6 in a row? Very possible

oafusp · Post by **oafusp** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:31 pm

09/19 - Ny Giants....need I say more?
Hell, the Giants don't even want to play for their coach.

9/27 - Dallas ... Monday Night Football! , it will be a hell of a game...if Vinny is kocked out this week or early next week it will be an easy day. Smoot and Springs will be tested.

10/03 - Browns ... Why not? Who on this team scares you?
Winslow??????? yeah right.

10/10 - Ravens ... They say defense wins games...well, we have a defense too! The Ravens do not have an offense, so it will be a low scoring game that John Hall and our defense wins.

10/17 - Bears ... Team is rebuilding, a lot of young raw talent...but if they lost to the Lions in week 1 they wont beat the Skins in week 6.

Nice start to the season....then it gets tough. By then we should be clicking on offense and defense.

kkryan · Post by **kkryan** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:42 pm

Lets get two in a row before we start talking six!!

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:51 pm

kkryan wrote:Lets get two in a row before we start talking six!!

Eh, I understand the cautiousness, but I'm kind of with oafusp on this one. This is usually when a fellow brother goes "You know what? We've only won one game. 1. Last time I checked that didn't get you to the Superbowl. So let's just focus one week at a time. . ."

I also don't think that 6-0 is unreachable. If anyone beats us, I'm putting money on Dallas (that's not to say that I think that they will win). But even if we lose that week 3 game then I think we get a wake up call and finish this 6 game stretch with some fire.

It's hard to imagine the Giants putting something together with all this internal strife. I bet it looks a lot like we did last year, when Jansen said he'd walk on to the field on Sunday thinking "if we win then it's because we got lucky."

Dallas - tough team, Gibbs hasn't always had the upperhand against Parcells.

Browns - Breakout week for KW2? Or should I say, breakdown week! (Sorry, just had to do it).

Ravens - I want this almost as bad as an NFC victory. Man do I hate the Ravens.

Bears - Come on, I think we should get this one too.

JPFair · Post by **JPFair** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:00 pm

Let's concentrate entirely on the New York Giants for right now!

gregory smith · Post by **gregory smith** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:03 pm

Yeah, 6-0 would be awesome, and I agree that all of these games are potential wins but consider these points: 1) The Giants actually looked pretty good for a while against the Eagles and no matter the records, stats, or rosters, division games on the road are generally tough. Blitz the heck out of Warner and run the ball effectively and we walk out with the win. If by chance we lay the wood to the Giants don't be surprised if there is a near mutiny in NY. 2) Dallas still has a solid defense and Vinny really looks good, add to the equation Coach Gibbs Monday Night record and his record against Parcells and we all have reason for concern. Still the home crowd will be wild and if we get to Vinny early and often we'll be ok. 3) Let's see the question was who scares me in Cleveland, how about Jeff Garcia, he's pretty good. Not good enough though. 4) Any team led by Ray Lewis can be scary but this is a game much like the Buc's game the difference being the Ravens don't have signal caller the quality of Brad Johnson. 5) The Bears- Any Given Sunday, right? Nah! Dang maybe you were right 6-0 sounds pretty good, my guess is 4-2, we'll have a better feel this time next week.

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:08 pm

JPFair wrote:Let's concentrate entirely on the New York Giants for right now!

Let's see there is the chicken before the egg, horse before the cart, oh you get the point.

I am in a game by game mode - but understand the ease of which we can look down the road and hope however realistically of going 6-0. Hope it happens!

Above all else we need to beat Dallas on MNF and beat them soundly. Not since the days of the Allen era, have I thought the team needed to beat Dallas as much as we need to in that game. We are sooooo due.

holyredskins · Post by **holyredskins** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:14 pm

i would like to see that as well but right now the most important thing is this........

Redskins 1-0
Cowboys 0-1

Yeah baby!!!!!!

hkHog · Post by **hkHog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:27 pm

I don't know about you guys but I don't think Dallas, Cleveland, or Baltimore are walkovers at all. Those are all good teams. I'll be very happy to go 2-1 in those three games. Baltimore is certainly a good team and Cleveland whooped 'em in week 1. As for Dallas, everyone on this board has to know that it doesn't matter how bad or good either team is in this matchup, it's always a contest. When they were 5-12 they would still manage to beat us twice. As for the Giants and Bears, those are games we HAVE to win but you know what they say, any given Sunday.

