2006 Point & Laugh at the taterskins thread

[Phanatic]

I have asked myself why I can't stop reading this shtein. I have no answer. I am completly fascinated by it. I guess Washington needs propoganda for more then just politics...

[PhillyPhreak54]

I have asked myself why I can't stop reading this shtein. I have no answer. I am completly fascinated by it. I guess Washington needs propoganda for more then just politics...

Me too. I have no other rationalization other than I enjoy seeing those jackasses get dumber and more desperate by the minute. I'm drawn to Extremeskins like Michael Irvin to a crackpipe.

[PhillyPhreak54]

For all the weak of heart and bandwagoners, exit is this way ------>

I think the embarrassment last night will build even more character... Joe Gibbs, Al Saunders, and Greg Williams will use this to build humility and hunger to prove themselves when the season starts!

Remember, we had losing Pre-Seasons when winning the Regular Seasons... Also, Al Saunders offense was nothing during the Pre-Season while ranking #1 in the league. Here are some of the quotes that give me peace...

According to Al Saunders, they only have used about 2% of the 700 page playbook.

According to Joe Gibbs, there is NO OTHER team he would want to fight with than THIS team...

According to the coaches, they wanted to put the players in situations that they typically wouldn't be to see how they react to a tough situation and see what they are made of... This can ONLY help during the SEASON...

THIS will give them a wake up call for the Regular Season!! Be ready to be AWAKENED!!

Be ready to be AWAKENED!! In the name of the Gibbs, the Saunders and the holy Williams.

Know what these fools fail to realize? Gibbs said that he demanded more after the lifeless Jets whupped them last week. He said the team would be ready to go and challenged them to get better.

Then they go out and get beat 41-0

[mpmcgraw]

It's hard for me to grasp that there are actually people this stupid.

You guys read that board more than me, are there any regular posters at ES that arent morons?

[Beermonkey]

For all the weak of heart and bandwagoners, exit is this way ------>

I think the embarrassment last night will build even more character... Joe Gibbs, Al Saunders, and Greg Williams will use this to build humility and hunger to prove themselves when the season starts!

Remember, we had losing Pre-Seasons when winning the Regular Seasons... Also, Al Saunders offense was nothing during the Pre-Season while ranking #1 in the league. Here are some of the quotes that give me peace...

According to Al Saunders, they only have used about 2% of the 700 page playbook.

According to Joe Gibbs, there is NO OTHER team he would want to fight with than THIS team...

According to the coaches, they wanted to put the players in situations that they typically wouldn't be to see how they react to a tough situation and see what they are made of... This can ONLY help during the SEASON...

THIS will give them a wake up call for the Regular Season!! Be ready to be AWAKENED!!

Be ready to be AWAKENED!! In the name of the Gibbs, the Saunders and the holy Williams.

Know what these fools fail to realize? Gibbs said that he demanded more after the lifeless Jets whupped them last week. He said the team would be ready to go and challenged them to get better.

Then they go out and get beat 41-0

Which fargnose said that?

[PhillyPhreak54]

For all the weak of heart and bandwagoners, exit is this way ------>

I think the embarrassment last night will build even more character... Joe Gibbs, Al Saunders, and Greg Williams will use this to build humility and hunger to prove themselves when the season starts!

Remember, we had losing Pre-Seasons when winning the Regular Seasons... Also, Al Saunders offense was nothing during the Pre-Season while ranking #1 in the league. Here are some of the quotes that give me peace...

According to Al Saunders, they only have used about 2% of the 700 page playbook.

According to Joe Gibbs, there is NO OTHER team he would want to fight with than THIS team...

According to the coaches, they wanted to put the players in situations that they typically wouldn't be to see how they react to a tough situation and see what they are made of... This can ONLY help during the SEASON...

THIS will give them a wake up call for the Regular Season!! Be ready to be AWAKENED!!

Be ready to be AWAKENED!! In the name of the Gibbs, the Saunders and the holy Williams.

Know what these fools fail to realize? Gibbs said that he demanded more after the lifeless Jets whupped them last week. He said the team would be ready to go and challenged them to get better.

