AP: Redskins growing weary of Gibbs' year-round routine

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If you've got "real Redskins", they'll do what they need to do on their own. They'll work real hard on their own, and they'll report to camp in great shape. The QB and the WRs will get together to develop chemistry on their own.

So many players are voicing their opinions on this subject. So many, that if Gibbs were to continue his year-round offseason program, it might send the signal that he doesn't trust them to do it on their own.

If Gibbs believes in his guys, if he really is "as proud of this group as I have been of any team", if he thinks these guys "fight their guts out", and if he really feels like "there's no group of guys I'd rather go through this with", then he needs to trust them to do what's best for the team.

A show of faith to the players may go a ways in the art of motivation. We'll find out real soon how much faith and trust he has in them.