Posted on 01/23/2014 10:06:23 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
People living in the DC metro area have a special fondness for the Washington Redskins, a team whose glory days are 20 years in the past. This past season was possibly the worst in the team’s modern history, as they went 3-13, and played in an extremely weak division.
The current owner—Daniel Snyder—bought the team in 1999 for $800 million, and has been generally hated by all but the players he dotes on. Indeed, Snyder has been called a “jock sniffer” by none less than Frank Herzog, longtime announcer for the ‘Skins, who left on bad terms in 2004. Noting that he is not an impartial observer, it is still relevant to quote some of Herzog’s recent thoughts:
First and foremost, you’ve got to remember one thing, This is Dan Snyder’s train set, and if he wants to run the locomotive off that round curve and crash it...
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
Cowboy and Redskin Fans have one thing in common
They could change their names to “The Foreskins”, but some may interpret that as anti-Jewish.
Sad! I was a graduate student in DC in the early 80s, during the time of Joe Theissman and the Super Hogs. That’s when we won the Super Bowl against the Miami Dolphins... when the choir at church sang Hail to the Redskins for the recessional before some big game... I’ve been gone from DC for 30 years now, but I do remember fondly my days as a Redskin fan. So sad!
The thing that amazes me most about the Redskins poor performance is the short-term memory current fans have.
And that is the problem right there. Everyone seems to think the QB is the #1 priority and they are wrong. The #1 priority is to set up an offensive line. With the Skins O-line, if Peyton Manning was back there he would be scheduling more surgery. The running and passing game will fall into place once you have a O-line.
Jerry Jones wannabe.
I was in 8th grade in Fairfax and half our middle school went to the parade downtown (I didn’t go, but watched on TV).
Riggins breaking that tackle still one of the best sports moments in my life.
Hail.
cross-promote an amc show and rename to “the walking deadskins”.
Riggins! There hasn’t been anybody like him and I seriously doubt there will ever be. I was a teaching assistant at American U. and I kept a 44 on the upper right corner of my blackboard. It’s taken me 30 years since leaving DC, and moving to Clemson, to start getting excited about football again.
Marshawn Lynch is kind of like him, Earl Campbell....but no Riggo!
I would name the team the Injuns just to push back.
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