bulldog Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 in attempting to fend off the Eagles to stay out of the cellar. today's game against the Eagles who lost 38-17 at home last week to Dallas was a key victory to put in the hopper given that the Giants are now losing to the Cowboys at home. instead of tying the Giants at 6-3 the Redskins are going to remain in 3rd place, only one game ahead of the Eagles. this team cannot seem to get offense, defense and special teams to come to play a full 60 minutes in any game. and as long as that is the reality any thoughts of moving to the top of the heap or even close to it are remote. to me looking at this team right now, finishing 9-7 would be a major achievement over the balance of games left on the schedule. a good start would be to try and figure another strategy for converting drives inside the 10 yard line. with the injuries this team has up front there is NO way the Redskins are going to be able to bull their way into the end zone on consecutive runs against teams better than the Jets. and for all the Mike Sellers love that is out there, he is NOT the person you want with the ball in his hand trying to jump OVER a pile and pick up a key first down from in close. For all the talk by the Eagles' postgame announcers about a Philly chance to get back into the race, the fact is the Eagles have gotten drilled by the Cowboys and Packers, who right now are the class of the NFC, and are no better week to week than the Redskins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 they lost by 3 to the packers i wouldnt call that drilled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttr77 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I hear the draft is pretty deep next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin11 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 We finish 2nd in the division beating out the giants. 9-7 will finish 2nd. The giants have played an easy schedule to get 6 wins straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctorfro Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Cellar Dwellars.............that's us. Get used to it........although you should be by now. Years and years of this is getting old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzmuda Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Realistically, the Skins are still playing for a wild-card spot. If the Giants lose, as they are now, Skins are only a game behind them. If the Lions lose, as they are right now, they're still only 1 game behind them with the tie-breaker. The other strong contender for the the second wild-card is the Bucs. And the Redskins can get the tie-breaker over them by beating them in a few weeks. The dream of winning the NFC East is all but dead, the dream of making the playoffs is still very much alive. So don't let Joe Gibbs and his hijacking the red zone playcalling steal your hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctorfro Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Man, stop trying to rationalize our way into the playoffs. It ain't happening. There has to be big changes and THEY AIN'T COMING!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttr77 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Cellar Dwellars.............that's us. Get used to it........although you should be by now. Years and years of this is getting old. The Redskins have been looking up at the rest of the division for so long I bet they feel like they just walked out of a movie theater after a 4 hour movie in which they sat in the front row. Know anyone that can give a good neck massage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 We finish 2nd in the division beating out the giants. 9-7 will finish 2nd. The giants have played an easy schedule to get 6 wins straight. Um, we've played an easy schedule and lost to the Eagles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Redskins now have overtime victories over the 0-9 Dolphins and 1-8 Jets and a 2 point win over the Cardinals on a missed 55 yard field goal. other than the Detroit game, name a contest after which you were really satisfied with the way this team performed from top to bottom? at some point you can look at being 3.5 years into this program and see very little progress from 2004. like the later Norv teams, the Gibbs II clubs seem to hover at or near .500 but there doesn't seem to be any synergy for this team to get over the hump and become a true contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 We finish 2nd in the division beating out the giants. 9-7 will finish 2nd. The giants have played an easy schedule to get 6 wins straight. we've had a relatively easy schedule too. We have nothing to blame 5-4 on, but ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Worthy Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I'll believe it when I see it. fool me once shame on you.... Fool me nine times..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 We finish 2nd in the division beating out the giants. 9-7 will finish 2nd. The giants have played an easy schedule to get 6 wins straight. What do you call the 1-8 jets? the 3-5 eagles? the 3-5 cardinals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge316 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 we will actually be 1.5 games behind NY as we lost to them...only way we make the playoffs is if Gibbs somehow finds his balls as some homers would say, at least we already won 5 games so the next win will give us more than last season, so it's a successful season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge316 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 What do you call the 1-8 jets? the 3-5 eagles? the 3-5 cardinals? don't forget the 0-9 Dolphins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Redskins now have overtime victories over the 0-9 Dolphins and 1-8 Jets and a 2 point win over the Cardinals on a missed 55 yard field goal. exactly, anyone that can see some optimism with this is sadly blinded by love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 The dream of winning the NFC East is all but dead, the dream of making the playoffs is still very much alive. So don't let Joe Gibbs and his hijacking the red zone playcalling steal your hope. The dream of winning the NFC East was mostly dead when Dallas started playing lights out. Personally, I was looking for respectability, and we are heading that direction. Also, the basement in this division might end up being pretty high, because no one is truly bad in this division, unlike the NFC South and the NFC West. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 What do you call the 1-8 jets? the 3-5 eagles? the 3-5 cardinals? yup The difference between us and NY is we've squeaked by our wins. They've just flat owned their opponents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzmuda Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Man, stop trying to rationalize our way into the playoffs. It ain't happening. There has to be big changes and THEY AIN'T COMING!!!! I agree big changes are needed, but even without those big changes, the Skins have a realistic shot at the playoffs. The teams the Skins are competing with are just as dysfunctional - the Skins just have to refrain from out-dysfunctioning them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 the penalties on defense, the failures in converting on short yardage in the red zone, miscues on the OL at inopportune moments, these are staples of watching the 2007 Redskins and based on that you can't give too many kudos to the coaching staff. the inability to learn from mistakes and improve over the course of the season in key areas is in part to be laid at the feet of the brain trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 yup The difference between us and NY is we've squeaked by our wins. They've just flat owned their opponents But we're still going to place 2nd in the division. :laugh: :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 exactly, anyone that can see some optimism with this is sadly blinded by love Anyone who can't had their expectations out of whack in the first place. I don't know why people would expect that a team that was 5-11 last year would be competing for the division, much less the Superbowl. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I'm sitting here watching freakin Dallas just pass all over New York. :doh: Makesme sick. Not to mention we wouln't want half of the guys on either team because they aren't "Gibbs guys" :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I agree big changes are needed, but even without those big changes, the Skins have a realistic shot at the playoffs. You're dreaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I'm sitting here watching freakin Dallas just pass all over New York. :doh: Makesme sick. Not to mention we wouln't want half of the guys on either team because they aren't "Gibbs guys" :doh: omg that sig is hilarious. :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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