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Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 03-13-2005, 03:04 AM

The press, while praising Gibbs as a person and generally as a coach, does engage in some Gibbs-bashing. But as even Gibbs said, people will criticize the team and how it is run until the team starts producing Ws.

As for how us fans talk about Gibbs, I re-state some of the sentiments I posted in another thread.

The great thing about the Warpath is, as relatively well-informed football fans, we can make observations and arguments about the direction of the team. Fortunately, this is not Redskins.com which views everything done by the front office, coaching staff, and players as an act of God.

I don't think many people on this site "bash Gibbs." People question certain moves made by Gibbs, but I think nearly everyone believes he'll turn this ship around. So, I think it's okay for us to question Gibbs' moves so long as such questioning doesn't devolve into "the sky is falling, Gibbs is an idiot, Gibbs sucks" talk. I also think it's okay to defer to Gibbs on many issues, so long as it doesn't become "anyone who questions Gibbs is a traitor, Gibbs is infallible, don't debate anything" talk.

03-13-2005, 03:04 AM	#2
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	Re: About Time! A little respect from the Washington Post The press, while praising Gibbs as a person and generally as a coach, does engage in some Gibbs-bashing. But as even Gibbs said, people will criticize the team and how it is run until the team starts producing Ws. As for how us fans talk about Gibbs, I re-state some of the sentiments I posted in another thread. The great thing about the Warpath is, as relatively well-informed football fans, we can make observations and arguments about the direction of the team. Fortunately, this is not Redskins.com which views everything done by the front office, coaching staff, and players as an act of God. I don't think many people on this site "bash Gibbs." People question certain moves made by Gibbs, but I think nearly everyone believes he'll turn this ship around. So, I think it's okay for us to question Gibbs' moves so long as such questioning doesn't devolve into "the sky is falling, Gibbs is an idiot, Gibbs sucks" talk. I also think it's okay to defer to Gibbs on many issues, so long as it doesn't become "anyone who questions Gibbs is a traitor, Gibbs is infallible, don't debate anything" talk.