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:36 pm

NC43Hog wrote:Above all else we need to beat Dallas on MNF and beat them soundly. Not since the days of the Allen era, have I thought the team needed to beat Dallas as much as we need to in that game. We are sooooo due.

I couldn't agree more. As much as I would hate a loss to the gnats, if it would assure a win on Monday night against the pukes and serve as a wake up call that were not as good as we think we are, then so be it. We must beat the girls at FEDX this year :!:

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:45 pm

Texas Hog wrote:
NC43Hog wrote:Above all else we need to beat Dallas on MNF and beat them soundly. Not since the days of the Allen era, have I thought the team needed to beat Dallas as much as we need to in that game. We are sooooo due.

I couldn't agree more. As much as I would hate a loss to the gnats, if it would assure a win on Monday night against the pukes and serve as a wake up call that were not as good as we think we are, then so be it. We must beat the girls at FEDX this year

The old timers think alike! :wink:

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:24 pm

A win against the lowly Bucs does not have this fan thinking 6 - 0, folks. I'd be happy with 4 - 2.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:25 pm

To make the playoffs you need to win the winnable games...that's how Dallas made the playoffs last year...The Giants are a very winnable game!!

VRIEL1 · Post by **VRIEL1** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:31 pm

I had to post for this site. Your right this is only one game...but why can't we look at what might be? or what could be? why do WE have to stay focused on the Giants? The team...yes, one does not want to put the cart before the horse...the coach's...yes they need to study the films and not get ahead of themselves, but I don't see why we can't( as a fan) discuss what might be? Are we going to jinks this BANDWAGON? I don't think so...it either runs or it doesn't. Gibbs is a good driver and mechanic so leave the bus to him and let us look out the window and dream!

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:05 pm

if we beat Dallas and Baltimore, our guys confidence might be so high, we could go to week 9, but the come the Eagles...

Montana Redskin · Post by **Montana Redskin** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:19 pm

DEHog wrote:To make the playoffs you need to win the winnable games...that's how Dallas made the playoffs last year...The Giants are a very winnable game!!

Exactly......that's why we must beat the Giants...Start 2-0.
We MUST beat the freeking Cowboys too. 3-0.
I'll be upset if we lose to Cowboys..this is THE statement game, win or lose to the Giants (which would not be good either). This is the game,primetime, national Monday nighter, Gibbs vs. Parcells...Skins can't let Gibbs down here, no way. Pound, Pound, Pound Portis all night, he'll break one....
After that, we'll be due for a loss, I think...Cleveland and/or Baltimore.

I'll take 5-1 heading into the bye...or 4-2....
Gotta start 3-0 and go from there.
That Cleveland one looks the scariest, road game coming off a Monday night win over Dallas...
I think we'll handle Baltimore at home.
5-1, 4-2...that's my bet for bye week.

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:29 pm

K-Lang.
K-Lang on the Browns scares me.
I, too, am game-by-game.
We finally have a defense that can keep us in the close ones. What we need to do is develop the passing game a little more to get us over the edge.
Not every team will be an aging Tampa offense, you know. Realistically, Brad had no rapport with his receivers, and his best one (arguably) tore a groin on what should've been a score.
Right now, I'm fearing Shockey after his woeful performance last week. I'm fearing Toomer, who has made Smoot look slow in the past. Even Hilliard, who nobody even looks for anymore. I don't want to be the NYG statement game. I think we need to get Taylor in to watch that big TE.
6-0 would be nice. Real nice.
2-0 has to come first.

oafusp · Post by **oafusp** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 11:11 pm

You guys are funny.

What's the difference between saying:

"I think the Skins can win the first 6 games"

and

"I think the Skins will finish 10-6"

I guess it is ok to talk about a season's record in general but not specific games?

How many of you can honestly say you haven't told a buddy what you think our record's gonna be? I dont see the difference.

While going 5-1 is more likely, 6-0 is very possible. The reason I say this is because once you get to Green Bay (week 8 and after) that is when the competition goes to a whole different level. You've got to get those 10-11 wins somewhere....and the begining of the season is it!

