Giving props...

[12thMan]

Gotta be Darrel Young. Def one of the rising starts at that position.

Dude runs hard between the tackles, good blocker, and has nice hands out the backfield. He's a keeper for sho.

[Lotus]

Props to John Beck for going gently into that good night.

[Rev.SkinsFan]

My choice is Dan Snyder:

Doesn't throw a pass or make a tackle, but, he's finally seen the light and backed the hell away from football related things and let the football guys do what their paid to do.

My other choice is, oddly, Mike Shannahan:

He has made some very questionable moves, bad coaching decisions, and overall, seems like kind of a jerk honestly (at least that is the book on him from several former players) Had serious doubts about his personnel acumen/decisions as well. However, whether or not he wins a SuperBowl in Washington, he has clearly changed the culture of this team. We could miss the playoffs this year however, I would be the first to give him props for making this team a REAL football team again. We are once again relevant, a few years from dominant, but very damn relevant. His selection of RG3 was great but the way he has put his ego aside and do what RG3 does well, is most telling of what Mike's legacy will be here. Almost forgot, it seems, as much crap as he has taken in terms of personnel, we actually are beginning to see the makings of serious depth. We have a lot of second string guys out there getting valuable playing time due to injury, which, in time, will mean excellent depth. Also, most of the free agent signings appear to be panning out.

My last choice...please don't stone me...Jim Haslett:

Is he the best 3-4 guy out there...nope. Would I rather have someone else...yep. But, it would be crazy to not give him props for having kept the defense together after it was ravaged by injury. Late round draft picks are getting meaningful playing time and contributing. They may not be the most talented bunch but the biggest things I've noticed is that they are playing with passion!!! They are doing the best they can do and seem to really fight game in, game out. He seems to be evolving in terms of the blitz packages as well. Not consistent pressure but timely pressure, lately, he's made some damn good play calls in some key situations.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Rev.SkinsFan

My choice is Dan Snyder:

Doesn't throw a pass or make a tackle, but, he's finally seen the light and backed the hell away from football related things and let the football guys do what their paid to do.

My other choice is, oddly, Mike Shannahan:

He has made some very questionable moves, bad coaching decisions, and overall, seems like kind of a jerk honestly (at least that is the book on him from several former players) Had serious doubts about his personnel acumen/decisions as well. However, whether or not he wins a SuperBowl in Washington, he has clearly changed the culture of this team. We could miss the ( this year however, I would be the first to give him props for making this team a REAL football team again. We are once again relevant, a few years from dominant, but very damn relevant. His selection of RG3 was great but the way he has put his ego aside and do what RG3 does well, is most telling of what Mike's legacy will be here. Almost forgot, it seems, as much crap as he has taken in terms of personnel, we actually are beginning to see the makings of serious depth. We have a lot of second string guys out there getting valuable playing time due to injury, which, in time, will mean excellent depth. Also, most of the free agent signings appear to be panning out.

My last choice...please don't stone me...Jim Haslett:

Is he the best 3-4 guy out there...nope. Would I rather have someone else...yep. But, it would be crazy to not give him props for having kept the defense together after it was ravaged by injury. Late round draft picks are getting meaningful playing time and contributing. They may not be the most talented bunch but the biggest things I've noticed is that they are playing with passion!!! They are doing the best they can do and seem to really fight game in, game out. He seems to be evolving in terms of the blitz packages as well. Not consistent pressure but timely pressure, lately, he's made some damn good play calls in some key situations.

Strangely....I find myself agreeing with this post. Well said Rev.!

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Rev.SkinsFan

My choice is Dan Snyder:
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Top quality post.