The Skins Won't Win Another Game!

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I don't think anyone thinks the sky is falling. But we definitely regressed today and blew an opportunity AT HOME for what on paper should have been a victory.

If I had to put a positive spin on it, I'd say that's our big wake up call. We've tasted success and proved that we can play with anyone this season, but maybe this was the gut punch we needed.

Remember, it's not IF you get knocked down. That happens to everyone. It's how you respond to getting knocked down. Most of these guys played for Gibbs the last 4 seasons and have dealt with plenty of adversity.

All I have to say is Cleveland better watch out next week. I think we'll come out focused and PISSED OFF.

We have to practice and play hard every week. If some of the players did'nt realize that, maybe they do now. I'd hate to be the Browns next week.

[birdz4gibbs]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I don't think anyone thinks the sky is falling. But we definitely regressed today and blew an opportunity AT HOME for what on paper should have been a victory.

If I had to put a positive spin on it, I'd say that's our big wake up call. We've tasted success and proved that we can play with anyone this season, but maybe this was the gut punch we needed.

Remember, it's not IF you get knocked down. That happens to everyone. It's how you respond to getting knocked down. Most of these guys played for Gibbs the last 4 seasons and have dealt with plenty of adversity.

All I have to say is Cleveland better watch out next week. I think we'll come out focused and PISSED OFF.

it,s games like today that will tell us how this team will respond next week..

to sum it up today the skins weren,t in it from the start emotionally.they were careless and it showed throughout the game but this is only 1 game in a 16 game season...we will bounce back from this and respond with the confidence we have show these past 4 weeks prior to today..

on to cleveland..

[irish]

The Skins are still way ahead of the game. I never thought they were going to win all 3 of their next games and IMO this is a good wake-up call for the players to realize they may not be as good as they think they are. The Skins will win their next 2 and go 2/3 for this stretch and trhat isnt too bad.

[chrisl13]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Now that I've got your attention...

CHILL OUT

It's one game. Just like the Giants, Saints, Cards, Cowboys, and Eagles game were all just one game, respectively.

The team isn't as good as most of us thought 4 hours ago, and they're not as bad as what most of us are thinking right now.

Go do something outside on this beautiful Fall day (in the DC area).

On to the Browns. Go Skins!

That's my whole mentality. One game. We have a great record at 4-2 so just chill out. It's not like we have a losing record. The team played well aside from the turnovers so we have nothing to panic about. We just have to keep proving people wrong.

CHEER UP REDSKINS FANS!

[Bushead]

I like how Zorn takes the season: in quarter chunks. So the first quarter, the 'skins were 3-1. In the second quarter so far, the 'skins are 1-1. If they do the 3-1 ratio every quarter, they will be 12-4, and I'll take that ANY DAY.

[Beemnseven]

All right, hold on a second. Just as there are those who tend to overreact after a loss, there are those who overreact to the overreactors.

This is a Washington Redskins message board. That means that when they lose, -- grasp yourselves here -- some members will be upset and actually post negative things relating to the loss. It goes with the territory.

While I haven't read every single post, I'd challenge anyone to point out the poster who says that Armageddon is upon us, and this team is actually headed for a 4-12 record. I don't think you'll find them. I've seen some pissed off fans -- and there should be. There is no excuse for losing to the Rams at home. That said, anything can happen on any given Sunday.

So everyone needs to "CHILL OUT." That includes those who are about to jump out of a window, and those who are apparently eager to find those who are upset that the Redskins lost.

[Paintrain]

Coming out flat+turning the ball over+dropping interceptions+missing assignments=losing an NFL game. So we go 3-1 in this quarter of the season also, we're 1-1 so far with 2 winnable games coming up. Still on pace for a 12-4 season.

[johnerotten]

the skins gave a game away today.bad breaks with the fumbles and that 1st fg the rams banked in,stuff like that went their way today.there's 10 games left in a long season,we live to fight another week.

[jbcjr14]

Skins beat themselves today, no question about that. You cannot have 3 turnovers AT HOME and expect to win. Great performance from the D all day until the end, but shit happens and there is a lot of football left to play. Game over, lets move on to the Browns and get a W.

[skinsfan69]

I just think that somewhere down the line this loss is going to come back and bite us in the ass. It's a conference loss and anyway you look at it, we can't lose to the Rams at home.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I just think that somewhere down the line this loss is going to come back and bite us in the ass. It's a conference loss and anyway you look at it, we can't lose to the Rams at home.

On the other hand, we won two games against conference opponents (Arizona and New Orleans) at home and two games, which almost no one thought we would win, against division opponents on the road. It certainly doesn't help to lose this game. Good teams win the games they're supposed to win. But, unless we start to free fall, this won't kill us. And we have far more important games than we've lost.

I had thought that Cleveland would be our trap game, but now I actually think we'll win the next three-including the Steelers game.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

On the other hand, we won two games against conference opponents (Arizona and New Orleans) at home and two games, which almost no one thought we would win, against division opponents on the road. It certainly doesn't help to lose this game. Good teams win the games they're supposed to win. But, unless we start to free fall, this won't kill us. And we have far more important games than we've lost.

I had thought that Cleveland would be our trap game, but now I actually think we'll win the next three-including the Steelers game.

Yeah, me too. I was almost certain we'd have a poor showing vs. the Browns after punishing St. Louis. Hopefully it will just be the other way around.

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

On the other hand, we won two games against conference opponents (Arizona and New Orleans) at home and two games, which almost no one thought we would win, against division opponents on the road. It certainly doesn't help to lose this game. Good teams win the games they're supposed to win. But, unless we start to free fall, this won't kill us. And we have far more important games than we've lost.

I had thought that Cleveland would be our trap game, but now I actually think we'll win the next three-including the Steelers game.

I hope you're right Smoot. Right now I am looking at our next two games against the Browns, and Lions as "must wins" we can't afford to lose to anymore teams that have no business beating us, and if we do we're in big trouble because it's going to be hard to keep pace in this extremely competitve division and conference.

[wolfeskins]

6 games into the season and the skins are 4-2. thats pretty good. turnovers got the better of the skins today, also the dropped ints by fletcher and landry didn't help.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I just think that somewhere down the line this loss is going to come back and bite us in the ass. It's a conference loss and anyway you look at it, we can't lose to the Rams at home.

The Saints are clearly a better team than the Rams, but are we really better off had we not come back on the Saints, but happened to hold off the Rams?

Perhaps with the tiebreakers, but our luck is going to be all over the place throughout the year.