And now for something completely different...

Umm...not that I'm ashamed of my last post, but I just thought it would be good to balance out some of that fanciness with some talk about "fuhball". My Redskins take on the Eagles on Monday night and I wanted to share some thoughts with you. I'm afraid we're going to lose. As much as I try to convince myself otherwise...I just can't shake the feeling that it's not going to work out. But the following are things I might say to myself to talk myself into believing in my team.


1. The Redskins ran all over the Eagles last season and that was without Clinton Portis. The Two-Six is healthy and hungry now and could have a big day.


2. Chris Cooley always lights up the Eagles. They've got some rookie linebacker whose supposed to try and shut him down. I don't think it will happen. Cooley is due for a big game...watch for it.


3. Lito Shepard, Eagles star cornerback is injured. This might create a mismatch between Santana Moss and some #2 d-back. The Eagles use alot of blitz packages which will leave Tana-man one on one. I'm predicting fireworks.

Okay. Here's why I'm afraid it won't work.

1. Jason Campbell (our new QB) hangs on to the ball too long and isn't really good at anticipating the blitzes yet. I fear for his safety and decision making under the pressure defense of the Eagles.

2. I'm not sure about the Redskins defense. They could turn out to be the real McCoy but I've been burned before...come to think of it, so has the Redskins secondary...many many times last season. I'll believe in them when I see them shut down or at least contain the Eagles passing attack.

So here it goes. I'll predict a Redskins win 24-21 because I'm a very biased fan, but I must say I'm not confident.