Why Keep Watching?
 

So let's say they don't make the change and keep Brunell in at QB. Why would you keep watching? I know there are people here every year who say they're done with the team, not to watch them anymore but they're usually just idle words.

So, my question to all of you is why will you keep watching this team this year if there are no depth chart changes (primarily at QB)?

I'll keep watching because win or lose I like to watch my team play, it's a fun diversion for me. And there are still 9 games left to the season. It's a small ray of hope but I still have it.

But that's just me, why will you keep watching?

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So I can find out who to complain about next!

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Good question. I guess I'll keep watching since I spent all this money on the Sunday Ticket. But seriously, win or lose I'll watch every wretched minute. Things can only get better. Right?

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It's like when a hot lookin' broad looks your way and mistakenly makes eye contact with you. Your thinking.........................maybe?????????

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Because to know there's a Redskins game on, and you're not watching it is torture - even if they're playing the way they've been playing. Just one great TD catch or run or INT can make you forget that we're having a lousy season - for a second.

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[QUOTE=Twilbert07;232744]Because to know there's a Redskins game on, and you're not watching it is torture - even if they're playing the way they've been playing. Just one great TD catch or run or INT can make you forget that we're having a lousy season - for a second.[/QUOTE]

I agree--it's torture, but it's OUR torture... I guess this is what it is to be a fan. Ugh.

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I'll keep watching because it's fun. Win or lose, it's fun to watch (IMO) -- it's just more fun when they win.

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its like a bad car wreck, you just cant help but look. I honestly dont know how much I can watch this group of under achievers anymore. it is truely frustrating. to do the same stupid crap we do week in and week out. but, it is a little comical to see Rumph and Wright and Arch to try and play coverage.

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I'll keep watching as well. I feel like I'm married to this team, Till death do us part. IMO Brunell shouldn't take total blame for the lack of production. He is put in bad situations consistanly with the shoddy play calling. Yea he makes mistakes, but if a vet like him is having a hard time picking up Saunders 700 page playbook, how much better do you think J.C. will? That doesn't mean I don't think a change should be made though. They should see what they have in J.C. so they can gauge for the future.

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Studies say that in a relationship, the most "addictive" behaviour to a partner is when the other one is sometimes kind and sometimes abusive, without rhyme or reason. If this is the case, the Redskins must have a lot of people hooked.

But you may have better luck in the next two weeks, because I seem to be a jinx right now. Due to issues (a 9 week old baby along with 2 other children and a recently angry wife) I have been only able to watch part of the games. In both, I started watching when we were the farthest ahead of any part of the game and only got to watch them disintegrate. :-(

The good new for you is it looks like I'm going to Mexico for a few weeks and hopefully my "hex" should lift. (I'm trying to do 10 Ironman-distance triathlons in 10 days starting the 6th of November. Wish me luck.) So have hope. Maybe the Skins can start playing football while I'm away.

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At this point, I've kinda excepted our place this year.....

So I'll keep watching because (a) I'm a fan (b) I know how much I"ll miss Redskins football in 9 short weeks.

But if we dont make the QB change.....i'll be upset

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[quote=mike340;232766]I'm trying to do 10 Ironman-distance triathlons in 10 days starting the 6th of November. Wish me luck.[/quote]

damn! 10 triathalons in 10 days?! at age 49?! maybe you should try out for the squad ;)

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I'm with Summo, it's kind of like a marriage. I'll watch through thick and thin.

You have to suffer through the bad to truly be able to appreciate the good... whenever the "good" decides to come along again.

Besides, even when losing I still like to analyze and evaluate the team for myself and form my own ideas for what we should do to fix it. It's fun.

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Because like all of us I'm in it to the death & I have great memories of Gibbs I.
But also because we are ONLY 2 games out of 1st. Crazy as it sounds this division is up for grabs, & we still have a shot. Granted, we need a miracle, but we should be healthy in 2 weeks. If we beat dall. its a new yr.

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i have been watching since 1970, and it is kind of like a marriage. but in my opinion, if you bail out now, we dont want you back when times get good. and they will, at least i keep telling myself

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How can I not watch the team of which I've been a fan for 56 yrs. Even during those years when it wasn't fashionable to be a Redskin fan in my neighborhood, we ,(my family) always found a way to Griffin Stadium on Sunday's. We have experienced many up's downs high's and low's with this team through the years, and believe me there have been some comprable to what we're going through now. I will continue to watch every single game because I love the team, and as unrealistic as it is I believe we're going to win every game we play. These next nine games will be a true test for determining who the real individual Redskins are, to watch the effort they put forth when they don't have a post-season berth to play for. I want to see how many quit, how many lay down with fake injuries, and how many want to continue to carry the torch. These next nine games will reveal much to me about the character of this team, and I'll be here to watch every single one.

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Because I got no place else ta'go!

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Im gonna watch the rest of the games, but only the first half and the fourth quarter, throw out the third quarter cause thats when we get killed! Everytime I see an opposing QB do a play action, I close me eyes and cover my ears (and try to find my happy place), cause I know whats gonna happen, a 35-60yard pass play where AA is ten yards behind the reciever, and it goes for a TD. Play action=TD against the skins and everyone knows it.

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I watch because I love, and I love because I watch. It's a vicious circle.

If the skins are getting their asses handed to them though in a game, I'm must stop watching less I wish to be consumed with rage and have a heart attack.

