Predict 2015 Redskins Win Total (Your Expectations on Record)

[Om]

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Since the Redskins last played an official game, they have added a General Manager, fired a hapless Defensive Coordinator, hired a new, hopefully less hapless Defensive Coordinator, hired several high-profile Assistants, brought in numerous free agents slated to start and play big roles, added a draft class that has shown signs of promise but was not without its critics, and cycled through a QB controversy bizarre enough to set heads to shaking even by the head-shaking standards of Washington Redskins football.

I think it's safe to say that during all of that drama, the expectations those of us still stalwart enough to publicly proclaim ourselves fans of this ... interesting franchise ... have probably ebbed a flowed a great deal. So before the fur flies for real opening day, let's put those expectations on record heading into Week One, a 1:00pm tilt against the Miami Dolphins at a hopefully rocking FedEx Field this Sunday.

So let it be written.

 

[Goaldeje]

6-10...

 

[fanboyof91]

4-12. Kirk will still be Kirk.

 

[SNF]

Maybe four wins.

Oddly, considering how crappy the Redskins have been for so many years now, this is the least optimistic I've been in a long time.

All I was looking for in the pre-season was some solid individual play from the starters. I saw very little. I have also seen very little in Gruden since he's been here that gives me much confidence in him as a head coach.

If the defense and all its new parts comes together, if the running game can get on track and be solid and consistent, and if Captain Kirk can reduce his mental melt downs, then maybe they can be competitive, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

 

[Cycleans]

8-9 wins HTTR.

 

[Miles Monroe]

11 & 5, and we sneak into a wild card spot

 

[CarolinaSkin43]

11 & 5, and we sneak into a wild card spot

I think 11-5 might win the division ..

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[Om]

I went for 6-7 wins. To my mind too many things would have to go right to realistically expect to double our win total from last year and go .500 or better.

The defense would have to jell quicker than I think it's fair to expect given all the changes in scheme, coaching staff and personnel.

Ditto for the offensive line, with babies starting on the right side.

The special teams would have to go from historically bad to better-than average, meaning capable of actually helping win a couple games, instead of again being a weekly albatross that costs them severely.

The QB position remains, charitably, a question mark. We've seen good Kirk and we've seen bad. We would need to have the good show up consistently, and be able to not just manage games, but be a key factor in winning a few.

We need Gruden to make the kind of leap you hope for/expect between rookie and sophomore years, and the team give indications of becoming cohesive and disciplined on the field, while the off-field "noise" starts to get managed in a professional fashion so that the focus in the locker room can be on football and not answering endless questions about prima donnas and blowjobs.

And of course, we would need to stay healthy. Scot M has started the rebuild, but the depth in certain areas---OL, TE, secondary jump to mind---is not yet such that the team could overcome the kinds of key losses that have already befallen the TE spot and special teams.

That's not all intended as a downer, just my own brand of reality check. If we win 6-7 games, and it's clear by the end of the season that The Rebuild is showing some legs, and we maybe even have a capable QB to keep things moving while it grows, I'll head into next offseason feeling bullish about the direction here.

 

[Neophyte]

Here is the thing...this team could win anywhere from 4 to 12 games. Seriously.

If the DC is as exciting and dynamic as Gruden thinks there is enough talent on that side of the ball now to make a difference. If he is the real reason the Lions when 0-16 the no amount of talent will make up for him and we are cooked.

If Jay figures out how to call running plays more often than pass plays then this team can grind out some results by controlling the ball and the clock. If Jay gets all pass happy now that he has a QB he thinks can run his offense we may has well move on to 2016 now.

If Kirk plays has really learned something, and plays with confidence and poise, avoids turnovers and gets the ball out early, the sky is the limit. If, on the other hand, he is still the Kirk we saw getting benched for McCoy last year, well, it's going to be a long year.

So if it all goes right, we can run over the division, win 12 games and maybe make a playoff run. If it all goes South (which is not a stretch with this team), we won't win 5 games and will be once again picking in the Top 5 of the draft.

I suspect something in between. Call it 8-8 w/ just enough life to save Jay's job.

 

[Henry]

Om, you are Little Mary Sunshine compared to me.

4 wins.

I know there are those of you, far smarter and wiser in the ways of football than I, who think that all of the weekly offseason drama is overblown and means nothing. I don't agree. I think it's a symptom of the never-ending chronic dysfunction within this organization which has plagued this team and dragged it down like an anchor for almost two decades. From what I saw last year the team lacked focus and direction more than it lacked talent (not that it had a ton of talent), and I see that again this year.

I hold little hope for Gruden, but maybe McLovin whips this team into focus over the next few years. Given that he can't even keep his family out of the tabloids I find that prospect dubious, but you never know. In any case, I don't think this year is the year.

