I love this board in the off season.....but

[BrunellMVP?]

the bottomline is that posting is an outlet. who needs an outlet? those that are optimistic and those that are pessimistic. Like everyone else, I consider myself to be a realist, yet I'm sure people disagree with my assessment. Opinions are subjective by definition. Boards are made up of opinions. Such is life.

There is little need to panic on the season, we should win the next several games. We did not look good- hall played horribly, so did smoot. Jason made some mental errors and we are relying pretty heavy on gadgetry. We lost to a better team.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

When a team blows 160+ million on 3 FA (Haynesworth, Hall, Dockery) you would expect better performance.

Can't blame the players for taking the money. You would too.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by DFI

I guess thats true but I gotta ask. if they are aholes and babies and you hate the whole experience why not pick another team??????

don't make much sense to me

Good question. I'm just a sucker for pain I guess? It will not be too long before I go to another team, perhaps next year? What will probably happen is Zorn and Soup will get sacked and I'll get sucked into the whole new coach and QB thing. Again, I'm probably just a sucker for pain. It doesn't sting as much as it used to though. It's like Dale JR fans. They know their boy stinks but they're still behind him.

[DFI]

I hate a loss as much as the next guy. My family moved to NOVA in 1976 and I have been a fan ever since. Thats 33 seasons now. there have been good ones and bad ones. I like the good ones and hate the bad ones.

reality is 32 teams played in week one that means more than likely 16 teams are gonna lose, half the league is in the same boat we are...

[Zerohero]

Originally Posted by Daseal

TWP is typically a place for extremes. The Redskins apologists never look critically enough. The haters are always too critical. It's par for the course and for any message board.

In my opinion. We have some relatively serious problems, these problems are:
O-line.
Predictable and overall weak playcalling.
Tackling, especially in the secondary.
Pass rush. I still feel like Orakpo at SLB is an absolute waste of talent. Let him pin his ears back.

A slow rb makes any o-line look bad. JC had plenty of time to throw. the worst part of the game was letting those short passes turn into big plays.

[Lotus]

Given that we lost by six points on the road to our toughest divisional opponent, the season is over. There is no hope.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Can't blame the players for taking the money. You would too.

Correct, but assuming that certain players will play up to whatever contract you give them is 1950's logic and has no place in modern sports.

[JWsleep]

Yeah, people are going to freak after a loss, but this last one was particularly panic-inducing, because of how similar the loss looked to our team of late last season.

That being said, I am most certainly of the wait and see camp--we've got a much lighter schedule coming up, we never play well in Giant stadium, we only lost by 6 (not a reflective score, however...), there were some positives on offense and defense, etc.

As for people posting wild frenzied threads and such, whatever--it's an internet message board. I like that we're less nutty than extremeskins, but it's going to happen. Let's just try not to be jerks to each other just because our beloved team stunk up the joint.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by DFI

Man oh man here it is week one and let the drama begin. Zorn sucks, campbell sucks, vinnie sucks, snyder sucks......the #*$*$%((($$$$@@@ season is over....

a few weeks ago, many were commenting that against our division teams we should hope to split and be 3-3 in those games. that seems like a reasonable thought and i realize we are still on track to do that

I hate to loose as much as anyone. but seriously,, is cutting/trading everyone and bringing in new coaching in mid season gonna fix everything? I can't imagine

Many of us feel your pain DFI, and what you're saying is very true, but what you're also going to find is that it's not going to make a difference. It's the nature of the beast. Just continue to follow the forum throughout the season and witness the difference in reaction between a win and a loss. We have been saying what you're saying for years but the hits keep on coming. Keep the faith.

[dmek25]

[quote=DFI;588858]I hate a loss as much as the next guy. My family moved to NOVA in 1976 and I have been a fan ever since. Thats 33 seasons now. there have been good ones and bad ones. I like the good ones and hate the bad ones.

reality is 32 teams played in week one that means more than likely 16 teams are gonna lose, half the league is in the same boat we are...[/quote]
best post on the entire board...

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Most Redskins fans have two settings: (1) PANIC because the **** is hitting the fan and its splattering everywhere; and (2) EUPHORIC because the Redskins won a game and they're headed for the Super Bowl. Switching from one mode to the other within a few weeks causes most people to blow a gasket and go ape *****.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Most Redskins fans have two settings: (1) PANIC because the **** is hitting the fan and its splattering everywhere; and (2) EUPHORIC because the Redskins won a game and they're headed for the Super Bowl. Switching from one mode to the other within a few weeks causes most people to blow a gasket and go ape *****.

I think that is true for most NFL team's fan base or any sport for that matter.

Also, I may say the skins suck at this or that on here but if a Boys fan or any other fan comes around I blindy support the skins as potential SB champs!

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Good question. I'm just a sucker for pain I guess? It will not be too long before I go to another team, perhaps next year? What will probably happen is Zorn and Soup will get sacked and I'll get sucked into the whole new coach and QB thing. Again, I'm probably just a sucker for pain. It doesn't sting as much as it used to though. It's like Dale JR fans. They know their boy stinks but they're still behind him.

Question is if they don't kick them to the curb... Do you stay?

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Question is if they don't kick them to the curb... Do you stay?

Good question. As much as I complain I probably will. Screw it. It's not the end of the world. This morning when I got up I said to myself, "Self, if the biggest problem you have in life is a garbage football team, you're living a charmed life". I try to be optimistic. There is nothing good about a loss. No sir, nothing.

In the game of Ham & Eggs, the chicken plays a part but the hog is committed. The way I see it, these boys are playing like chickens not hogs.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Good question. As much as I complain I probably will. Screw it. It's not the end of the world. This morning when I got up I said to myself, "Self, if the biggest problem you have in life is a garbage football team, you're living a charmed life". I try to be optimistic. There is nothing good about a loss. No sir, nothing.

In the game of Ham & Eggs, the chicken plays a part but the hog is committed. The way I see it, these boys are playing like chickens not hogs.

The game of ham & eggs? I never knew there was such a game. All this time I thought I had a great childhood, but now I find out I was missing out on 'the game of ham & eggs'? My whole world is shattered!