OK..BYE's are over: Time to keep track of our Playoff hopes thread

[aceinthehouse]

Originally Posted by Big C

mooby, its still nice to have a rooting guide. thanks for providing this ace.

Absolutely Big C!

[skinsfaninok]

Our only hope is to win the East..
Saints
Falcons
Packers
Bears
Seahawks
are all in IMO.

Bears will get the 6th seed at 9-7
TB will finish 8-8.

I dont see Chicago finishing any worse than 9-7, their D is too good and they will beat Detroit and Minnesota.

Seattle will get in by default which is a damn joke, 8 wins may win that division Hell maybe even 7.

We basically have to win out or go 5-1 the rest of the way to win the East.

Our losses to STL and DET will come back to haunt us

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Our only hope is to win the East..
Saints
Falcons
Packers
Bears
Seahawks
are all in IMO.

Bears will get the 6th seed at 9-7
TB will finish 8-8.

I dont see Chicago finishing any worse than 9-7, their D is too good and they will beat Detroit and Minnesota.

Seattle will get in by default which is a damn joke, 8 wins may win that division Hell maybe even 7.

We basically have to win out or go 5-1 the rest of the way to win the East.

Our losses to STL and DET will come back to haunt us

So in your scenario, we also need to finish 9-7 and will win the head to head tiebreak vs. the Bears. I know it's still way too early to be considering all of the formulas but I don't think 2 losses will doom us.

[GusFrerotte]

One game at a time like Smooty said, and don't get your hopes up. 8 teams currently have a better record than usTB, GB, ATL, Chi, NO,Philly, NY, and the NFC West champ)

TB: Young, exciting team that is playing with a "let's show them" type attitude. Can fall down the stretch if Freeman and Blount get hurt, but their defense is solid also. This is a definite must win if we are a playoff team

GB: Too powerful all around to fall from grace, unless they get decimated in the next month.

ATL: ANother loaded team that is relatively young. Killer schedule might hamper them, but if they prevail against the Pack I am all in with them getting the first round bye.

Chi: Great D, decent O line and running game, but stuck with a bipolar passing attack, that can hinder the running game. Too bad we couldn't play them.

Gmen: THis team is hurting in my opinion and we all know Eli is pretty erratic like Cutler. I can see us splitting the series with the Gmen and maybe sweeping them if we get Eli on two "off" days.

Philly: Might get beat up a bit in Chicago, but other than that they will be a 11-12 victory team. And seeing what they did to us on MNF, we simply can't touch that!!

NO: The defending champs aren't playing explosive ball as of late on offense, but they are winning regardless, and are still solid on both sides of the pigskin. NO or ATL will get a frist round bye.

NFC West Champ: It is a shame that the division winners are locked into the playoffs, because the Skins could win a rematch against the Rams and could beat down the Seahawks most Sundays.

[aceinthehouse]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

One game at a time like Smooty said, and don't get your hopes up. 8 teams currently have a better record than usTB, GB, ATL, Chi, NO,Philly, NY, and the NFC West champ)

TB: Young, exciting team that is playing with a "let's show them" type attitude. Can fall down the stretch if Freeman and Blount get hurt, but their defense is solid also. This is a definite must win if we are a playoff team (You're right...a must win game)

GB: Too powerful all around to fall from grace, unless they get decimated in the next month. (they are decimated....with injuries.) Not to mention their schedule is pretty tough. The Redskins have a great chance at catching Green Bay and we own the tiebreaker.

ATL: Another loaded team that is relatively young. Killer schedule might hamper them, but if they prevail against the Pack I am all in with them getting the first round bye. (mark in the book...they will make the Playoffs as a division winner or wildcard. They are so-so on the road...Matt Ryan and the falcons don't lose at home.I think he's 18-1 or something crazy at home..and guess who they play at home this weekend against...Packers

Chi: Great D, decent O line and running game, but stuck with a bipolar passing attack, that can hinder the running game. Too bad we couldn't play them. (Great Defense with an inconsistent offense and QB.) 3-0 in division will probably get them the division as well,but if they fall...they could miss it outright because we DID play them Gus and we own the tiebreaker on them.

Gmen: THis team is hurting in my opinion and we all know Eli is pretty erratic like Cutler. I can see us splitting the series with the Gmen and maybe sweeping them if we get Eli on two "off" days. (We better at least split the series with them..or we won't make the post season.) With the injuries they have and at the WR core...we might actually be able to sweep them. No more old Meadowlands where we always lost. Hopefully the new one,brings Redskins luck.