Four wins. And I wouldn't be surprised with two or three.

Sorry.

 

[Om]

Thanks, Henreeyore.

It's an interesting philosophical question, actually. Has the dysfunction been the root cause of the losing ... or has all the losing been a magnifying glass through which any- and everything looks dysfunctional?

I smell another thread.

 

[Ax]

I picked the 10-11 slot.

But, as I've replied in a few threads now, my thoughts are...

A winning record.
In contention for the division, into December.

And to answer Om's question, losing magnifies little problems, into big ones. Then the fanbase starts to repeat the talking points of the mediots.

Lemmings.

 

[Boone]

I don't think we should have been a 4 win team last year, so it's hard for me to predict doom and gloom at that level a 2nd year running. Truth is, I have zero idea of what kind of team this is going to be. We've had so much roster and coaching turnover since we last took the field, who knows where we really are this season?

I said 8 wins. Because anything less than hoping to win anything less than half our games seems pretty pointless and depressing.

 

[Neophyte]

Thanks, Henreeyore.

It's an interesting philosophical question, actually. Has the dysfunction been the root cause of the losing ... or has all the losing been a magnifying glass through which any- and everything looks dysfunctional?

I smell another thread.

Or a blog entry from this awesome blogger I know with his very own website...

Yeah, I just went went there.

I can be either the pot or the kettle, I'm good with either.

 

[Hog Fever]

I’ve been mulling that question over in my head for a while now. I like numbers so here’s what I was able to come up with. As I see it there are three ways this season could go:

Option #1 “The Crap Season” 4-12
All of our worst fears come true and not only is Kirk as bad as he played at times last season but by the bye-week (with the team at 2-5) he’s replaced by McCoy to avoid a team mutiny. He does no better and Kirk returns after several bad showings to finish the season with a vocal minority calling for Robert to get another shot. It doesn’t happen. The defense is one of the worst in the NFL. Not only is Joe Berry one and done, Gruden is fired at the end of the season and the spin is “Now Scott McCloughan has a chance to hire his own guy to get this franchise turned around.” Turmoil and strife rule the day again. Chance of happening - 27%

Option #2 “The So-So Season” 7-9
At times the team looks like they could beat anyone but at other times….we simply make too many mistakes to win. There are still a lot of questions going into next season but there is a growing positive feeling that Kirk could be the answer here in DC. The defense is decent. We could still use some secondary help and pressure on the QB is always an issue but they’re decent. The optimist out there will look at this season and play the “what if” game endlessly: “If only we had beat the Falcons and the Bears…teams we SHOULD have beat….we’d be in the playoffs.” Delusional? Perhaps. Probability, High. – 65%

Option #3 “The Dream Season” 11-5
All the hopes and dreams of the Redskin faithful have come true. Not only is Kirk as solid as a rock but the defense is much improved. Alfred Morris and Matt Jones prove a fantastic one two punch. The defense has played out of their minds all season. Hall finished with 5 interceptions (he ran 2 back for scores) and who would have thought Trent Murphy would end up with nearly double digit sacks. Hell, if Forbath hadn’t have missed that 52 yarder against the Cards in the playoffs we would have had a shot at the Super Bowl. Probability 8%

 

[TomE]

10-6
Kinda like playing the roulette wheel, I just keep placing the same bet 'til it hits

The noobies on the O line begin to gel, run game becomes steady if not spectacular, Kirk has his ups and downs but the defense bails him out just enough for him to succeed and starts all regular season games.

Relatively injury free season after being bitten by the bug enough during the offseason.

Some young guy breaks out this season and wows the fans

 

[McD5]

8-8. Maybe 9-7.

I expect to see WRs open, and the QB getting the ball out quickly.

I'm sure there will still be some turmoil, but I expect the offense to be solid. I believe the offense will be stronger than the defense.

On defense, I think Junior Galette could have given us a special year. I fear that Amerson and Goldson are liabilities. We are just too thin in that secondary, and that's if everyone stays healthy.

 

[Special K]

I'm a pointless, depressing and pessimistic person...when it comes to the Redskins. My prediction 6-10. Nevermind, that's actually the range for the number of beers I will undoubtedly consume each Sunday watching our team rack up 4-5 wins.

I really hope I'm wrong and this team ends up on the top end of the bipolar spectrum by the end of the season.

 

[McD5]

Call Uber

 

[Special K]

Call Uber

I watch all my games at home with my brother and father, so I'm good, lol. If I were out in public, I probably wouldn't be drinking that many beers (I have this "upstanding, responsible citizen" facade that I like to keep in tact in my small county ) and I'd make my brother drive since he doesn't drink. Oh the perks of living back in a small town with your family around!!!