Is excitement enough in 2012?

[WillH]

If we bomb completely and RG3 shows no potential or improvement, than I will be suicidal.

If we completely bomb this year because of RG3's inexperience, but we see steady improvement in his game, and sparks of the brilliance we expect in him than I will be marginally satisfied.

If we go .500 and RG3 shows no improvement, I will be severely depressed,

If we go .500 and RG3 shows improvement, and sparks of greatness I will be extremely happy.

Anything above that, and I sell my car for season tickets. Hail!

[tc2deuce]

Just remember that the transition to the NFL game does take time so do not expect unrealistic results in RGIII's first campaign.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by tc2deuce

Just remember that the transition to the NFL game does take time so do not expect unrealistic results in RGIII's first campaign.

...but then you start thinking: Cincy had great results during Dalton's rookie campaign. Even Carolina without the results was a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

[skinster]

I honestly don't care how many wins we have. What I'm looking for this year is our young talent improving. People I'm not interested in this year are Moss, Cooley, Hall, and Fletcher. Everyone else I'm looking for improvement in their play.

[Daseal]

I see us as a 6-8 win team this year. While RG3 shows great promise, most rookie QBs still have negative TD/INT ratios. We have relatively unknown commodities at WR. We have some injury prone players.

I'm excited to see our front 7 on defense and our upgraded offense. That said, I think we'll see signs of improvement - which should save everyone's job. Give Griff and the new WRs time to pick up the scheme and get used to each other.

I'm excited for the potential, but realistic with results. Anything can happen, but I don't see us being a good team. I think we got some gifts with the schedule.

[The Dull Roar]

If people start questioning the aquisition of RGIII anytime before the bye week barring worse than Grossman like play, I think my head might explode.

[irish]

The Skins arent very entertaining to watch lately so anything that adds some excitement will be good but that excitement will only last so long, improvement is definitely a must.

[SmootSmack]

Nothing is more exciting than winning

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Nothing is more exciting than winning

My thoughts exactly. Winning cures all ills.

[Chico23231]

if the offense struggles and our loses are in the double digits, Snyder will give Shanny the ultimatum either fire Kyle or both of you are leaving. Kyle's got so much to prove this year its not funny.

excitement is not enough this year

[tc2deuce]

Cam just had nice numbers and Dalton was an exception to the rule.
Look at the first seasons of top 10 drafted QBs and you can get the picture. I am excited and expecting great results but I am prepping for some growing pains.

[ashvirtually]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

if the offense struggles and our loses are in the double digits, Snyder will give Shanny the ultimatum either fire Kyle or both of you are leaving. Kyle's got so much to prove this year its not funny.

excitement is not enough this year

I hold the opinion that no matter what happens with this season, Snyder is going to invite RGIII to his home at the end of it and is going to ask him very bluntly if he thinks Mike and Kyle's system plays to his strengths or not. He's going to ask Mr. Griffin if he honestly feels he can be a success in it.

If he says yes, they will be here 2013-1014.

If he says no, they're gone ... or at the least there will be an ultimatum; i.e., your boy goes and you get a new OC in here or you both go.

It's as simple as that, IMO, unless we went to the Superbowl. Snyder isn't going to let Mike and Kyle ruin RGIII. He gave up a lot to get him and I think he knows it's in the organization's best interests to do everything to make sure he succeeds, and if Mike and Kyle gotta go for that to happen, then they gotta go...

[firstdown]

Playoffs, anything less then that is a disappointment.

[firstdown]

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[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Playoffs, anything less then that is a disappointment.

I am pretty sure that yours' was a sarcastic comment, but just to follow up. The NFC East is going to beat itself up this coming year, just like it always does. Both the Eagles and Cowboys have made good moves this offseason, addressing their team needs with multiple talented players. I obviously think we have too. Hard to say exactly what we need to see in terms of win/loss, but what I really want to see, in order to not be on the fire KS bandwagon, is an up tempo, full fledged attack offense, with a solid 2 minute drill. Griffin certainly knows how to move at a fast pace, cardio won't be an issue, so if we are slow as molasses in those moments, I will be looking at OC first with an unpleasant eye.