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[quote=skinsfan69;599852]stay home. no one says you have to go over to fed ex and give him your money.[/quote]

This is a silly come back. Maybe people like going to the games. Maybe people enjoyed the Redskins PRE-Synder. Many of us have stopped going, turned in season tickets, and refuse to give the man anymore cash. Doesn't mean we are not fans, just means, we are showing our displeasure with a rather poor product.

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[quote=Miller101;599851]Lighten up on Snyder? That dude is charging you to park a car in a stadium! Most stadiums don't charge and those that do only charge a few bucks. Snyder charges you a small fortune. ...[/quote]

What stadium (for an NFL or MLB) team doesn't charge for parking? And if you can park your car IN the stadium for free at any NFL game, you are FREAKING amazing.

Again, all the other crud aside, when the team was being sold there were only a few buyers that were even being looked at and in MY opinion Snyder was the best of the lot.

I will maintain my fandom to the Skins and applaud Snyder and the FO for the many moves that I see where he tries to make this team a winner, and forgive him for the mistakes he has made along the way. That is not just how I treat Snyder, but most of the people I have dealt with in my life, and how I hope to be treated by people who get to know me.

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[quote=Spence;599508]For every Washingtonian puff piece, I can find several articles about what a twerp Snyder is. If you're cool with $30 to park at FedEx Field and high ticket prices for a poor product, that's your business. I'm not cool with it. Diff'rent strokes and all.[/quote]


amen! preach on brother spence!

I can see how some skins fans could think the DS is not a bad owner, but i have a hard time understanding the logic of any skins fan saying the DS is a good owner.

go skins!!

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[quote=Mattyk72;599861]They haven't been raised in a few years.

[url=http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Redskins_Hold_Line_On_Ticket_Prices_For_Third_Straight_Season_31075.jsp]Redskins Hold Line On Ticket Prices For Third Straight Season[/url][/quote]

Not True..............I was a season ticket holder last year. I didn't re-up this year, because Danny rose the prices yet again. I couldn't afford it no more. This time it was on the tailgate club tickets that I had. Yeah.................I could have said I don't want the tailgate club no more and then they would have said, "We'll move you back to the top. We'll call you when we have your seats picked out." Screw that!

But hey! I'm going to the Atlanta game this year! I'm not giving Danny my hard earned money no more. I'll be going to one away game a year now. That I can afford. And it will be fun. I'll be able to see other cities and experience other stadiums.................I can't wait!

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[url=http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/09/07/daily51.html]Redskins don’t raise ticket prices - Washington Business Journal:[/url]

So how did they raise the ticket price then?

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I love DS, better have an owner that at least wants to win as opposed to somebody who doesn't really care about the team. You all know that he hates to lose as much as we do. That was a really good story though.

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I want to win real real bad to. doesnt mean i know how to run an nfl franchise, doesnt mean the DS knows how to run an nfl franchise either.

[url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1241872.html]Redskins' Dan Snyder now NFL's worst owner - Football - MiamiHerald.com[/url]

[url=http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/daniel-snyders-never-ending-quest-to-be-the-worst-owner-in-sports/]Daniel Snyder's never-ending quest to be the worst owner in sports. | Sports Business Digest[/url]

[url=http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/09/daniel-snyder-washington-redskins-fans-nfl-owners-shapiro.html]The League Panelists: NFL owners, like Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder are jerking fans around, but Snyder is the worst - Leonard Shapiro[/url]

[url=http://www1.realclearsports.com/2009/09/04/skins_owner_snyder_is_adding_to_his_infamy_64313.html]Real Clear Sports - Skins Owner Snyder is Adding to His Infamy[/url]

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1224543&type=package]ESPN.com - The List: Worst owners in sports[/url]

[url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212836-were-peter-angelos-and-dan-snyder-separated-at-birth]Were Peter Angelos and Dan Snyder Separated at Birth? | Bleacher Report[/url]

lol this is just from the past month or so . . . . i think i could reach the end of the internet before i reached the end of articles writing about how much the DS sucks.

