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I'm going to love watching Joe Gibbs face today as Art and Darrell are inducted into the HOF. Today is a proud day for Joe Gibbs and Redskins fans all over, for Joe it will be like watching 2 of his sons getting inducted and for us fans it will be a day we will never forget. Also congrats to Emmitt Thomas and the rest of the inductees, this has got be the classiest class ever. Love all the players getting inducted today.

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!

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Absolutely. And I've tried to subtly mention it below my screen name but let's not forget Emmitt Thomas. He was instrumental in shaping DG's career as his coach and a member of the Redskins staff from 1986-1994 (winning two super bowls with us)

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Yes, Its a GREAT DAY FOR REDSKINS NATION! AMERICA'S TEAM!

colt who...?

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who knows what time its on? did i miss it

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[quote=dall-assblows;460784]who knows what time its on? did i miss it[/quote]

I think it's on from 6:00-10:00 (I believe thats what my DVR had as record time), that does not include all the pre-coverage on NFL network.

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Here's the link:

[url=http://www.nfl.com/halloffame?icampaign=TR_HALL_Week]NFL Events: Hall of Fame[/url]

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Wow, what a tribute Emmitt Thomas gave to the Darrell Green, Art Monk, and Joe Gibbs. Impressive.

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E. Thomas is still going, but how about all the shout outs to the Redskins organization and numerous players. I've never seen anything like that in an acceptance speech.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;460793]E. Thomas is still going, but how about all the shout outs to the Redskins organization and numerous players. I've never seen anything like that in an acceptance speech.[/QUOTE]

Reporting from Section 12. Great tribute, but not as good as the one we gave Michael Irvin!!

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[QUOTE=SkinDogg;460795]Reporting from Section 12. Great tribute, but not as good as the one we gave Michael Irvin!![/QUOTE]

Please SkinDogg pass the word to go crazy and give our Redskins the biggest standing ovation ever heard at the HOF, especially for Monk.

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the ovation the crowd gave Monk when he was introduced was fantastic,great speech by Monk.I was a little surprised that they didnt mention Gibbs more,Monk didnt thank him at all

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I am so proud of Monk and Green, as well as their sons and the terrific speeches they gave. What I am most proud of is being a fan of the Washington Redskins. There are no words to describe what it means to be a fan of the greatest franchise in the world. I do not care if we go 16-0 or 0-16 I love this team.

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also Monk said he wanted to thank the "over the hill gang",I wonder who from the gang was still with the team in 1980 he was talking about

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The ovation for Monk was amazing. Pure goosebumps.

Monk represents all that is best about this game--that's what is meant by that overused word 'character'. He truly is a great man.

And Green was awesome too. I just loved how both were inducted by their sons--and both were living testaments to their fathers. Says it all.

A great day for Skins fans everywhere! Way to represent, all who went to Canton.

Hail!!!

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[QUOTE=htownskinfan;460800]the ovation the crowd gave Monk when he was introduced was fantastic,great speech by Monk.I was a little surprised that they didnt mention Gibbs more,Monk didnt thank him at all[/QUOTE]

That ovation was amazing. They said they had never seen anything like it before.

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The Green speech had me tearing up. It felt good to see all the Redskins support there. Feels good to have some of these moments especially with everything thats gone on last year.

Feels good being a Redskin fan, this is visual evidence of us being a great fanbase.

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DG and AM are two of the best players to ever play, no question. But for me, I think they are two of the best MEN to ever play the game. Obviously, I'm not a Redskin fan, but watching these guys get inducted today, made me feel proud to be a fan of the game. I don't care who these guys played for, I'm just proud to see them get what they deserved.

After what Monk went through with that bulls**t HOF committee, they should be banned from anything to do with the HOF. I'm serious.

You guys are blessed to be able to call them two of your own.
Congradulations to Art Monk, Darrell Green, and the Redskins organization and fans.

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There's nothing more beautiful than a sea of burgundy and gold. The ovation for Monk was outstanding and our fans did us proud today.

