Yep. As a Redskins fan since the early 1980s, this is really sad news for me. I remember well living in northern Virginia during the heyday of the Skins’ run, and the incredible love that the DC area has for the Redskins. My biggest regret in three years living up there is that I never found a way to see a game in RFK Stadium.
Joe Gibbs is an innovator, a great coach, but most importantly, a class act and a wonderful human being. I hope he enjoys his retirement—and maybe he can get his racing team back in the winner’s circle!
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As a Dallas Cowboys fan, I sure hate to see Joe Gibbs leave. Even though the Redskins beat my
Boys, I really couldn’t feel bad losing to Gibbs. As others have posted, he was and is a class act. He was one of the few head coaches you didn’t feel bad losing to. Losing to the Redskins, yeah, but not to Joe. He did a wonderful job in DC and he deserved better. Good luck to Dan Snyder in getting a suitable replacement. He’s going to need it. How long will Gibbs’ successor stay in DC? That depends on Snyder.
Joe Gibbs, you did the Redkins (and the NFL) good. Have a nice rest of your life.
I had season tickets in the mid-80’s. It was a blast! Even the supposed “bad boy” Dexter Manley looks classy compared to some of the thugs in uniform these days. I was also a huge fan of Art Monk, he was the hardest working man in the NFL.