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Holly Cow. LOL. I honestly thought this whole blog was about Skinny Tee faining support for DS just to ....as a joke.... get someone who actually does support DS to come forth and be recognized and ....as a joke... pretend to be pointing him out as a traitor to the rest of us.

^That might not make sense sorry. Just trying to show how slow I am which I guess isn't a good thing.

So Skinny Tee, who can DS be friends with? I guess anyone in the division is off limits? So would Arizona be ok? Not trying to pick on anyone but [B]all the owners are friendly towards each other.[/B] They all have a common goal....which is to make their team thrive and if something is working for one owner then you bet they will be talking to see if it would work for them. To the owners it's all business. Business men hang out together...especially ones in the same type of business.

Plus they all have to get a long in order to support each others issues in regards to the CAP. I mean it's not an owners union for nothing. Then theres the players union. and low and behold a REF's union. and comming to a town near you a coach's union. ;)

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[quote=Skinny Tee;599869]The fact was my original statement over Snyder and Jones being close friends...

I simply said that it irked me that he pals around with his biggest rival and he's gets along too well with Jones for a guy who has been coming up short in their competitive rivarly.


Snyder's petty enough to sue little old ladies over season tickets but [B]he's not petty enough to be focused against his rival?[/B]

I've seen Snyder do some pretty petty things, like keep Norv Turner waiting for 3+ hours outside of his office before he brought him in to fire him, so to say that he isn't petty enough to not cavort with cowboys is not a stretch.[/quote]

Dude, you keep making that same non-sequitur statement and keep calling it a fact.

The truth is that you can be friends with someone and still be "focused" in a rivalry situation against them. Sometimes the friendship even enhances the sense of rivalry.

I'll bet that everyone on this board at some time or another has competed in a focused way against a friend. It happens in fantasy football every week.

By the way, as long as people are talking about what is "petty," one could say that it is pretty "petty" to criticize Snyder for the company he keeps.

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[quote=over the mountain;599968]I want to win real real bad to. doesnt mean i know how to run an nfl franchise, doesnt mean the DS knows how to run an nfl franchise either.

[url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1241872.html]Redskins' Dan Snyder now NFL's worst owner - Football - MiamiHerald.com[/url]

[url=http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/daniel-snyders-never-ending-quest-to-be-the-worst-owner-in-sports/]Daniel Snyder's never-ending quest to be the worst owner in sports. | Sports Business Digest[/url]

[url=http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/09/daniel-snyder-washington-redskins-fans-nfl-owners-shapiro.html]The League Panelists: NFL owners, like Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder are jerking fans around, but Snyder is the worst - Leonard Shapiro[/url]

[url=http://www1.realclearsports.com/2009/09/04/skins_owner_snyder_is_adding_to_his_infamy_64313.html]Real Clear Sports - Skins Owner Snyder is Adding to His Infamy[/url]

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1224543&type=package]ESPN.com - The List: Worst owners in sports[/url]

[url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212836-were-peter-angelos-and-dan-snyder-separated-at-birth]Were Peter Angelos and Dan Snyder Separated at Birth? | Bleacher Report[/url]

lol this is just from the past month or so . . . . i think i could reach the end of the internet before i reached the end of articles writing about how much the DS sucks.[/quote]

Two of those links are the same article.

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[quote=Lotus;599984]Dude, you keep making that same non-sequitur statement and keep calling it a fact.

The truth is that you can be friends with someone and still be "focused" in a rivalry situation against them. Sometimes the friendship even enhances the sense of rivalry.

I'll bet that everyone on this board at some time or another has competed in a focused way against a friend. It happens in fantasy football every week.

[B]By the way, as long as people are talking about what is "petty," one could say that it is pretty "petty" to criticize Snyder for the company he keeps.[/[/B]quote]

Or that ugly blue and silver thingy under your name. ;)

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[quote=SmootSmack;599929][URL="http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/09/07/daily51.html"]Redskins don’t raise ticket prices - Washington Business Journal:[/URL]

So how did they raise the ticket price then?[/quote]

If you read that article, one of the comments mentions built-in escalators in ticket prices for club-level and other premium seats. I think Miller even mentioned his tickets were Tailgate Club or something like that.

