Comments on: Ugly Search, Good Result? http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/ Thoughts and Analysis of the Washington Redskins and the NFL. Indepth game previews, statistical analysis and opinion pieces featuring the Redskins Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:47:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Emmett Jones http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/comment-page-1/#comment-23430 Emmett Jones Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:04:45 +0000 http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/#comment-23430 Hey Lee, First off, thanks for the comment. Secondly, today's news just further makes me worry about the Skins. Are they really ready for Chad Johnson? Can Zorn, a rookie coach handle the ego/personality of Chad Johnson? Like the commenter before me said, I'm a little scared that it might be another Westbrook situation, if they get him. Snyder seems to kill this team in free agency nearly every season. It's always the quick fix, or pay a lot of money to the most talented player available, when its not always the most talented player that will help your team be the most successful. I'm still worried that he will go completely into senile Al Davis mode if he's running the team in 25 years. Hey Lee,

First off, thanks for the comment. Secondly, today’s news just further makes me worry about the Skins. Are they really ready for Chad Johnson? Can Zorn, a rookie coach handle the ego/personality of Chad Johnson? Like the commenter before me said, I’m a little scared that it might be another Westbrook situation, if they get him. Snyder seems to kill this team in free agency nearly every season. It’s always the quick fix, or pay a lot of money to the most talented player available, when its not always the most talented player that will help your team be the most successful. I’m still worried that he will go completely into senile Al Davis mode if he’s running the team in 25 years.

]]> By: Bill http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/comment-page-1/#comment-23417 Bill Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/#comment-23417 I'm pretty ambivalent with Zorn overall; however, I need to say something about one thing you did say in your post: Snyder earned a lot of people's grudging respect this past season with Sean Taylor's death. However, for many (not all; I for one was never one of his detractors until now), he was simply getting back to average, a team owner who had been over zealous and hurt the team was finally starting to mature under Coach Gibbs' tutelage to the point where he could become a good, even maybe a very good, owner. In the first few days after Gibbs' sudden retirement, Snyder could have cemented that, and given himself years of benefit of the doubt from the Redskin Nation, by simply doing the logical thing: appoint the heir apparent as Head Coach. He had a week, week and a half, to do that. If he did, we'd be comfortably talking about the changes Gregg would have brought to the table, how Snyder had matured as an owner, and how he had demonstrated that he really does have a coherent long term strategy for success. He squandered that opportunity, and that hope. Now, we know, Snyder is back to the quick fix days (CHAD FREAKING JOHNSON? Give me a break! We don't need another poisonous, but talented, player. Westbrook ring a bell?). We have no long term plan. We have no long term chance for success. Oh, yes, Snyder is 43. He'll live another 30 years or so, and yes, probably, during that time we'll have a good chance at the NFC title game or maybe even a Superbowl (flail enough and eventually you'll hit SOMETHING along the way). But remember this: from 1945 until 1969, the Redskins didn't have a winning season. That's 24 years. We might be looking at that kind of interegnum all over again, and we've just had a decade long stretch generally losing football before Coach Gibbs came back. Oh boy. Thanks Dan... just what I always wanted, to be always in the hunt for a low first round draft pick (that we can then trade away for a garbage player!) I’m pretty ambivalent with Zorn overall; however, I need to say something about one thing you did say in your post: Snyder earned a lot of people’s grudging respect this past season with Sean Taylor’s death. However, for many (not all; I for one was never one of his detractors until now), he was simply getting back to average, a team owner who had been over zealous and hurt the team was finally starting to mature under Coach Gibbs’ tutelage to the point where he could become a good, even maybe a very good, owner. In the first few days after Gibbs’ sudden retirement, Snyder could have cemented that, and given himself years of benefit of the doubt from the Redskin Nation, by simply doing the logical thing: appoint the heir apparent as Head Coach. He had a week, week and a half, to do that. If he did, we’d be comfortably talking about the changes Gregg would have brought to the table, how Snyder had matured as an owner, and how he had demonstrated that he really does have a coherent long term strategy for success. He squandered that opportunity, and that hope. Now, we know, Snyder is back to the quick fix days (CHAD FREAKING JOHNSON? Give me a break! We don’t need another poisonous, but talented, player. Westbrook ring a bell?). We have no long term plan. We have no long term chance for success. Oh, yes, Snyder is 43. He’ll live another 30 years or so, and yes, probably, during that time we’ll have a good chance at the NFC title game or maybe even a Superbowl (flail enough and eventually you’ll hit SOMETHING along the way). But remember this: from 1945 until 1969, the Redskins didn’t have a winning season. That’s 24 years. We might be looking at that kind of interegnum all over again, and we’ve just had a decade long stretch generally losing football before Coach Gibbs came back.

Oh boy. Thanks Dan… just what I always wanted, to be always in the hunt for a low first round draft pick (that we can then trade away for a garbage player!)

]]> By: we want dallas http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/comment-page-1/#comment-23404 we want dallas Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.theredskinreport.com/2008/02/12/ugly-search-good-result/#comment-23404 Lee, I appreciate the positive thoughts and want to believe you're right. I am just not convinced Zorn won't lose this team. I am imagining another Pettibone year (4-12), or Norv's rookie season (3-13). I know the talent is better now, but with Gregg, Al, and Joe gone, Zorn's got a lot of things to start from scratch. Not an easy task for a first-timer. (But I hope I'm wrong.) Lee, I appreciate the positive thoughts and want to believe you’re right. I am just not convinced Zorn won’t lose this team. I am imagining another Pettibone year (4-12), or Norv’s rookie season (3-13). I know the talent is better now, but with Gregg, Al, and Joe gone, Zorn’s got a lot of things to start from scratch. Not an easy task for a first-timer. (But I hope I’m wrong.)

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