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[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dgack

Yeah, there won't be any fan exodus. If we stuck around for Martyball and The Ol' Ball Coach, I see no great fan abandonment because of The Fossil.

But I think you and Smooty are both wrong if you think that fans won't be left with a bad taste in their mouth and a general embarrassment at the way Snyder runs OUR team (yes I said ours) if it goes down like this.

The reason that fans stuck by Joe in the second half of this season had as much to do with the way he led the team with dignity and passion than it did with the fact that we were winning games nobody gave us a chance in.

That same reason is why folks are going to be bitter with Snyder even if he brings in a totally new staff and the team starts winning some games. I don't think Skins fans are content to win a few games and feel like being a bunch of a-holes in the FO is okay as a result.

We want to return to the class organization we used to be. Sure, win a Super Bowl and a lot of sins are forgiven, but give me a break, we're all a little tired of crowning ourselves Super Bowl Champs in August and sitting at home watching other teams in the playoffs come December.

What class are you talking about because Snyder went with another coach? What does that have to do with class?

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

What class are you talking about because Snyder went with another coach? What does that have to do with class?

It's possible Dgack is referring to the Kent-Cooke era or even the Gibbs 2.0 era.

Yes, Gibbs had restored some sense of respectabiltiy to the organization and it looks as though we're on the brink of, perhaps, undoing that three weeks removed from his resigning.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by firstdown

What class are you talking about because Snyder went with another coach? What does that have to do with class?

I think you missed his point. I think he means that we all want the Skins to return to greatness; to be considered one of the best teams in the NFL year in and year out.
I don't think he means "class" as in stay classy San Diego.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by firstdown

What class are you talking about because Snyder went with another coach? What does that have to do with class?

As I referenced earlier, I'm talking about the difference between how, say, Kraft or Rooney run their organizations and how Snyder runs the Skins.

I have no problem with Snyder looking for the best candidate. I really don't. But consider that Gggrilliamsss stayed here for years with a pretty well-known expectation that he was to be the guy who took over for Joe. To tear that up after what this team has been through, especially when it smacks of a rift between Vinny and Ggrilliamsss, it just comes off as classless.

It's just one thing, but I think it's a big one. The way we've handled some personnel and now coaching employment decisions as an organization under Snyder has been pretty embarrassing, IMO. You don't get a free pass on this stuff just because you open your wallet a lot.