Redskins at Bucs game thread

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Originally Posted by funked

OK, so I don't post much. I read this site to calm my nerves after hard losses and revel in great wins.

I'm posting this to vent a little, so bear with me. I don't blame the skins, I blame the NFL.

I don't think the redskins have had a better staff than they have now. Would you rather have Norv Turner and Ray Rhodes? They were the last more successful coaching staff (If I remember right).

The problem is talent, and we are not alone. Look at the NFL standings. Who is really above the cut here? Patriots, Colts, Cowboys (pains me to type that BTW), Steelers, and Packers. Other than that, the rest of the league is mediocre (or really bad - but that's another issue).

In my opinion, teams like the jaguars, giants, seahawks, titans, broncos, eagles, ravens, panthers, bengals, chiefs, etc. have good coaches. But yet they fail to even reach .500 so far this year. Even the teams that are above .500 made it by just a few lucky plays. It's like a league full of even teams. I know that's the point of parity, but I think it's weak.

What I liked about the NFL B.F.A. (before free agency) was that when it was your turn to be a dynasty it was great. The playoffs used to be beyond belief. I remember several 14-2 teams not making the superbowl when I was younger. This year, if you are 14-2 you're in.

So far, the skins this year have proven to be even with the league. A couple bad plays and you lose, a couple good ones and you win. I'm sure it's exciting to watch if you're not a fan of the team and find every close loss excruciatingly painful like I do. There is nothing worse than watching your favorite team blow a lead or fail to tie or win when given the chance.

I don't blame Jason Campbell, the entire team is missing a player here or there. An extra defensive lineman, safety, cornerback, offensive lineman, receiver, or whatever could mean the game. The culprit is the salary cap. Would they have won with Antonio Pierce and Derrick Dockery? Maybe.

The point I'm making is that I don't feel like Joe is to blame. I wish they were better, but without better players, it won't happen. There used to be a lot of good teams in the NFL, now there are less. The skins are just in the 80% of teams out there that haven't found that magic number that takes them further. But whatever, I'll go back to lurking around now...

Great post.

We aren't the most talented team in the league. We aren't one player away. But we are very competitive as is.

The fact that being competitive doesn't always translate to consistent winning has a lot of folks getting their panties in a bunch. You are 100% right that when competition is had, someone will lose. The concept of parity simply refers to competitive games usually breaking your team's way about half the time. A team that finds itself in a lot of games will necessarily be around .500 at the end of the season. The 12-4 teams tend to not be in a lot of games at the end, as well as the 4-12 teams.

The 9-7 team will decide 12-13 of their games in the final 5 minutes. We are 2-0 in O.T. this year. Not quite as good in regulation. We are a pretty average team. Some people see average as bad, others see it as average. Those who see it as bad think everyone else is being unrealistic, those who see it as average can see that those people don't really have a good perception of reality.

Anyway, great post.