In Gus I Trust

davy · 07-03-2007, 08:33 PM

One thing that really made an impression on me during Gibbs first tour of duty was how players we got rid of disappeared off the radar afterwards.

Obviously, from all the names mentioned above it has been very different since.

One name that hasn't been mentioned is Mark Schlereth who, if I'm not mistaken was replaced by some old bum from that Texas franchise that I'd rather not mention by name.

SmootSmack · 07-03-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by davy

One thing that really made an impression on me during Gibbs first tour of duty was how players we got rid of disappeared off the radar afterwards.

Obviously, from all the names mentioned above it has been very different since.

One name that hasn't been mentioned is Mark Schlereth who, if I'm not mistaken was replaced by some old bum from that Texas franchise that I'd rather not mention by name.

Well, first and foremost. How are you doing over there? I don't know how close you are to everything that happened this weekend but you ok?

Secondly, a big reason that names don't fall off the radar is that sites like this exist now (whereas they didn't 20 some years ago) to constantly remind everyone of players we let go. Of course, a lot of these guys aren't any better since they left (Ramsey and Arrington to name the two most obvious), and we didn't mention guys like Rod Gardner, Derrius Thompson, Darnerien McCants, Rashad Baumann, Antonio Brown (damn, most of these guys are receivers, aren't they?), and others

davy · 07-03-2007, 08:59 PM

"Well, first and foremost. How are you doing over there? I don't know how close you are to everything that happened this weekend but you ok?"

I'm fine thanks and thank you for asking. I'm a long way from both London and Glasgow. I'm not sure how things have been reported over there but to be honest I didn't know anything had happened until yesterday. I avoid the news as much as I can.

Things are very different nowadays of course regarding teams ability to hold on to players but I can't think of a single player we let go who had any success anywhere back in the good old days.

Can anybody?

skinsfan_nn · 07-03-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by davy

"Well, first and foremost. How are you doing over there? I don't know how close you are to everything that happened this weekend but you ok?"

I'm fine thanks and thank you for asking. I'm a long way from both London and Glasgow. I'm not sure how things have been reported over there but to be honest I didn't know anything had happened until yesterday. I avoid the news as much as I can.

Things are very different nowadays of course regarding teams ability to hold on to players but I can't think of a single player we let go who had any success anywhere back in the good old days.

Can anybody?

Glad all is well.

KLHJ2 · 07-03-2007, 09:57 PM

You guys know where the hijack thread is. Post over there.

Since this thread was about speculating the great what if. I say what about Brian Urlacher who was selected after we selected Lavar Arrington. We wouldn't have gone throught so many MLB's and we wouldnt have had that void the past couple of years.

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 07-04-2007, 01:23 AM

What if Vince McMahon never screwd Bret Hart?

SmootSmack · 07-04-2007, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

What if Vince McMahon never screwd Bret Hart?

Um...go to sleep man

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 07-04-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Um...go to sleep man

see mods control everything. Even our bed times. Dictators. I am kidding.

jrocx69 · 07-04-2007, 04:10 PM

kennard lang- we really needed DL at the time

trent green- REALLY needed a qb at the time

nate newton- is a douche bag, but very good at what he did

desmond howard- if we just used him right

GusFrerotte · 07-04-2007, 07:07 PM

Yeah Champ was the ultimate, but he reached that level while he was here, and had nothing more to prove. It wasn't like he needed more time with the Skins to become a shutdown corner. Smoot was pretty good also. It was dumb to let them go in the first place.

SmootSmack · 07-04-2007, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jrocx69

kennard lang- we really needed DL at the time

trent green- REALLY needed a qb at the time

nate newton- is a douche bag, but very good at what he did

desmond howard- if we just used him right

When did we have Nate Newton?

offiss · 07-05-2007, 03:23 PM

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When did we have Nate Newton?

I was about to mention him but I was beat to the punch, he never made the regular season roster, so he was a legitamate player that we had in camp that got away who never had a chance to play with the skins.

81+83+84=Posse · 07-05-2007, 06:33 AM

I don't think the Skins let Champ go. He basically wasn't going to re-sign here no matter what, so they did the smart thing in trading him to get value while they could. There were many rumors about him floating around, but the deal is they had to do something whether they wanted to or not.

