Riggo Blasting Skins.
 

Riggo does a show on Sirrius NFL radio called the Afternoon Blitz. On my way to work in the morning (between 12:30 and 4 AM depending on the day) I often hear part of the replay. In short this is what he said:
1) Thinks Dallas is the team in the division that can take the Eagles if anyone can. Thinks their defense will be great and offense will be really strong too. It was a consensus that the 'Skins would be last in the NFC East and the Giants/Cowboys would fight for 2nd place.
2) If Gibbs has a winning record he should be nominated for coach of the year. Said he has to completely reinvent himself and doesnt know if he has the talent to do what he wants to do.
3) Thinks if Portis has 1700 yards that the skins may have a shot at a winning record, especially with the playaction.
4) Says Ramsey is playing for an NFL career and not a Redskins career. Said he wouldn't be suprised if with all the shit they've put him through he says no if they extend his contract. They bring in Brunell and give him the cold shoulder. Brunell fails miserably, then they give up A LOT to get a first round pick to get Campbell. He mentioned that it doesnt exactly ooze confidence of your starting QB. (I must say I agree with this point.)
5) Pretty much said that there were huge downgrades at receiver (also agree) and though faster they're either little, unproven, or both. We dont have that possession Art Monk guy. No one knows if McCants will see the field.

Now, you guys know what a pessimist I am. He had me saying no way and yelling at the radio. At 3AM.... I got some odd looks.. However every show has the skins coming in last in the division. What do you guys think about this. Are we that big of a homer site? Or are they simply part of the "media bias" against the Redskins.

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i'm glad people are saying that the skins are gonna be a bad team, it makes it all the more sweet when tha skins prove them wrong.

for the last couple of years the skins have made big splashes in free agency and people would always say that the skins would be a contender to win the east.....look what happened, this year the skins get role players,seasoned vets, solid but not spectacular players. no big splashes, therefore people say the skins are gonna struggle. i think the skins are gonna have a surprisingly good year and shock all the naysayers...........we'll see.

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I would have been yelling at that damn radio also. How does all of a sudden the Cowboys who are changing defensive schemes and drafted some unproven rookies become the ones who post a threat to the Eagles. Pile of crap!!!! I do think the media all make the safe bets to make themselves look good and just repeat the same mess over and over. Skins just are not getting their props until they start winning again it is just a safe media bet for them to down play them or post negative takes. It usually takes a few wins and they will be turning it around and stating we new Gibbs would turn this around.
The last half of the season glimpses turned into some solid play that can only carry over to this year and make us better. Media always says Ramsey's confidence is shot, but everyone I hear talk about Ramsey on the team talks about how he has taking control of the team. A year of looking at where we went wrong with coaching can only make us better this year, all last year we learned as we went no dramatic changes which should have been expected but plugging in changes here and there. Now we have had a unbelieveable offseason in participation to make some bigger changes and improvements. 9-7 or 10-6.

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Riggo is pretty much on with his assesment, especially with Ramsey, from what I can gather he believes that the problem has been coaching and not Ramsey which I have said from day one, the rest of the league knows Ramsey is a player unfortuantly Gibbs hasen't figured that out yet.

As far as our WR's we can only improve, what we had clearly wasen't getting the job done.

As far as our record? We could be great, or horrible, we have the talent the question is can Gibbs put it together, bottom line Gibbs was awful last year, will that be his acclamation process, and he will come out firing this year, or is he washed up? Personally judging from what I saw last season, to the drafting of Campbell, Gibbs has a way's to go before he really settles in.


I believe that Campbell pick will really haunt Gibbs over the coarse of the next few season's, I believe this season is a bigger test for Gibbs than Ramsey, regardless of what Ramsey does for us other teams would still pay a big price for him because I believe most of the league believes the blame for our failures lies with coaching, not with Ramsey!

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Nothing new from Riggo here that everyone else in the media hasn't already been saying.

Yawn.

