Why the media doesn't believe in Gibbs

[Longtimefan]

Many fans and media alike sometimes have difficulty adopting JG"s philosophy because they see how intrenched he is in the older style of winning. They have a hard time buying into the " Core Redskins " concept because in the age of free agency they know how difficult it is to keep a team together for extended periods of time the way it was before. NFL coaches now have to make their program come together much faster in order to offset the turnover on teams from one year to the next. There's just not as much time to mold teams into cohesion the way it was in JG first tenure.

However I do see signs of progress, and if we are fortunate enough to be able to keep a "Core Group" together, keep winning games, the perception will change.

[Daseal]

I think winning right now, even though I don't feel confident with the wins we have (far too close) it's giving our squad some much needed confidence. When was the last time we won 3 games in a row?

I do think it's time to start opening up the offense a bit. We need to put more points up to be a real threat. I love our defense to death, but they can be a lot more effective if we're up by 10 or more.

[Luxorreb]

Kick off is 11 hrs away. Hope I can sleep between now and then. The media will be singing a different tune if we can find a way to win in Denver. I mean Denver has bad beer... 4-0!!!

[That Guy]

i'm hoping we can take at least one of the next two, though 5-0 sounds a lot better than 4-1

[djdunick]

I absolutely agree. Gibbs builds a true team mentaility by building on the intangibles. The first thing he started talking about when he got the job was the 'Redskin family' and he tries to build that atmosphere. I remember Mark Schlereth talking about the skins a few years ago and he said that when Gibbs was there there were players with 'character' there. After he left there were just a bunch of 'characters'.

Yes indeed I've said it for years the media never gives him the credit he deserves.

They're way to busy sucking up to Bill Parcells. News Flash: Gibbs has one more Super Bowl ring then Parcells. I hate to say it but I believe some of it has to do with his openess about his faith.

[monk81]

Gibbs believes in blue collar, lunch paid kinda guys, players that work as a team towards a common goal (winning) and players that leave their egos aside. He doesn't tolerate stupid mistakes. They avoid coaches/players with a strong faith like the plague (not politically correct) .

This is in sharp contrast to what the media likes---the flashy, trashy, big mouth players with a ME FIRST attitude........their is no I in team, but there is an ME.....
they don't like teams that work together and sacrifice for the good of the team.....

Not just in football, look at the NBA playoffs........the media cheered for the flashier teams.....the Heat and the Suns........but they got the team first, no ego Spurs/Detroit in the NBA finals.......the media was yawning before the finals started and yet it went down to 7 games and that game 7 was a classic.........