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[QUOTE=ArtMonkDrillz;232838]Because I got no place else ta'go![/QUOTE] or is it because you live in a van down by the river?

I'm a Redskins fan, and no matter how well or how poorly they do, I'll be sitting in front of the TV each week watching them play. That's how I roll...

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I like losing just as much as winning cause i get offered tons of free tickets once we are out of it. Ive seen more november skins games than you could imagine, don't think we've won any of those games i went to

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wtf else are you gonna do? can't let it get you down. i'm glad when they win and ehhh whatever when they lose? that's our right as fans.

hey we may be able to play spoilers down the road too. that's always fun.

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Even if you cant have a great season, you can have a great game. If we had lost those last 5 games at the end of last season, I would've still never forgiven myself if I had missed the end of the Monday Night Dallas Comeback game....

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Not really a question for me. I love watching football, and more specifically I love watching Redskins football. Win, lose, tie, whatever... mabye I was just brainwashed growing up, but I'll always watch.

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I will continue to watch because Im a die hard fan and no matter what or where I am I cannot live without watching the skins. It does drive me nuts when they look horendous out on the field but regardless I'll watch. Another reason for me is its entertainment. For 3-4 hours every sunday I forget about my job have a few beers and think about nothing else but football. ( I guess it usually stretches all day sunday) I've been there when they were 1-15 and I was there when they won 3 superbowls. I will continue to watch the Skins no matter what.

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I'll keep watching because I'm a Redskins fan until death. I've always loved them and always will. I've stayed through the Super Bowls and through the Shuler and Spurrier experiments.

I'm a real fan...not a selfish one or casual fan who goes out and buys a stuff from "whoever won the Super Bowl this year". I can't stand bandwagon jumpers and I also feel a fan who can't root for his team even when they're bad, isn't a real fan.

Hail to the Redskins. Forever.

I hope some of you hear that Brunell is starting against Dallas and we go out and beat them.

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u cant resist it...u must watch the game. u will feel sick if u dont watch it.

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You watch it just because you are a fan of the team through the good and the bad. The true fans hang around during the tough times....I will not miss a game!

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It's just like passing a car wreck on the road.

You shouldn't pay any attention, but........ everyone looks.

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[QUOTE=The Zimmermans;232881]I like losing just as much as winning cause i get offered tons of free tickets once we are out of it. Ive seen more november skins games than you could imagine, don't think we've won any of those games i went to[/QUOTE]
The problem with the ticket owners doing stuff like this is that fans of the other teams always end up with more tickets. I missed the game against the cowboys last year but I'm willing to bet that there were relatively few boys fans there.
I'm dreading going to the game on the 5th because I just know FedEx is going to be crawling with them.

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I'm dreading going to the game on the 5th because I just know FedEx is going to be crawling with them.[/quote]


Why?

They act like asses all season long and when the Skins stuff them for once the cry like little girls.

How could you stand not seeing that drama?

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[quote=Longtimefan;232831]How can I not watch the team of which I've been a fan for 56 yrs. Even during those years when it wasn't fashionable to be a Redskin fan in my neighborhood, we ,(my family) always found a way to Griffin Stadium on Sunday's. We have experienced many up's downs high's and low's with this team through the years, and believe me there have been some comprable to what we're going through now. I will continue to watch every single game because I love the team, and as unrealistic as it is I believe we're going to win every game we play. These next nine games will be a true test for determining who the real individual Redskins are, to watch the effort they put forth when they don't have a post-season berth to play for. I want to see how many quit, how many lay down with fake injuries, and how many want to continue to carry the torch. These next nine games will reveal much to me about the character of this team, and I'll be here to watch every single one.[/quote]

one of the best posts ever on the warpath! 56 yrs of the skins, I'm going on half that

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[quote=Warpath;232927]I will continue to watch because Im a die hard fan and no matter what or where I am I cannot live without watching the skins. It does drive me nuts when they look horendous out on the field but regardless I'll watch. Another reason for me is its entertainment. For 3-4 hours every sunday I forget about my job have a few beers and think about nothing else but football. ( I guess it usually stretches all day sunday) I've been there when they were 1-15 and I was there when they won 3 superbowls. I will continue to watch the Skins no matter what.[/quote]

We haven't had a 1-win season since '61 when we were 1-12-1.

Our worst season since then was '94 at 3-13.

I know, I still got your point and applaud you for it. I just had to go check to see when we were 1-15 because I didn't remember it.

[url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/WAS]Washington Redskins History | NFL Football at CBS SportsLine.com[/url]

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Why would anyone want to abandon one of the most sucessful franchises in football history?

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Because a bad three hours watching the Redskins is better than a good three hours at work.

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Im certainly not as old as many of you, so I haven't been a fan that long. A true fan doesn't walk out on his team when the chips are down. I watch because despite the bad, this is MY team

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Our season is sunk, but I say we beat the Cowboys. We will have two weeks to prepare for them. A lot of our injured starters should return for the game. Our players will be hungry. If the 12th Man doesn't totally punk out and start booing on the 1st drive, I think we take the Cowboys.

I'm willing to watch the rest of the season just so I can watch our team try to sink other teams' playoff hopes. Misery loves company.

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I'll keep watching b/c I love torturing myself... plus I bought the Ticket this season too...

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I'm watching the games because no matter how poorly they play, I still love the redskins and it takes my mind off my current problems for three hours.

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because i'm the first thing stated below in my sig.

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cause if I don't, my wife will make me do yard work.