Comments on: Gibbs offers first-hand account of winter "nightmare" in New Jersey

By: jstewart455

jstewart455 — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:19:17 +0000

whatdiga says:
May 27, 2010 11:58 AM
If he hadn’t come back to the Redskins for Gibbs 2.0, he might have some credibility.
Since he did.. And he was awful.. He needs to zip it!
You are an idiot! Gibbs wasn’t awful when he came back. 2 playoffs in 4 years with someone else’s players. A lot of people don’t realize how close he was to getting back on top. The only reason he quit after 4 years was the death of Sean Taylor was too much for him to take being a religious man and all. I think that was the nail in the coffin for his coaching career.

By: GaryClark

GaryClark — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:37:25 +0000

@DANSNYDERSUX
Man that is funny! He looked like someone had run him over with a lawn mower…And then drove a bus over that!
Classic!

By: jimicos

jimicos — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:48:56 +0000

smiley says:
May 27, 2010 3:40 PM
I’m sayin’ YOU couldn’t carry the man’s lunch from his car to his office without trippin’ over your own feet…..how were you confused by that statement?
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So are you saying Gibbs eats a hell of a lot or that I have huge feet? Please explain.
And follow that up with an in-depth explanation of the wisdom of passing 50 times in high wind.
I never tried to make the case that Gibbs doesn’t know his shit. I said it sounds like an awful game plan.

By: jimicos

jimicos — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:47:27 +0000

fan62 says:
May 27, 2010 3:10 PM
If a team makes it to the SB because they have an awesome passing attack (let’s say 70% of their offense) and the outside weather and stadium conditions make the passing game next to impossible, than that is a problem. If this happens, as a viewer, I will never support an north outside SB again. Of course, I will watch the replays of the SB commercials and boycott those products for at least 12 months. I would also boycott any NFL products for a reasonable period of time. I think New York has lined some NFL owners and front office pockets with lot’s of $$$. Just the way it is in the USA today.
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You’ll be missed.

By: We need linemen

We need linemen — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:28:28 +0000

I am a Redskins fan but it wasn’t the wind that troubled us in that game. It was that it wasn’t one of the better Redskin teams playing against one of the best defenses of the past 30-years.
The Giants were the best team that year, they deserved to win the Superbowl. Gibbs did an amazing job getting that roster as far as he did. It would have been closer in warm weather but it wouldn’t have changed who won.

By: Hauschild

Hauschild — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:44:43 +0000

Gibbs is obviously a pansy.
Get tough, people! Cold weather separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to NFL football. Who really wants it and who can’t wait until it’s all over.
I think it is very safe to say that if all Super Bowls had been played in cold weather over the last 45 years, the games would have probably been much closer, and better.

By: smiley

smiley — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:40:40 +0000

I’m sayin’ YOU couldn’t carry the man’s lunch from his car to his office without trippin’ over your own feet…..how were you confused by that statement?

By: thirdandgoal

thirdandgoal — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:37:49 +0000

i give up–it’s only one year and one game. everyone will come to their senses, and (hopefully) realize what a mistake it was and move on.

By: LAEaglefan

LAEaglefan — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:11:09 +0000

No matter what the weather, the better team will find a way to win. If they don’t…then they’re not the better team….at least not on that day.

By: fan62

fan62 — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:10:44 +0000

If a team makes it to the SB because they have an awesome passing attack (let’s say 70% of their offense) and the outside weather and stadium conditions make the passing game next to impossible, than that is a problem. If this happens, as a viewer, I will never support an north outside SB again. Of course, I will watch the replays of the SB commercials and boycott those products for at least 12 months. I would also boycott any NFL products for a reasonable period of time. I think New York has lined some NFL owners and front office pockets with lot’s of $$$. Just the way it is in the USA today.

By: jimicos

jimicos — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:53:14 +0000

smiley says:
May 27, 2010 2:46 PM
you couldn’t carry his effin’ lunch from his car to his office without trippin’ over yourselves!! Hail!!
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So you’re saying it makes sense to throw the ball 50 times in high winds?

By: smiley

smiley — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:46:38 +0000

It’s football…it’s supposed to be cold! The Giants were the better team that year…run, run, run and good defense. Also, for you idiots that want to insult one of the greatest coaches of all time….you couldn’t carry his effin’ lunch from his car to his office without trippin’ over yourselves!! Hail!!

By: jimmers

jimmers — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:43:26 +0000

yo honestly, the halftime shows are always awful, i hope it has to be cancelled due to inclimate weather and they just show highlights and analysis instead.

By: jimicos

jimicos — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:31:37 +0000

Mark0226 says:
May 27, 2010 1:31 PM
We just need a Super Bowl like the 2007 Dolphins vs. Steelers game, where the 0-0 tie was broken by a Jeff Reed field goal with 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, to seal the deal on this experiment.
Yes, football is an outdoor game, but the average fan, like Mike Florio’s aunt, will not watch a 3-0 Super Bowl. Advertisers will not pay $2 mil per 30 seconds. And, the NFL will abandon the idea forever more.
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OH NOES!!!! We can’t have the ad money dry up!! There isn’t enough money in this league as it is!

