Redskins vs. Seahawks Pregame Thread

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

Seahawks have a ton of talent, but just like a lot of teams, they are an injury or two away from big trouble. RW is a really smart QB.

An injury to Marshawn Lynch would make a difference I would imagine.

[SirLK26]

I bet Cousins plays a lot better than last week, with so much more time to get ready. His tendency to over-prepare and the short week leading up the Giants game obviously didn't go well together.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

I bet Cousins plays a lot better than last week, with so much more time to get ready. His tendency to over-prepare and the short week leading up the Giants game obviously didn't go well together.

It's pretty hard to play worse than an ostrich with its head in the sand. Cousins is panicky bastard so don't hold your breath...just hope he isn't koba ugly.

[Dirtbag59]

Trent Williams: Seahawks aren't 'unstoppable,' Redskins can win - CBSSports.com

The Seahawks are heavy favorites (-7.5) for their Week 5 venture to the East Coast, a Monday night matchup in Washington against the Redskins. Just about everyone is picking Seattle and with good reason(s): Seattle's coming off a bye, the Seahawks are a good football team and Washington was annihilated last Thursday.

Washington tackle Trent Williams would like people to simmer down on going all-in on the Seahawks and believes the Redskins can win, mainly because the Seahawks are "not robots."

"Can we beat them? Yeah,” Williams said. “At the end of the day, they're not robots. They're human beings and nobody's perfect. Nobody plays perfect every Sunday. They have been beaten before. It's not like they're unstoppable. They're a great team, no doubt about it, but anything is possible in the NFL."

This is actually a really great point: typically whatever we think will happen in the NFL is the polar opposite of what actually does happen.

An inability to remove recent bias when evaluating the NFL is about the worst thing you can do. Great example: the Redskins. Kirk Cousins looked like a franchise quarterback against the Eagles in Week 3 and then looked like a undrafted free agent against the Giants in Week 4.

So, um, what happened last week?

“I think just coming off of a hard-played game where we went up to Philly, gave it all for 81 snaps and came up three snaps short, to lose a captain of the defense in DeAngelo [Hall] like we did, it's tough, and to have a quick turnaround against a divisional opponent," Williams said. "It was extremely difficult and I think guys kind of took it for granted. I don't think we put forth our best efforts on Thursday. …

"I think they kind of figured that all we had to do was show up and we'd get that same effort."

Williams also said the level of desperation is "rising" but "not at an all-time high desperate level," which is a little surprising for a team that's 1-3 (with one win over the Jaguars), reeling off an ugly loss (and two division losses) and waiting to host the defending champs on Monday night.

[tc2deuce]

we lose by 30

[REDSKINS4ever]

The Redskins can win this game. Seattle has a great team but they can be beaten as the Chargers proved....the Redskins just have to play their game and limit mistakes.

[Skins4L]

at least everyone not so angry anymore on the forums.

were so underdogged out its insane. mnf. ah man. BUT i can at the same time see this group pull an upset. If we lose you just rank on these guys week in and week out. When i lose in something i dont like someone ragging on me for a week. Leave it be. Well get some dubs.

[Skins4L]

and p.s. Kirks not Rivers. DONNOT give that scum Sherman anything for FREE. Let him earn it in his little cover 2 zone that phony. If we line up Aldrick on his side thats who hes covering he doesnt move, hes not gonna follow Garcon or DiJax. hes gonna stay right there. i say we run morris at his side and let em lower his head at sherman then take some shots n expose him.

such a phony im worried more about Earl, Kam, Bobby. screw sherman. beat seattle! rant over sorry.

[CRedskinsRule]

Really is a big test of Gruden's coaching. Devastating loss, 10 days to use as he decides, prep for another big game. I know we are the underdogs, but it's at home, and Seattle is making the cross country trip, and they aren't the "unbeatable" team they were last year.

I hope we win, koolaid being pumped in intravenously but still the best I can say is we win a squeaker.

if it's a blowout, Gruden will have a lot less wiggle room the rest of the year, and Griffin will be on the fast track to being back.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Really is a big test of Gruden's coaching. Devastating loss, 10 days to use as he decides, prep for another big game. I know we are the underdogs, but it's at home, and Seattle is making the cross country trip, and they aren't the "unbeatable" team they were last year.

I hope we win, koolaid being pumped in intravenously but still the best I can say is we win a squeaker.

if it's a blowout, Gruden will have a lot less wiggle room the rest of the year, and Griffin will be on the fast track to being back.

I am trying to find comfort in the facts. They are the same team if not better. If you do the right things you can beat them but one of their biggest advantages over other teams is their ability to adjust at halftime. Oh and the fact that they are 8-0 on Monday night games over the last 10 seasons waters down the cool-aid and mask rectal bleeding.


Hail to the Redskins!!!

[skinsguy]

I think they should reverse-flex this game to Sunday afternoon so I don't have to worry about staying up late on Monday night.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

I think they should reverse-flex this game to Sunday afternoon so I don't have to worry about staying up late on Monday night.

I will probably start watching the game, like an idiot. But I doubt I will have too much trouble finding something else to watch or do in a half hour after the game starts.

[Lotus]

I never turn off the game, no matter how bad the beating. I am a fan, I want to see even the train wrecks. Even if it means next-day grogginess from a night game.

I often wish I could watch games in, say, June, but I can't. To me, this means that when games ARE on, I should be watching, no matter how bad we look.

[SouperMeister]

I cringe whenever the Skins get a primetime game. The team seems to save their most uninspired work for the entire nation to poke fun at.

[spAtt]

I hope Seattle isn't playing this song at half time Monday night..lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGbqGkS1c2w