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Joe Gibbs became the coach of the Redskins just at the time that I was "discovering" the awesomeness of the NFL. He made me a Redskin fan, and the 4 SB appearances and 3 trophies cemented my unyielding loyalty to the team, no matter what the record may be.
I felt like a little kid on Christmas day when it was announced that he was returning to the sideline, visions of past glory came rushing to the forefront of my mind. As he did the first time around, he inherited a underperforming, disappointing team. I had every reason to believe that he would turn things around and get the franchise back to it's former level of success. 2004 was disappointing, but who really cares about that, it was his first year back and I wasn't really expecting all that much from the Skins. 2005 was great, running off 5 straight wins to make the post season and winning a playoff game gave me every confidence that the Redskins were "back." The offseason following that year reinforced my optimism, adding key players in the right places. I remember the talking heads on ESPN, particularly Mike Golic, praising the team's free agent moves and ranking their offense and defense in the top 5 during preseason speculation.
2006 and 2007 have been very disappointing and eye opening. Mismanagement of timeouts, indecision at crucial moments in games, underperformance by supposed "star" players, injuries coupled with poor play from backups, all have me shaking my head in frustration and wondering if the return of Joe Gibbs is really the best thing for this franchise.
It is to be expected, that as head coach and team president, with a 5 year contract, that Joe would build a solid foundation, improve the on-field production, and leave the organization in better shape than he found it upon his return in '04. In my analysis, that is not the case. While I applaud the addition of players like Portis, Randle-El, Thomas, Rabach, Fletcher, and the drafting of Taylor, Cooley, Rodgers, Landry, and Campbell - they have not brought the level of success that I, and just about all of us, expected. Squandering draft picks to get folks like Lloyd and Duckett have hurt the long term development of the organization. While I do not entirely place the blame for these bad moves on Joe's shoulders, the moves were made with his approval, if not his outright desire for them.
Should Gibbs step down at the end of the season? Maybe. He has earned the right, in my book, to see it through to the end, but at the end of his contract the Redskins will be no better than when he returned, and that is HUGELY DISAPPOINTING. In that regard, his return has been a failure. Will he be fired? Never. The Danny does not have the stones to do that.
This organization, with brief interludes in '99 and '05 has been in disarray for 16 years, and it will take more than a head coach to fix it.

If you are still reading this, then I applaud your patience. Thanks for taking the time.