Brian Mitchell

mitchell wasnt resigned because he wanted a hefty salary, which we didnt want to pay. he had to go.

so instead we gave his money to Deion

who here wouldn't take B Mitch over Deion??

Snyder was young and learning. He thought the big name would attract people, and I guess thought he had a lot more than that left!

Most Yards Gained, Career
23,330 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003
23,117 Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1985-2000; Oakland, 2001-03
21,803 Walter Payton, Chicago, 1975-1987

rice had 5 years on him too...

Most Yards Gained, Career
23,330 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003
23,117 Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1985-2000; Oakland, 2001-03
21,803 Walter Payton, Chicago, 1975-1987

Thanks for the info 8588. I really should have known that. Anyway, getting rid of B Mitch was esentially a Cerrato move

Aren't those stats enough to get Mitchell into the HoF? He did most of it on special teams, making him one of the best special teamers of all time. I don't think he wants to retire just yet, though. He wants to play, like always. He had a lot of heart and talked a lot of trash as a skin. Gibbs does love vets...

bring him back for publicity.

I think Mitch is a Hall of Famer, whether the HOF voters agree is another story.

They typically don't like special teamers and "specialists".

Daseal:

If Danny Boy was "young and learning" in 1999 and thought that bringing in a big name would attract more people then he is dumber than a brick.

He is nominally a lifelong fan of the Redskins, right? So you might suspect that he knows that the Skins sell out every game no matter what team is on the field. And if he did not know that before, wouldn't he have found that out when he did his "due diligence" and examined the Skins' books before he bought the team?

The fact is that Danny Boy thought - thinks? - he is a football genius just because he made enough money in the private secotr to buy a team. Unfortunately, he cut loose people like Mitchell and drove Brad Johnson out of town in order to bring in Deion and Jeff George. It's hard to make up a fantasy where that turns out to be a good idea