Honestly did anyone really think that the Vikings had a shot when Tarvaris Jackson trotted out onto the field wearing that diamond chain? I mean honestly, what is the explanation for that, we know your flossing man, your the starting quarterback for the Vikings, you don't really need to impress the ladies during the game. What a retard. Another smart move last night was not feeding Adrian Peterson the football. Sure the got stacked up by the Skins D-line, however come on, just a month ago people were already annointing him as the best Running Back of all time and now after a couple tough runs hes already riding the pine? I'd also like to laud the coaching skills of Joe Gibbs when he challenged that the Vikings had 12 men on the field following the fumbled exchange. Not only did that save the game for the Skins and turned the momentum right around, it also probably saved a lot of the 
fanbase, including myself, from defecting to a team like the Chargers or Titans. Seriously, had the Skins lost that game last night after going up 25-0, I was likely to go on a killing spree in this St. Petersburg Mariott the likes of which haven't been seen this side of Blacksburg. 
Anyway, I know I've been a homer for a long time (see Redskins v. Patriots) but seriously, if the Skins take care of business at home next week against the T.O.-less Cowboys who really have nothing to play for and will probably feature backup quarterback Brad Johnson, who was released by the Redskins because they thought he was past his prime back in 2000, then I really think they have to be considered a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs. The fact that they control their own destiny is amazing to me considering I was at the Bills game where we gave it away. Speaking of giving it away, true story, I was on a cruise back when I was 20 and met the great great great grand daughter of Buffalo Bill Cody, she was pretty smoking too, when I ask her age, she told me 18, come to find out from her brother that nope, she was 15. Now honestly, whats the law on that shit, not that anything happend, but first of all we were on a cruise to Alaska so we were in international waters where there are no lawas, and second she straight up lied to me. I mean she was very well developed and it was in my best interest to believe her, but still I don't know the laws. Any future Maritime lawyers out there, I could really use your help for the next time that I'm on a cruise and some girl 10 years younger than me starts putting the moves on. But, I digress. What I really wanted to point out is that there is no reason for concern from any team in the playoffs right now, and that the Redskins should be a force to be reckoned with during this run. Let's take a look at the teams already in:
Is there anyone out there thinking that the Giants are going to do any damage whatsoever in the playoffs? Is it time for New York to start looking towards a different quarterback of the future, after all Eli did have 2 picks and 5 fumbles yesterday, 2 of which were lost. Their leading receiver, Plaxico Burress doesn't even practice, and Brandon Jacobs, their leading rusher has been out for most of the season. It doesn't matter who this team plays in the first round of the playoffs, they are gonna get smoked. Just a week ago Eli almost broke the record for most incompletions in a game, pretty impressive. Luckily for Eli, fans aren't screaming for him to get benched because their backup QB Jared Lorenzen is only 6'3'' and about 300 lbs. This is a sad franchise and they will be going no where in the playoffs.
#4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I was pretty pissed off head coach Jon Gruden decided to throw in the towel yesterday at halftime when he benched most of his starters against the dreadful 49ers. Having already clinched the division, Gruden sees just how awful the Giants are and would prefer to play them in the first round. Pretty solid game plan to back your way into the playoffs by losing your last two games knowing your team isn't solid enough to beat the 6 seed. What do the Bucs have going for them? Jeff Garcia is married to a Playboy playmate. What they don't have going for them, the playmate is a beard because Garcia is really a flamer. Anyway, its unlikely that the Skins would face either the Bucs or the Giants in the playoffs, however if they were to play them I would feel incredibly optimistic about their chances.
#3 seed Seattle Seahawks
This is the only team that actually scares me, only because the Skins went up to Seattle a couple years ago in the playoffs and lost to the Hawks. Its really hard to win in Seattle, where they have retired the #12 representing the 12th man. Real great tradition they have up in Seattle where their best player is their fans. Nearly as sad as the only banners hanging from the Verizon Center rafters being the 2001-2004, 2006 WNBA Attendance championships. I just can’t believe how screwed we got in 2005, I was sure we had the 5-peat in us. Nevertheless, Seattle is not a championship contender, they have only one victory against a team with a winning record, and their MVP Shaun Alexander is all banged up. They are not the dominant team that barely beat the Redskins in the playoffs two years ago that the Skins should have won had Carlos Rogers known how to catch a ball. I don’t see any reason why the Skins should have no problem rolling through the Northwest.
#2 seed Green Bay Packers
Remember back to early October when the Skins rolled into Green Bay, took the lead at the half and made Brett Favre look just awful. The turning point of the season happened when Santana Moss fumbled the reverse and Charles Woodson ran it back for a touchdown, which was the only one they got and the only one they would need. The Skins dominated every facet of the game and should have won going away had they been able to hold onto the ball. Well guess what, they now have a quarterback who can hold onto it. The only way the Skins are going to go to Green Bay would be in the NFC Championship game, at which point I think they would go in extremely confident seeing as how they will have beaten the #1 seed.
#1. Dallas Cowboys
Would it get any better than this matchup, which would be the rubber game of the season series? Sure the Boys will likely be 13-3 going into the playoffs, however they have been slumping here towards the end of the season. They will have lost 2 out of their last 3 games of the season, one of which being to the Skins and they are banged up too. Romo’s thumb is hurt, probably from fisting Jessica Simpson, and T.O.’s ankle is sprained. Perhaps the last team they 
want coming into Dallas Stadium is the Redskins riding high on a 5 game winning streak. Had Todd Collins been the quarterback of the Skins in their first matchup they would have won. He wouldn’t have thrown the costly interceptions which Jason Campbell threw. Again, Todd Collins hasn’t thrown an INT in 10 years! Tony Homo threw 6 in one game against the Bills. Everyone’s hopping on the Tony Romo bandwagon, but people forget, theres a reason he rode the pine for 5 years behind guys like Quincy Carter, Clint Stoerner, Vinny Testaverde, Ryan Leaf, and Drew Bledsoe - because he is not that good. He’s the flavor of the week. I have to hand it to him, he realizes who he is and how this is his 15 minutes, so he’s trying to do what any warm blooded American man would do…bang as many celebrities as possible. He’s already crossed Sophia Bush, Carrie Underwood, probably Britney and Jessica Simpson, who’s left on that lift? He’ll probably go for Jamie-Lynn Spears now that he knows she’s easy, and hes gotta capitalize on this Hannah Montana craze by banging her too. Maybe he could get her Dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, to modify his hit song and serenade them with “Achy Breaky Hymen” as Romo deflowers her. Romo disgusts me.
So, obviously there are no real challenges to the Redskins Super Bowl run in the NFC, as for the AFC that’s a different story. However, if you give Joe Gibbs 2 weeks to prepare for any team you are in for trouble. Honestly, the Redskins are playing so well right now I wouldn’t be surprised if the commisioner decided that the entire Redskins roster would represent the NFC in the Pro Bowl. But seriously, if you play for the Redskins and are reading this, DO NOT look ahead to the Pro Bowl, secure the Super Bowl first then we’ll worry about Hawaii.
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