Skins get season opener against giants Sept 4, Thursday p.m. game.
 

Wow this is gonna be GREAT for our Skins to open the season. Open up with the Superbowl champs on the road.

Should be a great game. Start the season off with a WIN on the road against the Giants. Can't wait!

[B]Posted at 4:58 PM ET, 03/26/2008[/B]

[B]Skins Get Thursday Season Opener Against Giants[/B]

[FONT=Times New Roman,times,serif] Jason Reid has confirmed that the Redskins and New York Giants will play in the NFL season opener Thursday (Sept. 4) at Giants Stadium. An official announcement is expected to come Monday at the annual owners' meetings in Florida.
Note from the earlier posts that the NFL is considering changing the starting time of this game to 7 p.m., rather than 8:30, because that is the final night of the Republican Convention.
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Beat me by 30 second skinsfan_nn.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;434902]Beat me by 30 second skinsfan_nn.[/quote]

Quick draw....lol

I saw that, I sent you something.

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I can't wait till Sept. 4th! Zorn's fist victory on the road in Giants Stadium.

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lets not get ahead of ourselves....

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I figured that would be the case.. New coach, division rivalry.. We're going to be getting a lot of exposure early in the season.. Hall of Fame game then the season opener.. Only thing I don't like is not having a game to watch on opening Sunday and having to wait 10 days for a game.. Ah well, we should be 1-0 by then so that will make it easier to bear.

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yeah...............:yeahright......:rofl:

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[QUOTE=Giantone;434914]yeah...............:yeahright......:rofl:[/QUOTE]

Congrats on the Super Bowl win (I was rooting for the G-men). That said, losing several starters on defense and dealing with a Super Bowl hangover might make things hard for your beloved team coming September. :)

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At least we can all say that a run up the middle is not a definite! Im not saying that its not going to be the call, but w/ Gibbs it was a definite. Open it up in Giants stadium. (@ 7pm today 3/26 its only 162 days away. HOF 127 days for those counting.)

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[QUOTE=Paintrain;434907]I figured that would be the case.. New coach, division rivalry.. We're going to be getting a lot of exposure early in the season.. Hall of Fame game then the season opener.. Only thing I don't like is not having a game to watch on opening Sunday and having to wait 10 days for a game.. Ah well, we should be 1-0 by then so that will make it easier to bear.[/QUOTE]

Think of it like this. You'll get to see your favorite football team early this upcoming season. Also, when we won Super Bowl XXII, the following season, we had to open at Giants Stadium on Monday night and New Yorkers beat us. It's time to return the favor, I think!

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;434915]Congrats on the Super Bowl win (I was rooting for the G-men). That said, losing several starters on defense and dealing with a Super Bowl hangover might make things hard for your beloved team coming September. :)[/quote]


Make no mistake I'm not delusional I know it's hard to repeat but I will enjoy it while I can.:food-smil

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Does school start by September 4, because if it does I can't watch...

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[QUOTE=SeanTaylor21;434922]Does school start by September 4, because if it does I can't watch...[/QUOTE]

damn,how old are you?

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[quote=SeanTaylor21;434922]Does school start by September 4, because if it does I can't watch...[/quote]

Class on the East Coast runs until 7:30pm? The game will end before 11pm too so just man up and watch the game.

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[QUOTE=hooskins;434932]Class on the East Coast runs until 7:30pm? The game will end before 11pm too so just man up and watch the game.[/QUOTE]

His bedtime is 7:45. Maybe Mommy and Daddy will let him watch the anthem before his bath but the full game is out of the question..

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Dear God:

I would like football season to start tomorrow.

That is all.

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... and for the Redskins to go 19-0.

NOW, that is all.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;434938]... and for the Redskins to go 19-0.

NOW, that is all.[/quote]

Amen.

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I went to opening day last year but I guess I wont go this year, seeing as how its in NY. I need some football. Not want.

I NEED IT. So long to wait but the draft will hold me over for a bit I guess.....

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Man....I sort of hate the fact that we have to open our season up against not only a tough divisional foe, but one that is a defending Super Bowl Champion team. But, it should be an exciting game. Maybe this means that the 'skins season will get softer toward the end of the season when we make a strong run for the playoffs.

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Don't look foreward to opening up against the SBC on the road. It will give us a good idea of where we are early.

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I'm actually kind of looking forward to opening the season on the road for once. I dont think we did since San Diego in 2001 (lord knows that didnt go well)...but I think we will be playing a real tough game, and this should be a good test for us, and like longtime just said, this hsould let us know where we are at pretty quickly.

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Tivo the damn thing then.
By the way...the last 2 times the Giants won the Superbowl ('86 & '90), who won the year after? 3's a charm.

