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short article on how skins might contend for division title
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/artic ... le/6351625

I like the points the guy makes in the article

If you are looking for the improvement in the Skins look at the improvement in execution, competition and effort. Granted the first two games have lacked a serious game plan, but what I see is a team in the 2nd year of a system that are playing with confidence. I also see competition at virtually every position which has been lacking in previous years. I believe the Redskins are a lot better than they were last year and more importantly, I think each of their division opponents has issues that make them vulnerable

After seeing the game last night. There is no reason why we can't compete for the division title. This team will be better than last night and keep improving as the season progresses.

Amen, brethren.

I like the concept... but I'm not quite ready to hold my breath...

I really hope we can do this for it would be so awesome to just shock a lot of people that think we are a 3-5 win team including all of those smack talking iggle fans. I live in Iowa so I don't truly experience the fan part of the rivalry except for the things said on the internet. I gotta tell you that Iggle fans are by far the most disrespectful SOBs alive. I had one tell me that he's glad that 21 is dead and hopes he rots with the devil....Seriouslly what kind of person says that????? I even had a Cowboy fan of all people chime in and tell this guy he one sick individual who belongs in the bottom of a sewer. Anyways back to the topic I really think we are more of a 8-10 win team. 10-6 prolly wont get us the division but possibly a wild card. I do truly hope we could win more and just dominate but I'm prolly goin to far there but anything is possible

Giants - Win (too many injuries)
Cardinals Win (not sold on QB or Def)
Pukes - Win (Didn't get better)
Rams- Loss (They are underrated)
Iggles - Loss
Panthers - Win (Not a good team)
Bills - Win (Nuteral site in Canada)
Niners - Win (Not a good team)
Dolphins - Loss (toss up game - away)
Pukes - Win (it's in DC)
Seahawks - Win (not a good team)
Jets - Loss
Patriots - Loss
Giants - Loss
Vikes - Win (we know McNabb)
Eagles - Loss

There you go. 9-7 w/ Wild Card potential.

Ahhh... Frank... two losses to the iggles? Don't know if you've noticed, but their O-line is a disaster...

I think we will be in contention for the conference at least 2/3rds of the way into the year.

But I'm still keeping my own expectations at around 8-8. Anything above that will be icing on the cake.

Countertrey wrote:Ahhh... Frank... two losses to the iggles? Don't know if you've noticed, but their O-line is a disaster...

And their defensive line is small. We will just pound the rock down their throats.

While our line has looked much improved, their small line has kicked our butt every year. Hope I am wrong but I don't think I am.

It would be awesome! We're looking better, but I think depth is going to be the big achilles hill. Just look at Jarvis Jenkins. Looking forward to the season anyway. Go Skins!

my heart says 10 - 6
my head says 8 - 8

no chance

RedskinsRule56 wrote:no chance

cowboys fan

I think we have a not so bad schedule and could dominate the east. Philly looks like crap this year B@G a SMASH

Redskinz4ever It's called being realistic and not a blind homer.

RedskinsRule56 wrote:Redskinz4ever It's called being realistic and not a blind homer.

"No chance" isn't a realistic assessment.

By the way, when the Skins win 3 or more games in their first 5, are you going to come back to the boards and eat crow?

Dude I have broken down our offense and defense in other posts. I am not going to do it again. Irn-Bru 3 wins or more out of our first 5 games? HAHAH now that is funny. Sure if that happens I will come back and eat crow.

Let me remind you of our first 5 games Vs Giants, vs Arizona, at STL, at Dallas MNF, Bye Week, at Philly..

0-5 mark my words.

RedskinsRule56 wrote:Dude I have broken down our offense and defense in other posts. I am not going to do it again. Irn-Bru 3 wins or more out of our first 5 games? HAHAH now that is funny. Sure if that happens I will come back and eat crow.

Let me remind you of our first 5 games Vs Giants, vs Arizona, at STL, at Dallas MNF, Bye Week, at Philly..

0-5 mark my words.

So if we win 2 out of our first 5 will you come back and eat crow? How about 1-5? Why not put a little more on the line than empty words and hyperbole you can backtrack on later?

Irn-Bru you will be happy with 1-4? Arizona is the only game we could win.

I have our first win coming at Carolina in Week 7 we will start out 1-5.

RedskinsRule56 wrote:Irn-Bru you will be happy with 1-4? Arizona is the only game we could win.

So let me make sure this is clear: if we win 2 out of our first 5, you'll be coming back here to eat crow?

Sure. whatever dude. It's sad that you honestly believe being 2-3 does anything to help the future of this franchise.

Our first win will be week at 7 Carolina.

Irn-Bru let me ask you a question if we do in fact start out 0-6 will you finally start rooting for us to lose to land Luck?

If we start out 0-6 and we will, will you accept that it's a lost season?

RedskinsRule56 wrote:Irn-Bru let me ask you a question if we do in fact start out 0-6 will you finally start rooting for us to lose to land Luck?

Of course not. I'm a fan of the Washington Redskins, which necessarily means I don't cheer for them to lose.

This is 101 stuff, man . . .

If we start out 0-6 and we will, will you accept that it's a lost season?

Yes. Well, maybe. There was a year not too long ago when we started 0-5 and it wasn't lost. Coming back from 0-6 would be historic, though, so we'd have to have been getting some really bad bounces for us to still have any chance at all.

But yeah, for the most part, I'd accept that season was lost.