Riggins: Redskins organization has been taken hostage by a child
 

Love the title.

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so matty posts 1 semi positive article in the discussion area, and immediately a slam one follows. Nice

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Best description of Snyder ever.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;614157]so matty posts 1 semi positive article in the discussion area, and immediately a slam one follows. Nice[/quote]
It's our way of staying medium.

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The team is being blasted from every avenue possible. We need to give the pundits somethng else to talk about.

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[quote=tryfuhl;614210]It's our way of staying medium.[/quote]

this board, and this team, is way past medium.

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God thats like the second or third time I've seen that pic in an article. Couldn't they have found something better? lol.

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[quote=Smooter;614215]God thats like the second or third time I've seen that pic in an article. Couldn't they have found something better? lol.[/quote]

Everytime i see that picture i chuckle

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Riggo is the man!

Roll, Deisel, Roll

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Tell us how you really feel, Riggo.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;614212]this board, and this team, is way past medium.[/quote]

Is anything occurring that is giving any fan any reason to be positive? I mean really. We're at a historic low for our beloved franchise. The only positive I really see is it can't get much worse.

BTW that picture in the article is hilarious. "Awww, aren't you a cute little franchise destroyer." LMAO

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Wow...leave it to Riggo to have the balls to come out publicly and say all the things (with his own dramatics added of course) that everyone else is thinking. This whole week has been just comical...like a cartoon...our front office is like the coyote in road runner bringing in all these big names from the Acme Free Agents company in order to build a franchise to finally cath the elusive SB trophy. And of course, it always backfires. You almost expect them to whip out a business card that says "Vin E. Cerrato/Super Genius!"

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I didn't want to start a new thread with this one but Riggo's pretty scathing of Snyder in his most recent video. The last 20 seconds are priceless.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcH9jASAbhY]YouTube - Riggo: Has Danny Made-off?[/url]

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[quote=tryfuhl;614210]It's our way of staying medium.[/quote]

:lol:

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[quote=Paintrain;614260]I didn't want to start a new thread with this one but Riggo's pretty scathing of Snyder in his most recent video. The last 20 seconds are priceless.

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcH9jASAbhY"]YouTube - Riggo: Has Danny Made-off?[/URL][/quote]

That's some good stuff. Love it!

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[quote=Smooter;614215]God thats like the second or third time I've seen that pic in an article. Couldn't they have found something better? lol.[/quote]

I knew the pic as soon as you said something.. didnt even have to look. Zorn looks like a giddy school girl.

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Thank god for Riggo, Largent and Company (and the post)- we need people to keep the pressure applied.

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Riggo's at it again...

At least watch the last 15 seconds...it's in the deep end but it's comical to me that Riggo is this pissed at ownership.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcH9jASAbhY]YouTube - Riggo: Has Danny Made-off?[/url]

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[quote=SkinFanatic;614235]Wow...leave it to Riggo to have the balls to come out publicly and say all the things (with his own dramatics added of course) that everyone else is thinking. This whole week has been just comical...like a cartoon...our front office is like the coyote in road runner bringing in all these big names from the Acme Free Agents company in order to build a franchise to finally cath the elusive SB trophy. And of course, it always backfires. You almost expect them to whip out a business card that says "Vin E. Cerrato/Super Genius!"[/quote]

Now I don't care who you are...that's funny! :laughing-

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[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/lost_limey/DanielSnyder.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=SkinFanatic;614235]Wow...leave it to Riggo to have the balls to come out publicly and say all the things (with his own dramatics added of course) that everyone else is thinking. This whole week has been just comical...like a cartoon...our front office is like the coyote in road runner bringing in all these big names from the Acme Free Agents company in order to build a franchise to finally cath the elusive SB trophy. And of course, it always backfires. You almost expect them to whip out a business card that says "Vin E. Cerrato/Super Genius!"[/quote]

now thats funny right there.:laughing2

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[quote=Zorny;614729][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/lost_limey/DanielSnyder.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

How do you trade draft picks for free agents?

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Snyder does not have the mindset of a child. Get off his back. Children have the capacity to learn. When they touch a hot stove and get burned, they don't do it again. Snyder is like a Homer Simpson cartoon where he just keeps touching the stove over and over and gets burned each time, but can't stop himself.

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[quote=munny;615218]Snyder does not have the mindset of a child. Get off his back. Children have the capacity to learn. When they touch a hot stove and get burned, they don't do it again. Snyder is like a Homer Simpson cartoon where he just keeps touching the stove over and over and gets burned each time, but can't stop himself.[/quote]

I hate the Snyder bashing. It's easy and unfulfilling.

Snyder tried buying over the hill free agents - FAIL
Snyder now buys younger better free agents - win
Snyder then tried buying high priced coaching - FAIL
Snyder then tried young new coaching -FAIL

He has learned over time, and I will be shocked if his next high price acquisition is not a top notch GM, and go from there.

People (by that I means most media and skins fans) are so irrational when it comes to evaluating Snyder's history and how he has reacted to his failures. Yes he has failed alot, but not because he keeps repeating the same mistake, instead he makes new ones that pre-suppose lessons learned from the last errors. Does anyone think that you walk in to a multibillion dollar enterprise, where you have no respected mentor or counterpart and just get it right? Doesn't happen. I also think DS tried to emulate JJ's style of ownership. I hope he sees that also as a failure and looks to other more successful and stable franchises.

ok, we now return you to the irrational channel.

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[quote=Zorny;614729][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/lost_limey/DanielSnyder.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

Not sure if you made this up but when did DS trade draft picks for a free agent.

