Comments on: Are Redskins tanking to draft a quarterback?

By: airic31

airic31 — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:17:44 +0000

@lowleadman

What a message to send to your fans. You know, the fans who bought season tickets and now realize that not only did they get 4 worthless preseason games like every other team,

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k, first of all, not sure how many home games your team gets in the preseason, but the rest of the NFL gets only 2

secondly, you’re an idiot, stop blogging cuz you don’t know wtf you’re talkng about…i’m glad you’re not a skins fan either, you’d just dumb us down

oh, and steelers and patriots, i’ll give you that, but the saints franchise is a joke, 2 good seasons and you’re ready to put em up with the steelers and patriots. haha, k bud, enjoy fantasy land, they’ll be right where the cardinals are in a year or two after their super bowl run. . .lol children these days

By: aious

aious — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:53:32 +0000

Makes sense. As bad as McNabb is, it makes absolutely no sense to think Grossman gives you any better a chance of winning. None

By: blackcatnfl

blackcatnfl — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:03:00 +0000

How does one tell the Redskins are tanking a game? They miss an extra point? No. They shank a 12 yard field goal? No. They fail to cover or tackle anyone? No. They throw ints to the other team? No. Its impossible. They are bullet proof.

By: blackcatnfl

blackcatnfl — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:58:29 +0000

Wasn’t this the plot of Major League?

By: mikefrommars

mikefrommars — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:53:03 +0000

Give me a break… I don’t believe Shanny would tank the season. It’s not like McNabb is playing lights out this year. Bottom line is the OC trusts Grossman more than McNabb at this point. Yes McNabb is good, but we’ve seen players fall fast before… Palmer, McNair, etc.

I do feel bad for McNabb though.

By: johnnyballsack

johnnyballsack — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:39:40 +0000

“A team intentionally losing games to get good draft picks would be a terrible thing for the integrity of the National Football League.”
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That is the funniest thing I have read all week. Anyone with a brain knows that Tanarat has absolutely no integrity. Any underclass QB in college that has a chance to go to the Redskins would be much better served to stay in school another year. As for free agent QB’s, I doubt that any QB that is any good would go play for that Rat of a coach and Napoleon complexed owner.

By: blarch

blarch — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:37:19 +0000

No. Losing a few games to get a better draft position would in no way threaten the integrity of the NFL. That’s a silly statement you made there. It is in fact the smartest move available, and the one that they should make. The integrity of the NFL does not require teams to fight for useless wins that do not serve the long term interests of the team in question.

Put on your big boy pants and look at reality, this is actually a good strategy, given the current draft slotting system.

By: iwishiwasindc

iwishiwasindc — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:10:34 +0000

I have nuttin’ to say…just wanted to congratulate COMMANDERCORNPONE on his most excellent handle!

Go, ‘Skins…and no, I am not drunk.

By: grandpoopah

grandpoopah — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:03:20 +0000

LOL. This is much ado about nothing. The Redskins do not need to TRY to lose. Their utter lack of talent, chemistry, effort, and strategic direction pretty much ensures that they are going to lose their last three even if Tom Brady were the starting QB.

By: warriorking1112

warriorking1112 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:03:14 +0000

YOU ACT LIKE DMAC IS TOM BRADY WHEN HE ISN’t EVEN CLOSE!! HAVE YOU SEEN MCCHOKE PLAY THIS YEAR? HE DESERVES TO BE BENCHED!!

By: warriorking1112

warriorking1112 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:57:29 +0000

if they are in the top 5 would it really be hard to trade up to grab Luck? I think it would be easy if they skins want a player they get that player! I could see sending dmac and fat al to carolina as part of the deal! Think dmac grooms clausen and the panthers take aj green with the skins top 5 pick! Add fat al the the panthers 4-3 dline and I think they turn it around next season as a top 10 team! Mean while the redskins get the best QB IN THE LAST 15 years!!! IT MAKES ALOT OF SENSE ACTUALLY! CAM NEWTON WILL BE A BUST NO CHANCE THE SKINS WASTE A TOP 5 PICK ON A PAYER THAT CAN’t CARRY TEBOWS JOCK!!

By: fellorio

fellorio — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:56:01 +0000

Haven’t they tanked every season since the Jewish Napolean bought the team?

Instead of news, we can just call it “olds”.

By: tommytd

tommytd — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:48:50 +0000

“integrity of the league” ?

give me a break!

when the same league allows teams to pull mannings out of games and use painters and allows teams to “rest players after clinching” as they TANK games that sometimes eliminates “other” teams who were forced to play games against 16 opponents who tried to win the day they met them.

don’t ever use integrity and nfl in the same sentence.
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You’re right on. After last year’s sit downs, there is no integrity in the No Fun League. Al Davis was right many years ago…”just win baby.”

