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I'm going to steal Cowherd's idea and make my predictions for team wins with a +1/-1 range in mind. Here we go:

[B]AFC East[/B]
Patriots 11
Bills 8
Jets 7
Dolphins 6

[B]AFC North[/B]
Steelers 12
Ravens 10
Bengals 8
Browns 4

[B]AFC South[/B]
Colts 11
Texans 9
Titans 8
Jags 7

[B]AFC West[/B]
Chargers 12
Raiders 6
Chiefs 5
Broncos 5

[B]NFC East[/B]
Eagles 10
Skins 9
Giants 9
Cowboys 8

[B]NFC North[/B]
Packers 11
Vikings 10
Bears 9
Lions 4

[B]NFC South[/B]
Saints 11
Falcons 9
Panthers 8
Bucs 5

[B]NFC West[/B]
Cardinals 10
Seahawks 8
San Fran 7
Rams 3

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AFC East
Patriots 12
Bills 8
Jets 7
Dolphins 6

AFC North
Steelers 12
Ravens 8
Bengals 8
Browns 3

AFC South
Colts 11
Texans 11
Jags 9
Titans 7

AFC West
Chargers 8
Chiefs 8
Raiders 6
Broncos 6

NFC East
Giants 13
Skins 10
Eagles 8
Cowboys 7

NFC North
Packers 12
Bears 11
Vikings 10
Lions 3

NFC South
Falcons 13
Saints 10
Panthers 8
Bucs 6

NFC West
Seahawks 10
Cardinals 8
San Fran 6
Rams 2

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AFC East
Patriots 13
Jets 8
Dolphins 8
Bills 7

AFC North
Steelers 12
Ravens 10
Bengals 6
Browns 6

AFC South
Colts 11
Titans 10
Texans 9
Jags 7

AFC West
Chargers 11
Chiefs 7
Raiders 6
Broncos 4

NFC East
Skins 10
Eagles 10
Giants 10
Cowboys 7

NFC North
Vikings 11
Packers 10
Bears 9
Lions 4

NFC South
Falcons 11
Panthers 9
Saints 9
Bucs 4

NFC West
Seahawks 10
Cardinals 8
San Fran 7
Rams 5

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You got 256 wins to work with.

I see the NFC East shaping out very close to how SS has it. Still cant figure out why so many people are as high up on the Eagles as they are. No way they win the division, and only way they will finish second is if the Cowboys and Redskins finish below 500.

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[quote=mlmpetert;583515][B]You got 256 wins to work with[/B].

I see the NFC East shaping out very close to how SS has it. Still cant figure out why so many people are as high up on the Eagles as they are. No way they win the division, and only way they will finish second is if the Cowboys and Redskins finish below 500.[/quote]

I'm not getting that technical

Just for kicks though mine came out to 260, not too bad

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I like all of your guys' better than Peter King's. He has us at 6-10.

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I'm doing a lot of this off of memory, but this came directly from my annual schedule picks, and therefore, I can be held to it.

[B]AFC East[/B]
Pats 12
Dolphins 6
Jets 5
Bills 4

[B]AFC South[/B]
Colts 11
Texans 10
Jags 9
Titans 7

[B]AFC North[/B]
Ravens 11
Steelers 10
Bengals 7
Browns 6

[B]AFC West[/B]
Chargers 13
Raiders 6
Chiefs 3
Broncos 2

[B]NFC East[/B]
Redskins 11
Giants 11
Eagles 9
Cowboys 7 (maybe 8, I think)

[B]NFC South[/B]
Saints 10
Falcons 8
Bucs 7
Panthers 7

[B]NFC North[/B]
Packers 11
Bears 10
Vikings 7
Lions 4

[B]NFC West[/B]
Seahawks 12
Rams 8
Cardinals 6
49ers 5

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Should be noted that the 11 wins comes with a big 'ol *, because I have the Redskins beating the Giants twice, which is the entire difference in the division for tiebreaker purposes.

Oops, did I say that? I didn't mean to offend, Giantone.

I think the 5 losses, as they came out:

[LIST][*]Week 4 vs TB[*]Week 5 at CAR[*]Week 12 at PHI[*]Week 13 vs NO[*]Week 16 vs DAL[/LIST]Not that I should be held to that.

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Whoever didn't put us at #1 (on principle) should be ashamed of themselves.

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Not touching this homer thread

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You could just throw the Cowboys in at 12 wins and put the Redskins at 6 and even out the average a bit.

If it looks like a homer thread, then there's enough room for everyone.