Philly: Might get beat up a bit in Chicago, but other than that they will be a 11-12 victory team. And seeing what they did to us on MNF, we simply can't touch that!! (Has Zero Defense!) Here are the scores they've allowed from week 1-12 in consecutive weekly order...27,32,3,17,24,17,37,24,28,17. Besides their lonely game where they allowed just 3 pt's against Jacksonville....their BEST defensive performance on points allowed this season is 17 points in a 3-way tie. 2 of those 3 games of the 17 points....they won the game.Only against the Redskins, where they only allowed 17..did they lose. Maybe not this week,maybe not next...maybe not till the championship game...but eventually,a bad defense will cost ya! Look at Vick and how Awesome that offense is.....Now Flip it over....that's how bad their defense is. If any team on their schedule even plays decent on Defense or learns to slow Vick down...Eagles are in trouble! The Redskins have statistically,the #32 last ranked defense in the NFL. As bad as ours may look....I would rather have ours,when you look at points allowed on a consistent basis.

NO: The defending champs aren't playing explosive ball as of late on offense, but they are winning regardless, and are still solid on both sides of the pigskin. NO or ATL will get a frist round bye. (Team is looking like the old team of last season now) Still the most dangerous team in th NFC imo...It would be nice if they don't have home field advantage this season as a division winner. They will be hard to beat.

NFC West Champ: It is a shame that the division winners are locked into the playoffs, because the Skins could win a rematch against the Rams and could beat down the Seahawks most Sundays. (It is a shame)...hopefully they are discussing a 7th playoff team in the Collective Bargaining agreement. Pretty sad that there might be an 8-8 or even 7-9 playoff team from the NFC West and a couple of dbl digit win teams sitting at home.

We have a good chance so far...
We just need to win and everything will fall in place.

[skinsfaninok]

I know trAdition is tradition but I think better records means better teams and that's how the playoffs should go down.

[skinsfan69]

Now....Can this silly ass thread be put to bed?

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Now....Can this silly ass thread be put to bed?

It should be. This team is not playoff caliber. Finishing .500 would be a significant accomplishment considering the shortage of talent on the offensive side of the ball. That we have an active thread complaining that Keiland Williams wasn't featured more today is Exhibit A.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

It should be. This team is not playoff caliber. Finishing .500 would be a significant accomplishment considering the shortage of talent on the offensive side of the ball. That we have an active thread complaining that Keiland Williams wasn't featured more today is Exhibit A.

I don't know how anyone would think we would make or deserve the playoffs after losing against the Lions AND the Rams (red flags right there), getting bent over by the Eagles, losing heartbreakers to the Texans and the Colts.. There's too much wrong with this team to have ever thought of the playoffs.

On a better note, we will end the season better than we did last year... Right? Right?

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I don't know how anyone would think we would make or deserve the playoffs after losing against the Lions AND the Rams (red flags right there), getting bent over by the Eagles, losing heartbreakers to the Texans and the Colts.. There's too much wrong with this team to have ever thought of the playoffs.

On a better note, we will end the season better than we did last year... Right? Right?

We got win #5 last week.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

It should be. This team is not playoff caliber. Finishing .500 would be a significant accomplishment considering the shortage of talent on the offensive side of the ball. That we have an active thread complaining that Keiland Williams wasn't featured more today is Exhibit A.

I think it can be put to bed now. The Gmen came back to take the jaguars and the Bucs are doing a pretty good job against the Ravens. They only gave up a 40+ yard FG thus far in Baltimore. ATL won a thriller in the Dome, and Chicago and Philly are neck and neck in Chitown, while we lost to a 41 year old QB and a team that is already out of the equation.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Now....Can this silly ass thread be put to bed?

This thread is not silly...nor is it an "ass thread".

Look on a Giants board for one of those.

[skinsfaninok]

We weren't a playoff team at the beginning of the season guys. It's just a fact. We don't have the talent right now. Are things better? Yes but still a yr away

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

We weren't a playoff team at the beginning of the season guys. It's just a fact. We don't have the talent right now. Are things better? Yes but still a yr away

As long as I can see a Redskins super bowl win in my lifetime, it'll be another check off of my "I can die happy" list, they can be a shitty team forever if they'll just let me have ONE.

Okay granted, there has been 2 wins in my lifetime, but I was 2 and 6.. I just need 1 more!

[mooby]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

As long as I can see a Redskins super bowl win in my lifetime, it'll be another check off of my "I can die happy" list, they can be a shitty team forever if they'll just let me have ONE.

Okay granted, there has been 2 wins in my lifetime, but I was 2 and 6.. I just need 1 more!

Yeah same here. I wasn't born yet in '88 when they won their 2nd, and I was 3 after the '91 season when they won their 3rd. I've never seen the Skins advance beyond the divisional round of the playoffs yet. All I want is to see at least one championship winning team in my lifetime.

And this thread can be shut down. Sorry Ace, I know the playoffs mean a lot to you, but at least this team is better than last year. We've already won 1 more game than last year and there's plenty of time left to win more. Maybe we'll be able to do playoffs next season if we continue to make this team better in the offseason.