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[quote=MTK;1208497]And let's not forget the injuries took place on a football field, with football players, wearing football equipment. Scary.[/quote]

Don't forget, both plays happened on grass too, that's enough evidence for me to say we're cursed.

I don't want to give the wrong impression here.

Coincidence? Yes.
Cursed? No.

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Outside of Gibbs 1.0. Jay has been the most successful coach we have had. Back to back winning seasons. Has the team fighting for a second divisional title in his tenure. I will take it for right now.

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[QUOTE=Ruhskins;1208528]People can be so dramatic around here. Acting like the Vinny/Jim Zorn/Steve Spurrier years didn't happen and everything is SO horrible.[/QUOTE]



Things are pretty bad. How many playoff appearances since 93? How many playoff wins since 93? What’s our record since 93? How many embarrassing blunders has this team went through since 93? Compare us to the Browns over that tenure. You get my point.

Point made


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[quote=Ruhskins;1208528]People can be so dramatic around here. Acting like the Vinny/Jim Zorn/Steve Spurrier years didn't happen and everything is SO horrible.[/quote]

What if all you knew was misery?

What if your best memory of an entire Redskins season was them going 10-6 (only due to a 5-0 run at the end of the year?).

What if all the times you had witnessed the Redskins make the playoffs in the last 15 years they had to scrape in by the skin of their teeth only to get bounced in the first or second round (in 2005)?

What if you had never really witnessed a true "build a team through the draft like all other yearly contenders in the NFL" and the one time you did, they fired one of the main architects and made up a lie to use as reasoning?

What if every time the team managed to get your hopes up, they found new ways to comically crush your dreams?

For years I didn't mind, dc sports misery was all I knew. But now I've gotten a taste of the good life, I've had the experience of seeing one of my teams compete at the highest levels and walk away champions. I want more for this team. If the Eagles can go from laughingstocks under Chip Kelly to SB champs in a few years why not us?

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Exactly.

It's only because we focus on the Redskins and no one else. Would you guys rather make the playoffs every year only to shit the bed? Aside from this year, I wonder how Chiefs fans feel when Reid sucks ass in the playoffs year after year?

For me, all I ask is we're playing meaningful games for most of the year so I can stay invested. That's what 31 out of 32 teams get to deal with anyway when it's all said and done.

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[QUOTE=mooby;1208548]What if all you knew was misery?



What if your best memory of an entire Redskins season was them going 10-6 (only due to a 5-0 run at the end of the year?).



What if all the times you had witnessed the Redskins make the playoffs in the last 15 years they had to scrape in by the skin of their teeth only to get bounced in the first or second round (in 2005)?



What if you had never really witnessed a true "build a team through the draft like all other yearly contenders in the NFL" and the one time you did, they fired one of the main architects and made up a lie to use as reasoning?



What if every time the team managed to get your hopes up, they found new ways to comically crush your dreams?



For years I didn't mind, dc sports misery was all I knew. But now I've gotten a taste of the good life, I've had the experience of seeing one of my teams compete at the highest levels and walk away champions. I want more for this team. If the Eagles can go from laughingstocks under Chip Kelly to SB champs in a few years why not us?[/QUOTE]



Exactly. I started following football the year after Gibbs retired. That was 25 years ago. What have fans like me witnessed since then? Let that sink in....it’s bad.


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[quote=5superbowls3wins;1208544]Things are pretty bad. How many playoff appearances since 93? How many playoff wins since 93? What’s our record since 93? How many embarrassing blunders has this team went through since 93? Compare us to the Browns over that tenure. You get my point.

Point made


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Since 1993 The skins have had 8 winning seasons, 5 playoff appearances, and 3 divisional titles.

The Browns have had 3 winning seasons, 2 playoff appearances and 1 divisional title.

We are much more similar to the Bears
8 winning seasons, 4 playoff appearances and 4 divisional titles (they did go to the Super Bowl with sexy Rexy)

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First place with a HUGE division game coming up and people are crying about the past like we're 0-10 right now, talking about curses, etc. Get a grip folks.

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How is a team cursed? Does someone wave a majic wan and put a cloud over the team? Is it the Indians doing it because they don't like the team name? Is it George Preston Marshall because the Redskins now have a lot of black players? Is Jack Kent Cooke doing this from his grave because he doesn't like Dan Snyder? GTFO w/ this cursed BS.

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[QUOTE=BaltimoreSkins;1208555]Since 1993 The skins have had 8 winning seasons, 5 playoff appearances, and 3 divisional titles.



The Browns have had 3 winning seasons, 2 playoff appearances and 1 divisional title.



