Trippster Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I just read the Street & Smith's Pro Football guide for this year. They're predicting the Skins to go 5-11 and finish fourth in the division this year. Their overall grade for the Skins is 72 out of 100. The Redskins didn't do much better in the Sporting News Guide that just came out as well. They also picked the Redskins to finish fourth in the division and they gave the offense and receivers a D. What I couldn't believe is that they gave the offensive line a grade of B-. I think these two forecasts are very pessimistic. I think the Redskins will be better next year, not worse. They may have lost some guys but the continuity going into next year should make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 lol, that's funny (and a little sad). These media outlets are all over offseason moves... but they don't realize that this has been our best offseason in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinshog Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 All of these magazines seem to be predicting the same thing. I bought a few myself and they tend to overhype teams like the Giants and bash the Skins. I understand we didn't play last year but if you're going to hype up a team like the Giants who had the same record last year, at least give the Skins some consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Bunch of mediasheep! Let them all wander the prairie together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trippster Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 This is the year we prove them wrong. Maybe it's good to be off everybody's radar. We're gonna surprise some people this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtiger1013 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'll wait for the Playboy prediction. They did pick us to win the Super Bowl one year...and we did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I remember the first year we had Spurrier, one of these picked us to go to the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by Trippster Maybe it's good to be off everybody's radar. That is a very spot-on comment. However, I do have some concerns going into the season and am afraid all is not quite as some of the "sunshiners" around here would have you believe. I think success for this squad would be 8-8 or 9-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 This has been made into a few threads already, if I remember correctly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSkin Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I can't get mad at the media predictions. We've been to the playoffs once in the last 13 years. We haven't EARNED any respect. Now I think we'll be better than 5-11 but honestly, untill we prove that we can win consistently (and I mean win, not play better towards the end of the season, not play close games but lose, WIN) why should the media predict good things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by CaliforniaSkin Now I think we'll be better than 5-11 but honestly, untill we prove that we can win consistently (and I mean win, not play better towards the end of the season, not play close games but lose, WIN) why should the media predict good things? Even though our record only showed one more win, this team made huge steps between '03 and '04. The '04 team never stopped fighting until the very end, even when the Offense failed to produce. Big-time change in heart between the two years. That's a big start in putting it all together, IMHO. However... The media won't care about that until that heart produces wins, not that the team plays to make the media happy or anything like that. Hopefully we can put another piece of the puzzle together this year Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneskins Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 WHAT???, Media bashing the Skins? NAHHH!! :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 These idiots like to hype the fantasy football offseason winners and as we all know it almost always means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by CaliforniaSkin I can't get mad at the media predictions. We've been to the playoffs once in the last 13 years. We haven't EARNED any respect. Now I think we'll be better than 5-11 but honestly, untill we prove that we can win consistently (and I mean win, not play better towards the end of the season, not play close games but lose, WIN) why should the media predict good things? I've said it before...when the media doesn't seem to care if other teams prove they can win (and win consistently) before predicting success in the upcoming season (the Giants are now somehow the 3rd best team in the NFC??), there's no reason to single out the Skins to be the one team that needs to meet that criteria before they can allow themselves to see a realistic possibility of improving their record by a win or two, instead of doing even worse... Plus, it doesn't help when their analysis is full of inaccuracies (I think that same magazine claims that the Skins defense was both 5th and 1st in points allowed...and on the same damn page..lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskin44 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Let's just go ahead and play the games anyway, just for grins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'm visiting Vegas over the Independence Day weekend. I'm going to put money on our team to win the division and to make the playoffs. We should have some nice odds for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by Trippster I just read the Street & Smith's Pro Football guide for this year. They're predicting the Skins to go 5-11 and finish fourth in the division this year. Their overall grade for the Skins is 72 out of 100. The Redskins didn't do much better in the Sporting News Guide that just came out as well. They also picked the Redskins to finish fourth in the division and they gave the offense and receivers a D. What I couldn't believe is that they gave the offensive line a grade of B-. Perrrrrrfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 you have to understand that media types fall in love with top pick quarterbacks. they always have. the Giants drafted Eli Manning so based on what he MIGHT be able to do in the future (hoping it all comes sooner rather than later for him) the team is rated a lot higher for 2005 than it otherwise would be. if Kerry Collins was still the qb (solid, good deep arm, limited mobility) the Giants would not be as hyped up as they are with images of Manning turning into his brother overnight :laugh: :laugh: If Peter King thought Danny Wuerffel could throw for 3,700 yards under Spurrier why is it so strange that others believe that Manning will become Joe Montana overnight without having to pay his dues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 we should pull a chargers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Jumbo Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I know what you mean. I picked up the ESPN fantasy mag last night and turned to the team previews section. They have a part describing each teams red zone offense and this is what they had to say about our TE's: "TEs Chris Cooley and Robert Royal are the best targets, which is a problem." So then I turned to the page about the Chiefs' red zone offense: "Opponents know where the ball is going: Gonzalez or Holmes... Coordinator Al Saunders deserves lots of credit; he consistantly finds ways to spring Gonzalez into open spaces." Anyone one else catch the problem? I don't know why I buy these stupid magazines anyway...:puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Cooley is just the kind of over-achieving player that Gibbs has won with in the past. And like those others, he is discounted by the writers because he doesn't have 4.5 speed or sport a 'white boy on steroids' attitude like Jeremy Shockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippy1973 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 It is about time we were picked to be a bad football team. The last few years the "experts" picked the Skins to go about 10-6 or better and they did not. Time for the tradition to continue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinker Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 These guys can just get in line with everybody else to eat crow later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 '05 Skins = '99 Colts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Anybody know what these genius prognosticators said the Chargers would do last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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