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Alfred Morris is officially our started tomorrow per Dan Hellie

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[quote=CultBrennan59;937767]Alfred Morris is officially our started tomorrow per Dan Hellie[/quote]

I'm excited to see how he does if this is true.

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First play of game, PA Fake, deep ball RF3 to Garçon, 80yd TD play.

RG3 2 passing TD, one rushing.

Morris one TD.

6 sacks, one turnover from D.

Saints 35, Skins 31

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Keep in mind people that the Saints AVERAGED 41+ points and almost 500 yards of offense in their 8 home games last year... NUTS!

Brees & Co. facing our secondary (See # 2 below)?? Whew...

That, and look at the tough breaks for us in a 2 week period...

1) We lose Jackson & Meriweather. 2) We will be forced to watch coverage skills of D. Hall, C. Griffin, and R. Doughty for 40+ pass attempts. 3) They get 2 very good defensive starters reinstated just for us....

Tough draw game one... We will hold them below their average at least I think... lol

Hope I'm wrong... but...

Saints - 38
Redskins - 16

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Bleh, I dont expect the Saints to be as automatic this year, with Brees holding out, half their coaching staff gone, the negative attention from Bountygate, and lets be real, the guys that just got reinstated.........Is that really a plus for them? They havent played any preseason games or practices...........I just think all of that will be too much to overcome in the first week. The press will make excuses for the saints, but the end result remains the same.

Skins - 36
Saints - 31

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Saints 35
Skins 21

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[quote=CultBrennan59;937156]I'll be checking your posts then during the game.[/quote]

So what do you think now? Do you believe? Skins have a very under rated team.

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[quote=Mechanix544;937826]Bleh, I dont expect the Saints to be as automatic this year, with Brees holding out, half their coaching staff gone, the negative attention from Bountygate, and lets be real, the guys that just got reinstated.........Is that really a plus for them? They havent played any preseason games or practices...........I just think all of that will be too much to overcome in the first week. The press will make excuses for the saints, but the end result remains the same.

[B]Skins - 36
Saints - 31[/B][/quote]

Ding ding ding. This was close.

I've never been so happy to be wrong in my life!
Wow what a game from RG3!!!


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[quote=SFREDSKIN;938796]So what do you think now? Do you believe? Skins have a very under rated team.[/quote]

Hey its a win-win for me.


But remember its one game. Lets see how we do with the Rams next week. Could be a let down game for us so we'll see how we respond.

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If there's no let-down next week, it'll mean we finally turned the corner. No more playing up and down to an opponent.

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[quote=Monkeydad;937301]Another great point.

This is like Hideo Nomo's debut...the opposition has no idea what they're seeing and can't do anything except embarrass themselves trying. :D

Remember that? The first time through every lineup, the batters had no idea how to hit him.

I'm expecting a Cam Newton-like start to Griffin's career.[/quote]



I loved how we came out. The Saints defense had no idea what was happening to them.

First drive, unstoppable screen passes...chunks of yards all the way down the field to get RGIII comfortable without getting hit. FG.

Second drive, 88-yard TD pass to Garcon.

Third drive, Alfred Morris time. FG.


Great game, Kyle.




[quote=CultBrennan59;938880]Hey its a win-win for me.


But remember its one game. Lets see how we do with the Rams next week. Could be a let down game for us so we'll see how we respond.[/quote]


I was thinking that during breakfast. In the past, we've always followed up great wins against tough teams with complete disasters against the teams we should beat...and the Rams have been one of those teams.


Hopefully those days are long gone. There's no reason we shouldn't be 4-0 facing Atlanta in Week 5. Sure, the Bengals are solid but they're nowhere near an elite team. The Rams and Bucs [U]should be[/U] blowout games for us. Same with the Vikings in Week 6....then we travel to New Jersey.

From Week 7 on...our only "easy" game is Cleveland. Just look at that Week 7-17 schedule, it's scary. We need to sweep this lighter early-season schedule. Our biggest test of the first month is out of the way with a WIN.


A-Giants
A-Steelers
H-Panthers
10-bye
H-Eagles
A-Cowboys
H-Giants
H-Ravens
A-Browns
A-Eagles
H-Cowboys

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;936884]realism schmealism:

RGIII plays to his home crowd(i think i read that somewhere), and the Redskins win there first true to life shoot out in a long long time.

Skins 38
Saints 33[/quote]

ok blowing my own horn, cuz I can! Sometimes the Kool-aid is right!

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Great prediction. I said Skins 34-24 (damn blocked punt).


Matty, this will teach you to pick against your own team.

firstdown = 1
Matty = 0

:D

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[quote=Monkeydad;939279]Great prediction. I said Skins 34-24 (damn blocked punt).


[B]Matty, this will teach you to pick against your own team.

firstdown = 1
Matty = 0[/B]

:D[/quote]

lololol

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[quote=30gut;936905]We control the ball w/ a 180+ yard rushing effort and 35 minutes TOP
We win the turnover battle
We control field position through special teams
We manage the game well and control penalties
We get 3 explosive plays

Burgundy and Gold victory!
27-24[/quote]Way off on the score though

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[quote=Monkeydad;939279]Great prediction. I said Skins 34-24 (damn blocked punt).


Matty, this will teach you to pick against your own team.

firstdown = 1
Matty = 0

:D[/quote]

Long way to go.