Then they go out and get beat 41-0

Which fargnose said that?

timdaley73 asks if anyone else is excited by the 41-0 beating

While reading the Dallas board I see that 99% of their board is TO stuff. And on ES 99% of the posts on the front page are people saying how it's just pre-season, how Gibbs will have em ready and how they all feel sorry for the Vikings because that 98% of Big Al's playbook which they haven't sniffed yet will make errrrything all right.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I just logged on this morning to see the majority of this board and community calling for Brunell's head. It sucks to say, but sometimes I'm embarassed to be a taterskins fan. Do you people not realize that Saunders wanted to put the players in evaluative positions tonight, and it was more of a practice for the skins and not a real game? If you're going to complain about Brunell, then complain about Santana dropping the underthrown ball, or the O-line. I'll be avoiding this place like the plague until Sept. 11

One thing that needs to be pointed out... this is not Norv Turner's team, so the team will be prepared come 9/11/06. This is not Spurrier's team, so winning in the preseason means jack crap. This is Gibbs's team, and he's got a staff of ubber qualified coaches under him. Keep the faith...Go SKINS!

Gibbs / Saunders are both still being very vanilla. There is a method to their madness.

DO NOT WORRY.

I didn't see any running plays where the o-line pulled or trapped, there were no sweeps, no screen plays to the RB's or WR's. I'm not concerned. I think that come Monday night against the Vikings they will show more of what they have been practicing during camp and the purple people eaters wont know what hit them because they will not have seen anything to have allowed them to prepare.

I FOR ONE AM NOT CONCERNED.

Count me in

All I keep remember are these #s:

1982: Preseason 0-4; won Super Bowl XVII

1991: Preseason 1-3; won Spuer Bowl XXVI

Need I say more....(this one is from that dickbag tr1)

[Beermonkey]

Winning a preseason game is like finding $5 in your pocket, you think "Great!!" until you realize you can't even cover lunch with it. That being said, the lack of overall execution by the Skins so far is being downplayed by the master brain at ES.com by saying that the years Gibbs won their SBs, they had losing preseasons.

Those who can't see this obvious pattern are considered to "not know what they are looking at" & are candidates for being culled from the ranks of the taterskin illuminati. Anyway, I found the preseason results for those years, though can't make any determinations of the performance of the starters.

08/14/1982 (Sat.) Washington taterskins @ Miami Dolphins L, 24-7
08/21/1982 (Sat.) Washington taterskins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 28-13
08/27/1982 (Fri.) Buffalo Bills @ Washington taterskins L, 20-14 0-3-0
09/03/1982 (Fri.) Washington taterskins @ Cincinnati Bengals L, 28-21

08/14/1987 (Fri.) Pittsburgh Steelers @ Washington taterskins W, 23-17
08/22/1987 (Sat.) Washington taterskins @ Green Bay Packers W, 33-0
08/29/1987 (Sat.) Washington taterskins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 17-10
09/05/1987 (Sat.) Washington taterskins @ Los Angeles Rams W, 26-14

08/04/1991 Washington taterskins @ Pittsburgh Steelers L, 16-7
08/10/1991 (Sat.) Washington taterskins @ New England Patriots W, 27-6
08/16/1991 (Fri.) Cleveland Browns @ Washington taterskins L, 24-21
08/24/1991 (Sat.) New York Jets @ Washington taterskins L, 13-9

[MDS]

I actually saw some of this game being down in Maryland over the weekend at this ridiculous lake house my rich Jewish friend has. I thoroughly enjoyed making sarcastic comments about the taterskins that no one found funny except for me at The Crab Shack. Praise Gibbs.

[PhillyPhreak54]

From the "ask Dan Snyder" thread;

I've gotten to the point I hate to bring my kids anymore because of the foul language, rude comments and just plain rude behavior of these fans. I wish their were a hotline or some means to report this and deal with the situation. Especially the Raven and Eagles fans. Because of the fights last year, I'm affraid to bring my family to this years Eagle game.

