the playoff hunt...

IF we can beat the Giants....I like our chances....I like them ALOT!

Right now, the Minnesota game looms as the tougher match up. The Vikings WHOOPED the Giants in New York two weeks ago 41-17, and crushed the Lions last week 41-10. They've won three in a row, are hot, and have the chance to gain even more momentum by playing the 49ers this weekend. And our game against them will be in Minnesota. I know someone has warned that we shouldn't be looking past the Giants, and I'm definitely not, but it's that Viking team that right now looks like the much tougher opponent.

Its not like JC has been this big scoring machine.
Thats a really good point...

With Collins in the game I think it was pretty clear that Saunders was calling things differently. He even said himself that he's got a lot of confidence in Collins.

I don't think we should read that as he lacks confidence in Campbell... obviously there's a certain comfort level there due to Collins and Saunders having worked together in this offense for so many years.

I agree...even Gibbs said that Collins KNOWS when something is wrong in practice. He is obviously very football intelligent. By watching him, he seems to lack raw skill, something that Campbell does not lack. If we could put collins head in the saunders system on Campbell's body, we'd have a hall of famer on our hands.
Maybe we will now see the infamous 700 page playbook, instead of about 15 pages.

For all this talk that Collins' knows & runs the system better, didn't anyone notice that we were keeping 2 backs & often a TE in to block quite a bit? If it wasn't max pro it was close.

I noticed that too. Shows that max protect and a vertical attack are not incompatible. The QB just has to be able to make quick reads. Campbell isn't there yet.

Of course, it helps when the opposing D looks like it's half-assing it as the Bears did.

Huh? The Giants are going to get a battle tested Redskin team in ten days. We have been in almost every game this season.
Yeah, but out of our 6/7 losses, we choked at the end:
Giants:gave it up, 24-21, up by 10 at the half.
Packers: Had a chance, gave up a stupid fumble, 17-14
Pats: Forget it, 52-7
Birds: Lost at the end, couldn't score in Red zone 32-26
Dallas: Late INT. 28-23
Tampa: 6 ints, 19-13
Buffalo: Bad penalty, 17-16, led whole game

as you see, this is the anatomy of a 2000's skin team

We're 6-7, and have 3 teams above us.
Detroit 6-6, we have the tie breaker vs them, and they play Dallas.
Minnesota 6-6, we play them soon, and they play SF.
Arizona 6-6, we have the tie breaker vs them, and they play seattle.

It's very possible we will see ourselves behind only Minnesota after this week, and in two weeks we will face them which could be the key to the last playoff spot. Either way we look at this, we are still very much in the playoff picture.

Well, like I thought Detroit and Arizona lost which means only the Vikings are ahead of us. We control our own destiny here.

Well, it looks like the Skins are in if they win-out!!! Wow, if only I had faith in them to win the next 3 games. I suppose I should be glad they're still in it considering how stinky they've been.

Yeah, but out of our 6/7 losses, we choked at the end:
Giants:gave it up, 24-21, up by 10 at the half.
Packers: Had a chance, gave up a stupid fumble, 17-14
Pats: Forget it, 52-7
Birds: Lost at the end, couldn't score in Red zone 32-26
Dallas: Late INT. 28-23
Tampa: 6 ints, 19-13
Buffalo: Bad penalty, 17-16, led whole game

as you see, this is the anatomy of a 2000's skin team

At least the one game I went to this year wasnt the 52-7 blowout at Gillete...

If we win against the Giants and Vikings its shades of 05... we had the 3 game losing streak to go to 5-6 all close games (even tho we won the TB game f*ck Mike Allstott!!) and then we started wining big down the stretch..

Id feel better without all the injuries but whatever were playing meaningful games in December and thats what its all about!!