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No, he has not learned. He has never learned the one simple lesson -- good teams are built from the ground up ... then accented with a few free agents. He should have learned that lesson after his first spending bonanza back in the Deion days. But he did not, and will not in my opinion. If you can't figure it out in the first 12 years, why would you now. He does not have the patience to build a team right, or too simply hire the best people and let them do there jobs.

You are right about one thing though -- he does worship Jerry Jones. That in itself is an epic fail. Jones has not had success in a decade + either. Yet, the Colts, Pats, Giants and Steelers have shown how to build consisent teams that compete year after year. They use free agents as the final piece of the puzzle, not the foundation. Young, less injury prone talent is the ticket, but it does not come over night. I doubt Snyder would let any GM be anything but a figure head. I sincerely doubt he will ever fire Cerrato. He might "retitle" him, but he won't cut him lose. Instead of patterning himself after winners, he emulates losers. Might work in marketing, might work in baseball, but football just doesn't roll like that.

Dan Snyder --- epic fail.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;615225]I hate the Snyder bashing. It's easy and unfulfilling.

Snyder tried buying over the hill free agents - FAIL
Snyder now buys younger better free agents - win
Snyder then tried buying high priced coaching - FAIL
Snyder then tried young new coaching -FAIL

He has learned over time, and I will be shocked if his next high price acquisition is not a top notch GM, and go from there.

People (by that I means most media and skins fans) are so irrational when it comes to evaluating Snyder's history and how he has reacted to his failures. Yes he has failed alot, but not because he keeps repeating the same mistake, instead he makes new ones that pre-suppose lessons learned from the last errors. [B]Does anyone think that you walk in to a multibillion dollar enterprise, where you have no respected mentor or counterpart and just get it right[/B]? Doesn't happen. I also think DS tried to emulate JJ's style of ownership. I hope he sees that also as a failure and looks to other more successful and stable franchises.

ok, we now return you to the irrational channel.[/quote]

Joe Gibbs Racing = Three NASCAR Championships. Sorry buddy, we're on the life-boats already. Why don't you come on over? We have some MREs and beer too!

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[quote=Lotus;614977]How do you trade draft picks for free agents?[/quote]

lol "bashing fail"

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[quote=firstdown;615228]Not sure if you made this up but when did DS trade draft picks for a free agent.[/quote]

restricted free agents maybe?

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[quote=firstdown;615228]Not sure if you made this up but when did DS trade draft picks for a free agent.[/quote]

i guess it's been a while but we did trade for a washed up d end named jason taylor and paid him a boat load as well as shipping off two draft picks to the doliphins if u want me to get a list of the rest i can

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[quote=SmootSmack;615281]restricted free agents maybe?[/quote]

obviously not free agents he just pays them 100 million cause that makes sense too

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[quote=mlmdub130;615285]i guess it's been a while but we did trade for a washed up d end named jason taylor and paid him a boat load as well as shipping off two draft picks to the doliphins if u want me to get a list of the rest i can[/quote]
He was not a free agent but nice try. A free agent is just that they are no longer under contract so they are no longer part of that team and can go anywhere they choose.

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[quote=mlmdub130;615286]obviously not free agents he just pays them 100 million cause that makes sense too[/quote]

When did we pay an free agent $100 million?

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[quote=firstdown;615287]He was not a free agent but nice try. A free agent is just that they are no longer under contract so they are no longer part of that team and can go anywhere they choose.[/quote]

yeah like fat albert right cause that deal made sense just give up your homerism and admit snyder is a terrible owner, there is no logic for defending him, what has he done for this team that in anyway shape or form has made him a good owner, the only remotely good thing was trying to bring gibbs back , who tried to set up the team to win, and when he leaves what does danny boy do beside blow up the organiztion and start over again. we are the laughing stock of the entire league yet you still defend him i really don't get it, i am a die hard fan and season ticket holder and i LOVE this team and will continue to route for OUR team, but i will NEVER support snyder or anything he stands for he has no bussiness running this team

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[quote=SmootSmack;615292]When did we pay an free agent $100 million?[/quote]

really? really?

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[quote=mlmdub130;615293]yeah like fat albert right cause that deal made sense just give up your homerism and admit snyder is a terrible owner, there is no logic for defending him, what has he done for this team that in anyway shape or form has made him a good owner, the only remotely good thing was trying to bring gibbs back , who tried to set up the team to win, and when he leaves what does danny boy do beside blow up the organiztion and start over again. we are the laughing stock of the entire league yet you still defend him i really don't get it, i am a die hard fan and season ticket holder and i LOVE this team and will continue to route for OUR team, [SIZE=4]but i will NEVER support snyder or anything he stands for he has no bussiness running this team[/SIZE][/quote]

I never said he was doing a good job just pointed out that your statement was incorrect. For your statement above. If you own season tickets your supporting him. As a season ticked holder are you going to the game tonight and if not what have you done with your tickets?

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Fat Albert..lol. Hey hey heyyy

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[quote=mlmdub130;615294]really? really?[/quote]

Yes really

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[quote=firstdown;615297]I never said he was doing a good job just pointed out that your statement was incorrect. For your statement above. If you own season tickets your supporting him. As a season ticked holder are you going to the game tonight and if not what have you done with your tickets?[/quote]

unfortunatly i had to pay for my season tix the end of feburary, yes less than a month after the superbowl, and since i paid i do go to the games but do not buy anything inside the stadium and have not bought a single officially liscensed redskins anything this year, which has been hard but i am doing what i can, as far as next year and season tickets i am undecided as i would love to retain them but i do not want to support DS

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[quote=SmootSmack;615305]Yes really[/quote]

are you serious, it may not all be guaranteed, but we did sign hayneworth 100 million this offseason