I didn't realize how much Jerrah was charging for tickets down here, that's just batsh*t crazy. $700+ to watch a Cowboys game? Crazy Town.

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[quote=SBXVII;599973]Holly Cow. LOL. I[B] honestly thought this whole blog was about Skinny Tee faining support for DS just to ....as a joke.... get someone who actually does support DS to come forth and be recognized and ....as a joke... pretend to be pointing him out as a traitor to the rest of us. [/B]

^That might not make sense sorry. Just trying to show how slow I am which I guess isn't a good thing.

So Skinny Tee, who can DS be friends with? I guess anyone in the division is off limits? So would Arizona be ok? Not trying to pick on anyone but all the owners are friendly towards each other. They all have a common goal....which is to make their team thrive and if something is working for one owner then you bet they will be talking to see if it would work for them. To the owners it's all business. Business men hang out together...especially ones in the same type of business.

Plus they all have to get a long in order to support each others issues in regards to the CAP. I mean it's not an owners union for nothing. Then theres the players union. and low and behold a REF's union. and comming to a town near you a coach's union. ;)[/quote]

That was the original intention...

Then it turned into some big stink about my personal feelings on Snyder vacationing with Jones. It's not that big a deal that I personally hold a grievance against the fact that Snyder and Jones are vacationing chill boys...if you don't, then great, one less burden for you...I, on the other hand, hold grievance against it.

I also hold grievance against front office moves by Snyder for the last ten years, and against his personal managment ethics against our very own Redskins players, coaches and staff.

There are many transgressions that Snyder has done so far that make me hold it against him. Going out of his way to buddy up with Jones is just one of them.

Apparently it's the most intruging one of them all from the looks of it...

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[quote=dgack;600035]If you read that article, one of the comments mentions built-in escalators in ticket prices for club-level and other premium seats. I think Miller even mentioned his tickets were Tailgate Club or something like that.

I didn't realize how much Jerrah was charging for tickets down here, that's just batsh*t crazy. $700+ to watch a Cowboys game? Crazy Town.[/quote]

Got it. Thanks for the clarification

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[quote=itvnetop;599625]SS, one of the points you've brought up before is the expectations of the fanbase... which in turn may affect organizational direction. As Redskin fans, are we able to support a rebuilding effort that includes a youth movement everywhere and a sacrifice of two or three really awful years (results-wise, not necessarily growth-wise)?

The team seems to have this teetering balance b/t drafting where we still have picks and supplementing a few holes with big FAs every offseason. Silly contracts are handed out to new guys, but productive mainstays (like Sellars) have to fight for a decent extension. The up-and-coming guys I would have loved to see as head coaches here go elsewhere (Payton, Spags, etc). It's one thing when former players trash talk the organization when they leave (Pierce, LA)... it's another when one of the "core" guys like Jansen leave with bad feelings (although it definitely made business sense to let him go, I get the notion his dismissal wasn't as classy as his Redskins career was).

While DS has done everything he's believed he could to help the team win, a culture has been created to where some coordinators aren't as quick to jump at an opportunity to head coach here, some current players don't feel rewarded for their efforts and some just leave with bad tastes in their mouths. Going back to the fanbase thing, I'm not so sure Snyder is willing to sacrifice profits for a few seasons getting this thing sorted out. I hope it's not too late.[/quote]

You make some very strong points. I will say though that it's hard to take much stock in what players say when they are let go. I think a lot of it is just frustration that they've been told they're not wanted anymore. But you don't hear Jansen talking about coaches came to his defense the last two seasons to keep him from being cut. You don't hear Pierce talk about how no other team even considered him in the draft and the Redskins gave him an opportunity. You don't hear Demetric Evans talk about the Redskins picking him up on waivers and then re-signing him (or that Evans said he was happy to not have to deal with the tough competition in the NFC East). You don't hear Khary Campbell explain why he wanted to be paid like a starter yet last I checked no one is even paying him to be on the roster.

