It is way too early fella's!!

You sir need to be quiet! :D

After the Gibbs NASCAR years, we've earned this! :D

I have to say I love the enthusiasim here but I am hearing a lot of "We are the best team in the league" and "We are the team to beat". It is only mid May. I certainly feel we have improved with our free agent aquisitions and like where we are headed, but like some one said..."the other teams were not standing still while we were signing players". Looks like once again, after years of mediocrity we will be in the best division in football and that in and of itself is going to be a tough 6 games. The Cowboys and Giants are not going to be pushovers in our house or theirs and Philly is the great unknown at this point.
Lets take it a day at a time and let Gibbs and Saunders and the rest of the staff get our boys in mental and physical condition. Come August and September, all the "We are the best" talk here will hold a lot more weight.
I am looking forward to a great year, but hockey is not even over yet. Come September we will know if the building years have finally brought us to the "Pinky Finger" year!!!

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LBrown43-
I am one of the few that agrees with you. I see this happen every year on this sight. In the offseason the prediction posts get bolder and bolder as the offseason inches to its end. As a result the expectations are set extremely high come September 1.
Then when we hit a bump in the road during the season, as every team does, you will then see post like 'I hate Brunnell', 'Gibbs is too conservative', 'Portis is over rated' 'We need a real GM" etc. etc.

You should have been a member the summer before Gibbs first season back. The expectation was Gibbs was going to take a team that sucked for 10 years and instantly turn them into a playoff team. Then people blamed Gibbs when they were below .500
The young members of this sight that were too young to remember watching Gibbs super bowl winning years wanted Gibbs gone.
It was a sight to read.
However what makes this sight so great is it is intended for everyones opinions. No matter if we agree with it or not.

Nice post D! I agree about the off season expectations and the coaching staff being held responsible for ridiculous expectations that cannot be upheld-SILLY. IMO, this staff and team have made remarkable improvments, and delivered results in short order. Something most NFL teams are incapable of doing under any circumstances, or ever. I expect them to take the East this season. As you say it wil not be a gift. I also expect them to SERIOUSLY challenge for the NFC and take it all next year.
PS-I spent several years in Baytown
PSS-thanx for the Larry Brown Avatar!!!!!!!!!

Ask yourself what Joe Gibbs expectations are for this season. Make a very strong run at a World Championship would be my guess. I think high expectations are fully warranted. Two years ago not so much.

Gibbs was brought back two years ago to get his fourth ring; I think going into his third year(part2) we have every reason to expect that the team should improve on last season.

I have to say I love the enthusiasim here but I am hearing a lot of "We are the best team in the league" and "We are the team to beat". It is only mid May. I certainly feel we have improved with our free agent aquisitions and like where we are headed, but like some one said..."the other teams were not standing still while we were signing players". Looks like once again, after years of mediocrity we will be in the best division in football and that in and of itself is going to be a tough 6 games. The Cowboys and Giants are not going to be pushovers in our house or theirs and Philly is the great unknown at this point.
Lets take it a day at a time and let Gibbs and Saunders and the rest of the staff get our boys in mental and physical condition. Come August and September, all the "We are the best" talk here will hold a lot more weight.
I am looking forward to a great year, but hockey is not even over yet. Come September we will know if the building years have finally brought us to the "Pinky Finger" year!!!

TO THE MODERATORS....Thanks for the Larry Brown Avatar


That's an educated repsonse to this thread. However, I can not remember a single year in which the NFC East teams were mediocre against each other. If you want to blame somebody, then let it be me about how "we are the team to beat." I have good reasons to make such a statement, yet notice I did not say we are going to win the NFC nor the SB. My point is that from top to towel boy we have something to be envious of right now. Also known as chemistry and commradship. Just one example: Moss laying his whole body out for Portis to get in....yup we have a tough schedule, good thing Gibbs is in the film room and spurrier is on the golf course. With extended applause to Bugel, Byner and.....
Love us or leave us.....SJ O'Connor asked 44 for an auto....Reagan flipped the coin....
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Ok!!! So we will win the Super Bowl in this fashion!!!
We will go undefeated, allow no points, no turnovers and will have the number one rated defense AND offense. We will send 22 starters to the Pro Bowl. Portis will lead the league in yards rushing and rushing touchdowns. Moss will lead the league in catches and touchdowns recieving. Randel El will throw 5 TD's and catch 15 more (not to mention the 12 he will score returning punts and kick offs). The defensive backfield will have a total of 27 interceptions...18 run back for touchdowns and we will lead the league in fumble recoveries. Hall will kick a 77 yard field goal to shatter the current record and will score an untouchable 115 PAT's. Joe Gibbs himself will actually come in during the 4th quarter of a routing of the Colts in the Super Bowl, don Jergensen's #9, and throw a touchdown.... to himself.

Did I leave out anything?

I don't mean to bring down anybodys "preseason buzz" but that is just it. The team looks great on paper and I could not be more psyched about our prospects, but I have seen so many "homers'' resort to what "Defensewins" refers to. So many of you (and I am noting the names and will see who posts what after a few losses) will be calling for any number of players/coaches heads come mid season after a rough patch.
Of course expectations are high. EVERY team is in it to win the Super Bowl, thats a given. A lot of key pieces are in place. Now its got to be done each Sunday on the field to get the one for the pinky.