Something to Prove!

How so? Philly and Dallas will be hungrier than ever, and the Gmen somehow found a way to beat us last year. Unless we surprise ourselves with an effective pass rush and better WR output, don't count on us being in the preseason. Only hope we have is to repeat 1999 when we totally surprised folks and had the most high powered offense with Johnson, Davis, Alexander, Westbrook, Connell, etc. Johnson and Alexander were upgrades for sure from the Gus era. Thing is we didn't really upgrade at all this season with the exception of LB and S. I still think we have too many ifs to be answered to get overly excited this season. I guess I am like Randy Quaid in Major League. Cheer the hell for them when they lose and can't believe it when they win and expect them to botch it in the end. Bottom line is these guys need to start winning for get me on the bandwagon this season.Being a homer can be mighty disappointing, especially when the Cowboys make it to the playoffs.


Yeah, but we were ravaged by injury on the defensive side of the ball, and Brunell started 9 games and was average at best. Plus Portis went down, and yet we still had the 4th most rushing yards in the league. With consistency at the QB position, a healthy Clinton, and a healthy and beefed up D, I think we have a great chance to be a playoff caliber team. Frankly I think we'll finish 2nd behind Philly and contend for a wild card spot. Wade Phillips has never been a good head coach in this league, and I don't see him making the playoffs in his 1st year in big D. Coughlin is a lame duck, and the Giants are going to be one of the worst teams in the NFC. Eli stinks, they have a bad O-line, a BAD secondary, they lost Tiki and now have no real threat in the running game....

Who pissed in your Wheaties by the way??

Well put, couldn't agree any more! Joe & THE SKINS will be the BIG SURPRISE of the NFL this season. :towel:


It wont be a suprise for us Skins fans!

I have a better feeling about this year as well. I do think, however, that it will be important for us to have a good showing in preseason this year.

I have a better feeling about this year as well. I do think, however, that it will be important for us to have a good showing in preseason this year.

But how do you guage a good pre-season? Historically speaking, Gibbs' teams usually don't fair too well during pre-season. It's important to stay healthy and see some degree of timing between JC and his recievers, but I wouldn't look for too much more than that.

I think the one thing that Gibbs and Co. will take away from last season, is that you have let these guys just go out play football.

I would add 49ers coach Mike Nolan. Nolan is going to have to live up to the enormous hype the 49ers are getting this year, and personally I have no clue what these people see in the 49ers team. To me they are a 7-9 team at best.

I would add 49ers coach Mike Nolan. Nolan is going to have to live up to the enormous hype the 49ers are getting this year, and personally I have no clue what these people see in the 49ers team. To me they are a 7-9 team at best.

Well they came on late in the season last year and finished strong, they had a few Pro-Bowlers on the squad and their still a young team. Alex Smith may be finally coming around too. Add that along with all the upgrades during the off season, and conventional wisdom makes them this years Arizona Cardinals.

But how do you guage a good pre-season? Historically speaking, Gibbs' teams usually don't fair too well during pre-season. It's important to stay healthy and see some degree of timing between JC and his recievers, but I wouldn't look for too much more than that.

True, but I think this year's preseason is different. For one thing, we had such a bad year last year - Gibbs' worst season as head coach. I think it's important for the team to start out on a positive note as soon as they can.

True, but I think this year's preseason is different. For one thing, we had such a bad year last year - Gibbs' worst season as head coach. I think it's important for the team to start out on a positive note as soon as they can.

I agree there, but just as a word of caution, if go something like 1-3, don't read too, too much into that. I think it's how we win or lose games that's going to tell us a lot about this team.

I agree there, but just as a word of caution, if go something like 1-3, don't read too, too much into that. I think it's how we win or lose games that's going to tell us a lot about this team.

I think it's how well our first team and second team guys are playing in these games. I mean, if we lose the games because of the rookies or third string guys who probably won't make the team, then I'm fine with that...but I definitely feel for the short time that our starters and second team people are playing, that they need to have a good showing.