Solidarity

[The Gremlin]

Originally Posted by skinsfan_nn

The schedule is out as follows: Of course plus our (2) divisional games per team. Dallas, Giants, Philly.

2008 Home Away Arizona San Francisco St. Louis Seattle Cleveland Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati New Orleans Detroit

This is easier to look at.

Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers

Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals

[sancho2613]

I can't wait to see what the new coaches will be able to do next year and Hopefully it'll be a better year then 07..... (and of course can't wait to see what Favre does too)

[Redskins_P]

Good thread Schneed10. I think we have all done our share of bitching and now its time to move on and get ready for another season. Regardless of who the HC will be, I am going to support this team 110%.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Redskins_P

Good thread Schneed10. I think we have all done our share of bitching and now its time to move on and get ready for another season. Regardless of who the HC will be, I am going to support this team 110%.

It's too bad we have to wait so many months just to see these guys back on the field again.

[Redskins_P]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

It's too bad we have to wait so many months just to see these guys back on the field again.

True. At least we have Free Agency and pretty much all of our draft picks, so there will be plenty to talk about. I'm sure the time will go by faster than we think.

Its going to be very interesting to see how we approach the off-season with a new coaching staff.

[EternalEnigma21]

I just plain don't like jim fassel. I'll have a real hard time getting up for any offseason activity with him at the helm. I can't say that I'm fond of Cerrato either. If I were snyder I'd have thrown millions of dollars at AJ smith to come in and be the Sr. Pres. of football operations. I think he's the best GM in the biz.

If we give a new up and comer a chance, I'm okay with that... even though Im incredibly loyal by nature and it kills me that GW didn't get a shot.

Also, I can't get over the whole "smear campaign" crap. It seems to me that snyder has done many many things in order to get the public to back his bad decisions throughout the years, and even recently buying several media outlets that he controls himself and allowing them exclusive access to the team. He's already reputed as one of the worst owners in the league, and I can honestly say if I were a coach, I would't work for him. Not a chance after seeing some of the things that went on before gibbs came back... and now that he's gone it just feels to me like he went right back to the same old bs. Maybe I'm wrong, but it sure looks that way.

I'm not at all saying I won't be a skins fan, I will be until I die... but I am less than enthused at the way things are going down right now.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by canthetuna

I just plain don't like jim fassel. I'll have a real hard time getting up for any offseason activity with him at the helm. I can't say that I'm fond of Cerrato either. If I were snyder I'd have thrown millions of dollars at AJ smith to come in and be the Sr. Pres. of football operations. I think he's the best GM in the biz.

If we give a new up and comer a chance, I'm okay with that... even though Im incredibly loyal by nature and it kills me that GW didn't get a shot.

Also, I can't get over the whole "smear campaign" crap. It seems to me that snyder has done many many things in order to get the public to back his bad decisions throughout the years, and even recently buying several media outlets that he controls himself and allowing them exclusive access to the team. He's already reputed as one of the worst owners in the league, and I can honestly say if I were a coach, I would't work for him. Not a chance after seeing some of the things that went on before gibbs came back... and now that he's gone it just feels to me like he went right back to the same old bs. Maybe I'm wrong, but it sure looks that way.

I'm not at all saying I won't be a skins fan, I will be until I die... but I am less than enthused at the way things are going down right now.

Yep. Especially the part about a coach's perspective. Sort of funny some of us have assumed Snyder will get The Chin next year if that's what the plan is. Cowher knows what it means to work under a patient owner, which makes me think he'll probably never deal w/ Snyder. Cowher is probably headed to Carolina next year to turn that team around. At any rate, my guess is a lot of coaches around the league would never work for Snyder, maybe even most coaches. I wouldn't be at all surprised if for many years to come Snyder has to choose from average to below-average coaches. I just don't see guys of real character (aside from Gibbs) putting up w/ the drama and bullshit Snyder likes to create.

[skinsfanzg18]

any of you guys hyped what kind of superstars laron landry and JC will turn into???

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by skinsfanzg18

any of you guys hyped what kind of superstars laron landry and JC will turn into???

