skins island connection Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 When: Sunday Nov. 5th 4:00 p.m. 3:00 CST Where: CenturyLink Field Seattle Rock fight in a glass house. That pretty much sums up the 2017 Washington Redskins thus far. A lot of broken pieces all over the place, and no chance of running out of rocks for the foreseeable future. Injuries have decimated this team, and the replacements are now starting to drop like flies. What exactly is going on in the strength and conditioning dept. at Redskins Park? Are they on strike or giving the players Dick Gregory Bohemian diets? Ready? Jordan Reed, Ioannidis, Lauvao, Long, McClure [back-up ], Trent Williams, Breeland, Scherff, Crowder, Nicholson, TJ Clemmings [ back-up ], Nsekhe, Jonathan Allen, Hopkins, Foster, and Morgan Moses is on the verge of being out with 2 bad ankles. So, I ask again; Ready? To go to Seattle? To play the Seahawks? Sunday, the Seahawks survived a scare by the Texans, winning on a last minute TD pass to win it 41-38. Wilson has apparently picked up his game, throwing more touchdowns but throwing more interceptions as well. The Texans gave them all they could handle and then some, as the Texans' Deshaun Watson threw for 4 TDs and well over 400 yds. Wilson combined for 472 yds passing and running, as the Seahawks barely squeaked by a very tough playing Texans team. The Redskins, well, injuries are reflective of how the team is doing. currently on a 2 game losing streak, as Cousins couldn't find the WRs enough, relying on TEs Reed and Davis with Thompson for the majority of his yardage. The absence of a running game shows, and when pretty much the entire offensive line is out with injuries, its hard to expect anything at all. Defensively, they hung in tough, as Josh Norman was back on the field, scooping up a fumble on the very first play against the hated Dallas Cowboys, and held tough for the most part. The deflating point IMO came at the blocked FG, which was scooped up by a Cowboys player and taken all the way down to the 4 yd line of Washington, where it was an easy score for them as momentum completely vanished from the Redskins. Still, they played as hard as they could, and was in the game until the end, when Cousins pass was tipped and picked off by Dallas, sealing the victory. Sunday will not be a fun day for this team. The injury bug has gone on a rabid biting frenzy, essentially taking out half of the team and the majority of the better players. The Seahawks' defense is stout, especially at home where the crowd really gets into it, and a sea of blue & green covers the stands, unlike FedEx Field, where it appears any visiting team's fans show up in droves. I still say this will be a hard hitting, physical game. With a patchwork offensive line, the Redskins gameplan has to be getting the ball out of Cousins hands quickly, he cannot afford to hold onto the ball or he will be having frequent visits with the roots of CenturyLink Field. Defensively, the key has to be keeping Russell Wilson in the pocket and forcing him to make mistakes. Their biggest threat is their TEs, and if they can be blocked in, the Redskins have a good chance of pulling out one of those miracle upsets, but it will take a mistake-free game on all sides of the ball. When the whistle blows and the ground stops shaking, the Redskins just don't have the horses to pull off the upset, its just too tough to get a win there. Redskins 16 Seahawks 27 * First correct score prediction wins a new Redskins cap and a few other goodies. Good luck and as always, G O S K I N S ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Even before the season started, I predicted a bloody bloody death. This is a team that is just a bad match up nearly every time we play. Current situations considered, this may be a channel turner after one half. Can’t defend against Mobile QBs and we don’t have a functional line Skins 6 Seahawks 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 My prediction? "Colt McCoy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorcooley1 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Redskins 27 Seachickens 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Seattle's D isnt as good as years past, and their offense can be inept at times, but we are beat to **** right now with injuries, and our offense is struggling a bit. Winning in Seattle is still hard. We lose 30-20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Redskins 74, Seahawks 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 A moral victory for the Skins. Skins - 13 Seahawks - 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaLazarou Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Kurt cultists blame it on the O-Line- Seattle 32 Skins 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Seahawks 34 Redskins 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo'sRangers Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Seahawks 38 Redskins 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho fan Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Ill be in attendance proudly wearing my number 81 Monk jersey. (wish Monk was playing...). Because Ill be at the game Im going to hold out hope that the Skins will somehow play great and get a win. Redskins 28 Seachickens 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJD2 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 The roof is the ceiling. Seahags 