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its a great day to be a redskins fan. the speech art monk gave was great. hail redskins

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[QUOTE=GINeric;460811]DG and AM are two of the best players to ever play, no question. But for me, I think they are two of the best MEN to ever play the game. Obviously, I'm not a Redskin fan, but watching these guys get inducted today, made me feel proud to be a fan of the game. I don't care who these guys played for, I'm just proud to see them get what they deserved.

After what Monk went through with that bulls**t HOF committee, they should be banned from anything to do with the HOF. I'm serious.

You guys are blessed to be able to call them two of your own.
Congradulations to Art Monk, Darrell Green, and the Redskins organization and fans.[/QUOTE]

thats very classy for a cowboy fan to say

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I forgot the name, but the guy who forgot his glasses cracked me up. Art's speech was very good, DGs seemed to lack substance for me. Glad they're both in the HoF. Both excellent players and men. However, I find most events like this relatively boring, this was no exception.

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[QUOTE=SFREDSKIN;460796]Please SkinDogg pass the word to go crazy and give our Redskins the biggest standing ovation ever heard at the HOF, especially for Monk.[/QUOTE]


I passed the word. Went crazy for Art when he first walked on stage, and then the 4.4 (per ESPN's clock) before his acceptance speech.

What an amazing, amazing day.

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At the post-ceremony interviews, I got a little tired of the crowd of fans singing 'Hail to the Redskins' behind the NFL Network set when Monk, Green, and Gibbs were trying to talk.

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[quote=Daseal;460833]I forgot the name, but the guy who forgot his glasses cracked me up. Art's speech was very good, DGs seemed to lack substance for me. Glad they're both in the HoF. Both excellent players and men. However, I find most events like this relatively boring, this was no exception.[/quote]

Lacked substance? He talked of losing two of his childhood friends. Maybe my perspective was different since I was there but I don't see how his speech lacked substance at all.

On TV yes it's probably boring, it's one of those things you have to be at to be able to soak in what it all means.

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[quote=Beemnseven;460841]At the post-ceremony interviews, I got a little tired of the crowd of fans singing 'Hail to the Redskins' behind the NFL Network set when Monk, Green, and Gibbs were trying to talk.[/quote]

Jeez some of you guys sure are party poopers. It was a total Redskins crowd and the energy there was incredible. The fans were beyond hyped.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;460862]Jeez some of you guys sure are party poopers. It was a total Redskins crowd and the energy there was incredible. The fans were beyond hyped.[/QUOTE]

I understand that, and singing it once or twice is fine, but not while the guys we are honoring are trying to talk.

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[QUOTE=Beemnseven;460866]I understand that, and singing it once or twice is fine, but not while the guys we are honoring are trying to talk.[/QUOTE]

I know what are trying to say, but Gibbs turned around and looked at the fans and gave them a thumbs up. Remember this is a once in a lifetime experience and you are so excited to see your heroes that you lose control and act irrational.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;460861]Lacked substance? He talked of losing two of his childhood friends. Maybe my perspective was different since I was there but I don't see how his speech lacked substance at all.

On TV yes it's probably boring, it's one of those things you have to be at to be able to soak in what it all means.[/QUOTE]No way did Darrell's speech lack substance. His childhood references were acknowledgements to people who meant the world to him. These were guys he started playing with I believe.

One of these guys were killed in a car accident. Darrell was supposed to be in that car riding with his buddy. But he missed the trip. Darrell loved those guys, you can tell because that happened before he was a Redskin, and it still choked him up yesterday. How many of us have the type of friendship with someone, that if we died today, it would choke them up 30-35 years from now.

I was impressed with this part, because Darrell didn't forget where he came from.

To the guy that said DG's speech "lacked substance", that's impossible, because DG IS SUBSTANCE!!

A lot of people may say they are classy, or try to act like they are classy.............But Darrell showed the world that he IS class.

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[QUOTE=GINeric;460886]A lot of people may say they are classy, or try to act like they are classy.............But Darrell showed the world that he IS class.[/QUOTE]

Gineric,

I know a lot of people on this board dislike Michael Irvin, but if you noticed DG and Michael have become good buddies and even Michael acknowledge at the way Art and Darrell lead their lives that he has tried to change his live and is doing it. It was funny when they were talking about competing against each other and Darrell breaking his nose.

