Are the lions really as bad as they seem?

Because the Eagles beat the Rams by like 5 TDs? And the crappy Cowboys beat the Browns by 3 TDs.

You can be damn sure today's Rams would give today's Eagles a much, much tighter game. They're obviously a much better team with Haslett calling the shots.

The Cowboy's were 100% healthy week 1, and more importantly they hadn't faced a lick of adversity. The week after week pounding the NFL doles out tests a man's resiliency and toughness. The Cowboys' players have neither. They are coddled and babied and poorly coached, and it shows plain as day.

The Lions are indeed that bad. They are as bad as last year's Dolphins.

We needed OT to beat them...
We need to take every team seriously or we will get knocked out early.

We needed OT to beat them...
We need to take every team seriously or we will get knocked out early.
I have to agree with sportscurmudgeon. If we lose to the Lions, we should not be considered a playoff-caliber team with the strength of the NFC South (3 teams) and our division. Portis is going to have a field day on their last ranked defense. Their passing and run defenses aren't in the top 30 in the NFL. Rookie RB Kevin Smith and Rudi Johnson? Skins 27-10.


REDSKINS 2008 RANKINGS

Offense Rank Yards/Game
Total Offense 7 353.6
Defense Rank Yards/Game
Total Defense 6 278.7

LIONS 2008 RANKINGS
Offense Rank Yards/Game
Total Offense 27 265.0

Defense Rank Yards/Game
Total Defense 32 418.7

I have to agree with sportscurmudgeon. If we lose to the Lions, we should not be considered a playoff-caliber team with the strength of the NFC South (3 teams) and our division. Portis is going to have a field day on their last ranked defense. Their passing and run defenses aren't in the top 30 in the NFL. Rookie RB Kevin Smith and Rudi Johnson? Skins 27-10.


REDSKINS 2008 RANKINGS

Offense Rank Yards/Game
Total Offense 7 353.6
Defense Rank Yards/Game
Total Defense 6 278.7

LIONS 2008 RANKINGS
Offense Rank Yards/Game
Total Offense 27 265.0

Defense Rank Yards/Game
Total Defense 32 418.7

Scoring offense: tied for 22nd.

Must...score...more

Orlovsky lacks experience apart from experience running out of the end zone. Hammer him early and often and he will make mistakes. We need to find our pass rush.

Skins by 17... They are who we thought they were!

Skins by 17... They are who we thought they were!

just a minute,does'nt dennis green have that patented?:lol:

:lol::laughing-

With the Redskins, the way they keep teams in games, there are very very few times where I feel confident in a blowout (ask anyone how nervous I was for the St. Louis game)....but with Detroit...I'm feeling a complete blowout. I really am not worried about this game at all..the Lions really are that bad.

St. Louis had some things going for them at the time they played us (not saying we still didtn lay an egg)...but I really look at Detroit and can't see a single positive...There really is no excuse to not win this game...really theres no excuse to not win this game by at minimum double digits.

We needed OT to beat them...
We need to take every team seriously or we will get knocked out early.

good response jamf, we did indeed need OT to beat the phins last year. With the fact that you never can tell which way the ball will bounce, our recent ability to pick up drive killing penalties and our inability to pull away from inferior teams . . . . no win is guaranteed, we have to come out and not allow the lions to stay in the game.

we beat the browns by a few yards, we havent proven to be a killer team yet.

Don't underestimate the Lions. They always play above their talent at home and have nothing to lose. The Lions have some talented players, just like the Rams, and on any Sunday, they can put it all together. The Redskins need to put them away early. It would be nice to see a blowout and not have to hold on at the end of the game.