Reasons to believe...

I believe they will do better than 10-6. Recently I was watching games from last year and saw where there were alot of dropped balls (50/50 & Coles) in tight situations that could definitely have changed the outcome of the game. Do you remember how many games where we had a touchdown called back on some B/S penalty call. And then the game ends with the other team winning by LESS than 7 points. Our season last year should have ended better. But that is how the cards fell. With the addition of some "sure handed" receivers who WANT to be here, I feel very confident the season will end up being vastly different than last year. The defense will be stronger and more solid than last year. The team is going into camp knowing who their quarterback is going to be. Overall most of the players have been doing those little things as a group to come together. I think both the staff and the players are very excited about what they have here in place and what this coming season will entail. Again I am very excited about the direction Gibbs is taking this ball club!! I believe in him. He and this team WILL be successful.

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!! HAIL VICTORY!! BRAVES ON THE WARPATH!! FIGHT FOR ALL DC!!

GO SKINS!!!

Welcome to the board TigersPaw!

Thanks !!!

Every year there are at least one or two surprise teams that come in with a mediocre or losing record, and end up at least making a run for the playoffs or better when they weren't "supposed" to. Here are a few of them off the top of my head (I'm sure there have been more):

'99 Rams
'00 Ravens
'01 Patriots
'03 Cowboys (yuck!!)
'03 Panthers
'04 Chargers
'04 Steelers

'05 Redskins????

(Are you a fan of Hugh Ross.....if you don't know whom I am talking about that's okay.)_ Although the Cowboys were a huge surprise I think it was a mirage which was proved when they made the playoffs and were demolished and last year they came back to earth and were as "good" as we were :)
Chargers were impressive................and Big Ben was a nice surprise......