Redskins Innovations

[pagouras]

I think that great NFL franchises like the Redskins, 49ers, Bears, etc are like great world civilizations such as the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Romans, etc in that they make contributions and innovations that not only advance themselves, but ultimately elevate and advance everyone else.

How have the great Redskins advanced football?

Off the top of my head I can think of two examples of great Redskin innovation:

1. Special Teams Coaching (George Allen was the first to have a separate coach devoted to Special Teams)

2. The Counter Trey (Gibbs era misdirection running play)


What are the other Redskin innovations?

[Beemnseven]

Wow. It's amazing the power one wields after reaching 10 posts.

[AnimateYYZ]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Wow. It's amazing the power one wields after reaching 10 posts.

Wow. It's amazing how pretentious some posters are. What is this some turned-based RPG? Do we need to gain experience and more hit points to start a thread? Stop treating a public message board like some esoteric, exclusive net-nerd club. This is a good thread, and the "noob" poster shouldn't be disparaged for it.

[Redskin Jim]

Originally Posted by AnimateYYZ

Wow. It's amazing how pretentious some posters are. What is this some turned-based RPG? Do we need to gain experience and more hit points to start a thread? Stop treating a public message board like some esoteric, exclusive net-nerd club. This is a good thread, and the "noob" poster shouldn't be disparaged for it.

LOL!!! The Masters of the Redskin blogging universe may come back and smite you for that statement....

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by AnimateYYZ

Wow. It's amazing how pretentious some posters are. What is this some turned-based RPG? Do we need to gain experience and more hit points to start a thread? Stop treating a public message board like some esoteric, exclusive net-nerd club. This is a good thread, and the "noob" poster shouldn't be disparaged for it.

That's kinda the norm around here. But very good point.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by AnimateYYZ

Wow. It's amazing how pretentious some posters are. What is this some turned-based RPG? Do we need to gain experience and more hit points to start a thread? Stop treating a public message board like some esoteric, exclusive net-nerd club. This is a good thread, and the "noob" poster shouldn't be disparaged for it.

LOL!
Great post YYZ....Rush fan? That is also an airport in Canada?

Other great Redskins firsts or lasts....

George Preston Marshall, owner that moved them from Boston was credited with the innovation of gala halftime shows, a marching band, and a fight song "Hail to the Redskins".
Marshall also suggested two major rules changes designed to open up the game and increase scoring which were subsequently adopted. One was to allow a forward pass to be thrown from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage, rather than at a minimum of five yards behind the line which was previously the rule. Another was the move of the goal posts from the end line to the goal line, where they were to encourage the kicking of field goals. This change remained in place for about four decades until NFL goal posts were returned to the end line in the mid-1970s as part of an effort to lessen the influence on the game of kicking ...

However, he is best known for his intractable opposition to having African-Americans on his roster.
While the rest of the league began signing individual blacks in 1946 and actually drafting blacks in 1949, Marshall held out until 1962 before signing a black player. Moreover, the signing only came when Interior Secretary Stewart Udall issued an ultimatum – unless Marshall signed a black player, the government would revoke the Redskins' 30-year lease on the year-old D.C. Stadium (now Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium), which had been paid for by government money and was owned by the Washington city government (which, then and now, is formally an arm of the federal government). Marshall's chief response was to make Ernie Davis, Syracuse's all-American running back, his number-one draft choice for 1962. Davis, however, demanded a trade, saying, "I won't play for that S.O.B." He got his wish, as the team sent him to Cleveland for All-Pro Bobby Mitchell. Mitchell was the first African American football player to play a game for the Redskins,He was the last hold out owner who refused to have black players. He was threatened with being stripped

[Redskin Jim]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

LOL!
Great post YYZ....Rush fan? That is also an airport in Canada?

Other great Redskins firsts or lasts....

George Preston Marshall, owner that moved them from Boston was credited with the innovation of gala halftime shows, a marching band, and a fight song "Hail to the Redskins".
Marshall also suggested two major rules changes designed to open up the game and increase scoring which were subsequently adopted. One was to allow a forward pass to be thrown from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage, rather than at a minimum of five yards behind the line which was previously the rule. Another was the move of the goal posts from the end line to the goal line, where they were to encourage the kicking of field goals. This change remained in place for about four decades until NFL goal posts were returned to the end line in the mid-1970s as part of an effort to lessen the influence on the game of kicking ...

However, he is best known for his intractable opposition to having African-Americans on his roster.
While the rest of the league began signing individual blacks in 1946 and actually drafting blacks in 1949, Marshall held out until 1962 before signing a black player. Moreover, the signing only came when Interior Secretary Stewart Udall issued an ultimatum – unless Marshall signed a black player, the government would revoke the Redskins' 30-year lease on the year-old D.C. Stadium (now Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium), which had been paid for by government money and was owned by the Washington city government (which, then and now, is formally an arm of the federal government). Marshall's chief response was to make Ernie Davis, Syracuse's all-American running back, his number-one draft choice for 1962. Davis, however, demanded a trade, saying, "I won't play for that S.O.B." He got his wish, as the team sent him to Cleveland for All-Pro Bobby Mitchell. Mitchell was the first African American football player to play a game for the Redskins,He was the last hold out owner who refused to have black players. He was threatened with being stripped

Wow, very informative. I had never heard that story. That's interesting about Ernie Davis with his autobiographical movie coming out last year and all.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by AnimateYYZ

Wow. It's amazing how pretentious some posters are. What is this some turned-based RPG? Do we need to gain experience and more hit points to start a thread? Stop treating a public message board like some esoteric, exclusive net-nerd club. This is a good thread, and the "noob" poster shouldn't be disparaged for it.

cosigned

[sevier2]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Wow. It's amazing the power one wields after reaching 10 posts.

wow. its amazing how stuck up and arrogant the 3,000 posts guys are...

[pagouras]

I just thought of what might be a 3rd innovation from the Skins..Redskins Park. I'm not 100% certain about this, but Redskins Park may have been the 1st total football complex devoted to an NFL team.

[saden1]

It's a copy cat league...we've done somethings worth copying and we've copied some other folks.

[SFREDSKIN]

Most consecutive sellouts
Fiirst Black QB to win SB
Only team with a marching band

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Most consecutive sellouts
Fiirst Black QB to win SB
Only team with a marching band

1.) I wouldn't really be proud of the sellout streak after the Pittsburgh game.

2.) The Ravens have a marching band.

[SBXVII]

I'll play along nicely....how about Gibbs and his two tight end sets. His developing the Half back....I think.

[SBXVII]

Here ya go from Wiki:

Gibbs is credited with inventing the single back, double or triple tight end set. He used it to neutralize Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, realizing that to successfully block him with a running back was impossible; an extra tight end and a tackle were required. The extra tight end provided additional protection for the quarterback. Gibbs was also credited for creating the Trips formation; stacking three wide receivers to one side. Gibbs incorporated the shifting and motions for which his offenses were known for. The formations created mismatches and confusion for the opposing defenses that would then be exploited. He is also one of few coaches that utilized the H-back position prominently in his offense.