Portis: Redskins will be among top five teams
 

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What do you guys think? Bold prediction from CP... is he high or is he really convinced the Redskins can have a big season?

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Top 5 teams in the NFC East maybe. I hope he's right, but I dont see playoffs with all the changes.

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I love the confidence. New coaches tend to go through transition seasons in year one. It's not totally out of the question for a new coach to come in and blow the league away in year one (Sean Payton). But it's still rare. If you're playing the odds, I can't say I like our chances of being as elite as Portis says.

But I love the confidence. Hopefully the work ethic and appropriate level of respect for the competition is there to go with that confidence.

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[quote=Daseal;454394][B]Top 5 teams in the NFC East maybe[/B]. I hope he's right, but I dont see playoffs with all the changes.[/quote]

LOL, that should be pretty doable.

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Wow, that's pretty unexpected, but this is a good sign (IMO).. However, CP wasn't only one who said (either this yr or the yr before or before that) that his team would be great for upcoming season.. Kitna, Chad Johnson, and whoever else..

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Don't tell me, show me! I want to see it and I would consider giving up my first born to see it.

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The same was said of Galileo in his time.
CP IS A PROPHET!!!!!!!!!

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[quote=Schneed10;454396]LOL, that should be pretty doable.[/quote]

We should make history by being the first 5th best team in a 4 team division lol

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I think that was Portis just trying to give NFLN something juicy to talk about. I feel we'll be closer to 8-8 than top 5 team this year.

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[quote=mooby;454429]I think that was Portis just trying to give NFLN something juicy to talk about. I feel we'll be closer to 8-8 than top 5 team this year.[/quote]

It really all depends on how we start. If we can manage 3-2 or even 2-3 in our first five games, I could see us winning 10. It's all about how we start this year, and that's tough with a new HC. If we can manage a week 1 win in Giants' stadium (and given the miserable offseason the G-men had, it's a possibility), that could serve as a huge tone-setter.

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[quote=GreekSkin;454426]We should make history by being the first 5th best team in a 4 team division lol[/quote]

You're forgetting about the Cardinals!

Geesh, Coach Gibbs and I are the only 2 people that remember they're in the NFC East.

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12-4 here we come!

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I more just meant with 4 teams there's only one way we're guaranteed a top 5 spot =p

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[quote=GMScud;454431]It really all depends on how we start. If we can manage 3-2 or even 2-3 in our first five games, I could see us winning 10. It's all about how we start this year, and that's tough with a new HC. If we can manage a week 1 win in Giants' stadium (and given the miserable offseason the G-men had, it's a possibility), that could serve as a huge tone-setter.[/quote]

True, but our opening schedule is very tough. Like NFLN said if we get off to a good start we'll be setting ourselves up for success but nothing's guaranteed especially with that schedule. Three division road games in the first five weeks not to mention the Saints and Cardinals, who aren't exactly pushovers themselves.

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[quote=mooby;454464]True, but our opening schedule is very tough. Like NFLN said if we get off to a good start we'll be setting ourselves up for success but nothing's guaranteed especially with that schedule.[B] Three division road games in the first five weeks[/B] not to mention the Saints and Cardinals, who aren't exactly pushovers themselves.[/quote]I'm still pissed about the schedule makers loading the front of our schedule with all of our road division games. It makes you wonder how randomly the schedules are made up. Of those division games, I have a good feeling about the opener in NY. The Skins dominated the G-men last time there, and the emotion of an opening game on national TV should yield playoff intensity from both teams.

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Did yall notice one of the highlights from training camp shows Devin Thomas dropping an easy pass?

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I mean its cool he is confident but he always is confident. 2 years ago, during the off-season, he said that he would be getting 10 yards a carry with Saunders in his first year. Regardless of injuries, we were shit that year.

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i'd rather the skins at least get into training camp before portis or anybody else makes such a bold statement.remember kitna for detroit last year????

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Yeah I saw him make this prediction last night and the first thing that came to my mind was Jon Kitna last year. Way too bold of a prediction, way too early.

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Would you guys rather he predicted we go 8-8?

This means nothing more than that the guys are buying into the new system, which is really the best we can hope for at this point.

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[QUOTE=djnemo65;454493]Would you guys rather he predicted we go 8-8?

This means nothing more than that the guys are buying into the new system, which is really the best we can hope for at this point.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, I love the confidence. Why shouldnt he be confident? If guys arent going into training camp with the idea that they could win a Super Bowl this year, than they shouldnt be showing up at all. No matter how realistic or unrealistc it is, in todays NFL anyone could win at anytime. I dont perticularly think we'll be that good (I'm in the 7-9 to 9-7 area), but thats what I can do as a fan...as a player, you better think you're going to win.