We'll see how things play out on the field, the only place that matters. I'm tired of all the talk, especially the naysayers.

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The fact of the matter is the NFL is very unpredictable. Just see San Diego. I can think of many senarios where the skins will be great(Lavar plays to his potential, Ramsey steps up, Portis shines) I can also think of senarios where the skins do terrible ( Ramsey doesn't step up, defense drops off, offensive sceme sucks). Where just gonna have to wait and see. My prediction is that we win 9 games this year.

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Did they predict that the Seahawks will be in the Superbowl again too?

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Thats just Riggo being Riggo. I mean we're talking about the same guy who said Gibbs was going to quit during the season because he didn't look healthy. I like Riggo and all...he's one of my all time favorites, but I can't agree with anything he said except for what he said about Ramsey. If the he does blow up this year, it might be hard to resign him. He's gonna be looking for a payday, and after what he's been through here....money might not even matter.

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Same ol' stuff rehashed over and over again. We can agree or disagree with the naysayers, but it all comes down to proving it on the field.

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Keep the faith guys. If we continue listening to the doubters there's no use playing the season. We may as well mail the season in now and just give the Division Title to one of the other three teams. I totally disagree about our receiving core, and I think the group we have there are going to do well. I'm not convinced we have to have a 6'3" to 6'4" guy to have a successful group, the Smurf's did very well during their tenure with our biggest guy being Art Monk. I could be wrong that's why I'm anxious for the games to get started so we can put an end to all the doubt about the receiving core. I see no reason at all why this group can't do very well. "We'll See".

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I'm personally liking the fact that all bets are against us. It just seems too easy for these (media) guys, love him to death but Riggo included, to give the Skins bad press.

While they say teams like Dallas, Bengals, and Seattle are proclaimed to be this year's suprise in the league. I think we are this year's San Diego Chargers. Barring a rash of injuries overtaking the team, I like the Skns at 11-5 this year!! But like MattyK72 said, it'll all be played out on the field.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]Riggo does a show on Sirrius NFL radio called the Afternoon Blitz. On my way to work in the morning (between 12:30 and 4 AM depending on the day) I often hear part of the replay.[/QUOTE]

Where do you go to work so early?

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I love Riggo to death, but he is a drunk jock, and I'm sure while he was making those comments half of his attention was day dreaming about where he was going to eat after work . . . .:cheers #44

Also, I bet you any money he is pissed off at the commetn Gibbs made about Portis having the best season of any of his running backs. . .

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TAFKAS - I'm delivering bread for my summer job. The hours suck but the pay is great. I can do anything for three months!

PS - Regardless I still love Sirrius NFL radio and suggest it to everyone. They have some guys that really make some sense. You'll never agree with everything people say, but it's nice to get multiple perspectives and something in depth. Something articles people like Kirwan write that isn't as well conveyed through his writing.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]Riggo does a show on Sirrius NFL radio called the Afternoon Blitz. On my way to work in the morning (between 12:30 and 4 AM depending on the day) I often hear part of the replay. In short this is what he said:
1) Thinks Dallas is the team in the division that can take the Eagles if anyone can. Thinks their defense will be great and offense will be really strong too. It was a consensus that the 'Skins would be last in the NFC East and the Giants/Cowboys would fight for 2nd place.
2) If Gibbs has a winning record he should be nominated for coach of the year. Said he has to completely reinvent himself and doesnt know if he has the talent to do what he wants to do.
3) Thinks if Portis has 1700 yards that the skins may have a shot at a winning record, especially with the playaction.
4) Says Ramsey is playing for an NFL career and not a Redskins career. Said he wouldn't be suprised if with all the shit they've put him through he says no if they extend his contract. They bring in Brunell and give him the cold shoulder. Brunell fails miserably, then they give up A LOT to get a first round pick to get Campbell. He mentioned that it doesnt exactly ooze confidence of your starting QB. (I must say I agree with this point.)
5) Pretty much said that there were huge downgrades at receiver (also agree) and though faster they're either little, unproven, or both. We dont have that possession Art Monk guy. No one knows if McCants will see the field.[/QUOTE]

