Springs out likely till week 2 or later...

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I get what you're saying about how we should make sure guys are healthy before playing them again, better to have them 100% than to see them be nagged by injury all year.

But I really don't like the line of thinking regarding the schedule being easy early on. In the NFL there is a very very fine line between winning and losing, and there isn't a single game on the schedule that can be taken lightly. If you don't bring it 110% against the Vikings, you lose. You have to get up for every single game, there is no taking it easy. There's no such thing as an easy 2-1 start in the NFL.

Very true. However, I have no doubts that we will give 110% every game, at least in September. And I truely believe things have a way of evening out. If Minnesota somehow upsets us Week 1, we just go take it out on Dallas the week after. Same 2-1.

If I was a gambling man, I would put this team at 2-1 after 3 weeks (barring some injury to Brunell or a prolonged recovery time to Portis).

As far as the Vikings go, they are being hit hard, not only by the injury bug, but by other circumstances (Such as Koren Robinson's arrest). It looks like we are going to be closer to 100% than they will be.

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Very true. However, I have no doubts that we will give 110% every game, at least in September. And I truely believe things have a way of evening out. If Minnesota somehow upsets us Week 1, we just go take it out on Dallas the week after. Same 2-1.

If I was a gambling man, I would put this team at 2-1 after 3 weeks (barring some injury to Brunell or a prolonged recovery time to Portis).

As far as the Vikings go, they are being hit hard, not only by the injury bug, but by other circumstances (Such as Koren Robinson's arrest). It looks like we are going to be closer to 100% than they will be.

I believe Redskins start 4-0. I'm not buying into all this naysayer shit. 4-0 baby. 4-0. Take it to the bank. Toughest game in the first five weeks is at NY. I think we KILL the pukes. Bleedso will be under such pressure he won't even get the ball to where Springs would be anyway, so it won't matter.
Dallas Sucks.

[Big C]

a loss to dallas early is bad tho because of division record. we dont want to start out 1 in the hole in the division. id expect kenny wright to start in his place, solid player.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Big C

a loss to dallas early is bad tho because of division record. we dont want to start out 1 in the hole in the division. id expect kenny wright to start in his place, solid player.

It's the worst thing for the tiebreaker, this is true. I'm projecting the final record at 13-3(+-2). I think a 13 win season in a division this strong would speak volumes. I don't see any other team better than 10-6. That gives us a large gap for error without tiebreakers coming into effect. UNless in just dead wrong. But we will see.

The catch is, as I said in my last burgundy army article, we need the bye to have serious playoff chances. So nothing less than 12-4 will cut it. (12-4 wins this divison, easy. No tiebreaker) I believe this is very doable. The key is to get to the bye week with one loss.

So what I'm saying when I say a loss to Dallas is OK, is that we have one to give in the first 7 games (this is not the way Gibbs is thinking about it, do not worry. its just a fans perspective), we will probably be playing w/o Springs, and maybe Portis, and it's the hardest matchup of the bunch.

No one here will be complaining about a Dallas loss if we were to begin 6-1.

[wilsowilso]

Move Sean Taylor to CB for the Dallas game and he can shadow TO all day. I'm not joking. We start 2-0 with or without Springs.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Move Sean Taylor to CB for the Dallas game and he can shadow TO all day. I'm not joking. We start 2-0 with or without Springs.

Seriously, it's somthing to think about. He has the speed but you'd have to play him man to man...but lets be honest, in man to man situations, the WR is going to win more often than not. I think its going to have to do alot more with the scheme we place on the Dallas offense more than anything. Could Preiloiu possibly play corner? I really like what i've seen from him.

[Moseley_in_the_snow]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Move Sean Taylor to CB for the Dallas game and he can shadow TO all day. I'm not joking. We start 2-0 with or without Springs.

Taylor probably won't play CB, but I'm sure he'll be hawking over T.O. regardless.
I agree about the 2-0 part. Our D-line is gonna be all over Bledsoe.
Go Skins!

[bridaman51]

he could play physical with T.O. We know T.O. dont like that. he aint tuff

[jamf]

Kenny Wright is aweful.

The ADE will be a breakout player of the year!!!!

[Ade Jimoh Fan Club]

Originally Posted by jamf

Kenny Wright is aweful.

The ADE will be a breakout player of the year!!!!

It's true! The Ade really came on last year at the end. He's arguable further along than Carlos Rogers right now.

The idea of putting Sean Taylor on TO is interesting though - it'd be a lot of fun to watch, for sure.

[MightyJoeGibbs]

Originally Posted by Ade Jimoh Fan Club

It's true! The Ade really came on last year at the end. He's arguable further along than Carlos Rogers right now.

The idea of putting Sean Taylor on TO is interesting though - it'd be a lot of fun to watch, for sure.

Holy Shhh I guess Ade fan clubs do exist. Huh?! Look at that.

[dmek25]

the idea of taylor at corner is a very interesting thought for 2 reasons. first, i think taylor could do it. and second, i like seeing preileau(sp?) on the field. always around the ball

[jamf]

Praylow( hey, thats how it sounds) played alot of corner when he was with the bills.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Honestly, I'd prefer that Taylor just give safety help over the top. Rather than get burned deep, I'd MUCH rather us give up shorter passes than have Pierson playing deep and Taylor at CB.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Taylor needs to stay at safety because it's easier for him to strike fear into the cold black hearts of both t.o. and terry glenn at the same time from that position.

Although, I hear glenn still has night-terrors about Taylor. That's the word on the streets.