Skins vs Saints predictions

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by iamsrk

first quarter rg3 finds the going tough. saints lead 14-0, then rg3 gets injured in 2nd quarter, cousins comes in and throws an interception after getting sacked twice. and then grossman comes in and leads the skins to a 27-24 victory.

I'd punch you in the mouth if I could.
- Bobby Valentine

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by iamsrk

first quarter rg3 finds the going tough. saints lead 14-0, then rg3 gets injured in 2nd quarter, cousins comes in and throws an interception after getting sacked twice. and then grossman comes in and leads the skins to a 27-24 victory.

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

That would be an extremely insane scenario of events. But Cousins is 3rd string, and he would be subbing for Grossman, not the other way around.

What a maroon.

That's okay, Rex's mom. I love your positive outlook on our fortunes for this season.

[CultBrennan59]

Does the saints best WR play on sunday? Right now its not looking great for Marques Colston, but he does have 3 days to get healthy.

[REDSKINS4ever]

New Orleans Saints will pound Robert Griffin III, plus upset picks - NFL.com

Somebody from NFL.com wrote this disrespectful article so I'm posting the link here. I hope the entire Redskins team from the coaches to the players are have gotten the opportunity to read this garbage. I hope the Redskins smash the Saints!!!!

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

New Orleans Saints will pound Robert Griffin III, plus upset picks - NFL.com

Somebody from NFL.com wrote this disrespectful article so I'm posting the link here. I hope the entire Redskins team from the coaches to the players are have gotten the opportunity to read this garbage. I hope the Redskins smash the Saints!!!!

WTF?

No team in the NFL needs the season to start as much as the Saints. They are hot. They are angry. Every single player, every single resident of the state believes they were wronged by Roger Goodell and the NFL with the "Bountygate" suspensions. Sean Payton won't coach a game this year and can't communicate with the team. Goodell successfully ended bounties forever in the NFL with the penalty. The Saints don't see it that way. Heck, there was a "Free Sean Payton" banner flying over MetLife Stadium for the NFL Kickoff game on Wednesday night.

1. The Skins don't need the season to start to prove the RG3 naysayers wrong.
2. The Skins are not angry? I guess Roger Goodell didn't take away $36 mill in CAP space from the Skins.
3. Payton may not be coaching the team, but deep down I get the feeling there is some form of communication that we don't know about is happening.
4. The writer might feel that the NFL thinks they have solved the problem and that the Saints might not see it that way and might want to in act revenge but.... I can't think of any other team who will be under more scrutiny with their play then the Saints. I'm sure Goodell will be keeping an eye on any injured players that come from playing them.

Jon Vilma won't play a down on Sunday -- or, at this point, the rest of the season. General manager Mickey Loomis won't be found near the game, serving an eight-game suspension. Joe Vitt is the interim coach, but he's beginning a six-game suspension of his own. So, enter Aaron Kromer as the interim to the interim. The built-up anger will give this game a playoff feel. The Saints need to hit someone. RG could easily stand for Roger Goodell as the Saints see it.

All the other stuff in the paragraph was fluff, the fact that they are bringing in an interim to the interim screams of Rookie HC not being totally prepared to take on a team that beat the SB Giants twice last year.

By the way, New Orleans is good and vastly superior to the Redskins.

I don't see the vastly superior part. Weren't we winning the game against them until they had a stroke of luck and won the game?

I don't want to pooh-pooh the importance of Payton, a great play caller who seemingly shares a brain and a feel for the game with Brees. Payton will be missed. But Brees is a star. He will be out to prove he can still dominate sans Payton.

What we don't know is how much say Brees had in the play calling before. If he never partook in deciding what play should be next Brees might just flub this up.

Pete Carmichael Jr. will call the plays this year. You can bet he will do his best Payton impression and be super aggressive,

This X10. I'm banking on the guy being too aggressive and mistakes will be made.

Clearly the writer is just a tiny bit biased and is a Saints fan. To bad NFL.com couldn't pick a better writer or one less biased.

[Mechanix544]

Ive seen something similar to that article on the ticker while playing madden 13 on ps3. Some reporter or "insider" says that the saints are going to dominate the skins, and their trumped up defense is going to make RG3 completely miserable in his first outing.

Im sure the same was said about Newton last year. Its about time for us to prove the critics wrong. I am looking for a legitimate statement win this weekend.

