The official Redskins Warpath prediction thread©: Skins vs. Jets

[TheMalcolmConnection]

CRAP! The reason we lost last week is because I didn't predict pain for the Pats.

This week: pain.

[Chief X_Phackter]

I really want to believe that Washington will bounce back and make a statement with this game. That is what absolutely needs to happen to get this season back on track and gain some confidence back after last weeks beat down. However, I just don't think it's going to happen, and this is why:

Too many injuries across the board
Too much inconsistency and lack of productivity on the offense
The defense has been used and abused all season
The game is on the road
The Jets are playing good football despite being 1-7 (all losses by 11 or less, four of them by one touchdown or less, and they were only two scores down from New England entering the fourth quarter).

Sorry, there are too many things to overcome against a good football team (despite the 1-7 record). I don't look for Washington to win this game.

Jets 24
Skins 13

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I really want to believe that Washington will bounce back and make a statement with this game. That is what absolutely needs to happen to get this season back on track and gain some confidence back after last weeks beat down. However, I just don't think it's going to happen, and this is why:

Too many injuries across the board
Too much inconsistency and lack of productivity on the offense
The defense has been used and abused all season
The game is on the road
The Jets are playing good football despite being 1-7 (all losses by 11 or less, four of them by one touchdown or less, and they were only two scores down from New England entering the fourth quarter).

Sorry, there are too many things to overcome against a good football team (despite the 1-7 record). I don't look for Washington to win this game.

Jets 24
Skins 13

Sorry good teams are not 1-7 and why are you writing off our D after having 1 bad game?

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Sorry good teams are not 1-7 and why are you writing off our D after having 1 bad game?

I don't remember "writing off our D", I simply said that they have been used and abused all year. They have been on the field way too much because the offense can't get anything going (especially in the second halves). That takes a toll on a unit. Then when you throw in all the injuries and everything else I stated, it doesn't bode well.

And while 1-7 is not a good record, they are still a good football team.

I hope I'm wrong about my prediction, but that's the way I see it.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I don't remember "writing off our D", I simply said that they have been used and abused all year. They have been on the field way too much because the offense can't get anything going (especially in the second halves). That takes a toll on a unit. Then when you throw in all the injuries and everything else I stated, it doesn't bode well.

And while 1-7 is not a good record, they are still a good football team.

I hope I'm wrong about my prediction, but that's the way I see it.

I dont see the Jets as a good team. In fact, I think of them as horrible. They have NO running game. It has been that way since Curtis Martin got injured. They have no QB worthy of a starting job, and now their defense is playing bad. Their D was their strong point in seasons past and ths year they have been just plain BAD. Injuries have alot to do with their record but they are not a GOOD football team.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

I dont see the Jets as a good team. In fact, I think of them as horrible. They have NO running game. It has been that way since Curtis Martin got injured. They have no QB worthy of a starting job, and now their defense is playing bad. Their D was their strong point in seasons past and ths year they have been just plain BAD. Injuries have alot to do with their record but they are not a GOOD football team.

Well, we'll find out this weekend. Their offense is about as explosive as ours at this point, so it will probably come down to special teams and turnovers. And I give them the edge for being at home.

I think a lot of people will be surprised at how well the Jets stack up against us. Hopefully we'll do enough to win.