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Old 10-27-2009, 11:55 PM   #1
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My favorite Redskins moment. Our NFC Championship game against Dallas. THis was the game that told the nation the Redskins have arrived! We beat to a pulp the famed doomsday defense.
This was the famous game Grimm changed Gibbs playcalls in the huddle near the end of the game to run right at HOF'er Randy White and run out the clock.
We do not have that physical play anymore.
Notice in the background the home made banners and painted bed sheets that Jack Kent Cooke allowed fans to bring to the games back them.


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Old 10-28-2009, 12:44 AM   #2
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My favorite Redskins moment. Our NFC Championship game against Dallas. THis was the game that told the nation the Redskins have arrived! We beat to a pulp the famed doomsday defense.
This was the famous game Grimm changed Gibbs playcalls in the huddle near the end of the game to run right at HOF'er Randy White and run out the clock.
We do not have that physical play anymore.
YouTube - Washington Redskins-Diesel destroys Dallas!
Video could also be called Dexter Destoys Dallas. Check out 1:01 and 1:50 when he bats the ball.

I also feel lucky to have experienced this, and can get a little choked up about it sometimes. Four Super Bowls in 10 years racks up a lot of lifelong memories with family, friends, and yes bartenders, and complete strangers. I've hugged the young and old, rich and poor, a lot of drunks and a couple dudes in wheel chairs during a championship game. It's what Redskin fans did, especially when RFK roared (and when beer man came around).



Here's my video contribution outside of the Super Bowls. This one's only a few seconds, but says it all. Who we were, and will be again someday.


Get to 4:00 on this one (playoffs v. Atlanta...it was about effing cold and rained the entire time, one of favorite RFK memories). Anyway, I was in my early 20s during the glory years, and hope those of you of the same age today get a taste of this. You so deserve it.


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Old 10-28-2009, 10:47 AM   #3
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Get to 4:00 on this one (playoffs v. Atlanta...it was about effing cold and rained the entire time, one of favorite RFK memories). Anyway, I was in my early 20s during the glory years, and hope those of you of the same age today get a taste of this. You so deserve it.
If I remember correctly it was this game that Rypien threw a late INT (game was already out of reach) to Deion. On the INT return, Rypien ROCKED Deion. That was one I'll never forget, great hit by Rypien and I couldn't stand Deion even back then. Couldn't find the clip on YouTube.
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If I remember correctly it was this game that Rypien threw a late INT (game was already out of reach) to Deion. On the INT return, Rypien ROCKED Deion. That was one I'll never forget, great hit by Rypien and I couldn't stand Deion even back then. Couldn't find the clip on YouTube.
Yeah I remember that play well too. Rypien stuck him good and make a textbook tackle.
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Old 10-28-2009, 11:37 AM   #5
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If I remember correctly it was this game that Rypien threw a late INT (game was already out of reach) to Deion. On the INT return, Rypien ROCKED Deion. That was one I'll never forget, great hit by Rypien and I couldn't stand Deion even back then. Couldn't find the clip on YouTube.
Yeah I remember they started celebrating, typical Deion and his low rent teammates, they were celebrating like the play won them the game. Safety's Danny Copeland and Brad Edwards interrupted their celebrations rather physically, grabbed them and pointed to the scoreboard. Reminded them they were losing something like 24-7. It shut them up qucily, funniest moment of the game.
I remember there were numerous Atlanta area stars (musicians,boxer, etc) on the sidelines line at RFK. SoOme of the Redskins later said they took offense to that.
Man how times have changed. The Joe Gibbs Redskins teams were classy.
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My favorite Redskins moment. Our NFC Championship game against Dallas. THis was the game that told the nation the Redskins have arrived! We beat to a pulp the famed doomsday defense.
This was the famous game Grimm changed Gibbs playcalls in the huddle near the end of the game to run right at HOF'er Randy White and run out the clock.
We do not have that physical play anymore.
YouTube - Washington Redskins-Diesel destroys Dallas!
Thanks for the YouTube memory! What a glorious time that was to be a Redskins fan. Our young O-line really jelled into a dominant unit that post-season. I still say that we could have had the 2nd coming of the Hogs had Marty drafted Steve Hutchinson over Rod Gardner. A young Hutch, lined up next to Samuels would have been completely sick.
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My favorite Redskins moment. Our NFC Championship game against Dallas. THis was the game that told the nation the Redskins have arrived! We beat to a pulp the famed doomsday defense.
This was the famous game Grimm changed Gibbs playcalls in the huddle near the end of the game to run right at HOF'er Randy White and run out the clock.
We do not have that physical play anymore.
Notice in the background the home made banners and painted bed sheets that Jack Kent Cooke allowed fans to bring to the games back them.

YouTube - Washington Redskins-Diesel destroys Dallas!
Yeah, I think this was my favorite game from the entire era. The Super Bowl victories were all fantastic and unforgettable, but this was not only the game that earned us our first SB visit of the Gibbs I era, it also came with a "I can't believe it!" feeling. Entering that season, the Cowboys had won the NFC East the previous six years in a row and had made it to the NFC Championship game the previous two. They were the only team to beat us during the regular season, and it was their fifth consecutive victory over us. As badly as I wanted the win, I really wasn't expecting it. That made Grant's touchdown quite possibly my favorite moment of all of the years I've rooted for the team.

And how great is it to watch replays featuring the Redskins at RFK with Pat Summerall announcing the game?
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