Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement

GusFrerotte · 11-20-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins

Ok guys...

I think it's finally time for a protest.

NO ONE should spend hard-earned money to watch THIS franchise.

Highest priced tickets in the league for what??? To watch QBs that wouldn't start for any other team in the league.. to watch a running back (Torain) who wouldn't play for any other team, run for -1 yards every stretch run play (while we have a young, exciting rookie watching from the bench)... a defense that is HORRIBLE when you need them most... and a kicker that you will NEVER be able to count on.

It's time to DO something! Who's with me!!??!?! lol

Hey dude, just don't watch or go to the games. Nobody is forcing these idiots to fork over a wad of dough to watch the Skins. They want to blow the $ and waste 4 hours of their life doing just that let them.

mooby · 11-20-2011, 06:02 PM

This feels like deja vu from 2009. Difference is, I feel like this team, with a few more pieces, will be headed in the right direction whereas that 2009 team simply sucked hard.

MTK · 11-20-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mooby

This feels like deja vu from 2009. Difference is, I feel like this team, with a few more pieces, will be headed in the right direction whereas that 2009 team simply sucked hard.

Agreed.

Back then it felt like bottom of the barrel with no light at the end of the tunnel. This time around it feels different. Another good draft, and a big upgrade at QB, and I think we're on our way.

GusFrerotte · 11-20-2011, 06:02 PM

I think once the "super" committee fails and automatic budget cuts will be enforced, maybe a lot of these future ex govt employees won't have as much spending $$$$$$$ and then you will see Snyder a tad worried. The very reason you have the situation is the fact that Skinsland is DCland, which is the Fed govt, which is the only growth industry in the country for the past decade. Once the Feds have to bite the bullet, the "govt bubble" will start to deflate. In reality, it needs to burst. Skins fans that actually attend the games are probably mostly mid to low level govt employees, contractors, or lobbyists. So much money coming in, they can afford the outrageous prices.

skinsfan69 · 11-20-2011, 06:04 PM

awful thread. the team played one of it's best games of the year. yeah there were mistakes, this isn't a good team so i'm not sure what any of you are thinking. dallas is a better team but i applaud the effort.

GusFrerotte · 11-20-2011, 06:08 PM

Since DC is the US capital and is indeed the Federal Govt, you automatically have a distorted market since all of that federal revenue coming in props up the DC area, even when the rest of the nation is suffering. Snyder as I have said lots of times before is a frigging genius. He can make loads of $$$$$$$ even when his team is losing badly, since the fans are all high on the hog since most of them feed from the federal trough. William Clay Ford was called the worst NFL owner in Forbes magazine since his franchise lost money last season. Why? Autoworkers are out of work and can't see a game anymore.

SBXVII · 11-20-2011, 08:21 PM

Why do we have to occupy anything? Last there was major change someone bought a road sign.

Hail to the Redskins · 11-20-2011, 08:28 PM

OK, went out to run errands for a while...

I guess I should point out the "lol" at the end of the original post. This was a "tongue-in-cheek" thread pointing out everything that is so frustrating about this team right now.

I did leave out the fact that we don't have cornerbacks we can count on either... lol

It was fun for a while watching the game, but again, when you see the same mistakes over and over and over... (see Torain Stretch Play, Gano in the clutch, D. Hall's coverage on 3 & 15+ and the game on the line vs Dallas, etc) it sucks.

It's even more infuriating when it's vs Dallas... at home... and we are now 1-7 vs them over the last 8.

NC_Skins · 11-20-2011, 08:30 PM

Somebody needs to drum up the Rex Grossman BAN HIM picture.

SirClintonPortis · 11-20-2011, 08:43 PM

Why the F' would you want to stay overnight in Landover?

Alvin Walton · 11-20-2011, 08:52 PM

Does Landover have any good brewpubs?

Jontrem · 11-21-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Does Landover have any good brewpubs?

Not sure about Landover but there is a DogFish that I have been to a few times when I visit my sister in Gaithersburg

Coff · 11-21-2011, 07:37 AM

As far as the Occupy Landover movement goes, I'm actually not on board, and here's why:
I believe the Skins are moving in the right direction. I know that sounds crazy, but for years I have been a critic of the way in which the FO runs this team. But lately it looks as though they have taken a different approach: building the team through the dract, eschewing burdomsome and stupid pricey free agent signings, cutting ties with bad locker room personalities. This is a rebuilding process and it is going to be hard and it is going to be painful, but it is exactly what many of us (critics of Snyder & Co.) have been asking for for years. I don't mind losing as much if I think the team has a plan, and I do believe we do.

firstdown · 11-21-2011, 08:51 AM

Actually the Pat's have the higest ticket prices and we come in second. Our tickets are only a few bucks over other teams and I'm guessing the price is inflated for the large number of luxury seats we have. I would love to see them do away with them and with the low ticket sales we may see that happen.
They're up: NFL tickets to cost about 5% more this season - Sep. 8, 2004

Sorry that link is old. I can't find a list but I did read that the Pats, Dallas, and NY are at the top of the list.

firstdown · 11-21-2011, 09:12 AM

Why don't you go on out there and pitch a tent and sleep there for a few weeks. You will probably be joined by a few homeless people and that should really get Snyders attention.