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Didn't Kitna and Lions start off on a tear? Then reduced to a botched attempt of lighting a fart.

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[quote=Luxorreb;454500]Didn't Kitna and Lions start off on a tear? Then reduced to a botched attempt of lighting a fart.[/quote]Remember how the two quality opponents the Lions played on the road last year in the first half: Eagles and Redskins, just totally massacred them. Like, Philly had 40 points in the first half. We dominated them in all phases of the game.

They played better in other games, but the Lions were a bad team all year through, they just beat the defending NFC champs in two close games, giving the illusion that they were actually playing good football.

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[quote=djnemo65;454493][B]Would you guys rather he predicted we go 8-8?[/B]

This means nothing more than that the guys are buying into the new system, which is really the best we can hope for at this point.[/quote]

That's kinda what I was trying to say. Part of me thinks he said what he said because he wasn't going to say, Yeah I think we're gonna be mildly good to decent this year, it's gonna take some time to learn Zorn's system. He didn't want to be seen as unoptimistic on t.v., which nearly all players don't, I don't think I've ever seen an interview where a guy sounded downcast about his team's fortunes before training camp even starts. And it is a good thing that he and hopefully the team are buying into Zorn's system.

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I remember LDT predicted the Chargers would 10-6 a couple of years ago to snickers around the league; they ended up going 12-4.

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[quote=theJBexperience;454478]Did yall notice one of the highlights from training camp shows Devin Thomas dropping an easy pass?[/quote]

damn is it July 20th already?

A dropped pass!!?? I guess they better cut Thomas, he's obviously junk. ;)

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if we can win those close games instead of letting teams come back. last year we blew tampa bay buffalo giants dallas thats 13 wins

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[quote=Mattyk72;454508]damn is it July 20th already?

A dropped pass!!?? I guess they better cut Thomas, he's obviously junk. ;)[/quote]

It was funny to show that as a highlight, especially when Rod Woodson was putting him over as a nice addition to the offense. How about some video to support the statement?

But yeah, cut him and bring back Rod Gardner. We know he won't drop any passes.

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buster,

the cardinals used to be in NFC east but not anymore. So in some ways you are correct but you may wanna re-think what you were saying.

Overall, if we go 8-8 Ill be extactic, I do think that once the O picks up on what we are trying to run and the WR's are able to get the timing correct then we will be better. I am worried about the D though, if someone gets hurt, we really don't have the depth to support a long term injury.

Lets just see what happens.

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If we are one of the top 5 teams in the league, it will be because Jason Campbell is a top 5 Quarterback, and because Portis himself had himself some big games.

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I've heard things like this in the past (we all have), and pretty much none of it was true.
I love the enthusiasm, but I'd like to see a real game before I make a judgement. Shame on me for listening to Spurrier. That bastard made me untrustworthy.

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Portis may think the team can be top 5, but there are backs (and quarterbacks, and wide receivers, and linebackers...) all around the league who think their team will be top 5 as well.

There are 13 other teams this year who will have a say in our record. This Portis statement means squadoosh.

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[QUOTE=pstylee;454526]buster,

the cardinals used to be in NFC east but not anymore. So in some ways you are correct but you may wanna re-think what you were saying.

.[/QUOTE]

Sarcasm my friend, sarcasm

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[QUOTE=Schneed10;454534]Portis may think the team can be top 5, but there are backs (and quarterbacks, and wide receivers, and linebackers...) all around the league who think their team will be top 5 as well.

There are 13 other teams this year who will have a say in our record. This Portis statement means [b]squadoosh.[/b][/QUOTE]

Tony Reali is that you?

I know this is odd, but I agree with you 100% here.

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He's high. 9-6 would be a great season for this team and that wont get them into the top 5.

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9-6 is a game short there sport.

Who's the one that's high? ;)

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They strike in week 17.

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[quote=Daseal;454594]They strike in week 17.[/quote]

Nice, SB win for us!

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That would be a dream come true, I'm tired of hearing about the cowgirls and how good they are gonna be..

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;454588]9-6 is a game short there sport.

Who's the one that's high? ;)[/QUOTE]

Oops, bad addition by me. 9-7 will be a super season for the Skins. Like everyone says about other pre-season predictions (especially the ones they dont agree with) they are meaningless. CP's ramblings are no different.