I was excited too - I just feel like Marty would have inevitably done far better, but we'll never know.
I do think that he would have been better at picking players, trimming the fat, and getting more out of people than Spurrier.
Gibbs ain't gonna be exciting if he sticks with his pure ground attack like 82 rather than the air attack in 92. He grinds more than Schotty ever did.
Keep in mind Schotty had to deal with Snyder's mistaken pickups and the problems with the ego children Danny brought in. Don't get me wrong - I like Snyder and the fervor he brings to the team - I have been a huge supporter. I just think maybe we cut Schottenheimer off too soon, but that is hindsight, and therefore irrelevant.
I too thought Spurrier could succeed. I thought that his offense would bring a spark, but little did we know that his offense was designed to take advantage of his recruiting advantages vs. other college teams. Bringing in 4-5 WR that are all better than average speed will test any college secondary - bar none. In the NFL where most of the DBs including safeties match up much better vs. WR it failed. We didn't and probably couldn't see it coming.
Anyway, all of this is just looking back and shaking my head I suppose.
Anybody seen Danny?
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Here's my take. Snyder was a fan like the rest of us. Watching the games on Sunday with our Fathers and letting the love fall down the generations like the rest of us. His memories included super bowls and having the money that he had he thought bringing in big names in and paying big $$ was enough. Well, its not. It takes a specific type of person to run the 'skins organization and suceed b/c us as fans have high expectations. I know b/c i am one of those. Last year i took a bet with a friend that the 'skins would have a better record than the bears ($100.00). Guess what, i lost. Matter of fact, i lost the day we played them. I was shocked. But, most of us learn by trial and error and i think that our owner isnt too far diffrent than you or i. He learned by his team loosing. Maybee he should just drop the reins and give them to his staff that he pays sooo much money for. Dan Snyder has good intentions, he wants to win and make money. In my job, i want to be the best and make the most money while i am at it. I cant hate him for it, but at some point if you hire a staff to support you. Let them do their job. Thats why you hired them right. B/c they were the best of who was out there. I wasnt too impressed with Dsnider b/c i always felt that he was meddling with everything. But, i honestly think that he has learned. Joe Gibbs isnt going to let him get in the mix too much. Think about it, Gibbs' old boss was Jack. Snyder is peanuts compared to him..
