Snyder sell the team

I have been patient and letting things 'play out' for 8 years with Snyderatto. You act like this something new and has never happened before. Just when we start making progress with Gibbs, everything gets blown up.
What irks me is the way the old staff was left in the dark. These guys are not some ordinary group. They (GW & Saunders) are some of the most qualified and respected coaches in the league. Why get rid of the them for the sake of change?
I don't think they were 'released' for the sake of change.. Offensively, Saunders was brought in to take the team to the next level. It didn't happen. We were 15th in offense and 18th in scoring, that's mediocre. Granted, Gibbs handcuffed him and he didn't really 'run the show' but if management wasn't comfortable with how things are going they made that move for the betterment of the team.

As for GW, it's simple. He wasn't going to be the head coach and it'd be an insult, especially to someone with an ego the size of GW, to be subordinate to another head coach.

I don't think they were 'released' for the sake of change.. Offensively, Saunders was brought in to take the team to the next level. It didn't happen. We were 15th in offense and 18th in scoring, that's mediocre. Granted, Gibbs handcuffed him and he didn't really 'run the show' but if management wasn't comfortable with how things are going they made that move for the betterment of the team.

As for GW, it's simple. He wasn't going to be the head coach and it'd be an insult, especially to someone with an ego the size of GW, to be subordinate to another head coach.Pretty much.

Why would Snyder can Saunders and GW simply for the sake of change? That really doesn't make much sense. Why not just blow up the whole staff then if he wants change??

There were rumors during the season that Saunders could be on the hotseat... even if Gibbs returned.

Despite what people assumed Williams was never a lock to take over for Gibbs and it was fairly well known that Snyder and Williams weren't exactly the best of buddies.

Please, sell all your season tickets. Then maybe my name will come up on the list.

Everyone take a deep breath. One of my fellow Skins fans here in Kentucky, where we watch the Skins everyweek on Sunday ticket, have always talked about the fact that we wish we had a younger coaching staff that you could build a team around for years to come. Gibb's and company are really old by coaching standards and as much as I had hoped G. Williams would be our coach, I want us to go young and exciting not stick with the same old stuff.

Were we really such a great team under Gibbs 2, GW's, and Snyder. Well it took two winning streaks to get into the playoffs which was nice but it was some hard playing as much as some luck. We have not been very consistent (note needing to win all those games to get into the playoffs) and lost our first game this year and lost our second in 05 after beating a team with only 160? yards on the O. We lost a bunch of games this year in the second half which with better coaching we should have won. I'm not saying that Gibbs, Williams, and Saunders were all that bad but I'm not sure why everyone is freaking out now they are gone. If we went back and look at post over the past year we would find a ton that say get rid of Saunders, Williams, and many had said that Gibbs 2 was not getting it done. The only thing that changed is we lost ST and had a winning streak but before that we had lost 4 straight games. Before this year we had a ton of post about Williams and how he was clashing with players. We heard that Saunders system takes 2 years but who has a syatem that takes so long to learn with the way thing change in the NFL. My view is that I'll sit back and see how these changes take shape on the field before I decide if they are the wrong or right moves.

Here we go with the luck thing again. :doh:

Here we go with the luck thing again. :doh:
I did not say we won because we were luck but if several teams would have won a couple of games we would not have been in the playoffs even with the 4 wins. So, yes we got lucky that other teams lost.

I did not say we won because we were luck but if several teams would have won a couple of games we would not have been in the playoffs even with the 4 wins. So, yes we got lucky that other teams lost.But we were better than them. Yes, we had no control over how many games they would lose, but teams are going to win and lose games that reflect somewhat their talent level.

We were a better team that the Saints, and a better team than the Vikings. We can't control how many games they win over the course of the season, but we can control the fact that we have a better roster than them, so more times than not, we were going to win more games.

Were we really such a great team under Gibbs 2, GW's, and Snyder. Well it took two winning streaks to get into the playoffs which was nice but it was some hard playing as much as some luck. We have not been very consistent (note needing to win all those games to get into the playoffs) and lost our first game this year and lost our second in 05 after beating a team with only 160? yards on the O. We lost a bunch of games this year in the second half which with better coaching we should have won. I'm not saying that Gibbs, Williams, and Saunders were all that bad but I'm not sure why everyone is freaking out now they are gone. If we went back and look at post over the past year we would find a ton that say get rid of Saunders, Williams, and many had said that Gibbs 2 was not getting it done. The only thing that changed is we lost ST and had a winning streak but before that we had lost 4 straight games. Before this year we had a ton of post about Williams and how he was clashing with players. We heard that Saunders system takes 2 years but who has a syatem that takes so long to learn with the way thing change in the NFL. My view is that I'll sit back and see how these changes take shape on the field before I decide if they are the wrong or right moves.Consistency is in the eye of the beholder. We played at a somewhat consistent level all season, and ended up with a record that justified our play.

The means to the end were at times downright wacky, but it all balanced out in the end. That is to say that, overall, we neither got totally boned, nor particularly lucky.