I'm getting that old feeling...
 

Back in the 80's when the Redskins were winning Super Bowls, I used to have a feeling about the team. This underlying belief and faith that the team would come to play and to beat the Redskins and Joe Gibbs, the opposition would have to bring their A game.
As this season has progressed, I have begun to sense a shift. For all of you too young to remember the first Gibbs tenure, this feeling about the Redskins that we all have now, was a constant, undeniable confidence. I am starting to see that indescribable, mysterious "energy" coming from Gibbs. He is focused, intense and has an enormous will to win and the team is feeding off of it. I did not sense this about the Redskins of '05. I think that team was surprised to be there in the playoffs and didn't really have the moxy to go all the way.
Will the Redskins win this weekend? I don't know. We'll see how it shakes out. All I know is that "feeling" is back. #21 is definitely still impacting the team and provides an intangible that can only help the Redskins of '07 go beyond all expectations.
I hope there are some members here that know what I'm talking about. That...[I]feeling[/I].
Peace out/West Side
HTTR!!

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I wasn't born until 1990, so I missed just about everythings, but you are absolutley right, there is a definite vibe about the skins this year that there wasn't in 2005. I have a feeling we're gonna do REAL BIG THINGS.

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I'm not as confident as I used to be as a kid. This team just isn’t as good as are teams were in 82’91’. But I agree I think we can and should beat the Seahawks and make some noise in the playoffs. The Cowboys will be the real test. But right now all I care about is Seattle.

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I ain't old nuff to remember the heyday of Redskin football in the '80s, but I can tell you this: lately, I've been feeling that eerily similar confidence about this current carnation. Mostly, it's due to that veteran command at the QB post and the resurgence of both the ground and air attacks. When you mix all these ingredients in the playoff blender for our burgundy and gold, it ought to strike up fond memories of championship runs.

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[QUOTE=dblanch66;400742]Back in the 80's when the Redskins were winning Super Bowls, I used to have a feeling about the team. This underlying belief and faith that the team would come to play and to beat the Redskins and Joe Gibbs, the opposition would have to bring their A game.
As this season has progressed, I have begun to sense a shift. For all of you too young to remember the first Gibbs tenure, this feeling about the Redskins that we all have now, was a constant, undeniable confidence. I am starting to see that indescribable, mysterious "energy" coming from Gibbs. He is focused, intense and has an enormous will to win and the team is feeding off of it. I did not sense this about the Redskins of '05. I think that team was surprised to be there in the playoffs and didn't really have the moxy to go all the way.
Will the Redskins win this weekend? I don't know. We'll see how it shakes out. All I know is that "feeling" is back. #21 is definitely still impacting the team and provides an intangible that can only help the Redskins of '07 go beyond all expectations.
I hope there are some members here that know what I'm talking about. That...[I]feeling[/I].
Peace out/West Side
HTTR!![/QUOTE]

i,m well aware of joe gibbs,s first tenure here and from what i,ve seen and felt these past 4 weeks is that joe gibbs teams that were consistently superbowl contenders.to add to what this team has gone thru this year with sean joe gibbs molded this team together that much more and has everybody sacrificing themselves for the team.like you it remains to be seen just how far they can go starting with seattle saturday. this team in comparison to 05 is very similiar but the players that have been with joe now for 4 years now understand him and he talked about that during his 12/31 presser.the jury is still out there but i,m hoping joe gibbs continues to build stability and continuity with this team and organization and the team continues to come together for seasons to come with additional playmakers that want to be redskins. i have faith ...

i,m with ya but i,m taking it one game at a time starting with the seahawks..

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I was a young'n when Gibbs was tearing up the league in his first stint, but even then I knew what you mean. Through the eyes of an 8 year old, when the '87 Skins came onto the field to face the Broncos in the SB, they just seemed like the biggest kids on the playground. It was just a feeling you got.

Then in 91 when they faced the Bills, I was 12, and I knew a lot more about the game. You could see the confidence from the coaching staff and the attitude from the players.

This team doesn't quite feel like that yet, I think you have to establish yourself consistently as a playoff threat to get that feeling. But you can see the confidence and the effort with this team. I think we're going to do damage.

