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sandtrapjack · 12-06-2007, 03:43 PM

If it was anyone else but Joe Gibbs, that coach would be gone at seasons end.

26-34 is not a great record. It is a 43% winning percentage. In his first season back we knew thier would be growing pains. The play clock got shorter since he retired, and it showed that he was not familiar with that.

He still likes big power backs that will eat up clock. Nothing wrong with that, but the rules changed while he was gone and the vertical game is really encouraged because of the rules. He is predictable, especially insode the 20.

Then we figured after 2 or 3 years, we would have the "Old Gibbs" back in form and punishing opposing teams and winning championships.

But as evidence from the Buffalo game, he has proven that he still has not caught up to the NFL since he retired. He did not know about the 10 men on defense as a tribute to Taylor. His defense did, his defensive coordinator did. Problem was no one communicated it to the head coach. He does not have control of his team.

He is a head coach in the NFL! It was an EMBARASSMENT to the team when he called that second consecutive timeout, hell even I knew that rule. That move only further questions his grasp of the game. This is the type of call he should have been re-adjusted to since returning.

But he left football before free agency, before the salary cap. Draft picks were traded and millions of salary cap dollars were spent providing him with what he said he needed for a winner. High price talent, and very little youth.

Now the team could be facing serious cap issues, and not enough draft picks for the future. If he does leave, his replacement may have very little to work with.

I think Gibbs needs to leave before his legacy is tarnished more than it already is.

12-06-2007, 03:43 PM	#78
sandtrapjack The Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,994	Re: Should Joe Gibbs be let go or retire? If it was anyone else but Joe Gibbs, that coach would be gone at seasons end. 26-34 is not a great record. It is a 43% winning percentage. In his first season back we knew thier would be growing pains. The play clock got shorter since he retired, and it showed that he was not familiar with that. He still likes big power backs that will eat up clock. Nothing wrong with that, but the rules changed while he was gone and the vertical game is really encouraged because of the rules. He is predictable, especially insode the 20. Then we figured after 2 or 3 years, we would have the "Old Gibbs" back in form and punishing opposing teams and winning championships. But as evidence from the Buffalo game, he has proven that he still has not caught up to the NFL since he retired. He did not know about the 10 men on defense as a tribute to Taylor. His defense did, his defensive coordinator did. Problem was no one communicated it to the head coach. He does not have control of his team. He is a head coach in the NFL! It was an EMBARASSMENT to the team when he called that second consecutive timeout, hell even I knew that rule. That move only further questions his grasp of the game. This is the type of call he should have been re-adjusted to since returning. But he left football before free agency, before the salary cap. Draft picks were traded and millions of salary cap dollars were spent providing him with what he said he needed for a winner. High price talent, and very little youth. Now the team could be facing serious cap issues, and not enough draft picks for the future. If he does leave, his replacement may have very little to work with. I think Gibbs needs to leave before his legacy is tarnished more than it already is.