Schedule Update, 10/23/2006

Breakfast of Redskins

Back on October 2, I ran quickly through the Redskins schedule as it looked after the Jaguars game. The Redskins were 2-2 and facing the Giants that weak at the Meadowlands. We know what happened there. Yesterday was an obvious sign that expectations will have to be revised downward, to put it mildly.

I called 10-6 enough to win the division. With the Eagles dropping two in a row, I still think 10 wins is enough, and may likely require some division tie-breaking. It's a long season to ride on Dono's arm, TO's ODs and Tiki's legs. Periodically, I'll be looking at my own predictions to see how the Redskins are progressing regressing.

At that point, the Redskins had 6 road games and 6 home games left. This is what I said about the road games:

Remaining road games:
Giants - possibly imploding (Redskins lost)
Colts - tough in the way we don't know (Redskins lost big)
Eagles - tough in the way we know (played well enough to win, lost two in a row)
Bucs - falling apart, sobbing mess (didn't deserve to beat Eagles)
Saints - my vote: overrated (but beat Eagles)
Rams - a weak 3-1 at this point (turning out to be a decent team)

The Redskins needed to go 4-2 in these road games to keep pace. They are already 0-2. Mind you, they are also 0-2 in the division, so that puts the Philadephia game into focus. So, they need to run the table. If there is any good news, it's that the NFC Beast is shaping up like a slaughterhouse with no obvious class to the division emerging, and there's only one more division road game.

Here's what I said about the home games:

Remaining home games:
Titans - turkeys (Redskins lost; are the real turkeys)
Cowboys - a must-win (nuff said)
Panthers - dangerous (doesn't bode well for Washington)
Falcons - never win at RFK, er, Redskins Stadium (means nothing this year)
Eagles - a must-win (duh)
Giants - a must-win (double duh)

Going 4-2 at home, coupled with a 2-2 record at the time and a 4-2 road record yields 10 wins. The Redskins have already lost one of these home games, and it was without question the easiest chance at a win in the bunch. To stay on course, they may need to run the table at home in order to lend a win to the road record, since I doubt the Redskins can go 4-0 on the road.

Thoughts?


Weakies horked from here.