This Skins Stat Says A Lot About Us

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

When was the last time we blew someone out? I mean just thoroughly kicked their ass without hanging on to the edge of our seats at the end of a game? Having some of those would make me feel better about really being competitive.

Good point. That has not happened in a long time. The ability to string together a couple of good games where the outcome is not really in doubt is the mark of a team that is good. Always being "so close" is the mark of a team that is just not good. There is no mistaking us for one of the better teams in the league, and there is a reason for that. Its because we are not one, even with RG3.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

When was the last time we blew someone out? I mean just thoroughly kicked their ass without hanging on to the edge of our seats at the end of a game? Having some of those would make me feel better about really being competitive.

Good question. Define blowout? By more than two TDs? By more than 3 TDs? Ill say when I went through this stat season by season, we beat Detroit one year 55-14. Another year we beat San Fran 52-7. We beat the rams a few years ago 33-16...is that a blowout in your opinion?

[SCRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Good question. Define blowout? By more than two TDs? By more than 3 TDs? Ill say when I went through this stat season by season, we beat Detroit one year 55-14. Another year we beat San Fran 52-7. We beat the rams a few years ago 33-16...is that a blowout in your opinion?

For the Skins a blowout would be having 2 minutes left in the game and the fans don't even think about how we might be able to give the game away... Can't remember one of those.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Good question. Define blowout? By more than two TDs? By more than 3 TDs? Ill say when I went through this stat season by season, we beat Detroit one year 55-14. Another year we beat San Fran 52-7. We beat the rams a few years ago 33-16...is that a blowout in your opinion?

Well hell Cult we've been to 5 SB's and won 3. I know we've had some blowouts. But how often in the last few years have we had 2-3-4 game winning streaks where the game was pretty much over with 4-5 minutes to go? If anything we've been competitive losers. That doesn't help a whole hell of a lot at the end of the year. And some of those scores were probably late scores that made the game look closer than they really were. I ain't here to kiss my sister. I want some frikking W's.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Well hell Cult we've been to 5 SB's and won 3. I know we've had some blowouts. But how often in the last few years have we had 2-3-4 game winning streaks where the game was pretty much over with 4-5 minutes to go? If anything we've been competitive losers. That doesn't help a whole hell of a lot at the end of the year. And some of those scores were probably late scores that made the game look closer than they really were. I ain't here to kiss my sister. I want some frikking W's.

I'm not doing this since the dawn of the redskins. This stat I've done for the past ten years. No one cares about blowouts or close games in our Super Bowl years because we were winning then. Translation; when you when everyone's happy and no one gives a .... When your losing, people want to see why. Here's a why. We can't finish or complete games and were the worst in the league at that. And I'll kiss your sister for you if she's attractive.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

We can't finish or complete games and were the worst in the league at that.

Thats the difference between being an NFL coach, a good coach, and a great coach.

A good one wins more than he loses, a great one wins the majority of close games.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

I'm not doing this since the dawn of the redskins. This stat I've done for the past ten years. No one cares about blowouts or close games in our Super Bowl years because we were winning then. Translation; when you when everyone's happy and no one gives a .... When your losing, people want to see why. Here's a why. We can't finish or complete games and were the worst in the league at that. And I'll kiss your sister for you if she's attractive.

So we're the worse at finishing or completing games? It's pretty hard for me to find a positive in that. I guess it's better than getting blown out all the time but as mredskin just wrote...there aren't that many blowouts anyway. Good teams find ways to win...bad teams don't. It's as simple as that. We get a lead but know in our hearts it's not over because we have a history of allowing teams to come back and beat us. I appreciate your optimism and I would honestly be the last person to ask about my sister. Personally I would rather kiss my Jack Russell.

[kct1975]

From my memory...the last time was when Steve Spurrier was the Redskins coach.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by kct1975

From my memory...the last time was when Steve Spurrier was the Redskins coach.

Your memory is pretty hazy

[Ruhskins]

Good teams blowout bad teams and have somewhat consistent decisive victories. We are not a good team, even with RG3 at the helm. I hope that with RG3's development and an influx of talent, this will change.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Good teams blowout bad teams and have somewhat consistent decisive victories. We are not a good team, even with RG3 at the helm. I hope that with RG3's development and an influx of talent, this will change.

Our team isn't defined yet. This season is far from over. We could just be a good team playing bad football. We just need to play good football. Despite what's happened so far this season, this Redskins team still has a chance to redefine itself and play better football down the stretch. I'm still optimistic about the Redskins chances of winning the division and making the playoffs. I know we can accomplish this.

[That Guy]

55-20. wow. i wonder if they beat the spread on that...

[scowan]

Me and a friend of mine who is a big Skins fan like me have been watching the Skins together for just about that same time frame, 10 years and we always say this team "takes years off your life". We are always close and lose, therefore making us go gray! I'm 43 years old but I am probably 63 in Skins years! I've lost 20 years of my life watching this team break my heart in the 4th QTR.

[mredskins]

There really is not a lot of blow outs in the NFL. Most games are relatively close.

This article does a good job explaining it. Basically good teams find a way to win in the NFL; it is not the margin of victory that determines they are good but the victory itself.

Statistical tour de douche: history of the NFL elite

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by mredskins

There really is not a lot of blow outs in the NFL. Most games are relatively close.

This article does a good job explaining it. Basically good teams find a way to win in the NFL; it is not the margin of victory that determines they are good but the victory itself.

Statistical tour de douche: history of the NFL elite

Thank you. All this stat illustrates is how competitive the NFL is -- where one of the lesser teams (us) manages to keep a lot of games interesting.