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Originally Posted by skinsguy

Spurrier quit. Until someone can prove anything different, that is what happened. If that shows he is smarter than Gibbs, then I would really like to hear the explanation. Look, I can see the aprehension about Gibbs from the younger guys that weren't around to see Joe Gibbs 1.0. I understand that its hard to believe things that you couldn't see with your own eyes. I don't get this blind faith crap....after all, faith IS believing in things that are unseen. Kind of a redundant phrase, "blind faith." I think what is also comical are the comparisons of Joe Gibbs to some sort of messiah or prophet, and the accusations handed down to us who are pulling for Gibbs to succeed. These accusations that assume we think Gibbs is a messiah and to say anything negative about him is a sin. Well, it is true that Joe is a very devout Christian --- something I have always admired most about Gibbs. However, with my Christian upbringing, I know better than to put Gibbs on that much of a pedestal. However, I will give him respect and credit where it is due. Let's face it; Joe Gibbs IS the reason why most of us here are Redskins fans. Under his tenure as Head Coach, the Redskins have had their most successful days of the franchise. All of our Super bowl trophies come from Joe Gibbs coached teams. None of the coaches that followed were able to even come close to these accomplishments...and none of them had any of these accomplishments as head coach prior to taking the coaching job with the Redskins...although Norv Turner enjoyed these accomplishments as an offensive coordinator. But, after several seasons with the Skins, Turner couldn't produce a team that could come close to the elite status as any of Joe Gibbs' Super Bowl teams.

Yes, I'll admit Joe Gibbs has looked very bad as a head coach this year. He looked exactly like a coach that has been away from the game for about 12 years....oh wait! He HAS been away from the game for 12 years! Wow, imagine that! But remember, how hard do you think it must be to not only comeback to coaching in the NFL after being gone for 12 seasons, but to start over from scratch? Don't you think expecting Joe Gibbs to bring this team to glory after one season is a bit foolish? Didn't most of us expect this? Yep! Myself included! But, I see now it does take awhile to build a team....especially when every detailed is considered and especially when you want that team to be contenders season after season! But, lets face it.....Joe Gibbs gives us a much better chance at bring back the glory years than what Steve Spurrier could have done. That's not blind faith...that's just fact.

Amen to that! Preach on brother skinsguy!