Soooo, for each of us, what is the breaking point for Gibbs?

[SkinsRock]

Originally Posted by offiss

A big reason Bobby Beathard left us was his disagreements with Gibbs on personel, Beathard wanted to use the draft and his ability to evaluate talent to bring in young players, and Gibbs wanted seasoned veterans, Gibbs wanted to go with what he believed was a sure thing, Beathard had wanted to draft Icky Woods, [how it actually panned out I am a little vague] but Gibbs wantes Byner and Riggs, while giving up Mike Olyphant a Beathard draftee and some picks, and in so doing lost out on Icky, it was something along those lines, and the comment Beathard made at the time was " well joe got his running backs " showing his displeasure for not being able to get Gibbs a back in the draft who turned out to be rookie of the year, but Beathard knew he couldn't fight with joe because of his untouchable status at the time so he left.

For all those who believe Gibbs is infalible, Gibbs in his first hands on draft went and drafted Desmond Howard when at the time we really needed defensive line help, we traded 2 #1's in that draft to move up to take Desmond, at the time I hated it because I wanted Chester McGloughtin a D-tackle, and carl pickens at WR, both whom were avail with our original picks, both went on to become pro bowlers, while Desmond did nothing for us, then Gibbs retired leaving us with Desmond who was never anything more than a kick returner, and considering we had B.Mitchell, and daryl Green, that was pretty much a waste, and a D-line of swiss cheese. Does anyone here think Beathard would have been trading up fo Campbell, or giving up 42 mil and a second rd pick for Brunell? I don't think so! This was a GM who drafted 3 pro bowl QB's third rd or later.

Bottom line Gibbs hasen't won without Beathard but Beathard has won without Gibbs. I believe Gibbs is having a real problem evaluating talent for his own style of coaching.

Didn't we win a Superbowl with Byner and Riggs??? Icky lost one, then pretty much disappeared into obscurity. As for Howard, everyone always harps on this pick as the big example of Gibbs' failure as a personnel guy, but nobody knows how he would have developed if Gibbs hadn't have retired after his rookie year. Also, those first two picks last year were sure a waste....
Ok, I'm not saying Gibbs is infallible, but people are always so quick to judge when they just need to have a little patience to see how things play out. Gibbs is changing the mentality and atmosphere of the team from the high-spending business to a real TEAM, where everyone is in it to win, not just to get paid. That takes time....and we've already seen some progress.
Yes, Beathard has won without Gibbs. But Gibbs was completely out of football before last year, so I'd say the jury is still out on if Gibbs can win without Beathard. Actually, he did win, in a completely different "sport" that he knew very little about when he first got started with it, so I'd put my money on Gibbs winning!

[offiss]

Originally Posted by SkinsRock

Didn't we win a Superbowl with Byner and Riggs??? Icky lost one, then pretty much disappeared into obscurity. As for Howard, everyone always harps on this pick as the big example of Gibbs' failure as a personnel guy, but nobody knows how he would have developed if Gibbs hadn't have retired after his rookie year. Also, those first two picks last year were sure a waste....
Ok, I'm not saying Gibbs is infallible, but people are always so quick to judge when they just need to have a little patience to see how things play out. Gibbs is changing the mentality and atmosphere of the team from the high-spending business to a real TEAM, where everyone is in it to win, not just to get paid. That takes time....and we've already seen some progress.
Yes, Beathard has won without Gibbs. But Gibbs was completely out of football before last year, so I'd say the jury is still out on if Gibbs can win without Beathard. Actually, he did win, in a completely different "sport" that he knew very little about when he first got started with it, so I'd put my money on Gibbs winning!

SR, high spending buisness? Gibbs is the one responsible for 92 mil tied up between 2 player, Brunell who should be a backup, and Portis who is a by product of the denver system. I understand the team part but how do you think that is going right now? And I will tell you this Gibbs better hope Brunell lights it up monday night, because if he looks anything like last year he will be answering an awful lot of questions. And if that happens I would be curious to see if he swallows his pride and go's back to Ramsey, or throws the rookie in?

[SkinsRock]

Originally Posted by offiss

SR, high spending buisness? Gibbs is the one responsible for 92 mil tied up between 2 player, Brunell who should be a backup, and Portis who is a by product of the denver system. I understand the team part but how do you think that is going right now? And I will tell you this Gibbs better hope Brunell lights it up monday night, because if he looks anything like last year he will be answering an awful lot of questions. And if that happens I would be curious to see if he swallows his pride and go's back to Ramsey, or throws the rookie in?

Gibbs wanted Brunell and told Snyder to get it done. Kudos to Mark's agent for getting him that deal. Portis had a "bad" year and still had like the eighth highest rushing yardage in 70+ years of team history. A product of the Denver system...ok.
How is it going right now? The Redskins are 1-0 and the QB that guided the scoring drives in that game is our starter. At this point, that's not too bad in my book...
But yeah, Brunell has to prove that Gibbs is right and last year was a fluke. As much as I like Ramsey, I agree with Coach Gibbs in that until Patrick finds a way to not turn the ball over, Brunell is the better man for the job.