Are we the Classiest Team in the NFL?

[hagams]

I think the reason we don't get in as much trouble is because the respect the players have for Gibbs. He's not one of those "in your face coaches", and gets along with all the players. The players wouldn't feel like they were in trouble, they would feel like they let him down. In my opinion thats worse.

[Oakland Red]

I think we have players who have been chosen because in part they are good hearted, and that fits with Joe Gibbs, who has a very big heart. The Redskins aren't just looking for players with athletic skills, but players who will be best able to handle adversity, keep their intensity, and play very well together as a team.

Last year things didn't work according to plan, but the situation was complicated. I think we will bounce back, big time, this year.

I'm very impressed with what is being written about the defense for one thing. Gregg Williams is changing and adapting his style and putting more of the emphasis on the players making plays, rather than emphasizing his scheme as much. To me, Williams deserves much praise for making a course correction, and the players deserve much praise for staying together after a difficult period last season, and bringing a lot of enthusiasm to the new season.

Coach Gibbs deserves much praise for changing course with the offseason workout rules, and letting players work out on their own. Many didn't, but they all genuinely had that choice, and that makes all the difference. Doing something because you have to tends to drain anyone of enthusiasm. Doing something out of choice is much more motivating.

I can see all those pre-Super Bowl stories now about how the Redskins changed and what led to our Super Bowl (winning) season.

[kirbyfan]

Lots of classy players but a guy like Sean Taylor can bring a team down in a hurry.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by kirbyfan

Lots of classy players but a guy like Sean Taylor can bring a team down in a hurry.

Portis and the Dog thing did'nt help much either.My point is that every team has bozo's and you try not to judge the whole by a few.


except the Raiders and Eagles!

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Portis and the Dog thing did'nt help much either.My point is that every team has bozo's and you try not to judge the whole by a few.


except the Raiders and Eagles!

Bozo's huh? Like TiVi Barber, Eli "Comical Leader" Manning (AKA Billy Ripken), Plaxico "the Injury Milker" Burress, Michael "holdout and threaten retirement with no warning" Strahan, and Jeremy "the crybaby mouth" Shockey??

[RobH4413]

I'm really still trying to figure out Brandon Lloyd. On one hand he's a five year old spoiled brat, and on the other he's "down to earth".

I didn't see this posted anywhere else, but the guy shows flashes of being a great guy. I hope it's evidence of some maturity.

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[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by RobH4413

I'm really still trying to figure out Brandon Lloyd. On one hand he's a five year old spoiled brat, and on the other he's "down to earth".

I didn't see this posted anywhere else, but the guy shows flashes of being a great guy. I hope it's evidence of some maturity.

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Did anyone here play football back in their youth (or in the last few years) and theres always that one kid on the team, great guy, nice to talk too, fun to hang out with .... off the feild. You get him on the feild, and its not even that he's intense, but he's just different/annoying/doing stupid shit as soon as they get the pads on...maybe thats BL, I dont know....I've heard so many different things about him, idk what to belive.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

Did anyone here play football back in their youth (or in the last few years) and theres always that one kid on the team, great guy, nice to talk too, fun to hang out with .... off the feild. You get him on the feild, and its not even that he's intense, but he's just different/annoying/doing stupid shit as soon as they get the pads on...maybe thats BL, I dont know....I've heard so many different things about him, idk what to belive.

I can't tell if he tries too hard or not hard enough. I thought he looked serviceable last night. I just wish he wasn't so mushy when the defender's hit him. I mean that phrase literally. His legs go weak and he seems to melt right before our very eyes. It's almost as though he has no hard skeletal structure at all. As though he were composed of some sort of viscous, gooey, non-organic gel. Think I'll call him "Jelly". Or "Strawberry Preserves". Which one do you guys prefer?

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

I think he was just saying every team has its dummies...I don't think he meant every team but the giants, although I will say that, as a whole, they are more dysfunctional than the skins

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace

I think he was just saying every team has its dummies...I don't think he meant every team but the giants, although I will say that, as a whole, they are more dysfunctional than the skins

Yeah, he's a Giants fan on a Redskins board, so I had to give him some shit. And yes, that Giants locker room is awful.