1). Even though I think the Eagles will win the division, Dallas is probably in the best position to challenge the Eagles. They've certainly go the personnel to be a great defense; even if the 3-4 doesn't work, they've got the people to play the 4-3. I don't know if I can agree with the assessment that their offense will be great (Bledsoe is a big question mark as is their O-line).
2). Gibbs won't have to reinvent himself (he's a great coach), but he will have to reinvent the offensive game-plan.
3). If Portis gets 1,700 yards, its hard to imagine a losing season. First, if he's running a lot, that probably means we're winning, or "in," games. Second, if he gets 1,700 yards, it's hard to imagine the running game (the key to a decent offense) being unproductive.
4). The Redskins certainly haven't shown confidence in Ramsey.
5). While the Redskins haven't downgraded their WR corps necessarily, they don't have a proven top wideout who scares defenses or a big, possession wideout.

All in all, I take issue with some of what Riggo said and I'm not pessimistic about the season, but his comments are that far off the mark.

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Things don't look too good.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]Riggo does a show on Sirrius NFL radio called the Afternoon Blitz. On my way to work in the morning (between 12:30 and 4 AM depending on the day) I often hear part of the replay. In short this is what he said:

1) Thinks Dallas is the team in the division that can take the Eagles if anyone can. Thinks their defense will be great and offense will be really strong too. It was a consensus that the 'Skins would be last in the NFC East and the Giants/Cowboys would fight for 2nd place.

2) If Gibbs has a winning record he should be nominated for coach of the year. Said he has to completely reinvent himself and doesnt know if he has the talent to do what he wants to do.

3) Thinks if Portis has 1700 yards that the skins may have a shot at a winning record, especially with the playaction.

4) Says Ramsey is playing for an NFL career and not a Redskins career. Said he wouldn't be suprised if with all the shit they've put him through he says no if they extend his contract. They bring in Brunell and give him the cold shoulder. Brunell fails miserably, then they give up A LOT to get a first round pick to get Campbell. He mentioned that it doesnt exactly ooze confidence of your starting QB. (I must say I agree with this point.)

5) Pretty much said that there were huge downgrades at receiver (also agree) and though faster they're either little, unproven, or both. We dont have that possession Art Monk guy. No one knows if McCants will see the field.[/QUOTE]

1. What about our defense? Why is it that they get some unproven rookies and change their scheme and yet the Cowboys have the great defense, and not us??? And their offense will be strong? How so? Everyone thinks Bledsoe will rekindle the magic he once had with Parcells, but if Testaverde couldn't then why should we believe Bledsoe will? Julius Jones had a great half-a-season, but that's all it was, half a season. I think he's going to be an elite RB in the league but hello we do have Clinton Portis.

2. In Gibbs I Trust

3. He'll get 1800

4. So what if he's playing for an NFL contract and not a Skins contract? You know who benefits from that in 2005? The Redskins, that's who. Smoot did it last year, Pierce did it, Muhsin Muhammad did it. It happens all around the league. Every player on our team should play as if it's a contract year.

5. It remains to be seen whether Patten can step up to be an elite receiver, I think he can be. And we have yet to unleash the awesome power that is Taylor Jacobs

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Hello there guys, been reading for months and am just now getting around to my first post here.

There is one thing i do know, its that Joe Gibbs no matter how long he has been out, or what he has been doing, he has always been one of the great coaches, he finds ways to win, to make his team be a team. It doesnt matter whether or not the guys are superstars or just plain ole good/solid players and the skins have plenty of those. Joe's job is to make the team click, and if your a fan or not, everyone, even the fans of other teams know that gibbs is the man, and has there respect.

