1981-82 vs. 2008-09 Redskins, A Comparison

[skinsfan69]

The biggest difference is momentum. The 81 team could score and ended the season on a serious roll. Had that team made the playoffs I think they could've made a run. The 89 team was kinda the same way. But the 08 team just couldn't score and sustain drives so to me there really isn't much to compare.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

The biggest difference is momentum. The 81 team could score and ended the season on a serious roll. Had that team made the playoffs I think they could've made a run. The 89 team was kinda the same way. But the 08 team just couldn't score and sustain drives so to me there really isn't much to compare.

Does momentum really carry over the off-season? Everyone defines it differently, but assuming it's effect is true, what did the 81 team accomplish at the end of the season that had a tangible value that carried through the labor-strike and into the 82 season?

More specifically, is there anything that Theismann had going for him in June of 1982 that Campbell doesn't have now (outside of job security)?