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...stanly richard, james washington, john gesek, stubblefield, wilkerson,dion sanders,mark carrier,bruce smith,jeff george, etc etc etc...
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Ah, I can see now that we
are talking about two different teams. You are obviously still stuck in the past with the Redskins of yesteryear, while I'm talking about the current team under Joe Gibbs. Under Gibbs, we have had (count 'em) a grand total of ONE free agent that didn't really pan out for us. And you seem to be conveniently forgetting all the guys we drafted over the past 14 years that weren't so hot either. I never said I liked where we'd been the last 14 year. I said I like where we are going. And I would think that anyone who is capable of peeling their pessimistic eyes away from the past for a couple of seconds would have to admit that the future of the Redskins looks bright indeed.
As Gibbs explained so well in today's press conference, the draft is always a bit of a crap shoot. You are gambling because you never really know whether a player can make the transition to the NFL. With the free agency market, however, you can see film of the guy you are interested in as he is playing against the same guys he'll play against on your team. Over the past three years, the Redskins have done an incredible job of identifying the needs of our team and going out and getting the guys that we need to fill those positions.
Hey, I'm not going to knock great organizations like the Steelers or Patriots (or even the Iggles...well, maybe I'll knock them), but I'll be honest with you--I like our chances just as well as any of them this year. We made the right moves and are putting together the right team.
As for Brunell's stats after the first five games, who the heck was he supposed to be throwing the ball to? Teams doubled and tripled Moss while keeping an eye on Cooley and keying the rest of their defence against the run. Without a legitimate threat as a second wide receiver, it says a ton about our offense that we did as well as we did.
Seriously, though, I'm not surprised that we've got a solid crop of naysayers again this year. Happens every year. Oh well.
--Phin