Are we still 3-1?

Paintrain · 10-12-2005, 04:17 PM

Unless I slipped into a coma and missed a few weeks, aren't we tied for first in the division and 3-1? All I am seeing is what's wrong with the way Lavar is being used, is Portis better than Bell, more Lavar, are we using Portis correctly.. We're a flawed team, no question, but let's enjoy something positive out of the Redskins rather than always looking for negativity...

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cpayne5 · 10-12-2005, 04:19 PM

Thank you!

Redskins_P · 10-12-2005, 04:22 PM

Paintrain get used to it man. But I'm with you, no doubt.

TheMalcolmConnection · 10-12-2005, 04:36 PM

Wow, what a breath of fresh air...

This definitely IS another Ramsey situation. Just chill people, we all were pissed about that move and look how it worked out.

3-1 and if all goes well 4-1 by Sunday. And if we ARE 4-1, remember who comes to town NEXT week...

saden1 · 10-12-2005, 04:36 PM

Just because we are 3-1 doesn't mean there aren't any issues that need to be resolved. I for one would like to see us run on 3rd-and-1, improvement on special teams (Dante Hall could have a big day if we don't get our act together). As for LaVar, I really don't care either way.

gortiz · 10-12-2005, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Unless I slipped into a coma and missed a few weeks, aren't we tied for first in the division and 3-1? All I am seeing is what's wrong with the way Lavar is being used, is Portis better than Bell, more Lavar, are we using Portis correctly.. We're a flawed team, no question, but let's enjoy something positive out of the Redskins rather than always looking for negativity...

[End Rant]

I hear you and I agree there seems to be alot of doom and gloom for our first place team ...but I can see why people still see the sky falling, for every good, there is a bad, and that can cause a few people to panic.

We got the 5th ranked Defense - we are 2nd to last in turnovers and we can't buy a sack
We are putting up a ton of yards on offense- we are only scoring 15 points a game
The Brunell fiasco has died down and Joe made the right choice - the lavar drama is an uncontrollable wild fire!
We are 3-1 - we barely won all three games
We are at the top of our division - Cowboys/Giants/Philly is breathing down our neck.

So after all that, I can see why one would be negative ...

56FAN · 10-12-2005, 04:39 PM

:thumb: that's it!!!! seems to me that the team is not the only one who needs to learn how to be a winner. we have to lose this sky is falling attitude.we are coming along as a team. becomeing a force to reckon with. a work in progress. but the media around here is sooooooooooooooo negative that even when there is nothing to be negative about they will make something up.

:headbange

thanks for the thread.

firstdown · 10-12-2005, 04:47 PM

Thats funny I was just getting ready to start a new thread about something positive. If we would have known that the skins would be winning and playing this way one week before the season started we would have been ecstatic. Ok, not evrything is perfect but each week I see our O playing better ball against better teams. So our D gave up some runs but they are playing excelent D again this year. We finaly have a passing game that teams have to respect and we know what that will do for Portis. The D already has the respect and we have not even got rolling this year and to top it off we have one of the best coaching staffs in the NFL that know how to build on an improving team.

firstdown · 10-12-2005, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gortiz

I hear you and I agree there seems to be alot of doom and gloom for our first place team ...but I can see why people still see the sky falling, for every good, there is a bad, and that can cause a few people to panic.

We got the 5th ranked Defense - we are 2nd to last in turnovers and we can't buy a sack
We are putting up a ton of yards on offense- we are only scoring 15 points a game
The Brunell fiasco has died down and Joe made the right choice - the lavar drama is an uncontrollable wild fire!
We are 3-1 - we barely won all three games
We are at the top of our division - Cowboys/Giants/Philly is breathing down our neck.

So after all that, I can see why one would be negative ...

Just remember that saying (I would have rather won by one than not to have won at all). I dont know if that is a saying or I just made it up.

skinsguy · 10-12-2005, 04:50 PM

56Fan is right! I think alot of Redskins fans has had so much to complain about for so many years that some will try to find something to complain about even when things are going well.

TheMalcolmConnection · 10-12-2005, 04:52 PM

Yeah, let the Eagles worry about the sky falling...

diehardskin2982 · 10-12-2005, 04:58 PM

I'm not in Doom and Gloom mode, but I do want us to stay in a standing good enough to get us to the playoffs. Like a coach I am alway looking at ways we can improve

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 10-12-2005, 05:30 PM

I don't think anyone is acting like the sky is falling (although I admit that I haven't read every post). I for one am very happy with how things have turned out. I was even pleased with our loss in Denver (I would have been elated had we won). But, just because we are winning doesn't mean we shouldn't have questions about this or that.

For some strange reason, people think that you must either be 1) completely 100% content with no qualms or questions or 2) livid about everything and pissing on every parade that passes by. Can we be a little more sophisticated and be generally pleased, or displeased, and make criticisms and applaud without being dubbed a blind optimist or pessimist?

BigSKINBauer · 10-12-2005, 05:35 PM

chad johnson was crying because he is 4-1, he said that 4-1 isn't good enough and that all they do is talk and don't execute. He was actually crying, the reporter was telling him that it seems to be very a very emotional issue for him and then he busted out the towel and wiped his eyes.

