thanks for a great season in the midst of tragedy
 

[B]i'm still proud i'm a skins fan.i think they did great after all the shit they have been through this season.i can't wait till next season.thanks again guys,i should have never doubted you.[/B]

Thank You Joe Gibbs/Redskins
 

It was an up and down season, obviously, but I don't believe any other coach could've turned things around like Joe Gibbs. Thank you Joe Gibbs, and the Washington Redskins for at least making it into the playoffs. This team exceeded expectations with all the injuries we've sustained this year, and of course the loss of Sean Taylor. This was an unbelievable season. I look for good things next season guys.

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It was a great season, one in which we were able to meet preseason expectations in the face of unbelievable adversity.

I don't know how many years it will take this team to make the next step, but this season is a pretty great stepping stone for what the future holds. The NFC East may be even tougher next year as the Eagles and the Giants are both likely to improve in the offseason.

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Exactly!!! Very proud of them, and proud to be a Redskins fan.

JOE GIBBS - THE REASON FOR THIS SEASON

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We almost broke them with that comeback, but after the missed fg we just fell apart. Very proud of the team. I sure need a break from football. What an intense year.

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I second that! These last few weeks were some of the most fun games to watch for several years now. With a depleted O line, a second string QB, and most importantly, the death of ST, these guys were able to pull off some miracles. Thanks again, it is a joy to be a fan of this team. Wait till next year!

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great turnaround after a God-awful season...

Thanks a million guys for making it just a little bit farther than everyone else thought this year...

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I'm going to merge this thread with the "Thank you...in the midst of tragedy" thread

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I pray JC IS ready for next year... and don't ever forget 21!

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I am so proud of this team, 5 weeks ago not alot of people gave us a chance, but we fought through it all and made the playoffs! Collins luck ran out today but he really had no time to get in sync. I look forward to a great team next season!

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obviously we didnt deserve a chance if we lost this game honestly

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Really...Dallas would of lost if they played that seahawks team today...seriously that seahawks team could of beat the pats the way they were playing

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Well its just so hard to win in seattle, they are great at home but next week GB will beat em. I hope NY beats TB and goes to dallas and wins!!!!

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I agree, I'm pretty pleased with what this team accomplished this year. Not overjoyed, because, early in the season, they made me believe they could be a much better football team and it never really happened, but after the Sean Taylor tragedy I admire the team and especially Joe for what they did to rally and make it this far.

All that said, I will feel very differently if, coming into next season, there is some sort of QB controversy in Washington. I believe Todd demonstrated today that this is not his team. I feel like Jason must step up and take that next step to become a very good starter next season and they could win this division.

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[quote=Meks;402456]obviously we didnt deserve a chance if we lost this game honestly[/quote]

I don't think that's true. I think we wouldn't have deserved it if we lost to Dallas backups. Seattle is a decent team. I don't think they're great. But our offensive line is absolutely inexcusably bad. And the Redskins have to address that this offseason by getting some depth.

I mean the front 4 of Seattle absolutely bent us over all game. And that was the problem with the whole game. I think if TC had more time back there, we would have done better. If the O-line had blocked better Portis might have been able to run more than just 2-3 ypc.

I think the team did great coming back from 5-7 not a lot of teams could do that. I believe the Redskins are still RIGHT on the cusp of blossoming into something great and hopefully they can put the pieces together over the offseason.

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God I wish this was like Madden so we could get the FA signings and Draft started immediately.

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Samuels is a stud but when Jansen and Thomas went down it finally caught up 2day! Heyer will be productive though. Next year we need to draft a DE or OL in the first rd. Maybe pick up A WR at some point

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I'm really proud of the team this year. For me, after 5-7, all the injuries, and ST's murder, I think we almost over achieved.

And no way Collins or Suisham takes the blame for this loss. Collins was the one who helped get us in the playoffs, so everyone needs to chill on the criticisms. If anything, TC should never have to pay for a meal in the District again.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;402464]I don't think that's true. I think we wouldn't have deserved it if we lost to Dallas backups. Seattle is a decent team. I don't think they're great. But our offensive line is absolutely inexcusably bad. And the Redskins have to address that this offseason by getting some depth.

I mean the front 4 of Seattle absolutely bent us over all game. And that was the problem with the whole game. I think if TC had more time back there, we would have done better. If the O-line had blocked better Portis might have been able to run more than just 2-3 ypc. .[/quote]

Gotta humbly disagree. They have 4 defensive players in the Pro Bowl and Kerney has played great his whole career. Kerney and Peterson are studs and they played a great game. Rabach is great at making line adjustments and is a really good center. Samuels and Kendall are better than average. Fabini should not even be a backup at this point of his career (unless it is in the AFL). And Heyer, well, he went undrafted for a reason. Give him some time but he's in no way capable of blocking Kerney even w/ help.
So yes, their front 4 dominated (with help from Lofi and Peterson) but they are better.

