2005 Point & Laugh At The taterskins Thread

[PhillyGirl]

By the way...

Joey The Leg was on SAS's show last night with Salisbury. Theisman reiterated his Skins pick to go to the NFCCG and after SAS and Salisbury fell off their chairs and the audience stopped laughing Salisbury said that he would walk from Bristol, CT to Washington DC in the dead of winter and raise money for charity and match the amount raised dollar for dollar if the Skins go to the NFCCG this year.

how can this guy SERIOUSLY believe that? I think Art is Breakaleg.

[rjs246]

I'd say that Salisbury is in no danger of making that walk.

[PhillyGirl]

I'd say that Salisbury is in no danger of making that walk.

Way to go out on a limb there, buddy 

[rjs246]

Pointing out the obvious is one of my skills.

[PhillyGirl]

[Rome]

I watched that too (God help me).

Salisbury wiped the floor with Theismann all night long.

If any taterskins fan EVER questions whether Joe Leg is a pathetic homer ever again, all we'll need do is point to that prognostication for undeniable proof.   Just embarrassing.

[MDS]

One of my friends got hired as a beer man at Fedex Field. Even the dopes in control of that make poor decisions. taterskins suck.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

This guys Burns got the play-calling duties after a few games last year.  Apparently their slight offensive improvement at the end of last year coincided with Gibbs giving up the play-calling duties.   

Burns Will Keep Role As Primary Play Caller
Washington Post
By Nunyo Demasio
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 8, 2005; E12



The move was made with so little fanfare toward the end of last season that the Washington taterskins' quarterbacks initially had no idea: Coach Joe Gibbs had relinquished his role as the primary play caller to Jack Burns, who was then the quarterbacks coach.

But the decision was significant -- Gibbs had always called plays during his 12 years as an NFL coach -- and it coincided with an improved offense as Gibbs also made alterations to his schemes.

This week, Gibbs confirmed that the team would use the same setup: Burns -- an offensive consultant who has been replaced by Bill Musgrave as quarterbacks coach -- will call the initial play after occasional input from offensive coordinator Don Breaux.

Gibbs said that the main reason was to streamline his responsibilities and be better organized on game day. He remains the ultimate authority in play calling and can veto any recommendation.

"I kind of went through a thing there of what's the best way to be organized on game day," Gibbs said. "And I feel like Jack and Don had a good feel. So the way we're set up now, I'm real comfortable with it. They are upstairs [in the booth]. They get big input. They make a lot of the decisions there. And then I'm the last guy to make the call when it goes in. But I certainly depend a lot on them. They've done a great job."

Washington's offensive assistants communicate via headsets, but Gibbs is the only coach with the ability to speak into his quarterback's earpiece. So when the change was made late last season, quarterbacks Patrick Ramsey and Mark Brunell were unaware for a few games.

For most of last season, Breaux had been on the sideline near Gibbs while Burns sat in the booth to provide strategy. When the change occurred with about six games left, Breaux moved upstairs with Burns.

After Gibbs listens to the initial call, he decides whether to make a change. When asked how often the recommendation will make it through, Gibbs responded: "Well, you certainly have to give them a lot of the credit. Let's put it that way."

Yesterday, Burns played down the move: "Two heads are better than one. Joe has got a very keen eye right there on the sideline. And I can be in the press box and see things that maybe he can't see at the time. It's a real good working relationship, and we feel like it's going to be positive for our players. He's fabulous at adjusting during the game. If Joe has a strong feeling about something, that's great."

Most primary play callers in the NFL are offensive coordinators, although some head coaches have dual roles. But the change is new for Gibbs, his longtime assistant acknowledged.

"Joe will do whatever he deems necessary to turn this around," tight ends coach Rennie Simmons said. "Maybe Joe didn't know how he would feel [initially]. But he feels comfortable doing that, so we're staying with it."

[PhillyPhreak54]

Art

The character of Gibbs in his team really came through there. Where past taterskins teams would take shots and fold, this team took them, and delivered greater. That game turned. We began to dominate the Eagles. The defense playing so physical as to turn Owens from north-south to, get out of bounds.

The defense took over. The team took what Philly does to everyone -- intimidates through athleticism and an explosive physical nauture -- and got them to back down as we stepped up. The game, here was one we had, until Ramsey makes the most inconceivable of throws and it's over. If Ramsey just manages himself there, we tie it (at least) and win, because the Eagles were done offensively. Five consecutive three play drives signaled they wanted out of the game.

Maybe that was smart of them, with so much to play for, silently packing it in to avoid getting hurt. But, it also showed the weakness in character of the Eagles. The Eagles deliver shots and expect you to fall. They are Apollo Creed. When you stand up and hit them back, they falter, tense up, and resemble nothing of the team they looked like earlier.

[General_Failure]

Did that retard just compare the Skins to Rocky? I mean, seriously?

[MDS]

What a farging toolbag. Yea, we quit.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'm still laughing at his post. Seriously.

Yeah the Eagles folded the tents and were scared off by the big bad taterskins.

[General_Failure]

Those taterskins were awesome in that game. Look at how their drives turned out.

Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Missed FG
Punt
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Interception
Downs

Wow, they totally had the Eagles on their heels with that offensive performance. I mean, if it wasn't for Dawkins cheating and stealing the ball they totally would have won. They were firing on all cylinders, baby!

[Geowhizzer]

Art

The character of Gibbs in his team really came through there. Where past taterskins teams would take shots and fold, this team took them, and delivered greater. That game turned. We began to dominate the Eagles. The defense playing so physical as to turn Owens from north-south to, get out of bounds.

The defense took over. The team took what Philly does to everyone -- intimidates through athleticism and an explosive physical nauture -- and got them to back down as we stepped up. The game, here was one we had, until Ramsey makes the most inconceivable of throws and it's over. If Ramsey just manages himself there, we tie it (at least) and win, because the Eagles were done offensively. Five consecutive three play drives signaled they wanted out of the game.

Maybe that was smart of them, with so much to play for, silently packing it in to avoid getting hurt. But, it also showed the weakness in character of the Eagles. The Eagles deliver shots and expect you to fall. They are Apollo Creed. When you stand up and hit them back, they falter, tense up, and resemble nothing of the team they looked like earlier.

That is too funny.

What a

[MDS]

  And that win would've propelled the Skins to the top of the NFC and into the Super Bowl, where the surely would've demolished the feble Patriots.