Respect for the Running Game

[MTK]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

Well you know that imbecile Colin Cowherd said this week that Clinton Portis is was of the most dispensible players in the league. I hope he stubs his foot painfully today.

He's got some sort of axe to grind against the Skins. I honestly don't think I've ever heard him say anything remotely positive about them.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's got some sort of axe to grind against the Skins. I honestly don't think I've ever heard him say anything remotely positive about them.

I listened to him for about a week last year after Tony Kornheiser joined the MNF group. Sportstalk 980 played his show for a while. They may still have him on but I certainly don't listen to it. Every day he had some pathetic comment on how the Skins were the worst and how he thought it was soooo funny. CC* can suck it sideways!




* (not crazycanuck)

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well if it makes everyone feel better Scouts Inc. has the Skins' running back situation ranked as the #3 best in the NFL.



That sounds like respect to me.

(thanks AMD)

Trying to make up where everyone else has basically crapped on us.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Trying to make up where everyone else has basically crapped on us.

I've said it many times, and I'll said it again, I absolutely love that we're under everyone's radar. This team over the past few seasons plays a lot better when we're disrespected and up against the wall. I hope the dissing continues frankly.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I've said it many times, and I'll said it again, I absolutely love that we're under everyone's radar. This team over the past few seasons plays a lot better when we're disrespected and up against the wall. I hope the dissing continues frankly.

me too. bought another nfl preview magazine, and has us going 5-11. Man Sporting News people are stupid.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

me too. bought another nfl preview magazine, and has us going 5-11. MAn Sporting News people are stupid.

All they do is base their opinions on last year. I'd be willing to be that most of their predicted playoff teams are probably repeats from last year.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

All they do is base their opinions on last year. I'd be willing to be that most of their predicted playoff teams are probably repeats from last year.

both mags i bought have Pats over Cowboys in the SB.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

me too. bought another nfl preview magazine, and has us going 5-11. MAn Sporting News people are stupid.

That is what everyone was saying about this time last year too.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I've said it many times, and I'll said it again, I absolutely love that we're under everyone's radar. This team over the past few seasons plays a lot better when we're disrespected and up against the wall. I hope the dissing continues frankly.

If it takes the media disrespect to get our players fired up then we have much bigger problems.

[Lady Brave]

The Redskins have never been sexy enough for the media and in their eyes, we never will be.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Lady Brave

The Redskins have never been sexy enough for the media and in their eyes, we never will be.

how long have you been a fan? in the late 80's, and early 90's, the skins were the media darlings. coach gibbs could do no wrong, and jack kent cooke was the greatest thing since sliced bread. when you lose, everyone piles on

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by dmek25

how long have you been a fan? in the late 80's, and early 90's, the skins were the media darlings. coach gibbs could do no wrong, and jack kent cooke was the greatest thing since sliced bread. when you lose, everyone piles on

Exactly. If you win, you're "sexy." It's that simple, this team has been (on the whole) pretty bad for a long time. Until they start to win again, they won't get much love...and they don't deserve it.

[Lady Brave]

Originally Posted by dmek25

how long have you been a fan? in the late 80's, and early 90's, the skins were the media darlings. coach gibbs could do no wrong, and jack kent cooke was the greatest thing since sliced bread. when you lose, everyone piles on

I've been a fan since 1983. Not that that matters though. I would ask you the same question, because our perceptions of this team are completely different. The term that the Redskins weren't sexy enough for the media actually came from Charles Mann. I happened to agree with him, so I stole it. Sue me. Watch the 1991 America's Game episode. It was funny to watch the announcers back then talk about how boring of a team we were. We were 14-2 and still couldn't get the love we deserved.

Going from the 70's through the early 90's, I disagree that we were ever media darlings. We may have been more visible in the media at certain times, but we have never been put on a pedestal like the cowboys or the steelers. Even when we were on top, I don't believe we ever got the same amount of love as those other teams did.

I don't feel during those years that this organization ever did much to embrace the media either. George Allen didn't like the media and rarely gave interviews. He was also a paranoid son of a gun. Joe Gibbs has always been completely generic in his responses and pretty bland in his delivery. A lot of his players would follow suit. We had very few "characters" during those years. JKC was great though because he was showman at heart. Then Snyder comes in and takes media hatred to a whole new level. The fact that this team has, for the most part, been inconsistent doesn't help our cause either.

I could take it a step further beyond the media. How many big endorsement deals have Redskins players gotten or have been featured in national commercials over the years? I don't remember that many. Theismann and Riggins are the only ones that come to mind.

Anyway, I guess I like to look at the entire history of this team when talking about how we are percieved by others. I see us a team that always has so much potential, but can never quite get to that next level. We have flashes of greatness, but maintaining that greatness has always been a struggle. This team gives us just enough to elevate our expectations, but many times hasn't delivered. That's ok though. I kinda like it that way, it makes the victories all the more sweeter.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Lady Brave

I've been a fan since 1983. Not that that matters though. I would ask you the same question, because our perceptions of this team are completely different. The term that the Redskins weren't sexy enough for the media actually came from Charles Mann. I happened to agree with him, so I stole it. Sue me. Watch the 1991 America's Game episode. It was funny to watch the announcers back then talk about how boring of a team we were. We were 14-2 and still couldn't get the love we deserved.

Very true, I think the '91 team is by far one of the more underrated Super Bowl Champions. And I remember the Bills getting a lot more hype and press in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. That was definitely a boring team in the media's eyes and as a result I don't think they get the credit they deserve. No other team has trounced their opponents so soundly in the postseason as they did.

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by Lady Brave

I've been a fan since 1983. Not that that matters though. I would ask you the same question, because our perceptions of this team are completely different. The term that the Redskins weren't sexy enough for the media actually came from Charles Mann. I happened to agree with him, so I stole it. Sue me. Watch the 1991 America's Game episode. It was funny to watch the announcers back then talk about how boring of a team we were. We were 14-2 and still couldn't get the love we deserved.

Going from the 70's through the early 90's, I disagree that we were ever media darlings. We may have been more visible in the media at certain times, but we have never been put on a pedestal like the cowboys or the steelers. Even when we were on top, I don't believe we ever got the same amount of love as those other teams did.

I don't feel during those years that this organization ever did much to embrace the media either. George Allen didn't like the media and rarely gave interviews. He was also a paranoid son of a gun. Joe Gibbs has always been completely generic in his responses and pretty bland in his delivery. A lot of his players would follow suit. We had very few "characters" during those years. JKC was great though because he was showman at heart. Then Snyder comes in and takes media hatred to a whole new level. The fact that this team has, for the most part, been inconsistent doesn't help our cause either.

I could take it a step further beyond the media. How many big endorsement deals have Redskins players gotten or have been featured in national commercials over the years? I don't remember that many. Theismann and Riggins are the only ones that come to mind.

Anyway, I guess I like to look at the entire history of this team when talking about how we are percieved by others. I see us a team that always has so much potential, but can never quite get to that next level. We have flashes of greatness, but maintaining that greatness has always been a struggle. This team gives us just enough to elevate our expectations, but many times hasn't delivered. That's ok though. I kinda like it that way, it makes the victories all the more sweeter.

Great post.