John Riggins Show - Joe Gibbs

[gibbsisgod]

Thank you AMD! I was going to post something to that effect. Its all OUR fault.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

Thank you AMD! I was going to post something to that effect. Its all OUR fault.

I just get pissed when people get so mad at booing the home team or whatever (sorry to get off topic). I feel like the fans are smart enough that when they boo it's for a reason. They were booing on Sunday because the team looked like complete crap for much of the second half.
If Campbell comes in and struggles at first I think the fans will be much more forgiving because they know he is young and will need time to adjust to the game. Brunell should be veteran enough to understand this.

If I pay a ton of money to go see my favorite band and they come out and mess up all the songs and knock the speakers off the stage and take long pauses inbetween each song, I'm going to be pissed and I'll probably boo. I feel the same way about the team that I invest a lot of my time and money into.

[MTK]

Well, some of the players aren't too happy about all the booing. Right or wrong they think the fans should get behind them more. Should we just dismiss their feelings on the matter? I think they understand the booing, but the fans are just so quick to boo now. Perhaps the negativity is wearing on them a bit. They know they're not playing well, they know they need to play better, and the last thing they need is the constant booing and chants for the backup QB.

I'm not saying I totally agree with the players, but I do see their point.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm not saying I totally agree with the players, but I do see their point.

So do I, and I hate that it has come to the point that many of us fans are so quick with the boos. I think if the team were doing well and Brunell was to throw a pick the reaction wouldn't be so quick or so harsh. But, the team is struggling, and on Sunday we were struggling against a team we were favored to beat by 10 points.
I would have been more shocked to not hear the crowd react to the poor play than I was to hear them boo.

[MTK]

And we have to consider how this plays into feeding emotion to our opponents. Hearing the boos rain down has to get them even more pumped, and at this point they don't need any more help.

[gibbsisgod]

If you think it was bad on sunday, just wait until Dallas comes to town. If MB is still the QB and we dont come out and play well right off the bat, the fans will turn in a hurry. I dont agree with it but its true. If that happens, Dallas will blow us right out of the water.

[gibbsisgod]

Gibbs needs to ask the fans to not do that. He is the only one who might be able to curb that a bit.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

If you think it was bad on sunday, just wait until Dallas comes to town. If MB is still the QB and we dont come out and play well right off the bat, the fans will turn in a hurry. I dont agree with it but its true. If that happens, Dallas will blow us right out of the water.

Plus, the problem is, when the team is not doing well (ah'hem) there are always a lot more cowboys fans creeping around FedEx than if we are winning.

I really hope the dumb kid I go to games with doesn't get into a fight on the 5th because I doubt I'll jump in.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Thus the phrase "That is why they play the game!"

Some great and loyal fans around here giving up on the season already. Probably were on here last year in week 12 when we were 5-6 talking all this same trash. It ain't over 'til it's over.

it's different. last year we were 5-6 (.455) not 2-4 (.333), we hadn't fallen behind two nfc east teams (0-2 now, vs 6-0 in 2005), we hadn't gone 0-3 in the division (we went 10-2), we had an easier schedule, and we almost won a bunch of other games (35-36 bucs, failed 2pt conversion vs broncos to tie as time expired, OT loss to SD, all VERY close games).

right now, unless we're super lucky, we'll hit the bye at 2-5 and need to go 8-1 to get back in with no hint of defense or committment to the running game yet in sight.

[freddyg12]

I went to Desmond Howard's 1st preseason game vs. the vikes in 92, the season after we won our last bowl. It was also Rypien's 1st game after a long holdout & he was booed heavily in a 30-0 loss (we beat them in reg season & playoffs). Granted, he held out & was overpaid, but he had just been super bowl mvp!
Howard had 1 catch & no boos, despite having held out just as long.
QBs in DC have always been booed, I remember it happening to Joe T, but its the timing & energy that matters. If you're going to boo, at least make as much noise when the other team has the ball. Fedex got quiet for our D & it was a close game.

[memphisskin]

The booing on Sunday was mostly frustration with the defense's inability to stop the Titans in the 2nd half. There were scattered boos directed towards the offense, but that was to be expected as Brunell lobbed passes that he needed to fire in and fired in passes that should have been lobbed. The offense just looked out of sync, and meanwhile Vince Young was pretty effective against what all Skins fans feel should be a formidable defense.

The fans don't come to games to boo, they come to cheer. Unfortunately there wasn't much to cheer about in the Titans game, the Skins scored early and then spent most of the next three quarters in fits and starts.

Players are sensitive, so what. If they don't want the fans to boo, then give a better effort. Travis Henry ran for 175 yards, were the fans supposed to cheer about that?