Joe Gibbs when he took the team in 81 went 8-8, this last year he went 6-10, and considering how the team has been over the past few years i would say he did alright for his first year back. Now im not saying that this second year we are going to hit the superbowl, like he did in the past, but i would say we will win our fair share of games and maybe even get a wild card spot. Gibbs does things with players, makes them calm, shows that tough love and what commitment can bring you, he has a way of making players perform, that is not something ive seen in the NFL from alot of head coaches.

So let the ppl. talk and run there mouths, and just like the 80's im confident that Mr. Gibbs will shut them up once more.

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[QUOTE=Americastrueteam]Hello there guys, been reading for months and am just now getting around to my first post here.

There is one thing i do know, its that Joe Gibbs no matter how long he has been out, or what he has been doing, he has always been one of the great coaches, he finds ways to win, to make his team be a team. It doesnt matter whether or not the guys are superstars or just plain ole good/solid players and the skins have plenty of those. Joe's job is to make the team click, and if your a fan or not, everyone, even the fans of other teams know that gibbs is the man, and has there respect.

Joe Gibbs when he took the team in 81 went 8-8, this last year he went 6-10, and considering how the team has been over the past few years i would say he did alright for his first year back. Now im not saying that this second year we are going to hit the superbowl, like he did in the past, but i would say we will win our fair share of games and maybe even get a wild card spot. Gibbs does things with players, makes them calm, shows that tough love and what commitment can bring you, he has a way of making players perform, that is not something ive seen in the NFL from alot of head coaches.

So let the ppl. talk and run there mouths, and just like the 80's im confident that Mr. Gibbs will shut them up once more.[/QUOTE]


Welcome to the board! A good and thoughtful post.

BTW, great screen name.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]1. What about our defense? Why is it that they get some unproven rookies and change their scheme and yet the Cowboys have the great defense, and not us??? And their offense will be strong? How so? Everyone thinks Bledsoe will rekindle the magic he once had with Parcells, but if Testaverde couldn't then why should we believe Bledsoe will? Julius Jones had a great half-a-season, but that's all it was, half a season. I think he's going to be an elite RB in the league but hello we do have Clinton Portis. [/QUOTE]
I agree with everything, also don't forget who has to catch the balls being thrown by Bledsoe. Terry Glenn gets hurt at the drop of a hat and Keyshawn is way over due for retirement. Glenn had his best season when catching passes from Bledsoe, but that was how many years ago? Until the Cowgoys get better at WR then they may get better on offense, but I just dont see Keyshawn and Glenn having Pro-Bowl seasons...

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A lot of the so called 'experts' have picked Seattle to go to the Super Bowl this year. Enough said. I am beginning to like the chip I am constructing on my shoulder... I wonder if any of the players are.
It will all be evident on Monday night, 2nd game of the season!
:dallas:

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Honestly, I'd prefer a small defense dropoff in trade for a huge offensive output. Maybe top 10 and top 15 in offense.

