skins fan1010 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 With links and easier to read on http://countertrey.blogspot.com/2005/10/from-inflection-point-to-bandwagon-in.html. I haven't gotten the hang of this HTML stuff, yet. Friday, October 28, 2005 From Inflection Point to Bandwagon in Less Than a Week Wow, who would have thought that the Redskins would be media darlings this soon after passing the inflection point. Sean Salisbury on the Redskins versus Giants on ESPN Sportscenter this morning (I paraphrase): The Redskins will win this game because their strength is on defense and the Giants is on offense. Weaknesses: the Redskins have none. The Giants are weak on defense. Joel Magaraci, writer for the Newark Star Ledger (largest circulation in NJ), who is normally a Giants Homer and Redskins detractor: ...I'm going with the hard facts and they tell me the Redskins are the better team. The Redskins can beat you in so many ways. Offensively, they can trample you on the ground with Clinton Portis, or attack you through the air with QB Mark Brunell and WR Santana Moss. And defensively, they are second to none. He surprised me. From the DC Examiner, a list of changes of opinion: A Different TuneMedia Darlings By JOHN KEIM Examiner Staff Writer ASHBURN - ... The national media, including TV analysts, have swung towards the Redskins, who are becoming one of the fashionable teams in the NFL. ...Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, and FOX Sports have them as the seventh best team in the NFL. The Sporting News senior NFL writer Paul Attner wrote, “[Coach Joe] Gibbs has them in playoff contention, and who would have thought that?” Apparently, before the season, very few people. Gibbs is now the target of we-were-wrong stories when it comes to sticking with Mark Brunell. So said King and FOX analyst Terry Bradshaw. Not that the players cared then, or now... ...The Redskins see themselves as a team of castoffs, players who few teams wanted, especially on defense. It keeps them grounded. “We’re an underdog-type team,” safety Ryan Clark said, “and we’re trying to revel in that and not get too high now that people are actually rooting for us.” One TV analyst is sticking by his lofty prediction. Joe Theismann, of course, picked them to reach the Super Bowl. “[People] thought I was being a homer,” Theismann said. “Sean Salisbury thought I was the biggest idiot in the world for picking them. He said something about how he would walk from Dallas to New York naked if they did it. I’m going to hold him to it.” (Ed. Note: That is the same Salisbury who now says the Redskins do not have any weaknesses). And the number one reason why the bandwagon is likely to get more passengers: Joe Gibbs will not let his players believe the hype; he never did before: " Gibbs has been around too long to know what could happen with a couple losses...You get talked up one day and talked down the next,” Gibbs said. “It can go in a hurry. This week, if things don’t go well, I know what’s coming.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawxray Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Uhhh.....King has the Giants this weekend. Dr. Z. has the Giants at 5 in his power rankings, Skins at 10. This opinion stuff is a bunch of lard, as far as I'm concerned. And the blog of one homer means little. So take it all with a grain of salt. Inflection point? Pure BS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bono44 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Thanks for the post skins fan. Details aside, this has definately been a week where the national media is warming to the 'Skins -- everyone seems to have their Brunell-Moss-Gibbs article this week. The beautiful thing is this team won't revel in it or cut the detractors any slack. Joe and Gregg will keep the team in an "us against the world" mentality throughout. This could be one of the most fun seasons yet to be a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 WOW, talk about SWINGING FROM THE NUTZ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtyler42 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 This is the part as fans were we all get to say I TOLD YA SO! to all the mediots out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKnowsBest Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I'm not so sure I want them to be predicting games for us since they kept picking against us and we won! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SittingBull Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I really dont think all these "expert" opinions affect the game in any way but what they do affect is Pro Bowl selections. The more exposure the team gets nationally the more our players will get voted in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I really dont think all these "expert" opinions affect the game in any way but what they do affect is Pro Bowl selections. The more exposure the team gets nationally the more our players will get voted in. I completely agree.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKnowsBest Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Great point SittingBull. (Smart name, too by the way. Really fits with the Team name theme.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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