RedskinsNation Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Its Week 17 and the end of the season...and were elimated and done BUT we should be excited to see what this week 17 matchup provides... Our D vs. the most explosive offense in the NFC. Our Secondary vs. the most explosive WR in the league. This could be a confidence booster for next year. (And I will enjoy seeing how S.Taylor fares against Moss & Co.) In addition...the Vikes playoff lives are on the line so our guys will have to be at the top of their game as well. Ladell Betts' first start in over a year (Im actually thinking he is gonna play big and surprise some people) - maybe generates some trade value???? Also interested to see how we RESPOND to one of the most demoralizing/heartbreaking losses since that week 5 matchup 3 yrs ago vs. Dallas on MNF where S.Davis fumbled the ball when we were trying to run out the clock. If someone told me during July (last summer) that we'd be 5-10 going into a Jan. 2nd home game vs. Minny I would of laughed in their faces....but its a reality now. Normally I wouldnt even be phased by this "pack-it-in-game", but this year Im interested to see what we can bring to the table. And last but not least... Its the last time we get to see our beloved Redskins in those burgundy & gold uniforms until next summer....so make the best of it & ENJOY it!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Nice post RedskinsNation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Free red sox for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwall-2 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I'm sorry,but I'm not excited at all.I'm not going to sugarcoat it,this season was a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I will get excited at kickoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIC THE REDskinsfan Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I'll be all juiced up after that d*mn FOX anthem starts!!! Yeah, you all know what I'm talking about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsNation Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by bwall-2 I'm sorry,but I'm not excited at all.I'm not going to sugarcoat it,this season was a failure. It was a failure...no question...but its not like were wrapping up the season against the Arizona Cardinals or Chicago Bears etc... This is a random game against the Vikes and a chance to show that our D should be respected...I welcome the Challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by bwall-2 I'm sorry,but I'm not excited at all.I'm not going to sugarcoat it,this season was a failure. How can you call this season a failure. We have our coach back, though his offense didn't click this year, Ramsey has a full year under his belt and will do the job next year. Our defense suprised all of us. I don't believe there was a person on this board that would have guessed we were going to compete for the #1 ranked defense in the year, the entire year. Our two top draft picks, Taylor and Cooley have shown real promise for years to come. Our backup linebackers have shown that they can come in and compete, and Ramsey didn't get the crap beat out of him. If this isn't promising, I'm sorry, I'll never know what promising is. This, above everything else has me exited. Maybe not over the Vikings game, but for next season and seasons to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Hog Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Good post......despite your position in the standings, there is something valuable to be learned from every game. We have to look at this weekend as being our playoff game, and do the same thing that the Cardinals did to the Vikings a year ago. The Dallas game is going to sting for a long while, but going out there and embarrassing ourselves against the Vikings will make it worse yet. I fully expect us to beat the Vikings on Sunday. Our guys have shown no quit all season, despite some very tough losses. I think the way we responded the week after the heartbreaking Philly game indicates the type of character on this ball club. Coach Gibbs won't let our guys pack it in early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwall-2 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by Symbol How can you call this season a failure. We have our coach back, though his offense didn't click this year, Ramsey has a full year under his belt and will do the job next year. Our defense suprised all of us. I don't believe there was a person on this board that would have guessed we were going to compete for the #1 ranked defense in the year, the entire year. Our two top draft picks, Taylor and Cooley have shown real promise for years to come. Our backup linebackers have shown that they can come in and compete, and Ramsey didn't get the crap beat out of him. If this isn't promising, I'm sorry, I'll never know what promising is. This, above everything else has me exited. Maybe not over the Vikings game, but for next season and seasons to come. I don't know about you,but I don't live in the D.C. market and it is embarrasing as hell to go into work and to look people in the eye after another dreadful season.You call 5-11 promising?After they went 5-11 the previous year.I'm sorry,but I can only touch a hot stove so often.I hope they turn this thing around next year,god knows I do,but I'm going to take the Lavar Arrington "wait and see"approach for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvilGeniuz Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 i wanna see 2 things: 1. ST knock out Moss. 2. Betts run a 64 YD TD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 This post actually did get me a little bit looking forward to it. After all, the offseason kiiills me. And the draft is sooo far away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by Symbol How can you call this season a failure. We have our coach back, though his offense didn't click this year, Ramsey has a full year under his belt and will do the job next year. Our defense suprised all of us. I don't believe there was a person on this board that would have guessed we were going to compete for the #1 ranked defense in the year, the entire year. Our two top draft picks, Taylor and Cooley have shown real promise for years to come. Our backup linebackers have shown that they can come in and compete, and Ramsey didn't get the crap beat out of him. If this isn't promising, I'm sorry, I'll never know what promising is. This, above everything else has me exited. Maybe not over the Vikings game, but for next season and seasons to come. I agree completely. (you stole my post :laugh: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Originally posted by bwall-2 I don't know about you,but I don't live in the D.C. market and it is embarrasing as hell to go into work and to look people in the eye after another dreadful season.You call 5-11 promising?After they went 5-11 the previous year.I'm sorry,but I can only touch a hot stove so often.I hope they turn this thing around next year,god knows I do,but I'm going to take the Lavar Arrington "wait and see"approach for next year. I live in California, and yes I hear about the Redskins record all of the time. Two of my coworkers are from Texas and are fans of the Dallas Cowpies. So I have to hear about the Redskins defeats every day at work, but that doesn't mean that I lose faith in the team. I downed Steve Spurrier the two years he was the Head Coach because the man didn't get it. Coach Joe Gibbs knows what he's doing. Even though we hoped that we'd be a great team immidiately, Coach Gibbs never promised it. We will be better next year, because we have a great coaching staff and the talent on the team to make us even better next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtyler42 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 When I wake up on sunday mornings in the fall it's like xmas morning to a 10yr old b/c I get to watch and hear Redskins all day long!!! I'm pumped BABY!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Originally posted by jtyler42 When I wake up on sunday mornings in the fall it's like xmas morning to a 10yr old b/c I get to watch and hear Redskins all day long!!! I'm pumped BABY!!!! I with ya dude, I follow them all year long, with Gibbs back every move is intriguing. I donot expect a nickname like the Dirtbags next year, the name fit them perfectly by the way. I expect a very beefy line, bugel is not going to allow this to happen twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 :yawnee: :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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