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I did not have that old tingle about the 2005 team, but it has re-emerged this year.

The "don't get excited but don't miss a minute of this ride" feeling.

J-Dawg

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I hear ya dblanch, I get that same feeling too. Problem is, I can see us representing the NFC, but that's when my good feeling goes away. I'm hoping it's just jitters or something.
I truely have no doubt that we can beat any NFC team, but we will have our hands full with a team like tha Pats. I will feel a ton better if the Pats lose before the super bowl.

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I understand that facing the Patriots is "pie in the sky" thinking, but since the subject was breached...
Wouldn't it be sweet to meet them in the big game and give them a bit of payback for running up the score this season! I'm sure if the Skins can get to the dance and maybe play the Pats, he and the rest of the team have a long memory. I'm still not convinced that NE will be there in the SB. Indy could knock them off. Or Jacksonville.
It's gonna be a great playoffs!!
Go REDSKINS!!!!!

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Jesus. Not only do I remember the "heyday of the 80"s" team but I remember the first "heyday" team of the 70's as well. Coach George Allen, Jergensen, Kilmer, Brown, Haraway, Jefferson, Taylor, Hanburger, Fischer, Houston, Bass; all names probably lost on you lil' puppies.
The first Super Bowl against the Dolphins will forever be etched in my mind. Bass streaking down the sidelines making a game of it against the undefeated Dolphins after Yepremian's botched attempt at a pass.
I know the old feeling dblanch66 is refering to and it is nice to feel it coming back. We are in a great position here as no one expects much from us...except for us fans and the team.

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[QUOTE=LBrown43;400890]Jesus. Not only do I remember the "heyday of the 80"s" team but I remember the first "heyday" team of the 70's as well. Coach George Allen, Jergensen, Kilmer, Brown, Haraway, Jefferson, Taylor, Hanburger, Fischer, Houston, Bass; all names probably lost on you lil' puppies.
The first Super Bowl against the Dolphins will forever be etched in my mind. Bass streaking down the sidelines making a game of it against the undefeated Dolphins after Yepremian's botched attempt at a pass.
I know the old feeling dblanch66 is refering to and it is nice to feel it coming back. We are in a great position here as no one expects much from us...except for us fans and the team.[/QUOTE]

I remember the 60's, all of those guys along with a R. McDole, and a Joey T. However, the Jesus I know, I met in Sunday School and Church.

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man, a lot of you guys have aged me esp. mr. I wasn't born till 90. I have been following the skins since the late 70's, you guys deff. missed some great ball, but the team seems to have the sense of purpose and almost destiny that it has been lacking of late and I am looking forward to seeing the play off run.

We are moving 600 miles starting tomorow morning and I am arainging everything so we will be in a hotel in front of a tv by 4:00 saturday to see the victory

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This team kind of reminds me of the '87 team that basically flew under the radar.

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Wow. Lots of kids here.

I'm getting the same feeling as in '87. Jay Schoeder (Campbell) goes down. The old backup Doug Williams (Collins) steps in and the team goes on an unexpected tear with the backup QB and won 4 of the last 5 games to get into the playoffs.

Of course, Rock Cartwright is going to set a new Super Bowl rushing record and we'll trade Campbell to the Raiders if history truly repeats itself, but I do get that same feeling about Gibbs and the team looking invincible.

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i do recall the 70,s team and this team is getting there .
i,m with schneed you need to consistently be there year after year and it,s getting there with this team with time and with the players who are toughing it out with joe gibbs. they need to be there year in and year out and i,m hopeful of that happening.

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i think this feeling comes from the fact that the NFC sucks donkey dick, we can definately take the seahawks, giants, or bucs, and we just killed the cowboys (although they were missing their top corner and top reciever)...pretty much the only team that should have us worried is the packers due to their depth in the WR core and our lack of depth in the secondary. If by some miracle we make it to the show, we will probably get rocked.

