Seahawks Redskins Rookie Showdown

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Yeah, the Block is silent in that.



Kory L second best? You better check up on that Monty and Chester game son

I watch them all. They're all good (except Polumbus). I just remember profootball focus last year saying that Chester and Montgomery had given up sacks and Kory didn't and he graded high as one of the best guards in the league last year with his limited play.

Of course its last year, but for a guy coming off two knee surgeries, he's looking pretty damn good.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

The Redskins are 5-3 at Fed Ex Field this year. The Seahawks are 3-5 on the road this year. How is Seattle 2 1/2 point favorites to win this game? The Redskins should be favorite at home. The Redskins defensively have done excellent against the run and average against the pass.

I expect Coach Haz to dial up those exotic blitzes on Russell Wilson.

Offensively, the Redskins 5th ranked offense will be interesting to watching against the Seahawks 4th ranked defense. Both Alfred Morris and RG3 running the football may help set up the play action pass.

Oddsmakers think Seattle is a little better than we are. The two option read QB's that they have faced they have totally shut it down. RG3 isn't 100%. Plus they probably have a better defense than we do and are around the same on offense. Those are probably the reasons they're slightly favored.

[MTK]

Oddsmakers don't set the spreads based on who they think is better necessarily, it's all about getting as even amount of $$ as possible bet on both teams. That's why the spread fluctuates, if too much action is going down on one team the spread changes to account for that and to get more $$ bet the other way.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Oddsmakers don't set the spreads based on who they think is better necessarily, it's all about getting as even amount of $$ as possible bet on both teams. That's why the spread fluctuates, if too much action is going down on one team the spread changes to account for that and to get more $$ bet the other way.

They do on Monday. Then as $ comes in the line will move around. The line opened at Washington -1, which is still saying they think Seattle is better. The money so far is on Seattle which is why it's moved 4 points.

[CultBrennan59]

I saw today that the redskins are 20-1 favorites to win the super bowl. Only the Bengals and Cardinals have worse odds..

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

They do on Monday. Then as $ comes in the line will move around. The line opened at Washington -1, which is still saying they think Seattle is better. The money so far is on Seattle which is why it's moved 4 points.

No, they don't.

Oddsmakers don't try to predict the outcome of the game when setting point spreads. If a team is favored by seven points, that doesn't mean that the oddsmaker necessarily thinks it will win by seven points. The oddsmaker's goal when setting the line is to keep an equal number of bets on both sides of the game. The betting public's perception of the game can be as important as the actual comparison of the two teams.

HowStuffWorks "How Sports Betting Works"

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

During todays press conference, RGIII indicated he'd wear the brace the rest of the year.

No set backs for RG3, wants to lose knee brace | Yardbarker.com

ESPN 980 (@ESPNRadio980) January 2, 2013Griffin told the media that the knee brace he’s been wearing has been hindering him and he might not wear it this week.RG3 says he’s almost as hindered by wearing a brace as he is by his recovering knee. Said “I may not wear the brace this week.”— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen)

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

No set backs for RG3, wants to lose knee brace | Yardbarker.com

I listened to it and that wasnt his initial statement. He initially stated he'd wear it the rest of the year. They they asked the question back to him, "so youre saying youre going to wear it the rest of this season?" and RGIII backtracked a bit and provided a more ambiguous response and went on to make the quoted statements.

Seemed clear to me hes going to continue wearing the brace but he doesnt want to let teams know hes going to continue wearing the brace. He definitely did not seem happy about it though.

[44ever]

Redskins' RG3 crashes Shanahan's news conference - seattlepi.com

[NYCskinfan82]

We need 2 play a good game.

[Chico23231]

more i think about this match up, the more I really like it for us. Cant wait til Sunday

[los panda]

i know somebody already posted a link to the story, but here is a link to the video

The Redskins Blog | Griffin III: Newest Member Of The Media?

