SKINS FAN #56
November-21st-2007, 04:05 PM
Whats up Skins Fans?
One of the things that surprised me on Sunday, against a defense like Dallas's, was how we were passing all over the field. With Lloyd out (not that he made a difference), McCardell seemed to have stepped up a lot. I personally think that after this season we're gonna release Lloyd, for the lack of productivity and not showing up at practice a month ago.
I guess three heart-breaking losses to New York, Philly, and Green Bay was what it took for Joe Gibbs to realize that Campbell was ready to be unleashed. Damn, he tore Dallas's defense apart (with the exception of the last drive). And after Philly's loss, when we ran on a 3rd and Goal which could've locked the game up if we had scored, Coach really took the blame for it.
Yes, we lost last week, but for some reason I was able to get over it by Tuesday morning. It was just so rediculous though to go to school and hear "Dallas tore the Skins apart!", "Skins got raped!", "Campbell didn't do $hit".
Okay, first of all, Campbell did do "$hit". 348 yards through the air against your over-rated defense was no fluke. If you say Campbell played like $hit, then you're clearly out of your mind and can't accept the fact that he had more yards than Romo and you're just trying to hide your shame that the Skins were actually about 15 yards away from winning that game.
The game at Dallas last week totally reminded me of the game we played against Tampa Bay in 2005, which resulted in a 35-36 loss. That game somehow fired our team up as we kept on playing with a "5 in a row, or you don't go!" attitude. We need to do that again. As we all know, that game ended with a questionable loss that made it that much better because we paid them back later in the playoffs. Now how amazing would it be to go to Dallas (i'm assuming they're going to have homefield advantage?) in the playoffs, and come out of there with a win? My apologies for thinking ahead :doh:
Honestly, I think the remainder of our schedule is fairly tough. We should be able to beat Tampa, Minnesota, and Chicago, but I swear you never know the Bills these days. Even though they lost 56-10 against NE, don't forget they almost spoiled a monday nighter for Dallas. I still think after the way we played against the Cowboys, we can manage to beat NY and again them at home on 12/30. Hopefully by then we'll have Randy Thomas and Sean Taylor back there too.
Our main competitors for Wildcard Spot: Detroit (6-4), Philly (5-5), Arizona (5-5).
Detroit's Remaining Schedule:
VS. GREEN BAY PREDICTION: L
@ MINNESOTA PREDICTION: W
VS. DALLAS PREDICTION: L
@ SAN DIEGO PREDICTION: L
VS. KANSAS CITY PREDICTION: W
@ GREEN BAY PREDICTION: W
FINISH: 9-7
Philadelphia's Remaining Schedule:
@ NEW ENGLAND PREDICTION: L
VS. SEATTLE PREDICTION: L
VS. NYG PREDICTION: L
@ DALLAS PREDICTION: L
@ NEW ORLEANS PREDICTION: W
VS. BILLS PREDICTION: W
FINISH: 7-9
Arizona's Remaining Schedule:
vs. SAN FRANCISCO PREDICTION: W
VS. CLEVELAND PREDICTION: L
@ SEATTLE PREDICTION: L
@ NEW ORLEANS PREDICTION: W
VS. ATLANTA PREDICTION: W
VS. ST.LOUIS PREDICTION: W
FINISH: 9-7
Our Advantages: Even if we finish in a tie with Arizona and Detroit, we're going to get the 6th seed because we've defeated both teams.
What we need to do is win all of our games. Yes, all of them. The reason I say this is because if we finish 11-5, we'll go to the playoffs without a doubt. If we lose atleast one down the road, we'll still probably make it but we'll be under some pressure at the same time.
My final take: So far, we've played a fair season. We definitely could've been sitting at a better position with a better record, but dwelling on losses isn't gonna help us get anywhere. And it's not just losses either, it's been injuries. Personally I think we would've definitely won in Dallas if we had Sean Taylor, but oh well.
Hopefully the Skins will keep their heads up. Come on, we've done it before, and we can certainly do it again!
