2009 Point and Laugh at the taterskins thread

[Sgt PSN]

it might not seem like much to most teams, but for the taterskins, that would account for 33% of thier draft picks. 

[Tomahawk]

Or to teams like the Eagles who try really hard to have a team comprised of 5th round or later draft picks and undrafted FAs

[General_Failure]

So there's no punishment for the agent or player? And the team has a chance to lose a crappy draft pick? Man, the NFL is strict!

[ice grillin you]

its really not a serious issue...the team that offers the most money is getting the player...you dont think 15 other teams talked to haynesworth before FA opened?...of course they did the skins just offered the most

[SD_Eagle5]

skins release Jon Jansen

[Sgt PSN]

i see they are staying true to form over there. 

slurp, thank you jon, slurp

Mr. Jansen,
I doubt anyone will point this thread out to you but you know you will always be beloved with the taterskin Faithful. I'm sure we'll be seeing more of you and best of luck in the future.

[ice grillin you]

thanks john, you where the man

[SD_Eagle5]

Jansen signed with Detroit

[General_Failure]

I bet Jacksonvile's kicking themselves for not waiting around for Jansen to be cut.

[ice grillin you]

taterskins Push Large Tailgates to Back of Lots
By Dan Steinberg
Washington Post Staff Writer

The Washington taterskins will restrict large tailgate parties in the FedEx Field parking lots this season, limiting tailgates using more than one parking space to "the back" of parking lots, the team said in a statement. The team also said that drivers of all vehicles will be directed to specific areas of the lots instead of being allowed to choose their own.

"The most significant new procedure will have parking attendants directing fans who wish to tailgate in more than one space to the back of lots, where they will be allowed to occupy two spaces until required for additional vehicles," the team said. "Fans who wish to only park, or tailgate within their single parking spot, will be directed to the front of lots, filling the lot from front to back."

In the past, early-entering fans were greeted by something of a free-for-all in the empty lots, leaving a chaotic checkerboard pattern as fans gradually staked out spots and erected tents, grills and buffet lines. The parking lots have traditionally opened four hours before kickoff, but hundreds of fans lined up outside the gates before dawn for the chance to stake out prime spots, with several large tailgates appearing each week in the rows closest to the stadium.

The system also led to fans spreading out over multiple spaces early in the morning, tying up spaces and contributing to gridlock when later-arriving cars pulled in. But to many fans, the system helped foster a community atmosphere, with tailgates springing up all over the massive expanse of asphalt, mapped out by an honor-system geography under which the same families would grab the same spots nearly every week.

After word spread of the new restrictions, fans spent yesterday morning registering online complaints, creating petitions and calling into radio stations.

"It's ridiculous," said Ted Abela, who arrives at the stadium around 5:30 a.m. and hosts dozens of tailgaters a few yards from the stadium entrance. "People that arrive there first and get there early are being reprimanded and moved to the back of the parking lot. And some guy that's not even a fan, that gets there 30 minutes before the game, gets to park right in the front of the lot? It's absurd. We pay [hundreds of dollars] to park at basically eight games, and we can't choose our own spot, we can't park by our friends?"

But other fans, less interested in the pregame festivities than in ease of entry, said they supported the new rules, and that the old system had grown progressively worse as tailgaters expanded their setups into prime parking spots.

"I try to get there two, three hours beforehand, and I end up parking in the very far green lot, which puts me at at least an hour to get out of the parking lot at the end of the game," said Matt Maher, a longtime season ticket holder from Vienna. "The parking situation and a few game-day experience issues have really kept me from going to games recently. This will be a big improvement."

In the release, taterskins chief operating officer Mitch Gershman said the effects of the new restrictions will be minimal.

"Everyone who wants to tailgate should be able to tailgate. We absolutely believe that," Gershman said. "This is designed to improve the experience for fans who want to tailgate."

The Dallas Cowboys instituted tailgating restrictions a year ago, limiting tailgaters in closest lots to perimeter parking spots. Similar restrictions will be in place at the team's new stadium this year. Cowboys fans were asked to purchase extra parking passes if their setups spilled over one parking space, and to keep their parties within set boundaries in an effort to facilitate traffic flow.

A Cowboys team official told the Dallas Morning News the response from fans was "excruciatingly positive," although some complained that the restrictions diminished their game-day experience.

[rjs246]

What a bunch of cocks. What is the deal with teams giving a shtein about tailgating? farg you you control freak motherfargers.

[General_Failure]

Big tailgates are the new black people?

[phattymatty]

ha, that guy Ted is a friend of mine.

[Eagaholic]

Vinny Cerato likes Jeremy Jarmon:

"The kid is an articulate kid, has already graduated, is only 21 years old and he made a mistake taking the dietary substance," Cerrato said

Jarmon is articulate because doesn't use words that are repetitive and redundant. He's well spoken.

Apparently though, food is not something he should be eating.

Maybe he can just drink more instead. But not so much that he'd need to take a diuretic substance, which would also be a mistake.

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=291623

Ugh.

It's like opening a Christmas present early

YES!!!!! I cannot wait to see how this roster lines up!!!

Awesome move by the FO!

Hoping for a fourth as well but man, this could solidify our pass rush for years to come if this works out.