Who called the 2nd timeout?

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Originally Posted by djnemo65

I disagree with you SS. While I think the national media can be dismissive, the DC media is incredibly sympathetic, as are the fans. The expectation when he walked through that door in 2004 was championship, nothing less. Gibbs knew that and welcomed that challenge. Unfair? Perhaps, but in the parity-driven NFL that's the expectation for all 32 teams and their head coaches - who are generally fired after year 3 if the team does not appear to be on at least a championship track. Well here we are year 4 and we're not, in my opinion, close to that standard. He's a good, solid, decent man, and some part of me hurts to see him attacked. But in the NFL that's what you risk when you wear the crown. For a shot at the sweetest glory you expose yourself to ridicule and worse if you fail.

And I'm sorry, he's failing.

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.