RVAbrendan Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I made a bet today with a co-worker (eagles fan) that the Redskins would finish with at least a 9-7 record. The wager is $50. I added onto that bet that the Redskins defense will be a top 10 calibur squad. $10 on that. Whattya think? Has anyone else made any bets reguarding the skins? Hail to the offseason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTASKINSFAN Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I never bet on the skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 If I were a gamblin' man, I'd bet against the Redskins. Always. That way I'd always win, no matter the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 Understandable, I suppose. Here's my figurations... With the 30th ranked offense in the league last season, the redskins went 6-10. A handful of those games were very close (Eagles, Packers). With a better O-line, Speedy receivers, and confident Ramsey, I don't see how three more games isn't realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Complete Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Originally posted by burritopunk Understandable, I suppose. Here's my figurations... With the 30th ranked offense in the league last season, the redskins went 6-10. A handful of those games were very close (Eagles, Packers). With a better O-line, Speedy receivers, and confident Ramsey, I don't see how three more games isn't realistic. Well it's a different season, we're playing different teams. Those teams and the Redskins will have different injuries... etc, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 If Arrington and Barrows return to full health... And if Sean Taylor's legal troubles somehow clear up within the next month... Then I'd say your bet is an easy slam-dunk. If, however, Arrington, Barrows and Taylor are all sitting out of training camp and exhibition games due to their injuries and issues...then it's a coin toss in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I make bets before the season about how they'll finish, things like that. And i pick the skins every week in the office pool. I won't call a bookie on a skins game, and I won't take the Redskins in my suicide pool, because if they lost the week i took them I'd be double mad...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I think you will win both bets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomadskin11 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Originally posted by burritopunk Has anyone else made any bets reguarding the skins? Hail to the offseason! Yeah, you could say that. I made the following three-part bet with my roommate and another bartender at my job (seperately). Both are Cowgirls fans. 1) A playoff berth is worth a $200 payout. So if the Skins make the playoffs and the Cowboys don't, I get $200 from each guy. If both teams make the playoffs, the $200 offset each other, and nobody pays anybody. No need to discuss the Cowgirls making the playoffs and the Skins not. 2) Each Skins/Boys game is worth $20 straight up. Skins win, I get $20 from each guy. Dullass wins... I hire an attorney. 3) And finally, the money-where-the-mouth-is part: If one team makes the playoffs and the other doesn't, loser takes winner to a dinner of the winner's choice, wherein the loser must propose a toast to the winner's team aka "Here's to the Washington Redskins!" The toast must be sincere to qualify. Skins are gonna put it to the Girls this year. Not a doubt in my mind. BTW, the roomate I bet against has already lost a $100 bet to me on the Wizards making the playoffs. Sucker!! - nomad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinzOwnU Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 The over under for redskins games this year is actually 7.5 - so your buddy got the better end of the bet since you could make the same bet and win with an 8-8 record. But, it's always more fun to beat a friend because you can't give the casino crap for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskin44 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I would put the Redskins at having a 60% chance of finishing 9-7 and a 90% chance of having a top 10 defense. Good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FARAPS Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Originally posted by Califan007 If Arrington and Barrows return to full health... And if Sean Taylor's legal troubles somehow clear up within the next month... Then I'd say your bet is an easy slam-dunk. If, however, Arrington, Barrows and Taylor are all sitting out of training camp and exhibition games due to their injuries and issues...then it's a coin toss in my eyes. WHO THE F***********K IS BARROWS??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washogskinz Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Last year I bet on the Skins at Dallas game. The bet was loser wears the winning team's jersey next year. I had broken out the Lavar and the Sonny jersey and thereby jinxed the skins. Unfortunately I'll be wearing a Rolaids Roger jersey at some point this year. This year's bet is whichever team has the best record. 3 to 1 odds. If Redskins have a better record, I win $150.00. In the unlikely event that "Dallas" has a better record, I lose $50.00:wewantd: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Sure have. Won more than I lost, ( and those losses well represented in games against "those people:. ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho fan Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I would have taken that bet. Of course every year I am positive that the Skins will turn things around, beat Dallas and make the post season..... I am in an office pool every year and I have picked the Skins to win every game for the last 6 years since the beginning of the pool. I can not bring myself to bet against them - my fear is always that they will win a game that I bet they would loose - I could not deal with that.:logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I made a bet on the Skins with a Cowpuke fan, that the Skins would have a better record than the Cowpukes by the time my buddies Christmas Party rolls around, which is normally the 2nd weekend in December. I made the bet immediately after paying up on a bet that I lost to him, that the Redskins would finish with a .500 record in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 For the past 13 years just rooting for them has been enough of a gamble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Originally posted by ATLANTASKINSFAN I never bet on the skins. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 First rule of sports gambling: Never bet on teams that you can't be completely objective about. Unless you are drunk and there are other people listening....then you just gotta represent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor42 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I have had a head-to-head bet with a Cowgirl fan for the last six years. To say the least I have come up short and lost a lot of money on my Skins. My friend was recently transfered to Memphis. So, last year we had a sig bet. You're right...I lost. It has been torture with that awful Cowgirl logo under my e-mails to him. When training camp starts, I get to take it off. I wished we could fast forward to training camp right now. This year he feels so confident in the Cowgirls that he wants a overall best record bet. As always I said yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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