Redskin Schedule

One loss does not make a season.
A quick look at the schedule and the Redskins are still in the hunt.
When the schedule was announced, besides the Giants, we could have also put Ls (loss) next to At Dallas, At Seattle along with the Browns, Pittsburgh and Dallas at Fed Ex. We could put Ws next to Arizona, St. Louis, Philly, and NY Giants at home along with Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati and San Fran on the road. Either-way games were New Orleans at home and Philly on the road.
If this were to hold true the Redskins would have an 8-5 record with the 2 swing games holding the playoff chances. We’re talking the moons, stars & planets all need to line up in perfect order, here.
The Redskins do not have an easy schedule; the teams they are playing last year (counting the NFC East twice) were 132-124. The good news is that home schedule is the toughest (68-60) while the road is 64-64. So a 4-4 record road record is must, the need for a 5th road victory maybe need to pull out a playoff spot.
Been to Fed Ex lately? Many of those who attend games since Book’em Dano Snyder regime began feel there isn’t much of a home field advantage especially with all of the Cowboys and Philly fans who show up. The feeling is very understandable. When the stadium was know as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, in Raljon MD, the home advantage was 15-6-1. Under the High Priest of Greed, who raised the ticket prices to the limit while charging 6-pack prices for one cold beer among other price gouging schemes, the home record is only 33-31. Anything for a buck, Book’em Dano.
Gibbs would have loved the December schedule with Ravens, Bengals, Eagles and 49ers. All but the Eagles are on the road but Gibbs owned December with 46-18 record.
While the lack luster 16-7 loss to the Giants does not bode well for a quick start to the season, the Skins need to win 2 of their next four. If they were to sweep the 2 at home (New Orleans & Arizona) or better yet sweep the 2 NFC East teams (Dallas & Philly), we’re talking playoffs. If they were to win all four of the games, we need to check for steroids.