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I think Riggo raises valid points. I would quibble with the "1700" or losing record deal and the statement that we downgraded our WR corp but I would admit that I don't think we upgraded talent wise at WR and Portis DOES have to have a good year for the Skins to be successful. In the case of the WRs I think it can be argued they upgraded by changing the strengths of the WR corp rather than adding overall talent. That remains to be seen though. And the statement about Portis...no kidding! Every team has to have their best players play well to win. That is no surprise. I pay no attention to what the talking heads say since the NFL is so darn close in parity. As bad as the Skins were last year it is conceivable that with a break here or there they were a playoff team. The GB game was stolen from us for sure and in several other cases bad luck prevailed. My point isn't that the Skins were any good last year...they weren't really.... but in the end they weren't that far off. It is completely inconcievable to me that they haven't upgraded the team this past off season. They lost three players of consequence. Smoot, who it is hard to argue wont be effectively replaced by Rogers. Coles, who had lost much of his athletic advantage when he refused the toe operation and who would have been a complete distraction this season. Pierce, argueably the biggest loss but were talking about a guy who ahd one good year. One good year from a nobody on a defense that allowed several other nobodies have good seasons. Is it possible that Pierec is easily replaced? Yeah it is. Other than that they have added everywhere they felt they needed an upgrade. Plus they are reworking the antiquated offense. There are as many reasons to be optimistic as there are to be pessimistic.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]Riggo does a show on Sirrius NFL radio called the Afternoon Blitz. On my way to work in the morning (between 12:30 and 4 AM depending on the day) I often hear part of the replay. In short this is what he said:
1) Thinks Dallas is the team in the division that can take the Eagles if anyone can. Thinks their defense will be great and offense will be really strong too. It was a consensus that the 'Skins would be last in the NFC East and the Giants/Cowboys would fight for 2nd place.
2) If Gibbs has a winning record he should be nominated for coach of the year. Said he has to completely reinvent himself and doesnt know if he has the talent to do what he wants to do.
3) Thinks if Portis has 1700 yards that the skins may have a shot at a winning record, especially with the playaction.
4) Says Ramsey is playing for an NFL career and not a Redskins career. Said he wouldn't be suprised if with all the shit they've put him through he says no if they extend his contract. They bring in Brunell and give him the cold shoulder. Brunell fails miserably, then they give up A LOT to get a first round pick to get Campbell. He mentioned that it doesnt exactly ooze confidence of your starting QB. (I must say I agree with this point.)
5) Pretty much said that there were huge downgrades at receiver (also agree) and though faster they're either little, unproven, or both. We dont have that possession Art Monk guy. No one knows if McCants will see the field.

Now, you guys know what a pessimist I am. He had me saying no way and yelling at the radio. At 3AM.... I got some odd looks.. However every show has the skins coming in last in the division. What do you guys think about this. Are we that big of a homer site? Or are they simply part of the "media bias" against the Redskins.[/QUOTE]

At the risk of repeating some points already made:
1. I really don't understand this line of thinking (i.e. Dallas is the only contender). Did they have a very good offseason? Yes. Did they improve? Probably. Is their QB, RB, O-line, Defense, WR corp, or Special Teams better than the skins? I really don't think so.
*So if we have a better o-line (and we do, even if they did add Marco Rivera) and a better RB (Jones was good, but he's no Portis), then we are a better running team.
*Bledsoe v. Ramsey?: I'll take anyone over Bledsoe, and our WR corp is better than the sorry excuse for WRs they have in Dallas. Keyshawn big-mouth, overhyped Johnson? No thanks. Terry Mr. Inconsistent Glenn? Pass. Heck, I don't even know who their third WR is without checking the depth chart. So I think we're a better passing team.
*Our Defense was head and shoulders above theirs last year, and this is their first year switching to an entirely different defensive scheme (4-3 v. 3-4)......and I still, wholeheartedly believe that a 3-4 will not be successful in the NFC East. We lost Pierce (who never even started until last year....trust me, it's the system, not just the players), and Smoot (that may be tough to deal with), but we've got back a healthy Daniels and Arrington (a pro-bowler long before G. Williams arrived), so I just don't see much (if any) drop-off. Advantage: Skins.
*We've added a ton of talent and depth to our special teams, and the concentration that Gibbs seems to be putting into them leads me to believe we will have a strong advantage there as well.
So how is it that Dallas can compete with the Eagles, but we can't? Last year the Eagles beat the Cowboys by a combined 33 points over their two games (28+5). They beat us by 25 (22+3). But somehow, we can't compete but the Cowboys can? This just doesn't make sense.
As for the Giants? I could enter into a similar analysis, but I don't think I can come up with a single area in which the Giants are a better team than us with the exception of their WR corp. Again, I don't understand why they are battling for second with the Cowgirls, but we're destined for the cellar. Weren't the three of us all 6-10 last year? So where does he get this stuff?

2. Nothing about Gibbs concerns me. It's his second year back, let's see what they look like on gameday.......then talk to me.

