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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:36 am
by KazooSkinsFan
Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature. If I force myself to go with the players that we have right now. 8-8 is the best I can come up with. But I feel we might be close to a similar 6-10 record as last year EVEN if I am convinced that this younger roster is more suitable for his offense and defense and it offers a much better future than the one we had last year.
And that is my true problem lies. The true difficult prediction to make is the following:
Will Daniel Snyder keep the current combo Allen/Shanny/Shanny IF we have NO IMPROVEMENT in the wins/losses columns?
Will he be PATIENT and stay the course?
or
Will he be guided by attendance and merchandise decline sales to make yet another big name change at the top?
I feel that the father-son Shanny combo is taking a big risk with Beck and Grossman this year. If the choice works, they will be regarded as geniuses BUT if they fail after betting their reputation on those two names, their future is rather uncertain.
I HATE uncertainty when a head coach is not given a chance to prove himself OR when he makes it easy for the owner to make another blunder.
I will be happy with improvement like many. Will the owner be satisfied with that too? That is the big question for me.
To your point no one can say what Snyder will do other then Snyder. But I personally don't think they are in danger at all for this year. If this year is say 4-12 then I think everything you're saying becomes a real concern next year.
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:04 pm
by Red_One43
Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature
Nostradamus, would you care to comment?
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:02 pm
by SkinsJock
Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature. If I force myself to go with the players that we have right now. 8-8 is the best I can come up with. But I feel we might be close to a similar 6-10 record as last year EVEN if I am convinced that this younger roster is more suitable for his offense and defense and it offers a much better future than the one we had last year.
I think that having a younger roster and 'rewarding' the players who practice and play the hardest and show the staff that they are giving their best effort will pay dividends here
we are remaking this franchise
And that is where my true problem lies. The true difficult prediction to make is the following:
Will Daniel Snyder keep the current combo Allen/Shanny/Shanny IF we have NO IMPROVEMENT in the wins/losses columns?
Will he be PATIENT and stay the course?
or
Will he be guided by attendance and merchandise decline sales to make yet another big name change at the top?
this is something to be concerned about down the raod
I feel that the father-son Shanny combo is taking a big risk with Beck and Grossman this year. If the choice works, they will be regarded as geniuses BUT if they fail after betting their reputation on those two names, their future is rather uncertain.
I HATE uncertainty when a head coach is not given a chance to prove himself OR when he makes it easy for the owner to make another blunder.
I will be happy with improvement like many. Will the owner be satisfied with that too? That is the big question for me.
I think the fact that we 'improve' with these 2 QBs will mean that Mike & Bruce get to continue to remake things here
we are at worst 6-10 and at best 9-7 (with a LOT of luck = 10-6)
these guys only need to show they're on the right track and I'm fairly sure they can do that
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:14 pm
by Redskin in Canada
Red_One43 wrote:Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature
Nostradamus, would you care to comment?
A more sensible prediction can be made a week before the regular season, when we have had a chance to make better evaluations of our strengths and weaknesses.
Q: What was the secret of Nostradamus?
A: Better informed predictions!
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:17 pm
by yupchagee
Redskin in Canada wrote:Red_One43 wrote:Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature
Nostradamus, would you care to comment?
A more sensible prediction can be made a week before the regular season, when we have had a chance to make better evaluations of our strengths and weaknesses.
Q: What was the secret of Nostradamus?
A: Better informed predictions!
No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:24 pm
by SkinsJock
no wonder things are so screwed up
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:17 pm
by Red_One43
Redskin in Canada wrote:Red_One43 wrote:Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature
Nostradamus, would you care to comment?
A more sensible prediction can be made a week before the regular season, when we have had a chance to make better evaluations of our strengths and weaknesses.
Q: What was the secret of Nostradamus?
A: Better informed predictions!
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:19 pm
by Red_One43
yupchagee wrote:Redskin in Canada wrote:Red_One43 wrote:Redskin in Canada wrote:I feel that predictions made this early are premature
Nostradamus, would you care to comment?
A more sensible prediction can be made a week before the regular season, when we have had a chance to make better evaluations of our strengths and weaknesses.
Q: What was the secret of Nostradamus?
A: Better informed predictions!
No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
So that's the secret. In that case, I predict the Redskins will be a better team this year.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:03 am
by langleyparkjoe
16-0
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:10 am
by KazooSkinsFan
yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be further questioned or held accountable helped as well.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:25 am
by langleyparkjoe
KazooSkinsFan wrote:yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be further questioned or held accountable helped as well.
-1
I told you about making sense didn't I ????
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:51 pm
by yupchagee
KazooSkinsFan wrote:yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be further questioned or held accountable helped as well.
Good point. I predict the Redskins will be undefeated in the year 2100
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:57 pm
by SkinsJock
yupchagee wrote:KazooSkinsFan wrote:yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be held accountable helped as well.
