Must-Read Article on GW and the Defense

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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Airing a team's dirty laundry is inexcusable; it only causes increased tension and spoils what little bit of chemistry this team still had left. What possible good could it bring? NONE.

But most of us here on this site were really pissed off at the players and not the coaches at all. Of course this is just one person, and the story may well be blow out of proportion, but still I think we can all agree that this article has allowed many Skins fans to see that the coaching staff may also be held accountable for the failures this year, not just the players.

I mean, they make good points about AA and Carter. With the Rams, AA blew coverages, but not like this. The Bears arent stupid, they wanted him for a reason. And the players we cut in the secondary are now seemingly crucial to our teams D. I dont feel this article is 100% accurate, but it does have some elements of truth.

All I am saying, is most of us would think this article is just from a hater at ESPN, if it didnt have quotes in it. Since someone spoke up, the article has instant credibility.

I know some fans rather just be blind and let Gibbs do whatever behind the scenes to make us win, but when our team is failing I want to know all the reasons. Bc if you dont know what is really going on, then we all have scapegoats, like Brunell, Saunders, AA, Carter, when it is actually a combination of factors.

I dont put all blame on GW, but now I am more open to seeing the other side of things. That maybe it is not just the defensive players, but the coach also has responsibility.

I am worried about what this will do to the defense. When someone comes out and says this about the team and the coaches, it will have negative effects. But at the same time, we are all humans, and we have emotions. When someone's frustration has reached a point that they would come out and say this about their coach to ESPN Mag, means something serious is going on behind the scenes.

From this article I learn that atleast one player on the defense has a pulse and is not cocky about the team. I also learn that there may be more blame towards GW than the average fan thinks.

If this guy is saying all this, I am sure talk is going on amougst Redskins players about this all year. Now maybe the fanbase can hold coaches like GW accountable, rather than blindly following their every move like most of us did this previous offseason.