Zorn seeing the same things we do

[hooskins]

Seriously dirtbag, you sound like my younger brother who likes winning and when he loses a game he just quits in the middle and never touches it again. That isn't what life is about dude, can't just run away when the going gets tough.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by hooskins

Seriously dirtbag, you sound like my younger brother who likes winning and when he loses a game he just quits in the middle and never touches it again. That isn't what life is about dude, can't just run away when the going gets tough.

No one likes loosing, however what I can't stand is incompetent management. My post was more about that then anything, a lot of the other guys saw that to. Like I said before, even though I have considered it, the fact remains that the rant is more likely an expression of frustration. Ironically rooting for a sports team is a lot like being attracted to someone, it's not really much of a choice, rather it just is. I'm way past the point where I'm a Redskin fan because I choose to be, it's just something I am, so even if I tried I doubt I could do it. In fact technically speaking my best chance was when the Ravens won the Super Bowl as I had started not only rooting for them before mid-season, but also because I had started paying attention to the Redskins again in 1999 when I started playing High School Football. The mid-90's were more of a baseball/video games time for me.

However I also examined, through me, how we the fans might be part of the problem. As a thread pointed out recently the Washington Redskins are the third most valuable sports franchise in the world, despite being run like a circus, save Gibbs 2.0. We keep buying tickets, merchandise, parking spots, etc. As a result we leave a stubborn owner with the justification he needs to run the franchise with his best friend at GM, and a head coach that's less likely to stand up to him. If more people were willing to at least turn their back to the team then maybe we'd stand a chance of not having to put up with the deconstruction of this once proud franchise.

Though it is kind of ironic considering that if the Colts hadn't moved I would more likely then not be a Baltimore Colts fan.

Also before I forget, for anyone else who may want to "come after me" (I quote this because it's been pretty civil for the most part) for my first post your free to say whats on your mind. I said what I said and it came from the heart. My only request is that you at least read the entire thread rather then reading that one post hitting the quote button and telling me what a bad fan I am.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

No one likes loosing, however what I can't stand is incompetent management. My post was more about that then anything, a lot of the other guys saw that to. Like I said before, even though I have considered it, the fact remains that the rant is more likely an expression of frustration. Ironically rooting for a sports team is a lot like being attracted to someone, it's not really much of a choice, rather it just is. I'm way past the point where I'm a Redskin fan because I choose to be, it's just something I am, so even if I tried I doubt I could do it. In fact technically speaking my best chance was when the Ravens won the Super Bowl as I had started not only rooting for them before mid-season, but also because I had started paying attention to the Redskins again in 1999 when I started playing High School Football. The mid-90's were more of a baseball/video games time for me.

However I also examined, through me, how we the fans might be part of the problem. As a thread pointed out recently the Washington Redskins are the third most valuable sports franchise in the world, despite being run like a circus, save Gibbs 2.0. We keep buying tickets, merchandise, parking spots, etc. As a result we leave a stubborn owner with the justification he needs to run the franchise with his best friend at GM, and a head coach that's less likely to stand up to him. If more people were willing to at least turn their back to the team then maybe we'd stand a chance of not having to put up with the deconstruction of this once proud franchise.

Though it is kind of ironic considering that if the Colts hadn't moved I would more likely then not be a Baltimore Colts fan.

Also before I forget, for anyone else who may want to "come after me" (I quote this because it's been pretty civil for the most part) for my first post your free to say whats on your mind. I said what I said and it came from the heart. My only request is that you at least read the entire thread rather then reading that one post hitting the quote button and telling me what a bad fan I am.

I think it's probably best if you stepped back and looked across the NFL and you'll find several teams that have many of the same "issues", structure, and philosophies as the Redskins. We tend to think we're the absolute worst because we dedicate so much of our time each day to discussing it. But the number of teams like the Redskins is much higher than the number of teams not like the Redskins.