Scottskins · Post by **Scottskins** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:30 am

I'm looking for 2-0. I'll be looking for 3-0 after that if we get to 2-0 first ;-)

JPFair · Post by **JPFair** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:03 am

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder if Joe Gibbs is saying to himself "I think we can go 6-0".

I think not!

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:07 am

JPF - I think you're right about JG, BUT I also think we have a fairly good chance of going 6-0. We have a team that we can think "this is possible..."

BUT I also feel that both Gibbs and Parcells are really going to want to win that Monday game. This is a huge game for both coaches and I am so glad that we won that first game because I felt that in the interview right at the end that Joe was very emotional and this is going to be another huge game for the team.

We need you there!

oafusp · Post by **oafusp** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:48 am

JPFair wrote:Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder if Joe Gibbs is saying to himself "I think we can go 6-0".

I think not!

JP, if we are to make the playoffs, what games "should" we win. Note: in order to go to the playoffs you need to win about 10 games.

I promise you that Gibbs & Co. know exactly which games they "should" win this season, and will need to win in order to make the playoffs. The staff has those games marked as must win games because you must win a majority of the 16 games. To say that the staff does not look at games they should or need to win is rediculous. Even the players looked at the schedule when it came out and knew which games they should win if they wanted to have a decent record come December. However, they do game plan one week at a time.

JPFair · Post by **JPFair** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:58 am

I don't think in todays NFL there's any game that they "should" win. As the old adage goes, "On any given Sunday.....etc..." So, to "assume" we should win a game, is akin to complacency. I disagree with you, respectfully, about the fact that we should win certain games. If we're saying we should win some, and not others, we're saying that we're not good enough to win the important ones. The players should have the mentality that they're capable of winning every game. The chances of that happening are slim, but we have to have that mentality. I think when the schedule comes out it's fine to look at it and say we could go 10-6, 11-5, etc..., but once the season starts, it's all about the next game and ONLY the next game. For example, according to your theory, we "should" beat the Giants. But, how do we know that the Giants don't win their next 8 games and they have a 10-2 record in December when they face us? SHOULD we still win that game? Can we win it? Yes, but should we automatically assume that we should win it?

I'm sure, as you say, when the schedule came out the players and coaches were giving their predictions. But, once the season starts, the coaches have to do everying on the fly. So, I don't really feel that it's prudent to be looking forward to any other game other than the New York Giants game this weekend.

oafusp · Post by **oafusp** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:11 am

Tomato / Tomahto

As a fan, I see nothing wrong with being optimistic on upcoming games. I never said anything about "games we shouln't win", that is obsurd. However, there are games we should win and picking those games a month before they happen or the week they are played doesn't make much of a difference.

The fact is it takes at least 10 wins to get to the playoffs. Since that is in black and white you might as well try to single out some of those wins.

But, some people like to drink one cold beer at a time, and enjoy every sip. While others (like me) like to order a couple cold pitchers and gulp away.

I wonder what the responses would have been if the post was
"10-6 ... Very possible". I think most people would agree and mention "the winnable games" in the schedule, as many people have already done over the past months.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:40 am

I'd be more optimistic if we were more consistent on offense. We didn't do a whole lot the 2nd and 3rd quarters. I expect that Coach Gibbs will work on that this week. In addition, if our kickoff coverage doesn't improve sooner or later it's going to bite us in the rear.
For the Giants game, I'm torn about our defense. I fully expect our defense to make life a living hell for Warner. I'm torn because I like the guy, but oh well, I like the Skins more. Eli could get into the game earlier than last week. I think we'll pretty much destroy Warner physically.
If our defense keeps rolling, we could very well go 6-0. We might not score a lot of touchdowns, but then again, I remember many games the Redskins won with Mark Mosley providing all the scoring. As long as we win, I don't care how it looks.

alwaysaskinner · Post by **alwaysaskinner** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:47 am

Remember the old cliche "On any given Sunday ANY team can win" . That's why they play the games, and we all do't just cast votes on what we "think" it "looks" like will happen.....
That said, ummmmm good possibility for 6-0, also good possibility for 5-1, or 4-2.