Grim...

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by everest3k

I've been a skins fan and an observer here at the warpath for many years. (though this is my first post...)
I like to be an optimist, but this season looks really grim to me. The skins seem laden with excessive turmoil (uncharacteristic for our ball club over the years,) with the Gardner, Arrington, and Taylor situations...especially Taylor...what is that!!
I feel that the dynamics of the NFL have changed and there are a lot of guys just out for themselves and a big paycheck (all over the NFL and not necessarily just with the skins.)
What happened to the good old days with guys like Joe Jacoby, playing with a broken hand in that big old club cast?! Or Darrel Green running back that punt against the bears with a broken rib?! Guys who really wanted to play and win...
I have faith in the defense...and I'm glad we got rid of Smoot as I think he's one of the paycheck guys I referred to above...(but always questioned losing Champ Bailey.)
I think our offensive line is weak, and our recievers are nothing exceptional. I think Portis is arrogant (have you seen this guy on BET or any other outlet?!!) and I just don't know that Gibbs (though he's truly a class act...Look at his accomplishments!!) can rally this group...and at that if they really want to win....all of this, and a more or less "rookie" at the helm...(the team's leadership position)???
I love the skins but don't have a good feeling about the upcoming season. Somebody help me see things in a new light?

Welcome to the posting population of the warpath. Sorry your first post had to be negative, but you feel how you feel.

1. Sean Taylor is a young angry thug. As long as he stays out on the field,
(and not in jail) I think I can live with that. Thats probably the guy you
want to count on to intimidate and beat up on your enemies. Just look
at how Ray Lewis panned out in Baltimore.

2. You talk about the older guys playing through injuries, and then slam
Fred Smoot. Didnt he play most of the season before last with a cracked
sternum and not hesitate to come up and play the run? I've cracked my
sternum before and I wouldn't even move my arms more than a couple of
inches. Im not one of those guys who was upset that he left, but he was
a decent player while he was here. Champ Bailey is a Bitch.

3. Clinton Portis ran his ass off for us last year despite his stats dropping and
him not reaching his personal goal of a third 1500 yd season. He's a
team player, participating in all of the ota's, speaking to NFLTA, and he
always has an optimistic attitude about this team.

4. Our OL and WR are championship quality. The easiest way to prove this
would be to match them up to the champs player by player. Hell our
talent exceeds that of the Patriots in those two categories.

The only thing that is a worry is the QB position and I have faith that a man who won 3 championships with 3 different QBs can work with what he's got. Ramsey has the physical QB gifts to be an all time great. Musgrave is coming in this year. He played with and coached some of the greatest QBs to ever play the game of football: Montana, Young, Elway, Manning. We've got the goods. We're kickin down the door this year, and if you're not getting excited in the slightest bit... Well, I just don't know what to tell you.