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[quote=SBXVII;600013][quote=Lotus;599984]Dude, you keep making that same non-sequitur statement and keep calling it a fact.

The truth is that you can be friends with someone and still be "focused" in a rivalry situation against them. Sometimes the friendship even enhances the sense of rivalry.

I'll bet that everyone on this board at some time or another has competed in a focused way against a friend. It happens in fantasy football every week.

[B]By the way, as long as people are talking about what is "petty," one could say that it is pretty "petty" to criticize Snyder for the company he keeps.[/[/B]quote]

Or that ugly blue and silver thingy under your name. ;)[/quote]

I made a vow about the Lions game. That horrendous avatar is gone after today. :)

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[quote=skinsfaninok;599442]Dude all he wants to do is win.. It's really hard to win Championships in the Nfl, ask Marino amongst other greats to never win it.. The article is funny, freaking Billionaire owners, that would be nice lol. I am a believer in Snyder and I still think if Gibbs was here, we would be a top 10 team.[/quote]

R U A Paint Huffer????

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He deserves every bit of the criticism and probably more. He has created this culture of mediocrity that the team has drowned in for the last 10 years.

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lol @ internal rivalry on the board

skinny is frustrated and spouting and smoot is mad

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I have posted my feelings before as an outsider ..............,look DS seems like a nice person and I'm sure he has a good heart but this is not about that.People see his actions as with suing the old ladies......yes he did it twice and things of that nature and judge him.To me his problem is ...he won't hire football people(fire Vinnie)..............IE a .....GM and then backaway.you can not play fantasy football in the NFL......with the NFL.

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[quote=tryfuhl;600198]lol @ internal rivalry on the board

skinny is frustrated and spouting and smoot is mad[/quote]

I'm not mad

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[quote=Giantone;600210]I have posted my feelings before as an outsider ..............,look DS seems like a nice person and I'm sure he has a good heart but this is not about that.[B]People see his actions as with suing the old ladies......yes he did it twice and things of that nature and judge him.[/B]To me his problem is ...he won't hire football people(fire Vinnie)..............IE a .....GM and then backaway.you can not play fantasy football in the NFL......with the NFL.[/quote]
This is where I think a lot of the Snyder-hate from the outside come in. Do you actually think [B][I][U]Dan Snyder[/U][/I][/B] went down to the county courthouse and filed a lawsuit against fans? Do you think that he even sat in a meeting and said, 'we need to sue our season ticket holders' or do you think that a decision was made by some managers and lawyers to sue people not performing to a contract they signed? It amazes me how otherwise reasonably intelligent people get caught up in the way something is reported in the media. It doesn't take a genius to figure out a middle management business decision and an executive order from the owner.

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[quote=Paintrain;600275]This is where I think a lot of the Snyder-hate from the outside come in. [B]Do you actually think [I][U]Dan Snyder[/U][/I] went down to the county courthouse and filed a lawsuit against fans?[/B] Do you think that he even sat in a meeting and said, 'we need to sue our season ticket holders' or do you think that a decision was made by some managers and lawyers to sue people not performing to a contract they signed? It amazes me how otherwise reasonably intelligent people get caught up in the way something is reported in the media. It doesn't take a genius to figure out a middle management business decision and an executive order from the owner.[/quote]

No, but do you actually think he was unaware of the decision to pursue judgements against ticket holders? It's not like it was an isolated incident.

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[quote=freddyg12;600281]No, but do you actually think he was unaware of the decision to pursue judgements against ticket holders? It's not like it was an isolated incident.[/quote]

Truthfully, I'll bet he had no clue. You have to think of things on a global scale from an organizational point of view. That's equivalent to the CEO of Chevrolet knowing the brand of body paint they use on their cars. While it's relevant to a revenue stream, it's insignificant to their overall responsibilities. Snyder likely only deals in discussions that impact millions of dollars, not a couple of thousand.

