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Blast from the Past: Gibbs Takes Over in D.C.
Yahoo Sports ^ | 1/7/04

Posted on 01/07/2004 4:42:25 AM PST by leadpenny

Edited on 01/07/2004 10:12:35 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

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To: leadpenny
I just was on the phone with a customer in Richmond and when he told me this I jumped out of my seat and did an involuntary happy dance.
61 posted on 01/07/2004 7:06:44 AM PST by pgkdan
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To: leadpenny
That was my thought. I always felt that he left because he couldn't stand the previous ego-maniac owner who's name escapes me at the moment.

Jack Kent Cooke. Gibbs left because he was just completely burned out. He and Cooke got along fine for years.

62 posted on 01/07/2004 7:07:55 AM PST by pgkdan
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To: Hatteras
Redskins Name Graham New Head Coach

Don't scare me!!

I didn't see the date, and was trying to figure out who Otto Graham was. That was 10 years before I was born.

Fire Dan Snyder!


63 posted on 01/07/2004 7:09:11 AM PST by jgrubbs
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To: ironman
I'll stand corrected, then, but only because of that new stadium.

The Cowboys are still at the top of the NFL ranking, in terms of logoed sales, which measures the popularity of a team more accurately than how many sky boxes Danny Snyder can sell to Congressmen.

But, I won't argue with you.

The Cowboys have owned the Skins for years now, anyway.

64 posted on 01/07/2004 7:09:49 AM PST by sinkspur (Adopt a shelter dog or cat! You'll save one life, and maybe two!)
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To: ironman
I remember after that article came out that is just for the franchise worth alone. That doesn't include the selling of Jerseys and things like that related to player sales. Once those were taken into effect it brought the Cowboys to #1. If I get a chance here at lunch today I am going to find that article that I read that in. It may have been my Cowboys Weekly paper but I will find the link and post it later today when I get a chance.
65 posted on 01/07/2004 7:11:49 AM PST by MizzouTigerRepublican (82nd ABN Gulf war vet)
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To: HenryLeeII
Regarding Joe Gibbs' retirement in '93, I found this:

Gibbs Resigns as Coach of the Redskins

It might be worth rereading and comparing notes after the announcement later today.

66 posted on 01/07/2004 7:12:08 AM PST by Hatteras (Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps...)
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To: Hatteras
If you want to know the whole story about Joe Gibbs, read "Racing to Win: Establish Your Game Plan for Success". Gibbs tells how he was flat broke his last year as coach, and how he left the NFL to spend more time with his family.
67 posted on 01/07/2004 7:13:58 AM PST by jgrubbs
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68 posted on 01/07/2004 7:14:40 AM PST by jgrubbs
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To: leadpenny
It does not matter. Gibbs took off because he was facing FA and salary caps. Why put up with that headache when you could walk away a big fat winner? This is NOT the NFL that Gibbs left. Gibbs will not have the luxary of having three teams worth of starting o-linemen. With The Danny and his piss boy Vinny in charge, he will not have one set of starting o-linemen, nor D-linemen, nor any money under the salary cap to get them.
69 posted on 01/07/2004 7:16:56 AM PST by SengirV
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To: 7thson
As if anybody in their right mind would make Rhodes a head coach again. What a joke!
70 posted on 01/07/2004 7:17:54 AM PST by Tricorn
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To: SengirV
It's a done deal. Breaking on ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1702079
71 posted on 01/07/2004 7:18:40 AM PST by Hurricane Andrew
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To: CurlyBill
There are now reports in Washington that this is a done deal. One report also has it that Gibbs has already selected Greg Williams as the Defensive Coordinator

He needs to get Art Monk as the Offensive Coordinator

72 posted on 01/07/2004 7:19:08 AM PST by jgrubbs
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To: leadpenny
This just made my new year. As a lifelong Redskins fan, it's possible I can now come out of mourning for my team.

Joe Gibbs has the reputation and the clout in the NFL to keep Snyder out of play making decisions. I don't expect to see Snyder meddling much with a team Gibbs runs.

If anyone goes back and looks at Joe Gibbs history with the Redskins, they will see his first year was a failure, after that all winning seasons. I expect the same this time around.

Next year the Skins will continually improve, if they will have a winning season I'm not sure, but the year after they will. The NFL has not passed Joe Gibbs by. A coach with the qualities and talent of Gibbbs does not fall by the wayside.

Hail to the Redskins!!!!!
73 posted on 01/07/2004 7:20:54 AM PST by Brytani (Politics: n. from Greek; "poli"-many; "tics"-ugly, bloodsucking parasites.)
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To: Admin Moderator; All
On my way out the door. And, looky here, the AM put us in BN. Thank you, sir/madam.
74 posted on 01/07/2004 7:23:15 AM PST by leadpenny
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To: Admin Moderator
It's lookin' like the question marks could come off the title.
75 posted on 01/07/2004 7:26:56 AM PST by leadpenny
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To: Brytani
A coach with the qualities and talent of Gibbbs does not fall by the wayside.

Agree, and Vermiel proved you can go home again. But pairing the most beloved Redskin (except for maybe Jurgensen) and the most disliked (Snyder) gives me mixed feelings. I've found it hard to root for the team since the money-grubbing Snyder took over (Steinbrenner without the wins), even though I attend the games.

76 posted on 01/07/2004 7:28:48 AM PST by monkey
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To: HenryLeeII
I don't want to jinx you here, but just from looking at the media coverage, this thing has all the makings of a done deal.
 
I heard about it on the radio this morning and the first thing that came to mind was Dick Vermeil.  I remember when we were coach shopping in '94 after the Richie Kotite era and there was a lot of talk about Coach V making a triumphant come back. I was on the fence and was eventually swayed against him by the argument "Do you think Wilbur and Orville Wright would do a good job managing Delta Airlines?"  History has proven me wrong.
 
I wonder how big a roll Vermeil's involvement with broadcasting from the collegiate ranks played in him still being in tune with the game (same goes for Parcells, but, of course, he was away for a much shorter period of time)?  Or maybe it's something that you never loose.  I can't think, off the top of my head, of a coach who left the game for 10 years, came back and realized the game had passed him by.
 
Personally, I think it would be a good fit, and I'm really looking forward to a new era of titanic NFC East match ups!
 
Best of luck, but as always, not too much luck. 
 

Owl_Eagle

" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"


77 posted on 01/07/2004 7:30:45 AM PST by End Times Sentinel (Fly Eagles Fly, On the Road to Victory! Fly Eagles Fly, Score a Touchdown One Two Three!)
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To: leadpenny
Let us know when they will have a audio or video press conference online for us to see or hear.
78 posted on 01/07/2004 7:33:10 AM PST by jgrubbs
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To: monkey
"...pairing the most beloved Redskin (except for maybe Jurgensen) and the most disliked (Snyder) gives me mixed feelings"

I, for one, believe Snyder's heart is in the right place, and he's apparently maintained cordial relationships with both Sonny and Gibbs. Sure, Snyder's exceptionally naive about what it takes to win in the NFL, but his utmost respect fer Gibbs will help to keep his meddling to a minimum, imho...MUD

79 posted on 01/07/2004 7:37:58 AM PST by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: Hurricane Andrew
The next news link on the Redskins Web site is not up yet but will be http://www.redskins.com/story.asp?ContentID=12481
80 posted on 01/07/2004 7:40:16 AM PST by jgrubbs
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