Lighten up...

Hey you got cheated, because the Redskins beat the Dolphins in the Super Bowl! I'd be asking for that dollar! :biggthump


I know what you're saying though LongTimeSkinsFan. I thought it quite comical when I started seeing an increase of New England jerseys around town! I have proudly been a Skins fan since about 1980...when I was just old enough to understand football! I remember in first grade one of my best friends came in with this autographed picture of Danny White and I took one look at my friend and laughed at him!
Yes they beat the crap out of the Dolphins the second time around. I'm talking about back in '73 when they played the Dolphins with Bob Griese at QB, Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick in the backfield, and the famed 'No-Name' defense. I believe they were the last team to have an undefeated season in both regular season and post season play. That's when I lost the $1!

damn, your old. lol!

damn, your old. lol!
hence the nick... LongTimeSkinsFan LOL! I can remember back when Ron McDole, Diron Talbert, Dave Butz, Chris Hanburger, and Joe Lavender were playing D for the Skins

If our team grossly underpreforms, and we obviously all agree that they have, why is their anything objectionable about - as fans - collectively exploring the reasons why we think they are struggling. That's objectivity, not negativity. I mean, what are we supposed to do, sit around and cheer and pretend that the team is decent? They aren't, and their performance this season has been radically incommensurate with what their talent level is generally believed to be. And this whole slew of people know saying "I didn't think they were a playoff team..." I seem to remember everyone and their mother jumping on the bandwagon before the season started, including sportswriters and broadcasters. And I don't think those were unrealistic expectations when you look at our roster.

Look, don't we have an obligations as Skins fans to intelligently critique our team? And even if that isn't obligated, isn't that what makes sites like this so much fun? I mean, who wants to read threads like "we lost, but everyone fought their guts out....nice try team" or "Brunell is a supersmart guy who's struggling a little bit, but is really a warrior." Not me! That type of blind optimism doesn't increase my intelligence as a fan. What I love about this site is that we all know the Skins real well and are all convinced we know how to fix them. Moreover, what motivates our fervent prognosticating and desparate criticisms is an intense love for the team, and genuine desire to see them improve. How anyone can be "pissed" at that is beyond me. That's what makes Skins fans the best in the world....even when our team is down and out (which let's face it, is pretty much every year), we follow them as intensely as if they were number one on the league. And when they are on top again, its gonna be that much sweeter for those of us who were there the whole time.

So like the rest of you I'll be waiting for them to turn things around, but until then, expect plenty more critical comments from me. Try not to get pissed about it.

Yes they beat the crap out of the Dolphins the second time around. I'm talking about back in '73 when they played the Dolphins with Bob Griese at QB, Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick in the backfield, and the famed 'No-Name' defense. I believe they were the last team to have an undefeated season in both regular season and post season play. That's when I lost the $1!


Ahhhhh yes I had forgotten about that! George Allen's "over the hill gang" playing against the undefeated Miami Dolphins! Wasn't that like a 14 -7 or 7-6 game?

And Dave Butz..that is a name I haven't heard in quite a while! This guy was huge! And not huge as in fat or overally muscular, he was just a big big guy and played his position well!