Are we the Detroit Lions?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The Skins haven't been an elite team in quite some time, but they certainly haven't been quite as bad as the Detroits and Arizonas of the NFL world. Last time I checked neither of those teams made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons.

Or 2 of the last 15...

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Or 2 of the last 15...

Actually that would be 3 of 15.

But hey why stop there, let's just keep going back 20 years, 25 years, hell even 50 years.

[GusFrerotte]

No as a Skins fan stuck in Detroit, we are not the Lions yet, but the events that have transpired in the last several weeks have me worried that we may be heading in that direction. We played inspired ball for 4 weeks this season, but came up short against a better team in Seattle. The emotion of losing ST let the guys play above themselves til the big dance started, where real good teams shine. If the state of the NFC wasn't so bad, we would have stayed home this season. Hiring assistants before hiring the HC will only make sense if Snyder and the FO already have their man. If not, you are putting the new HC in a box by not letting him pick his own crew and letting open the distinct possiblity that he doesn't gel with his staff. I hope that Snyder already having his man is the case, or this might be another messed up post Gibbs era. Should have kept Marty maybe.

[QBall]

Who really cares what "the rest of the league" is saying?

We made the playoffs and are in good shape for another run. Imagine being a Ravens fan or Bengals or Miami? We're in great shape!