Dallsux Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 :vikesuck: I have a co-worker who is a Vikings fan that is willing to bet me ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY (I made sure to clarify that) that the Redskins won't go .500 this season. Now usually, I won't bet money on the Redskins...EVER. I can't be objective about them & would NEVER bet against them, no matter what. I have bet on the Redskins before & paid for it...literally. I'm just curious what everyone else thinks. Should I bet on the Redskins going over .500 or not? :logo: :logo: :logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 You're kidding right? :slap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Won't go .500....make sure he's not being sneaky and expects you to pay him if they are 9-7 or better.... If he means they'll finish worse than .500, take that bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Deadman Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 uhhhhh.....I can't answer that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by jrockster77 Won't go .500....make sure he's not being sneaky and expects you to pay him if they are 9-7 or better.... If he means they'll finish worse than .500, take that bet! He means that the Redskins will NOT finish 8-8 or better. I'm thinking $50 for this bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Personally, I'd put $500 on that bet today. He bet they won't go .500 right? So 7-9 and lower... he wins. 8-8 and better... you win. Coming from a guy who won The Man contest last year.... this is going to be a good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Deadman Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by CowboyzSuckAzz He means that the Redskins will NOT finish 8-8 or better. I'm thinking $50 for this bet. For $50....yeah, sounds like a fair wager. 8-8 is reasonable (depending on injuries) for the Skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by CowboyzSuckAzz He means that the Redskins will NOT finish 8-8 or better. I'm thinking $50 for this bet. That sounds reasonable. I'd take it. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLusby Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Let's take a collection for you and take the bet. I'll contribute $50 and all winnings go to the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Hog Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 The Redskins were 6-10 a year ago with an offense that was 30th in yardage, and 31st in scoring offense. When you closely analyze that 6-10 record, you'll see that the Skins downright handed one game to the opponent on a silver platter with seven turnovers (New York), had very bad luck in two games where officiating was arguably the difference between a win and a loss (Dallas and Green Bay), and lost another simply due to their inability to milk the clock with one first down, as well as a mental lapse very late in the game (Dallas). Those are four games that could have very well turned out to be victories. Taking into consideration just how pathetic our offense was a year ago, and just how close we were to winning a few more games despite this, ask yourself the following questions: 1) Will Gregg Williams keep our defensive performance in the top half of the league rankings? 2) What is the likelihood that a Joe Gibbs led offense will sputter for a second straight season? 3) Does continuity mean anything in the game of football? If your responses to the questions are as follows..... 1) There is no reason to believe he won't. He has a great track record as a coordinator. 2) Pigs have a better chance of flying. 3) Hell yeah. ......then you've just won yourself 50 bucks. I'm not saying the Skins will be world beaters by any means. What I am saying is that even a middle of the road offensive ranking (assuming the defense remains our strength) has to be worth two more wins from a season ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denverdan Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Sounds like easy money this coming from a man who is the offspring of a keno runner and a craps dealer, who was born in the great silver state of NEVADA. Make sure you clarifly the 8-8 part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by TLusby Let's take a collection for you and take the bet. I'll contribute $50 and all winnings go to the site! I'd go for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Canadian Hog The Redskins were 6-10 a year ago with an offense that was 30th in yardage, and 31st in scoring offense. When you closely analyze that 6-10 record, you'll see that the Skins downright handed one game to the opponent on a silver platter with seven turnovers (New York), had very bad luck in two games where officiating was arguably the difference between a win and a loss (Dallas and Green Bay), and lost another simply due to their inability to milk the clock with one first down, as well as a mental lapse very late in the game (Dallas). Those are four games that could have very well turned out to be victories. Taking into consideration just how pathetic our offense was a year ago, and just how close we were to winning a few more games despite this, ask yourself the following questions: 1) Will Gregg Williams keep our defensive performance in the top half of the league rankings? 2) What is the likelihood that a Joe Gibbs led offense will sputter for a second straight season? 3) Does continuity mean anything in the game of football? If your responses to the questions are as follows..... 1) There is no reason to believe he won't. He has a great track record as a coordinator. 2) Pigs have a better chance of flying. 3) Hell yeah. ......then you've just won yourself 50 bucks. I'm not saying the Skins will be world beaters by any means. What I am saying is that even a middle of the road offensive ranking (assuming the defense remains our strength) has to be worth two more wins from a season ago. Yeah, that's part of what brought this wager on. I was telling him how the Redskins could have bery easily been 10-6 last year, maybe even 12-4 with the amount of games that we lost by 7 points or less. One good play, lucky bounce, or official looking the other way (like in the Dallas, Green Bay, Dallas games) & we would have also been in the playoffs. I told him that with a year of learning the "new" NFL under his belt, Gibbs will have this thing turned around & will be handing other coaches their heads at the end of each game. That's when he made the wager. I told him I would have to get back to him about it. I didn't want to make any rash decisions (even though I almost said, "How's a thousand sound?" before I could think. Thank God I've grown up enough to be able to think before I speak...at least in this instance. :laugh: ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by denverdan Sounds like easy money this coming from a man who is the offspring of a keno runner and a craps dealer, who was born in the great silver state of NEVADA. Make sure you clarifly the 8-8 part. Already done. I made sure of the details before leaving work that day. The only detail left to work out is how much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Should I take the bet? :doh: Kids these days. * If things don't work out, I reserve the right to use the edit function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Park City Skins Should I take the bet? :doh: Kids these days. * If things don't work out, I reserve the right to use the edit function. :laugh: Stop makin' fun of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbrook36 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Since all of you are so sure, you should ALL make the exact same bet. Vegas over/under odds for your teams total amount of wins is 7.5 this year meaning each of you can take this sure thing if you so desire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinzOwnU Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I made the exact same bet with a friend of mine, 8-8 or better and I win. But, anyone can make this bet because as it turns out the actual vegas lines for the redskins over/under on the season are 7.5. So 8 wins and above is a winner. That is actually the favored pick, so you would do better to make that bet with another person than you would with a bookie. Good luck...cause if you win, i win (and the redskins win too, of course!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newarkredskinsfan Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 :wewantd: I feel that is a very safe bet i am looking at the skins going 9-7 and could be better with a couple of breaks in some games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Westbrook36 Since all of you are so sure, you should ALL make the exact same bet. Vegas over/under odds for your teams total amount of wins is 7.5 this year meaning each of you can take this sure thing if you so desire. And I will be. When I'm in Vegas sometime next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Hunter #21 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Well we all know the skins will be ova .500 this year...we r better than last year..easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSF Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Damn CSA, you don't think Gibbs can improve by 2 games? Take the bet, fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 Originally posted by GSF Damn CSA, you don't think Gibbs can improve by 2 games? Take the bet, fast! Oh, I think Gibbs can improve by 6 games, I just wanted to know what the rest of the Board thought or how everyone else felt about it. I am pretty confident that Gibbs will have us in the win column alot more this year. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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