Washington Post Today ~ Empty Seats Irk Arrington

REDSKIN2 · 09-08-2004, 04:26 PM

I think the two preseason games this summer were just bad timing. The first one against Carolina we were expecting hurricane Charley and the second one last week was at 7 p.m. on a Friday before Labor Day. I have full confidence that Fed Ex will be packed and loud on Sunday. I can understand Lavar but in the fans' defense there have been plenty of big games the last 6 or 7 years that the fans have brought it as the 12th man and been ready to go and the Redskins have just plain flopped and looked unmotivated (I'm thinking of a lot of Dallas games). So they owe us a few in my opinion.

MTK · 09-08-2004, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CRT3

Hey Laavar has only dealt with this for 5 years. I've put up with this since Gibbs left 12 years ago. FEDEX will never be anther RFK. To big and not partially enclosed. The sound just doesnt' resonate in there. I am always loud and so have been most of the regulars. But expecting 92,000 on a Friday of Labor Day weekend, no way. I suspect that this will be a full house like every other openning day. But will be a bit louder due to the Gibbs factor. I just don't agree with Arrington about preseason games and him being irked at the turn out. Star player or not I will call them out as I see it. I do wear a Arrington jersey to the game and stand directly behind the team as they warm up before every game. I am the loudest down by the sidelines before the game and have called Snyder out on many occasions. I pay, I speak, I yell, and I cheer. If he is irked for lack of fan support for 1 game then I am irked at the crap I have put up with for 12 years.

Did you see the VT-USC game last week??

FedEx can be loud, it's the fans that are the problem, not the stadium.

CRT3 · 09-08-2004, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Did you see the VT-USC game last week??

FedEx can be loud, it's the fans that are the problem, not the stadium.

yes i agree. What do you think was the median age of the crowd?

MTK · 09-08-2004, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CRT3

yes i agree. What do you think was the median age of the crowd?

Certainly a lot younger (and enthusiastic) than the wine and cheese crowd sundays at FedEx.

Daseal · 09-08-2004, 06:09 PM

A lot of the "fans" can't get tickets, the WP owns em all =p

SKINSnCANES · 09-08-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Daseal

A lot of the "fans" can't get tickets, the WP owns em all =p

haha, yea thats it!!

FedEX will be loud again now that all the stupid bandwagon fans jumped back on the bandwagon.

sportscurmudgeon · 09-08-2004, 07:37 PM

Excuse me, but I am tired of Lavar Arrington being upset about this or irked by that. He gets mad at teammates and at coaches and at fans. Who's next, they poor guy that sells hot dogs but doesn't put a full squirt of mustard on them?

I don't mind taking criticism but shouldn't the guy who is the highest paid player on the team and the guy who says that he wanted to have input into who came to the defense and who got cut do something like produce wins on the field before he tells me what to do?

Since Lavar arrived in DC and bestowed his greatness on us unappreciative slackards of fans, how many division titles has he won? OK, how many games over .500 has he pushed the team to be?

Memo to Lavar: STFU until you show that YOU are a winner and not a whiner.

Daseal · 09-08-2004, 08:08 PM

I'm a bit irked at LaVars contract dispute.

MTK · 09-08-2004, 08:12 PM

LaVar is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

We complain when we don't have a team leader, someone to speak up and lay down the law now and then. Then we complain when someone voices their opinion a little too strongly.

He just wants a hyped up crowd, I really don't see where he's saying anything so out of the ordinary and crazy. Again, the gold section of FedEx looks pathetic on sundays. I'd be ticked about it too if I was a player.

Daseal · 09-08-2004, 09:09 PM

Telling fans to come to their seats isn't being a team leader. I want someone to move the team, not the fans.

MTK · 09-08-2004, 10:09 PM

LaVar isn't perfect, I just think you guys are overreacting a bit to his plea for a rowdy crowd on sunday.

He makes one comment and everyone drags out all of his dirty laundry. He's amped about the season, what Gibbs' return means to the team and to it's chances for finally getting over the hump.

Sorry, I just don't see his comments as 'complaining' at all.