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From AP:
[I]"The Super Bowl winner traditionally hosts the game. The Redskins’ participation was confirmed by a person familiar with the NFL schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not announced it."[/I]

I must have slept through our 2002 Super Bowl Championship. Jokes aside, I think I like playing the "champs" in this situation. Lots of hype around the heroes, they sometimes lose sight of the game. That and our history in such games ('83, '88, '92) is just horrible.

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I would be very, very, surprised if the Skins win the game.

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I was just saying to my friend i wished that the skins got the opening game. it would be much better at home but whatever, I might just make the trip up there for the game.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;434938]... and for the Redskins to go 19-0.

NOW, that is all.[/quote]


The Giants denied the last team to try and they will deny the Skins.:goodjob:

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[quote=saden1;434994]I would be very, very, surprised if the Skins win the game.[/quote]

Nice to see the glowing optimism already.

We beat them in NY last year, so why not again this year?

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How can you even think about predicting the outcome of a game right now? This just kills me...we have the complete offseason, injuries and all kinds of other stuff to get through before we even think about Sept 4th and whether or not they would win or not.

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[quote=jbcjr14;435018]How can you even think about predicting the outcome of a game right now? This just kills me...we have the complete offseason, injuries and all kinds of other stuff to get through before we even think about Sept 4th and whether or not they would win or not.[/quote]

Making any predictions right now is definitely ri-goddamn-diculous.

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[QUOTE=Warpath;434917]At least we can all say that a run up the middle is not a definite! Im not saying that its not going to be the call, but w/ Gibbs it was a definite. Open it up in Giants stadium. (@ 7pm today 3/26 its only 162 days away. HOF 127 days for those counting.)[/QUOTE]

OMG thats sounds like an eternity right now! I was getting a little uneasy waiting for the draft, haha. It will be here sooner then we know it.

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'Skins at Giants for the season opener.
Darn, first regular season game of 2008 and I am left with no one to root for.

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At least you guys have the option to go to the game or not. I'm not about to fly from Japan for it.

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Am i the only one not happy about this? Playing them in the opening game in front of a highly energized crowd celebrating a super bowl win makes what is always a difficult game for the skins almost impossible. I prefer our divisional road games to be on Sunday at 1pm.

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[QUOTE=riggins44;434904]I can't wait till Sept. 4th! Zorn's fist victory on the road in Giants Stadium.[/QUOTE]

:yeahright

Unfortunately, the guy from whom I get my tickets told me he wants to keep the first game this season.:(

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[quote=celts32;435033]Am i the only one not happy about this? Playing them in the opening game in front of a highly energized crowd celebrating a super bowl win makes what is always a difficult game for the skins almost impossible. I prefer our divisional road games to be on Sunday at 1pm.[/quote]

I'm looking at it as all the pressure is on them. They're the SB Champs opening up at home.

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[quote=celts32;435033]Am i the only one not happy about this? Playing them in the opening game in front of a highly energized crowd celebrating a super bowl win makes what is always a difficult game for the skins almost impossible. I prefer our divisional road games to be on Sunday at 1pm.[/quote]I seem to recall the Cowboys smoking us in the 1992 season opener following our last Super Bowl title. Cowboys went on to win the title, and we returned the favor the following year by destroying them in the '93 opener - definitely the high water mark for the short-lived Richie Petibone era.

Bottom line, just because it's the Giants first game off their title doesn't mean that the Skins will roll over and hand it to them.

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[quote=celts32;435033]Am i the only one not happy about this? Playing them in the opening game in front of a highly energized crowd celebrating a super bowl win makes what is always a difficult game for the skins almost impossible. I prefer our divisional road games to be on Sunday at 1pm.[/quote]
I really like the fact that we are thrown right into the fire on opening day. If we win that game our team gains a ton of convidence. If we play a good game and they win I think we still go away feeling good about how we played. The only thing that could really be bad is if we get blown out but I just don't think that will happen.

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[quote=Mattyk72;435038]I'm looking at it as all the pressure is on them. They're the SB Champs opening up at home.[/quote]From a schedule perspective, theres a pretty sizable advantage to playing your most difficult game in Week 1 when you are still 0-0.

I mean, as a team, you don't want to start 0-3, or 0-4 because the NFL loaded up all your hard games at the beginning of the year, but giving your team 6 months to prepare for the theoretical 'toughest' game of the year is a pretty big advantage.

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[quote=Mattyk72;435013]Nice to see the glowing optimism already.

We beat them in NY last year, so why not again this year?[/quote]

Are you kidding me or yourself? Let see, SB champs against a team with a new head coach, OC, and DC? Besides NE and Colts the Giants are not a team you want to open against.