Gibbs leaving? Not a chance

whaaaat?! not true at all. I think the problem here is that those superbowls were a while ago, not even within the last decade. we had fallen into a rut with al these different coaches and quarterbacks and this and that and then all of a sudden Snyder brings in ol Joe. The hype was beyond belief, everyone in the DC area thought we were going back to our winning days.... well its been years later and we look like shit, still. We are still struggling just like we had right after he left. I am very greatful that this team has the history on its side, if not our fan base and this city might not even have a football team. The Redskins are the only team in DC that fans are really passionate about imo. But call it how you see it, and i dont see it getting any better. Gibbs will finish out his tenure here in style and next year i think we should be playoff contenders. I dont give Joe a break because of his history, and neither should anyone else. Now is now, thats what i think our fans need to understand.

Look like shit is an exaggeration in my opinion. But that's besides the point. What sort of threads do you think we would have seen today had we won today "Wow Reche is the man" "Campbell Has Arrived" "Gregg Williams is a Genius" etc.

There wouldn't have been any "Great Call by Gibbs" "Halftime Speech by Gibbs Fired Up Players" etc. I could be wrong, but I rarely if ever see any praise (for lack of a better word) for Gibbs after we win. I want him to stay and I think he will, but at the same time I want him to look out for himself. He deserves to be happy however he can, he owes us nothing more than what he has already given us in my opinion.

Anyone who doesn't understand why so many of us follow Gibbs with such devotion needs to rent DVDs of Gibbs' first tenure in D.C. Without Gibbs, the Washington Redskins have ZERO Lombardi trophies. Without Gibbs, the Washington Redskins don't have "the glory years" to talk about. Without Gibbs, there is no "we want Dallas" chant at RFK. Without Gibbs, we are not a storied franchise.

If you don't feel the same you are likely still in high school and are too young to remember the Gibbs I era and/or you are a cold-hearted "what have you done for me lately" prick. Sorry, I'm not singling anyone out. I'm just expressing how I feel.

I definitely think Gibbs will continue coaching until the end of his contract.

And then.. We'll need a new coach because Gibbs will be pushing 70 and come on, his heart can't take all the stress! I bet Saunders will be the next coach. I wonder how well that'd work.

I wonder if Jason Garrett will still be around after next year. He's got to be at the top of the list of potential head coach candidates next year. Cowher may want to come back by then. Love to have a GM.

MTRedskinsFan:

You say that Joe Gibbs passes your first criterion for being a head coach because he loves football more than himself.

1. How do you know that?

2. If that's true, how come he left football for NASCAR for about a decade?


My point was that there is no real motivation for him to "step down" and leave approximately $5M on the table. He has the job set up for him in such a way that it is hardly the most difficult one in the area - and the money ain't bad.

Oh, and he still has time to "oversee" his NASCAR enterprise too.