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Mike Shanahan - Bruce Allen Bandwagon
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:59 pm
by Redskin in Canada
NC43Hog wrote:Redskin in Canada wrote:Hallelujah !!!
This decision DEFINES that Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen run the football operations and Daniel Snyder is following their advice !!!
It is FANTASTIC that an EGOMANIAC who feels that he is ahead of the team does not get paid if he does not abide by the terms of his contract !!!
It is a GREAT decision but it is also a very TIMELY decision !!!
This is a TURNING POINT in policy and modus operandi for the Redskins in OVER A DECADE !!!
This is how you BUILD a TEAM.
In an ideal world, Fat Al would have had the professionalism to abide by the terms of his contract. He would have placed TEAM ahead of himself. It was too much to ask. The guy has the maturity of a junior high school slighted cheerleader.
I am back on the bandwagon. Mike Shanahan, I am back on your side and I BELIEVE that you and Bruce will turn it around. I am not in a hurry. I will be here supporting you all the way.
This is a DEFINING moment for this team and its fans. I am happy to side with my commanding officer and my band of brothers who will fight for the team as much as I will.
HTTR
I got all goosebumply reading this! Punch my ticket on the ShannyTrain.
Every player on the team knows now to buy in or just say bye.
Come on and JOIN us in the Mike Shanahan Bruce Allen bandwagon!!!
No selfish, undisciplined and unprofessional players in this team anymore ever again !!!
ONLY fans who like TEAM and discipline in this thread please. No whiners glom and doomers or doubters allowed. This is a DEFINING moment for the future of this franchise.
Make the call now and define yourselves as fans of this FO for posterity. Who is with us???
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:07 pm
by KazooSkinsFan
I'm completely with you. And as for discipline, I was in favor of the Marty Shottenheimer firing because I thought he was a horses rear. But Shannahan's just a different story. He respects his players, and he demands they respect him. AH has declined that deal, not Shannahan. Shannahan has been taking far more then he would from any player. All this it's a clash of egos is BS. AH has passed on every out and insisted that Shannahan just cave. Enough's enough.
I'm more optimistic then at any time since Danny took over other then the Gibbs 2.0 experience.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:09 pm
by welch
I'm in.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:28 pm
by Deadskins
KazooSkinsFan wrote:And as for discipline, I was in favor of the Marty Shottenheimer firing because I thought he was a horses rear. But Shannahan's just a different story. He respects his players, and he demands they respect him.
That's the difference. Marty earned their respect, Shanahan demands it.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:31 pm
by Redskins_Fanatic
I'm on that BandWagon for sure. Someone who is going to hold these overpaid, underworked athletes to some actual level of culpability for their actions on and off the field has been a long time coming for this organization.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:44 pm
by Cappster
I'm in for this too.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:57 pm
by markshark84
I am a bottom line guy. I want to see wins before I get on the bandwagon. MS/BA have already given up 2 draft picks in this upcoming draft -- something I am not happy about.
The fact that MS basically kicked the most talented (albeit a lockeroom cancer) off the team doesn't make me 100% for them. They need to show me a little more than that before I start kissing their behinds and calling them saviors.
They took a step in the right direction, but a HC and GMs legacies are defined by WINS. I want a consistent winner before I can call them a success.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:14 pm
by LORD GIBBS
IM IN
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:25 pm
by tribeofjudah
Hip Hip Hooray...!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:26 pm
by Countertrey
but... for the record... this doesn't mean that I'm going to capitalize redskins...
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:32 pm
by Redskins_Fanatic
markshark84 wrote:I am a bottom line guy. I want to see wins before I get on the bandwagon. MS/BA have already given up 2 draft picks in this upcoming draft -- something I am not happy about.
The fact that MS basically kicked the most talented (albeit a lockeroom cancer) off the team doesn't make me 100% for them. They need to show me a little more than that before I start kissing their behinds and calling them saviors.
They took a step in the right direction, but a HC and GMs legacies are defined by WINS. I want a consistent winner before I can call them a success.
I don't think anyone is putting either of these guys in the Redskins Hall of Fame for one decision, mark. I agree that this team needs to start winning games. Trust me I'm with you on that. HOWEVER, to get those wins they need to build an attitude that crap like what AH has pulled for the last 10 months is not acceptable. This was the first step down a very long road, but at least it's a step in the right direction; something we haven't seen much of from past management and coaches.
I'm not a real huge fan of the draft as a means to build a team. I'm also not a huge fan of rookies. Something tells me I'm going to have to get over those prejudices in order to stay on this bandwagon.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:54 pm
by KazooSkinsFan
Deadskins wrote:KazooSkinsFan wrote:And as for discipline, I was in favor of the Marty Shottenheimer firing because I thought he was a horses rear. But Shannahan's just a different story. He respects his players, and he demands they respect him.
That's the difference. Marty earned their respect, Shanahan demands it.
