Annointing a new Face of the Franchise
 

Lavar held that title for awhile. Then came Clinton. So does #26 still hold that distinction or has it finally moved on to another player? I wish i could make this a vote thread. It seems when u mention the Redskins nowadays Campbell's name always comes up. Is he the man? Coach Zorn, who's name is written all over the offense? How about Cooley who has arguably one of the largest fan clubs on the team? Personally i'd prefer it to be a defensive player but i have trouble on the "who" part. So which player (Zorn is an exception) do u think of first when you hear the name Redskins?

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I don't think Zorn or Campbell qualify since both are probably gone if the season doesn't meet expectations.

I think it is definitely still Portis although, personally, I think London Fletcher is the team leader.

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It's still Portis. Cooley comes close though.

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I gotta say CP26.

The defense has great guys/names, but they are great as a unit...

Portis has been our offense for a while now & has that name/personality everyone in football recognizes.

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It won't take long for Fat Albert and Rocky Rackpo to become the face of this team.

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I think possibly Cooley. I don't know about CP, I think some people consider him a bit of a diva. Campbell could become the face of the franchise if he does well this year. The same can be said of Zorn, but we'll just ahve to see.

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I think the fact that it's not totally obvious to us tells us that we don't really have a "face of the franchise."

Patriots... Brady.

Colts... Manning.

Eagles... McNabb.

Bears... Urlacher.

We don't have a guy who jumps out at you as soon as you hear the team mentioned.

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[quote=Schneed10;574600]I think the fact that it's not totally obvious to us tells us that we don't really have a "face of the franchise."

Patriots... Brady.

Colts... Manning.

Eagles... McNabb.

Bears... Urlacher.

We don't have a guy who jumps out at you as soon as you hear the team mentioned.[/quote]

Snyder? LOL.

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It's still Portis

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I think Landry will soon be the face of our team!!! I have high expectations for him this season!!! For now it's CP

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In the media it's still Portis.

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Today-Portis

February-Campbell

:)

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Sean Taylor was and still is for me personally.

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Well its definitely still Portis but Cooley and Campbell are definitely up there. Haynesworth could also take a big spot if he is a beast. And of course Sean Taylor will be up there for awhile.

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By mid-season I say Campbell. For now it's Portis.

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Now: CP
Future: Edgar Allan Orakpo

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If you click info on your TV during a Primetime game during the season. It will say "Clinton Portis and the Washington Redskins battle (other teams star player) and the (other team)

Portis by default. As of now he the one on our team that can be relied on for putting asses in the seat.

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Personally I think it has switched from Portis to Cooley.

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Am I just senile or am I the first person on this thread to put in a vote for Albert Haynesworth? I mean the thread title is Annointing a [B]new[/B] face of the franchise. Who better for that role then our $100 million man.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;574646]Am I just senile or am I the first person on this thread to put in a vote for Albert Haynesworth? I mean the thread title is Annointing a [B]new[/B] face of the franchise. Who better for that role then our $100 million man.[/quote]

The only problem with Big Al is he's not media friendly. He's a great player, but he won't talk to the media and he doesn't do anything stupid to get on TV. Great for the team, but he doesn't become famous.

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[quote=an23dy;574648]The only problem with Big Al is he's not media friendly. He's a great player, but he won't talk to the media and he doesn't do anything stupid to get on TV. Great for the team, but he doesn't become famous.[/quote]

You got a point there. Though if he has a big season he'll probably be elevated to Reggie White status. As far as the media goes I think Chris Cooley is easily the face of this team. CP was for a while but the one thats really putting himself out there at this point is Chris. Hell at one point I think Jansen was the face of our team especially when he was in the studio for ESPN on draft day (guys going to be an awesome TV personallity).

Also it seems that Chill Will was the first one to put out a vote for Haynesworth so I guess that makes me senile. :D

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[quote=Schneed10;574600]I think the fact that it's not totally obvious to us tells us that we don't really have a "face of the franchise."

Patriots... Brady.

Colts... Manning.

Eagles... McNabb.

Bears... Urlacher.

We don't have a guy who jumps out at you as soon as you hear the team mentioned.[/quote]

The fact we don't have a face to go with the franchise might not be a bad thing, remember there is no I in TEAM.

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It's Keith Eloi. End of discussion

Or Chris Cooley

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Pineapple Je5us anyone?

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[quote=SmootSmack;574657]It's Keith Eloi. End of discussion[/quote]He can jump over the face of every franchise in a single bound.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;574649]You got a point there. Though if he has a big season he'll probably be elevated to Reggie White status. As far as the media goes I think Chris Cooley is easily the face of this team. CP was for a while but the one thats really putting himself out there at this point is Chris. Hell at one point I think Jansen was the face of our team especially when he was in the studio for ESPN on draft day (guys going to be an awesome TV personallity).

