the skinny on the Commanders' quality wins...

[kramskoi]

as per Football Outsiders:

The truth is that the Commanders have continued to stay the course with a bonus win in a high-wind affair against the Giants . Washington beat the teams they should, lost to the teams that are better than them, and split with other .500 teams. They are 3-2 against teams with seven or eight wins. [They are 1-5 against teams with more than eight wins] and 4-0 against teams with fewer than seven wins. (DVOA considers the ten-win Giants a team that should be roughly .500, making this distinction even stronger.) By simply taking care of the teams they should beat, they control their own destiny for the playoffs.
This pattern would suggest a loss next week in their important match-up with the Cowboys. The good news is that Dallas has clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and may rest a number of starters. Star receiver Terrell Owens is certainly out, and Tony Romo’s thumb injury could make the Cowboys cautious. If the Cowboys play a second-tier line-up, the Commanders should take care of them in their methodical manner and return to the playoffs for the second time in the past three seasons.

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And in just in case you are wondering, the one win was against the Giants...the second quality win was against Minnesota [if you'd call the Vikings quality]...overall they are 2-5 vs. teams above .500

Winning streaks guarantee you nothing...the common theme in the three-win streak is poor quarterback play on the part of their opponents...

They won't have the luxury of facing Griese, Manning, or Jackson if they make the playoffs...:starspin

 

[apickmans]

with the amount of starters we've lost and 2/3rd string players we've played I think we've played just just fine.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Unlike a lot of posters here, I'm always a bit worried about division games.
I think Collins has a better understanding of the offense, and if he is given time is an ample quarterback. I think it will be a close game next week, even with our backups in. I dont want to see them in the playoffs, but if we do, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Another Commander thread. Hmmmmmmmmm.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Another Commander thread. Hmmmmmmmmm.

lol we play them next week man, what do you expect?

 

[Cowboys22]

Noone should be dismissing the skins. They have a strong history of playing well in December. I expect them to be a tough opponent for anyone until they are eliminated.

 

[Boysboy]

I'd rather not play Tampa b/c 1) Their Cover 2 could give our O fits, and 2) Garcia, of course, HATES Owens, which will give him and his team alot of motivation.

With that being said, I'd rather play them than another div opponent AGAIN in the playoffs.

 

[Future]

I'd rather not play Tampa b/c 1) Their Cover 2 could give our O fits, and 2) Garcia, of course, HATES Owens, which will give him and his team alot of motivation.

With that being said, I'd rather play them than another div opponent AGAIN in the playoffs.

Jason Witten was built to play against Cover 2...bring it on

 

[ajk23az]

I never like playing the Commanders, even though we have dominated them the last decade+ a lot of the games are still really close and are nerve racking, but those are the fun ones, as long as we pull it out =)

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Chasing the Commanders back to their holes.... fighting them at their owne game.


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