WEEK 1 : Redskins vs Dolphins Prediction Thread

[JGR81]

I would be more confident if Breeland was playing (out on suspension) along with Galette, and on the offense ---O line meet SUH.......
Redskins 17 Dolphins 23

[Alvin Walton]

A very nice quite from a Dolphins board.

Redskins Writer's Take on the Dolphins Matchup

He must have forgotten that Brandon Scherff is lining up vs ndamukong suh in his first pro start. And Morgan Moses vs Cam Wake. That's cute. Get a stretcher....they may need it for cousins.

[Schneed10]

There's no doubt in my mind this will be a defensive game. Both defensive lines will be stout. I like Jackson's chances to break a bomb loose, but Tannehill makes one more play than Kirk. 20-17 Dolphins

[DynamiteRave]

I am pumped.

I mean we are probably going to blow harder than ever before but for some reason I am still excited about football.

I think we'll keep it close and we won't get blown out. But I don't think we'll win.

Fins - 21
Skins - 17

[WillH]

If KC throws more than 1 INT: Skins - 13 Fins - 24
If KC throws 1 or less INT: Skins - 20 Fin - 17

[skinsfaninok]

Skins win due to a Tannehill Shoulder injury caused by RK

27 20

Cousins plays solid 280 yards passing 2 td 1 int.
D Jax 5 REC 117 yards 1td

[rocnrik]

SKINS 24 DOLPHINS 21 ..FIELD GOAL AT THE LAST SECONDS!! Cousins has a good game throws 2 td's 1 interception..and we get a defensive TD …The D keeps the pressure on and has key plays in this thriller…plus the cowboys lose and the eagles lose..Giants win ..so for the 1st week we are tied for first.

[irish]

The offense plays well but the defense is still the problem.
Mia-23
Was-17

[donofriose]

Dolphins score a lot and win by a couple of possessions. Like 35 to 21.

[RobH4413]

Gruden gameplans for the quick release style offense. We know the drill:

Screen passes to the running back, quick slants, and lots of those stupid bubble screens. We take a few shots deep, but get caught and Kirk Cousins throws 2INT's and one sack fumble.

Despite this, the defense impresses and gives up only 19 points, (offense for Miami really hasn't recovered after losing that stud TE a few years ago :-) . Still not enough-

Skins 17
Fins 19

[RedskinJake]

My favorite post on thephins.com..

Agreed. I'd feel a lot better if RG3 were starting the game.

[over the mountain]

Line favors Dolphins by 4. Dolphins have gone 8-8 last 2 years.

They seem ready to take the next step. Young QB ready to improve. Huge investment in Suh.

I just havent seen many Dolphin games the last few years.

27-24 skins just bc im a skins fan and I have no clue what either team will look like.

part of me thinks that if the secondary can not give up big plays, we have a chance.

what if Kirk lights it up? just comes out of the gate lobbing bombs to d jax and the dolphins shitty safeties? .... could happen.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Line favors Dolphins by 4. Dolphins have gone 8-8 last 2 years.

They seem ready to take the next step. Young QB ready to improve. Huge investment in Suh.

I just havent seen many Dolphin games the last few years.

27-24 skins just bc im a skins fan and I have no clue what either team will look like.

part of me thinks that if the secondary can not give up big plays, we have a chance.

what if Kirk lights it up? just comes out of the gate lobbing bombs to d jax and the dolphins shitty safeties? .... could happen.

If our Oline can hold up in Pass protection, Cousins could very well light up the Dolphins, the dolphins secondary is not good. I really really hope D Jax is ready to play. Like Schneed says, he changes everything

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

If our Oline can hold up in Pass protection, Cousins could very well light up the Dolphins, the dolphins secondary is not good. I really really hope D Jax is ready to play. Like Schneed says, he changes everything

im excited about the possibilities here. really excited. pre-week 1 may be the only time skins fans can be excited so i am going to soak it all in.

Hail!

[calia]

The old adage that it's best to avoid playing crappy teams early in the season because they don't know they're crappy yet may apply here. Who the heck knows what either team will do? Maybe one or both of these teams will be crappy (or neither). All pure speculation at this point.

For the Dolphins, they have no running game to speak of. They have a QB that has improved and likely on the upswing, but let's not anoint him the next Brady or Brees just yet. And their secondary isn't any better than ours. Suh should scare us all, but it isn't like we haven't faced him and the Lions in recent years (with a worse line than what we should have now).

On the other hand, our secondary has question marks, particularly at safety, and we don't know how Scherff and Moses will hold up in prime time (and the Phins D line will be as good as any they face this year). In most other phases of the game, I think it's a toss up -- sure they have Devante Parker, but he's a rookie, and we have DJax and Garcon (not to mention Jordan Reed) -- solid targets all around. And who knows what we have with Cousins?

For the Phins AND Redskins fans who say that their team will dominate, my response is maybe, but that's pure guesswork at this point. It's a lot easier to start making those predictions once you're a few games into the season and you can see what your team brings to the table (or doesn't). Not saying it isn't fun to make predictions, but I saw comments from Phins fans saying that if they don't win by 2 TDs they'll be disappointed, or a prediction of 34-6. Please. Your team hasn't done that to anyone since Marino was still playing (and our team hasn't since Joe Gibbs version 1.0).