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We were a joke for 11 years before he came back. Save for that playoff appearance in '99, we had done nothing but look like a joke for over a decade. We've gone to the playoffs 2 out of the last 3 years. Plus Gibbs pulled us out of the ashes this year. At 5-7 in the wake of the murder of our best player, he kept the entire organization together. Even Pasquerelli agrees that he did a great job in that regard.
Plus he leaves behind an extremely experienced staff which he assembled, and a very talented team of players he brought in. We are in much, much better shape than we were prior to his return in '04. So he may not have won another Super Bowl. But he righted the ship. We were a sinking franchise. We're not anymore. Do you disagree?
On paper his win-loss record looks ordinary. But his body of work with the organization over the last four years is far from ordinary.
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Nice post, GmScud -- as you say LP admitted he was the guy for the Taylor tragedy. The staff assembled is a great point, he has brought in many talented coaches that will help our team. I feel Gibbs did very well off the field. He brought in great coaches and some players through FA and the draft, Joe Gibbs as team president was a win for the Redskins, it was the actual coaching aspect I have had issues with.
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We were a sinking franchise. We're not anymore. Do you disagree?
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I'm not quite sure about this. I believe that Joe Gibbs also assembled the oldest team in the NFL (not sure where I can check this fact, believe I heard it on ESPN a month or so ago -- but can't provide a link), our O line is in big trouble with age, and I'm worried about the work load Portis has seen. I don't think we're sinking, but I also don't think we're ready to float right to the top.
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On paper his win-loss record looks ordinary. But his body of work with the organization over the last four years is far from ordinary.
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This is what I somewhat disagree with. While playoffs are playoffs, we made both runs by the skin of our teeth on a combination of luck and clicking at the right time. It was also the inconsistency that killed me.
I'll agree 100% that the President part of Gibbs was a success. On the field, I was disappointed. But it's not about that -- I just didn't find this article horribly insulting, I don't think much by the quote by SGG was read by most.