Jacksonville Jaguars' Coaches: Jack, Dirk, and
Mel

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Jack... You have to hold this team together...

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Quote of the week:

"We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now."
Bruce Coslet, on the Bengals' 1997 season

Thankfully, the Jaguars are not in the same position the 1997 Bengals were. This is a team that has the potential to overachieve this season, and I look for us to finish at least 8-8. Jack Del Rio has shown he's most effective when working with young men, and make no mistake, this is a young team. Jack Del Rio is directly tied to the defense's success, and he should be judged based on their progress through the season. If we defend the Patriots pass attack well in December, that will say a lot about where we are as a defense.

Three Coordinators + Three Years = Defensive Confusion

Jack Del Rio is directly responsible for the team's move to a 3-4 defensive scheme, and if it continues to fail so epically through the season, it falls on his shoulders. We have the personnel to stop the run. Two of our three defensive linemen are powerful against the rush, and three of our linebackers are literally tackling machines. Their issues in defense have come from being out of position, which is a result of learning a new scheme, and having their third defensive coordinator who is making major changes, in three years. This isn't entirely Jack's fault, as he's trying to replace an irreplaceable defensive coordinator, in Mike Smith.

The Jury is still out on Mel Tucker, as he was brought here with the expectation he would coach up our talented, yet struggling secondary. So far, Reggie Nelson continues to be inconsistent, although the strides Derek Cox is making can't, and shouldn't be discounted. Derek Cox is going to be a long-term fixture at corner for the Jaguars. On the play he dropped the interception in the end-zone, he was extremely disciplined. Even though Vince Young is known as a short to intermediate passer, Derek didn't bite on the double move by Nate Washington, and as a result, he almost got an interception. He has already surpassed B-Dub in ability, and I have been pleasantly surprised by Derek's ball-skills and tackling. He seems to rarely miss a tackle when he gets his hands on the ball-carrier.

Persistently Inconsistent Offense

One of the major issues the Jaguars have struggled with is consistency on offense. Despite having 100 million dollars in a RB and a FB, the team continues to pursue the route of a pass-first offense. Gone are the days where 12-18 play drives were to be expected each week in Duval. Gone are the games made of low-risk, mistake free football. Gone are the days of the play-action pass reigning supreme. However, our offensive coordinator is the same. So, that begs the question... Why?

It is quite simple actually. Dirk was brought here to bring the high-flying attack to North Florida that he had at ASU. When he got here, he was conservative, and played towards the Jaguars' strengths. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said today. He's had his play selection slammed by MJD and he's also faced questions from veteran and leader of the WR corp, Torry Holt. If Dirk can't get back to what's successful by focusing on the Jaguars strengths, he'll hold the team down. Unfortunately, he's tied entirely to Del Rio, and Jack cannot get rid of Dirk to bring someone else in. If anyone goes in the next two years, it will be Jack himself. If that happens, and let's hope it doesn't, it will mean this team is going to be in rebuilding for at least three seasons.

-Collin Streetman

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"Save the Vikes" Pushes for Stadium at Capital

"Save the Vikes" Pushes for Stadium at Capital

Great story about a grassroots organization called "Save the Vikes" that held a small demonstration at the State Capital today in support of a new Vikings stadium. I highly recommend checking out the group's website and connecting with it in one way or another. Here's the website, here's the group's Twitter page, and here's its Facebook page.

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Gocong Doubtful, Moise Fokou to Get First Start

The rookie must be at his best against the Cowboys.


With starting SAM linebacker Chris Gocong doubtful for this week's divisional showdown with the Cowboys, rookie and former seventh-round pick Moise Fokou is in line to get the first start of his NFL career.

Gocong is probably the most under-appreciated player on the Eagles' defense. He doesn't have the flashy plays -- the sacks, the interceptions, or the 15-tackle games -- but until Witherspoon arrived via trade a couple weeks ago, Gocong was was the only three-down linebacker this team had.

It may not sound like a whole lot on the surface, but having a guy who can play all three downs are invaluable. The ability to play the run and pass is something the Eagles linebacking corps was lacking, and Gocong was the closest thing they had.

He may get beat by the premier tight ends every once in a while, but he's a smart football player and is very rarely ever out of position because of it. His intelligence has been a great asset to the defense, but now they're losing that for a very important game this week.

The rookie Fokou has much more raw talent than Gocong, but he does not have the football intelligence that Gocong possesses. It's something that a player acquires throughout their career, and Fokou just does not have the experience.

He's been very good as a special teams player, but even during the rout of the Giants Fokou was responsible for giving up the touchdown to Kevin Boss before halftime. If he can't cover Boss, he will have no chance against Jason Witten, who may be the very best tight end in the league. Because of that, Sean McDermott is going to have to devote a safety to covering Witten.

It's not the ideal situation by any stretch, but this defense is good enough to make it work while the rookie goes through some growing pains.

