Surest sign the Skins will make the playoffs this year

Skeletor · Post by **Skeletor** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:09 pm

Well, I was hoping this would happen. Today Michael Wilbon said in an online chat that there is no way the Skins would make the playoffs. That's fantastic! You see everytime Wilbon makes one of these bold pronouncements, the opposite always comes true.

1) Ty Willingham: He said Notre Dame would never, ever even consider hiring a black coach. The next week, they hire Willingham.
2) This offseason, he said there's no way Joe Gibbs is ever coming back. Not going to happen. Happens the next week.
3) He said Joe Gibbs is not going to bench Brunell, and the next week Gibbs does.

Fire up the bandwagon, boys!

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:15 pm

KNOCK ON WOOD

Don't jinx it!

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:18 pm

Skeletor wrote:Today Michael Wilbon said ...

How are HIS Chicago Bears doing?

Randskin · Post by **Randskin** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:19 pm

Skins making the playoff and beating the Eagles in the Conference Championship. Sweeeettt.

Hill66 · Post by **Hill66** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:21 pm

He also said that Notre Dame would never fire a coach before their contract was up...hmmm

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:24 pm

Randskin wrote:Skins making the playoff and beating the Eagles in the Conference Championship. Sweeeettt.

Actually it would be the Divisional Round. We would meet Atlanta in the Championship game.

Randskin · Post by **Randskin** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:38 pm

JSPB22 wrote:
Randskin wrote:Skins making the playoff and beating the Eagles in the Conference Championship. Sweeeettt.

Actually it would be the Divisional Round. We would meet Atlanta in the Championship game.

oooppsss...my bad. I just want to beat Philly that's all.

jdmills23 · Post by **jdmills23** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:04 am

If we made the playoffs I dont see anyone beating us in a weak NFC, until the divisional championship game.

frankcal20 · Post by **frankcal20** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:25 pm

There's a lot of "if's" in here. We should be happy we're still somewhat in it at this point. I dont think we deserve to be in it. I want them to win but i dont think they deserve it. There are some teams in the afc that are way better than the skins were this year.

Scottskins · Post by **Scottskins** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:12 am

because of our defense, we can play with any team in the NFL right now. If we do get in the playoffs, it's because we won enough games to do it. Just because the AFC is much stronger than the AFC this season doesn't mean we don't deserve to go to the playoffs. If we were to go to the playoffs, I bet we go to the championship game =)

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:53 am

frankcal20 wrote: There are some teams in the afc that are way better than the skins were this year.

So? You don't play the AFC in the playoffs until the Super Bowl. I won't mind if we get that far.

1fan4ramsey · Post by **1fan4ramsey** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:13 pm

jdmills23 wrote:If we made the playoffs I dont see anyone beating us in a weak NFC, until the divisional championship game.

WOW, are you joking, we have'nt been able to win 2 games in a row all year, now you have us running the table all the way to the NFC Championship game. Please, take a breath, and try to keep it real. If we win 1 out of the next 2, and have solid performances on both sides of the ball, it will be a good start for next year. This team is not ready for the playoffs just yet.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:21 pm

1fan4ramsey wrote:
jdmills23 wrote:If we made the playoffs I dont see anyone beating us in a weak NFC, until the divisional championship game.

WOW, are you joking, we have'nt been able to win 2 games in a row all year, now you have us running the table all the way to the NFC Championship game. Please, take a breath, and try to keep it real. If we win 1 out of the next 2, and have solid performances on both sides of the ball, it will be a good start for next year. This team is not ready for the playoffs just yet.

I'd have to disagree with your assessment, 1fan. Look at the teams ahead of us. I feel that we beat Green Bay in the regular season, but the refs stole the game from us. To make the playoffs we would have to beat the Vikings, so we know we could beat them again in the playoffs. We very nearly beat the E-gals with TO, I think we would smash them this time.
The Rams? The Seahawks? The Cardinals? Please! That only leaves Atlanta, and our D can take care of their only offensive weapons (Vick, Dunn, and Crumpler). I see us making the Bowl if we actually back into the playoffs. What we do against the AFC team is another question, but we played Pittsburgh extremely close, and we were the last team to beat the Patriots before their record streak, and that was in Spurrier's system. I think Gibbs would have us prepared if we did make it that far.

1fan4ramsey · Post by **1fan4ramsey** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:30 pm

JSPB22 wrote:
1fan4ramsey wrote:
jdmills23 wrote:If we made the playoffs I dont see anyone beating us in a weak NFC, until the divisional championship game.

WOW, are you joking, we have'nt been able to win 2 games in a row all year, now you have us running the table all the way to the NFC Championship game. Please, take a breath, and try to keep it real. If we win 1 out of the next 2, and have solid performances on both sides of the ball, it will be a good start for next year. This team is not ready for the playoffs just yet.

I'd have to disagree with your assessment, 1fan. Look at the teams ahead of us. I feel that we beat Green Bay in the regular season, but the refs stole the game from us. To make the playoffs we would have to beat the Vikings, so we know we could beat them again in the playoffs. We very nearly beat the E-gals with TO, I think we would smash them this time.
The Rams? The Seahawks? The Cardinals? Please! That only leaves Atlanta, and our D can take care of their only offensive weapons (Vick, Dunn, and Crumpler). I see us making the Bowl if we actually back into the playoffs. What we do against the AFC team is another question, but we played Pittsburgh extremely close, and we were the last team to beat the Patriots before their record streak, and that was in Spurrier's system. I think Gibbs would have us prepared if we did make it that far.

Yeah we played all these teams tough, but didn't find a way to win any of them. Too many first and goals backed up by penalties, sacks or turnovers. I consider myself a "core" Redskin fan, but you have to look at it realistically. We have'nt won 2 games in a row all year, to get to the "bowl" we'd have to win the final 3 regular season games, and another 3 playoff games on the road. As I'm writing this I'm laughing out loud wakeing the kids. Next year will be a different story.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:36 pm

I would say that we have won several games in a row, and simply had 3 or 4 victories removed from in-between by bad officiating.

Rypien11 · Post by **Rypien11** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:22 am

No doubt that we're the team on the rise while others are coasting into the playoffs. We can handle Atlanta, Minnesota, Green Bay, and the star-depleted Eagles in a playoff run. If we qualify for the playoffs, I think we go far. Getting in is the kicker...

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:29 pm

I am a little bummed actually. Wilbon is always down on the big things like this for us. Why is he like that?

Anyway I'm bummed because if we do beat the Eagles all the Eagles fans will claim it's due only to TO's injury! :-(

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:31 pm

I doubt they can do that with any conviction, though, after the way we totally held TO down in the two games we played them.

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:33 pm

NikiH wrote:Anyway I'm bummed because if we do beat the Eagles all the Eagles fans will claim it's due only to TO's injury!

nah.... he wasn't much of a factor in the two games we faced him in this year...70 yards and 1 TD in 2 games....

Cooley47 · Post by **Cooley47** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:57 pm

Wilbon is almost always wrong but I don't think we need any type of superstition we are good enough to make it no matter what

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:11 pm

I'm concerned about our fate falling on the bungles. Just beat the pukes on Sunday and let the rest fall where it may. That's all I want for Christmas!

Redskins2k5 · Post by **Redskins2k5** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:24 pm

Im sorry but Wilbon is a complete idiot if you ask me.

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