[CRedskinsRule]

I really think this is a terrific schedule in as much as a schedule can be good or bad.

September is 3 winnable games, though GB is always tough. You have 2 home games, Indy then GB, then a bye and the next game is a Monday night away game. That gives you the bye, plus travel day.

The middle of the schedule:
WEEK 6 (Oct. 14) vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 7 (Oct. 21) vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25p.m. ET;
WEEK 8 (Oct. 28) at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 9 (Nov. 4) vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 10 (Nov. 11) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET;

has no serious travel, and a fairly consistent level of opponents, all winnable and all on Sunday for the consistency that Gruden excels at. We could easily go 4-1 in this stretch.

Then the end game, where we have been bad of late, but I think the addition of Alex Smith changes that this year:
WEEK 11 (Nov. 18) vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 12 (Nov. 22) at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET;
WEEK 13 (Dec. 3) at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m. ET;
WEEK 14 (Dec. 9) vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 15 (Dec. 16) at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 16 (DATE TBD) at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET;
WEEK 17 (Dec. 30) vs. Philadelphia Eagles,1 p.m. ET

Houston at Home at 1pm before Dallas at Dallas Thanksgiving is a lot better than the year we had a night game before thanksgiving. Then a 10 day prep for Philly - I don't love that it is a Night game, but if we are going to make a (good or bad)statement leading into December it will be that game.

Finally December is a playoff prep, other than the Giants we get teams that should be contending, and we will have to prove that the team is ready for the playoffs to earn a playoff spot.

I like the whole set up. Now the Skins have to go out and play the games!