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bedlamVR · 04-25-2005, 02:16 AM

I am sick of the ... "oh our front office is SOooooo stupid as are "fans" who might be able to see the benefit in anything they do.. they are such meat heads.... " attitude that prevails on this and many other message boards at the moment .

Being pessimistic is not the same as being right as being optimist is not the same as being a true fan . The draft is as the draft has always been its a crap shoot . You could draft 20 guys all rated highest in their field and people would still whine because we did not pick their player who will go on to rule the NFL and yet the same people are not so high on them after they drop out of the league in 4 years time to sell real estate .

Can we at least wait until some of these players take to the field before we judge them . Equally can we give Gibbs time to build a team before we rip him and his plans to bits . What he has right now is the bits of teams left over from previous management's . Coles was a Spurrier guy, Gardner a Marty guy, McCants a Marty guy Ramsey Dan Snyders pick etc etc.

I see what Gibbs is trying to do is build a franchise, a team something that cannot be done over night. I might be wrong to have faith in what they are doing but I am at least giving them a chance, it doesn't make me any better or smarter but I for one see the core coming together but it doesn't necessary include the star players everyone mentions . The thing is the core is the glue that holds things together guys like dare I say it James Thrash, Ethan Albright, Joe Salve, Demetric Evans, Jon Jansen and Randy Thomas. In FA you are always going to loose some of the people you want to keep but so does every team. Do you really think the Colts wanted to loose Washington ? And before anyone says the players I mention aren't headed to Canton at any time need to look at who is already there and see if you can see Gary Clark, Ricky Sanders, Art Monk, Joe Jacoby, Russ Grimm, Dexter Manley, Chales Mann, Wilber Marshell or even Darrell Green in there ( although i am not sure he is eligible just yet but if Art cannot get in there you think Green will?)...

All I am saying is sure you can have your oppinion and I know no one is going to agree with me but dont please don't condescend other fans who may not have the same mind set as you do . If you hate what our front office is doing so bad to the point at which you cannot root for the Skins anymore then there are 31 other teams who could use your support and at the end of the day that is what fans are to for to support the team.

04-25-2005, 02:16 AM	#36
bedlamVR Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 389	Re: Gibbs: "We had a really good draft!" I am sick of the ... "oh our front office is SOooooo stupid as are "fans" who might be able to see the benefit in anything they do.. they are such meat heads.... " attitude that prevails on this and many other message boards at the moment . Being pessimistic is not the same as being right as being optimist is not the same as being a true fan . The draft is as the draft has always been its a crap shoot . You could draft 20 guys all rated highest in their field and people would still whine because we did not pick their player who will go on to rule the NFL and yet the same people are not so high on them after they drop out of the league in 4 years time to sell real estate . Can we at least wait until some of these players take to the field before we judge them . Equally can we give Gibbs time to build a team before we rip him and his plans to bits . What he has right now is the bits of teams left over from previous management's . Coles was a Spurrier guy, Gardner a Marty guy, McCants a Marty guy Ramsey Dan Snyders pick etc etc. I see what Gibbs is trying to do is build a franchise, a team something that cannot be done over night. I might be wrong to have faith in what they are doing but I am at least giving them a chance, it doesn't make me any better or smarter but I for one see the core coming together but it doesn't necessary include the star players everyone mentions . The thing is the core is the glue that holds things together guys like dare I say it James Thrash, Ethan Albright, Joe Salve, Demetric Evans, Jon Jansen and Randy Thomas. In FA you are always going to loose some of the people you want to keep but so does every team. Do you really think the Colts wanted to loose Washington ? And before anyone says the players I mention aren't headed to Canton at any time need to look at who is already there and see if you can see Gary Clark, Ricky Sanders, Art Monk, Joe Jacoby, Russ Grimm, Dexter Manley, Chales Mann, Wilber Marshell or even Darrell Green in there ( although i am not sure he is eligible just yet but if Art cannot get in there you think Green will?)... All I am saying is sure you can have your oppinion and I know no one is going to agree with me but dont please don't condescend other fans who may not have the same mind set as you do . If you hate what our front office is doing so bad to the point at which you cannot root for the Skins anymore then there are 31 other teams who could use your support and at the end of the day that is what fans are to for to support the team.