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[quote=Giantone;600210]I have posted my feelings before as an outsider ..............,look DS seems like a nice person and I'm sure he has a good heart but this is not about that.People see his actions as with suing the old ladies......yes he did it twice and things of that nature and judge him.To me his problem is ...he won't hire football people(fire Vinnie)..............IE a .....GM and then backaway.[B]you can not play fantasy football in the NFL......with the NFL.[/quote][/B]


??? It works for JJ my "Rehab buddy"?

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^ in terms of "Rehab", I'm refering to the show in TV. Not saying he's a druggy.

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[quote=Paintrain;600275]This is where I think a lot of the Snyder-hate from the outside come in. Do you actually think [B][I][U]Dan Snyder[/U][/I][/B] went down to the county courthouse and filed a lawsuit against fans? Do you think that he even sat in a meeting and said, 'we need to sue our season ticket holders' or do you think that a decision was made by some managers and lawyers to sue people not performing to a contract they signed? It amazes me how otherwise reasonably intelligent people get caught up in the way something is reported in the media. It doesn't take a genius to figure out a middle management business decision and an executive order from the owner.[/quote]

In a sense ......yes.Think back to the situation with the lady who lived across the street from FED EX....a security team dressed just like PG county Police told her she had to pay for a bus to the other side of the stadium,the women sued and won and in court there it was proven that the order to make fans (just not her)take the bus becuase he didn't want the fans walking from the outside and not making any money off them from parking other places came from the office of the President of the Washington Redskins,you really think he didn't know about that?

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Dude I can't believe this thread exists no I will not lighten up on a guy that knows about what I know about women about football thats rumored to be callin plays...fuck that Dan makes horrible buisness decisions Dan Snyder is a goddamn fool

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[quote=pg86;600542]Dude I can't believe this thread exists no I will not lighten up on a guy that knows about what I know about women about football thats [B]rumored to be callin plays[/B]...fuck that Dan makes horrible buisness decisions Dan Snyder is a goddamn fool[/quote]

huh?

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[quote=pg86;600542]Dude I can't believe this thread exists no I will not lighten up on a guy that knows about what I know about women about football thats rumored to be callin plays...fuck that Dan makes horrible buisness decisions Dan Snyder is a goddamn fool[/quote]

:smashfrea I can't even begin to understand what you're trying to say. lol

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[quote=DynamiteRave;600548]:smashfrea I can't even begin to understand what you're trying to say. lol[/quote]


Let me translate what I tried to say politely

Why in the world does a thread telling us to lighten up on Dan the man Snyder (man lightly defined) even exist!?

Edit: Oh you mean my statement about Women? Im freely admitting I know jack shit about the opposite sex

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[quote=pg86;600550]Let me translate what I tried to say politely

Why in the world does a thread telling us to lighten up on Dan the man Snyder (man lightly defined) even exist!?

Edit: Oh you mean my statement about Women? Im freely admitting I know jack shit about the opposite sex[/quote]

Read the ENTIRE first page of this thread...

...you'll find that it's not entirely what it seems.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;600554]Read the ENTIRE first page of this thread...

...you'll find that it's not entirely what it seems.[/quote]
LMAO now I get it ooo No its impossible not to love Dan!

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Like Snyder gives a rat's ass what we think of him. It is somewhat of a dumb thread ,in that this Snyder business comes up multiple times every year when the team takes a dive. I mean it is becoming redundant, but this bitching makes the site interesting. I mean if people didn't bitch about Snyder, the HC, the offense, or defense, the site would be rather dull. Plus, why should we lay off Snyder? Because he is a likeable guy? Shoot, Bush was a likeable guy, but that still doesn't mean he was a good president.

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Did anyone see "Redskins Nation" tonight with Cerrato? Again, to me, it had the whole pep rally feel. Damage control spin. Discredit any questions that put down the team in any fashion feel.

All of the sudden Larry Michael's breaks into this whole speach about random comments slamming people on the team or in the organization when they don't know anything about the individual.

