skins89moss
08-07-2011, 05:36 AM
The thing is, I really feel like there's teams out there with FAR worse quarterback situations than ours.
The Panthers anyone? The Panthers are looking to have to choose between starting Cam Newton, Jimmy Clausen, and friggin' Derek Anderson. Are people looking forward to the Dalton/Gradkowski/Jordan Palmer battle in Cinci? How is T-Jack vs. Whitehurst any better than Grossman vs. Beck? Career underacheiver vs. career back-up?
But you don't hear the same kind of reservations about those situations, and those situations are approached with class and from an analytical perspective. They're not any better off than we are, but still, people come at it from a football analysis.
When we get to the Redskins though? It's a completely different dynamic. Like I said, there's an almost gleeful dismantling of our status as a football team, despite the moves we've made to get better. There are a lot of teams in rebuild mode, but it's the complete inverse of what we typically get.
Right now we're getting raked over the coals for NOT spending, for deciding to go with our own (and Beck and Grossman are our own, for the most part) and spend wisely. Meanwhile, a division rival is doing the exact thing that doomed so many of our seasons and they're being treated like the friggin' champions of the world.
And my point of contention is that, even if this football team was in a much better place, and we were truly a few pieces away from being a contender...we'd be getting MURDERED right now if we signed that many free agents, and put our cap situation in danger when we have to pay so many guys, spending money on big names while one of our homegrown talents that's been a playmaker for us holds out for money that he deserves. We wouldn't hear the end of it.
I understand and know that going into a season where Rex Grossman and John Beck is less than ideal. Way less. But the level of disrespect towards the team just seems to go beyond "what are they thinking" into thinking we're some sort of comedy side show, when in reality we made real strides towards making the football team better.
Hey Bro I love your passion and you are speaking the truth. I'm telling you that most of this Hate is really directed towards Dan Synder. Many people in the NFL and the Media still dislike Synder because all he wanted to do is win a Super Bowl for DC by spending for the best players. Hey at least he is learning now that his way did not get us a Super Bowl so now he hired Bruce and Shanny to get us back to being a Great Organization again. Our fans and some ex-Redskins are our own worst haters cause they have a issue with Synder. So they want to blast the Redskins for any reason. To all the so called Redskins fans it's about the team not the owner. I suggest some of you go to Youtube and watch our great teams (1982-1983,1987, 1991) of the past which can refresh your memory of our great Redskin History. I was growing up during the era when the Redskins were awful and became Super Bowl Champs. We need to come together and support our Coaches and Owner to regain our Greatness. HTTR
The Panthers anyone? The Panthers are looking to have to choose between starting Cam Newton, Jimmy Clausen, and friggin' Derek Anderson. Are people looking forward to the Dalton/Gradkowski/Jordan Palmer battle in Cinci? How is T-Jack vs. Whitehurst any better than Grossman vs. Beck? Career underacheiver vs. career back-up?
But you don't hear the same kind of reservations about those situations, and those situations are approached with class and from an analytical perspective. They're not any better off than we are, but still, people come at it from a football analysis.
When we get to the Redskins though? It's a completely different dynamic. Like I said, there's an almost gleeful dismantling of our status as a football team, despite the moves we've made to get better. There are a lot of teams in rebuild mode, but it's the complete inverse of what we typically get.
Right now we're getting raked over the coals for NOT spending, for deciding to go with our own (and Beck and Grossman are our own, for the most part) and spend wisely. Meanwhile, a division rival is doing the exact thing that doomed so many of our seasons and they're being treated like the friggin' champions of the world.
And my point of contention is that, even if this football team was in a much better place, and we were truly a few pieces away from being a contender...we'd be getting MURDERED right now if we signed that many free agents, and put our cap situation in danger when we have to pay so many guys, spending money on big names while one of our homegrown talents that's been a playmaker for us holds out for money that he deserves. We wouldn't hear the end of it.
I understand and know that going into a season where Rex Grossman and John Beck is less than ideal. Way less. But the level of disrespect towards the team just seems to go beyond "what are they thinking" into thinking we're some sort of comedy side show, when in reality we made real strides towards making the football team better.
Hey Bro I love your passion and you are speaking the truth. I'm telling you that most of this Hate is really directed towards Dan Synder. Many people in the NFL and the Media still dislike Synder because all he wanted to do is win a Super Bowl for DC by spending for the best players. Hey at least he is learning now that his way did not get us a Super Bowl so now he hired Bruce and Shanny to get us back to being a Great Organization again. Our fans and some ex-Redskins are our own worst haters cause they have a issue with Synder. So they want to blast the Redskins for any reason. To all the so called Redskins fans it's about the team not the owner. I suggest some of you go to Youtube and watch our great teams (1982-1983,1987, 1991) of the past which can refresh your memory of our great Redskin History. I was growing up during the era when the Redskins were awful and became Super Bowl Champs. We need to come together and support our Coaches and Owner to regain our Greatness. HTTR