Reason for (Cautious) Optimism

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

If we lose to Jacksonville -- which I'm fairly certain is going to happen, the story this year will likely be that the Redskins are good enough to beat bad to below average teams, struggle against the teams that are on about the same level as the Redskins, and lose convincingly to good teams.

jeez, even i'm not that pessimistic. Brunell may not throw long anymore, but he doesn't throw INTs. a lucky INT from our defense and we could very well win us this game.

what's great about Portis is that with him, you just never know. he could always break one. you counteract size (JAX's monstrous defensive line) with speed and we have that. adding Randle El with Moss you now have three of those guys.

i don't think Brunell will have time to even start thinking throwing long this game, hopefully YAC will win us this game too.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

If we lose to Jacksonville -- which I'm fairly certain is going to happen.

Wow....spoken like a true fan.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Wow....spoken like a true fan.

Some people just ooze optimism, gotta love it.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Wow....spoken like a true fan.

Ah yes, here we go. Predict a loss, and that means you're not a fan.

So, let's see: Unless you predicted the Washington Redskins go undefeated, you're not a true fan either.

Gotta love it indeed.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Ah yes, here we go. Predict a loss, and that means you're not a fan.

So, let's see: Unless you predicted the Washington Redskins go undefeated, you're not a true fan either.

Gotta love it indeed.

Seriously, why would you think the Jags would beat the Skins?!? I mean one of the best offenses in the league, led by the best passing quarterback in the league(Peyton Manning) just hung 14 points on that soft Jags defense this weekend. AND Washington held the offensively mediocre Cowboys to 27.

Jags over the Skins?! That's just ridiculous...

[RobH4413]

Matty sits atop the mountain and observes the rabid fans (including myself) and comes down to offer the wisdom that everyone agrees upon.

Nice article. Ef the washington post.

[JankySpanky80]

The same formula we emplyed against houston can win this game against the jaguars. It's really simple get the ball to Portis, Randle el, and moss and let them run for their lives. The jaguars are really beat up if you look at their injury report. they have guys that are gonna play but alot of them are hurting. I think we have a shot at this. If we can pull this one out we would have great confidence going into New York. Hopefully Springs will play and have the same effect on the d that Portis gave the O.

[RobH4413]

Gamebreaker will be penalties this game...

and moss will be MVP....

[vaoutlaws2006]

cautious optimism is what i suggest. come on guys the the texans are beyond awful. its one game. a real gauge of how opitimistic to be is at 415pm sunday at fedex.

[CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR]

one reason for optimisn is that clinton shoulder seem to hold up and no one was injured sunday. the dlineman we took in the draft r playing well maybe we should keep our pick instead of trading them we could find some good hungry player. dockrey played great and so did washington.hail to the skins.

[MTK]

Some people just can't grasp this concept of pessimism when it comes to your favorite team.

There's the glass is half empty folks, and the glass is half full folks. Neither side can truly understand the other.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Some people just can't grasp this concept of pessimism when it comes to your favorite team.

There's the glass is half empty folks, and the glass is half full folks. Neither side can truly understand the other.

You call it pessimism, I call it logical thinking. In three weeks of football, Washington lost a close one to what appears to be a decent Vikings team, got stomped by the Cowboys, and soundly beat the worst team in the league. The Jags on the other hand, stomped the Cowboys, shut out the defending Super Bowl champions and held a top three offense to, what will probably be their lowest statistical game of the season. Unless Washington's defense steps it up a few notches, this is going to be a very lopsided game.

On the other hand, I think they can beat the Giants and Titans, so if they're 3-3, three weeks from now, that'll be better than I expected initially.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

You call it pessimism, I call it logical thinking. In three weeks of football, Washington lost a close one to what appears to be a decent Vikings team, got stomped by the Cowboys, and soundly beat the worst team in the league. The Jags on the other hand, stomped the Cowboys, shut out the defending Super Bowl champions and held a top three offense to, what will probably be their lowest statistical game of the season. Unless Washington's defense steps it up a few notches, this is going to be a very lopsided game.

On the other hand, I think they can beat the Giants and Titans, so if they're 3-3, three weeks from now, that'll be better than I expected initially.

Your logical thinking makes you sound like a terrible fan. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Fans don't want to hear about how the Skins are going to lose, and especially not from a so called fan.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

Your logical thinking makes you sound like a terrible fan. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Fans don't want to hear about how the Skins are going to lose, and especially not from a so called fan.

[hesscl34 Filter] Washington is going to beat Jacksonville because Mark Brunell completed 22 straight passes last week. He is the best player to ever wear a Redskins uniform, and OMG!1!!, Mr. Gibbs is the king of the greatest coaches ever. My prediction: Washington wins 52-3. I know all this because I'm a good, and intelligent fan. Heil Gibbs!!!1! [/hesscl34 Filter]

Is that better?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

[hesscl34 Filter] Washington is going to beat Jacksonville because Mark Brunell completed 22 straight passes last week. He is the best player to ever wear a Redskins uniform, and OMG!1!!, Mr. Gibbs is the king of the greatest coaches ever. My prediction: Washington wins 52-3. I know all this because I'm a good, and intelligent fan. Heil Gibbs!!!1! [/hesscl34 Filter]

Is that better?

Well now you're just taking it to the extreme. Or is that your true view of optimistic fans?