Proud of the team for this season

[firstdown]

Well I'm proud of this team for part of the season. It seems that we had to back ourself into this corner to get fired up and play harder. I know we have had a ton of injuries but we should have atleast been 9/5 now and not 7/7. At 9/5 we would not be cheering for other teams to help us out.

[dblanch66]

If we win out we don't need to cheer for other teams for help.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

If we win out we don't need to cheer for other teams for help.

If the Saints win out they take our place as the sixth slot or we need the Giants to loose their last 2 games. So yes we do have to cheer for other teams.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I'm proud of this team for part of the season. It seems that we had to back ourself into this corner to get fired up and play harder. I know we have had a ton of injuries but we should have atleast been 9/5 now and not 7/7. At 9/5 we would not be cheering for other teams to help us out.

We certainly should be more like 9-5, but we're not. In any event, that the team is 7-7 with the loss of Sean Taylor (arguably the bedrock of our defense) and the incredibly awful injury situation is nothing short of amazing. That we should be 9-5, were at some point leading or were in 6 of our 7 losses, and are in the playoff hunt should be a credit to Gibbs, the players, and the rest of the staff. This team isn't "there" yet, but it's damn close.

[skinsnut]

I am very proud of the team...especially how Gibbs held it together after Sean Taylor got killed.

I expected modest improvement to a 7-9 record...they are already there...without Randy Thomas, Jon Jansen, Carlos Rodgers, and now Jason Campbell, Rocky McIntosh and sadly Sean Taylor.

There is no doubt in my mind Gibbs is one of the best coaches of all time holding a "team" together...whether he has the talent to go all the way is up to the front office and the players execution of plays.

If nothing else, Gibbs was here this time to be here for the Redskins when they needed him the most.....the Sean Taylor tragedy.
He is simply the best coach I can think of to deal with that.
He has regained my confidence in him as a coach, but even more as a leader.

[SFREDSKIN]

Allright, I can't hold back anymore. I wanted to write this if/and we have/will make the playoffs in order not to get jinxed. To me this season reminds me of the last season of Gibbs I (92/93 beat Minn. in wildcard game in Minn. and lost to SF in SF after Brian Mitchell fumbled in the niners 20 yard line to lose the game) If you guys recall that season we had some many injuries that Mitchell was our 3rd RB, our OL, DL were decimated and we still managed to win a playoff game and gave the niners a scare. To me that season was Joe Gibbs best coaching job ever, we didn't win a SB but what he did was astonishing until this season arrived. For all those people that called for Joe's job think how much this man has been through and what a job he's done with what he has. I hope we make the playoffs just so people take notice of how special a coach and human being this person is. I would also love to make the playoffs so he can be considered COACH OF THE YEAR because he sure as hell deserves it!!!!!!!

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Allright, I can't hold back anymore. I wanted to write this if/and we have/will make the playoffs in order not to get jinxed. To me this season reminds me of the last season of Gibbs I (92/93 beat Minn. in wildcard game in Minn. and lost to SF in SF after Brian Mitchell fumbled in the niners 20 yard line to lose the game) If you guys recall that season we had some many injuries that Mitchell was our 3rd RB, our OL, DL were decimated and we still managed to win a playoff game and gave the niners a scare. To me that season was Joe Gibbs best coaching job ever, we didn't win a SB but what he did was astonishing until this season arrived. For all those people that called for Joe's job think how much this man has been through and what a job he's done with what he has. I hope we make the playoffs just so people take notice of how special a coach and human being this person is. I would also love to make the playoffs so he can be considered COACH OF THE YEAR because he sure as hell deserves it!!!!!!!

Yeah that '92 team had a lot of heart. They practically willed themselves into the playoffs and should have beat San Fran. It was a veteran team that peaked in '91 and was on a slippery slope down.

[GoSkins!]

