The disease has hit me again

[BeastsoftheNFCeast]

This happens to me all the time, I fall ill with dilusion about the Redskins. At first, I always say what I think will really happen (which in this case is I initially thought that the Skins were going to suck), but then I start thinking, and thinking, and thinkings some more. And I always find a way to convince myself how the Redskins will kick ass. I initially thought that our D-line was a joke, Carter is OK, Griffin is OK, Daniels is junk, Golston is below average but might be good(and neither golston or griffin are run stoppers), and Salevea is junk. Our corners are a mystery (Rogers might improve, Springs always gets injured, and we dont know how Smoot will be with us even though he sucked last year), Our MLB is too old and will be productive but not great, Washington is still good but is 31 and on the downfall of his career, McIntosh is unproven, Taylor seems to be regressing but that might be a cause of our poor defense and not his fault, so that is a mystery, and Landry is a rookie and therefore is unproven. But the disease has now hit me and hit me hard. My heart now says that the skins Defense will be studly next year (even though my brain keeps telling me im wrong, that voice is fading away and will soon be gone). I now think that we have studs at every position except D-line, where Carter and Griffin are quality, and Daniels will be good against the run. Golston is now my only worry. Hes just not a run stopper, hes a pretty good pass rusher, but that makes both our dts pass rushers. (for the record, my ideas on offense have stayed the same, it will be ok averaging maybe 20 pts a game) Am I the only one who is constantly convincing himself to believe things that go against his better judgement. I know this is the NFL and anything can happen, but in all probability it wont.

[12thMan]

Dude, we all catch it as we closer to September. Look back on my own posts, I've ripped GW and Gibbs up one side and down the other. But now they aren't looking so bad. I love them all over again.

That's the great thing about being a fan. It's a love/hate relationship. But usually any hate for your team gives way to the fan inside you.

[Crazyhorse1]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Dude, we all catch it as we closer to September. Look back on my own posts, I've ripped GW and Gibbs up one side and down the other. But now they aren't looking so bad. I love them all over again.

That's the great thing about being a fan. It's a love/hate relationship. But usually any hate for your team gives way to the fan inside you.

I'm still thinking disaster, but give me Schobel, Keyshawn, a stud DT, and a viable backup for Campbell ( rather than Brunell or Collins) and I'll start to lose my mind again.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Crazyhorse1

I'm still thinking disaster, but give me Schobel, Keyshawn, a stud DT, and a viable backup for Campbell ( rather than Brunell or Collins) and I'll start to lose my mind again.

I just can't imagine a sitution where the defense declines futher or that JC won't be better.

Those two things alone should be good for at least 2 or 3 games.

[70Chip]

See a doctor and get rid of it.

[Beemnseven]

Some of you won't be able to believe this, but I too have become somewhat optimistic about this upcoming season.

Maybe it's because enough time has elapsed since that dreadful Giants game at the end of last season; because many people, including me to an extent, are starting to forget that ass-whipping and believe that we might not be as bad along the front four as conventional wisdom says.

Of course that can all change in an instant when the first preseason game rolls around and we start getting gouged up the middle.

But yeah, I've got a mild form of the 'disease' too.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Some of you won't be able to believe this, but I too have become somewhat optimistic about this upcoming season.

Maybe it's because enough time has elapsed since that dreadful Giants game at the end of last season; because many people, including me to an extent, are starting to forget that ass-whipping and believe that we might not be as bad along the front four as conventional wisdom says.

Of course that can all change in an instant when the first preseason game rolls around and we start getting gouged up the middle.

But yeah, I've got a mild form of the 'disease' too.

Wouldn't it be nice if our defense could consistently play the way they did the first series of the first pre-season game against the Bengals? That initial effort was enough to cure any disease.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Some of you won't be able to believe this, but I too have become somewhat optimistic about this upcoming season.

Maybe it's because enough time has elapsed since that dreadful Giants game at the end of last season; because many people, including me to an extent, are starting to forget that ass-whipping and believe that we might not be as bad along the front four as conventional wisdom says.