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DIDO!!! Watching the team play up to its potential the last 4 games of the regular season was priceless. Like someone else said... I'm ready for a break. Honestly, i don't even plan on watching the playoffs and maybe not even the SB this year. I want to remember this season for what it meant to the Skins and us fans.

Hail!

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Thanks for a great year, JG and all the skins!

After what this team's been through, making the playoffs was a testament to JG and his belief in character. Also, good to see GW get his mojo back. And kudos to Buges for making a patchwork bunch of backups and undrafted rookies into a real o-line. They had trouble today, but as was mentioned, Seattle is for real upfront, and they are VERY tough at home. Think it might have been a different story in DC, but that's the way it goes.

Kudos to ARE, Cooley, Portis, and Moss--they played with great heart. And Collins--what can you say? He had a tough time at the end, but if there's ever been a greater story of backup makes good, I haven't heard it. And props to Laron, Springs, and Smoot: great play, with heart and determination. And the picks showed that we still have a great young FS. And props to Reed--didn't know about his kid and the kidney transplant. That's the lead story for so many teams, and it's just another thing for the skins. What a year. Finally, Rock had a fantastic year and he really emerged as a leader. Love that guy.

Props most of all to Joe Gibbs. Without him, who are we? Just another football team, IMHO. With him, we are REDSKINS. Nuf said.

Hail to all the fans on this board, and Matty and all the mods for making this crazy year bearable, and even fun (!!) if that's possible given the circumstances. I'm proud to be on the best skins board there is.

Josh

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I'm proud to be a Skins fan after a loss today as I have ever been. Thanks for leaving it all out on the field even after losing a teammate to a terrible tragedy.

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[quote=MTRedskinsFan;402485]DIDO!!! Watching the team play up to its potential the last 4 games of the regular season was priceless. Like someone else said... I'm ready for a break. Honestly, i don't even plan on watching the playoffs and maybe not even the SB this year. I want to remember this season for what it meant to the Skins and us fans.

Hail![/quote]

Man I kind of agree with you. It's been so emotional for all of us Redskin fans. Can you imagine what it's like for the players? I'm ready for a break too. The finality of it is kind of strange.

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I am still darn proud to be a Redskins Fan! It was a tough year and at least we made the playoffs!!!

Re: Thank You Joe Gibbs/Redskins
 

[QUOTE=redwagonskins;402437]I second that! These last few weeks were some of the most fun games to watch for several years now. With a depleted O line, a second string QB, and most importantly, the death of ST, these guys were able to pull off some miracles. Thanks again, it is a joy to be a fan of this team. Wait till next year![/QUOTE]

The best part was beating the Cowboys 27-6 and you know what? The Cowboys will beat NE in the SB, mark my words.

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Great way to recover from a terribly unlucky season. I'm proud of my skins, the way they fought, and the way they came together.

Wait till next year!!!

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Very proud of the heart of this team. I'm looking forward to the offseason, the draft and the FA period. Skins 4 Life

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Great thread.

It's funny, I'm really not as disappointed as I thought I would be. I guess I've already found my peace with the season. I'm proud of the way they fought and kept battling in the face of some extreme adversity. My hat is off tonight to Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskins.

It was a memorable season. Thank you. I'm proud to be a Redskins fan.

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[QUOTE=Meks;402456]obviously we didnt deserve a chance if we lost this game honestly[/QUOTE]

There are 4 games this week, so every team that loses didn't deserve the chance to play in the playoffs?????? Not a logical comment buddy.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;402697]Great thread.

It's funny, I'm really not as disappointed as I thought I would be. I guess I've already found my peace with the season. I'm proud of the way they fought and kept battling in the face of some extreme adversity. My hat is off tonight to Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskins.

It was a memorable season. Thank you. I'm proud to be a Redskins fan.[/QUOTE]

Well, I agree with you about everything except I am just not ready to find my peace with the loss. I thought we were better than the Seahawks...I guess I was wrong and I'll come to peace with that eventually, but not today.

Still, it was a great season and I am proud of the skins, and proud to be a skins fan.

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I feel very proud as well. I never thought this team would make the playoffs this year--let alone have a winning record.

But I also feel as though these playoff chances are just to precious to squander with this franchise. 3 playoff runs in the past 15 years makes me wonder if when this team will be back here again...

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[quote=NYCSkin;402727]I feel very proud as well. I never thought this team would make the playoffs this year--let alone have a winning record.

But I also feel as though these playoff chances are just to precious to squander with this franchise. 3 playoff runs in the past 15 years makes me wonder if when this team will be back here again...[/quote]

Or you could say 2 playoff runs in the past 3 years.

