Skins vs Saints predictions
 

Opening in the Superdome against a Saints team with a huge chip on their shoulders is going to be a really tough task. I think we can hang with them, but will ultimately fall short. If we pull the upset, RG3 mania is just going to explode. I think RG3 will play well, but Brees will just make a few more plays.

Saints 27
Skins 24

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Glad to see the first prediction is a realistic one. I think our secondary gets exposed by the league's best passing attack. Also not sure any of our LBs/Safeties have the chops to hang with Jimmy Graham. I'm a bit more pessimistic-

Saints 35
Skins 21

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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.

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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

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The Saint's owe us for the last time we played; we had that game!

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i hatte the aints: Skins 29 Saints: 26

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I'm with some here who actually think we can win this game. I think we can win every game we play. Skins 28 Saints 16.

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I think the line is Saints -9.5. Realistically the game will probably be

Saints 31
Redskins 21

Obviously an upset by the Skins would be huge, but I don't see it happening.

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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]

Right on brother


[quote=mredskins;936886]The Saint's owe us for the last time we played; we had that game![/quote]

Right on brother

Skins 31, Aints 30

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One of our RBs run for 100 yards, RGIII throws for 250 and 2 TDs, Saints turn ball over twice, including Richard Crawford's game sealing pick with 1:33 left.

Redskins 28
Saints 24

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We know what they're gonna do. All the emotion in the world isn't gonna keep DB off his ass. Redskins-20
Saints-17
Expecting a couple of picks from our D.

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I'm going to be watching the game with a friend who's a Saints fan, and I refuse to believe that I will have to put up with his shit-talking until the next time we play them, so my prediction is we will be up by 21 at the end of the first half, and we cruise to a comfortable win 31-13. We're gonna be sending so much heat at Drew Brees he's gonna think G.W. put a bounty on him from beyond the sideline.

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The Saints are the most explosive passing team in the league.
The Redskins have a bunch of guys who should be working at Footlocker in their secondary.
Brees throws for 500+ yards.

I don't think Brees will be confused by a defensive scheme that has not evolved since Kevin Greene was a Steeler.

42 to 13 Saints.

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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

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Bunch of amateurs with your predictions. Bah!

23rd post in the Game Day Thread will be about our horrid OL

37th post in the Game Day Thread will inspire 12th Man to bump his DeAngelo Hall thread

38th post in the Game Day Thread will inspire SFRedskin to start an anti-D Hall tumblr page

129th post in the Game Day Thread will be something along the lines of "Fuuuuuuuuu....get up RG3!!!"

196th post in the Game Day Thread will talk about how RG3 to Fred Davis is awesome...but can we count on FD? Should have kept Cooley!!!

203th post in the Game Day Thread "That sack by Carriker should seal it. 23-20. 1-0 fellas!"

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A new era begins, Redskins come out as fired up as the Saints and win a close one 31-28. People will underestimate the # of offensive weapons the skins have.

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[quote=SmootSmack;936906]Bunch of amateurs with your predictions. Bah!

23rd post in the Game Day Thread will be about our horrid OL

37th post in the Game Day Thread will inspire 12th Man to bump his DeAngelo Hall thread

38th post in the Game Day Thread will inspire SFRedskin to start an anti-D Hall tumblr page

129th post in the Game Day Thread will be something along the lines of "Fuuuuuuuuu....get up RG3!!!"

196th post in the Game Day Thread will talk about how RG3 to Fred Davis is awesome...but can we count on FD? Should have kept Cooley!!!

203th post in the Game Day Thread "That sack by Carriker should seal it. 23-20. 1-0 fellas!"[/quote]

Oh just you wait, I'll definitely be bumping the DeAgelo thread. I plan to will him into being the 15th best corner this season!

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hope we win. our secondary scares me against Brees

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[quote=Meks;936913]hope we win. [B]our secondary scares me against Brees[/B][/quote]

Which is exactly why i didn't pick us to win and also because New Orleans is hard to play against in their dome.

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redskins 24
saints 20

griffin to garcon is going to be the theme of this season

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Skins 14
Saints 34

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[quote=CultBrennan59;936915]Which is exactly why i didn't pick us to win and also because New Orleans is hard to play against in their dome.[/quote]

that is a hard place to play, its gonna be a tough game for us... our D really needs to step up they have alot of weapons... i do feel like we will take shots down field tho, and the saints can be ran on sometimes so i feel the stretch run setting up the play action boot and variations of it will be huge in this game.... i expect some fireworks from both teams, honestly just hoping we can keep up... and hoping for a big W and an un-scathed RG3

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I never, ever want injuries to happen, even for teams I really dislike eg Giants, Cowboys. But I have a bad feeling for Drew Brees in this game. Our front 7 is going to be real nasty this season and Brees is a smaller QB who just signed a massive contract.

28-10 Skins in the above scenario

If Brees plays the whole game 35-17 Saints

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This is a Saints team that is a SB contender playing with a chip on their shoulder. This looks like the Bears preseason game to me.

Saints 38
Skins 13

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Watch the [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTNz-PL2Pz0"]Baylor Vs. Oklahoma[/URL] game and just change the uniforms, maybe a little less scoring.

Our D line will be the reason Brees can't get too pass happy.

