Gibbs or Saunders: Who Really Has Control?

[MTK]

The Post has been putting out some great articles lately. I always thought that Gibbs stressing 'Redskins Football' was a direct shot at Saunders. It's interesting to see how a little miscommunication can really throw a serious wrench in the works. Saunders thought he had complete control over the offense, and Gibbs underestimated the differences in philosophies.

If Saunders does stick around these struggles will go a long way in ironing out those differences for next year. Down the stretch the offense was definitely much more physical and the passing game was starting to come on especially against the Giants.

All in all the disaster that was this season came down to too much change too quickly.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The Post has been putting out some great articles lately. I always thought that Gibbs stressing 'Redskins Football' was a direct shot at Saunders.

Haven't they? Especially now that the season has concluded, they are pumping out one great piece after another. But I agree with what Schneed said, as well as others; it's about the D baby. If we had even an ordinary defense we would have probably won 9 games. When you drop from 9th to 31st, that's going to have an impact on a lot of things. If anything, the O is what I am truly optimistic about going into next season.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The Post has been putting out some great articles lately. I always thought that Gibbs stressing 'Redskins Football' was a direct shot at Saunders. It's interesting to see how a little miscommunication can really throw a serious wrench in the works. Saunders thought he had complete control over the offense, and Gibbs underestimated the differences in philosophies.

If Saunders does stick around these struggles will go a long way in ironing out those differences for next year. Down the stretch the offense was definitely much more physical and the passing game was starting to come on especially against the Giants.

All in all the disaster that was this season came down to too much change too quickly.

I must say I've been pleased with WP putting out some good articles. They are really getting us the scoop now, not just these two or three minute locker room interiew type articles. I was on Jason LC blogg after the Tom Friend article broke and he seemed a little bitter about the story. A few of the bloggers that day intimated that the local reporters were too chummy with the players and couldn't get to the real meat like Tom Friend could. I think they are definitely redeeming themselves.