Dear Coach Gibbs:

Paintrain · 01-01-2006, 10:22 PM

I'm sorry. I should have known better but I did it anyways. I doubted you. I was a fan back in '82 when Riggins rumbled to Super Bowl immortality. I agonized when Marcus Allen cut back across the field and ran to glory. I cheered when Doug Williams set a SB record with 4 TD passes in a quarter. I celebrated when Mark Rypien bombed his way to a 14-2 season and a SB win. Yet I still doubted you.

When you didn't give up on Brunell last season, I thought you were wrong. When you passed on Mike Williams in the draft, I thought you must be senile. At 5-6 I questioned your play calling and called for Jason Campbell. Once again you have shown why your bust is hanging in Canton, OH and I have to pay admission to enter the Hall of Fame.

Thank you for restoring the Redskins that I grew up loving and still watch every Sunday, Monday, Thursday or Saturday, pre-season, regular season and now thankfully again, postseason. Congratulations and Hail!

wbecker999 · 01-01-2006, 10:35 PM

Well said

Warpath · 01-01-2006, 10:43 PM

Said like someone who has been around for a few. Thanks alot Mr Gibbs as a die-hard fan and a season ticket holder thank you very much for returning the Skins to Glory. We appreciate it.

dmek25 · 01-01-2006, 10:44 PM

pain,as long as you have been a fan,i cant believe you ever doubted.gibbs knows exactly how to build from the bottom up,with class.ive never doubted coach gibbs because if he can do one thing,its make superior adjustments

Big C · 01-01-2006, 10:45 PM

i love you coach gibbs

SUNRA · 01-01-2006, 10:53 PM

I love Coach Gibbs and what he represents. I hope when it is all written, said and done, a movie-documentary is made to illustrate his impact to this franchise. It is long overdue.

Twilbert07 · 01-01-2006, 10:58 PM

Yes, thank you Joe Gibbs, for coming out of retirement and returing the Redskins to glory.

Beemnseven · 01-01-2006, 10:59 PM

This should settle the "Can Gibbs still coach in today's NFL?" questions.

hurrykaine · 01-01-2006, 11:05 PM

Gibbs is only part of the puzzle....you should be thanking Randy Thomas, Jansen, and Portis for urging Gibbs for the run-first game plan. Of course, thanks to Gibbs for re-instating the run-oriented offense after the loss to San Diego.

I think the players are as important for making this happen as Gibbs is.

skinsguy · 01-01-2006, 11:11 PM

Gibbs knows what to do in order to get the right players together and the right coaching staff together. The man is a great organizer. True, Gibbs is just a piece of the puzzle, but he's one of the most important pieces.

hurrykaine · 01-01-2006, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsguy

Gibbs knows what to do in order to get the right players together and the right coaching staff together. The man is a great organizer. True, Gibbs is just a piece of the puzzle, but he's one of the most important pieces.

Oh, lest my post be misunderstood, hell yes, thank Gibbs for getting us back to the playoffs. Just making sure our veteran offensive players get their due for getting Gibbs to implement the smashmouth gameplan. Nobody would be lavishing Gibbs with praise if we lost today's game.

CrashRiley · 01-01-2006, 11:20 PM

Great post, Paintrain. Well said.

When the team takes the field in Tampa this Saturday, it will mark two years to the day that Joe Gibbs announced his return to the team, and this has been the day that we have been waiting for.

What a payoff. Win or lose, this has been the most rewarding season since the last Superbowl victory and this establishes the team very well for next season. I'm one happy season-ticket holder.

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 01-02-2006, 12:22 AM

Ya know, I was very optimistic when we were 5-5. I started that thread about us being better than a .500 team and everyone was all gloom and doom. But, no way, no how did I expect us to get to the playoffs. All I have to say is wow, Gibbs you are the man.

