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What I love most about all this is how he showed what it means to stick to your principles, through thick and thin. He said it again and again: character first. And it sounded like a tired cliche at times, that the game had passed him by, and he was living in a different era. Character? In this day and age? And then, when the most devastating season I've ever heard of falls on the team, when injuries, heart-breaking loses, horrible errors, sickness, stroke, and murder befall us, character shows its true worth. Never, not once, did a skin player point fingers, lose heart, throw in the towel. And here we are, going to the playoffs.

Here's what happened: a group of super-smart guys with real character and class--core redskins playing redskin football--fought their guts out. The lord blessed us with a great group of guys. And a great head coach. Here's to you, Joe Gibbs! An inspiration as a coach and a man. It may sound cliche, but it happens to be true.