NFC East Champ?

[The Huddle]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

While it is surely overly optimistic to claim that we have the inside track, it is equally absurd to say we have no shot or no realistic hope of winning the division. Anyone who has watched the NFL these past few years know that, with the exeption of the Patriots, Colts, and Texans, few teams can stay on top or on the bottom for long.


I simply think that any record (1-15 or 15-1) is fair game for the Redskins next season. While I tend to think we should probably end up with more wins than losses, who knows? Perhaps there are resident Nostradamuses here on thewarpath.net, but I am not one of them.

I agree that all teams have a "realistic hope" in this day and age, in that a "worst-to-first" scenario isn't as unheard of as it was in the 70s or 80s. But what the Redskins can hope for and what the best eductaed guess is based on the last few years are two different things.

With the exception of a sudden upswing at the end of 2005- the only surge of its type the last three years - Gibbs II has been sub .500 football the whole way (win one, lose two, win two, lose three, and so on). The 2007 team could be notably better than the 2006 edition and still miss the playoffs.

I'm not trying to be a downer and would love to be proven wrong- I've just been down this road two many times. Washington and Gibbs are going to have to show me their back among the contenders before I believe it.