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[B]AFC East[/B]
Patriots 10
Bills 9
Dolphins 9
Jets 7


[B]AFC North[/B]

Ravens 13
Steelers 10
Browns 6
Bengals 5


[B]AFC South[/B]
Colts 10
Texans 10
Titans 8
Jags 7


[B]AFC West[/B]
Chargers 8
Broncos 7
Raiders 4
Chiefs 3


[B]NFC East[/B]
Skins 12
Eagles 10
Giants 9
Cowboys 8

[B]NFC North[/B]
Packers 9
Vikings 9
Bears 8
Lions 5

[B]NFC South[/B]
Panthers 10
Saints 9
Falcons 7
Bucs 5

[B]NFC West[/B]
San Fran 10
Cardinals 8
Seahawks 8
Rams 4

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I wish we played in the AFC or NFC west, so easy.

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Totally agree

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;583530]I like all of your guys' better than Peter King's. He has us at 6-10.[/quote]
Damn The Sporting News has us going 4-12. THey did give a good analysis of the team, but 4-12 when their end synapsis said we were around a .500 team was weird.

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[quote=GTripp0012;583532]Should be noted that the 11 wins comes with a big 'ol *, because I have the Redskins beating the Giants twice, which is the entire difference in the division for tiebreaker purposes.

Oops, did I say that? I didn't mean to offend, Giantone.

I think the 5 losses, as they came out:

[LIST][*]Week 4 vs TB[*]Week 5 at CAR[*]Week 12 at PHI[*]Week 13 vs NO[*]Week 16 vs DAL[/LIST]Not that I should be held to that.[/quote]


I like your line of predicting the losses, but when the hell in recent memory have we ever swept the Gmen? I mean in recent years we should have swept them many times on paper only to piss victory away. I see us sweeping Dallas before we sweep NY.

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[quote=GTripp0012;583541]You could just throw the Cowboys in at 12 wins and put the Redskins at 6 and even out the average a bit.

If it looks like a homer thread, then there's enough room for everyone.[/quote]

12 wins, yeah right.

Cowboys 9-7 + or - 1

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[quote=GTripp0012;583532]Should be noted that the 11 wins comes with a big 'ol *, because I have the Redskins beating the Giants twice, which is the entire difference in the division for tiebreaker purposes.

Oops, did I say that? I didn't mean to offend, Giantone.

I think the 5 losses, as they came out:

[LIST][*]Week 4 vs TB[*]Week 5 at CAR[*]Week 12 at PHI[*]Week 13 vs NO[*]Week 16 vs DAL[/LIST]Not that I should be held to that.[/quote]

no offense to you but you really think the Redskins will have the chops to win 4 out of 6 NFC East games but will lose to Tampa Bay and Carolina? I am much more comfortable saying that the Skins beat TB and Carolina and maybe go 3 for 6 against the NFC Beast.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;584164]12 wins, yeah right.

Cowboys 9-7 + or - 1[/quote]

I think that is the safe bet for every team in the NFCE. One team will win more than 10 but who knows who the heck it'll be.

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[quote=rbanerjee23;584166]no offense to you but you really think the Redskins will have the chops to win 4 out of 6 NFC East games but will lose to Tampa Bay and Carolina? I am much more comfortable saying that the Skins beat TB and Carolina and maybe go 3 for 6 against the NFC Beast.[/quote]

I understand your argument and it makes sense. On the other hand, however, we have a history of raising our game for NFC Beast foes and then playing down to the Tampas of the world.

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[quote=Lotus;584188]I understand your argument and it makes sense. On the other hand, however, we have a history of raising our game for NFC Beast foes and then playing down to the Tampas of the world.[/quote]
Yeah but the second half of the season is brutal for Washington. 4 of the final 8 games are against division opponents. The toughest being back to back road division games at Philly and at Dallas respectively.

Then after playing very physical games in that back to back stretch, come home to FedEx to play Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.

A bright spot in the second half of the season is the last regular season game. With the AFC West being so weak, you can expect that San Diego will have locked up that division by week 17 and will rest their starters in that last game.

And with all the teams in the NFC East tracking for a Wild Card, that could be the decision maker for the Redskins. Make those games against the the weaker teams in the AFC West count (Oak, Den, KC), split division games and if SD does rest their starters in that last game, you could be playing for a wild card spot in week 17.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;584193]Yeah but the second half of the season is brutal for Washington. 4 of the final 8 games are against division opponents. [B]The toughest being back to back road division games at Philly and at Dallas respectively.
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Then after playing very physical games in that back to back stretch, come home to FedEx to play Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.

