Prediction time! the Pre PreSeason Prediction thread

[skinsfan69]

When are we going to move on from last year? To me it seems everyone has blamed Shanahan for the 3 wins so he's gone. It's a new season. It's obvious we're not close to the Patriots. They're a better operation from top to bottom. Is this something we don't already know?

[skinsfan69]

I was watching NFL Network last night and Mike Mayock was really talking very highly of Ryan Mallet. Remember when he came out of the draft? He was a total mess.

[Paul Nichols]

I've got 9-7. But that includes losing both games to the Giants.
We should slap Philly twice, and split with Dallas. Hate when we start the season against a non-division team.

LOSS at Houston
WIN vs Jacksonville
WIN at Philadelphia
LOSS vs New York Giants
LOSS vs Seattle
WIN at Arizona
WIN vs Tennessee
LOSS at Dallas
WIN at Minnesota
WIN vs Tampa Bay
LOSS at San Francisco
LOSS at Indianapolis
WIN vs St. Louis
LOSS at New York Giants
WIN vs Philadelphia
WIN vs Dallas

I don't know anything about Gruden, but it appears that those who have an informed opinion are pretty high on him.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

It's just good ole internet fun. Maybe we should rate the excitement level of each game, for example the first Iggles game probably would be rated

,

the Titans game would be



and Jacksonville would be

How 'bout we do this First Ladies style? I'll do the first three games...


The Houston game would be



The Jacksonville game would be



And last, but certainly not least, the Philadelphia game would be





(I had another pic of Miss Brianne that I would have posted, but I'm not sure how the mods look at this kind of stuff.)

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

as the only dude who got it right last year, maybe gtripp did too,

i say 5-8 wins.

D - secondary could be a huge disaster that no amount of offense can overcome, MLB is unproven and I dont know who will replace fletch in calling audibles, line shifts, assignments etc..

O - should be better than D for sure but i think offense takes a big step back with the loss of the shannys. the run game isnt as explosive = receivers arent as open for RG3 which may compound RG3s below average reading of D, anticipation, moving safeties with his eyes/body etc ..



who knows, maybe RG3 lights it up, the O line plays better, AlfMo doesnt take a step back w the loss of the shanny running scheme, we dont suffer an injury to the paper thin secondary and the secondary plays above expected, the D line creates turnovers and rushes and the MLBs step up with their new responsibilities ...

this team always seems to make pre-season pessimism turn into post-season realism.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I decided to take a super scientific approach to breaking down wins and losses... a coin flip. Heads = win, tails = loss. So here we go:

9/7 at Houston LOSS
9/14 Jacksonville LOSS
9/21 at Philadelphia LOSS
9/25 NY Giants LOSS
10/6 Seattle WIN
10/12 at Arizona WIN
10/19 Tennessee LOSS
10/27 at Dallas WIN
11/2 at Minnesota LOSS
11/9 Bye
11/16 Tampa Bay LOSS
11/23 at San Francisco WIN
11/30 at Indianapolis LOSS
12/7 St. Louis WIN
12/14 at NY Giants LOSS
12/20 Philadelphia LOSS
12/28 Dallas LOSS

So there you go, the coin has spoken and the coin doesn't like our chances this year.

That coin was pretty damn close.

[Chico23231]

I really can't believe how effing bad this season was...I had no clue we were going to suck that much ass. I'm pissed

[mooby]

Man this thread makes me sad.

[skinsfaninok]

After I heard we lost to Houston week 1 I knew we were gonna suck but I didn't think that bad....

[skinsfanthru&thru]

I know we are all homers here, but for the most part we are realistic homers. Despite all that none of us thought we'd be this bad, thus no one voted correctly on this haha.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Lotus

12-4
playoff bye

Nailed it.

[Hog1]

I predict...and submit that if we do not improve we will be hijacked to the CFL as the latest reincarnation of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.....
No disrespect intended to the WBB, Crazy Cannuck or any of his....species

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

this team always seems to make pre-season pessimism turn into post-season realism.

You were pretty spot on with the prediction.

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I happen to agree with Sammy's predictions pretty much to a T. Well done good sir. I do think if things go extremely right though, it could turn out 9-7.

Well, I predicted a 7-9 record (mirroring Sammy's prediction), but I didn't expect us to be this bad.


At least I was realistic about this team for the most part. It's fun to look back at these types of things and see who was being realistic and who were drinking the kool-aid.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I really can't believe how effing bad this season was...I had no clue we were going to suck that much ass. I'm pissed

Fascinating. What exactly did you expect? What did you see from this management, coaches and roster that lead you to believe it wasn't going to be "effing bad season?"


My belief is that you and along with many Redskins fans suffer from Dunning–Kruger effect.