Time to move the F on, let's talk about the Lions

Well duh, isn't that what all teams do? What are they supposed to do? Draft horrible players and then go "hey, we're a horrible team, come cheer us on"

I don't think anyone has ever pegged us as "elite". Fans or otherwise. We have the potential to be good as soon as we work out the kinks in the system. How long will that take? Well. 18 years apparently. I think everyone is frustrated and wants to win. Including the players.

Portis just said yesterday (quoted in today's post) that the redskins have more talent than any other team in the league.

Portis just said yesterday (quoted in today's post) that the redskins have more talent than any other team in the league.

But it's just 1 guy. God knows the analysts know we aren't elite. And come on, it's Portis. That guy talks so much hype it's not even funny. And if I was him, I would too. Someone's gotta help keep the morale rolling high.

But it's just 1 guy. God knows the analysts know we aren't elite. And come on, it's Portis. That guy talks so much hype it's not even funny. And if I was him, I would too. Someone's gotta help keep the morale rolling high.

The entire team boasts about how great they are talent wise...do i expect them to say they suck? no, but I don't expect them to talk like prize fighters either. I think the rebellion in the stands is simply a pot boiling over...the average fan has packed away so much resentment (at the high prices, poor signings, lack of wins, changing of coaches and players) that it just spilled over in the form of unrelenting boos.

The entire team boasts about how great they are talent wise...do i expect them to say they suck? no, but I don't expect them to talk like prize fighters either. I think the rebellion in the stands is simply a pot boiling over...the average fan has packed away so much resentment (at the high prices, poor signings, lack of wins, changing of coaches and players) that it just spilled over in the form of unrelenting boos.

Ohhh. This is about the booing? Well if that's the case yeah, I never had a problem with the booing. I get you.

This should give us all some comfort: NFL Game Center: Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions - 2009 Week 3 (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009092702/2009/REG3/redskins@lions#tab:analyze)

In no category does Detroit compare favorably. We shoud win this game. I am thinking 27-9.

It's not always a bad idea to pick the inferior team to win a specific ball game, but as far as I can tell, the whole argument for the Lions winning this game is:

1) The Lions have to win sometime

and

2) There's a lot of pressure on the Redskins

And, um, those are both horrible reasons to pick the Lions.

Dan LeBatard made the best argument yesterday on PTI when he said that bad teams beat less bad teams all the time. But if that's the best your going to do when picking the Lions to win, might as well admit that you are picking with your heart.

If we play flat in this game something is wrong.

I would really like for us to open a Costco sized can on the Lions.

We could all use a "rainbows and unicorns" type of week around here.

Skins 41
Lions 13

Mark it down :)

If we play flat in this game something is wrong.

I would really like for us to open a Costco sized can on the Lions.

We could all use a "rainbows and unicorns" type of week around here.Here's the deal. In many respects we went off on the Rams. The defense only had two bad plays the whole game, and forced two (one that counted) turnover(s). Marc Bulger never got his feet set all game. Stephen Jackson was held mostly in check. Donnie Avery, their stud WR in development, was a complete non-factor. Randy McMichael did more in that game.

And Jason Campbell torched the Rams secondary on third down all day long. He was probably one big play away from putting the entire league on notice.

And, we spent the whole week focusing on the 9 red zone plays that prevented us from getting a touchdown. 67 offensive plays, and we chose to focus on the 9 or 10 that prevented us from getting TDs. All because we're trying to find an answer to the question, "what's wrong with the (1-1) Redskins?" and "Why can't we get into the end zone against the Rams? It's the Rams for crying out loud!"

We will win this week, but some things will go wrong. And there probably will not be a 40 point explosion. We might get 30, maybe. If we commit no turnovers, we probably score on 6 drives. We will probably score between 24 and 30 points. And for those who want to focus on what is still ailing the Redskins offense that we can't score 40 points against the worst defense ever, well, there will probably be mistakes made in a 60 minute game. But we will be 2-1, and I feel that this win will be particularly convincing.

Madden 10 says we sneak away with the victory

NFL - Madden 2010 Forecast - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4500390)