The Dan Snyder You Don't Know

[Daseal]

Skinsfan, I'd love to see Snyder put his foot down and tell Gibbs after going 6-10 he needs to spend a bit more time working on coaching and less on bringing in free agents. Unfortunately, like most of this board Snyder sees Gibbs as some sort of golden god that can do no harm. When fact of the matter is Gibbs took us to the playoffs once and that was because we have a mauling offensive line, a beast named Portis, and a great defense.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Daseal

When fact of the matter is Gibbs took us to the playoffs once and that was because we have a mauling offensive line, a beast named Portis, and a great defense.

So did Gibbs have nothing to do with that success?

[ncskinsfanec]

Originally Posted by Daseal

Skinsfan, I'd love to see Snyder put his foot down and tell Gibbs after going 6-10 he needs to spend a bit more time working on coaching and less on bringing in free agents. Unfortunately, like most of this board Snyder sees Gibbs as some sort of golden god that can do no harm. When fact of the matter is Gibbs took us to the playoffs once and that was because we have a mauling offensive line, a beast named Portis, and a great defense.

People hold Gibbs as some sort of a golden god because he brought unprecedented success and super bowl glory to this franchise. It's frustrating and dissapointing that he hasn't achieved the same kind of success, so far, this time around. I wish Gibbs would give up being GM, but maybe with a little patience from everyone, maybe he can figure out how to do that well too. I strongly believe, if the defense can be at least decent next season, we can make another playoff run!

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by ncskinsfanec

People hold Gibbs as some sort of a golden god because he brought unprecedented success and super bowl glory to this franchise. It's frustrating and dissapointing that he hasn't achieved the same kind of success, so far, this time around. I wish Gibbs would give up being GM, but maybe with a little patience from everyone, maybe he can figure out how to do that well too. I strongly believe, if the defense can be at least decent next season, we can make another playoff run!

Totally agree. I, like everyone else am VERY frustrated, but mostly disappointed with our results this year. I have complete faith that Joe2 can repair. He is an entrepreneur, a leader. Accomplished in many area's. He is compelled to improvise, adapt, and overcome. It will happen

[Longtimefan]

That was a very good article relative to Dan Snyder, I didn't know how he met Joe Gibbs or how long he had known him.

I have always felt that Snyder has taken a lot of undue critisizm in the media from people who do not really know anything about the man. They sometimes have a tendency to say thimgs they've heard someone else say and run with it. I've been a fan through all four owners the team has had, and while Snyder does not rank with JKC, he's done everything from a financial standpoint to make the team a winner. How many of us at thirty seven years old, and paid eight hunderd million dollars for something, and not want to have any say as to how it's run or operated? He's young, and has made mistakes (who hasn't?) I want him to turn out to be the finest young owner in the NFL, and wish Joe Gibbs was twenty years younger.

We should all be happy that John Cooke didn't get the team because he didn't have any money to put into it. Had he purchased the team we would be saying just the opposite of what we're saying about Snyder and his spending.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

That was a very good article relative to Dan Snyder, I didn't know how he met Joe Gibbs or how long he had known him.

I have always felt that Snyder has taken a lot of undue critisizm in the media from people who do not really know anything about the man. They sometimes have a tendency to say thimgs they've heard someone else say and run with it. I've been a fan through all four owners the team has had, and while Snyder does not rank with JKC, he's done everything from a financial standpoint to make the team a winner. How many of us at thirty seven years old, and paid eight hunderd million dollars for something, and not want to have any say as to how it's run or operated? He's young, and has made mistakes (who hasn't?) I want him to turn out to be the finest young owner in the NFL, and wish Joe Gibbs was twenty years younger.

We should all be happy that John Cooke didn't get the team because he didn't have any money to put into it. Had he purchased the team we would be saying just the opposite of what we're saying about Snyder and his spending.

Snyder is not qualified to make good football moves. He's not an NFL personel guy who will go to Emporia State and look at a prospect. Yes stay invloved, ask questions but trust your men to make good football moves. Just like JKC did, and most other good NFL owners do.

I would have been VERY HAPPY if John Cooke had kept the team. You know why? Becasue we would have a qualified GM in place and the Redskins would not be run like a fantasy football team. There would be stability in the coaching staff. John Cooke would have NEVER hired a college coach who didn't have a clue what he was doing. And I bet that players like Champ Bailey, Steven Davis, A. Pierce and other core guys would not have left town

The reason he didn't have any $ is becasue his Dad left most of his $ to the JKC Foundation. That's the million $ question. Why didn't he just leave the team to John? Most NFL teams are passed down to the children like in the cases of the NYG, KC Cheifs and Cleveland Browns.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Snyder is not qualified to make good football moves. He's not an NFL personel guy who will go to Emporia State and look at a prospect. Yes stay invloved, ask questions but trust your men to make good football moves. Just like JKC did, and most other good NFL owners do.

I would have been VERY HAPPY if John Cooke had kept the team. You know why? Becasue we would have a qualified GM in place and the Redskins would not be run like a fantasy football team. There would be stability in the coaching staff. John Cooke would have NEVER hired a college coach who didn't have a clue what he was doing. And I bet that players like Champ Bailey, Steven Davis, A. Pierce and other core guys would not have left town

The reason he didn't have any $ is becasue his Dad left most of his $ to the JKC Foundation. That's the million $ question. Why didn't he just leave the team to John? Most NFL teams are passed down to the children like in the cases of the NYG, KC Cheifs and Cleveland Browns.

He didn't pass the team on to his son because he knew he didn't have the passion, and commitment neccessary to ensure the stability of the franchise. The players of which you speak may not have been here had he been the owner. Certainly the franchise would not have been as profitable as it is now under his leadership because he did not possess the resources needed to acquire the players we have over the last seven years.