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[quote=backrow;400904]I remember the 60's, all of those guys along with a R. McDole, and a Joey T. However, the Jesus I know, I met in Sunday School and Church.[/quote]

Sorry that should have read "Jesus" not "Jesus".
The Spanish pronunciation did not come across in my writing (I am sure it is much clearer now).:yeahright

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[quote=BeastsoftheNFCeast;400940]i think this feeling comes from the fact that the NFC sucks donkey dick, we can definately take the seahawks, giants, or bucs, and we just killed the cowboys (although they were missing their top corner and top reciever)...pretty much the only team that should have us worried is the packers due to their depth in the WR core and our lack of depth in the secondary. If by some miracle we make it to the show, we will probably get rocked.[/quote]

Such a loyal fan.

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[quote=Buster;400954]Such a loyal fan.[/quote]

haha, sorry, i think i was a little harsh...all I was trying to say is that if we were facing NE or Indy, we wouldnt be so confident going in it...honestly I feel that in the beginning of the year we were the second best team in the NFL when it comes to talent and coaching...but I feel that with the amount of injuries that we have had (Rogers, Taylor, McIntosh, Thomas, Jansen, Wade, and all the other minor lingering injuries we've had), that its hard to feel confident going into the playoffs with 2nd/3rd stringers as starters and 3rd/4th stringers as backups. So the fact that we are confident I feel is a result of the fact that we are not playing the best teams.

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It's like this.
I to, remember the Joe1 teams. While the game was was being played, you could not wait to see the next play, next series, etc, as it was more magic the home boys were about to deliver. ALWAYS the confidence to FINISH with a win.
Even though we have posted some great games (and some horrific) under the Joe2 regime, it has not been the same. It has been more like "Geez, I wish this game would end, before we have a chance to F... it up"
Until lately! It has definately gathered momentum, to more of the [B]Joe1[/B] kind of feeling.
EX. In the Cowboy game the other day, TC was throwing everything low (even when he did not want to). I felt like confident, (like he could still reel it in) not panicky.......like we were going to blow it. And, he did
The times....they are a changin'
[B]HTTR[/B]

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Stop! You're making me feel old, because I remember it all. Do you remember:

[B]The Hogs[/B] - Joe Jacoby, George Starke, Russ Grimm, Mark May, Jeff Bostic, Jim Lachey, Raleigh McKenzie, Mark Schlereth
[B]Honorary Hogs[/B] - John Riggins, Don Warren and Clint Didier
The Over The Hill Gang - George Allen's 1972 team featuring Billy Kilmer, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Diron Talbert, Richie Petitbon, Boyd Dowler, Chris Hanburger and Ron McDole
[B]The Fun Bunch[/B] - Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, Gary Clark, Alvin Garrett
[B]The Smurfs[/B] - Gary Clark, Alvin Garrett and Charlie Brown
[B]The Posse[/B] - Art Monk, Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders
[B]The "Capital Punishment" Defense[/B] - 1991 defense featuring Charles Mann, Wilber Marshall, Fred Stokes, Andre Collins, Monte Coleman, Darrell Green, Jumpy Geathers, Tim Johnson
[B]Mark The Ripper[/B] - Mark Rypien
[B]Whiskey and Guts[/B] - Billy Kilmer and Sonny Jurgenson
[B]The Diesel[/B] - John Riggins
[B]The Largest Come From Behind Victory in Super Bowl History[/B] - featuring Doug Williams throwing four TD passes and Timmy Smith rushing for 204 yards.

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The joke around DC was, Kilmer's knee's were so bad, that the defense beat him to the pocket

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[QUOTE=dblanch66;400742]Back in the 80's when the Redskins were winning Super Bowls, I used to have a feeling about the team. This underlying belief and faith that the team would come to play and to beat the Redskins and Joe Gibbs, the opposition would have to bring their A game.
As this season has progressed, I have begun to sense a shift. For all of you too young to remember the first Gibbs tenure, this feeling about the Redskins that we all have now, was a constant, undeniable confidence. I am starting to see that indescribable, mysterious "energy" coming from Gibbs. He is focused, intense and has an enormous will to win and the team is feeding off of it. I did not sense this about the Redskins of '05. I think that team was surprised to be there in the playoffs and didn't really have the moxy to go all the way.
Will the Redskins win this weekend? I don't know. We'll see how it shakes out. All I know is that "feeling" is back. #21 is definitely still impacting the team and provides an intangible that can only help the Redskins of '07 go beyond all expectations.
I hope there are some members here that know what I'm talking about. That...[I]feeling[/I].
Peace out/West Side
HTTR!![/QUOTE]

You guys crack me up..