VishsSkins · 01-02-2006, 12:52 AM

PorterHouse · 01-02-2006, 02:21 AM

You were the coach when I became a fan, then you left and it got a little rough for a few years--- now your back and so are we. HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-01-2006, 10:22 PM	#1
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Dear Coach Gibbs: I'm sorry. I should have known better but I did it anyways. I doubted you. I was a fan back in '82 when Riggins rumbled to Super Bowl immortality. I agonized when Marcus Allen cut back across the field and ran to glory. I cheered when Doug Williams set a SB record with 4 TD passes in a quarter. I celebrated when Mark Rypien bombed his way to a 14-2 season and a SB win. Yet I still doubted you. When you didn't give up on Brunell last season, I thought you were wrong. When you passed on Mike Williams in the draft, I thought you must be senile. At 5-6 I questioned your play calling and called for Jason Campbell. Once again you have shown why your bust is hanging in Canton, OH and I have to pay admission to enter the Hall of Fame. Thank you for restoring the Redskins that I grew up loving and still watch every Sunday, Monday, Thursday or Saturday, pre-season, regular season and now thankfully again, postseason. Congratulations and Hail! __________________ Paintrain's Redskins Fandom 1981-2014 I'm not dead but this team is dead to me...but now that McCloughan is here they may have new life! Jay Gruden = Zorny McSpurrier Kirk Cousins = Next Grossman

01-01-2006, 10:35 PM	#2
wbecker999 Camp Scrub Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Age: 49 Posts: 93	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Well said

01-01-2006, 10:43 PM	#3
Warpath The Starter Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Age: 48 Posts: 1,762	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Said like someone who has been around for a few. Thanks alot Mr Gibbs as a die-hard fan and a season ticket holder thank you very much for returning the Skins to Glory. We appreciate it.

01-01-2006, 10:44 PM	#4
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: pain,as long as you have been a fan,i cant believe you ever doubted.gibbs knows exactly how to build from the bottom up,with class.ive never doubted coach gibbs because if he can do one thing,its make superior adjustments

01-01-2006, 10:45 PM	#5
Big C Mr. Brightside Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,453	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: i love you coach gibbs __________________ "I don't care what nobody say I'm a be me, stay hood stay real, cause I'm out here grindin'" -Joe Gibbs

01-01-2006, 10:53 PM	#6
SUNRA The Starter Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,680	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: I love Coach Gibbs and what he represents. I hope when it is all written, said and done, a movie-documentary is made to illustrate his impact to this franchise. It is long overdue. __________________ Redskins Member since 1970

01-01-2006, 10:58 PM	#7
Twilbert07 Impact Rookie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 59 Posts: 594	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Yes, thank you Joe Gibbs, for coming out of retirement and returing the Redskins to glory. __________________ a Skins fan every day, every way.

01-01-2006, 10:59 PM	#8
Beemnseven Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 50 Posts: 5,311	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: This should settle the "Can Gibbs still coach in today's NFL?" questions.

01-01-2006, 11:05 PM	#9
hurrykaine Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 51 Posts: 762	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Gibbs is only part of the puzzle....you should be thanking Randy Thomas, Jansen, and Portis for urging Gibbs for the run-first game plan. Of course, thanks to Gibbs for re-instating the run-oriented offense after the loss to San Diego. I think the players are as important for making this happen as Gibbs is.

01-01-2006, 11:11 PM	#10
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Gibbs knows what to do in order to get the right players together and the right coaching staff together. The man is a great organizer. True, Gibbs is just a piece of the puzzle, but he's one of the most important pieces. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

01-01-2006, 11:20 PM	#12
CrashRiley Camp Scrub Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Age: 59 Posts: 29	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Great post, Paintrain. Well said. When the team takes the field in Tampa this Saturday, it will mark two years to the day that Joe Gibbs announced his return to the team, and this has been the day that we have been waiting for. What a payoff. Win or lose, this has been the most rewarding season since the last Superbowl victory and this establishes the team very well for next season. I'm one happy season-ticket holder.

01-02-2006, 12:22 AM	#13
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 8,317	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: Ya know, I was very optimistic when we were 5-5. I started that thread about us being better than a .500 team and everyone was all gloom and doom. But, no way, no how did I expect us to get to the playoffs. All I have to say is wow, Gibbs you are the man.

01-02-2006, 12:52 AM	#14
VishsSkins Special Teams Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 173	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs:

01-02-2006, 02:21 AM	#15
PorterHouse No new threads for you Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 49 Posts: 230	Re: Dear Coach Gibbs: You were the coach when I became a fan, then you left and it got a little rough for a few years--- now your back and so are we. HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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