On Shannahan, that's just word gamesmanship and I see no evidence other then AH anyone fails to respect him and I see no evidence AH respects anyone. But as for Marty, the most grizzled veterans said he wouldn't explain what he wanted, he just said what to do. Darryl Green said he treated him like a rookie. That's not "earning" respect.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:16 pm
by Irn-Bru
I've still got a sore backside from riding the Zorn bandwagon, but what the heck. I'm in.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:17 pm
by Irn-Bru
markshark84 wrote:I want a consistent winner before I can call them a success.
Jumping on the bandwagon isn't the same as calling them a success . . .
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:24 pm
by Redskin in Canada
Irn-Bru wrote:markshark84 wrote:I want a consistent winner before I can call them a success.
Jumping on the bandwagon isn't the same as calling them a success . . .
Nobody said that the ride would be fun and painless, quite the opposite. There are too many holes. But at least we know that they will not be filled in with overpaid, selfish, immature and unprofessional grease balls.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:41 pm
by brad7686
I haven't seen anything positive. Spent a lot of money on a failed 3-4 defense, trading draft picks away, ignoring glaring offensive needs. Why bandwagon yet? Because he suspended someone he should have cut or put up with? And what about that whole grossman debacle? Other than Armstrong and Banks there hasn't been a lot to praise.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:56 pm
by skinpride1
I don't know if I'm on the bandwagon yet( i was earlier in the season) but it's starting to look better.
Maybe Bruce and Shanny are realizing after the season we've had and lots of failure that things must be different.
The one area of concern is how they are going to build the roster in the future, because this year was not how you do it!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:43 pm
by Countertrey
brad7686 wrote:I haven't seen anything positive. Spent a lot of money on a failed 3-4 defense, trading draft picks away, ignoring glaring offensive needs. Why bandwagon yet? Because he suspended someone he should have cut or put up with? And what about that whole grossman debacle? Other than Armstrong and Banks there hasn't been a lot to praise.
You're welcome to rain elsewhere... it's getting sunny here.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:31 pm
by NYFINESTSKINSFAN
At least both MS/BA have had an up close and personal view on what this team needs to build a successful franchise. This season without a doubt has been a learning experience, just hope they make the best of it in offseason decisions.
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:28 am
by chiefhog44
Countertrey wrote:brad7686 wrote:I haven't seen anything positive. Spent a lot of money on a failed 3-4 defense, trading draft picks away, ignoring glaring offensive needs. Why bandwagon yet? Because he suspended someone he should have cut or put up with? And what about that whole grossman debacle? Other than Armstrong and Banks there hasn't been a lot to praise.
You're welcome to rain elsewhere... it's getting sunny here.
No joke.
Anyway, I'm in. I have been in the whole time because I asked for change last year. I asked for a disciplinarian and a coach who has done it before. I asked for a front office that would start bringing some order to this franchise. I asked for a front office that would bring the alumni back and start remembering our roots. I've asked for Snyder to sit back and not have any input into the dealing with this club.
This is further proof that my wish has been granted. It feels like a big tumor was just removed. Now let's get some players in next year while there should be massive amounts of free agents. It's time to saddle up. Hail
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:39 am
by ChrisHanburger
Count me in!
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:44 am
by Hoss
Redskin in Canada wrote:Irn-Bru wrote:markshark84 wrote:I want a consistent winner before I can call them a success.
Jumping on the bandwagon isn't the same as calling them a success . . .
Nobody said that the ride would be fun and painless, quite the opposite. There are too many holes. But at least we know that they will not be filled in with overpaid, selfish, immature and unprofessional grease balls.
I'm in.
I've gotten in.......
I've sat down.
I'm holdin' on....
and I'm enjoyin' the ride.
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:15 am
by VetSkinsFan
HELL YEAH, GO FIVE AND SEVEN!!! GO DEAD LAST DEFENSE!!!!
Little snippett...did you know that we're on par to be the 7th team in NFL history to allow an average of 400 yards a game on defense?
HELL YEAH, GO BANDWAGON!!!!!!!
/sarcasm
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:48 am
by skins2357
The the hell...Im in too. I keep telling ppl how bad this team was when MS inherited it, Joe Jackson Gibbs 1st year was terrible too with the team he inherited. Lets see what happens this offseason. Maybe we go out and get a stud O LINE which instantly improves ALL facets of the offense. Maybe we strike it rich with some defensive players in the draft. I honestly believe we are an O Line away on offense (some WRs wouldnt hurt either) and are a D LINE/OLB away on defense. If we can fix those in the offseason, then we will see.
As far as the bandwagon, it is nice to have a FO that wont put up with this crap. Haynesworth is a punk, and if I ever saw him in person I would punch him as hard as I could in the jugular..........then run as fast as I could banking he would be winded after 10 steps
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:11 am
by TeeterSalad
I'm Here
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