robzombie Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 You know, Ive been thinking about something that a so-called columnist for the Washington Post wrote about after the Denver loss, and it's bugged me alittle ever since. She said that the Redskins stunk, despite having the ' fifth easiest schedule' in the league. -now, I just think that saying something like that is ridiculous. Much like Skip Bayless wanting to outlaw the kicking game in football. -maybe he would then refer to it as handball... Anyway, back to the point. So the Skins have the ' fifth easiest schedule' huh? WOW! Lucky us! -but if our schedule is SO EASY, then why are we playing so many teams that are contenders???? I mean, it's not like we are playing the Texans and 49ers every other week! Our schedule is freaking tough...just like every teams schedule is, in the NFL. Because in the NFL, there is no such thing as an EASY schedule! It doesn't exist! So this columnist should learn a thing or two before saying stupid things like that! Anyway, peace bros...I just needed to vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 who is she? do you have a link? i think we just finished the "easy" part of the schedule, its about to get alot tougher. i never liked the notion of easy schedules. you can't control who you play and their records coming into the game. sometimes its the most difficult getting motivated for a team you know you can beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I beleive our strength of schedule currently ranks eigth toughest. It was the second toughest coming into the 49ers game. Those numbers may have been correct at the time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 As long as the NFL determines strength of schedule by looking at last year's records, it will always be an inaccurate indicator... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I would add that you never know when the scedule comes out which teams are going to be on the upswing and who is going to finish strong. We could watch a team that loses it's first 3 go on a late season run, while other teams crumble. You just never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O-11 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Fifth easiest? I live in Carolina and have had to put up with some obnoxious Panther fans and I must say that they have had one of the easiest schedules period. Outside of home games against the Packers and Patriots, they've had nothing, and they have been picked by SI to win the Super Bowl. What blows my mind is that they've played poorly in every game except for the Patriots. Yet somehow they manage to keep their heads above water, building confidence with each weak team they play priming them for the tougher ones. Yet, they get plenty of respect. I seriously doubt that the Skins have the fifth easiest. That is if you call four teams who are serious playoff contenders easy. The general sports media has no credit in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal2Washington Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 There are only 3-4 teams a year that have no chance of winning, other then that 28-29 teams have a chance, thus it's impossible to assure that New England gets the most difficult schedule while San Fran gets the easiest. :gaintsuck :dallasuck :eaglesuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinthemboys Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Anyone know how to contact this ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Um, point: At the begining of the season, all statistical measures are self-reflecting. The teams themselves affect the rankings of their opponents. Easy example: After one week, there will be exactly 16 undefeated teams, and 16 winless. And none of the undefeated teams will have played a team that isn't ited for last. After two weeks, there should be slightly over 8 undefeated teams. (If you assume that all teams are actually equal, then there should be around 8 undefeated. If you assume that the average 1-0 team is better than average, then the number of undefeated should be higher than 8). And none of the now-2-and-0 teams will have played a team with a winning record. Guaranteed. Because of this, early in the season, it's just about guaranteed that, if the Skins are 4-0, then their opponents will have below-average records. (In weeks 1 and 2, it's guaranteed. In week 4, it's still likely.) In short, we're just barely into the part of the season where the stats (including W-L records) are of any value for ranking purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 There are only 3-4 teams a year that have no chance of winning, other then that 28-29 teams have a chance, thus it's impossible to assure that New England gets the most difficult schedule while San Fran gets the easiest. Actually, that's one thing I've noticed about the way the NFL does scheduling right now. All of the Skins opponents for next year were known before this season even started, except for two games. And, whichever team finishes first in the NFC East (and wins the Super Bowl ) will play exactly the same teams as the last-place team from the NFC East, except for those two games. How it works, now: Next year, the Skins, after finishing in, say, first place in the NFC East, will play: 6 games against the other three teams in the NFC East 4 games against 4 teams from another NFC division (it rotates). 4 games against 4 teams from another AFC division (it rotates). 1 game against the (first) team from some other NFC division. 1 game against the (first) team from some other AFC division. The only difference between the first and last-place teams in the NFC East's schedules, will be that the first-place team will play two first-place opponents (for those last two games), and the last-place team will play the last-place teams from those same two divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Here's who we play next year if anyone's curious: HOME Atlanta Carolina Jacksonville Tennessee NFC North Plus Division games AWAY New Orleans Tampa Bay Houston Indianapolis NFC West Plus Division Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 This year our mystery games... were the ones against Chicago and San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGeorge85 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 The only games that should be fairly easy after the 49ers would be...Oakland, St. Louis and of course Arizona. Tampa Bay, and San Diego will be a bit tougher but manageable. The toughest games we have this year are in our division. :eaglesuck :gaintsuck :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzombie Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hey, thanks for the feedback. I am glad to know that my fellow Redskin brethren speak up when people in the media find ways to try and degrate our team. It seems that they enjoy to do this type of thing as often as possible. Anyway, her name is Sally Jenkins, I'll have to look for the link to the article, and post it. I don't think she has an email address posted, but it's not really worth trashing her over. -I just hate it when people write stupid 'supposed' facts like that to put a team down, even though the fact is BS. So, even with our EASY schedule, atleast we ain't renting hookers and party boats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsone Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 i believe it was that dumb ***** sally jenkins that said that. Guess what else, she only writes about the skins when we lose. when we beat the niners, guess what? no post from this *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakinandpeakin Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 First bit of advice, don't read Sally Jenkins columns. Your stress level will drop a ton if you avoid that carpetbagger (She lives in NYC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellGreenFan Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 The Redskins actually have an extremely difficult schedule. We are in the NFC East, where every division is a contender, giving us 6 games against tough teams. We are playing the AFC West, which is the second toughest division in the leauge, with 3 contenders in it, and a fourth team in Oakland which despite its struggles is very talented and definitely capable of an upset. We play the NFC West, which has the NFL's best offense in Seattle, and a dangerous team in St. Louis. Now, as we were the last place team year, for our NFC North and NFC South games we play last year's last place finishers. Unfortunately for us, those teams(Chicago and Tampa Bay) are now both leading their divisions, and Tampa Bay is considered one of the best team's in the leauge. So, we have actually one of the toughest schedules this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gibber Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 So far we have played teams that have a cumulative record of 22-17. This does not sound that daunting, but if you take out San Fran it goes to 21-12. We have also went 2-1 against teams that currently lead their division. I would say that we have played a pretty tough schedule so far. But with how tough the NFC East is, I would agree and say that our remaining schedule is not going to get any easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzombie Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 # 28 DarrellGreenFan, you said it brotha. That was exactly my point! Which is why I brought it to attention. F&P -great advice. I'll take it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzombie Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Anyway, here is the link to the source. It's on page two when she states that we shouldn't suck so bad because of our easy schedule. But really guys, this is a retarded article to begin with, and not worth reading at all. So really, you need not click! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/16/AR2005101601378.html?referrer=email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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