How They Were Built

monk81 · 02-27-2005, 10:25 PM

Some people expected immediate results from Joe Gibbs.......let's stroll down memory lane to see how the Redskins became a Super Bowl Champion, course there was no salary cap...all the Redskins had to do was get Jack Kent Cooke to sign the paychecks.

1980---the year before the Redskins took over the Redskins record was:
6-10 (3rd in NFC East)....DEJAVU........the Redskins drafted a first round pick WR Art Monk and picked up free agents C Jeff Bostic and TE Rick Walker.......

1981--the team started out 0-5 Redskins were 8-8 (4th in the NFC East)
drafted: G Mark May (1), G Russ Grimm (3), DE Dexter Manley (5), LB Larry Kubin (6), WR Charlie Brown (8), DT Darryl Grant (9), TE Clint Didier (12)...
and grabbed FREE AGENTS-LB Peter Cronan, WR Alvin Garrett, RB Nick Giaquinto, T Joe Jacoby, S Curtis Jordan, LB Mel Kaufman, WR-KR Virgil Seay, RB Otis Wonsley, and traded with Baltimore to pickup running back Joe Washington............

1982 SUPER BOWL XVII Champion with a 12-1 record--we drafted CB Vernon Dean (2), DE Todd Libenstein (4), TE Mike Williams (5) S Ken Coffey (9), QB Bobby Holly (11) FREE AGENTS-LB Stuart Anderson, P Jeff Hayes, S Greg Williams and traded with New England to pick up DE Tony McGee...............

1983 NFC Champion with a 16-2 record lost to the Raiders in the Super Bowl--drafted (CB-KR) Darrell Green (1), DE Charles Mann(3), QB Babe Laufenberg (6).......who became a Cryboy QB and today is still a commentator for the Dallas Cowboys............FREE AGENTS-CB Brian Carpenter, RB REggie Evans, G Ken Huff, G Bruce Kimball, WR Mark McGrath, G-t Roy Simmons..........and in a trade with Pittsburgh picked up CB A. Washington..........

So it took Joe a little time to assemble his "Redskin kinda guys"...........course we had a better GM and there was no salary cap.....some of these free agents I've never heard off so they were either role players or were released. .And the Darrell Green pick must've turned a few heads.The point of this, especially younger Skins fans........
KEEP THE FAITH

02-27-2005, 10:25 PM	#1
monk81 The Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TEXAS Posts: 2,029	How They Were Built Some people expected immediate results from Joe Gibbs.......let's stroll down memory lane to see how the Redskins became a Super Bowl Champion, course there was no salary cap...all the Redskins had to do was get Jack Kent Cooke to sign the paychecks. 1980---the year before the Redskins took over the Redskins record was: 6-10 (3rd in NFC East)....DEJAVU........the Redskins drafted a first round pick WR Art Monk and picked up free agents C Jeff Bostic and TE Rick Walker....... 1981--the team started out 0-5 Redskins were 8-8 (4th in the NFC East) drafted: G Mark May (1), G Russ Grimm (3), DE Dexter Manley (5), LB Larry Kubin (6), WR Charlie Brown (8), DT Darryl Grant (9), TE Clint Didier (12)... and grabbed FREE AGENTS-LB Peter Cronan, WR Alvin Garrett, RB Nick Giaquinto, T Joe Jacoby, S Curtis Jordan, LB Mel Kaufman, WR-KR Virgil Seay, RB Otis Wonsley, and traded with Baltimore to pickup running back Joe Washington............ 1982 SUPER BOWL XVII Champion with a 12-1 record--we drafted CB Vernon Dean (2), DE Todd Libenstein (4), TE Mike Williams (5) S Ken Coffey (9), QB Bobby Holly (11) FREE AGENTS-LB Stuart Anderson, P Jeff Hayes, S Greg Williams and traded with New England to pick up DE Tony McGee............... 1983 NFC Champion with a 16-2 record lost to the Raiders in the Super Bowl--drafted (CB-KR) Darrell Green (1), DE Charles Mann(3), QB Babe Laufenberg (6).......who became a Cryboy QB and today is still a commentator for the Dallas Cowboys............FREE AGENTS-CB Brian Carpenter, RB REggie Evans, G Ken Huff, G Bruce Kimball, WR Mark McGrath, G-t Roy Simmons..........and in a trade with Pittsburgh picked up CB A. Washington.......... So it took Joe a little time to assemble his "Redskin kinda guys"...........course we had a better GM and there was no salary cap.....some of these free agents I've never heard off so they were either role players or were released. .And the Darrell Green pick must've turned a few heads.The point of this, especially younger Skins fans........ KEEP THE FAITH __________________ "It's absolutely criminal, in my opinion, that Monk has yet to be enshrined (in the Pro-Football Hall of Fame)" Dan Arkush PFW

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