We are much more similar to the Bears

8 winning seasons, 4 playoff appearances and 4 divisional titles (they did go to the Super Bowl with sexy Rexy)[/QUOTE]



Yay we aren’t as cursed as the Browns. Lol.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1208559]How is a team cursed? Does someone wave a majic wan and put a butt over the team? Is it the Indians doing it because they don't like the team name? Is it George Preston Marshall because the Redskins now have a lot of black players? Is Jack Kent Cooke doing this from his grave because he doesn't like Dan Snyder? GTFO w/ this cursed BS.[/quote]

I can't tell if this is directed towards me or not but to be clear, I don't think we're cursed. I think we're the equivalent of Plaxico Burress with a gun in his waist (just can't help but to shoot ourselves).

Also Matty I can't tell if your post is directed towards me or not, but if it is, stamp my name on it.

For the record, this might be a huge division game and all but we're literally trotting out a 3/4 backup offense for it, against a team whose strength is their D. Are we supposed to have blind faith right now? Because I ain't feeling it. And I say this knowing McCoy is 1/1 going into Dallas as a backup and leading us out with a win.

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My post was at this whole thread and the idea of a curse

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We are far from cursed. Are we historically a mismanaged, misguided, and straight up bad team by most standards? Sure. Fine, we get it. We get injuries a ton too. Gotcha.

Whatever.

We have an entire off season to bitch and moan about historical context, curses, and bad decisions.

I'm actually surprised that there ton isn't excitement going into a Thanksgiving Dallas game. Did anyone else see Colt McCoy sling the rock around last week? It was new, it was different, it was fucking fun to watch.

All you people (including myself) that were bitching and moaning about the boring Alex Smith conservative play-style... you have absolutely got to be excited about Sunday. Cowboys - Redskins on Thanksgiving to pull away in the division. I'm all in on Colt baby, and you should be too.

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[quote=5superbowls3wins;1208502]But not to the same team, same position, same day, same score, same injury, same bones, same place on the field. Too many coincidences.


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Wait a second? You are serious with the curse-BS?

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1208177]We are cursed I can't think of anything else to explain all of the injuries over the years

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The injuries aren't a sign of a curse just a bad strength and conditioning staff. Look at Brian Orakpo who was oft injured and only played one full season here. Since he left for Tenn he hasn't missed a single game.

And not having depth to step in for injured players is a sign of poor managment and second rate player acquisition. Thats a big reason Smith got hurt because Wash had to resort to nabbing players of off the streets instead of having quality back ups to come in for their starting linemen.

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[QUOTE=Bishop Hammer;1208591]The injuries aren't a sign of a curse just a bad strength and conditioning staff. Look at Brian Orakpo who was oft injured and only played one full season here. Since he left for Tenn he hasn't missed a single game.



And not having depth to step in for injured players is a sign of poor managment and second rate player acquisition. Thats a big reason Smith got hurt because Wash had to resort to nabbing players of off the streets instead of having quality back ups to come in for their starting linemen.[/QUOTE]



We’re cursed with the never ending turnstile of bad management, and poor organizational leaders. No real GMs, Cerrato, Allen, Snyder, Spurrier, Zorn, the list goes on and on.

Yet we let the likes of McVay, Norv, Gregg WIlliams, Shannahan walk.

We finally had a competent GM in place named Scot M and that was handled like another blunder.

Redskins leadership is really good at creating blunders and messes and dysfunction.


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[quote=5superbowls3wins;1208603]We’re cursed with the never ending turnstile of bad management, and poor organizational leaders. No real GMs, Cerrato, Allen, Snyder, Spurrier, Zorn, the list goes on and on.

Yet we let the likes of McVay, Norv, Gregg WIlliams, Shannahan walk.

[B]We finally had a competent GM in place named Scot M and that was handled like another blunder. [/B]

Redskins leadership is really good at creating blunders and messes and dysfunction.


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You know, I once was a Scot M defender, but as his draft picks and FA hauls come due...really not that great.

Also, I heard on one of his last trips to I believe it was the North vs South after season College player exhibition game he was drunk as a skunk. Like could not be hidden...embarrassing

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[quote=Bishop Hammer;1208591]The injuries aren't a sign of a curse just a bad strength and conditioning staff. [B]Look at Brian Orakpo who was oft injured and only played one full season here.[/B] Since he left for Tenn he hasn't missed a single game.

And not having depth to step in for injured players is a sign of poor managment and second rate player acquisition. Thats a big reason Smith got hurt because Wash had to resort to nabbing players of off the streets instead of having quality back ups to come in for their starting linemen.[/quote]

Not quite true, in 6 seasons with the Redskins he played a full 16 games twice, and played 15 out of 16 in two other seasons. He missed significant time in 2012 and 2014.

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[quote=Chico23231;1208605]You know, I once was a Scot M defender, but as his draft picks and FA hauls come due...really not that great.