I couldn't think of a better person to be leading this team this year than Gibbs. Think of how many teams would have turned on the staff and each other or just layed down and quit at different points in the season. The team has not even considered doing any of those things. That is strength in leadership ladies and gentlemen. Props to Gibbs, Snyder, the staff, and the "character" players we have on this team.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Allright, I can't hold back anymore. I wanted to write this if/and we have/will make the playoffs in order not to get jinxed. To me this season reminds me of the last season of Gibbs I (92/93 beat Minn. in wildcard game in Minn. and lost to SF in SF after Brian Mitchell fumbled in the niners 20 yard line to lose the game) If you guys recall that season we had some many injuries that Mitchell was our 3rd RB, our OL, DL were decimated and we still managed to win a playoff game and gave the niners a scare. To me that season was Joe Gibbs best coaching job ever, we didn't win a SB but what he did was astonishing until this season arrived. For all those people that called for Joe's job think how much this man has been through and what a job he's done with what he has. I hope we make the playoffs just so people take notice of how special a coach and human being this person is. I would also love to make the playoffs so he can be considered COACH OF THE YEAR because he sure as hell deserves it!!!!!!!

Coach of the year is a bit much considering some of the game mismanagement, but one thing you can never say about a Joe Gibbs team is that they throw in the towel. The effort that he has gotten out of the team facing mounting adversity this season has made me proud, and I hope Gibbs returns next season. Given what this team has been through, and the character in the locker room, I can see the Skins making serious noise in the NFC next year.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Coach of the year is a bit much considering some of the game mismanagement, but one thing you can never say about a Joe Gibbs team is that they throw in the towel.

Nobody is perfect. Name me any other coach including Bellichik who could have done this kind of job? No one!! For what this team has accomplished dealing with the murder of their best defensive player during the season and having lost 12 out of 22 players pretty much the whole season and still make the playoffs (if we make it) deserves coach of the year regardless of mistakes made. Some of those mistakes (double timeout) were caused by grieving and not having your head on straight.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Nobody is perfect. Name me any other coach including Bellichik who could have done this kind of job? No one!! For what this team has accomplished dealing with the murder of their best defensive player during the season and having lost 12 out of 22 players pretty much the whole season and still make the playoffs (if we make it) deserves coach of the year regardless of mistakes made. Some of those mistakes (double timeout) were caused by grieving and not having your head on straight.

Well using Bellichick is a very bad example. He had two years back in 2001 & 2003 where he had over 40 different starters. If I'm correct they had WR's playing corner one year or may be it was a corner playing WR.

Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well using Bellichick is a very bad example. He had two years back in 2001 & 2003 where he had over 40 different starters. If I'm correct they had WR's playing corner one year or may be it was a corner playing WR.

Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography

Troy Brown.

That season still doesn't compare to ours.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Buster

Troy Brown.

That season still doesn't compare to ours.

And that Pats team didn't blow 5 second half leads, hence my reasoning that Gibbs should not be considered for coach of the year. With better red zone and clock management, this easily could have been a 10-11 win season with a cake walk to a wild card.

I am proud of the effort in the face of incredible adversity, and I praise Gibbs for holding the team together, but let's not give him a pass for some of the coaching clunkers (NY Giants and Philly) that put the team in a bind before Taylor died.

All that said, I do hope Gibbs returns. He has given us greater stability than any other coach during the Snyder regime. I hope that we continue to add talent through the draft - some of the best players on this team were Gibbs draft picks.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well using Bellichick is a very bad example. He had two years back in 2001 & 2003 where he had over 40 different starters. If I'm correct they had WR's playing corner one year or may be it was a corner playing WR.

Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography

It was mainly WR and CB for them plus they have Tom Brady, for us is everything OL, WR, DB, S, LB, DT, you can't win like that and Joe is making it happen.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

It was mainly WR and CB for them plus they have Tom Brady, for us is everything OL, WR, DB, S, LB, DT, you can't win like that and Joe is making it happen.

At one point during that stretch, I recall NE winning with all three starting linebackers out with injuries. While I hate the Pats, let's not minimize the rash of injuries they overcame to win that 2nd Super Bowl.