90% of Skins at voluntary workout: Who do you think wasn't there?

[Daseal]

So because I'm hard on the coaching staff and not exactly happy with a lot of the goings on I should jump ship? That's called fairweather. I've been a Redskins fan before Spurrier, but I've always been a Spurrier fan. My dad went there when he was the QB, and I've always (had to) follow Florida football. I like a coach willing to take risks and who has some fun with this game, I don't think that's a crime like many do.

Am I hoping the team fails? That's just silly. How many trillions of times have I said I hope I'm wrong and even that I think Gibbs will turn the team around. I've said a million times that Gibbs is a great leader and a strong coach, his problems stem from his formations, playcalling, and clock management. All things I expect to be improved upon next year, though hoping, not expecting a huge change.

Gee, we paid LaVar how much and believe it or not he wanted to stay! Pay any player in the league that and chances are they'd want to stay an Arizona Cardinal. LaVar has a big contract to live up to, I doubt he can do it. He hurts our salary cap a whole lot more than any other player (except maybe Samuels now.)

Just because I don't look through rose colored glasses at our current teams, and I can see we have obvious lacking points, I promise you I don't want them to fail, or lose in any way. I'm yelling at my TV like everyone else, I'm disappointed for a week for a loss, and exstatic for a week with a win.

I'm always going to be pesimistic. I do like a lot of what we have on defense. LaVar is a spectacular player. The question is could we have filled his spot with someone who would be more of a solid player, and fill other big holes on the team? I think he talks the talk but doesn't always walk the walk. I'm not alone in thinking this, I assure you.

As far as Gibbs go, I don't want to, nor do I plan to, take credit away from Gibbs when he won all those games and three super bowls. That's an amazing feat for anyone. However, I think that we should look at him a bit different now. How many years are you willing to defer your anger because he won three super bowls. I'm a firm believer that part of being a successfull coach is being damn lucky. Not a large part, but a big part. He had great control over which players he wanted there and gone (much harder now) and had one of, if not the best GM in the game working hard for him.

Does this make me not a fan because I see we have lots of work to go? You think I care if Satan is winning us games on the sidelines? As long as we get to the playoffs again before I hit my midlife crisis, I'll be happy!

As for Vermeil's quote, I agree. I think Gibbs does that, without a doubt he does that. However, that's not my problem with him. It's the plays, clock management stuff on Sunday's I disapprove of as of current. As far as a leader of men goes, you couldn't ask for a better person. As far as offensive production, I can think of 29 other men who would be better.

When talking football with other football fans I often even defend Gibbs and company. Just because I speak so harshly on here doesn't mean I speak so harshly to other fans. I feel that people here seem to be a little too light on some people and too overbearing on others. Gibbs certainly has great qualities for a coach, I just feel much can be improved. I feel we'll be slightly better on offense next year, and slightly worse on defense. Which isn't equaling up to a lot of wins in my book.