I second this request. The usher in my section does a great job of handling unruly fans, but his job would be much easier with the existence of such a hotline and its advertisement as a deterrent to unruly behavior.

I also agree that the Eagles game is very stressful because of the Eagles (fans)?

If you have some time - read the entire thread. Som real gems in there. Including Art blowing him in the first post.

I'm shocked they let this question stand - will The Dan answer it? Doubtful.

Danny: You've been widely (and deservedly) vilified by the media and the fans for your mistakes over the years: the misguided effort to buy a championship with players like Jeff George, Deion Sanders, etc.; the ham-handed attempts to wring every penny from your fans, including charging for training camp; and the revolving door you built in the coach's office destroyed any chance of stability for 10 long, ugly years. You're also perceived as an arrogant, abrasive personality who has alienated the media, the fans, and even some players.

You've acknowledged making "a bunch of mistakes" and, in the eyes of many fans, you've largely redeemed yourself by hiring Joe Gibbs and allowing him to take over almost every aspect of running the team. You appear to have receded into the background, writing big checks while focusing on other business ventures that enhance the team's value.

There's one area, however, where the Skins still lag: the draft. The draft results of the taterskins during your tenure are deplorable. Yes, the draft is a high risk venture, and you've chosen to focus on free agency instead, but the yield from your drafts has been extremely low and has contributed to the lack of depth on this team. Some people blame the poor drafts on the coaching carousel, but the only constants during your tenure have been you and Vinny Cerrato. Surely the two of you -- and Vinny in particular -- deserve some of the blame.

Do you think it's time to bring in a strong and independent general manager with the skills and talents to complement Joe Gibbs -- and remain here as a steadying force long after he's gone?

[PhillyPhreak54]

2. My father and I are die hard taterskins fans as well as small business owners. We own a carpet and furniture cleaning company that is the best in the business. You know as well as anyone else that you need someone to give you a chance before you can succeed. My question is who would be the appropriate person to contact to discuss a presentation of our business and a free demonstration to potentially clean the carpet and furniture at FedEx Field, taterskins Park, and all three radio stations? (If you wish this information to remain private, the moderator can provide the information to me personally)

1. Is there any way we can bring back the kids that beat on buckets outside of the stadium? I used to love that outside of RFK at the old Skins games.

2. When will the Washington Warriors Arena team become reality?

3. Is it true that Joe Gibbs walks on water and can turn bread into wine?

Ahaha!

[PhillyPhanInDC]

If you have some time - read the entire thread. Som real gems in there. Including Art blowing him in the first post.

Ha.

Dan, is there any chance that we will get a retractable dome over Fed Ex so that we can host a Super Bowl and increase the noise to deepen our Home Field Advantage?

Mr. Snyder,

There have been several discussion on ExtremeSkins over the past year or so about the taterskins band. Some ideas we've discussed include: new uniforms, expanding their number, moving the band more in the direction of a drum corps and giving them more time on the field to entertain. What are your thoughts?

Mr. Snyder,
Thanks for taking time to chat with the fans of the taterskins.

Is it possible to air one or two fewer commercials during TV timeouts during the game and instead show a short video clip of all time great taterskins moments or great plays from the last several home games to pump up the fans and provide the taterskins with a little more home field advantage?

The "measures" these clowns are taking to "improve home field advantage" crack me up. How about not selling your tickets to opposing fans? How about showing up to the games? Know what is going on during the game? Nah. You need old video clips and a retractable dome. That'll fix it. Toolbags.

[Beermonkey]

Danny: You've been widely (and deservedly) vilified by the media and the fans for your mistakes over the years: the misguided effort to buy a championship with players like Jeff George, Deion Sanders, etc.; the ham-handed attempts to wring every penny from your fans, including charging for training camp; and the revolving door you built in the coach's office destroyed any chance of stability for 10 long, ugly years. You're also perceived as an arrogant, abrasive personality who has alienated the media, the fans, and even some players.

You've acknowledged making "a bunch of mistakes" and, in the eyes of many fans, you've largely redeemed yourself by hiring Joe Gibbs and allowing him to take over almost every aspect of running the team. You appear to have receded into the background, writing big checks while focusing on other business ventures that enhance the team's value.

