Bill Walsh died

[SFREDSKIN]

Our Skins were just as dominant, with the exception that we played in a tougher division (Giants 2 SB) and had no QB. I recall the playoff game in 1992 at Candlestick in the mud, to me this was Joe Gibbs best coaching year ever despite losing to the 49ers. What he did with that team with so many starters missing and giving the 49ers a scare was of legend. That year the Skins had so many injuries, that 3rd stringers were starting Brian Mitchell was unstoppable and awesome at Candlestick. We lost because Ripyen couldn't deliver the ball to Gary Clark in the end zone inside the 5 yard line of the 49ers. It broke my heart after the ball was intercepted to seal the whiners victory. It pisses me off when I hear how dominant the 49ers were when the Skins were just as good. I hate the Whiners!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I hated those teams too. As much as I have ever hated any team. But they played offense with grace and elan. X's and O's are one thing, but those teams were also well prepared and extremely disciplined with their fundamentals. The 88 and 89 team (inherited by Seifert) were as dominant as I have seen. 87 too, for that matter. We dodged a bullet when Minnesota upset them in S.F. RIP.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Our Skins were just as dominant, with the exception that we played in a tougher division (Giants 2 SB) and had no QB. I recall the playoff game in 1992 at Candlestick in the mud, to me this was Joe Gibbs best coaching ever despite losing to the 49ers. That year the Skins had so many injuries, that 3rd stringers were starting Brian Mitchell was unstoppable and awesome at Candlestick. We lost because Ripyen couldn't deliver the ball to Gary Clark in the end zone inside the 5 yard line of the 49ers. It broke my heart after the ball was intercepted to seal the whiners victory. It pisses me off when I hear how dominant the 49ers were when the Skins were just as good. I hate the Whiners!!!!!!!!!

Man, you're not kidding about the division differences. We had to deal with the Eagles, Cowboys, and Giants, while the Niners were blessed with the likes of the Saints, Rams, and Falcons. Actually, the Rams were pretty good with Jim Everett, but San Fran always had their number.

Well ... okay, we had some gimmes against the Cardinals too.

And I remember that playoff game in '92 -- just heartbreaking. It was the only good drive of the game, we had them on their heels, and Mitchell was on a roll. Then ... the fumble. Ugh. You may be thinking of the 1990 season in Candlestick -- Rypien guided the offense to something like 4 or 5 possessions inside the 49er 10-yard line, and threw 4 INTs.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Man, you're not kidding about the division differences. We had to deal with the Eagles, Cowboys, and Giants, while the Niners were blessed with the likes of the Saints, Rams, and Falcons. Actually, the Rams were pretty good with Jim Everett, but San Fran always had their number.

The problem was that in our rough division we didn't get home advantage like the Niners did in their easy division all the time. If you read my thread on why Art Monk should be in the HOF you'll see why Jerry Rice had such big stats. Rice basically owned the Saints, Falcons and Rams (more than half his stats against those 3 teams).