I'm Done Watching The Skins This Year

This reminds me of Saturday morning when, beset by a hangover, you are like, "man I'm never drinking again, ever. Especially not tonight." Then 9 O'Clock rolls around and you are loading up the beer bong and charting which bars to go to. Yeah, its kind of like that.

Hahaha, that's a very good analogy.

Was Lavar the player who got stiffed arm by LT on the winning touchdown in over time?

Was Lavar the player who got stiffed arm by LT on the winning touchdown in over time?
No it was Ryan Clark.

The DBs are piss poor tacklers! Taylor is the only one I have confidence in making a tackle.

The DBs are piss poor tacklers! Taylor is the only one I have confidence in making a tackle.


hey, everyone can get stiff armed by the best goddamned back in football from time to time. Our D played great in that game, and gave the offense plenty of opportunities to take the game out of reach, just like its been happening most of the year. Our offense has to start putting teams away. We can play with any team in the league, and win, if our offense doesnt lay down at the end of the game.

You can't expect your D to be perfect when they're on the field the entire fourth quarter (aginst the 2nd, or 3rd, most explosive offense in the league) because we're too stupid to make a first down. We should be playing like we're behind the whole time and be taking shots for points (instead of running 3 times against the leagues #1 run defense) fifty goddamned times in a row.

You know, I'm all about having a class organization and everything, but we can't be too polite to kick someone's ass when we have them down. We cannot keep letting up on offense. I don't know what the hell is wrong there, but if it can get fixed we can run the table and possibly still make the post season... otherwise we are screwed and are still not playing with killer instincts and don't deserve any accolades, much less postseason play.

here's my 2 cents...take it or leave it.

Expectations are always high for the Redskins, even thought it's almost been 15 years since the last Lombardi Trophy waltzed into our hearts. We go into training camp telling ourselves that we can't get too overconfident on this team. Then they go and win 3 games...which is the worst thing that could have happened. Expectations sore, people talk playoffs, and Kornheiser wants to start the bandwagon.

Then it happens...the Skins lose 6 of 8. Heartbreakers to the Broncos, Bucs, Raiders and Chargers, where we have the game in the bag, only to lose. Unfortunately, this is the same team that started the year.

Brunell is having a solid year at QB, Portis is going to get 1000 yards, and finally broke his TD curse. Santana Moss is solidifying himself as a #1 receiver. The defense, while not as good as last year, is still keeping the Skins in games. Carlos Rogers and Mike Sellars have emerged as key contributers, and LaVar is now in GW and Gibbs' good graces.

However, injuries, lack of improvement, and mistakes cost the Skins dearly. The turnover ratio is huge. A wet behind the ears QB beat the secondary badly. Other teams now know to blanket Moss and make Brunell beat them with the other options. Our defense, great at times, has hurt the Skins when it matters most.

Unfortunately, all these things happen. At 5-6, the Skins are by no means out of it. The Skins could still win the NFC East, but have to execute, and peform at a higher level. They are capable, but will they? Win out, and 10-6 may just get them in the playoffs.

It's your own preogative to either not watch or whatever, however, through thick and thin, Skins fans are Skins fans because they love the team. Hold your head high, and sit on that couch, bar stool, stadium seat, and cheer on the best goddamn football team out there.

What's so depressing for me was that this was that season-ending game where hope finally disappears. Later this year than in past seasons, sure, but that just made the pang that much more intense. You know, you nurture these teams through free agency and training camp, you read about the practices and the new players and attitudes, you listen to the more vocal leaders earnestly communicate high expectations, you argue with friends about why the media expectations are too low, why they are just kicking Snyder when he's down, you trust in Gibbs, and although you maybe don't tell people so as not to look foolish, deep down inside you think that they could be really really good - that this could be, The Year. And then they break your heart. The bottom drops out. And a year's worth of emotional attachment fueled by a lifetime's worth of passionate fandom is suddenly left without an outlet. Its just like breaking up with a girl. Is that it, you ask? All that time invested and now its just, over?

Its a tough feeling that is only made worthwhile by the comparative high of winning. Unfortunately, us Skins fans have been getting shafted on that for quite sometime. But we'll be back next year and the year after that. Why I don't know, but that's just the way we are.

Now here's my thoughts:

This crap has got to stop. I go into every 4th qtr. just knowing we're gonna lose---and I hate feeling this way. So what if we did beat Denver, Tampa(God that still hurts)
Bay, and Oakland. Would we be a strong playoff team? Standings yes--actual gameplay NO!!! What has to be done? Do we start from scratch like the 49ers? Cause this rebuilding on the fly stuff aint working.... I get clowned on cause I like the skins every sunday, so what do you think the rest of the league is doing when they see the skins on their schedule.....You see Champ left, now why is that.....Here's a thought, move Lavar to DE.....We don't need high picks to have a successful draft. I want to see big ass 300lb linemen in camp next year. If they are around the mid 250's they better be fast....and mean!!!!!.....no killer instinct...I haven't seen a halftime adjustment since before the Giants game....

Now dont get me wrong, skins fan 4 life---but these past 15 years are killing me. I just had to vent and my CPU wont laugh back!!!

I cant take it anymore, :insane: these close games that we lose are worse then being blown out,last yr out of 16 games I think every game came down to the wire except for 2,the yr before every game but 4,and this year 9 out of 11,thats 26 out of the last 34 games coming down to the wire,my blood pressure cant take it,my family knows not to make any plans on sunday because i'll be watching the skins,but this year is in my opinion now over and i'm going to boycot watching the skins on tv for the rest of the year and actually do something with my family on sunday{what a concept!}
I know some of you are going to roast me over this and call me a fairweather fan,whatever,I am anything but that,the losses affect me too much,so I'm going to chill for the rest of the year.
{although not watching the dallas game will be a hard thing to do,dont know if i can do it}Just stop watching the game after the third quarter and we would be 8 & 3. Oh, and just don't read any papers, watch any news cast, or ever go on line.LOL