Luxorreb · 09-09-2004, 02:19 AM

Not to worry...
Theres a new fiesta in the making...
Sunday's game will be packed!
And I'm leaving 5 hrs before the game, just in case those extra 5000 people all decide to drive.

That Guy · 09-09-2004, 05:56 PM

why dont i just bring some red paint, a name tag and a cushion myself from walmart (retail price: under $20)... that's some hellish mark-up there...

CRT3 · 09-09-2004, 06:12 PM

Excellent Idea!!! But might have trouble getting the can of paint thru the pat down at the gate.

JWsleep · 09-09-2004, 07:25 PM

I think the problem is more the acoustics in Fed Ex. Danny should paritally cover the top to hold the sound in (ala RFK). Then he can sell seats on the roof.

09-09-2004, 02:19 AM	#12
Luxorreb ^21^ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Richmond, Virginia Age: 54 Posts: 1,630	Not to worry... Theres a new fiesta in the making... Sunday's game will be packed! And I'm leaving 5 hrs before the game, just in case those extra 5000 people all decide to drive. __________________ ^21^

09-09-2004, 07:25 PM	#15
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 57 Posts: 4,719	I think the problem is more the acoustics in Fed Ex. Danny should paritally cover the top to hold the sound in (ala RFK). Then he can sell seats on the roof. __________________ Hail from Houston!

09-08-2004, 04:26 PM	#1
REDSKIN2 Camp Scrub Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 33	I think the two preseason games this summer were just bad timing. The first one against Carolina we were expecting hurricane Charley and the second one last week was at 7 p.m. on a Friday before Labor Day. I have full confidence that Fed Ex will be packed and loud on Sunday. I can understand Lavar but in the fans' defense there have been plenty of big games the last 6 or 7 years that the fans have brought it as the 12th man and been ready to go and the Redskins have just plain flopped and looked unmotivated (I'm thinking of a lot of Dallas games). So they owe us a few in my opinion.

09-08-2004, 06:09 PM	#5
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 8,341	A lot of the "fans" can't get tickets, the WP owns em all =p

09-08-2004, 07:37 PM	#7
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	Excuse me, but I am tired of Lavar Arrington being upset about this or irked by that. He gets mad at teammates and at coaches and at fans. Who's next, they poor guy that sells hot dogs but doesn't put a full squirt of mustard on them? I don't mind taking criticism but shouldn't the guy who is the highest paid player on the team and the guy who says that he wanted to have input into who came to the defense and who got cut do something like produce wins on the field before he tells me what to do? Since Lavar arrived in DC and bestowed his greatness on us unappreciative slackards of fans, how many division titles has he won? OK, how many games over .500 has he pushed the team to be? Memo to Lavar: STFU until you show that YOU are a winner and not a whiner.

09-08-2004, 08:08 PM	#8
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 8,341	I'm a bit irked at LaVars contract dispute.

09-08-2004, 08:12 PM	#9
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,050	LaVar is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. We complain when we don't have a team leader, someone to speak up and lay down the law now and then. Then we complain when someone voices their opinion a little too strongly. He just wants a hyped up crowd, I really don't see where he's saying anything so out of the ordinary and crazy. Again, the gold section of FedEx looks pathetic on sundays. I'd be ticked about it too if I was a player.

09-08-2004, 09:09 PM	#10
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 8,341	Telling fans to come to their seats isn't being a team leader. I want someone to move the team, not the fans.

09-08-2004, 10:09 PM	#11
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,050	LaVar isn't perfect, I just think you guys are overreacting a bit to his plea for a rowdy crowd on sunday. He makes one comment and everyone drags out all of his dirty laundry. He's amped about the season, what Gibbs' return means to the team and to it's chances for finally getting over the hump. Sorry, I just don't see his comments as 'complaining' at all.

09-09-2004, 05:56 PM	#13
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	why dont i just bring some red paint, a name tag and a cushion myself from walmart (retail price: under $20)... that's some hellish mark-up there...

09-09-2004, 06:12 PM	#14
CRT3 Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rockville Age: 63 Posts: 795	Excellent Idea!!! But might have trouble getting the can of paint thru the pat down at the gate.

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