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[QUOTE=BeastsoftheNFCeast;400940]i think this feeling comes from the fact that the NFC sucks donkey dick, we can definately take the seahawks, giants, or bucs, and we just killed the cowboys (although they were missing their top corner and top reciever)...pretty much the only team that should have us worried is the packers due to their depth in the WR core and our lack of depth in the secondary. If by some miracle we make it to the show, we will probably get rocked.[/QUOTE]

I don't think you've watched the Hawks play.

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[QUOTE=BeastsoftheNFCeast;400962]haha, sorry, i think i was a little harsh...all I was trying to say is that if we were facing NE or Indy, we wouldnt be so confident going in it...honestly I feel that in the beginning of the year we were the second best team in the NFL when it comes to talent and coaching...but I feel that with the amount of injuries that we have had (Rogers, Taylor, McIntosh, Thomas, Jansen, Wade, and all the other minor lingering injuries we've had), that its hard to feel confident going into the playoffs with 2nd/3rd stringers as starters and 3rd/4th stringers as backups. So the fact that we are confident I feel is a result of the fact that we are not playing the best teams.[/QUOTE]

It all comes to an end on Sunday methinks

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[quote=hail_2_da_skins;400970]Stop! You're making me feel old, because I remember it all. Do you remember:

[B]The Hogs[/B] - Joe Jacoby, George Starke, Russ Grimm, Mark May, Jeff Bostic, Jim Lachey, Raleigh McKenzie, Mark Schlereth
[B]Honorary Hogs[/B] - John Riggins, Don Warren and Clint Didier
The Over The Hill Gang - George Allen's 1972 team featuring Billy Kilmer, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Diron Talbert, Richie Petitbon, Boyd Dowler, Chris Hanburger and Ron McDole
[B]The Fun Bunch[/B] - Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, Gary Clark, Alvin Garrett
[B]The Smurfs[/B] - Gary Clark, Alvin Garrett and Charlie Brown
[B]The Posse[/B] - Art Monk, Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders
[B]The "Capital Punishment" Defense[/B] - 1991 defense featuring Charles Mann, Wilber Marshall, Fred Stokes, Andre Collins, Monte Coleman, Darrell Green, Jumpy Geathers, Tim Johnson
[B]Mark The Ripper[/B] - Mark Rypien
[B]Whiskey and Guts[/B] - Billy Kilmer and Sonny Jurgenson
[B]The Diesel[/B] - John Riggins
[B]The Largest Come From Behind Victory in Super Bowl History[/B] - featuring Doug Williams throwing four TD passes and Timmy Smith rushing for 204 yards.[/quote]

mark me as old I remember it all. also remember meeting dave butz at a sunoco station when I was about 12 man he looked huge

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[QUOTE=broncoted;400975]It all comes to an end on Sunday methinks[/QUOTE]

You a 'Hawks fan? You have any idea when the game is?

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To set the record straight: the only time I've had a chance encounter with a "glory days" Redskin was this [I]past[/I] Sunday before the game when I met Dexter Manley and he was gracious enough to sign my Portis jersey. No, I did not recognize him until he said, "Hi, my name's Dexter." Then, it clicked.

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Not only am I getting that old feeling, but if you look at Gibbs on the sideline....he's got that old look on his face. For some reason he seems much more intense, and confident. Gibbs has always had that quiet confidence about him and you can see it in his eyes.

I honestly think this team knows it can make it to the Superbowl.