Also it seems that Chill Will was the first one to put out a vote for Haynesworth so I guess that makes me senile. :D[/quote]
If you're basing it on being media friendly then I'm choosing D. Hall assuming he has a good season this year and makes the Pro Bowl.

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[quote=vallin21;574665]If you're basing it on being media friendly then I'm choosing D. Hall assuming he has a good season this year and makes the Pro Bowl.[/quote]

Speaking of D. Hall and the media. He'll be on Colin Cowherd's show this morning....shameless plug.

But I can't see him as the face of the franchise personally. No votes for Zorn?

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i would say portis, but once this defense starts playing like i think it will, i would bet AH.

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You're all wrong...it's the Red Snapper himself, Ethan Albright! What other "former worst player in Madden" is capable of pulling out a Pro Bowl appearance? He has been perfect in long snaps over the years. You just utter the words "Red Snapper" and other teams tuck tail and run.

Redskins = Red Snapper!

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[quote=an23dy;574648]The only problem with Big Al is he's not media friendly. He's a great player, but he won't talk to the media and he doesn't do anything stupid to get on TV. Great for the team, but he doesn't become famous.[/quote]

i gotta disagree here, the other guys listed as "faces of franchises" dont do stupid things to get on tv, they dominate on the field a la brady, manning, urlacher etc.

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CP is still the MVP...everyone knows him and that by definition makes him the face of ther Redskins. Oh and it helps that he is pernialy among the league leaders in rushing. Love Cooley but people don't know him like they know CP...not yet anyways.

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Was CP for about a minute...but now its Cooley

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Yeah, we don't really have one. But if I had to choose, it would definitely be Clinton Portis. He's the most popular guy on our team.

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This is a no brainer Todd Yoder.

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I think Albert Haynesworth will be the face of the team only because of his contract.

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This is the type of question that you'd need to ask someone who doesn't follow the Skins. Most of us here read about them all the time, we might follow Cooley's blog, or we read another article about how Campbell is dealing with the past offseason, or hear on the DC Sports Bog all of the new nicknames that Smoot is using, or whatever so we might be skewed one way or the other.

Nationally, I think our FotF is still Portis. The costume thing was a few years ago but people still remember that. He's made the Pro Bowl for us a couple of times and he's still a big fantasy football name, so more people probably see him and associate him with the team. I think that these are the same reasons that Cooley may be poised to take of the title sooner or later.

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[quote=WestCoastSkinsFan;574589]It's still Portis. Cooley comes close though.[/quote]

Yep. CP and the Cap'n.

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Bored at work so I thought I'd give the face of the franchise for all 32 teams (IMO):

Lions- Calvin Johnson
Packers- Aaron Rogers
Bears- Brian urlacher
Vikings- Adrian Peterson

Falcons- Matt Ryan
Panthers- Steve Smith
Bucs- ...I really don't know off the top of my head...
Saints- Drew Brees

Seahawks- Matt Hasselback
Rams- Steven Jackson
Cards- Fitzgerald
49ers- Frank Gore

Giants- Eli Manning
Cowgirls- Tony Homo
Eagles- Donovan McNabb
Skins- Clinton Portis

Colts- Peyton Manning
Titans- Bullocks
Texans- Andre Johnson
Jags- not so sure..

Steelers- Roethlisberger
Browns- Jamal Lewis
Bengals- Ochocinco
Ravens- Ray Lewis

PAts- Tom Brady
Fins- Jason Taylor
Jets- Sanchez
Bills- T.O.

Chiefs- Larry Johnson
Broncos- Brandon Marshall
Raiders- Asonmonga (i know the spelling is all wrong)
Chargers- L.T

Please, share your thoughts.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;574748]This is the type of question that you'd need to ask someone who doesn't follow the Skins. Most of us here read about them all the time, we might follow Cooley's blog, or we read another article about how Campbell is dealing with the past offseason, or hear on the DC Sports Bog all of the new nicknames that Smoot is using, or whatever so we might be skewed one way or the other.

Nationally, I think our FotF is still Portis. The costume thing was a few years ago but people still remember that. He's made the Pro Bowl for us a couple of times and he's still a big fantasy football name, so more people probably see him and associate him with the team. I think that these are the same reasons that Cooley may be poised to take of the title sooner or later.[/quote]

Good point.

And I don't know of any player other than Cooley who's engaged in a rap battle

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Does anyone suspect that the offensive line problems weren't addressed just so Snyder could get rid of Zorn? Maybe I'm just paranoid.