[an23dy]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

an23dy,
I hear what you are saying, as many times stats guys can get caught up in numbers and forget what happens on the field. However, GTripp watches the games, and watches them again and does excellent breakdowns of both the offensive and defensive game plans and executions.

Here is a sample of one of the breakdowns from last season:
http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-l...view-best.html

and if you use the search, and keyword review, you will see his others listed.
That is why I and many many others here listen to GTripp's thoughts with alot of weight. He knows his stats and relies on them, but he also can break the game film apart and tell you how those stats were arrived at.
(not saying he is always right, but your throwaway line in the quote is downright wrong)

I don't really know what you mean by throw away line, but I understand your point, I didn't know he watched the games, he's got an opinion, but he doesn't have to go about giving his opinion in such an arrogant I'm always right, you're always wrong manner.

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Of course, once you come to the realization that the defense was less-than-elite, in pretty much every possible way, then it becomes easier to accept the offense for what it was, and not have this justification dilemma with our record.

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

They were undeniably better. Continuing to deny it is pretty crazy

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

This was never about right or wrong, this was about what I knew and what you were absolutely convinced I did not know. You thought, based on the limited information you had, that the Redskins were a top five defense. I knew otherwise.

I'm not just gonna accept his opinions as fact, like he knows all and I have to follow him, especially if I don't believe what he says. I base it on what I've seen and what I consider significant and that is different from what he sees and what he considers significant, so why is his way right and my way wrong. Just because he may spend more time looking at Redskin film and stats it doesn't mean he is more qualified to be a judge. I watched every play last year, and a lot of games twice, and I watched a lot of other football too. I think he's overly cynical and how can you be a good judge if you over analyze one team, re-watching game tape, and then only look at other teams a little and not scrutinize every play by them, everybody has flaws on a game to game basis and he sees every Redskin flaw on every play, but he doesn't analyze every Eagle mistake on every play in the same way. He thinks the Redskins defense was average (which I might assume to be around 16th), I think we were much closer to 5th. From what I've seen which is about 2/3 of the Eagles games and all the Redskins games, I think the Redskins defense was better. It's my opinion and I'm sure a lot of other people believe it too and could defend it.

I mean I really just got mad because when I said a comment he said your comment is meaningless with his dumb meteorologist point. When did he become the person that decides what's relevant and what's not. I don't know when it became official that two head-to-head games became irrelevant when comparing two teams. And then he justifies it with a meaningless analogy that proves no point in order to try and belittle my argument.

PS I really hope I didn't misquote anything there cuz I will get berated. And also, I continued to speak in addressing CRedskins just because it felt awkward to change who I was talking to, but obviously it's going to be read by others ... hi GTripp.