Hopefully Gocong will be back soon, but until then McDermott will have to find a way to put the rookie in the best position to succeed without asking too much from him. He will not be able to do the same things that Gocong did, but he's on this team because they have confidence in him in this situation.

Cross your fingers and hope we've got something in the rookie, or it could be a very long day for the defense.

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Per Adam Shefter: Bob Sanders has torn biceps
tendon; done for season

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Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders (21). (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Adam Shefter keeps bringing the hits, via Twitter:

News gets worse for Colts. As reported on ESPN, Colts safety Bob Sanders has a torn biceps tendon. He now will be out for the year.

Believe it or not, I'm actually kind of glad. No, I am not happy to see one of my favorite players lost for the season, again. But, the merri-go-round of Bob Sanders on the injury list was a constant source of frustration for me. Will he? Won't he? Can he?

Now, the distraction is gone.

Bob has not proven he can stay healthy over any consistent period of time, and I think his days with the Colts are numbered. It's sad, but "great" players are not injury prone, and Bob pretty much defines the term. He's a super guy and I very much hope he heals up so he can continue his career. But his constant presence in the training room is a distraction this team does not need. They need to move forward.

For the Colts, it's next man up. Melvin Bullitt has played at a Pro Bowl level in 2009, and deserved to start even when Bob was "healthy." Again, as I wrote earlier today, the Colts are getting their "bump" for the year right now. Whether or not they are a great team will depend on how they respond.

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[UPDATE]: The Indy Star has a little different spin on the Sanders injury. They say Sanders suffered and elbow injury and will miss "an undetermined amount of time." The article does not state whether Sanders was placed on IR, nor do they collaborate ESPN's report that Sanders suffered a torn tendon in his biceps.

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Bob Sanders has torn biceps muscle; done for
season

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Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders (21). (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Adam Shefter keeps bringing the hits, via Twitter:

News gets worse for Colts. As reported on ESPN, Colts safety Bob Sanders has a torn biceps tendon. He now will be out for the year.

Believe it or not, I'm actually kind of glad. No, I am not happy to see one of my favorite players lost for the season, again. But, the merri-go-round of Bob Sanders on the injury list was a constant source of frustration for me. Will he? Won't he? Can he?

Now, the distraction is gone.

Bob has not proven he can stay healthy over any consistent period of time, and I think his days with the Colts are numbered. It's sad, but "great" players are not injury prone, and Bob pretty much defines the term. He's a super guy and I very much hope he heals up so he can continue his career. But his constant presence in the training room is a distraction this team does not need. They need to move forward.

For the Colts, it's next man up. Melvin Bullitt has played at a Pro Bowl level in 2009, and deserved to start even when Bob was "healthy." Again, as I wrote earlier today, the Colts are getting their "bump" for the year right now. Whether or not they are a great team will depend on how they respond.

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Remaining Opponent Records Week 9

Since Sunday marks the halfway point for our season, I decided to take a gander at the current records of our remaining opponents. What did I gleam? We're (currently) facing only three opponents with winning records: NYG, PHI, and NO. The Jets are on the bubble at 4 and 4. Since they're on their BYE this weekend, don't expect any movement from them. Here's how the schedule trends:

As it stands, our next marquee game (if current trends continue) will be the game against the Giants. I'm not discounting our soon-to-come NFC bout with the Panthers on their own turf, but the Giants are likely the next team we face with a winning record.

Take note of the stretch of games after the first Bucs game. We face the Eagles, the Saints, and the Jets, all who (if they continue to win) will have winning records when we face them. That's a pretty brutal stretch, but keep in mind that two of those three games are in Atlanta.

Here's a breakdown of it all, for those of you that like numbers.

TEAMWL%NEXT OPPRedskins250.286FalconsPanthers340.429SaintsGiants530.625ChargersBucs070.000PackersEagles520.714CowboysSaints701.000PanthersJets440.500BYEBills350.375BYEBucs070.000Packers

Combined Remaining Opponent Record: 29-37 (0.439)

Games against winning teams: 3

Games against losing teams: 6

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Blackout deadline approaches for Bengals; Chad
isn't sensitive to how the Ravens feel

Like the other two times the Bengals were granted television extensions, we'll be waiting anxiously to see if the Bengals sellout Sunday, or if we're forced to listen to the radio and day dream of our boys in Lord of the Rings garb -- Andrew Whitworth is Sam, Carson Palmer is Frodo and Ray Lewis is Gollum. If it's like before, we'll get bits and pieces of information preceding a mid-afternoon announcement. So bit and piece #1: C Trent got a tweet that someone is going to the game "compliments of WKRC." Yea?

Sometimes you just have to appreciate right now and worry about tomorrow the next day. When Lance McAlister listed topics that are off the table when discussing the Cincinnati Bengals, WDR took exception. Lance said:

Off the table
Ever stop and consider the sports talk radio topics that are off the table with the Bengals winning?
Talk of......
1. Staging a walkout during a game
2. Banners to fly over the stadium or take into the game
3. Burning tickets
4. Boycotting sponsors
5. Firing the coach/who the next coach should be?
6. Who should they draft?
7. Billboards
8. Urinal cakes
9. The next task from Who Dey Revolution
10. What team to adopt?
11. Do you root for them to lose to embarrass Mike into change and get a better draft pick?

