It's F'ing Dallas week

[mredskins]

We have this same argument every year on this board.

Someone starts a thread about the up coming weeks game, people weigh in, god forbid you don't say the Skins win in a blow out; if you pick them to lose you are stripped of your Redskins Fan Card, regardless if you have been a fan since you were four.

Gets old, fast.

[aceinthehouse]

Originally Posted by mredskins

We have this same argument every year on this board.

Someone starts a thread about the up coming weeks game, people weigh in, god forbid you don't say the Skins win in a blow out; if you pick them to lose you are stripped of your Redskins Fan Card, regardless if you have been a fan since you were four.

Gets old, fast.

New here so maybe that's been the case on these boards in the past.

I personally don't fault you for predicting us to lose in a 17-10 and that's a very realistic and logical way of thinking imo....

And if we had Jason campbell,Jim Zorn and same staff,a 4-3 bend don't break have our CB 15 yards off the WR's....Portis and Betts and no improvement along the O-line....Moss and Randel El and company....

I would agree with you 100% Mredskins!

Actually...i would have us losing probably 24-7 or 24-10 or something like that.

My point?
People need to forget about last season...

Imagine we are an expansion team that added 13 pro bowlers on their roster with a franchise QB and a 2 time SB winning head coach with THE best opening week 1, 12-4 winning % in the league...

[irish]

Originally Posted by aceinthehouse

New here so maybe that's been the case on these boards in the past.

I personally don't fault you for predicting us to lose in a 17-10 and that's a very realistic and logical way of thinking imo....

And if we had Jason campbell,Jim Zorn and same staff,a 4-3 bend don't break have our CB 15 yards off the WR's....Portis and Betts and no improvement along the O-line....Moss and Randel El and company....

I would agree with you 100% Mredskins!

Actually...i would have us losing probably 24-7 or 24-10 or something like that.

My point?
People need to forget about last season...

Imagine we are an expansion team that added 13 pro bowlers on their roster with a franchise QB and a 2 time SB winning head coach with THE best opening week 1, 12-4 winning % in the league...

But you are still an expansion team and expansion teams dont do well. The Skins are much better than an expansion team, my problem is that the new QB hasnt had a chance to play in live action with the starters and to top it off he's hurt. I think the Skins might have had a better chance had DM played a traditional preseason but he didnt which is why I think they will struggle to score points in week 1.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by irish

But you are still an expansion team and expansion teams dont do well. The Skins are much better than an expansion team, my problem is that the new QB hasnt had a chance to play in live action with the starters and to top it off he's hurt. I think the Skins might have had a better chance had DM played a traditional preseason but he didnt which is why I think they will struggle to score points in week 1.

I don't think our Offense in general saw a lot of playing time. I believe that MS/KS really used pre-season to evaluate depth, and get a feel for what certain players could do. Maybe I am wrong, and this offense sputters about trying to find itself, but I think if that were the case we would have seen more planned and targeted play development. Instead we saw targeted player development. That goes for RBs WR's and OL groupings. MS/KS instill a lot of confidence in me that we are going to see an efficient organized attack, with our strengths (TE's, CP, and maybe Armstrong/Galloway) emphasized and our weaknesses (DT and Sanatana's tendencies to drop catchable passes, ineffective power runs) minimized except for the big play or necessary moments.

Having said that, I remember the opener with Gibbs/Saunders against the Vikings, our pre-season had been vanilla, and that first play everyone was shifting everywhere, but we still lost. So, I'll drink the kool-aid, but Sunday night the Skins better be tossing out the Real Thing!

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by mredskins

We have this same argument every year on this board.

Someone starts a thread about the up coming weeks game, people weigh in, god forbid you don't say the Skins win in a blow out; if you pick them to lose you are stripped of your Redskins Fan Card, regardless if you have been a fan since you were four.

Gets old, fast.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. By the logic of the people you speak of, if you don't predict the Skins to go 16-0 and win the Super Bowl in a shutout, well ... some fan you are.

You could extend that line of thinking even to people who are predicting a Skins victory, say a 17-10 win -- "What do you mean the Cowboys will score 10 points? What kind of fan are you ?!?"

By the way, Cowboys probably take this one -- something like 34-20. On offense, I feel like we'll be better. But defense is what really concerns me. We haven't stopped the run, and last year we had issues with the deep ball, with no significant upgrades in the secondary; unless you consider Philip Buchanon an upgrade.

This one could be ugly. But as usual, I hope I'm wrong.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mredskins

We have this same argument every year on this board.

Someone starts a thread about the up coming weeks game, people weigh in, god forbid you don't say the Skins win in a blow out; if you pick them to lose you are stripped of your Redskins Fan Card, regardless if you have been a fan since you were four.

Gets old, fast.

And on the flipside if you predict a big win, you get accused of drinking the kool-aid.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

And on the flipside if you predict a big win, you get accused of drinking the kool-aid.

Well unless you're playing against like... the Browns.. Nobody really expects at 52-7 blowout. That is kool-aid drinking.

[Longtimefan]

Could it be because the regular season is about to begin, or because it's Dallas week that Shanahan has taken time out to caution the local media in the art of discretion?

After reading Dan Steinberg's DC sports blog last night, Shanahan appears less than thrilled at the fact the local media takes the liberty to put in print, elements of team practices which he would rather not see revealed. His hints were about the reporting on personell groupings, team strategy and strategic planning.

I gather from this, Shanahan is not going to be as receptive to giving lengthly answers to media questions in a way simular to his predecessor, or in a way in which the locals have become accustomed.

[BDBohnzie]

SS - I'll go with TMC's regular answer: PAIN

First Week games are always crazy. Dallas has swagger, they always get up for a Skins game. Romo has many options to get the ball to between Witten, Austin, Williams, Bryant and Hurd, and their Cerberus backfield of Barber, Jones, and Choice get up for big games. Their O-Line is decent, but if Doug Free ends up seeing Haynesworth and Orakpo all afternoon, Romo will be running for his life. Dallas' defense is solid, with one of the best in the game in Ware.

The Skins are the wild card this year. New coach, new systems on both sides of the ball, new QB. The talking heads see a weakened running game with 2 old horses, and no receivers to get the ball to aside from Moss and Cooley. The defense has adjusted to the 3-4 well, and this style of defense will let Orakpo run wild.

I see the Skins win in a close one. Let's say 20-16.

[MTK]

Romo looked damn good in the preseason eh?

26/46 for 287 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 64.3 rating

Yeah that's sharp

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Romo looked damn good in the preseason eh?

26/46 for 287 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 64.3 rating

Yeah that's sharp

It never ceases to amaze me that when the Skins dont do much in preseason (especially under Gibbs) they are being vanilla as to not tip their hand but others who dont do much stink. I guess thats another benefit of kool-aid.

[RobH4413]

Two words.


Santana Moss.

Skins 27
Dallas 21

[Shanetrn1]

Redskins 6

Cowboys 7

1:00 PM ET, November 22, 2009
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX

we held them to a TD and got beat by a point... did we get 2 points better over the offseason??? IMO we will be very competitive and win a defensive battle Skins 16 - girls 10

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

It never ceases to amaze me that when the Skins dont do much in preseason (especially under Gibbs) they are being vanilla as to not tip their hand but others who dont do much stink. I guess thats another benefit of kool-aid.

Nothing to do with kool-aid, just pointing out I don't see what's damn good about what Romo did this preseason. If you can help me see it feel free.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Nothing to do with kool-aid, just pointing out I don't see what's damn good about what Romo did this preseason. If you can help me see it feel free.

He didnt do anything but he might have been being vanilla.