Of course that can all change in an instant when the first preseason game rolls around and we start getting gouged up the middle.

But yeah, I've got a mild form of the 'disease' too.

I am not optimistic about our defense because of that game against NY. I mean Tiki just ran wild. Wasn't it like 235 yards??? You just don't see that in the NFL very often. Plus we made Travis Henry and Cadilac Williams look like Barry Sanders. Watching 65 year old Bob Whitfield maul Andre Carter does not make me optimistic about anything. Every team we face is going to run at the right side of our defense. AC is not strong enough at the point of attack and can't hold his ground. He should only be playing on passing downs. I am optimistic that we will tackle better. That's a correctable problem.

The bottom line is we can sit here and hope things get better. But the reality is it's going to take some time to rebuild the defense becasue of the lack of draft picks. We are simply going to have to outscore people in 07. 7-9 wins is what I'm expecting.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Some of you won't be able to believe this, but I too have become somewhat optimistic about this upcoming season.

You're right Beems! I don't believe you! lol j/k

[RobH4413]

I'm in denial of the disease.

I'll have family members continually come up to me and ask "Do you really think the Redskins are going to do anything this year?".

I'm always like... "oh man... you just wait, I can't wait...oh man... We're going to be solid.. (I then list off every reason why we're going to be solid).

They always reply to me "Oh, yeah, you say that every year".

"But no, this ones different. I'm telling you, you just watch, oh boy, you just watch"...

And then we go 5-11... and the cycle repeats itself.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by RobH4413

I'm in denial of the disease.

I'll have family members continually come up to me and ask "Do you really think the Redskins are going to do anything this year?".

I'm always like... "oh man... you just wait, I can't wait...oh man... We're going to be solid.. (I then list off every reason why we're going to be solid).

They always reply to me "Oh, yeah, you say that every year".

"But no, this ones different. I'm telling you, you just watch, oh boy, you just watch"...

And then we go 5-11... and the cycle repeats itself.

I hear you Rob.......but this year I really, Really, REALLY, mean it!

[Bill B]

I have hope for the team and one of the reasons I think they can do great is the conference we are in! If we were in the AFC I would be much more worried, (kind of reminds me of the NBA Eastern Conference compared to the loaded Western Conference). As long as we don't have to go through New England, Indy or any of the other powerful AFC teams in the regular season and playoffs we have hope.

Overall even if we go 9-7 that is still not bad considering it will be the 1st full year with Jason Campbell as the starter. Yeah the Defense had a bad year last year, but maybe the additions of Smoot and Fletcher will really turn things around and get us to the level of the previous 2 years.

I was kind of glad that we did not go out there and become huge players in free agency and that the team showed some restraint. I think this year there were a large number of teams way under the cap and a lot of the teams decided to spend lavishly on players that are not going to live up to their contracts. Is Dockery really going to prove he is worth the massive signing bonus he is getting? How about Nate Clements - would you as a GM want that much of your cap tied to one player? I think depth is something that needs to be addressed as injuries are probably going to occur. Hopefully on D the Skins have got some depth at LB and the secondary and lets hold our breath and hope the D-Line gets by with what they got.

Finally I love that the media has counted the Skins out. We are on noone's radar and we are going to surprise some teams come next year.

[jdlea]

I'm a little bothered because for some reason, it's just not hitting me this year. It might be because I've been so damn busy recently that I haven't been able to take the time to think about football. It also may be that the O's have sucked the life out of me...AGAIN! Don't know, just not up for it quite yet.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Crazyhorse1

I'm still thinking disaster, but give me Schobel, Keyshawn, a stud DT, and a viable backup for Campbell ( rather than Brunell or Collins) and I'll start to lose my mind again.

keyshawn would do more than make you lose your mind - if we signed him, the warpath site might come down w/a virus!
Please Vinny, Danny & JOe; no Keyshawn in b & g!

[ArtMonkDrillz]

...and the only prescription is more cowbell!