Must win Skins vs Bucs pregame prediction thread

[punch it in]

Even though we are only one game back in this terrible division, lets face it....this is a must win. Not so much as far as keeping pace, but hey - if we cannot beat the Bucs than we are not going to beat anybody.
Skins - 35
Bucs - 13

[Buffalo Bob]

I am still shell shocked by what happened last year against the Bucs. With no pass rush, no Culliver and Deangelo Hall, Ryan Fitzpatrick looked like Tom Brady this past Sunday. I don't think you can predict any easy wins right now, no matter who the Redskins are playing.

[JoeRedskin]

I long for the day when I can say "this is an easy win for the Skins" with any degree of confidence.

[calia]

DJax reportedly will be out. Not good. If Reed is out, we have a real problem. Time for Ross to learn some fly routes. Crowder too.


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[mredskins]

Originally Posted by calia

DJax reportedly will be out. Not good. If Reed is out, we have a real problem. Time for Ross to learn some fly routes. Crowder too.


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Jesus Christ. What a fawking waste.

[over the mountain]

I havent watched a Bucs game since preseason so I really dont know what to expect this sunday tbh.

On paper the Bucs have a better Offense and Defense than us.

Im just confused with ESPN ranking the Bucs at 31 on their wk 7 power rankings.

- Bucs are 2-3, im guessing they are coming off their bye. But somehow they are behind us, and 1-5 lions (24th?), ravens and chiefs?

- Bucs D is 5th in yards per game at 32..8 but allow 29.6 pts against. (we are 8th in yds and allow 23 pts against per game)

- Bucs offense seems to be doing okay. TOP is 30 mins. 22 pts per game. We are TOP 27 mins w 19.5 pts per game.

Did the Bucs play a bunch of scrub teams for their first 5? Why do we have this sense that the Bucs is a gimme game? The skins with a gimme game mentality?
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We win if Desean, Culliver and Trent play.
We lose if Desean, Culliver and Trent do not play.
If only Culliver or Trent play, its 50/50.

[Chico23231]

This should be a win...Gruden gone during the bye if blown out

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

This should be a win...Gruden gone during the bye if blown out

He's not going to get fired until the end of the year if we lose. I remember Snyder saying that he'd never fire a coach again during the season.

[skinsfan69]

I'm starting to feel like this is a win or else game for Gruden. He's talking "code red" and what not. To me he sounds like he knows he's going to get fired if he doesn't win this game. Still no Reed, no Jackson and numerous other injuries = more of the same.

Bucs 23
Skins 20

[MTK]

Agreed, Gruden isn't getting fired.

[SFREDSKIN]

Stop Martin, have Winston beat us, Skins should handle it.

[KI Skins Fan]

If this is a must win, then it's only a must win for Jay Gruden and Kirk Cousins, both of whom need to improve fast if they hope to be with the Redskins in 2016. It's definitely not a must win for Scot McCloughan or the franchise.

Before the season started, I thought we all knew that we were in the initial stage of building a team. There are some teams we can't beat and some teams we might beat on a good day but I don't think there are any teams we should expect to beat. We're not good enough for that kind of thinking.

We could be a middle-of-the-pack team if we had a HC with a clue, a QB who could overcome his fatal flaws, and fewer key injuries. Alas, that's not the case.

[Chico23231]

The Washington Post's Mike Jones expects the Redskins to release DeSean Jackson in the offseason.

Yes, we're already talking about next year for the 2-4 Redskins, who are in last place in the NFC East. Jackson has one year left on his contract after this season and is set to count $9.25 million against the cap. The Redskins can save $6.75 million by releasing him. They can save another $8 million by releasing Pierre Garcon. Jones expects GM Scot McCloughan to "overhaul" the receiving corps. Jackson turns 29 in December and has proven unreliable this year.

Per rotoworld....kinda like i was saying the other day...Garcon, DJax, Roberts, even Grant...WR corp gonna be gone next year.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

The Washington Post's Mike Jones expects the Redskins to release DeSean Jackson in the offseason.



Yes, we're already talking about next year for the 2-4 Redskins, who are in last place in the NFC East. Jackson has one year left on his contract after this season and is set to count $9.25 million against the cap. The Redskins can save $6.75 million by releasing him. They can save another $8 million by releasing Pierre Garcon. Jones expects GM Scot McCloughan to "overhaul" the receiving corps. Jackson turns 29 in December and has proven unreliable this year.



Per rotoworld....kinda like i was saying the other day...Garcon, DJax, Roberts, even Grant...WR corp gonna be gone next year.

As for DJax injury woes I agree. As for an overhaul of the entire WR corp - one that appeared to be sort of decent just a few weeks ago .... Maybe a real QB would help?

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by punch it in

As for DJax injury woes I agree. As for an overhaul of the entire WR corp - one that appeared to be sort of decent just a few weeks ago .... Maybe a real QB would help?

Comes down to 1)economics 2)age 3)rebuilding team and 4)his guys. Crowder and Ross, probably safe.

When McC gets together with his new HC and OC, they will come up with a plan.