12th's 5 Reasons Why The Skins Beat N.E.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Did anyone really expect Belichek to talk about how they were going to run over the Redskins, and how dominating a win it will be because they are the superior team...

...and Gibbs to talk about how overrated the Patriots are and how they haven't seen anything such as the likes of Washington, and their undefeated record will come to a stop this weekend?


Come on really?

[Jamaican'Skin]

New England is looking past us, I guarantee it. We're gonna sneak in and win this one

[4mrusmc]

I'm still trip'n on the fact that the NFL and the general sports press has not really called the pats out on the carpet over this spy-gate thing. I guess honesty and integrity don't count for much these days.

[Redskin]

NE has had 1 challenge game this entire year and that was against dallas and despite what the end numbers of the game show New England could have just as easily lost that game as won it. Now imnot saying that we are going to win but to say that NE is a better football team is the losing spirit that we better hope the players do not have. If we consider he game a loss then it will be a loss, dont give up so early. We have to be thinking we are the biggest baddest mothers out there and that we are going to show them up and give them one hell of a game.

[Redskins247]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Am I guilty of being a homer by starting this thread, perhaps. But no more guilty than the pundits and talking heads chalking up a win for the Patriots this week.

I think there is a lot of cautious optimism surrounding this game, and for good reason. Even here on Warpath, our inner Redskin is telling us to believe...believe. So Skins fans, turn off your ESPN this week, light those scented candles, and stay plugged into Warpath until kickoff!!


1) The Defense: Plain and simple this is the best defense the Pats have faced all year. The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to score on every opening drive this season. Defensively, the Skins are right near the top in that same category. Get the picture? We stop them on their first drive and it sets the tone for, at the very least, the first half. Second half, that's another story...

2) Will the real Al Saunders please stand up: I'm betting on a master gameplan from coach Al Saunders. Coach Bill will throw a lot of different looks at JC and I don't think the three and out gameplan will cut it this week. Look for Saunders and Gibbs to attack early and often. I have a good feeling Saunders will give them enough reasons not to stack the box early in the game. This will be the other Moss' coming out party for 2007. You watch!

3) Special Teams: Derrick Frost will keep their offense on a long field and Rock Cartwright will give us good starting field position on returns. If so, this will drastically change the dynamics of the game. Field position, baby.

4) Sean Taylor: 12th, you just talked about the defense, didn't you? Yes, but Mr. Taylor will be to our defense on Sunday what Moss is to their offense. Sean Taylor has been the sole reason teams have been so ineffective going downtown on the Redskins this year, and he's licking his chops for pick #6 and #7. The Brady Bunch hasn't played such a saftey combo like this one. Look for Taylor to break up and pick a couple of Brady bombs early in the game, because you know they'll be flying.

5) Pride: I really think this team knows they are better than what they've showed so far, and New England had better be ready for a really ugly game. No one has really hit New England in the mouth this year, and the Redskins are just the team to kick them out of cruise control mode. I also get the feeling that this team responds well to, not so much adversity, but when everyone has counted us out and gives us no chance. As T.O. said, get your popcorn ready!

You completely had me sold on all of this....until you made the t.o. reference.....why, why, why...would you do that???????????

[airsoftking]

One thing we don't wanna see on this forum is "we will loose", even so everybody knows this is going to be the toughest game of the season, guess what? I don't think so. It is much harder for our team to win when we are expecting to do it quite easily like it was supposed to last week. This time it's totally different, we almost have nothing to loose facing the patriots as they are the "unbeatable" team in the NFL. We have to know that every "big" team every year fall when they were not supposed to, and this year, for the first time, the pats could face a trap game with a team ready to win. All of that said, I do agree that it will depends on how the team (players and coaches) will work this week. We cant' afford to go three and out every drive in this game, we will need big plays and even though it did not happen in the last three games, we know that we are capable of making big plays offensively. Then comes the defense, as long as we play the same we did all year long, a couple of turnovers, allow the fewest "big plays" as possible, a bit of chance of course and it could do it. Everybody knows we are always better playing as underdogs. (Remember philly and detroit.) We managed to stop McNabb, Kitna, and Favre, so maybe we can't stop Tom Brady, but I'm sure we can slow him down. As long as we keep the game close thanks to our D, everything can happen. Keep up faith and hail to the Redskins.

[vaoutlaws2006]

it sure sounds good....but if we are inept again on offense...it might be a long day.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Sure, he's a little biased being a Pats fan, but I love the man-crush a lot of Pats fans have on Welker after two good games. During the beginning of the season, he probably was just an afterthought.

[skinsWill]

We have the deth at CB to match up w/ NEs WR's, a couple of hard hitting safetys that will make people think about how hard they will be getting hit, when they are trying to catch the ball. Our "freak" Sean Taylor already owns Randy moss, he can run with him, he can out jump him, even from behind he can out jump him to break up the pass, and Randy knows how hard he can hit, and is going to make sure to know where ST is on the feild every play, ST is one of the few people who can cover moss 1 on 1 and WIN. WE WILL GET PICKS!!!! The running game will be on our LBs, who have been playing like they are posessed, and w/ London Fletcher making the adjustments, i think we will fare MUCH better than most people think. Even if the Pats run the ball down our thoats bc. we take away the big play... that works to our advantage bc. they are having to put together long sustained drives, which lowers the total amount of points they will score. The real question is can our O hang w/ them...? I think AL is gonna bust this thing wide open and air it out big time in the first and then slow it down a little, but still keep the Pats D honest, but the conservative playcalling will not show up this week, we are gonna go waaay deep into that famed playbook..... wether it works or not.... thats why they play the game!!