Not sure why you're looking back so far and how that's relevant to the current team.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;402730]Or you could say 2 playoff runs in the past 3 years.

Not sure why you're looking back so far and how that's relevant to the current team.[/QUOTE]

I agree with your thought of 2 playoff runs in 3 years...this team has a much better mojo to it than it did in years past. Gibbs has brought respectability back to Washington, and the whole demeanor has changed.

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[quote=Mattyk72;402730]Or you could say 2 playoff runs in the past 3 years.

Not sure why you're looking back so far and how that's relevant to the current team.[/quote]

Because I am spoiled. My first 15 years as a fan, being a kid in DC during the 80s, I became programmed to expect a consistent playoff team with the Skins. The last 15 years have been brutally frustrating at times.

But very good point about 2 playoff runs in the last 3 years. Coupled with how this team battled back so well after the Taylor tragedy--I do feel good about that...

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[QUOTE=NYCSkin;402746]Because I am spoiled. My first 15 years as a fan, being a kid in DC during the 80s, I became programmed to expect a consistent playoff team with the Skins. The last 15 years have been brutally frustrating at times.

But very good point about 2 playoff runs in the last 3 years. Coupled with how this team battled back so well after the Taylor tragedy--I do feel good about that...[/QUOTE]

I'm right there with you...I was a fan back in the late 70's and had a great run through to the very early 90's. The past 15+ years have not been kind.
Still I thank my dead great uncle for getting me into football and more importantly, he was a Boston Redskins fan back in the 30's and followed the team to Washington. He got me into the Skins instead of the Pats. THANK YOU UNCLE TONY!

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Thanks for making something of a season that seemed lost. Let's make this strong finish a stepping stone for a great season next year.

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While this loss does sting a bit, I'm proud of what they were able to accomplish this season. No team should have to go through what they went through. Despite the cards being repeatedly stacked against them all season, they still found a way to make it to the dance.

A special thank you to Coach Gibbs. You were a constant source of strength in the midst of an unbelievable storm. To me, you encompass all that it means to be a Redskin.

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[quote=jsarno;402708]Well, I agree with you about everything except I am just not ready to find my peace with the loss. I thought we were better than the Seahawks...I guess I was wrong and I'll come to peace with that eventually, but not today.

Still, it was a great season and I am proud of the skins, and proud to be a skins fan.[/quote]

We are a better team, we just weren't today. Certainly at full strength I think we win this game.

I mean, when all is said and done, Hasselhoff did precisely what I knew he would: engineer one scoring drive and make a bunch of mistakes. Some we capitalized on, many we didn't. The defense largely did their job, and offense responded in the second half, too, on all but one or two critical plays. Hell, even our special teams far outplayed Seattle minus that glaring FG botch.

For all that talk about the explosive Seagull offense, despite the fact that we couldn't run at all, despite being manhandled by their D in the first half, we HAD this game, we just couldn't finish, and momentum swung back.

We lost this game because their speed rushing defense far outmatched our patchwork O-Line, and because of their crowd noise / home field advantage. Honestly, that's it, IMO. I think we stuffed them on D repeatedly, and I think once we got into the no-huddle and started making plays in the second half, we had them on the ropes, but the FG miss killed the tidal wave of momentum we were about to drop on those guys.

I don't feel bad at all because I know we lost due to personnel issues we simply couldn't have solved today. We simply hit a matchup that was really, really bad for us, and we nearly pulled it off anyway.

Only thing that really leaves a bad taste in my mouth today was Santana's continuing mental lapses. A few folks took exception to my assertion that ARE was playing like our WR1 this season, but I think he showed that today, while Santana had a lot of regrettable missed plays, including that backbreaker pick 6 he stood and watched.

Anyway, it was a horrible season that was redeemed and became a great one and at this point to hell with the rest of the teams in the NFC, except maybe the Pack. Pack-Jags Super Bowl wouldn't offend me too much. Or Pack-Colts.

Just not the Seagulls. Or Gints. Or Cowpokes. Or Cheatriots.

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Agreed!!!!

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Leading up to this game I couldn't believe how many people predicted the Redskins to win. I think you've got a good team but only one or two of your players are dependable. Seattle can throw the ball to all its recievers. Their ground game has suffered but is gaining and the defense, well that speaks for itself. I've been a fan of the hawks for over 20 years when making the playoffs was a amazing. Now we have 5 titles and have made it to the dance. Unfortunatly the dance was rigged so we didn't get a ring. I'm proud of my team and think they and there players represent what is good about the NFL. Not much of a rap sheet on our players and when we end up with them we don't just ignore them. D Jackson is with SF because of that. Good people deserve good things.