TSN Preseason Support Group-Redskins

What's going to change? Plenty, once camp gets going competition for roster spots heat up, jobs are won and lost, we'll be able to see how the offense is coming along, how Ramsey looks, how the new guys are fitting in, how healthy guys are, etc.

Sorry but making predictions in May is just kinda silly to me. So much can, and usually does change between now and September.

Last May who would have predicted us being upset that we would have to let Antonio Pierce get away?

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I think I could guess more than 5 wins out of that schedule, but Matty's right. It's only May. People get hurt (i.e. Winslow), traded, or cut. It's to early to make a good guess, but what else is there to do?;)

Too tired to read all the way through but, not completely sold that these guys know much about the team. 5-11 huh? I doubt these guys are under 5' 11''. No offense to my vertically challenged compadres here. :oink:

Things can change and so yes, it could be too early to make a prediction. But people are injured (i.e. Arrington) or cut (i.e. last year's starting TE Rasby) midway through the season. If you say you can't make a prediction because of cuts, trades, or injuries, you could never make a prediction.

I personally think it's kind of crazy to say it's too early to ridicule someone who says we're going to go 5-11. Maybe I'm just a little too optimistic.

Too tired to read all the way through but, not completely sold that these guys know much about the team. 5-11 huh? I doubt these guys are under 5' 11''. No offense to my vertically challenged compadres here. :oink:

I'm a tall 5'10" and I take offense. :madani: Lol.

i agree with matty on this one. plenty can change between now and september. hell, at this point we don't know who the starting players are going to be on offense or defense.
QB- we think it's patrick but it's not a definate.
WR- we don't know who the starters are gonna be.
OL- we hope janson is comming back healthy and it's possible someone could beat out dockery.
TE- we think royal but not sure about it.
DE- not sure whats going to happen there, we got some players coming back from injury and we got some young talent.
DL- will they play as good as last year or better or worse?
LB- will lavar be back healthy, who will start at MLB?
cb- will rogers start, will walt start?
S- who will it be, plenty to chose from here?
SPECIAL TEAMS- they should be much better but will they?

I respectfully disagree. Our starters are pretty much set. Does anyone really think that the FO is going to acquire anyone of significance or cut a projected starter?

QB - No one can honestly say Brunell or JC will start
RB - Maybe Morton will beat out Portis?
WR - Patten and Moss are the starters
TE - Royal is the starter unless we get some mediocre starting TE.
DL - Daniels might be cut, but that's unlikely.
LB - We don't know who's going to start at MLB, but that's it.
CB - Walt's starting with Rogers working his way into the starting lineup by mid/late season.
S - Does it really make that big of a difference if Lott, Clark, or Bowen start?

I'm sorry, but our starting lineup is pretty much set. Gibbs has EXPRESSLY stated that there are not going to be any more major additions - he's comfortable with what we've got.

Plenty CAN change, but when is it safe to take a GUESS at how a team will do? The positions where we will have battles shouldn't be anything THAT game breaking. MLB, CB, that's about it.

QB - Gibbs said for sure it's Ramsey. So I think you can lock that one in.
WR - We know which four will be competing for starting spots, and since they're all damn near the same receiver then we basicly know who our starters are.
OL - We know our line. Who's going to beat Dockery? Ray Brown?
TE - Could be up in the air, but either way. Will Robert Royal (or whichever undrafted rookie) make a big enough difference to swing our schedule? Doubt it.
DE - Daniels till he gets hurt with Wynn riding the other side. They're going to play the run and we're going to blitz like last year. If it ain't broke - don't fix it.
DL - Are you asking for a prediction? In May? LOL, you must be crazy!
LB - If LeVar isn't back then we'll just keep Marshall out there. It's a drop off, but it's not a bad one. Going to a veteran who plays solid and knows the system. MLB is our biggest void and question.
CB - This is probably the biggest question.
S - Sean Taylor and (as much as I hate it) Matt Bowen. Ryan Clark and Andre Lott will be in and out depending on the situation (passing).
ST - Another predictions.

Half of those positions you asked for someone to make a prediction. You're right, we won't know how things go till the season starts and people get settled in, however, at that point it kind of ruins the whole point of a prediction. This guy isn't saying this is definitely what will happen. He's guessing at what he thinks will happen, who cares. Sure it's May, but all the other sites start doing them around camp time, normally a bit earlier. Hell, the Power Rankings, in my opinion, count as that and they were released not long before this article. So obvious all the media sources think people want to read this stuff in May, must not be that absurd.

At this point of the year in recent years who around the NFL knew:
-Ricky Williams would retire
-Michael Vick would break his leg
-What rookies would be in camp and who would still be holding out
-What veterans would be holding out well into the season
-How teams respond to new coaches/systems or new players fit in to existing systems
Just a few reasons why it's absurd to try to predict records until after training camp, too much can happen in the pre-season to alter a teams fortunes.