Here's to going 6-0 and the playoffs! :cheers:
One of the things that surprised me on Sunday, against a defense like Dallas's, was how we were passing all over the field. With Lloyd out (not that he made a difference), McCardell seemed to have stepped up a lot. I personally think that after this season we're gonna release Lloyd, for the lack of productivity and not showing up at practice a month ago.
I guess three heart-breaking losses to New York, Philly, and Green Bay was what it took for Joe Gibbs to realize that Campbell was ready to be unleashed. Damn, he tore Dallas's defense apart (with the exception of the last drive). And after Philly's loss, when we ran on a 3rd and Goal which could've locked the game up if we had scored, Coach really took the blame for it.
Yes, we lost last week, but for some reason I was able to get over it by Tuesday morning. It was just so rediculous though to go to school and hear "Dallas tore the Skins apart!", "Skins got raped!", "Campbell didn't do $hit".
Okay, first of all, Campbell did do "$hit". 348 yards through the air against your over-rated defense was no fluke. If you say Campbell played like $hit, then you're clearly out of your mind and can't accept the fact that he had more yards than Romo and you're just trying to hide your shame that the Skins were actually about 15 yards away from winning that game.
The game at Dallas last week totally reminded me of the game we played against Tampa Bay in 2005, which resulted in a 35-36 loss. That game somehow fired our team up as we kept on playing with a "5 in a row, or you don't go!" attitude. We need to do that again. As we all know, that game ended with a questionable loss that made it that much better because we paid them back later in the playoffs. Now how amazing would it be to go to Dallas (i'm assuming they're going to have homefield advantage?) in the playoffs, and come out of there with a win? My apologies for thinking ahead :doh:
Honestly, I think the remainder of our schedule is fairly tough. We should be able to beat Tampa, Minnesota, and Chicago, but I swear you never know the Bills these days. Even though they lost 56-10 against NE, don't forget they almost spoiled a monday nighter for Dallas. I still think after the way we played against the Cowboys, we can manage to beat NY and again them at home on 12/30. Hopefully by then we'll have Randy Thomas and Sean Taylor back there too.
Our main competitors for Wildcard Spot: Detroit (6-4), Philly (5-5), Arizona (5-5).
Detroit's Remaining Schedule:
VS. GREEN BAY PREDICTION: L
@ MINNESOTA PREDICTION: W
VS. DALLAS PREDICTION: L
@ SAN DIEGO PREDICTION: L
VS. KANSAS CITY PREDICTION: W
@ GREEN BAY PREDICTION: W
FINISH: 9-7
Philadelphia's Remaining Schedule:
@ NEW ENGLAND PREDICTION: L
VS. SEATTLE PREDICTION: L
VS. NYG PREDICTION: L
@ DALLAS PREDICTION: L
@ NEW ORLEANS PREDICTION: W
VS. BILLS PREDICTION: W
FINISH: 7-9
Arizona's Remaining Schedule:
vs. SAN FRANCISCO PREDICTION: W
VS. CLEVELAND PREDICTION: L
@ SEATTLE PREDICTION: L
@ NEW ORLEANS PREDICTION: W
VS. ATLANTA PREDICTION: W
VS. ST.LOUIS PREDICTION: W
FINISH: 9-7
Our Advantages: Even if we finish in a tie with Arizona and Detroit, we're going to get the 6th seed because we've defeated both teams.
What we need to do is win all of our games. Yes, all of them. The reason I say this is because if we finish 11-5, we'll go to the playoffs without a doubt. If we lose atleast one down the road, we'll still probably make it but we'll be under some pressure at the same time.
My final take: So far, we've played a fair season. We definitely could've been sitting at a better position with a better record, but dwelling on losses isn't gonna help us get anywhere. And it's not just losses either, it's been injuries. Personally I think we would've definitely won in Dallas if we had Sean Taylor, but oh well.
Hopefully the Skins will keep their heads up. Come on, we've done it before, and we can certainly do it again!
Here's to going 6-0 and the playoffs! :cheers: