Why Doesn't "Gibbs' Football" Work for the Redskins?

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Originally Posted by htownskinfan

okay,Gibbs in his first go round was known for making great halftime adjustments,I've been doing some research and heres what i came up with.In Gibbs first tenure,he had 28 wins in which we were losing at halftime,7 of those happened in his first 3 yrs.Gibbs #2 in his first 3 yrs has 5 wins after losing at halftime,{this includes dallas-2td moss game,dont know if this should be counted}
On the flip side,Gibbs #1 had 11 games in 12 yrs in which he lost a game that he was winning at halftime,and one of those games you can throw out{91 season,we were 14-1,Gibbs rested starters in the 2nd half}
Gibbs #2 already has 11 losses in which we had a lead at halftime,with 5 of those happening last yr,and I dont think you can blame that on last yrs def,of those 5 losses we only scored a total of 29 second half points in 5 games.Of those 11 games 4 were second half shutouts with a total of us being outscored in the 2nd half of those 11 games 182-53.
What does all this mean? besides Gibbs #2 is def not as good as Gibbs#1?
well he has almost as many come from behind wins in his 2nd go round as he does in his first,so you might say he can still make good halftime adjustments.
Now for the 11 losses after leading at halftime,does that mean he's gotten too conservative in his old age and wants to sit on a lead?
Its been said that Gibbs#1 took other peoples players and fit his style around them and thats what made him a great coach,I can agree with that,but Gibbs #2 has handpicked his players for his system and its a struggle to score any points,does this make him a bad talent evaluator or bad coach? or both?
I think the bottom line is Gibbs#2 just hasnt been that good and deserves to be criticized,if he was any other coach he might be out of a job,2 of the teams that are# 2 and #3 behind us in most losses after leading at halftime since 2004 have fired their coaches.
But,I am glad that Snyder hired Gibbs,it has brought some stability to the organization,which we needed desperately.If Gibbs decides to finish out his 5 yr contract even if we suck he deserves that chance because of what he did the first time,but that doesnt mean he doesnt deserve the criticism he gets and we as fans shouldnt be chided for criticizing him .

Good post, and some good points.

The biggest difference between Gibbs 1.0 and Gibbs 2.0 is that he cannot run over teams anymore because the roster he has is no longer dominant. He brought in Al Saunders to try to allieviate this, and say what you want about the job Saunders has done, but he specifically told Gibbs to go out and get Brandon Lloyd because he was the greatest talent he had ever seen. Because of moves like this, Gibbs has been unable to build a dominant roster.

The perception that we should NEVER give up a lead more than a touchdown in the second half of a game is downright ridiculous. We are about league average in closing games out. Sometimes, you end up getting outplayed by a comprable team in the second half. The first half DOES NOT HAVE MORE WEIGHT THAN THE SECOND. You could make the argument that we were lucky to have a 2 TD lead over the Giants with the drops and turnovers they committed. The fact that we were up by 2 TDs has nothing to do with the expectations for the second half.

You'd like to win every game you ever had a lead in, but if you can't deal with losing one every once in awhile without having to make excuses for the loss, it may be time to go root for another team who dominates its opponents.

Anyway, good post htownskin fan, and I hope this one doesn't get swept under the rug.