3. Of course we'd have a winning season if Portis goes for 1700.....and coming off 1300 grueling yards in last year's disfunctional system, I don't think that 1700 is all that unbelievable.

4. I like Ramsey, but I wouldn't blame him for holding a grudge against the skins if it doesn't work out. He's been jerked around, in and out of different systems, corrupted by Spurrier in the most important time of his career development-wise, and pushed from starter to bench to starter to bench to starter so many times he probably feels like a yo-yo.

5. I still don't understand the downgrade at WR from last year. Last year Coles was anything but 100%. He failed to get separation and couldn't burn down the field like he has in the past. Comparing Coles from LAST YEAR, I'll take a healthy Santana Moss over an injured Coles any day. Maybe he would have been healthy for this year, but if we're comparing what we had last year to this year, there's an upgrade. Gardner belongs on the Seahawks WR corp for all the balls he dropped last year. Again, he's not a burner, couldn't get downfield and didn't get decent separation consistently. Patten should be able to do that better than Gardner. Finally, all our WRs had Mark Brunell throwing the ball at their feet for 9 games last year. This year we come right out of the gates with Ramsey, who was much more effective than Brunell in our final 7 games (almost 500 more yards, 3 more TDs, and a passer rating almost 11 points higher in 7 games versus Brunell's 9). So while some may say our WRs are downgraded, I'd argue that compared to last year, we have largely upgraded the entire passing game.

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Not to give the Cowboys ANY credit, but remember WE went with a brand new scheme that HAS to be more confusing than any switch from 3-4 to 4-3 and vice versa. Provided their talent gels, they MAY have a pretty damn good defense.

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I'm sure the Cowboys will improve from last year, I just don't see them, alone, challenging the Eagles however. I still believe it's goiing to be the Eagles leading the pack, and the rest of the pack not too far behind, but all bunched up again.

I guarantee the Redskins' offense will be vastly improved from last year.

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Very true MC, but THEY don't have Gregg Williams.
I also think they have huge holes in pass coverage and a lot of their success will depend on how quickly their rookies come along. No doubt, they will almost certainly be better than last year, but I just don't see them having a dominating defense like ours was last year. Just my opinion.
I just can't wait to see if I'm right. How many more days til the first preseason games? I can't wait for some live football action (read: hitting, hitting and more hitting).

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The talk that Gibbs can't adjust or the game has past him by is just idiotic. He was a proven winner in football for I think 12 years and three SB. He went into racing which he new everything about and was a winner pretty quickly. (which he new everthing about) was a joke he new nothing about the sport. Last year was his learning curve. He is very smart and can now look back over last year and learn what was working and what was not. Last year he just had to let it play out because there was no way he could just change the whole offense in mid season. He has surounded himself with some of the best coaches in the league to help right this ship. Let them talk all the BS because now Gibbs has even more to prove than last year. If portis has 1700 yards our WR's will be having a field day as D's have to stack the line. Last years we just did not take advantage of them doing this. We had big toe Coles and 50/50. We had bounce it to them Brunell. Things will change for the better just wait and see.

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I've got 3 words for everyone... even "Riggo" ..... SAN DIEGO CHARGERS!

Hello.... do all of the reasons the Redskins 2005 are going to finish last sound eerily similar to the reasons EVERYONE picked the Chargers of 2004 to be in last ... or is it just me??

A) Rookie QB supposedly coming in for a 3 year vet who has been "under-acheiving" and causing a "QB Controversey" (Rivers-Brees; Campbell-Ramsey)

B) Top 5 Running Back in the backfield (Tomlinson; Portis)

C) A bunch of small, no-name (or old) receivers (Keenan McCardell? Reche Caldwell?; David Patten? James Thrash?)

D) A top 10 ranked defense

E) Ok so Antonio Gates came out of nowhere, but Chris Cooley could very well have a somewhat similar season himself here in DC! (or even Darnarien McCants if they'd bulk him up and make him a TE! He was a basketball player in college! lol)

Think about it... Did anyone at all picke the Chargers to win even 9 or 10 games? No. Did anyone at all pick the Panthers to challenge for the Super Bowl 2 years ago? No.

