ESPN's training camp preview: Washington Redskins

yeah kope, that's what i've been saying, last year we settled defense, this year it was special teams' turn... still not sure on offense, but we literally couldn't get much worse and the Oline is definately better, so we'll see.

I agree with all of you. Pierce was the beneficiary of the system and I don't see him having the same impact this year. The Giants overpaid for him.. as did the Vikes with Freddy S. Liked them, but they are gone...
Special teams - This could be a major area of improvement with Pierson P., new young linebackers and 2 solid and exciting return men in Moss and Antonio Brown. That in itself can help our defense by pinning other teams deep, and help or offense by getting solid yardage on returns.
:dallas:

I think greg williams can plug in players at will, we'll be top ten. I think they were accurate about Ramsey though.


I agree with you on Williams NM, but I do disagree with their assesment on Ramsey, what kind of a practice player was he last year? He was so good he was beat out by a struggling Brunell who really did nothing in the pre-season to establish himself as a starter and proved it the first half of the season, Ramsey needs players and a continuity around him, I truly believe if Ramsey was in new england and Brady was here we would be saying the same things about Ramsey that we say about Brady, but we probably wouldn't be so high on Brady because he's less physically gifted than Ramsey.

I said it before and I will say it again, Ramsey is an elite NFL QB if he just gets some help from the rest of the team, and that includes the coaches. He is the perfect Gibbs type QB whether Gibbs realizes it yet or not.

How 'bout this:

From the GoSkins! archive:

The Skins defense will be much improved this year thanks the offseason recoverys of several key players. Arrington, Bowen, and Danials come back healthy and should make an immediate impact. While Antonio Pierce filled in admirally for the injured Barrow at MLB, the Skins were able to land thier first choice from last year - Warwick Holdman and, with some good draft day selections, picked up some solid depth for years to come in the middle.
Walt Harris appears completely recovered from the injuries that slowed him last year and his physical play fits in well with Greg Williams agressive defensive style. Still, don't count out Carlos Rogers the Skins top pick CB out of Auburn. Rogers toughness has already been praised by Williams in camp and his playmaking abilities should help the Skins D do the one thing they stuggled with last year: score on defense.
Couple these with Sean Taylor entering his second season and the overachieving d-line returning to take tops in run defense again and you will see a group poised to make a ligitamate run at the number 1 defense again.

The offense addressed it's problems from last year by adding the top two available long ball threat wideouts available in free agency. Moss, Patten, and the emerging Jacobs should be able to stretch defenses for the yardage "chunks" Gibbs so often missed last year. This, in turn, will Portis who will be facing fewer men in the box (and don't forget the addition of Rabach and the return of Jansen).
Ramsey looked comfortable in Gibbs system by the end of the season and figures to have a break out season.

Prediction: Finally an upset of the Eagles from inside the division and challenging the birds for first place in the NFC East.:party-smi

How 'bout this:

From the GoSkins! archive:

The Skins defense will be much improved this year thanks the offseason recoverys of several key players. Arrington, Bowen, and Danials come back healthy and should make an immediate impact. While Antonio Pierce filled in admirally for the injured Barrow at MLB, the Skins were able to land thier first choice from last year - Warwick Holdman and, with some good draft day selections, picked up some solid depth for years to come in the middle.
Walt Harris appears completely recovered from the injuries that slowed him last year and his physical play fits in well with Greg Williams agressive defensive style. Still, don't count out Carlos Rogers the Skins top pick CB out of Auburn. Rogers toughness has already been praised by Williams in camp and his playmaking abilities should help the Skins D do the one thing they stuggled with last year: score on defense.
Couple these with Sean Taylor entering his second season and the overachieving d-line returning to take tops in run defense again and you will see a group poised to make a ligitamate run at the number 1 defense again.

The offense addressed it's problems from last year by adding the top two available long ball threat wideouts available in free agency. Moss, Patten, and the emerging Jacobs should be able to stretch defenses for the yardage "chunks" Gibbs so often missed last year. This, in turn, will Portis who will be facing fewer men in the box (and don't forget the addition of Rabach and the return of Jansen).
Ramsey looked comfortable in Gibbs system by the end of the season and figures to have a break out season.

Prediction: Finally an upset of the Eagles from inside the division and challenging the birds for first place in the NFC East.:party-smi

Just a tad bit biased.......don't you think?

But I like it! :biggthump

Just a tad bit biased.......don't you think?

But I like it! :biggthump

What? It's all facts, right? I thought everyone was sick of the "same old, same old". Besides, it's more fun to think of it this way!:cheeky-sm