29-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Seattle Pooping Pigeons- 35 MASH unit- 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk_Skins Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I am debating whether flying cross country is a smart move at this point but it's been arranged for a while so I will be there. Also a night out in Seattle it always fun. Can't predict that it we will pull it off though and I don't like predicting us to lose so I won't do the score thing. My only prediction is a gutsy display and we hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Too early to predict a score for me in this one. Need to see who will be available. I like the way the game shapes up on the periphery for us in a lot of ways, but obviously that all gets rendered moot if the volume of injuries is too high. Seattle's defense isn't as bad as they played last week, but they aren't really a great D anymore either. They've had some other lapses this year as well. And their offense isn't nearly as good as they played last week. I think we match up VERY well with them when we are on D-- other than Wilson and his scrambling-- but he hurts everyone with that. I think we can limit them offensively for sure-- our corners aren't good-- they are dominant. If Breeland plays we have the best corners in the NFL and that hampers any offense. Hawks also don't run the ball all that well, although we are hurting on the DL. My big question is what we will have on offense? If it's the same OL that ended the Boys game I just don't see how we can possibly move the football. However, it sounds like Scherff might play-- and let's say he plays and Big Ty plays-- well, now the OL has a fighting chance and maybe we can move the chains enough to turn it into a plodding low-scoring affair. This is one of those games where you just want to keep it close and maybe you get a break late. Hawks coming off huge emotional win and everyone will be on them this week. There is some Vegas value in the Redskins here-- but only if we get a few of the OL back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skins island connection Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 With Thomas not playing, thats a huge boost of good news for the o-line. Let's hope he doesn't play. After thinking about it for awhile, this is exactly the type of game that no one expects them to win, then they turn around and play balls out football and score a huge upset. I can totally see them winning this game. They're trying to keep up with the Rams, and they will hit speed bumps along the line, and this could very well be one of those bumps that serves as a little payback for the 2012 wildcard loss at home to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Est.1974 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Redskins win 34-31 Kirk lights them up for 400 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchetwound Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Seahawks are way over rated. Putrid offense, no run game. And their supposedly great defense got shredded by a rookie last week. Redskins: 34 Seahags: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Seahawks 31 Redskins 13 Kirk also gets benched at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Skins 30 Seahags 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Kev Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Redskins 17 Seahawks 27 Too many ****ing injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboy757 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I dont like this matchup. This game could get ugly really fast with all these injuries continuing to pile up. I just want the team to make it outta there with no more injuries but a win in Seattle would be dam impressive. Hopefully this is not another late day prime time matchup where fans all over over America get to see us possibly get blown out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndorf25 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Head: Seahawks 27, Redskins 17. Another loss in a game that the Redskins prove to be formidable for the first half, but the healthier team playing at home simply pulls away in the second half. Anyone see a pattern? Heart: Seahawks 38, Redskins 10. I AM heartbroken over the perceived fortunes of this team, given the current state of injuries. I really believe this team could be a contender if they weren't just so decimated by injuries . They have played HARD in every game so far, but they just don't have the horses to close the deal week to week and this week the wheels come off. Liver: Redskins 24, Seahawks 23. Cirrhosis from celebratory drinking, still believing in the flickering hopes that this season will still amount to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 There is absolutely no reason to pick the 'Skins to win this. Seattle got off to their usual slow/"what's going on with them?" start to the season before doing what they always do and now they look very good again. Even if Earl Thomas doesn't play I am not sure what we can expect out of an offense that has no running game and no Wide Receivers worth a darn at the moment. Usually even against a better team I can manage to fit some puzzle pieces in odd positions to force myself to predict a win with my heart.......not this time. Seahawks 28 Redskins 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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