All experts picking us to finish last in division

[redsk1]

Well you've got to rank NY & Dal above us. They finished better than us last year and don't have as many questions. No brainer there.

Philly? There QB is more highly regarded than ours. They have been in the same offensive and defensive system for what seems like 10 yrs now. They've got, perhaps, one of the top 5 players in the league, Westbrook. The one question is can D McNabb stay healthy?

The skins...many questions. I think it's fair for us to be picked finishing last. I think we have a better team than that. I also think we've got a good shot at the playoffs this year.

The way i see it:

1st: Dal
2nd: Was
3rd: Philly
4th: Gmen

The Gmen got on a major role late last year. Prior to that they were an average team. I think they'll come back to reality. It's going to be tough going for all in the best league top to bottom in the NFL.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by redsk1

Well you've got to rank NY & Dal above us. They finished better than us last year and don't have as many questions. No brainer there.

Philly? There QB is more highly regarded than ours. They have been in the same offensive and defensive system for what seems like 10 yrs now. They've got, perhaps, one of the top 5 players in the league, Westbrook. The one question is can D McNabb stay healthy?

The skins...many questions. I think it's fair for us to be picked finishing last. I think we have a better team than that. I also think we've got a good shot at the playoffs this year.

The way i see it:

1st: Dal
2nd: Was
3rd: Philly
4th: Gmen

The Gmen got on a major role late last year. Prior to that they were an average team. I think they'll come back to reality. It's going to be tough going for all in the best league top to bottom in the NFL.

So are they going to be better then us this year and finish behind us in the standings?

[Coff]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

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So are they going to be better then us this year and finish behind us in the standings?

That's not really what he's saying. He's basically saying that of course experts would likely predict the Giants to finish ahead for those reasons, but he feels that the run they went on is not likely to be repeated. I agree with that; in addition they will be suffering from the SB hangover, which hurts a lot of teams. I mean no disrespect to the Giants (although I hate them), just that it's tough to work up to that level after having accomplished the ultimate goal.

[Gtothearry]

There are no EXPERTS in picking preseason rankings. By the end of the season everyone realizes that. However, we keep beleiving them each year.

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

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So are they going to be better then us this year and finish behind us in the standings?

No, the last part is my own opinion. The first part is why I can see the "experts" picking us last.

[Skins fan 44]

It is preseason. While I hate to see the Skins get little respect we are playing in the NFC East. You can pretty much put them in a hat and draw who is going to win the division; that way you would have as much as anyone with predicting the real out come.

[Coff]

Originally Posted by redsk1

Well you've got to rank NY & Dal above us. They finished better than us last year and don't have as many questions. No brainer there.

Philly? There QB is more highly regarded than ours. They have been in the same offensive and defensive system for what seems like 10 yrs now. They've got, perhaps, one of the top 5 players in the league, Westbrook. The one question is can D McNabb stay healthy?

The skins...many questions. I think it's fair for us to be picked finishing last. I think we have a better team than that. I also think we've got a good shot at the playoffs this year.

Very good points. There are arguments for just about all teams other than Dallas finishing last, but ultimately only one team will and it makes as much sense to pick the Skins to finish in the basement as the Eagles or Giants. I don't take offense to it. I suspect that most experts who pick the Skins to finish last would not be surprised at all if they didn't. It's a tough division to call, and without question the most competitive from top to bottom in football.

[BringBackJoeT]

Originally Posted by Coff

Very good points. There are arguments for just about all teams other than Dallas finishing last, but ultimately only one team will and it makes as much sense to pick the Skins to finish in the basement as the Eagles or Giants. I don't take offense to it. I suspect that most experts who pick the Skins to finish last would not be surprised at all if they didn't. It's a tough division to call, and without question the most competitive from top to bottom in football.

Exactly. The few preseason rankings I've seen do indeed have NY, Philly and Dallas ranked above us, but we're still in the top half of the teams in those polls. The bottom line is that those experts (we'll call them that for now) all have respect for this team, even if they're not sure that we quite measure up to the rest of the teams in the division.