I've maintained all along that Campbell was on the verge of a breakout season under Saunders next year, but with a new OC and system, I'm not so sure. To be honest, we're probably more likely to see offensive struggles that were especially apparent during Saunders's first year when players were learning his complicated system.

As for Landry, he was playing like a pro-bowler almost as soon as he was moved to FS. I hope that Blache leaves him there, because no other safety on the team has the range to go sideline to sideline.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

I've maintained all along that Campbell was on the verge of a breakout season under Saunders next year, but with a new OC and system, I'm not so sure. To be honest, we're probably more likely to see offensive struggles that were especially apparent during Saunders's first year when players were learning his complicated system.

As for Landry, he was playing like a pro-bowler almost as soon as he was moved to FS. I hope that Blache leaves him there, because no other safety on the team has the range to go sideline to sideline.

I'm was not convensed that JC was improving under Saunders system. In fact he was in a four game loosing streek befor Collins came off the bench. Collins ran the system just fine but he has half the talent of JC who it seems just did not have a grasp of the system. Our O was still rank way down again this year. Why is everyone bashing Snyder for this wasn't it Gibbs who jumped ship with one year left on his contract.

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

I will pumped, but I don't see us with more than 6 or 7 wins followed by the usual end-of-year-implosion by the team, so I won't be as hyped as usual when the season starts...which I guess, in a way, is good because I usually almost die of a heart attack on a weekly basis.

[maul99]

I just don't understand why they did not promote Williams and give him and Al Saunders one more year. After all we looked pretty good toward the end of the year with Collins. I think Cambell would have been really good in that offense next year.

And if it did not work then go and get Bill Cower. I just don't like Fossel. How can a guy go from one of the highest paid and respected guys in the league does not get his shot. And if we bring in a guy that has never been a head coach I am going to pull my hair out.

I had just started coming around on Snyder (because of the class he showed during the death of Sean Taylor) and he goes and does something crazy.

Guess we can just cross our fingers and hope Snyder has something up his sleeve. I mean I think we were all shocked when he got Gibbs back!!

[DieHardSkinsFan777]

I think we will all be pretty darn excited around training camp time when we start to see this engine run. All this mess will be behind us, and we will be looking forward to seeing our team come together and making another run at this thing.

Looking at the schedule I also don't early on see us as any 6-10 team, get some of our key injury guys back, work the draft ( which is GREAT), and a few FA moves. I don't care whos at the helm I see us being as good or better than last year.

[rypper11]

After all of the whining about wanting an "up and coming guy," or "young," innovative," we got it. Zorn isn't a retread. He's ready to prove that he can run an offense. After a badly called day we don't have to hear of the 2004 Chiefs or some other blast from Suanders past that put up great numbers.
Defensively, we wanted some continuity. Got that too. Blache doesn't want to be a HC and in a few years could retire and turn it over to Olividatti. After the successes and failures of the past 4 years expect Blache to improve the D and finish top 5.
As for the HC, I don't want a great coach with a "proven system." Follow the lead of the Cowboys, Colts and Steelers (and yes Gibbs 2.0). Coordinators coach and scheme. HC's lead men.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by rypper11

After all of the whining about wanting an "up and coming guy," or "young," innovative," we got it. Zorn isn't a retread. He's ready to prove that he can run an offense. After a badly called day we don't have to hear of the 2004 Chiefs or some other blast from Suanders past that put up great numbers.
Defensively, we wanted some continuity. Got that too. Blache doesn't want to be a HC and in a few years could retire and turn it over to Olividatti. After the successes and failures of the past 4 years expect Blache to improve the D and finish top 5.
As for the HC, I don't want a great coach with a "proven system." Follow the lead of the Cowboys, Colts and Steelers (and yes Gibbs 2.0). Coordinators coach and scheme. HC's lead men.

Maybe that will be the plan in bringing in Fassel, if he fails Zorn gets promoted to HC. Zorn is an excellent, innovative up and coming coach. I loved him as a player and I'm sure also as OC. We were lucky Seattle didn't give him the OC position, otherwise we would be screwed.