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It hasn't been until these last four games that I've actually felt the Gibbs 1.0 magic. Not when he first got here, not even the run in '05 which got us into the playoffs. You can tell the way the players are talking; their demeanor. I almost get the sense that they could play the Seahawks in the next 30 minutes if they had to. That's how confident they are right now. I heard Shawn Springs say yesterday that he didn't know what a "Super Bowl locker room" felt like, but if this it, it sure feels good.

If there was ever a script to which Joe Gibbs plays best, it's the one that's unfolding right before our very eyes.

*Journeyman quarterback seemingly out of nowhere having a career year.
*No name defense - Not to be confused with the Dolphins of old.
*Role players stepping up
*Adversity on top of adversity
*Harsh weather conditions on a weekly basis.
*Running back with big heart and tough as nails.

Skins are playoff ready.

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[QUOTE=broncoted;400974]I don't think you've watched the Hawks play.[/QUOTE]

I saw them play Atlanta. Is that what you mean?

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[quote=dblanch66;400997]I saw them play Atlanta. Is that what you mean?[/quote]

Did you hear Patick Kearny claiming they were in a vanilla defense the entire game. That's why the Falcon's scored so many points on them? Then he said they would be "very" prepared for the Redskins on Saturday.

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[QUOTE=atomicnixon;400745]I wasn't born until 1990, so I missed just about everythings, but you are absolutley right, there is a definite vibe about the skins this year that there wasn't in 2005. I have a feeling we're gonna do REAL BIG THINGS.[/QUOTE]

Good luck, those Skins were good!

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[QUOTE=dblanch66;400997]I saw them play Atlanta. Is that what you mean?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that game was very indicative of what Seattle is like. You should have an easy time in this one! Hail to the Redskins!

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[quote=Rock31;400984]To set the record straight: the only time I've had a chance encounter with a "glory days" Redskin was this [I]past[/I] Sunday before the game when I met Dexter Manley and he was gracious enough to sign my Portis jersey. No, I did not recognize him until he said, "Hi, my name's Dexter." Then, it clicked.[/quote]

Dude was a MONSTER! He was the guy QB's watched across the line with fear in their eyes

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[quote=Hog1;401004]Dude was a MONSTER! He was the guy QB's watched across the line with fear in their eyes[/quote]

I was at the championship game when Manley knocked Danny White out.

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[QUOTE=Hog1;401004]Dude was a MONSTER! He was the guy QB's watched across the line with fear in their eyes[/QUOTE]

Well....people on roids usually are unpredictable.....

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[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]While I’ll be the first to admit that I to feel that “feeling” I think it is emanating more from the Animal Trainer and the D. I know this is bordering on blasphemy and don’t get me wrong, St. Joe deserves all the credit for this run and then some, but I think GW is in a freaking zone. He is out scheming, concocting crazy new alignments and flat out getting nuts. I would not be surprised if he comes up with a crazy game plan this weekend that wins us the game. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]That being said when I think of the skins and the games they have played I see a smart team taking calculating risks and flat out being more physical then the other guys. I see REDSKINS FOOTBALL. [/SIZE][/FONT]

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[QUOTE=gortiz;401051][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]While I’ll be the first to admit that I to feel that “feeling” I think it is emanating more from the Animal Trainer and the D. I know this is bordering on blasphemy and don’t get me wrong, St. Joe deserves all the credit for this run and then some, but I think GW is in a freaking zone. He is out scheming, concocting crazy new alignments and flat out getting nuts. I would not be surprised if he comes up with a crazy game plan this weekend that wins us the game. [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]That being said when I think of the skins and the games they have played I see a smart team taking calculating risks and flat out being more physical then the other guys. I see REDSKINS FOOTBALL. [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]

Doc Walker is that you? Only Doc calls Gregg Williams the animal trainer and Joe Gibbs St. Joe.

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My friends and I were lucky enough to experience all 3 Superbowls. I remember the Doug Williams quarter and our trouncing of Denver, then going down to Georgetown and partying like fools! I do have a good feeling about this team...but have to admit, four weeks ago, I certainly did not.....but now they are playing with confidence, pride, and are on a mission. I say let's smash Seattle, beat the Cowgirls again, then take out GB on our way to payback with the Pats......it all starts on Saturday.....!