Proud of the team for this season

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Nobody is perfect. Name me any other coach including Bellichik who could have done this kind of job? No one!! .

I said this not too long ago and was blasted by several people. One guy kept saying Tony Dungy (don't recall who), but I absolutely agree with you. It's a shame we can't get healthy for the playoffs, I'd like to see what gibbs could do with the full roster.

[BrunellMVP?]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I'm proud of this team for part of the season. It seems that we had to back ourself into this corner to get fired up and play harder. I know we have had a ton of injuries but we should have atleast been 9/5 now and not 7/7. At 9/5 we would not be cheering for other teams to help us out.

could not agree more...

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I'm proud of this team for part of the season. It seems that we had to back ourself into this corner to get fired up and play harder. I know we have had a ton of injuries but we should have atleast been 9/5 now and not 7/7. At 9/5 we would not be cheering for other teams to help us out.

I'm with you on this. No reason at all we should be sitting here at 7-7 and Gibbs and Sanders should take some blame for that. But to pull it together after the Buffalo game and win two in a row with the massive injuries has really really been impressive. I give the staff and players a big thumbs up.

[scowan]

No matter how they finish 7-9, 8-8, or 9-7..... Last year the Skins finished 5-11 and I quit watching them or caring the whole month of December. I will still be cheering them on, two days before Christmas this year and proud as heck for them, all things considered.

Got to stay healthly next year and move past the Cowboys somehow.

[Schneed10]

You know, I've been starting to think something similar. I've been very frustrated with Gibbs' clock management this year, and some other things here and there. But when you consider all the crap this team has gone through, 7-7 is a pretty admirable coaching job.

It's not a coaching job up to par with what he used to do back in the 80s, because that Gibbs never made these kind of clock management mistakes. But Gibbs II is clearly just as effective as ever when it comes to bringing men together to scratch and claw and fight for a common goal, especially when faced with adversity.

As for the players, they've done nothing but show heart the whole season. And amazingly, they haven't come apart at the seams, even after dealing with ST and Gibbs' double timeout against the Bills.

Overall, I'm very proud of this team.

[redskinz79]

Considering how inept our offense has been for much of the season, I am very reserved on my agreement to this post. We have only scored over 30 points once this season. I know that a bundle of guys have been injured, but that is no excuse. I dont think Saunder's offense is working for us and I really do believe in order to succeed we should get rid of him. But on the other hand, I do believe that Gibbs and Greg Williams have done a good job in coaching and prepping the team. There have been some questionable calls like the collapse of our offense and the goal line stand by the G-men late in the 4th or the game against Green Bay where we collapsed in the 4th even with Taylor's 2 picks.


But due to the circumstance regarding the death of taylor, injuries to Rocky, Jansen, JC, and Randy Thomas, I'm content and very proud of the team in general.

It's been a bumpy road and no one has given up.

[EternalEnigma21]

Yeah I have to agree...

http://www.redskinswarpath.com/394403-post40.html

[birdz4gibbs]

without joe gibbs this team and organization would be in shambles with what they have had to deal with this year. i,m proud to say the least and seeing this team still in the hunt says something right there and they know it too.

this is what seperates the skins fans from all others in my book.

[12thMan]

I'm seriously bummed out about Rocky. In some weird ass way, I'm more bummed about him being out for the remainder of the year than JC. I know they're two different injuries, Rocky's being the worse, but here's a guy who has a lot of upside and the defense really needs him, I think.

I mean, what else can happen?

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I'm seriously bummed out about Rocky. In some weird ass way, I'm more bummed about him being out for the remainder of the year than JC. I know they're two different injuries, Rocky's being the worse, but here's a guy who has a lot of upside and the defense really needs him, I think.

I mean, what else can happen?

I'm bummed too, but I think JC's being out is going to have a more detrimental impact on the team...
tc played great on thursday in relief, but that tends to happen when a backup qb comes off the bench, and often it takes a week for reality to sink in... that this guy was on the bench for a reason.

In terms of Rocky, his play had been on the decline through the end of the season and I believe that godfrey is going to be available, along with blades and campbell (who tied the team for the lead in tackles and got amazing penetration on the huge andre carter 10 yd loss sack) so I don't think there will be a huge dropoff in linebacker performance.

[Monkeydad]

I'm also very proud of the team. They've had to overcome more than any team I can remember from injuries to major players, a whole offensive line included, starting a "rookie" QB with great success and the death of one of their best players, perhaps one of the best in football on defense.

They're still .500 and in the playoff hunt. Despite all of the insane, mutiny-like cries from fans not looking at the whole picture, Coach Gibbs has done a great job at keeping the team motivated, focused on games and goals and playing through adversity they'd never imagine having to face. I'm glad Coach Gibbs was here to lead the team, I doubt any other coach could've done as good of a job considering all of the circumstances.

Like his playcalling or not, he's a true leader and shows what it really means to be a Washington Redskin that never gives up.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Regardless of what happens on Sunday against the Vikings, I just wanted to take a moment to say that I'm proud of the team for the way they handled things and kept battling all season.

They have fought through a ton of key injuries and of course the Sean Taylor tragedy, and here we are entering week 16 still in the playoff hunt.

I think we have to credit to Joe Gibbs for holding the ship together, the players for fighting through the adversity, and to the backups who have stepped in and contributed.

Well done across the board.

I do agree with you. imagine that! I think it shows the character that has been built at Redskin park. To Joe's credit, he has kept the guys fighting and playing hard. A lot of teams would have packed it in with some of those really hard losses. Joe seems like the grandfather that you never want to let down, so these guys keep digging.
Guys like Samuels, Jansen, Thomas, Daniels, London, Marcus, Smoot all seem to keep everyone on the same page and competing week in and week out.

[Beat the Cowboys]

This has probably been the most painful year to be a Skins fan, but here we are with three straight nationally televised games at the end of the season fighting for a playoff spot, Hell yeah I'm proud. Hail to the Skins!!!!

[SmootSmack]

It's like Mark Schlereth said after Taylor's death (and Boswell repeated in his column yesterday), people would jump in front of trucks for Gibbs. The guys on his NASCAR team that I talk to all say the same thing as well. That he's the best motivator they've ever been around. He knows what to say and when to say it to each and every person.

But it's not just him. The whole team has stepped up in a big way. And it goes back to what a lot of us had been saying for months, if not years. The players are taking responsibility for their actions, and are playing with more of a purpose than we've seen in a long time.

No team has ever had to face what the Redskins did this year, and I hope no team will ever have to again. The way everyone from Snyder all the way down to Torrence has handled it has been remarkable.

And yes I realize Torrence is pretty awful, but he's been put in a position he probably never should have been in this year anyway.

[FRPLG]

If someone told me two 1/2 weeks ago that we'd 7-7 I'd have laughed. We've shown some true character lately and it gives me hope going forward.