And btw, whoever said the saints are dropping a 40+ spot on us are smoking some good shiza. Not gonna happen.

[MTK]

Who are the RG3 naysayers?

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Who are the RG3 naysayers?

Well ok not so much a naysayer but clearly a writer who thinks RG3 won't be able to mount any form of offense to win the game and will get punished for all the Saints had to go through.

Lets forget that the Redskins had a decent D last year and was able to stuff the run pretty good all year. Yes the Skins got picked apart in the secondary but hopefully with a better front line which can create even more pressure and the few tweeks made to the secondary and a new DB coach maybe the Skins are able to keep the Saints scoring down.

and lets not forget the team .... with Grossman only got blown out like twice and the rest of the games were all with in 3-7 points. One less INT, one more score could be the difference. and thats where all the questions lie. Can RG3 provide that one less INT or one more score in the red zone?

I know the teams stats don't really show it but I think most of us here can atleast admit this team has slightly improved each year. From having no running game the first year to having a half decent run game last year with a mediocre pass game, and now with a young, fast, strong armed, and accurate QB this team might.... just might be better then everyone thinks and might be able to steal a game from the Saints.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Well ok not so much a naysayer but clearly a writer who thinks RG3 won't be able to mount any form of offense to win the game and will get punished for all the Saints had to go through.

Lets forget that the Redskins had a decent D last year and was able to stuff the run pretty good all year. Yes the Skins got picked apart in the secondary but hopefully with a better front line which can create even more pressure and the few tweeks made to the secondary and a new DB coach maybe the Skins are able to keep the Saints scoring down.

and lets not forget the team .... with Grossman only got blown out like twice and the rest of the games were all with in 3-7 points. One less INT, one more score could be the difference. and thats where all the questions lie. Can RG3 provide that one less INT or one more score in the red zone?

I know the teams stats don't really show it but I think most of us here can atleast admit this team has slightly improved each year. From having no running game the first year to having a half decent run game last year with a mediocre pass game, and now with a young, fast, strong armed, and accurate QB this team might.... just might be better then everyone thinks and might be able to steal a game from the Saints.

Don't misinterpret. I love RG3. I think he's going to have a great rookie season and become entrenched as a star in Washington, D.C., with his play, leadership and personality. He's just walking into a hornet's nest Sunday at the Superdome.

He clearly likes RG3, he just doesn't like the Skins chances in this one, and frankly I can see his point about the Saints wanting to come out and unleash hell on the league. In the end it's just one person's opinion. Nothing to get too upset over.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Who are the RG3 naysayers?

I'm guessing it's a horse and it's neighsayer, but the heavy Cajun accent just makes it sound that way.

That prediction on NFLNetwork was far too 'Saints positive'. Brees is going to wonder when all those Redskins defenders are coming from, until his replacement comes in.

[44Deezel]

This one has the feel of the drubbing we took from the Patriots in the Gibbs 2.0 era, BUT the line has dropped to 7, even with Merriwether missing the game. Vegas knows something. I know there are no moral victories, but if the Skins cover the spread, I'd feel pretty good about their chances the rest of the way.

[SFREDSKIN]

Redskins history vs Saints and Drew Brees:

12/17/2006 @ NO skins win 16-10
9/14/2008 in Wash skins win 29-24
12/6/2009 in Wash skins lose 33-30

The moral of the story is that it will be a close game, with the skins winning it.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by 44Deezel

This one has the feel of the drubbing we took from the Patriots in the Gibbs 2.0 era, BUT the line has dropped to 7, even with Merriwether missing the game. Vegas knows something. I know there are no moral victories, but if the Skins cover the spread, I'd feel pretty good about their chances the rest of the way.

money has obviously come in on the Skins and that's why it's so low. it opened at 10.

[skinsfaninok]

I really wouldn't be surprised to see us win Sunday, we match up well with that horrible defense they have but.... I think brees and co. Are to good at home

27-23 saints

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Redskins history vs Saints and Drew Brees:

12/17/2006 @ NO skins win 16-10
9/14/2008 in Wash skins win 29-24
12/6/2009 in Wash skins lose 33-30

The moral of the story is that it will be a close game, with the skins winning it.

And actually should be 3-0 if it wasn't for that crazy meachem td