11-20-2011, 06:02 PM	#2
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,577	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement This feels like deja vu from 2009. Difference is, I feel like this team, with a few more pieces, will be headed in the right direction whereas that 2009 team simply sucked hard. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

11-20-2011, 06:02 PM	#4
GusFrerotte Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit area Posts: 4,153	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement I think once the "super" committee fails and automatic budget cuts will be enforced, maybe a lot of these future ex govt employees won't have as much spending $$$$$$$ and then you will see Snyder a tad worried. The very reason you have the situation is the fact that Skinsland is DCland, which is the Fed govt, which is the only growth industry in the country for the past decade. Once the Feds have to bite the bullet, the "govt bubble" will start to deflate. In reality, it needs to burst. Skins fans that actually attend the games are probably mostly mid to low level govt employees, contractors, or lobbyists. So much money coming in, they can afford the outrageous prices.

11-20-2011, 06:04 PM	#5
skinsfan69 Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,439	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement awful thread. the team played one of it's best games of the year. yeah there were mistakes, this isn't a good team so i'm not sure what any of you are thinking. dallas is a better team but i applaud the effort.

11-20-2011, 06:08 PM	#6
GusFrerotte Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit area Posts: 4,153	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Since DC is the US capital and is indeed the Federal Govt, you automatically have a distorted market since all of that federal revenue coming in props up the DC area, even when the rest of the nation is suffering. Snyder as I have said lots of times before is a frigging genius. He can make loads of $$$$$$$ even when his team is losing badly, since the fans are all high on the hog since most of them feed from the federal trough. William Clay Ford was called the worst NFL owner in Forbes magazine since his franchise lost money last season. Why? Autoworkers are out of work and can't see a game anymore.

11-20-2011, 08:21 PM	#7
SBXVII Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,766	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Why do we have to occupy anything? Last there was major change someone bought a road sign.

11-20-2011, 08:28 PM	#8
Hail to the Redskins The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,687	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement OK, went out to run errands for a while... I guess I should point out the "lol" at the end of the original post. This was a "tongue-in-cheek" thread pointing out everything that is so frustrating about this team right now. I did leave out the fact that we don't have cornerbacks we can count on either... lol It was fun for a while watching the game, but again, when you see the same mistakes over and over and over... (see Torain Stretch Play, Gano in the clutch, D. Hall's coverage on 3 & 15+ and the game on the line vs Dallas, etc) it sucks. It's even more infuriating when it's vs Dallas... at home... and we are now 1-7 vs them over the last 8. __________________ “Sometimes it is not enough to our best; we must do what is required.” - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

11-20-2011, 08:30 PM	#9
NC_Skins Gamebreaker Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 14,587	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Somebody needs to drum up the Rex Grossman BAN HIM picture. __________________ "So let me get this straight. We have the event of the year on TV with millions watching around the world... and people want a punt, pass, and kick competition to be the halftime entertainment?? Folks, don't quit your day jobs."- Matty

11-20-2011, 08:43 PM	#10
SirClintonPortis Pro Bowl Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,052	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Why the F' would you want to stay overnight in Landover? __________________ Analysis using datasets (aka stats) is an attempt at reverse-engineering a player's "goodness". Virtuosity remembered, douchebaggery forgotten. The ideal character profile shoved down modern Western men and women's throats is Don Juan.

11-20-2011, 08:52 PM	#11
Alvin Walton Pro Bowl Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 5,741	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Does Landover have any good brewpubs? __________________ REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968

11-21-2011, 07:37 AM	#13
Coff Impact Rookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Halfmoon, NY Posts: 687	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement As far as the Occupy Landover movement goes, I'm actually not on board, and here's why: I believe the Skins are moving in the right direction. I know that sounds crazy, but for years I have been a critic of the way in which the FO runs this team. But lately it looks as though they have taken a different approach: building the team through the dract, eschewing burdomsome and stupid pricey free agent signings, cutting ties with bad locker room personalities. This is a rebuilding process and it is going to be hard and it is going to be painful, but it is exactly what many of us (critics of Snyder & Co.) have been asking for for years. I don't mind losing as much if I think the team has a plan, and I do believe we do.

11-21-2011, 08:51 AM	#14
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 61 Posts: 15,817	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Actually the Pat's have the higest ticket prices and we come in second. Our tickets are only a few bucks over other teams and I'm guessing the price is inflated for the large number of luxury seats we have. I would love to see them do away with them and with the low ticket sales we may see that happen. They're up: NFL tickets to cost about 5% more this season - Sep. 8, 2004 Sorry that link is old. I can't find a list but I did read that the Pats, Dallas, and NY are at the top of the list. Last edited by firstdown; 11-21-2011 at 09:01 AM.

11-21-2011, 09:12 AM	#15
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 61 Posts: 15,817	Re: Time for an "OCCUPY LANDOVER" Movement Why don't you go on out there and pitch a tent and sleep there for a few weeks. You will probably be joined by a few homeless people and that should really get Snyders attention.

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