All experts picking us to finish last in division

[rstone1979]

What is up with all of the "experts" picking us to finish last in the division? i find myself screaming at sirius nfl radio everytime they talk about how much better all the other teams are and how we will suck. They say all the other teams are so much better and made so many strides in the off season. They dont know what they are talking about. I dont neccessarily think we will win the division but I sure dont think we will finish last. Only time will tell

Go Skins, prove all these experts wrong!!

[LandrySlice]

Originally Posted by rstone1979

What is up with all of the "experts" picking us to finish last in the division? i find myself screaming at sirius nfl radio everytime they talk about how much better all the other teams are and how we will suck. They say all the other teams are so much better and made so many strides in the off season. They dont know what they are talking about. I dont neccessarily think we will win the division but I sure dont think we will finish last. Only time will tell

Go Skins, prove all these experts wrong!!

I like it when the experts hate on DC, it keeps us off the radar, and dosen't put as much pressure on the team. I think personally three NFC east teams make the post season, and the odd team out will be!!!! GIANTS

[GoSkins!]

last year the experts thought the Giants would tank without Tiki Barber and Coughlin would be looking for a new job. They just don't like to bring that up when they are making predictions for this year. It makes them look silly. Like witchdoctors of the NFL....

Unless you can predict injuries you can't predict anything in the NFL.... except maybe that the Lions will find a way to suck.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

last year the experts thought the Giants would tank without Tiki Barber and Coughlin would be looking for a new job. They just don't like to bring that up when they are making predictions for this year. It makes them look silly. Like witchdoctors of the NFL..

You should see what they were saying after we started 0-2 and gave up 80 points in 2 games..........

[GINeric]

Originally Posted by Giantone

You should see what they were saying after we started 0-2 and gave up 80 points in 2 games..........

You should see what would have happened had all NFC East teams stayed healthy!

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by GINeric

You should see what would have happened had all NFC East teams stayed healthy!

LOL....want some cheese with your whine,the Giants had injuries also.Go get T.O. a hankie!

[irish]

I can see the Skins winning the division and I can see them finishing last. IMO it all depends on JC and if he can make to offense score points.

[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.