The Skins Are Wounded, Therefore Go For the Jugular Early

The way I see it: this weekend, there is a perfect storm blowing into Landover, Md of orange and blue content. The Redskins, once masters of the NFL, have fallen on hard times in the past 10-15 years. Everyone from John Riggins to Michael Lombardi has lambasted this flagship franchise and their criticisms have been well deserved by the burgundy and gold.

How does this relate to the Broncos? Simple, the best way to get rid of an annoying, sickly fly, is to get out the swatter and pin its lifeless body against the wall.

In the words of the immortal Bill Parcells: "you are what your record says you are." To me, that suggests the Broncos are a good team, not the best in the NFL or even the AFC at this point, but still dang good, nonetheless.  The best way to confirm our magnificence is to take the Redskins out early and win going away.

All records indicate that Ryan Harris is out this week, so with a seasoned (somewhat) Tyler Polumbus in the lineup, the time is right for him to dominate against Washington. I believe that Knowshon Moreno will come out with a chip on his shoulder and he and Correll Buckhalter will pound the Skins' defense all day long.

Once our running game asserts itself again, watch Kyle Orton find plenty of time to carve up the Washington secondary, which consists of, you guessed it, DeAngelo Hall (a.k.a, the nail to Eddie Royal's hammer as we all learned in the 2008 season opener when Hall played for the Raiders).

Some people are saying this is a trap game for the Broncos. I say such a thing is impossible because we all know dang well that Josh McDaniels will have Denver ready to smack the Redskins around after two shoddy performances in the last two weeks.

We have not lost to the Skins in the greater D.C. area since 1992 and I expect us to win at FedEx Field, but only if we remember who we really are and Washington continues to be its own worst enemy. The Broncos, of course, will play a huge role in Washington's demise if they come out and play their game.

Thanks for reading and of course, GO BRONCOS!!!