There's one area, however, where the Skins still lag: the draft. The draft results of the taterskins during your tenure are deplorable. Yes, the draft is a high risk venture, and you've chosen to focus on free agency instead, but the yield from your drafts has been extremely low and has contributed to the lack of depth on this team. Some people blame the poor drafts on the coaching carousel, but the only constants during your tenure have been you and Vinny Cerrato. Surely the two of you -- and Vinny in particular -- deserve some of the blame.

Do you think it's time to bring in a strong and independent general manager with the skills and talents to complement Joe Gibbs -- and remain here as a steadying force long after he's gone?

I'm shocked they let this question stand - will The Dan answer it? Doubtful.

Looks like they didn't let it stand & changed it to read **edited by staff for content**   

[DonovanTheMessiah]

Protect and serve: Line was up to the challenge
By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff | August 28, 2006

FOXBOROUGH -- When a team sends an extra rusher more than 50 percent of the time, as the taterskins did Saturday night against the Patriots' first-unit offense, the challenge to protect the quarterback can be immense.

Yet the Patriots came up aces in this category in their 41-0 victory, as Tom Brady wasn't sacked, and absorbed only a few hits.

``Washington gives you some tough situations to block, so it was good for us," said coach Bill Belichick. ``We got a lot of good looks."

With Brady under center, the Patriots attempted 33 passes, including three plays in which pass interference was called. The taterskins brought extra rushers 17 times, going 14 times with five rushers and once each with six, seven, and eight rushers.

The team's top six offensive linemen -- left tackle Matt Light, left guard Logan Mankins, centers Dan Koppen and Russ Hochstein, right guard Stephen Neal, and right tackle Ryan O'Callaghan -- fended off the charge while also receiving help from the running backs and tight ends.

``Blitz pickup is such a team thing," Belichick said. ``There is a lot of coordination that has to happen, just from a blocking standpoint."

Several of the Patriots' biggest offensive plays by the first team came against the blitz, as Corey Dillon's 39-yard screen pass was against a six-man rush and Brady connected with Troy Brown for a 13-yard strike in the face of a seven-man rush. The connection with Brown set up Benjamin Watson's 6-yard touchdown reception, when Watson initially stayed in to block before releasing as the taterskins rushed eight players.

Even on the few occasions rushers did get to Brady, the Patriots still had success. Normally reliable Kevin Faulk missed one second-quarter assignment, but before Brady was knocked to the ground he found Watson over the middle for a 35-yard hookup.

Brady praised the offensive front after the game.

``Every challenge that gets thrown at them, they take it," he said. ``The pass protection was great. I love having those guys out there in front of me."

The 'skins fans responses:

Don't even bother to read anything Bill Belichick says. He's the guy who's taken Joe Gibbs' bullspit, say nothing of any value to the media, philosophy and turned it into an artform. The Patriots could play a Jr. High School team and Belichick would make them out to be the Steel Curtain Defense the week before the game.

We did blitz corners and safeties often, but the blitzes were telegraphed and there were only a couple fake blitzes. This makes the blitz pick-up much easier (not sure if our line could pick them up, but that is another story).

I am not sure if we were intentionally tipping our hand, or if Brady's cadence made our guys show the blitzes too early. Kenny wright was especially bad at showing his blitz, but Taylor did it a couple times too.

Yeah, Im pretty sure that we were telegraphing them on purpose. I remember a string of plays where (I think it was) Prioleau showed his blitz 2 or 3 times in a row. Like, on consecutive plays.

ALSO

NE was running a no-huddle for a large portion of the game. This, combined with our telegraphing, made it very easy for them to get all their bases covered. They did a very good job, but it was not a situation that they would likely encounter in real games.

The other big thing was, did anyone notice our coverage on blitzes?

The secondary was in a zone, which made it so easy for Brady to find Watson

And there were no adjustments made either

Good news, the Pats could never run the ball when they tried

[General_Failure]

In a row on consecutive plays?