right now we have six. If we win next week, we will have seven. Last year we convinced ourselves we were good enough to be in the play-offs practically to the last couple weeks - If we were mathmatically alive, then, by God, we should make it 'cause we so much better then our record. Well folks, we are not better than our record. We ARE our record. I am tired of trying to convince myself that this is a playoff team. Until they prove it, by winning the games they need to win (not just that their supposed to win), I am avoiding the "P" word. As I have said in another post - I intend to enjoy the last few weeks of the season b/c this team, for the first time in a long time, is playing and acting like a TEAM both on and, apparently, off the field. Unlike Spurrier's teams, they don't quit and I don't expect them to quit EVEN IF we are eliminated from the playoffs earlier than the last couple of games. I would love to see them sweep the remaing division games but for now, I just want a win, and a good solid game, over Arizona. We have won just two away games this year, and, since opening 3-0, have not won two in a row. ANY expectations beyond the sure and certain hope of a victory over Arizona, in Arizona, are simply premature and unwarranted delusions of granduer. I will now stop channelling SportsCrumudgeon. Go 'Skins beat the Cardinals.