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Greetings and Happy Holidays to all of you!!
While thinking about and reflecting upon the horrors that the year 2020 will be infamously known for, I want to gift to this board a bit of hopeful optimism, in spite of it all. Originally, I thought to place this in @Caliskinsfan's "Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose... the ‘Optimistic/Non Poop’ Skins Thread" but, regifting just didn't seem appropriate for you guys.
Eight years ago at the end of the 2012-2013 Seattle came to visit and play as the wildcard participant against our NFCE champion team. Let's not skip past a possible repeat this year as we note other similarities associated with these two franchises, then and now. In search of their own franchise QB, in 2012, Wilson led the Hawks to the playoff and a 24-14 win against our guys. For Seattle, that season began their, thus far, eight year playoff run and two SB appearances. During that time, Washington fell into various states of disjointed fits and starts in search for consistency as an organization and at its QB position.
He's been an inconsistent, self-centered dumbass, on and off of the field, and I won't argue with anyone who not only holds that viewpoint, but insists that it's time to part ways with him going forward. I just happen to disagree with that perspective and here's why.
There are still games to be played and opportunities to put Ron Rivera in to a pretty good place, in deciding between, growing pains associated with his knuckleheaded QB's penchant to be, well, a knucklehead and what I believe he's about to see on the field. What happens if Dwayne balls out in these next few games? It's still possible that Alex Smith won't be ready to go, and even if he is, Haskins being the hot hand will give Rivera pause to change that heading into that likely playoff game against Seattle. I believe that it will play out this way and that Washington gets that playoff win with Dwayne Haskins leading the way. Perhaps for some here, that won't be enough to assuage locked-in notions on what to do with this young man or his abilities, but as Miss Jackson once sang, this is a "what have you done for me lately" league. Winning games, especially in the playoffs, is an awfully powerful salve that covers a lot of blemishes. That said, I predict that Washington wins against Carolina, Dwayne will turn in stellar performances in that one and the next, then, go on to win that playoff game, initiating a similar playoff/ SB run that began for Seattle eight years ago. Merry Christmas everyone!
While thinking about and reflecting upon the horrors that the year 2020 will be infamously known for, I want to gift to this board a bit of hopeful optimism, in spite of it all. Originally, I thought to place this in @Caliskinsfan's "Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose... the ‘Optimistic/Non Poop’ Skins Thread" but, regifting just didn't seem appropriate for you guys.
Eight years ago at the end of the 2012-2013 Seattle came to visit and play as the wildcard participant against our NFCE champion team. Let's not skip past a possible repeat this year as we note other similarities associated with these two franchises, then and now. In search of their own franchise QB, in 2012, Wilson led the Hawks to the playoff and a 24-14 win against our guys. For Seattle, that season began their, thus far, eight year playoff run and two SB appearances. During that time, Washington fell into various states of disjointed fits and starts in search for consistency as an organization and at its QB position.
He's been an inconsistent, self-centered dumbass, on and off of the field, and I won't argue with anyone who not only holds that viewpoint, but insists that it's time to part ways with him going forward. I just happen to disagree with that perspective and here's why.
There are still games to be played and opportunities to put Ron Rivera in to a pretty good place, in deciding between, growing pains associated with his knuckleheaded QB's penchant to be, well, a knucklehead and what I believe he's about to see on the field. What happens if Dwayne balls out in these next few games? It's still possible that Alex Smith won't be ready to go, and even if he is, Haskins being the hot hand will give Rivera pause to change that heading into that likely playoff game against Seattle. I believe that it will play out this way and that Washington gets that playoff win with Dwayne Haskins leading the way. Perhaps for some here, that won't be enough to assuage locked-in notions on what to do with this young man or his abilities, but as Miss Jackson once sang, this is a "what have you done for me lately" league. Winning games, especially in the playoffs, is an awfully powerful salve that covers a lot of blemishes. That said, I predict that Washington wins against Carolina, Dwayne will turn in stellar performances in that one and the next, then, go on to win that playoff game, initiating a similar playoff/ SB run that began for Seattle eight years ago. Merry Christmas everyone!