1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison
 

I don't know if someone already posted this article. Found these to be interesting articles.

[url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/1981-82-vs-2008-09-redskins-a.html]Redskins Insider - 1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison[/url]


[url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/redskins/2009-06-15-organization-report_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip]Payment due now on five-year plan for Campbell, Redskins - USATODAY.com[/url]

Re: 1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison
 

Stranger things have happened. :) It would be nice to be back on top again.

Re: 1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison
 

[quote=53Fan;563395]Stranger things have happened. :) It would be nice to be back on top again.[/quote]

I just want us to blow out some teams, even if they suck it still feels good.

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[quote=Zerohero;563400]I just want us to blow out some teams, even if they suck it still feels good.[/quote]

Hell yeah. It's been a long time.

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Would be nice if it panned out that way, but I don't think we are there yet. IMHO we still don't have a bona fide WR corp for JC to throw to.

Re: 1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison
 

[quote=Zerohero;563400]I just want us to blow out some teams, even if they suck it still feels good.[/quote]

True that. I like exciting games but at this rate I'm gonna have a heart attack from all these nail biters.

Re: 1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison
 

Pretty weak "comparison" if you ask me.

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There's some parallels between Campbell and Theismann, but the two teams played in such different eras that any comparison is purely anecdotal. 8-8 meant something totally different in 1981.

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[quote=Mattyk72;563529]Pretty weak "comparison" if you ask me.[/quote]

Weak is putting it nice.

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Nothing more than a neat article to read. Although, how cool would it be if the history actually DID repeat itself here? It's the offseason so we've gotta talk about something right?

HAIL!

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The biggest difference is momentum. The 81 team could score and ended the season on a serious roll. Had that team made the playoffs I think they could've made a run. The 89 team was kinda the same way. But the 08 team just couldn't score and sustain drives so to me there really isn't much to compare.

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[quote=skinsfan69;563659]The biggest difference is momentum. The 81 team could score and ended the season on a serious roll. Had that team made the playoffs I think they could've made a run. The 89 team was kinda the same way. But the 08 team just couldn't score and sustain drives so to me there really isn't much to compare.[/quote]Does momentum really carry over the off-season? Everyone defines it differently, but assuming it's effect is true, what did the 81 team accomplish at the end of the season that had a tangible value that carried through the labor-strike and into the 82 season?

More specifically, is there anything that Theismann had going for him in June of 1982 that Campbell doesn't have now (outside of job security)?

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the comparison is weak but the USAToday article is really well researched and delivered. Props to them, as most stuff about the Skins, via national media, is wrong and terrible.