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Phinehas · 02-26-2004, 01:55 PM

Isn't Kearse just the sort of splashy, big-name player that so many fans get down on Snyder for signing?

I have to admit that I totally do not get the whole Snyder-bashing thing in the first place. Especially not now, when Coach Gibbs is obviously large and in charge. It's kinda funny. When someone doesn't like a move the Redskin's are making this offseason, it gets blamed on "Li'l Danny's" interference. When they do like an offseason maneuver, it gets credited to Coach Gibbs' genius. I'm pretty sure that everything we are seeing is Gibbs' idea and that Snyder is simply doing whatever he can to make it happen. Now, it might not always be that way in the future, but I think that's how it is right now.

Sure, Snyder has made mistakes in the past, but at least he's done so as a passionate 'skins fan trying to make the team successful. I suppose if you've all been 'skins fans your entire life you might not realize how stingy some other owners actually are, or how often they sign players for how many tickets they can sell and not how many wins they put up that season. Personally, I'll take an owner who is passionate, even if it is to a fault at times. If Snyder wasn't Snyder, I doubt that Gibbs would be here today. And when all is said and done, I see more 'skins fans throwing around splashy names on this board than I hear coming out of the front office, even while those same fans criticize Snyder for his love of big-name players.

Just something to think about.

*steps off soapbox*

--Phin

PS: Yeah, what raleighskinsfan said!

02-26-2004, 01:55 PM	#25
Phinehas Special Teams Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 106	Isn't Kearse just the sort of splashy, big-name player that so many fans get down on Snyder for signing? I have to admit that I totally do not get the whole Snyder-bashing thing in the first place. Especially not now, when Coach Gibbs is obviously large and in charge. It's kinda funny. When someone doesn't like a move the Redskin's are making this offseason, it gets blamed on "Li'l Danny's" interference. When they do like an offseason maneuver, it gets credited to Coach Gibbs' genius. I'm pretty sure that everything we are seeing is Gibbs' idea and that Snyder is simply doing whatever he can to make it happen. Now, it might not always be that way in the future, but I think that's how it is right now. Sure, Snyder has made mistakes in the past, but at least he's done so as a passionate 'skins fan trying to make the team successful. I suppose if you've all been 'skins fans your entire life you might not realize how stingy some other owners actually are, or how often they sign players for how many tickets they can sell and not how many wins they put up that season. Personally, I'll take an owner who is passionate, even if it is to a fault at times. If Snyder wasn't Snyder, I doubt that Gibbs would be here today. And when all is said and done, I see more 'skins fans throwing around splashy names on this board than I hear coming out of the front office, even while those same fans criticize Snyder for his love of big-name players. Just something to think about. steps off soapbox --Phin PS: Yeah, what raleighskinsfan said! Last edited by Phinehas; 02-26-2004 at 01:59 PM.