By: jimicos

jimicos — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:26:47 +0000

“But Gibbs does have a valid point that the weather had a huge effect on that game. The Giants actually kicked off at the start of both halves because they won the coin toss and chose to take the wind. The Redskins were bothered by the wind all day, struggled in the kicking game and averaged 3.0 yards a pass.”
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They averaged 3.0 yards a pass? Not by my math. 20 – 50 for 195 yards. That’s not 3.0 yards per pass.
And why in the hell do you pass the ball 50 times in high winds? Sounds like Gibbs had a great game plan.

By: cantgetenough

cantgetenough — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:08:27 +0000

@CJ Spiller
The WASHINGTON Redskins play in Maryland, the DALLAS Cowboys play in Arlington, and the BUFFALO Bills play in Orchard Park.

By: yem123

yem123 — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:55:50 +0000

most of you who commented obviously never saw that game. it was more like rugby and less like football.
~giants fan

By: Human Howitzer

Human Howitzer — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:45:05 +0000

I put Joe Gibbs in the same category as disco: I didn’t like ‘em back then, and I don’t like ‘em now. Also, I’m shocked by the number of supposed football fans posting to this site who are actually concerned that the Superbowl halftime show will be adversely affected by the weather. The halftime show? Really? I always thought the halftime show was the time to go and do something else until the game comes back on.

By: Mark0226

Mark0226 — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:31:15 +0000

We just need a Super Bowl like the 2007 Dolphins vs. Steelers game, where the 0-0 tie was broken by a Jeff Reed field goal with 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, to seal the deal on this experiment.
Yes, football is an outdoor game, but the average fan, like Mike Florio’s aunt, will not watch a 3-0 Super Bowl. Advertisers will not pay $2 mil per 30 seconds. And, the NFL will abandon the idea forever more.

By: HarrisonHits

HarrisonHits — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:31:01 +0000

Oh WAAAAAA so if the had the wind against you for two quarters, that means you had it with you the other two. And that somehow the Giants delt with it the two quarters they had the wind against them, while you couldn’t coach your team well enough to handle it whether the wind was with you or you were going into it.
Sour grapes.
Can we PLEASE stop pussifying the sport and the fans ? Cold weather is part of football. NFL fans are not all totally frail people who can’t stand being outside for more than 30 seconds in the cold. I don’t give a shit if the corporate hacks who buy some of the SB tix to give to clients want it to be 70 degrees and sunny. If I wanted to watch a pussy sport that was afraid of weather I’d watch MLB.

By: winkel33

winkel33 — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:27:43 +0000

for or against, i think it is time to move on. it is 4 years away. if the weather is a factor, we can all complain then. but let’s not spend four years talking about what if the worst situation occurs.

By: RacerX

RacerX — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:26:45 +0000

Ghost just posted my sentiment exactly:
“Jesus Florio, can you seriously stop posting this inane rubbish. I never criticise the site, as you provide a great free service, but however slow a newsday it is the persistence with this topic is incredibly dull.”
Also I wanted to tell you guys that my neighbor down the street was telling me about a bad winter they had in Wisconsin once. Really awful. I can post more about it here if you’re interested… oh wait, you’re not. Got it.
As an ex-NBC employee, the whole state of PFT makes me wonder about starting a competing service. This site is almost beyond repair.

By: Bubby

Bubby — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:22:27 +0000

The New York Super Bowl has already become the greatest Super Bowl ever to be played. HA!!!!!!!!!!

By: daback9

daback9 — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:12:23 +0000

Again… I don’t give a fat rat’s tail. I’ll be watching from my couch and if the game sucks, I’ll turn on Bambi!!

By: CJ SPILLER

CJ SPILLER — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:08:03 +0000

I don’t get why everyone keeps saying New York Pro Bowl/Super Bowl………..it’s New Jersey, different state. In fact the Jets and Giants should never call themselves New York Jets, New York Giants. They play in New Jersey, isn’t that misreprensentation?? The only NFL team from New York is the Buffalo Bills. The Jets and Giants can stay in that cese pool of a state New Jersey and change their name to New Jersey Jets and New Jersey Giants. Funny, it’s the only two teams in the NFL that play in a different state and take a different state’s name.

By: boysroll

boysroll — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:55:35 +0000

gibbs making excuses for the lose….typical 4skin excuse to blame it on the weather. How about stating we got our asses kicked and the weather had nothing to do with it.
I hate wimps…..

By: the mush

the mush — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:54:57 +0000

what’s the fuss about? Just send up the jets with the barium and heavymetal chemtrails in the days leading up to the game to make sure there’s no precipitation. nfls in bed with the military anyways shouldn’t be a big deal.

By: iusedtobeteddybayer

iusedtobeteddybayer — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:52:46 +0000

Yes. Nascar racing on that king of weather can ne tough.

By: The Black Cat

The Black Cat — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:48:51 +0000

I’d point out Gibbs almost always lost to Parcels. What else is new?

By: The Black Cat

The Black Cat — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:48:14 +0000

I remember that game. They had Schroeder throw 50+ times even though the attempts were totally ineffective and he got absolutely murdered by the pass rush during the game. I played his guts out though.
So what’s the point here? Skins lost to the better team, it happens.