Oh, the Waffle Factor is mighty on this one ...

He presided over the 'Skins glory days, yet he's a NASCAR owner and religious nut.

After all this hype, the whole city is going to take a collective shit midseason when theyre not measurably better or worse than they have been for the last couple years. The only difference is Gibbs will be able to keep on coaching through mediocre seasons more or less as long as he wants without firing by or interference from Snyder. Of course, as long as he wants may not be all that long, but that's what those three rings'll get ya.

NB: This prediction may be totally off-base; who knows, they may dominate the NFL this year. I'd be surprised, but on any given Sunday, yadda, yadda, yadda. Regardless, I couldnt care less. Seriously. I couldnt.

endofanera wrote:NB: This prediction may be totally off-base; who knows, they may dominate the NFL this year. I'd be surprised, but on any given Sunday, yadda, yadda, yadda. Regardless, I couldnt care less. Seriously. I couldnt.

Oh, endofanera ... Where is yr civic pride, lad?

And I'm not inclined to think they'll do better than 9-7 this year. That's what the Smart Money says, and after eyeballing the schedule, I'm inclined to agree. That 3-point OT loss to Carolina glosses over the details of their overall suckage that day ... four interceptions, three bad sacks, general greasy-fingered ineptitude ...

On the other hand, they meet Dallas twice this year. The Skins have got Gibbs back ... but Dallas sure as shit doesn't have Tom Landry. If the home game against Dallas was being played at RFK rather than that new suburban plastic shithole over in Landover, I'd bet that there'd be nothing left of Dallas after the first quarter but bone shards and bloody clumps of hair.

O Dexter Manley, where art thou?

Chris G wrote:On the other hand, they meet Dallas twice this year.

Uhm, dont they every year?

Chris G wrote:The Skins have got Gibbs back ... but Dallas sure as shit doesn't have Tom Landry. If the home game against Dallas was being played at RFK rather than that new suburban plastic shithole over in Landover, I'd bet that there'd be nothing left of Dallas after the first quarter but bone shards and bloody clumps of hair.

That slo-mo footage they run every year of the field level stands at RFK just shaking as everyone stamped their feet and chanted "We want Dallas" in unison is fucking terrifying. And kinda awesome. Of course, that wont happen this year. Not at FEDEX FIELD! Fedex? Ugh.

Chris G wrote:O Dexter Manley, where art thou?

Rehab?

endofanera wrote:

Chris G wrote:On the other hand, they meet Dallas twice this year.

Uhm, dont they every year?

Well ... yes. Only since forever. But after every season in this ugly Snyder Era, I apply a frayed electrical cord to my temples in order to completely and irrevocably obliterate all memories of the previous four months. To be safe, I follow that up by plugging in a bulk-tape eraser, bringing it near my head, and then bashing the ever-living juice right out of it. Surely you understand.

What I meant to emphasize, but sloppily conveyed, was that Gibbs will now be present for the age-old rivalry, not that they play Dallas twice. The Giants? Feh. LT snapped Theismann's tibia in half way too long ago for anyone to even care anymore. Dallas games with Gibbs at the helm, though, will be interesting.

I just kinda miss the fact that, in the old RFK, you could have mulletheads from rural Virginia cheek-by-jowl with gin-smelling crackheads from Southeast, all getting along, everyone united by their common hatred of Tom Landry and his ilk.

endofanera wrote: That slo-mo footage they run every year of the field level stands at RFK just shaking as everyone stamped their feet and chanted "We want Dallas" in unison is fucking terrifying. And kinda awesome. Of course, that wont happen this year. Not at FEDEX FIELD! Fedex? Ugh.

Yeah, I was there for that game. Pretty intense thing for a little lad to see. And naw, it wasn't the field-level stands, it was the upper tier! Which is made of concrete!

endofanera wrote:

Chris G wrote:O Dexter Manley, where art thou?

Rehab?

Let's get that man a whopping mountain of blow and a fresh #72 jersey! Ring the front office and tell Snyder that Dexter "No-Septum" Manley is ready to rape and pillage once again! Who's with me?

Joe Gibbs is not coaching in the same league he was. He was able to build great D and O lines and keep them because the salary cap and free agency were not the factors they are today. I think Joe is in for a rough return.