Paintrain · 07-05-2007, 05:17 PM

Trent Green could have solidified the QB position for the past 8+ years and McCardell could have been his top target for that time..

I'm going to piss some people off with this one but Marty Schottenheimer is perhaps the most overlooked.. If he would have stayed then we never would have had to deal with the Spurrier debacle and with Vinny long gone from the picture who knows what our front office sitaution would have been like. I can't imagine the past 6 years would have been as bad under Schottenheimer as they were under Spurrier and Gibbs II.

jamf · 07-04-2007, 04:50 PM

What about sean gilbert?
He had all the talent in the world...

07-03-2007, 08:33 PM	#1
davy Impact Rookie Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 957	Re: In Gus I Trust One thing that really made an impression on me during Gibbs first tour of duty was how players we got rid of disappeared off the radar afterwards. Obviously, from all the names mentioned above it has been very different since. One name that hasn't been mentioned is Mark Schlereth who, if I'm not mistaken was replaced by some old bum from that Texas franchise that I'd rather not mention by name. __________________ “Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.”

07-03-2007, 08:59 PM	#3
davy Impact Rookie Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 957	Re: In Gus I Trust "Well, first and foremost. How are you doing over there? I don't know how close you are to everything that happened this weekend but you ok?" I'm fine thanks and thank you for asking. I'm a long way from both London and Glasgow. I'm not sure how things have been reported over there but to be honest I didn't know anything had happened until yesterday. I avoid the news as much as I can. Things are very different nowadays of course regarding teams ability to hold on to players but I can't think of a single player we let go who had any success anywhere back in the good old days. Can anybody? __________________ “Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.”

07-03-2007, 09:57 PM	#5
KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 47 Posts: 5,829	Re: In Gus I Trust You guys know where the hijack thread is. Post over there. Since this thread was about speculating the great what if. I say what about Brian Urlacher who was selected after we selected Lavar Arrington. We wouldn't have gone throught so many MLB's and we wouldnt have had that void the past couple of years.

07-04-2007, 01:23 AM	#6
EARTHQUAKE2689 You did WHAT?!? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In The Kitchen With Dyna. Age: 36 Posts: 14,185	Re: In Gus I Trust What if Vince McMahon never screwd Bret Hart? __________________ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NG9zNxqMP8cYNP72QqUQT Shameless self-promotion. It is what it is.

07-04-2007, 04:10 PM	#9
jrocx69 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas Age: 44 Posts: 461	Re: In Gus I Trust kennard lang- we really needed DL at the time trent green- REALLY needed a qb at the time nate newton- is a douche bag, but very good at what he did desmond howard- if we just used him right

07-04-2007, 07:07 PM	#10
GusFrerotte Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit area Posts: 4,153	Re: In Gus I Trust Yeah Champ was the ultimate, but he reached that level while he was here, and had nothing more to prove. It wasn't like he needed more time with the Skins to become a shutdown corner. Smoot was pretty good also. It was dumb to let them go in the first place.

07-05-2007, 06:33 AM	#13
81+83+84=Posse Camp Scrub Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Salisbury, MD Age: 48 Posts: 86	Re: In Gus I Trust I don't think the Skins let Champ go. He basically wasn't going to re-sign here no matter what, so they did the smart thing in trading him to get value while they could. There were many rumors about him floating around, but the deal is they had to do something whether they wanted to or not.

07-05-2007, 05:17 PM	#14
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Re: In Gus I Trust Trent Green could have solidified the QB position for the past 8+ years and McCardell could have been his top target for that time.. I'm going to piss some people off with this one but Marty Schottenheimer is perhaps the most overlooked.. If he would have stayed then we never would have had to deal with the Spurrier debacle and with Vinny long gone from the picture who knows what our front office sitaution would have been like. I can't imagine the past 6 years would have been as bad under Schottenheimer as they were under Spurrier and Gibbs II. __________________ Paintrain's Redskins Fandom 1981-2014 I'm not dead but this team is dead to me...but now that McCloughan is here they may have new life! Jay Gruden = Zorny McSpurrier Kirk Cousins = Next Grossman

07-04-2007, 04:50 PM	#15
jamf Pro Bowl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Ca Posts: 5,353	Re: In Gus I Trust What about sean gilbert? He had all the talent in the world...

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