It's officially Dallas week!

By all means, please tell us how Gibbs will right the ship and they'll be a completely different team after the bye.

But seriously, this game could be ugly. I have a feeling that this game will make Dallas fans think that Romo is the second coming of Troy Aikman...

This game will be ugly, and I see the Skins releasing their frustrations on the Cowboys, kinda like a sailor with his first shore leave after a 10 month sea voyage.

The Skins have seen plenty of tape on Romo now, and we won't have a rookie corner for them to pick on, we have a 2nd year guy who couldn't catch before he broke his thumb. We don't have the d-line the Panthers do, but we do have better linebackers.

My prediction for this game, a whole lotta pain for Dallas. I've been to two games thus far, Jax and TN, and haven't booed the Skins once. But I've thought it. I thought, "Booooooo" after every three and out, after every throw that skidded to an open receiver.

You are way too young to even understand the kind of faith people have in that man.

That's just a dumb comment. I may have been young, but I clearly remember the Broncos and Bills superbowls. I know how great of a coach Joe Gibbs is, and I give him all the credit he derserves for the win streak at the end of the season, last year. I also know that he is not God, and he is making a mistake by leaving Brunell as the starter.

And as far as "attacking your posts", I generally only do that when you try to tell someone they're not a fan because they don't think everything is fine.

[quote=Southpaw;236321]By all means, please tell us how Gibbs will right the ship and they'll be a completely different team after the bye.


It would be a lot esier to have a conversation with you if you weren't such a smart ass, and didn't attack my posts every f-ing time I defend the SKINS! All is NOT lost. And if you think so, then you don't know Joe Gibbs. You are way too young to even understand the kind of faith people have in that man.

You are cracking me up! You can be a fan and still criticize where the Redskins are at. Those who think that things are great and the ship will be righted next week (or the week after, or the week after) are not the only fans.

You can have all the faith in Gibbs that you want...show me the money!

By all means, please tell us how Gibbs will right the ship and they'll be a completely different team after the bye.

Stranger things have happened.

The Giants came out of their bye a new team.

I heard Lenny P. the other day make a good point. The NFL is so unpredictable that you almost have to analyze the season in 2 game increments, the league basically flip flops every 2 weeks or so.

Think about some of what we saw yesterday:

The Jags were on the ropes and they somehow beat Philly who has slid after a hot start.

The Ravens who were struggling mightily offensively drop 35 on New Orleans.

After a beatdown to NY, the Falcons have rebounded with two of their best games of the season back to back and are now 5-2.

Dallas hit rock bottom after looking horrible against NY to beat the Panthers.

I also know that he is not God, and he is making a mistake by leaving Brunell as the starter.Except if the goal is to win ballgames, hes NOT making a mistake. He has access to the same statistical production numbers that I do. He knows everything that I do and so much more its not even funny. And I can tell, from a purely statistical perspective even, that Mark Brunell deserves next to no blame for the 2-5 record. Sure, if he bounces a pass in, he is to blame. But when you have a guy completing more than 64% for more than 200 yards a game and getting picked less than once every two games, you realize that he's doing his part. Not his part and everyone elses like some of you want from the QB position. His part. Gibbs isn't stupid. He can analyze basic statistics without using his QB as a scapegoat.

The truth is that there is little that Joe Gibbs can do to turn this around. Prepare for Dallas and get the guys ready. That's his job. If things continue to bounce the other teams' way, if the defense continues to get walked all over by any offense that comes it's way, we will win about 6 games. And you wouldn't put it on Gibbs.

I'll give you and others that it could be the play-calling, but EVERYONE is seeing this. Everyone is seeing that even though his "stats" look great, he doesn't. He has lots of garbage time yardage. He is just terrified to try and thread a pass. Have you ever heard the announcers talking about how "Brunell threw that pass where only Receiver A could catch it?" I don't. If he sees a receiver is remotely covered, it's dump-off time. Sure, he's not totally to blame, but in games where the D was lacking, there surely could have been some better plays from the offense.

And I can tell, from a purely statistical perspective even, that Mark Brunell deserves next to no blame for the 2-5 record. Sure, if he bounces a pass in, he is to blame. But when you have a guy completing more than 64% for more than 200 yards a game and getting picked less than once every two games, you realize that he's doing his part. Not his part and everyone elses like some of you want from the QB position. His part. Gibbs isn't stupid. He can analyze basic statistics without using his QB as a scapegoat.

Continue to deflect blame from Brunell. Blame it on the defense, blame it on the routes, etc...

Completion percentage is meaningless when a good portion of those completions are five yards completions on 3rd and 8. David Carr has something like 70% completion percentage this season. That wonderful completion percentage does about as much good for the Texans as it does for the Skins... 2-5.

How is slightly over 200 yards a game something to boast about? That's servicable at best. Even less so when you consider that almost 400 of Brunell's passing yards this season have come from garbage time. And please spare me the garbage time theory. I already know it's just as tough to pass when the defense gives you a 15 yard cushion at the end of a blowout, as it is during the rest of the game...:laughing2

And I never said Gibbs was stupid, but he is wrong if he thinks Brunell is going to lead this team to a championship. Who's to blame for the playoff run last season? The defense was putting points on the board, Portis was banged up and it was on Brunell to make some plays. He couldn't step up to the challenge. He's basically been playing the same ever since, outside of the Jags game. And while everyone knows it's not all Brunell's fault, he's also the easiest problem to fix. They can't replace the entire defense, so change what you can, and see if it creates a spark. If it doesn't, what have you lost? A playoff spot? Yeah... sure...

To all who are going to the game this week. QUIT YOUR EFFEN BOOING! get behind your team and make it hard for dallas to even think!!!

Thank you sir! I totally agree.

Thank you sir! I totally agree.


Me too! Me too!!! GO SKINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many of you thougth we would do what we did to them last year? How many? Really? I was driving there and told my son "I'm not sure they'll win, but I'm hoping for the best." That game ended not anywhere NEAR the way I expected it to. You just never know.

Jason Witten is gonna eat us alive unless our linebacking core picks it up. As for downfield throws, Romo is shaky enough to throw a few ducks, we just gotta be ready for when they arrive (which we never are). The reason Carolina was able to gain yards on short throws to foster was the fact that the threat of steve smith deep spread our dallas' D. If we don't illustrate a downfield threat at some point this weekend, it's gonna be a long day for portis, cooley and company. Dallas can tackle, making the short pass ineffectvie. I don't think blitzing romo is gonna work much, he has a quick release and good mobility, i would say sit back and hope for D-line pressure, and confuse romo with many different zones.

God help us, please please, i just wanna beat dallas once this year