Could the Skins go worst to first?

well, yes, its possible, but i think worst to middle of the pack is more likely.

a rookie QB is still a rookie QB, with an average at best OL and a shaky secondary (until i see otherwise). I'd love to get sucked into the hype, but i've seen that show before. I'm confident we'll be in every game and won't be unwatchable or whatever, but I'd hesitate before guaranteeing playoffs or the like.

orakpo and kerrigan "still take a back seat to the fearsome likes of DeMarcus Ware, Jason Pierre-Paul, Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Trent Cole and Jason Babin"?

everyone in the league takes a back seat to ware, but everyone else on that list is debatable

I'm not as high on Trent Cole as others are. JPP and Ware are great, the rest are shaky and inconsistent. When was the last time Osi and Tuck played a full season?

The Redskins defense is on the rise. There's nowhere for the offense to go but up. They can only get better. I'm not expecting a lot from Robert Griffin in his rookie campaign, but what I am expecting is the overall offense to perform much better than it did in 2011. I'm expecting more scoring, more yards on the ground, better pass protection, and I'm hoping that either Garcon, Hankerson, Moss, or Morgan emerges as a 1,000 receiver.

Last preseason NFL analysts were predicting the Redskins to win the NFC East. But reality set in by the 6th or 7th week of the season. The Redskins are definitely better now, and if the offensive play can match that of the defense then there's no reason why the Redskins can't win the NFC East division title.

I would not be a bit surprised, they have a very good young team and some of the backups gained some very valuable experience last year adding depth to the roster. I predict playoffs this year.

I could see us being this years version of Tampa from 2010. Have a young offense with unnamed wrs that step up big. I think if we can stay a top 12 defense 9 wins isn't unrealistic

Not this year.

BUT, it should be fun because our schedule opens up much easier than then it ends, so there's a chance we could be near the top of the division by the midpoint. Could be, but even that I'd say is unlikely. New QB, new WRs, bad secondary, old MLB, shaky Oline...

The bet I'd rather make is for 2 years from now, when I think (if RG3 is legit) -- we could be a top 10 team for the next decade.

49ers simply underachieved in their division and finally added a coach/Los to already stacked team.
Lions really have been drafting better and seized their moment after bears/Vikes fell flat.
NFC east has the SB champs, dream team, and Americas team, which is tough to imagine they'll be made our bitch so soon.IMO

The thought gave me goosebumps

That was a pretty fair evaluation in the article, I'd say he's right that a lot would have to go wrong for the other teams. It's still a tough division even if records were poor last year. Obviously, the SB champs are in it, Philly under Reid is never bad in back to back seasons and they came on at the end of the year, and Dallas may have shored up its secondary big time.

Well, even if the Redskins finish 8-8, which would still be an improvement, that's still positive. The funny thing about the Redskins is this. The defense is fine. Until the offense catches up and starts gaining yards and making TDs, then this team will continue to be average or below average. If the offense can get over the hump then the Redskins can certainly have a winning record.

Anything is possible.
Chances that it happens?? Unlikely.
We are not in the a cream puff division like the 49ers were last year in the NFC west or the Texans were in the AFC South. NFC East is now tough top to bottom.