A bright spot in the second half of the season is the last regular season game. With the AFC West being so weak, you can expect that San Diego will have locked up that division by week 17 and will rest their starters in that last game.

And with all the teams in the NFC East tracking for a Wild Card, that could be the decision maker for the Redskins. Make those games against the the weaker teams in the AFC West count (Oak, Den, KC), split division games and if SD does rest their starters in that last game, you could be playing for a wild card spot in week 17.[/quote]

You are correct about the latter half of the schedule being tough. But we won back-to-back games in Philly and in Dallas last year. :)

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[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=4439322&sportCat=nfl]Gene Wojciechowski has 44 predictions for the 2009 season - ESPN[/url]

Dude has us last in the NFC East....he doesnt elaborate much on why...just says we will cause problems if Fat Albert plays well, but that it wont translate into wins...then references our tough second half schedule.

Gruden picked us last as well, I heard it yesterday

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Michael Silver, whom I usually abhor, picked us 2nd and with a playoff berth.

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Clayton thinks we'll do well too....

Majority of people I've heard think we'll go 8-8 again, best case scenario

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[quote=Jay Schroeder;584301]Clayton thinks we'll do well too....

Majority of people I've heard think we'll go 8-8 again, best case scenario[/quote]

Clayton almost always has around 10-6. Collinsworth had some nice things to say about us too. Wilbon has us at 10-6

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thats whats up...I f#*k with Collinsworth...he is a fresh prick but he knows his stuff

Wilbon is a hack in my opinion...I grew up reading his columns in the post every morning...never cared for him...especially after hearing/seeing him on tv

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AFC East
Pats 12
Dolphins 9
Jets 8
Bills 4

AFC South
Colts 11
Titans 10
Jags 9
Texans 7

AFC North
Ravens 12
Steelers 10
Browns 8
Bengals 5

AFC West
Chargers 11
Raiders 7
Chiefs 4
Broncos 3

NFC East
Redskins 11
Giants 11
Eagles 9
Cowboys 8

NFC South
Falcons 11
Saints 9
Bucs 7
Panthers 7

NFC North
Vikings 11
Bears 10
Packers 7
Lions 4

NFC West
Cardinals 12
Rams 8
49ers 6
Seahawks 5

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8-8 for the skins again

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Waited till now, if all goes well injury wise, we make the playoffs at 12-4. Love everything about this team.

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between 8-8 and 10-6

We need to make those plays on third down on both sides of the ball

keep our o line healthy and productive

and win turnover ratio

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[quote=GusFrerotte;583675]I like your line of predicting the losses, but when the hell in recent memory have we ever swept the Gmen? I mean in recent years we should have swept them many times on paper only to piss victory away. I see us sweeping Dallas before we sweep NY.[/quote]Well, if you will grant for a second that the teams are equal, the Redskins would have a 25% chance of sweeping the Giants. That doesn't sound like very much, but when you are picking game by game, the probability of getting any random 2 games right is actually probably a little lower than 25%. This is because of an information gap.

Now if you think the Giants are better than the Redskins, by a significant amount, well, then yeah, it's a pretty silly prediction. But it's not hard to see why the Redskins would have both a Week 1 advantage (relative health), and a Week 15 advantage (home field).

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[B]AFC East[/B]
Patriots 13-3
Dolphins 9-7
Jets 5-11
Bills 3-13

[B]AFC North[/B]
Ravens 11-5
Steelers 10-6
Bengals 8-8
Browns 4-12

[B]AFC South[/B]
Colts 11-5
Texans 9-7
Jaguars 9-7
Titans 8-8

[B]AFC West[/B]
Chargers 11-5
Broncos 5-11
Chiefs 4-12
Raiders 3-13

[B]NFC East[/B]
Giants 11-5
Redskins 10-6
Eagles 9-7
Cowboys 7-9

[B]NFC North[/B]
Packers 11-5
Vikings 10-6
Bears 10-6
Lions 4-12

[B]NFC South[/B]
Falcons 11-5
Saints 10-6
Panthers 9-7
Buccaneers 4-12

[B]NFC West[/B]
Seahawks 9-7
Cardinals 7-9
49ers 6-10
Rams 5-11

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[quote=sandtrapjack;583540]Not touching this homer thread[/quote]


LOL...........ya think?

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We'll win 10 games this year, and will get the wildcard.

Philly prolly takes division at 11 or possibly 12 wins.

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[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview09/team?team=was]Team Preview: Washington Redskins - NFL - ESPN[/url]

Whats your guys take on these assesments

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WOW, another underwhelming skins performance. More than norm now than ever.