Skinny Tee
08-10-2007, 05:19 PM
http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/teamlogos/nfl/sml/trans/was.gif28th(27)Redskins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was)5-11-0ESPN'S POWER RANKINGS
Obviously Jason Campbell will be in the spotlight in Washington. But the glare will be even brighter on defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Regarded as one of the NFL's best defensive minds, Williams' defense ranked 31st in the NFL last season.
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Usually the Skins are holding up the offseason Lombardi right now and all the analysts are touting the Redskins to be the team to beat in the NFC.
I think it's nice to not have so much pre-season hype and tension for J Campbell to perform under. He should be able to relax knowing that not much is expected of him around the league. Anything he does above average is going to be gravy. The Skins always fell on their face when picked to do well during the upcoming season.
Last time we weren't hyped (with all the new additions) going into the regular season we ended up winning five straight and a playoff game.
Twilbert07
08-10-2007, 06:21 PM
I agree. Let's lie low and surprise the league. There will be lots of attention on Romo and the Cowboys and McNabb and the Eagles. Let's go out and win early and set the tone for a great season. And let's hope if Portis plays at all tomorrow night that he runs to the sidelines ASAP if we turn the ball over.
Makers3245
08-10-2007, 06:24 PM
Well agreed.
There is no hype because the Redskins didn't live up to the hype last year. Especially what the defense ended up being ranked at the end of the year. it was horrific.
Maybe this year, the Redskins won't need to win 5 in a row to make the playoffs. ;)
chrisl13
08-10-2007, 06:28 PM
since theres no hype then the skins arent all "big-headed" and "high" on themselves. I'm sure J. Campbell wouldnt be able to perform under this pressure.
Good Thread!
Daseal
08-10-2007, 07:05 PM
No offense, but it's been years since our winning offseason brought us any real hype besides from fans. ESPN and other media outlets have more or less said "prove it" and we've failed to do so relatively consistently.
dmek25
08-10-2007, 07:47 PM
its all about what you earn. this is a by product of the lousy performance of 2006
dmek25
08-10-2007, 07:47 PM
hey smootsmack, notice how i spelled lousy?
jsarno
08-10-2007, 07:48 PM
http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/teamlogos/nfl/sml/trans/was.gif28th(27)Redskins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was)5-11-0ESPN'S POWER RANKINGS
Obviously Jason Campbell will be in the spotlight in Washington. But the glare will be even brighter on defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Regarded as one of the NFL's best defensive minds, Williams' defense ranked 31st in the NFL last season.
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Usually the Skins are holding up the offseason Lombardi right now and all the analysts are touting the Redskins to be the team to beat in the NFC.
I think it's nice to not have so much pre-season hype and tension for J Campbell to perform under. He should be able to relax knowing that not much is expected of him around the league. Anything he does above average is going to be gravy. The Skins always fell on their face when picked to do well during the upcoming season.
Last time we weren't hyped (with all the new additions) going into the regular season we ended up winning five straight and a playoff game.
Well, I can't speak for the DC area, but out in the rest of the world, the Skins haven't gotten any respect or hype since 99. We were predicted to have 4 or 5 wins when we won 10 a couple years ago, we've been down for a while, and they keep kicking. It's about time we stand up and kick back.
Sheriff Gonna Getcha
08-10-2007, 09:15 PM
No offense, but it's been years since our winning offseason brought us any real hype besides from fans. ESPN and other media outlets have more or less said "prove it" and we've failed to do so relatively consistently.
Except for last offseason, when a lot of media outlets had us pegged to do quite well in 2006. They were proven wrong and the team did poorly. There is no reason the "experts" can't be proven wrong about their current predictions. I bet you'd agree with the statement that "experts" are quite fallible.
jsarno
08-10-2007, 10:04 PM
Except for last offseason, when a lot of media outlets had us pegged to do quite well in 2006. They were proven wrong and the team did poorly. There is no reason the "experts" can't be proven wrong about their current predictions. I bet you'd agree with the statement that "experts" are quite fallible.
I don't know which outlets you're talking about, but the best we were predicted to do is around 8-8 last year, and we failed at that.