"Coach Joe is on the Warpath!"

I'm not trying to sound like a sour grape but Gibbs lied. He told George that he wants to run 70% of the time and "take our shots." That is what he said. I heard it myself. So I'm not sure what Gibbs is talking about.

Bottom line is Det has a pretty good front 7 led by Shawn Rogers who is one of the best DT's in the NFL. But they are ranked 30th or 31st against the pass. So going in and trying to run 70% of the time against the lions is a stupid game plan. If the coaches watched the tape against Phi. then they should know Det. has serious problems in the secondary.

Whatever--I did not see the George Michaels thing, so I can't be sure what he meant by that, but he has been preaching balance from day one in Gibbs II.

I just am glad to see some fire from the man. No doubt, he's not visiting the message boards or anything, but he's been taking a lot of crap the last two weeks, and that stuff about Portis and his knee was pretty silly, IMO. No more Mr. Nice-guy would be a good thing.

I loved that interview. The media hasn't been good to joe so why should joe be good to them.

Hell yea! The coach is fired up, and the team is gonna come out and make a BIG STATEMENT!

We are gonna stomp the LIONS ASS!

Just remember its NOT 70%! Its BALANCED! DONT FORGET IT!

I'm not trying to sound like a sour grape but Gibbs lied. He told George that he wants to run 70% of the time and "take our shots." That is what he said. I heard it myself. So I'm not sure what Gibbs is talking about.

Bottom line is Det has a pretty good front 7 led by Shawn Rogers who is one of the best DT's in the NFL. But they are ranked 30th or 31st against the pass. So going in and trying to run 70% of the time against the lions is a stupid game plan. If the coaches watched the tape against Phi. then they should know Det. has serious problems in the secondary.

It wouldn't be the first time Gibbs lied. He's a good guy and all, but he will tell us what we want to hear. He's a diplomat.

Good to see that fire back n Joe. Hopefully the players wil respond. Sounds like Portis is on a mission as well. HAIL!!! Get them Lions!!

I'm really happy to see that Joe is fired up and a little ticked off again. I didn't think he had it in him anymore, but he suprised me. I want to see the guys play with that kind of attitude all year.

History will tell you that when the Redskins were in their glory years, we had a balanced offensive attack. As much as Gibbs has been known for his ball controlled offense, we actually had a pretty decent balanced offense.

I didn't see the interview with George Michael, but I wouldn't doubt if what Gibbs said to him wasn't meant to be tongue and cheek and the media taken every word as gospel. If that's the case, it isnt' lying, I mean heck, what team wouldn't want to win every ball game by just handing it off to the running back?

Gibbs is not the guy to throw stuff and break thing it just not in him now or in his past.

That is absolutely, factually incorrect. There are documented reports that have Gibbs punching holes in chalkboards, knocking over chairs, and starting a foodfight with a bucket full of oranges at halftime to get his team fired up.

He HAS done this in his first stint as head coach. I haven't heard of him doing this his second time around. But trust me -- it HAS happened.

Joe Theismann on the Dan Patrick Show said that on a Monday after a loss, his players were in a meeting going over film from the day before. When noticing that his players weren't really into it, daydreaming and carrying on, he immediately put his fist through the glass on the overhead projector when trying to diagram a play.

What we see on the sidelines, and what he shows in public to the media is, according to reports, NOTHING like what the players used to see in private.

That is absolutely, factually incorrect. There are documented reports that have Gibbs punching holes in chalkboards, knocking over chairs, and starting a foodfight with a bucket full of oranges at halftime to get his team fired up.

He HAS done this in his first stint as head coach. I haven't heard of him doing this his second time around. But trust me -- it HAS happened.

Joe Theismann on the Dan Patrick Show said that on a Monday after a loss, his players were in a meeting going over film from the day before. When noticing that his players weren't really into it, daydreaming and carrying on, he immediately put his fist through the glass on the overhead projector when trying to diagram a play.

What we see on the sidelines, and what he shows in public to the media is, according to reports, NOTHING like what the players used to see in private.

I'm don't doubt any of these stories are true. We all the know guy is competitive as hell. My point is he is stubborn as hell and in his 2nd go around it's hurt the team.