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28-20 Saints, I think we will play respectable, but you have to put your money on Brees against Cedric Griffic & DeAngelo Hall (especially if its close late).

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[quote=Evilgrin;936944]28-20 Saints, I think we will play respectable, but you [B]have to put your money on Brees against Cedric Griffic & DeAngelo Hall [/B](especially if its close late).[/quote]

Especially when you'll have Haslett getting all zero-blitz happy.

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The saints are without their head coach, an offensive genius and saints offensive play caller. They're also without their interim head coach, a former linebackers coach joe vitt. Their head coach for the game is Oline coach Aaron Kromer.

I'm not going to say the saints are suddenly going to be garbage because of the coaching situation, but it definitely will be a factor. Payton will not be involved in game planning and he won't be calling plays and making crucial decisions. It's not like drew Brees is Peyton manning and serves as his own defacto offensive coordinator and play caller. The saints will probably start out strong and have a decent halftime lead. But well make better adjustments at halftime and outscore them in the 2nd half. Whether we win or not depends on how much of a lead they got in the first half.

My prediction: Regulation ends with us tied at 30. We win the coin toss. Banks takes the overtime kickoff to the house. Final score: 36-30 redskins.

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I just don't get how some of you guys spend all year talking about the skins and when we finally get to the season opener pick the other team to win. I know your "keeping it real" I say get real and pick the team you spend all your time talking about. Saints are a good team but we have enough talent to kick their ass in their house. I see little brees running around trying to keep from getting his head knocked off. Banks makes a few big returns and our new toy (RGIII) kicks a little as. This is his coming out party and I don't think we saw shit durn preseason.

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key to the game is going to be our ability to counter punch. Being able to absorb a big play, quick score, etc and not getting overwhelmed. Our red zone defense is going to be key, hold them to 3 instead of 6.

We should be able to run the ball and we should do it often especially when we are on our side of the field. Use the clock.

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One of the best, if not the best offense the NFL has ever seen against the mid to bottom level secondary. I am really nervous about this game, not to mention all of the hype from Bounty Gate and to add the topping to it all, its in there house!

Now with that said, my co-worker is the biggest Saints fan of all and he thinks they will hang 35 plus on us, I told him that I don't think they will put up 30 on our D...so I am going to stick with that and say:

28-24 Saints

Come on Skins prove me wrong!!!!

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41 - 34 Redskins take it. Fred Davis has 3 TDs, and Josh Wilson has 2 picks.

Kerrigan with 3 sacks and 3 tackles for loss.

Its about time we start putting up points.....plus

-[I] Take a glass-half-full attitude. Optimists were 50 percent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to pessimists, according to a study in Psychological Bulletin.[/I]

Im thinking about my health.

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[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;936946]The saints are without their head coach, an offensive genius and saints offensive play caller. They're also without their interim head coach, a former linebackers coach joe vitt. Their head coach for the game is Oline coach Aaron Kromer.

I'm not going to say the saints are suddenly going to be garbage because of the coaching situation, but it definitely will be a factor. Payton will not be involved in game planning and he won't be calling plays and making crucial decisions. It's not like drew Brees is Peyton manning and serves as his own defacto offensive coordinator and play caller. The saints will probably start out strong and have a decent halftime lead. But well make better adjustments at halftime and outscore them in the 2nd half. Whether we win or not depends on how much of a lead they got in the first half.

My prediction: Regulation ends with us tied at 30. We win the coin toss. Banks takes the overtime kickoff to the house. Final score: 36-30 redskins.[/quote]

talk about earning his roster spot quickly.

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[quote=irish;936937]This is a Saints team that is a SB contender playing with a chip on their shoulder. This looks like the Bears preseason game to me.

Saints 38
Skins 13[/quote]

I will be VERY disappointed if we only put up 13. I expect New Orleans to score 38, but I also expect us to be able to score 28 to 31. New Orleans does not have a good defense.

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New Orleans 27
Washington 21

I can see this being a 17-7 game at halftime and us making a second half push but the Saints have too much talent on offense. I don't see them blowing us out of the water though. Our defense is going be very stingy against the run I believe and will make teams earn every point. I will also go out on a limb and say this is the most a team will score against us in 2012.

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Skins 41
Saints 28

I will be picking the Skins every week.

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[quote=jamf;936903]The Saints are the most explosive passing team in the league.
The Redskins have a bunch of guys who should be working at Footlocker in their secondary.
Brees throws for 500+ yards.

I don't think Brees will be confused by a defensive scheme that has not evolved since Kevin Greene was a Steeler.

42 to 13 Saints.[/quote]
Wow, positive much :(

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Why not start off 1-0 again ? We sack Brees 8 times , Banks throws a td to Moss and RG3 has a big game 275 yds , 2 tds and close to 100 yds on the ground and the " Saints come crawling home " ........ SKINS 29 AINTS 17 !

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Drew Brees will be sacked over and over and over again. Look for the Redskins defense to recover a lot of fumbles. Offensively, I expect the running game with Morris to pound the hell out of that weak Saints rushing defense. Garcon and Briscoe will each catch TD passes.

Redskins 28
Saints 21

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31-17 Saints.

Injury to one of our offensive linemen not named Trent. RG3 has one td pass, 1 td rush, and a fumble. completes 60% of his passes, and doesnt connect down the field on anything greater than 30 yards.