John Riggins Show - Joe Gibbs

If you think it was bad on sunday, just wait until Dallas comes to town. If MB is still the QB and we dont come out and play well right off the bat, the fans will turn in a hurry. I dont agree with it but its true. If that happens, Dallas will blow us right out of the water.

Gibbs needs to ask the fans to not do that. He is the only one who might be able to curb that a bit.

If you think it was bad on sunday, just wait until Dallas comes to town. If MB is still the QB and we dont come out and play well right off the bat, the fans will turn in a hurry. I dont agree with it but its true. If that happens, Dallas will blow us right out of the water.

Plus, the problem is, when the team is not doing well (ah'hem) there are always a lot more cowboys fans creeping around FedEx than if we are winning.

I really hope the dumb kid I go to games with doesn't get into a fight on the 5th because I doubt I'll jump in.

Thus the phrase "That is why they play the game!"

Some great and loyal fans around here giving up on the season already. Probably were on here last year in week 12 when we were 5-6 talking all this same trash. It ain't over 'til it's over.

it's different. last year we were 5-6 (.455) not 2-4 (.333), we hadn't fallen behind two nfc east teams (0-2 now, vs 6-0 in 2005), we hadn't gone 0-3 in the division (we went 10-2), we had an easier schedule, and we almost won a bunch of other games (35-36 bucs, failed 2pt conversion vs broncos to tie as time expired, OT loss to SD, all VERY close games).

right now, unless we're super lucky, we'll hit the bye at 2-5 and need to go 8-1 to get back in with no hint of defense or committment to the running game yet in sight.

I went to Desmond Howard's 1st preseason game vs. the vikes in 92, the season after we won our last bowl. It was also Rypien's 1st game after a long holdout & he was booed heavily in a 30-0 loss (we beat them in reg season & playoffs). Granted, he held out & was overpaid, but he had just been super bowl mvp!
Howard had 1 catch & no boos, despite having held out just as long.
QBs in DC have always been booed, I remember it happening to Joe T, but its the timing & energy that matters. If you're going to boo, at least make as much noise when the other team has the ball. Fedex got quiet for our D & it was a close game.

The booing on Sunday was mostly frustration with the defense's inability to stop the Titans in the 2nd half. There were scattered boos directed towards the offense, but that was to be expected as Brunell lobbed passes that he needed to fire in and fired in passes that should have been lobbed. The offense just looked out of sync, and meanwhile Vince Young was pretty effective against what all Skins fans feel should be a formidable defense.

The fans don't come to games to boo, they come to cheer. Unfortunately there wasn't much to cheer about in the Titans game, the Skins scored early and then spent most of the next three quarters in fits and starts.

Players are sensitive, so what. If they don't want the fans to boo, then give a better effort. Travis Henry ran for 175 yards, were the fans supposed to cheer about that?