By: tommytd

tommytd — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:45:16 +0000

If he wants to blow the last 3 games of the season he is certainly inserting the right QB. I’m sure Grossman has all the tools to help Shanahan reach his goal. Check out the first exchange of the game…Grossman will probably fumble it. Question: factor John Elway out of Shanahan’s career and how successful is he? Just wondering.

By: dccowboy

dccowboy — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:44:25 +0000

Oh and in addition Dallas is without Bryant & Ogletree so, they have their #2, 5, and a guy they just pulled off the practice squad as their WR trio.

By: dirtybird06

dirtybird06 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:42:09 +0000

I absolutely believe it.

By: dccowboy

dccowboy — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:41:49 +0000

Problem with that strategy is 5-11 won’t get them a top 5 pick. They should have done this a lot sooner.

Carolina, Buffalo, Arizona or Dallas, Detroit, Cincy, Denver are probably the top 6. So, at best they will have a shot at Mallett. Luck goes #1 and Newton in the top 5 (if he comes out).

Dallas is countering this by having Romo, Williams, Spears out.

In this game the winner is actually the loser.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:40:18 +0000

I mentioned this the other day and how clear it was what the rat was up to.

It’s about time you hacks caught up.

By: billsfan27

billsfan27 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:37:09 +0000

My guess is they’re just tanking for no particular reason other than their HC and front office sucks.

By: laffers

laffers — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:32:58 +0000

Lets see; Rookie QB and an Offensive Coordinator who would be unemployed but for his father being the Boss………now there’s a recipe for disaster!

By: footballgeek11

footballgeek11 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:25:59 +0000

Does anyone here recall they only won 5 games because McNabb has been awful?? A QB change cannot hurt, even if you put him in again for the last games after sitting one out.

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:22:20 +0000

Duh. I been saying since two weeks ago that I’d switched from playoff mode to draft mode. Why ruin draft status for something as “petty” (kidding) as pride? It’s not a bad strategy to see what you have on your roster though. It’s even better if you get to see what you’ve got while “improving” your odds of getting a top player in the draft. I’m sure this isn’t the first time this has happened. The only reason there would be exciting games would be if one could keep someone else out of the playoffs by beating them. “We” are playing the cowboys today. Hate to lose to them regardless.
Sexy Rexy 15-35 for 232yds 1TD and 3 T.O.’s

By: raider316

raider316 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:20:00 +0000

The Foreskins really don’t have to bench McNabb to tank the season. All they have to do is keep playing like they have all season!

By: dryheaveone

dryheaveone — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:19:39 +0000

D’OH!…. how bout’ this radical idea?……McNabb SUCKS!….some people are acting like they just benched Joe Montana……Rex Grossman/McNabb….what’s the difference?

By: nogoodell

nogoodell — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:17:44 +0000

Shanahan is a horrible talent scout.. just look at about all of his drafts

By: rapskins

rapskins — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:12:17 +0000

Not much difference than Indy mailing it in against the Jets. Trying to use it to their advantage.
They probably were not going to beat the ‘Boys, and GMen, with or without McNabb. Jags also have something to play for…..

By: dienavinjohnson

dienavinjohnson — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:11:50 +0000

Wow, Shanahan is such a frickin’ liar. It’s obvious, even to Warren Sapp, that the Redskins are tanking the season. If you ask me, this is worse than what the Jets or Patriots did.

It should be no surprise though. Shanahan is the same guy that embraced cut blocking as a standard operating practice. He’s also the same guy that cheated on the salary cap during the Broncos Super Bowl seasons. (Funny, I never hear anyone say that those Super Bowl wins shouldn’t count even though they would not have been able to keep Terrell Davis on their team if they hadn’t cheated the cap.)

It’s a shame that some of the most loyal fans in the NFL have been subjected to such ineptitude. This proud franchise deserves better. Unfortunately, Dan Snyder can fire everybody but Dan Snyder.

By: DC Sports Radio

DC Sports Radio — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:04:49 +0000

Preseason game 1 starts today for Washington! Since the W/L records don’t count in Pre-Season, then yea, ofcourse they are tanking the season.

By: xtb3

xtb3 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:04:19 +0000

this makes 2 teams shanahan has put into total disarray this season -den and was.

By: jrobitaille23

jrobitaille23 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:02:13 +0000

I would rather have my team evaluate all the bubble players on its roster and lose with them than win with someone you have no plans on bringing back. “Intentionally” losing out is a smart decision and fans of a team like Washington would rather have a top 5 pick and hope for the future than picking in the teens and having to mortgage future for players you want by moving up. The only time I have seen things work out for a team needing a franchise guy and targeting one in the first round who wasn’t picking top ten was when my Steelers lucked out with Ben.

Every year we had Kordell I was hoping for losses as I knew…KNEW…they could not win it all with him and I would rather go 5-11 than 11-5 with Kordell and NOT win the SB. Then not have the chance at his replacement because we won too many games. Many fans would disagree but whatever…look around the league, you need a franchise QB to win it all and without one Washington is not going anywhere so why win games that only hurt your chances at finally getting one?