Proud of the team for this season

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Allright, I can't hold back anymore. I wanted to write this if/and we have/will make the playoffs in order not to get jinxed. To me this season reminds me of the last season of Gibbs I (92/93 beat Minn. in wildcard game in Minn. and lost to SF in SF after Brian Mitchell fumbled in the niners 20 yard line to lose the game) If you guys recall that season we had some many injuries that Mitchell was our 3rd RB, our OL, DL were decimated and we still managed to win a playoff game and gave the niners a scare. To me that season was Joe Gibbs best coaching job ever, we didn't win a SB but what he did was astonishing until this season arrived. For all those people that called for Joe's job think how much this man has been through and what a job he's done with what he has. I hope we make the playoffs just so people take notice of how special a coach and human being this person is. I would also love to make the playoffs so he can be considered COACH OF THE YEAR because he sure as hell deserves it!!!!!!!

Coach of the year is a bit much considering some of the game mismanagement, but one thing you can never say about a Joe Gibbs team is that they throw in the towel. The effort that he has gotten out of the team facing mounting adversity this season has made me proud, and I hope Gibbs returns next season. Given what this team has been through, and the character in the locker room, I can see the Skins making serious noise in the NFC next year.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Coach of the year is a bit much considering some of the game mismanagement, but one thing you can never say about a Joe Gibbs team is that they throw in the towel.

Nobody is perfect. Name me any other coach including Bellichik who could have done this kind of job? No one!! For what this team has accomplished dealing with the murder of their best defensive player during the season and having lost 12 out of 22 players pretty much the whole season and still make the playoffs (if we make it) deserves coach of the year regardless of mistakes made. Some of those mistakes (double timeout) were caused by grieving and not having your head on straight.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Nobody is perfect. Name me any other coach including Bellichik who could have done this kind of job? No one!! For what this team has accomplished dealing with the murder of their best defensive player during the season and having lost 12 out of 22 players pretty much the whole season and still make the playoffs (if we make it) deserves coach of the year regardless of mistakes made. Some of those mistakes (double timeout) were caused by grieving and not having your head on straight.

Well using Bellichick is a very bad example. He had two years back in 2001 & 2003 where he had over 40 different starters. If I'm correct they had WR's playing corner one year or may be it was a corner playing WR.

Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well using Bellichick is a very bad example. He had two years back in 2001 & 2003 where he had over 40 different starters. If I'm correct they had WR's playing corner one year or may be it was a corner playing WR.

Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography

Troy Brown.

That season still doesn't compare to ours.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Buster

Troy Brown.

That season still doesn't compare to ours.

And that Pats team didn't blow 5 second half leads, hence my reasoning that Gibbs should not be considered for coach of the year. With better red zone and clock management, this easily could have been a 10-11 win season with a cake walk to a wild card.

I am proud of the effort in the face of incredible adversity, and I praise Gibbs for holding the team together, but let's not give him a pass for some of the coaching clunkers (NY Giants and Philly) that put the team in a bind before Taylor died.

All that said, I do hope Gibbs returns. He has given us greater stability than any other coach during the Snyder regime. I hope that we continue to add talent through the draft - some of the best players on this team were Gibbs draft picks.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well using Bellichick is a very bad example. He had two years back in 2001 & 2003 where he had over 40 different starters. If I'm correct they had WR's playing corner one year or may be it was a corner playing WR.

Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography

It was mainly WR and CB for them plus they have Tom Brady, for us is everything OL, WR, DB, S, LB, DT, you can't win like that and Joe is making it happen.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

It was mainly WR and CB for them plus they have Tom Brady, for us is everything OL, WR, DB, S, LB, DT, you can't win like that and Joe is making it happen.

At one point during that stretch, I recall NE winning with all three starting linebackers out with injuries. While I hate the Pats, let's not minimize the rash of injuries they overcame to win that 2nd Super Bowl.

[CrazyCanuck]

I'm down in sunny Florida and finally found an Internet connection.

Love this thread cuz I couldn't be prouder of the boys right now.

Kudos to Coach Gibbs and the entire team. Let's keep it going!

[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.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by jsarno

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.

Totally agree, what could he do with a healthy roster in the playoffs? Hell, if we make the playoffs let's see what he can do with 2nd and 3rd stringers? We beat the Cowboys with a bunch of nobody's during that strike season? Why not now?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Totally agree, what could he do with a healthy roster in the playoffs? Hell, if we make the playoffs let's see what he can do with 2nd and 3rd stringers? We beat the Cowboys with a bunch of nobody's during that strike season? Why not now?

I agree. I'm not giving up on this team. The NFC is weak, and we seem to be getting stronger and more cohesive.