Also, I heard on one of his last trips to I believe it was the North vs South after season College player exhibition game he was drunk as a skunk. Like could not be hidden...embarrassing[/quote]

He drank himself out of the job, let's put this issue to bed finally. He lost his grievance against the team, it was found he was fired with cause.

The fact that people find it so outlandish that a self professed alcoholic who lost other jobs due to drinking was fired yet again due to drinking is fucking hilarious. And yes the team handled it about as poorly as can be. Doesn't change the fact SM is a drunk. Good dude by all accounts, but a drunk nonetheless.

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Bump.

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it's cursed, u can't make this shit up.

No team has the injury bug like we do year in and year out.

Started with Guice going down PS wk 1.

Time to change the name. F it

We need a new fresh start

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1211320]it's cursed, u can't make this shit up.

No team has the injury bug like we do year in and year out.

Started with Guice going down PS wk 1.

Time to change the name. F it

We need a new fresh start[/quote]

Change the owner, not the name lol

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How many teams lost two QBs in the same season to broken legs? I think that would be rare even back in the days of the single bar face mask when a QB was fair game.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1211324]How many teams lost two QBs in the same season to broken legs? I think that would be rare even back in the days of the single bar face mask when a QB was fair game.[/quote]

Also having back-to-back injury ridden years is insane. There are plenty of reasons outside of injuries that are affecting the team, but you can't dismiss these injuries though.

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How do we break the curse?

JAMF any suggestions? Who needs to get blasted?

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[quote=Meks;1211323]Change the owner, not the name lol[/quote]

I wish

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[quote=Chico23231;1211338]How do we break the curse?

JAMF any suggestions? Who needs to get blasted?[/quote]

Whenever I think of sports curses I think of this movie scene bar none one of the best sports movies of all time.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX_K9pX3X0[/url]

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[quote=Chico23231;1211338]How do we break the curse?

JAMF any suggestions? Who needs to get blasted?[/quote]

New owner (not happening)

New Name (prob not happening)

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The curse is called Dan Snyder.

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[quote=Chico23231;1211338]How do we break the curse?

JAMF any suggestions? Who needs to get blasted?[/quote]


Midget Cheerleaders.

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[quote=MTK;1211378]The curse is called Dan Snyder.[/quote]

I find solace in the fact that i'm almost 30 years younger than Dan and may get to live out my golden years with a new owner.

Until then... round and round we go.

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F it let's go full on dark side. Sign Kap, sign Hunt. Everyone already hates us anyway. Break the curse by embracing it.

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[quote=MTK;1211397]F it let's go full on dark side. Sign Kap, sign Hunt. Everyone already hates us anyway. Break the curse by embracing it.[/quote]

lol....this would be awesome. Shit, go ahead and sign OJ too. I want OJ to walk out in the middle of the field and kneel during the anthem with Bigly in attendance.

Just a total circus. Fingerblast everyone

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[quote=Chico23231;1211398]lol....this would be awesome. Shit, go ahead and sign OJ too. I want OJ to walk out in the middle of the field and kneel during the anthem with Bigly in attendance.

Just a total circus. Fingerblast everyone[/quote]

Change the name to the Washington Mother Fucking Redskins. Make the logo a drunk Indian working at a casino.

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[quote=MTK;1211400]Change the name to the Washington Mother Fucking Redskins. Make the logo a drunk Indian working at a casino.[/quote]

All employees in a headdress all the time. mandatory

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[quote=MTK;1211400]Change the name to the Washington Mother Fucking Redskins. Make the logo a drunk Indian working at a casino.[/quote]

Not just the logo, Go NASCAR on the NFL and get logos all on the field. Every national tribes logo at the hashmarks. BLM and SJW emblems in each endzone. And change Fedex Field Sponsorship to Trump Towers. Put the whole national discourse on display!

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[quote=MTK;1211400]Change the name to the Washington Mother Fucking Redskins. Make the logo a drunk Indian working at a casino.[/quote]

lol this shit made me laugh

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[quote=MTK;1211400]Change the name to the Washington Mother Fucking Redskins. Make the logo a drunk Indian working at a casino.[/quote]

LOL too damn funny! I laughed so hard here at work people stopped, looked around, pulled their phones away from their ear and asked if I was ok! Needed a laugh after last night, thank you MTK :)

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[quote=Chico23231;1211402]All employees in a headdress all the time. mandatory[/quote]

Imagine Snyder up in his box, full headdress, smoking a peace pipe, banging a war drum

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1211403]Not just the logo, Go NASCAR on the NFL and get logos all on the field. Every national tribes logo at the hashmarks. BLM and SJW emblems in each endzone. And change Fedex Field Sponsorship to Trump Towers. Put the whole national discourse on display![/quote]

Embrace the hate

Mandatory kneeling on the sidelines