I presume he was refering to Cerrato. The whole time Cerrato was sitting there looking like a pug stairing straight ahead. Then when questioned it seemed ...I don't know .... like he was not the sharpest tool in the shed. I'm not trying to slam him like others have. I was seriously shocked at how bad he spoke and how he was presented. Maybe it was just me. Cerrato then went on to talk about how he has all these rings from NFC championship games and SB's and maybe he will take a picture of them and send it to the blogger so they will know what it looks like since they will never get a chance to ever have one like him. I thought holly crap what an a$$.

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[quote=SBXVII;600587]Did anyone see "Redskins Nation" tonight with Cerrato? Again, to me, it had the whole pep rally feel. Damage control spin. Discredit any questions that put down the team in any fashion feel.

All of the sudden Larry Michael's breaks into this whole speach about random comments slamming people on the team or in the organization when they don't know anything about the individual.

I presume he was refering to Cerrato. The whole time Cerrato was sitting there looking like a pug stairing straight ahead. Then when questioned it seemed ...I don't know .... like he was not the sharpest tool in the shed. I'm not trying to slam him like others have. I was seriously shocked at how bad he spoke and how he was presented. [B]Maybe it was just me. Cerrato then went on to talk about how he has all these rings from NFC championship games and SB's and maybe he will take a picture of them and send it to the blogger so they will know what it looks like since they will never get a chance to ever have one like him.[/B] I thought holly crap what an a$$.[/quote]

You mean the blogger being a Redskins fan will never get to see a Super Bowl in his time because Vinny won't be able to field a winning Super Bowl team?

Cerrato talking about the Super Bowl rings he got when he was getting coffee for the front office...congrats on being a pimple on the ass of greatness...douche.


What is a Larry Michael? Who and Why is a Larry Michael??? Doesn't anyone know what this guy was before he became the Redskins greaseball spokesman? Has he ever played the game before? Has he had Redskins affliations, anything like that? I've googled him before and got absolutely nothing.

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[quote=SBXVII;600587]Did anyone see "Redskins Nation" tonight with Cerrato? Again, to me, it had the whole pep rally feel. Damage control spin. Discredit any questions that put down the team in any fashion feel.

All of the sudden Larry Michael's breaks into this whole speach about random comments slamming people on the team or in the organization when they don't know anything about the individual.

I presume he was refering to Cerrato. The whole time Cerrato was sitting there looking like a pug stairing straight ahead. Then when questioned it seemed ...I don't know .... like he was not the sharpest tool in the shed. I'm not trying to slam him like others have. I was seriously shocked at how bad he spoke and how he was presented. Maybe it was just me. Cerrato then went on to talk about how he has all these rings from NFC championship games and SB's and maybe he will take a picture of them and send it to the blogger so they will know what it looks like since they will never get a chance to ever have one like him. I thought holly crap what an a$$.[/quote]


Yeah I saw it...it was kinda funny. Poor Vinny he has no clue what he is doing. My question is do you know the woman he was targetting with the rant and who is challenged to call into Vinny's radio show? It was somebody in the DC media...funny

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When Dan hires a team good team president or / and a GM then I'll lighten up.

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Larry Michael grew up in Maryland and worked as an announcer for Westwood One Radio and as a columnist for USA Today. Well, he wasn't just an announcer (he did events like the Olympics and NCAA Basketball). He was also an executive, programming stations, negotiating deals etc.

I dealt with him a few times many years ago. Definitely has a used car salesman type demeanor. Not a mean guy, but not the most genuine or approachable guy either. Not like Herzog.

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[quote=SmootSmack;600602]Larry Michael grew up in Maryland and worked as an announcer for Westwood One Radio and as a columnist for USA Today. Well, he wasn't just an announcer (he did events like the Olympics and NCAA Basketball). He was also an executive, programming stations, negotiating deals etc.

I dealt with him a few times many years ago. Definitely has a used car salesman type demeanor. Not a mean guy, but not the most genuine or approachable guy either. Not like Herzog.[/quote]

Yeah...for some reason the guy comes off as a greaseball. I seem to notice my disdain for him more when we're losing though. Also I wondered how he ever got appointed to such a desirable postion as official commentor for the Redskins.

Thanks for the insight.