I like the Skins chances already - Peter King has us listed as #23 with no chance

[Bill B]

The way things always play out in the NFL a lot of times the teams that are left for dead and written off before the season begins often end up surprising. So I see Peter King has us at #23 and he states this:

23. Washington
Prediction: I'll look foolish when Washington starts 4-2 or 5-1. These things happen with St. Louis, Detroit, Tampa Bay and Kansas City on the schedule before Halloween, three of them at home. But then, when they finish against the Giants, Cowboys and Chargers, I might be closer to right -- and Jason Campbell might be closer to being somewhere else in 2010.Pittsburgh Steelers, N.Y. Giants atop early NFL power rankings - Peter King - SI.com

My question is has King taken into consideration anything about our defense and how good it is going to be this year. Overall I am glad he predicted us to finish last in the NFC East and #23 overall - I have a feeling we could be one of the surprise teams this year with our D Line causing some serious havoc this year.

[MTK]

Who cares.

Power polls in May are about as useless as mock drafts.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Who cares.

Power polls in May are about as useless as mock drafts.

Absolutely right.

I will say, I am happy both our Dallas games come at the end of the season. If they hold true to form, we could sweep them.

[Zerohero]

He has Chicago at 4th, nuff said.

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Who cares.

Power polls in May are about as useless as mock drafts.

I like when the media doubts the Skins. I really like the way this team is headed for 2009. If the offense can score 20 points a game the Skins will probably win the NFC East. I have them as a 10-6 team right now but this team has a chance to be special. I agree the medias opinions are pointless and I cant wait til these Skins prove everyone wrong.

P.S. Dont hate on my mock drafts though.

[#56fanatic]

every year we go through this same debate. Someone has us in the mid to bottom 20's and causes an uproar on the Warpath. And generally, these guys are pretty dead on every year. We finish 3rd or 4th in the division about every year. But yet, most of everyone goes off the deep end and says these guys are nuts, they shouldn't be allowed to breathe, blah blah blah. Honestly guys, you need a dose of reality. When we start winning (or should I say if) we start winning on a regular basis, make the playoffs more than once every 5 years, then we can expect to be in the top 10 where all of you THINK we should be.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Who cares.

Power polls in May are about as useless as mock drafts.

Lol, u r so not smurt. If mockdrafts r useles thne how come Micheal Oar is Skin?

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Who cares.

Power polls in May are about as useless as mock drafts.

Totally agree. How can he make a power poll without getting any looks at rookies, new schemes, preseason injuries, etc? Even preseason mags in August are quasi retarded, but unfortunately they have been right about us most of the time. Hopefully this season we can prove them wrong.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

23 seems about right.

[53Fan]

Peter King has "no chance" of credibility.

[Paintrain]

Prepare to see a whole bunch of power polls ranking us in the 20's. Our reputation is pretty bad nationally. I'd bet if you asked most national writers how many games we'd won in the past 4 years most of them wouldn't know we only had one season under .500 (2006) and had been in the playoffs as frequently (twice) in the last 4 years as anyone else in the division other than the Giants.

As a matter of fact, the entire breakdown of the division over the past 4 years dating back to 2005:
Giants: 41-23 (11-5, 8-8, 10-6, 12-4)
Cowboys: 40-24 (9-7, 9-7, 13-3, 9-7)
Eagles: 33-31-1 (6-10, 10-6, 8-8, 9-6-1)
Redskins: 32-32 (10-6, 5-11, 9-7, 8-8)

In reality, the only team in our division that can't be considered 'mediocre' by most standards is the Giants over the past 4 years. The Cowboys record is skewed by their 13-3 season but if you look at it, they've been mediocre also despite what the media would lead you to believe.

We all (with the exception of the Giants) should be 15, 16, 17 based on recent history but it's commonplace to under estimate our team, we should be used to it by now.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Prepare to see a whole bunch of power polls ranking us in the 20's. Our reputation is pretty bad nationally. I'd bet if you asked most national writers how many games we'd won in the past 4 years most of them wouldn't know we only had one season under .500 (2006) and had been in the playoffs as frequently (twice) in the last 4 years as anyone else in the division other than the Giants.

As a matter of fact, the entire breakdown of the division over the past 4 years dating back to 2005:
Giants: 41-23 (11-5, 8-8, 10-6, 12-4)
Cowboys: 40-24 (9-7, 9-7, 13-3, 9-7)
Eagles: 33-31-1 (6-10, 10-6, 8-8, 9-6-1)
Redskins: 32-32 (10-6, 5-11, 9-7, 8-8)

In reality, the only team in our division that can't be considered 'mediocre' by most standards is the Giants over the past 4 years. The Cowboys record is skewed by their 13-3 season but if you look at it, they've been mediocre also despite what the media would lead you to believe.

We all (with the exception of the Giants) should be 15, 16, 17 based on recent history but it's commonplace to under estimate our team, we should be used to it by now.

Not to mention the NFC East is the hardest division. We keep beating up on each other. So if we are in the hardest division then that alone would mean we are one of the toughest teams. We finished 8-8, with a new offense. Imagine having more knowledge of said offense this yr.

[skinsfaninok]

These "EXPERTS" pick us to finish bad every season, I honestly don't remember when anybody picked us as a top 10 team. O well we will just have to prove everybody wrong like we usually do.

[redskins1974]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

These "EXPERTS" pick us to finish bad every season, I honestly don't remember when anybody picked us as a top 10 team. O well we will just have to prove everybody wrong like we usually do.

we do?

[Zerohero]

Originally Posted by redskins1974

we do?

well when we make the playoffs 2 out of last 4 years, yes we do prove them wrong when we're picked to finish last in division every year.