http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=2672668&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1
we fans would go crazy...thankfully we are not the skins.
we fans would go crazy...thankfully we are not the skins.
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we fans would go crazy...thankfully we are not the skins.
Wow, what a scathing piece on Gregg Williams.
I'm no Redskins fan, but *what a hit piece*. Almost completely based on the mouthings of a single player who won't say anything on the record.
Notice the 'balancing' (and contradictory) information from the team and a player WHO WENT ON THE RECORD are buried in the 30th paragraph. Classic hallmark of slanted journalism.
Hey, CBS is still looking for a Dan Rather replacement.
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But it was a blind confidence, and when Pierce became a free agent after the 2004 season, and talks began to stall, Williams, according to Redskins sources, claimed Pierce was "replaceable." It was the first hint of arrogance under the new Gibbs regime, a sense that Williams felt it was his system, not the players, that dominated offenses. Cornerback Fred Smoot was also a free agent at the time, and again, Williams felt Smoot was expendable, even though losing a starting linebacker and a starting corner would necessitate an extensive defensive overhaul.
"Why are we the 30th defense in the league? I think coaches got arrogant, I think Gregg got arrogant," the player said Tuesday, asking not to be identified. "They thought they figured it all out. They thought, 'We can win with scheme, we don't need players.' Don't be mistaken, this is a player-driven game, and so you need players. Any time in life when somebody thinks they've got it all figured out, it's going to come and get you. It's going to come and get you … the sentiment is a lot of guys are mad because the coaches think it's all about them. They think they're f------ geniuses, thinking they can just let guys go and get away with handling people badly."
I don't think it takes too much of an imagination to see some parellels with the Pats - or at least some lessons for them.
They trade most of their draft picks away, have F.A.'s with huge contracts on the scout team, have players complaining the team sucks because they're not allowed to free lance and have players that think the coaches are arrogant because they actually want to coach the team.
Yeah, just like us. LOL