Things to watch tonight

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

3) The starters likely won't play much, but of course we'll be looking for continued improvement as we gear up for September 11th. The offense has gone up against some of the tougher defenses in the league so far, does anyone realize the Skins offense is ranked #2 overall in the league in total yards so far? Yeah it's only the preseason, but it's funny how we haven't heard anything about that in the media. Instead all we hear about is how horrible we're gonna be, how much turmoil we had this offseason (yet training camp has been very quiet). I really have a feeling the rest of the league is in for a surprise this season. Last chance for the non-believers to hop on the Gibbs bandwagon!

Great point. This is a perfect example of why the media is so often surprised by teams that seemingly come out of nowhere each year in the NFL. They never take the time to scrutinize and analyze what's happening in the preseason. The preseason DOES mean a lot if you look at it in the right light. It's not the W/Ls that matter.

The media loves to just take a quick review of last year's performance, take a quick look at the offseason personnel moves, and project season performance based on that. What a joke. That's like saying coaches and players who are holdovers from the previous season cannot possibly improve themselves.

I'm getting supremely confident in our ability to play top-notch football. The only thing that can stop us will be ourselves. The only question is, can we take care of the football?