The Redskins are going to the playoffs...
 

According to Pro Football Prospectus 2007...

[url=http://www.slate.com/id/2173233/entry/2173269/]How to watch pro football: three sleeper teams for 2007. - By Aaron Schatz - Slate Magazine[/url]

Interesting stuff, I like their method of analysis (esp cuz it has the skins doing well) because it isn't just pure speculation and "gut" feeling like most NFL analysts rely on.

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where does it say anything about playoffs? I just see the part about us having a better third down defense

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They make a good point about the 3rd down defense. Any improvement in that area will definitely make a huge difference.

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Yeah, I remember last year being absolutely pitiful. It was like you could always, ALWAYS guarantee the other team sustaining these PAINFUL twenty play drives.

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Sounds like I've been copied!

Or have been stealing...

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On a somewhat related note, Steve Sabol (NFL Films) was on a radio show out here in CT this morning and said the Redskins would be the surprise team of this year

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[quote=SmootSmack;347591]On a somewhat related note, Steve Sabol (NFL Films) was on a radio show out here in CT this morning and said the Redskins would be the surprise team of this year[/quote]
I like that coming from Sabol. He knows more about football than most of the idiots at ESPN and other media outlets. Most of the ex-jocks clearly put little effort into researching what teams have done in the offseason to improve. Schlereth saying that the Skins did nothing to improve their defense is a case in point.

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sabol and clayton both like us this year. i trust their opinion more than anyone else's as far as the whole espn/announcer/etc crap goes. jaws is alright too.

we've quietly had a good, but not amazing, offseason. still need a DE and #2 WR, but everything else is looking pretty good.

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[QUOTE=SouperMeister;347665]I like that coming from Sabol. He knows more about football than most of the idiots at ESPN and other media outlets. Most of the ex-jocks clearly put little effort into researching what teams have done in the offseason to improve. Schlereth saying that the Skins did nothing to improve their defense is a case in point.[/QUOTE]

Of all the media outlets, people have to admit that ESPN does a pretty damn good job. Do they have their share of jerks (e.g., Lenny P.)? Yes, but they also have great guys like Mort, Clayton, Jaws, etc.

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[quote=That Guy;347706]sabol and clayton both like us this year. i trust their opinion more than anyone else's as far as the whole espn/announcer/etc crap goes. jaws is alright too.

we've quietly had a good, but not amazing, offseason. still need a DE and #2 WR, but everything else is looking pretty good.[/quote]

but hopefully we get some contribution from chris wilson on passing downs & B. Loyd steps up, i.e. those positions might be alright, but I get your point. If Loyd can just be counted on as a deep threat, that'd be an improvement.

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[quote=That Guy;347706]sabol and clayton both like us this year. i trust their opinion more than anyone else's as far as the whole espn/announcer/etc crap goes. jaws is alright too.

we've quietly had a good, but not amazing, offseason. still need a DE and #2 WR, but everything else is looking pretty good.[/quote]Not so sure about Jaws. He is a master at breaking down film but his predictions are crap. I believe he has the Giants winning the division this year.