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Yeah, but we don't get many chances to taunt you like this, so we must relish it.



According to my Excel spreadsheet, you're far from being declared the looser.

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Im going to be honest, i thought the skins would go down there and get the shant kicked out of them. I hope i have to eat a lot of crow this year, cause ive been pretty hard on Hasslett and Kyle.

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[quote=CrustyRedskin;939323]Im going to be honest, i thought the skins would go down there and get the shant kicked out of them. I hope i have to eat a lot of crow this year, cause ive been pretty hard on Hasslett and Kyle.[/quote]

Yes, me too Crusty. And RGIII will happy to serve that up for you.

BTW. Your signature seems to fit my username better ([I][B]I have a history of violent behavior.[/B][/I])

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[quote=Monkeydad;939316]Yeah, but we don't get many chances to taunt you like this, so we must relish it.



According to my Excel spreadsheet, you're far from being declared the looser.[/quote]

F'ing lol.

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[quote=mredskins;936883]Hmmm I actually see us winning this one.

Skins 17 Aint's 10

I think the D hangs tough. The pass rush gets to DB. RGIII starts slow but puts up the final TD for the win.

DC ignites into dreams of the Super Bowl. Then next week we lay a egg against STL.[/quote]


Hopefully my STL prediction is not true.

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[quote=mredskins;936883]Hmmm I actually see us winning this one.

Skins 17 Aint's 10

I think the D hangs tough. The pass rush gets to DB. RGIII starts slow but puts up the final TD for the win.

DC ignites into dreams of the Super Bowl. Then next week we lay a egg against STL.[/quote]


Not bad not bad at all on the prediction.

I will now give myself a Buster defined self slap on the back.

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[quote=Lotus;937351]I look forward to watching Matty vs. firstdown. Fan's head vs. fan's heart. Epic.[/quote]

Seems the heart wins this one

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;937353]Ought to get it's own sticky thread, OP updated weekly and the running saga of the heart v head situation. FD make sure you choose a good charity for Matty's 90 dollars (105 if the playoffs/superbowl are included):D[/quote]

Hello

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[quote=firstdown;980197]Seems the heart wins this one[/quote]

I guess you missed my other post on this. We're even. I picked Atlanta and then didn't pick against the Skins the rest of the way.

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[quote=Mattyk;980199]I guess you missed my other post on this. We're even. I picked Atlanta and then didn't pick against the Skins the rest of the way.[/quote]

You can't change the bet in the middle of it.

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[quote=firstdown;937288]Ok, I'll bet you $5 a game (I have the skins each game) to be donated to the other persons choice of charity.[/quote]

This was the bet.

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[quote=Mattyk;937341]ok let's do it[/quote]

your response.

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eh?

You won with the New Orleans game, I won with the Atlanta game, and the rest of the games I didn't pick against the Skins. So we were 1-1. I never said I was taking the Skins opponent every week.

So what am I missing?

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[quote=Mattyk;937280]Tell you what, you can go and bet on the Skins to win every week, and I'll bet based on reality, and we'll see who the "looser" is at the end of the season. :biggthump[/quote]

This is the bet we made FD.

Reality didn't mean I was picking against the Skins each week. It meant I would pick based on who I thought would win rather than making a homer pick.

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I'm with Matty. He never said he would pick against the Skins every game. He said that he would put his fandom aside and pick the team he thought would win, whether it was the Skins or not.

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[quote=firstdown;980201]You can't change the bet in the middle of it.[/quote]

/facepalm




FD, I'm shocked you haven't ended up a Darwin award winner in all these years.

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A simple misunderstanding. No beef here.

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mredskins, this thread needs your guidance...

[QUOTE=44ever;980238]mredskins, this thread needs your guidance...[/QUOTE]

I have guided enough today. I honestly was always a bit confused about the bet. I think FD and Matty should donate to FD's charity where they help kids get hearing aids. Seems like a great cause.

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After much review.....I believe it is FD's contention that MK owes.....32k and some change to FD's favorite charity purported to be a house for wayward young women, hookers and such........

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[quote=Mattyk;980219]This is the bet we made FD.

Reality didn't mean I was picking against the Skins each week. It meant I would pick based on who I thought would win rather than making a homer pick.[/quote]

That was not the bet here are the post in order.

Me: Post #64

Why be a fan if you don't believe your team can win a game? Even in our worse years I have never picked my team to loose.

Matty: Post #66

Oh I believe they [I]can[/I] win, but weighing all the factors I just don't think they will.
I know it's tough for you righties to separate reality from fantasy at times. ;)

Me: Post #72

Well actually your own statement said "I believe they can win" as a righty we can seperate reality its just we take the postive thinking over the negative looser thinking. [IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG]

Matty: post #74

Tell you what, you can go and bet on the Skins to win every week, and I'll bet based on reality, and we'll see who the "looser" is at the end of the season. :biggthump

Me: post #75

Ok, I'll bet you $5 a game (I have the skins each game) to be donated to the other persons choice of charity.

Matty: post #78

tempting, but I gave up betting years ago

Me: post #81

Not a bet its a donation to a charity. Worse case its a $10 or $15 donation.

Matty: post #88

ok let's do it

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Again, me betting on reality meant each week I'd pick based on who I thought was going to win, rather than who I wanted to win (Redskins, obviously).

I didn't sign up to bet against the Skins every week.

Sorry you misunderstood.