I have grown to like Mike Irvin, he can be grandiose but at the same entertaining and funny. This was the classiest class ever, all inductees gave great speeches and were classy guys. A lovefest all around.

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[QUOTE=TheSmurfs22;460805]That ovation was amazing. They said they had never seen anything like it before.[/QUOTE]

I noticed the same thing (about the lack of acknowledgement of Joe Gibbs), and some of us were talking about it in the stands. Someone had this take:

1. Joe was hands off the defense; it was all Pettibone, and Darrell paid homage to ithose guys in his speech.

2. Art Monk, in his speech, said that he would [I]personally[/I] thank others, which coming from Art makes more sense than citing more names then he had to. Without a doubt Joe is among those people.

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[quote=htownskinfan;460803]also Monk said he wanted to thank the "over the hill gang",I wonder who from the gang was still with the team in 1980 he was talking about[/quote]

I think Dave Butz was a part of that team.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;460908]I think Dave Butz was a part of that team.[/QUOTE]

And Rich Milot, George Starke, Brad Dusek, Ken Houston, Mike Nelms, Ron Saul, Pete Wysocki.

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I was there last night....my god it was amazing. I really didnt know how much I'd enjoy the ceremony, and overall it had some good/slow points...but seriously, it was worth every penny spent on the trip for that Monk introduction...that was incredible!

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[QUOTE=SFREDSKIN;460891]Gineric,

I know a lot of people on this board dislike Michael Irvin, but if you noticed DG and Michael have become good buddies and even Michael acknowledge at the way Art and Darrell lead their lives that he has tried to change his live and is doing it. It was funny when they were talking about competing against each other and Darrell breaking his nose.

I have grown to like Mike Irvin, he can be grandiose but at the same entertaining and funny. This was the classiest class ever, all inductees gave great speeches and were classy guys. A lovefest all around.[/QUOTE]Yeah, Michael Irvin made his mistakes, but he changed his life around. If you listen to SOME PEOPLE, they like to bring up his past, but they very rarily talk about the past of some of the players on their favorite team that had problems with the law or substance abuse......... I wonder why that is?!

Anyway, he is a class act and a HOF now, just like DG and AM.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;460861]Lacked substance? He talked of losing two of his childhood friends. Maybe my perspective was different since I was there but I don't see how his speech lacked substance at all.

On TV yes it's probably boring, it's one of those things you have to be at to be able to soak in what it all means.[/QUOTE]

Off topic, what were you wearing Matty because I think I might have seen you when ESPN was panning the camera just after 6p. Were you wearing some sort of Redskins t-shirt? Kind of greyish?

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[QUOTE=GINeric;460811]DG and AM are two of the best players to ever play, no question. But for me, I think they are two of the best MEN to ever play the game. Obviously, I'm not a Redskin fan, but watching these guys get inducted today, made me feel proud to be a fan of the game. I don't care who these guys played for, I'm just proud to see them get what they deserved.

After what Monk went through with that bulls**t HOF committee, they should be banned from anything to do with the HOF. I'm serious.

You guys are blessed to be able to call them two of your own.
Congradulations to Art Monk, Darrell Green, and the Redskins organization and fans.[/QUOTE]

Thank you for the props!

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What a great weekend for the Skins. First Art Monk and Darrell Green get inducted into the Hall and next we win the game and I am so PUMPED! Thank you Redskins you just made my entire week.

Hail To The Redskins!

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[quote=SmootSmack;461181]Off topic, what were you wearing Matty because I think I might have seen you when ESPN was panning the camera just after 6p. Were you wearing some sort of Redskins t-shirt? Kind of greyish?[/quote]

I had my Riggins jersey on during the ceremony

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pure class all the way..the standing ovation that monk received was priceless and darrel saying yes i am going to cry and i derserve to be here was awesaome too....the whole class was awesome ...

enshrined for life......they do belong...

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The Monk ovation was something I will never ever ever forget. Simply an awesome moment. And Canton was just over run with Redskin nation.