Draft Reaction

Scott M on the Kevin and Thom show right now......
"We got Bigger and...Tougher. Win, Lose or Draw You Will know you played the Redskins next year".
We have waited SOoooo long to get that kind of attitude on this team!
Wow...

Yes. This is the biggest reason I love McCloughan. You can't judge his draft yet, but the one thing he's doing is actually LEADING. He has a vision, the coaches share it, and everything he does fits with that vision.

He says in the media we're going to be tough, physical, nasty. He and Gruden come to agreement that they need to run power running schemes, so they hire Callahan. He drafts based on attributes: tough, physical, nasty. And he keeps repeating that mantra in every meeting with the media.

His vision is fierce, intense, hard hitting. But most importantly it's not all talk, every move he makes is in that vein.

Finally we see an identity forming. An identity the team can rally around and take pride in. Finally they can say the words "I'm a Redskin" and have it actually mean something. "I'm a Redskin and I will fight you for every last inch." "I'm a Redskin and if you want to win this game, you'll have to go THROUGH me." "I'm a Redskin and I'M the hammer." "I... am... a... Redskin."

Sports are so mental. There are Xs and Os and salary cap strategies and everything else. But if you form a sense of belonging around a few guiding principles, you engender a team atmosphere and you engender camaraderie. That's the vision here, build a culture around toughness, around strength, around intimidation.

With a vision like that this team will run through an absolute fucking wall for Gruden. And we can thank McCloughan for setting us on the path.

Yes. This is the biggest reason I love McCloughan. You can't judge his draft yet, but the one thing he's doing is actually LEADING. He has a vision, the coaches share it, and everything he does fits with that vision.

He says in the media we're going to be tough, physical, nasty. He and Gruden come to agreement that they need to run power running schemes, so they hire Callahan. He drafts based on attributes: tough, physical, nasty. And he keeps repeating that mantra in every meeting with the media.

His vision is fierce, intense, hard hitting. But most importantly it's not all talk, every move he makes is in that vein.

Finally we see an identity forming. An identity the team can rally around and take pride in. Finally they can say the words "I'm a Redskin" and have it actually mean something. "I'm a Redskin and I will fight you for every last inch." "I'm a Redskin and if you want to win this game, you'll have to go THROUGH me." "I'm a Redskin and I'M the hammer." "I... am... a... Redskin."

Sports are so mental. There are Xs and Os and salary cap strategies and everything else. But if you form a sense of belonging around a few guiding principles, you engender a team atmosphere and you engender camaraderie. That's the vision here, build a culture around toughness, around strength, around intimidation.

With a vision like that this team will run through an absolute fucking wall for Gruden. And we can thank McCloughan for setting us on the path.

Great post. Totally agree.

Yes. This is the biggest reason I love McCloughan. You can't judge his draft yet, but the one thing he's doing is actually LEADING. He has a vision, the coaches share it, and everything he does fits with that vision.

He says in the media we're going to be tough, physical, nasty. He and Gruden come to agreement that they need to run power running schemes, so they hire Callahan. He drafts based on attributes: tough, physical, nasty. And he keeps repeating that mantra in every meeting with the media.

His vision is fierce, intense, hard hitting. But most importantly it's not all talk, every move he makes is in that vein.

Finally we see an identity forming. An identity the team can rally around and take pride in. Finally they can say the words "I'm a Redskin" and have it actually mean something. "I'm a Redskin and I will fight you for every last inch." "I'm a Redskin and if you want to win this game, you'll have to go THROUGH me." "I'm a Redskin and I'M the hammer." "I... am... a... Redskin."

Sports are so mental. There are Xs and Os and salary cap strategies and everything else. But if you form a sense of belonging around a few guiding principles, you engender a team atmosphere and you engender camaraderie. That's the vision here, build a culture around toughness, around strength, around intimidation.

With a vision like that this team will run through an absolute fucking wall for Gruden. And we can thank McCloughan for setting us on the path.

We are going back to our Gibbs I roots, which have been lost for 20+ years.

REALLY fun time to be a Skins Fan........!

I'm very happy with this draft. Been waiting for this attitude for years. I think we've improved quite a bit from last year. Scot is setting the kind of tone for this team that I've been waiting for. Tough, hard hitting football players. The O-Line should be better than we've seen in a very, very long time. The defense was improved in both FA and the draft. Love P. Smith! We have a bruiser at RB that can move the chains and be a factor in the red zone, and a slot receiver who can potentially be a gamechanger. Our ST's should be much improved and we have some mean, nasty MF's on our team. Scot M. was a fantastic choice for GM and all in all its been one hell of an off season. I feel good about the new coaches, the new players, and the new attitude. The Redskins have turned a HUGE corner IMO and I feel great about the future of this team. LOVE IT! HTTR!!!

@Russellmania980

#Redskins GM Scot McCloughan on @ESPNRadio980 "I'm not making any changes," on the scouting staff. Says they were very impressive.


No changes? SO wait....you mean this whole time the scouting department was top notch yet only our GM/HCs were fucktards?


Does anybody swallow this whole? Didn't Bruce Allen say he had say so on personnel so who's to say Bruce behind this? I don't trust that fucker one bit, and it's only a matter of time before that jackass messes up a good thing. I really want to believe our scouting staff is top notch, but it's hard to when it comes to this organization.

@Russellmania980

#Redskins GM Scot McCloughan on @ESPNRadio980 "I'm not making any changes," on the scouting staff. Says they were very impressive.


No changes? SO wait....you mean this whole time the scouting department was top notch yet only our GM/HCs were fucktards?


Does anybody swallow this whole? Didn't Bruce Allen say he had say so on personnel so who's to say Bruce behind this? I don't trust that fucker one bit, and it's only a matter of time before that jackass messes up a good thing. I really want to believe our scouting staff is top notch, but it's hard to when it comes to this organization.

You can have the greatest scouting staff in the world and it wont matter when the one pulling the trigger on the pick overvalues some positions and undervalues others. With Vinny, we had a guy that didnt think the OL mattered one bit, nor wanted young players. It seemed the draft was more of a nuisance to him, he liked free agency. Shanahan seemed to think that defense didnt really matter. Allen isnt a player evaluator or team builder and needs to stick with shaking hands, getting former players involved, and dealing with things like that. McC seems to know how to build a team and what to look for in a college player.

Tickets that wont even sell for $5 can and should make the ones step back that dont need to be at the forefront of team building. If Allen wants to turn fans against him and/or the franchise, all he has to do is make sure McC cant do it his way.

Which leaves us with this great prediction.


@Russellmania980 ·

According to FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis (http://FootballOutsiders.com) , #Redskins are projected to have the # 1 overall pick in 2016. Apparently a three-way (5-11) tiebreaker



:frustrated:

......Are these the same people that predict the Cowboys will win the SB every year?

REALLY fun time to be a Skins Fan........!
It is the offseason after all.

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