It's always kind of a fun week each year - the week that I totally become disillusioned with the Redskins and mentally check out for the remainder of the year. Well, that may have happened last weekend, especially with the Redskins' next four games against some tough competition (Eagles, Packers, Colts, Bears). It's no stretch to think about the Redskins at 1-7 and heading to Detroit before their bye. Anyway, it's always kind of fun to check out of a Redskins' season because I get my Sunday afternoons back. Last year I think I was out in the 6th week, the season before, I made it all the way to the 15th week, but this year, it may only be four, especially if they lose to the Eagles this afternoon.
The Redskins have trouble all over the field - most importantly on both lines. Sally Jenkins wrote a great article this past week where she simply stated that the Redskins' aging line wasn't physically fit enough to compete with a lot of the younger teams in the league (the Redskins have the oldest average age in the league). It makes a lot of sense (especially when thinking back to their late game collapses the last two weeks). Most folks say that building a great football team starts with the people closest to the ball - quarterback, and offensive and defensive lines. The Redskins are two years away from getting young, talented players to fill these positions (through the draft).
That being said, I'll still recklessly pick the Redskins to win today (because that's what I do). The Redskins have had a lot of success scoring points against the Eagles the last few years, and have had even more success running against them. Could this be the week the running game gets on track? Probably not - which is fine, because it's fun to see McNabb throw for a million yards. Something tells me that this may be the game that the Michael Vick train comes to a screeching halt. I'm going with Redskins 27 - Eagles 21.
Nicely done, Chunty!!
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