Skins v Rams pregame & predictions

31 - 21 Redskins if Aaron Donald doesn't play or is rusty.

If Aaron Donald is ready to go, he is going to kill us up front.

I cant believe I'm saying that a week 2 game is a must win but it is. If the Skins lose this game then 0-4 or 1-3 is a distinct possibility and if that happens I think the team unravels and the season gets really ugly. If this team has any stones at all they find a way to win.

Skins 20
Rams 17

I'm not buying we are as bad as we showed that first game. We lost because of turnovers, plain and simple. Cousins is the second reason (who contributed a couple himself) but he is a notoriously slow starter. No excuses for that, but we know what he is.

Colts are hot garbage. Do I think the Rams will be better offensively? Sure I do, but not significantly. They also have garbage WRs. Austin is the only one that even semi-scares me and if Swearinger puts one big hit on him, his vagina might explode.

Offensively, all I can ask for is for us to take. care. of. the. ball. We do that, we win and I think win big. If we start putting the ball on the ground constantly, we could lose in Eagles fashion. The Eagles offense and offensive line is superior to the Rams. I think defensively we should be able to shut them down.

No turnovers, Skins 27-10.
1-2 turnovers, Skins 20-17.
2+ turnovers, Rams 20-17.

Skins 27
Rams 13

McVay doesnt know this defense imo.
Our defense sets up the offense for success.

Rams defenae has been.pretty legit for a while. I can see this going either waynif our defense steps up.... but i dont see it happening right now, i dont have faith in playcalling on either side of the ball.

23-17..... whoever wants it more

offense: Eliminate Tunovers and the oline must play better

defense: Safety play needs to be better- must cover the TEs and over to provide over-top-coverage on Woods and Watkins.

I think folks are talking about the wrong D-Line front...I gotta feeling our D-Line will have a coming out party vs their Oline.

I predict we run the ball less than 15 times.

I predict we run the ball less than 15 times.

was talking with a coworker and we were talking about how it makes us sick to Cook and Fournette completely running around and running thru folks but yet everyone says don't spend assets on RB, they are a dime a dozen.

yeah...

was talking with a coworker and we were talking about how it makes us sick to Cook and Fournette completely running around and running thru folks but yet everyone says don't spend assets on RB, they are a dime a dozen.

yeah...

I'm jealous for sure, but it seems that RBs have a bigger impact in game 1 then they generally do throughout the year. How many first or second round RBs in recent history have taken their team to the Super Bowl? Not many. It's important to have some semblance of a run game for balance and a stud RB certainly helps win games, but last year I heard that on average "balanced" Offenses called 60/40 pass/run.

So... I think I'm happy with the Allen pick, but we have been whiffing on our RBs recently, maybe Perine pans out, but he needs to get himself on the field.

I think Offense will continue to struggle to find themselves in this game, I don't think Kirk will be quite as inaccurate, but our running game will still be suspect, Redzone struggles will continue, and I think it's a little early still to expect Cousins and Pryor to hit the deep ball consistently yet. I don't see us getting more than 2TD and 4FG. If we are going to win I think the D has to keep us in it. Also, winning the field position and TO battle is going to be key. I think this D can get 2-3 TOs in any given game (not on average), if the offense can limit themselves to 1-2 we're in good shape.

26-20 Skins