No Starting Free Safety for Redskins on Sunday?

[Campbell17]

Originally Posted by BugelDisciple

I think we should play with 53 men instead as a display of the solidarity within the Redskins family.

We get enough stupid penalties anyway.

[Campbell17]

I don't get to a lot of games but I'm goin down for this one, and it would be moving. Who cares what happens on the play, it's the Bills. I am going next week for my birthday too.

[Skins_FanFL]

I think everyone's ritual will change this weekend. Normally I get the game on DirecTV (I live in FL). Tune in to Sonny and Sam on the laptop. Get all fidgety. Pace around. Then the kickoff, and the ranting and raving and whooping starts. Wins put me on a super-high, and losses into the valley.

This week...I just don't know. I look at how I normally approach Redskins Sunday, and feel childish and shallow.

Win or lose this weekend, I probably won't yell or rant, cheer or jeer. The game will have a different meaning. It will represent, not a team in competition, but a team and community healing, unifying, and remembering.

Wins, losses, playoff births, 100-yard games. At the end of the day they are meaningless. Just numbers, stats, and rankings. It's the people that make the Redskins so special. Players, staff, fans. There is a unique bond here. Who remembers RFK actually moving?

I recently helped coach a football clinic with former Redskins RB Ricky Claitt. He told me watching the stadium bounce freaked him out the first time he experienced it. The vets had to calm him...tell him that was normal.

This weekend...a ground-swell of emotion. Each of us will handle it in our own way. And each way will be proper.

As for Redskin Sundays to come; they won't be complete. 21 trolling centerfield, daring receivers to come down the seam...I'll miss that. Not because of the hits, plays, picks...but becaues he was here and now he is gone. It's that simple, I think. I never met him. But I miss him. He was part of the whole, now the whole is missing a piece. Time will fill the void, and the pain will subside. But in our hearts and memories, Sean lives.

Sorry for the length and mush. Just had to get it out.

[Smooter]

Im not sure if it will be televised this week in my area. Does anyone know of a webcast or something I can watch it? I cant miss this game.

[KLHJ2]

I am sold on this idea as long as it is for only one ceremonial play.

Washington with 10 Defenders on the field.
Snap the ball and QB takes a knee.
Sean Taylor is awarded one final tackle in the NFL.
Moment of silence
Down and distance is reset to 1st and 10.
The game resumes.

Just a thought.

[hooskins]

I say the first official play we play with 10 people. The other team better damn well knell or run a short play. On a side note, I feel the Pats would have no problem passing in the free safeties area.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by hooskins

On a side note, I feel the Pats would have no problem passing in the free safeties area.

You know, I almost wish we got to play them again this week. Something tells me it would be a different looking game.

[Ocliw]

Originally Posted by hooskins

I say the first official play we play with 10 people. The other team better damn well knell or run a short play. On a side note, I feel the Pats would have no problem passing in the free safeties area.

You are probably right. Classless coach.

I could really care less about the playoffs now. It really pales in comparison.I do hope that our defense, in honor of 21 knocks the ever lovin hell out of everyone that gets in their way. If they play with the intensity of Taylor the fear of the pats will be baby shit compared to us.

[RobH4413]

I really want to get tickets to this game.

This will by far be the most emotional athletic event I'll ever watch. I'm really hoping the Redskins win, but either way... It just would mean a lot to field a team out there that wants to play. Godspeed Redskins. You've got the support of Redskins nation right now.

Everyone is grieving and empathizing for those that lost a friend, father, and teammate.

[memphisskin]

Hell of an idea, if it happens there will hardly be a dry eye in the place.

[Duffman003]

I remember hearing some high school team lost two of its starting defensive players and played with 9 all year... apparently their defense did pretty well too

[flashalexb]

Play 10 the whole game. He will be looking down on us making sure everything works out.

[Luxorreb]

I'll be at the game. Unfortunately I'll be teary eyed the whole game.
I think the best scenario aside from the Redskins kicking the SHIT outta the Bills is that we have a 'too many men on the field' penalty with all 53 men on the field. For 1 play. ST we miss you already!
#21 for Ring of Fame!

[Sammy Baugh Fan]

A friend added about us in a 10 man formation...

I think it would be respectful for the Bills to take a knee on that play.

I agree

[firstdown]

To be honest ST never took off a play and he would not want us to take off a play.