Southpaw · 10-12-2005, 05:36 PM

I'm happy about 3-1, but as a long time Skins fan, I remember 3-1 a few years ago, and 7-1 back in '96 followed by a 1-7 collapse to finish out the season. And as much as I fuss about the LaVar issue, the things that worry me more are:

1) How much gas does Brunell have left in the tank?

2) Why has the defense steadily been giving up more yards and yards per carry on the ground, every week?

3) Dante Hall is going to tear us a new one if special teams doesn't get their act together.

10-12-2005, 04:17 PM	#1
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Are we still 3-1? Unless I slipped into a coma and missed a few weeks, aren't we tied for first in the division and 3-1? All I am seeing is what's wrong with the way Lavar is being used, is Portis better than Bell, more Lavar, are we using Portis correctly.. We're a flawed team, no question, but let's enjoy something positive out of the Redskins rather than always looking for negativity... [End Rant] __________________ Paintrain's Redskins Fandom 1981-2014 I'm not dead but this team is dead to me...but now that McCloughan is here they may have new life! Jay Gruden = Zorny McSpurrier Kirk Cousins = Next Grossman

10-12-2005, 04:19 PM	#2
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Re: Are we still 3-1? Thank you! __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

10-12-2005, 04:22 PM	#3
Redskins_P Fight for old DC! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Aldie, VA Age: 46 Posts: 4,101	Re: Are we still 3-1? Paintrain get used to it man. But I'm with you, no doubt.

10-12-2005, 04:36 PM	#4
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,233	Re: Are we still 3-1? Wow, what a breath of fresh air... This definitely IS another Ramsey situation. Just chill people, we all were pissed about that move and look how it worked out. 3-1 and if all goes well 4-1 by Sunday. And if we ARE 4-1, remember who comes to town NEXT week... __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

10-12-2005, 04:36 PM	#5
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	Re: Are we still 3-1? Just because we are 3-1 doesn't mean there aren't any issues that need to be resolved. I for one would like to see us run on 3rd-and-1, improvement on special teams (Dante Hall could have a big day if we don't get our act together). As for LaVar, I really don't care either way.

10-12-2005, 04:39 PM	#7
56FAN Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MANASSAS VA Age: 62 Posts: 323	Re: Are we still 3-1? :thumb: that's it!!!! seems to me that the team is not the only one who needs to learn how to be a winner. we have to lose this sky is falling attitude.we are coming along as a team. becomeing a force to reckon with. a work in progress. but the media around here is sooooooooooooooo negative that even when there is nothing to be negative about they will make something up. :headbange thanks for the thread.

10-12-2005, 04:47 PM	#8
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: Are we still 3-1? Thats funny I was just getting ready to start a new thread about something positive. If we would have known that the skins would be winning and playing this way one week before the season started we would have been ecstatic. Ok, not evrything is perfect but each week I see our O playing better ball against better teams. So our D gave up some runs but they are playing excelent D again this year. We finaly have a passing game that teams have to respect and we know what that will do for Portis. The D already has the respect and we have not even got rolling this year and to top it off we have one of the best coaching staffs in the NFL that know how to build on an improving team.

10-12-2005, 04:50 PM	#10
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Are we still 3-1? 56Fan is right! I think alot of Redskins fans has had so much to complain about for so many years that some will try to find something to complain about even when things are going well. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

10-12-2005, 04:52 PM	#11
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,233	Re: Are we still 3-1? Yeah, let the Eagles worry about the sky falling... __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

10-12-2005, 04:58 PM	#12
diehardskin2982 Another Year, another mess. Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,581	Re: Are we still 3-1? I'm not in Doom and Gloom mode, but I do want us to stay in a standing good enough to get us to the playoffs. Like a coach I am alway looking at ways we can improve __________________ That got ugly fast

10-12-2005, 05:30 PM	#13
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 8,317	Re: Are we still 3-1? I don't think anyone is acting like the sky is falling (although I admit that I haven't read every post). I for one am very happy with how things have turned out. I was even pleased with our loss in Denver (I would have been elated had we won). But, just because we are winning doesn't mean we shouldn't have questions about this or that. For some strange reason, people think that you must either be 1) completely 100% content with no qualms or questions or 2) livid about everything and pissing on every parade that passes by. Can we be a little more sophisticated and be generally pleased, or displeased, and make criticisms and applaud without being dubbed a blind optimist or pessimist?

10-12-2005, 05:35 PM	#14
BigSKINBauer Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Washington, DC Age: 36 Posts: 5,688	Re: Are we still 3-1? chad johnson was crying because he is 4-1, he said that 4-1 isn't good enough and that all they do is talk and don't execute. He was actually crying, the reporter was telling him that it seems to be very a very emotional issue for him and then he busted out the towel and wiped his eyes.

10-12-2005, 05:36 PM	#15
Southpaw The Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: So. MD Age: 46 Posts: 1,319	Re: Are we still 3-1? I'm happy about 3-1, but as a long time Skins fan, I remember 3-1 a few years ago, and 7-1 back in '96 followed by a 1-7 collapse to finish out the season. And as much as I fuss about the LaVar issue, the things that worry me more are: 1) How much gas does Brunell have left in the tank? 2) Why has the defense steadily been giving up more yards and yards per carry on the ground, every week? 3) Dante Hall is going to tear us a new one if special teams doesn't get their act together.

Are we still 3-1?

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