Will Haynesworth and Dockery be worth 3 wins?

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Originally Posted by skinsfan242

You have to remember the fact we now have an expierenced coach equals one more win.
The whole team running the same system one more win.
AH, Dockery, and second year receivers equal 1 more win.

It is not just one thing it is a multiple of things.

Well, two of those things aren't reasons that the team would win more.

In the NFL, coaches represent a neutral entity. You can make the argument that we'll win one more game this year because of improved coaching, but you also have to be out on the limb that Zorn and Co. made so many terrible decisions last year that they were chiefly responsible for 1.0 losses in 2008. That would be a really, historically bad season, maybe up there with 2001 Morningweg, or an average season from Bruce Coslet.

Basically, I'm saying there's no reason to expect noticeable improvement due to Zorn, because Zorn's inexperience wasn't a reason we lost last year. It just sort of was.

BTW, even given the above, you can't say that the familiarity with the system equals another win. 1) Same issue as above. Did we make so many mistakes by not knowing the plays that we lost a game solely because of it? Doubt it. 2) If you weren't trying to point out that the lack of familiarity with the system was a result of Zorn's inexperience, what exactly were you saying in the first point.

I think you argued that Zorn's experience with the players should be worth a win, and then the players expereince with Zorn is worth another win. Um, what?

The rest of your post I agree with. The current Washington Redskins are about one win better than they were in 2008 thanks to Haynesworth and Dockery AND the expected development of the receivers, minus no Jason Taylor, no Marcus Washington, and no Shawn Springs.