Lets keep things into perspective and not panic people!

It will take a lot more than drafting Orakpo and Trent Williams, although they are great cornerstones to build around.

Yeah...I can't wait.
You named one player a year to build around...so in 53 years we will have a great team...oops....Orakpo will have died from old age by then....nevermind.

If you believe in curses, look into the native american connection w/the redskins name. Someone told me that in the 90s a native american group did a curse ceremony or whatever it is called at fedex. There are also a no. of stories of curses that various indians have put on the team.

At times like these, curses seem believable. Look at the way the team has lost over the years w/different coaches, etc.

Cutting the great Rich Bartel was like trading Babe Ruth. We will be cursed for decades.

I just like how "don't panic" is followed by an exclamation point!

I know what the perspective is, and perspective is not optimism. We WILL have a Swiss cheese defense for the rest of the season because Kemo sucks and AH just doesn't have the mental comfort of playing NT. 3-4 wins, if we're lucky. Hell, Jacksonville is the only one similar to us, but they have Jones-Drew.

And the Lions have Suh vs. Rabach and Hicks. Let that sink in. SUH vs Rabach and Hicks. SUH VS. RABACH AND HICKS.

I know what the perspective is, and perspective is not optimism. We WILL have a Swiss cheese defense for the rest of the season because Kemo sucks and AH just doesn't have the mental comfort of playing NT. 3-4 wins, if we're lucky. Hell, Jacksonville is the only one similar to us, but they have Jones-Drew.

And the Lions have Suh vs. Rabach and Hicks. Let that sink in. SUH vs Rabach and Hicks. SUH VS. RABACH AND HICKS.

In other words, we'll be 1-7 by the bye week.

Where is Mike Singletary when you need him?
"I'd like to thank the Rams for sending us a wakeup call."

The only curse was Snyder buying the team and forever running it as if we were one or two players away from contending. The reason we can't run the ball or stop the run is years of neglect on both lines. It will take a lot more than drafting Orakpo and Trent Williams, although they are great cornerstones to build around.It's not often that I completely agree with Sally Jenkins, but she says it's the line play too: washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/27/AR2010092705800.html)

Time to stop treating draft choices like beads to be tossed at Mardi Gras. Teams like Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Philly, and New England are built primarily through the draft, with a few free agents filling holes.

Everyone wants to say give it a year, or whatever but the honest truth is we were "suppose" to win this year. that is what was pushed to us as skins fans "the future is now" crap. I think the reason i am so pissed after this game is the fact we still loose games like we do. Giving up 17 point lead vs. the Texans, digging ourself a 14-0 hole against the freaking rams, only to fight back and give it up at the end. No matter who has been the coach these outcomes have always been the same. Whether the players, coaches, front office whatever we still have that same characteristic as a team. Another thing that gets me is why can't we run a freaking fade route in the endzone! Why can't we get over all this EGO crap and put our best players on the field. Yes, I am talking Albert. You can't tell me that he isn't better than freaking gholston, or Holliday, Kemo. And Devin Tomas isn't better than some of the stuff we put out there at WR. Devin really played well at the end of the year last year. and the playcalling, it was like we were down 28 points or something. Getting 6 to 7 yards a carry and completely scrap the running game! Its the same ole Redskins no matter who is wearing the headset.

It's unfortunate that so many fans believe there is no way the Skins could pull off an unexpected win when they just had an unexpected loss.

There's no sugarcoating Sunday's loss. It was a bad loss. But we're tied for 2nd in the division (or last depending on how you look at it) and 1-0 in the division. I guess it's fine if we want to get apocalyptical (probably not a word) at this point but I sure hope the people that matter (the ones in the locker room) aren't. Because if the message inside the locker room is let's pack it in now...I'll find another team to root for.

Seems the Don't Panic thread always surfaces around this time of year.