[Lotus]

I re-watched the Panthers game to remind myself of what life was like before The Streak. Some observations:

1) Our schemes on both offense and defense now are much more creative
2) Our receivers are dropping the ball much less
3) Believe it or not, Tyler Polumbus is playing better. Although he still gets run over, the frequency is less
4) We haven't blown as many coverages and so are not giving up 80 yard plays
5) We have significantly cleaned up our act in terms of penalties

[SkinzWin]

Some stats I put together.

Points allow by Seattle Defense at home and away, [Points scored by Seattle Offense at home and away], { Rushing Yards by Skittles Beast Mode}

At home:
7 - Dallas -------[27]-----{122}
14 - GB ---------[24]------{98}
23 - NE ---------[24]------{41}
20 - Minnesota -[30]-----{124}
7 - NYJ ---------[28]------{124}
0 - Arizona -----[58]-----{128}
13- San Fran ---[42]-----{111}
13 - St. Louis --[20]-----{100}

Away:
20 - Arizona (Loss) ----[16]-----{85}
19 - St. Louis (Loss) --[13]-----{118}
12- Carolina -----------[16]-----{85}
13 - San Fran (Loss) --[6]------{103}
28 Detroit (Loss) ------[24]-----{105}
24 - Miami (Loss) -----[21]-----{46}
17 - Chicago (OT Win) [23]-----{87}
17 - Buffalo ------------[50]----{113}

18.8 Points per game allowed away
12.1 Points per game allowed at home

21.1 Points per game scored away
31.6 Points per game scored at home

92.8 Rushing yards per game by Skittles Beast Mode away
106 Rushing yards per game by Skittles Beast Mode home

Data Analysis Summary:
1) Seahawks allow approx. 7 points more per game on the road than at home.
2) Seahawks score approx. 10.5 less points on the road than at home.
3) Skittles Beast Mode has approx. 13 less rushing yards per game on the road than at home.
4) Seahawks points scored both home and away have trended up toward the end of the season.
5) Seahawks did not lose at home. All losses came on the road.
6) Redskins need to score in the mid 20's to have a good chance to beat the Seahawks.

Game prediction: Redskins 24-Seahawks 17

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

Some stats I put together.

Points allow by Seattle Defense at home and away, [Points scored by Seattle Offense at home and away], { Rushing Yards by Skittles Beast Mode}

At home:
7 - Dallas -------[27]-----{122}
14 - GB ---------[24]------{98}
23 - NE ---------[24]------{41}
20 - Minnesota -[30]-----{124}
7 - NYJ ---------[28]------{124}
0 - Arizona -----[58]-----{128}
13- San Fran ---[42]-----{111}
13 - St. Louis --[20]-----{100}

Away:
20 - Arizona (Loss) ----[16]-----{85}
19 - St. Louis (Loss) --[13]-----{118}
12- Carolina -----------[16]-----{85}
13 - San Fran (Loss) --[6]------{103}
28 Detroit (Loss) ------[24]-----{105}
24 - Miami (Loss) -----[21]-----{46}
17 - Chicago (OT Win) [23]-----{87}
17 - Buffalo ------------[50]----{113}

18.8 Points per game allowed away
12.1 Points per game allowed at home

21.1 Points per game scored away
31.6 Points per game scored at home

92.8 Rushing yards per game by Skittles Beast Mode away
106 Rushing yards per game by Skittles Beast Mode home

Data Analysis Summary:
1) Seahawks allow approx. 7 points more per game on the road than at home.
2) Seahawks score approx. 10.5 less points on the road than at home.
3) Skittles Beast Mode has approx. 13 less rushing yards per game on the road than at home.
4) Seahawks points scored both home and away have trended up toward the end of the season.
5) Seahawks did not lose at home. All losses came on the road.
6) Redskins need to score in the mid 20's to have a good chance to beat the Seahawks.

Game prediction: Redskins 24-Seahawks 17

Good work