The Redskin Report

Most folks predicted our Redskins would lose this week, and most people would be right.  While there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in Redskinville, we can take heart in two things:  the score was not indicative of how close the game was (nor was it indicative of how far apart the two teams were).  Washington missed an realistically makeable field goal just before the half, and nearly had a touchdown in the dying moments; those would have produced a more reasonable score of 23-17.  Poor performance in the defensive secondary, in the punting game, and way too many drops by the wideouts on catchable balls.  It didn’t help that Clinton Portis was injured, nor that Jason Campbell had a pedestrian game himself.  However, regardless of the Doom and Gloom in some quarters, Washington is nearly guaranteed a playoff spot if they win 4 of the last five, and have a reasonable chance at 3 of 5.  There are four games left; sweeping the table should get these guys in.  That said, we have two serious tests still ahead, one this week against the Ravens, and two weeks later against the Eagles.  Winning this week goes a long way, so go Skins!

Just as the Redskins game was neither as close as might be thought, nor as bad as the doom and gloom crowd are moaning, this week’s Pigskin Pick’em results are misleading; while there are four games separating this week’s winners from the lowest picks for the week, those picks in most cases made all the difference.   This week’s winners were A. Fishman’s picks, Star City Sportzcatz, Hot Stuff Coming Through, we want dallas, and lostnbigD with 11 points out of the 16.  That’s pretty good indeed, so props to our weekly winners.

Upset pick of the week was last week’s “Hottest Team in the AFC”, the New York Jets, losing to the erratic Denver Broncos.  The old adage of “don’t believe your own hype” seems to have been in full force here!  I miss Schroeder to Bryant and Tidewater Picks didn’t believe the hype; both of them correctly predicted Denver’s humiliation of Brett Favre’s team.  Kudos to both of them for the Upset Pick of the Week!

Last, but definitely not least, is our stretch run at the championship.  This week saw the first time this season where our season leader has had a distinct separation between him/herself (yes, some of the players are female) and the pack, with Hot Stuff Coming Through taking his already decent lead and expanding it to four points, at 123; while that’s still surmountable, it’s starting to become a winning edge, and is only a mere three points below the full season total for the season champion from two years ago, we want dallas.  However, below that we have a little bit of a shakeup in the (for the last two weeks) solid ranking at #2 and #3.  chris horton hears a who is still in second, but with a tenuous one game lead for the position at 119.  At #3, we now have a tie, with last season’s champion A. Fishman’s picks pulling into a tie (and owning the tiebreaker) over 22209 at 118; a number of other players are close behind, with 9 more players in the next 6 points.  It’s still possible for nearly anyone to win who has been playing all season, but some of the folks who haven’t been as diligent are already, like the Lions, out of the picture.  As we make our way through these last four weeks, we’re setting up for a furious finish!  However, props to our season winners, and I’ll pick up next week again.