Good point. I predict the Redskins will be undefeated in the year 2100
AND, even more importantly, I predict that they will not only be undefeated in 2100 but that they eclipsed the record of the 1972 Dolphins by going undefeated to end the 2099 season before winning the Super Bowl in 2100
thus ending one millenium and begining another with back to back undefeated seasons
in related news .. Daniel Snyder's great, great granchildren were in negotiations to purchase the franchise back from the Haynesworth family in a bizarre attempt to rectify the family image
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:22 pm
by 1niksder
langleyparkjoe wrote:KazooSkinsFan wrote:yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be further questioned or held accountable helped as well.
-1
I told you about making sense didn't I ????
+1
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:55 pm
by KazooSkinsFan
langleyparkjoe wrote:KazooSkinsFan wrote:yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be further questioned or held accountable helped as well.
-1
I told you about making sense didn't I ????
You were serious about that?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:55 pm
by KazooSkinsFan
yupchagee wrote:KazooSkinsFan wrote:yupchagee wrote:No. The secret of Nostradamus (& others of his ilk) was being so vague that whatever happens, people can say they were right.
Also being dead by the time most of it happened so he can't be further questioned or held accountable helped as well.
Good point. I predict the Redskins will be undefeated in the year 2100
Now you got it...
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:33 pm
by DarthMonk
SkinsJock wrote:AND, even more importantly, I predict that they will not only be undefeated in 2100 but that they eclipsed the record of the 1972 Dolphins by going undefeated to end the 2099 season before winning the Super Bowl in 2100
thus ending one millenium and begining another with back to back undefeated seasons
Of course, the last year of the current century is 2100 and the first year of the next is 2101 while the last year of the current millenium is 3000 and the first year of the next is 3001.
PS - and if my aunt had *&%s she'd be my uncle.
DarthMonk
A Team in the Middle
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:52 pm
by DarthMonk
Maybe someone can find a quote from Marty along these lines: There are 3 or 4 teams with more talent than anyone and they’ll make the playoffs. There are 3 or 4 teams with less talent than everyone else and they have no chance. Then there are around 24 teams in the middle. Of those, the ones that do the little things will get in.
I have felt like the ‘Skins have been one of the bottom feeders for a while. I feel like we are finally one of the teams in the middle and it also seems like we have a staff stressing the little things.
I’m not predicting playoffs but if we remain relatively healthy, minimize penalties, and protect the ball, we should be better than average.
DarthMonk
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:16 pm
by REDEEMEDSKIN
I'm on the record: 12-4
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:36 pm
by langleyparkjoe
*bump*
Anyone care to revisit their predictions? I'm still going with 16-0 for regular season
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:52 pm
by Red_One43
langleyparkjoe wrote:*bump*
Anyone care to revisit their predictions? I'm still going with 16-0 for regular season
LPJ, There's a guy on the phone that wants to speak with you - says his name is Shula and there's some guy in the background named Mercury that he is trying to quiet down.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:02 pm
by langleyparkjoe
Red_One43 wrote:langleyparkjoe wrote:*bump*
Anyone care to revisit their predictions? I'm still going with 16-0 for regular season
LPJ, There's a guy on the phone that wants to speak with you - says his name is Shula and there's some guy in the background named Mercury that he is trying to quiet down.
LOL!!!.. Tell them their time is done. The irony is they beat us in that SB, now its our time!
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:33 pm
by Deadskins
9 or 10 wins, with the playoffs a distinct possibility. We'll be in the hunt at the end of the season.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:39 pm
by HEROHAMO
I mentioned on another thread 10-6. So might as well make it official. 10-6 with a wild card birth.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:35 pm
by fredp45
Sep 11 NYG @ WAS -- LOSS (Offense not ready to compete)
Sep 18 ARI @ WAS -- WIN (O getting better, ARZ has to travel east)
Sep 26 WAS @ DAL -- LOSS (Monday night prime time, Our QBs are not ready)
Oct 02 WAS @ STL -- WIN (knock Sam B out of game, avenge last years loss)
Oct 16 PHI @ WAS -- LOSS (after a bye -- but no help)
Oct 23 WAS @ CAR -- WIN (Panthers suck)
Oct 30 WAS @ BUF --- WIN (Bills stink)
Nov 06 SF @ WAS -- WIN (new coach, new schemes, etc hard to deal with long travel east)
Nov 13 WAS @ MIA -- LOSS (no one will take me serious if I have us winning 4 in a row!!)
Nov 20 DAL @ WAS -- WIN (We finally get a NFC East win)
Nov 27 WAS @ SEA -- LOSS (tough to play after traveling all this way)
Dec 04 NYJ @ WAS -- LOSS (Jets are better than us)
Dec 11 NE @ WAS -- LOSS (Pats are better than us)
Dec 18 WAS @ NYG -- LOSS (we never win in the Meadowlands)
Dec 24 MIN @ WAS -- WIN (McNabb comes home, sorry bout that)
Jan 1 WAS @ PHI -- LOSS (Philly needs win for homefield advantage)
We end up 7-9 but 1-5 in the Division.
The four game losing streak is enough to keep us from 500.