Hardly EVER are preseason predictions right... so I say ... that's a GOOD thing to be picked last...

Shottenheimer is a good coach... but is he better than Gibbs? I definitely think that if Marty can figure it out with the "SuperChargers" .... then Gibbs definitely can figure it out here...

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!

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Dallas and Philly have owned us for almost a decade. If we want to have a winning season--it starts with our play in the NFC East. And until the Skins at least start splitting games with these foes, I think a 3rd or 4th place prediction is fair...

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Yeah, we definitely have to start winning some conference games. Didn't we only have one conference win last year?

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]Yeah, we definitely have to start winning some conference games. Didn't we only have one conference win last year?[/QUOTE]

I think you're talking about division games, and yes we were only 1-5 in the NFC East.

In NFC conference games we were 6-6.

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in the nfc, if you take away division games we were 5-1 and that greenbay game was a loaf of BS. We need to win in the division, if we won half of the division games that is an 8-8 season

If portis doesn't get 1500 yards I'll be surprised.
WRs, we have better ones, than last year. We got EXACTLY what we needed, fast WRs who get tons tons of YARDS PER CATCH, 18.6 and 18.2 or something like that. Coles was a good WR but he didn't "explode" off the line, this is something these guys can do. Our passing game as far as i am concerned right now is to compliment the running game, even if these sub par recievers don't get 1200 yard season I would be happy if they opened the field and gave portis room to run, we are a run first offense, or atleast we tried to be. Portis at 1700 doesn't seem to far fetched to me and it is hard to say that we wouldn't win 2 more games if portis ran 400 more yards. Now defensively i know we will preform, some might say that we did good last year but it can't hold up, it is a system ready to collapse. We were a Defense a true defense, we didn't intercept the ball, we didn't force turnovers, but we did not give up any yards, if we had a good offense we easily would have been number one in the league.

we are not gonna get any good media, basically because even though we were in every game we didn't win them. We can't expect anyone comming out and saying we are gonna win make the playoffs or win 10-11-12 games. We just have to believe what we believe and move on. we know the hype before the season didn't mean an reality in the past so even if 10 reporters came out and said the redskins will win the superbowl it shouldn't change our point of view on our team.
my opinion
Defense is the same as last year even if itsn't the same ranking.

ST is huge and that is an overlooked area, Antonio brown with 62 hards on his only kickoff return. We also have the muscle on coverage

Offense- running game will be better, line is better, WRs are better, QB is the same but in a better position

No reason to say we will be worse than last year, knock on wood

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I want to see Portis catch the ball more too...

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]I want to see Portis catch the ball more too...[/QUOTE]
he got 40 last year right? he can improve on that if we open up the field

coooooooooooooooley is what i hope for down the middle though

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Cooley was tough as nails last year in taking hits from the opposing secondary. Portis really is a dangerous open field runner when we get him the ball...

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WRs are better[/quote]

Can't buy this till I see it. They're different, but I dont think there's more talent now. Gibbs may utilize his WRs this year unlike last year, but Coles/Gardner > Moss/Patten. I think Jacobs could turn into a true #1 though.

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I recently watched the 1982 championship when we kicked Dallas in the head 31-17. Art Monk was hurt and the Smurfs still did an awesome job. One of the commentators (I think it was Pat Summerall) said that one of the guys- Alvin Garrett- was only 5'7". No need to worry about the size of our wideouts as long as the system is good.

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NFL pre-season picks are completely pointless nowadays. There's so much parity in the league that no one can know how 80% of the teams are going to fare.

If we play well, we could be 11-5; if we play badly, 5-11. Who knows? Lace 'em up and let's play ball.

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Yep. I still can't wait to watch some preseason. It'll be good to get to see people like McCune in action since a lot of them won't start for a while.