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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
We're going to have to agree to disagree, I guess. Maybe because I consider guys like Pollin, Czaban, Doc Walker local media even though they are national as well. And the fans? Hardly sympathetic.
I mean I keep hearing about how tough it's been all week for the players, for Williams. How they left it all on the field. But...well I've hardly heard anything about that for Gibbs, and I just don't believe for one minute anyone would have given him any credit for a win.
I agree that it was a boneheaded move on his part, but I hope that Redskins fans and the media aren't so narrow minded as to continue to blame everything single mistake on him. It may seem like I go overboard to defend Gibbs, but sometimes I have to just to balance out all the absolute hate there is towards him.
As a fan I want him back next year. But as a friend (of a friend of a friend of a friend, etc.) I think he deserves better than to be involved with this organization and its fans.
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Smoot, sometimes I do think you go overboard in defending Gibbs. But you know what? I can't really blame you. Gibbs is such a great man who has bought so much joy to alot of us his first go around. He's a quality human being. I could never boo the man as some fans did yesterday. But as some have said it comes with the territory. He gets more credit for the first go around than I think he deserves. No one ever talks about Ritchie Pettibone, who was one of the best DC's of all time. If there was a HOF for assistants he would be a first ballot. People rarely mention Bobby B. And no one, I mean no one credits Charley C. for getting the players ( Tim Johnson, Matt Millen, Eric Williams, Fred Stokes, Jason Buck, Jumpy Geathers, I'm sure I'm mssing a few) on plan B in 89 & 90 to help the 91 team win the SB. It's all Gibbs. He got in the HOF because of the people that were around him, as well as him being a great heach coach. I'm not knocking him in anyway but that's the truth. The HC, like the QB gets too much credit for winning and too much blame for losing.
The 2nd TO yesterday was awful, but people are just plain old stupid if they think that cost us the game.