In response, WDR writes:

Clearly this list is directed towards WDR and its followers, seeing as how we're mentioned by name along with many of our actions towards instituting change and it correctly points out how some Bengals' fans typically stop supporting us when the team wins.

Once again, the cold-hard, un-Coors Light sponsored facts: this nice little run to begin the season, in the larger scheme, means nothing. Yes, nothing. Mike Brown continues running his organization in the same manner as he has since taking over, with methods that directly go against the "goal" of competing (like still employing only one full-time scout). Mike Brown, for the most part, put this team together using these same out-of-date, lazy and cheap methods that make reaching sustained success unrealistic.

But I ask this. Did Chick Ludwig give the quote of the day?

By not selling out Paul Brown Stadium against the Ravens, Bengals fans have spoken. You wanted a winner and finally got a winner. Now you’re turning your backs on the team. You prayed for rain. Now you’re complaining about the mud. Congratulations …

Levi Jones to start for the Redskins? Former Bengals left tackle Levi Jones signed with the Washington Redskins on October 20. In a Washington Post piece, David Elfin writes that "Levi Jones might make his first start at the position for the Redskins on Sunday at Atlanta." Jones was cut by the Bengals during the offseason:

"I have missed [18 games in seven seasons], but they label me injury-prone?" he said. "I've never been on injured reserve. To have that knock, I definitely want to get that off and show people that I'm back... and try to return to the elite status I once had."

Does one become King if they predict the future? Peter King predicts that the Bengals will lose to the Ravens by ten points.

Cincinnati is 3-1 in the past four in this series at Paul Brown Stadium. The 1: Baltimore 34, Cincy 3 last November. In this one, I say the Ray Rice Show continues. "He's better than we thought he was,'' John Harbaugh told me the other day. "He was pretty much an inside runner at Rutgers, but his blitz pickup and receiving skills are so much better than we thought.''

I rarely make predictions. It's not because I don't like it. No. It's because my crystal ball I used to see into the the future broke a few months ago after I threw my controller because a middle linebacker in Madden 10 made this impossible catch over the middle when he was twenty yards away while I was making my throw. Prick.

Who Dey Fans calls it a season sweep. Chick Ludwig calls it a three-point win.

The story of Cedric Benson fascinates. Sports Illustrated's Damon Hack chronicles Cedric Benson's return to the league as not just an effective running back, but a pretty good one.

The Bengals signed him on Sept. 30, and after two games he had earned the starting job. By the end of the 2008 season he'd rediscovered the power-running form that had made him one of the most accomplished backs in college football history—over the last three games for Cincy, Benson rushed for 355 yards. The resurgence has carried over to 2009. In Week 5 he became the first back in 40 games to run for more than 100 yards against the Ravens, pounding out 120 yards on 27 carries in a 17--14 win at Baltimore. And ultimate redemption came two Sundays ago at Paul Brown Stadium, when he gouged Chicago for a career-high 189 yards and a touchdown in a 45--10 romp that improved Cincinnati's record to 5--2 and certified the Bengals as a playoff contender.

If he continues at this pace, one has to believe that Benson is the leading candidate for comeback player of the year award.

If you're a Bengals fan and you don't like Chad, you kick puppies. Except for Tim, of course. As far as we know, Chad Ochocinco is 0-1 when sending gift care packages to opposing defenses the week that they play.

"I got a special package being delivered to the Ravens' secondary -- actually the whole defense," Ochocinco said. "I just want to send my condolences right now. You're welcome ahead of time."

My favorite quote in the ESPN piece is when James Walker asked Chad about the Ravens attitude after losing the first meeting on a last second touchdown.

"I can care less how they feel," Ochocinco said bluntly. "I can care less about their attitude. All of them."

That's our boy.

More, more, says Number Five.

Carson Palmer has thrown for 2,506 yards and 13 touchdowns in ten meetings against the Baltimore Ravens. Better still, he's 7-3.

It's still uncertain if Andre Smith will play this Sunday.

Robert Geathers and Michael Johnson are both looking to turn around disappointing starts to their season.

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Overcoming the "bump": How great teams keep
winning despite setbacks

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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell, left, will have to focus his team and not allow injuries to be an excuse. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Every NFL teams experiences a point in their season where something happens to disrupt their flow. Things are going well. The team is winning. Players are happy, flying around, looking to make plays, etc. Coaches are jovial in press conferences. Media are anointing the club, calling them "the best ever." Yippee-yippee-yay-yay!

Then, something happens.

Usually, it comes in the form of an injury. Or, sometimes, it's a team tragedy or some kind of disaster. Last season, we all saw the Houston Texans' "bump" come in the form of a hurricane that damaged their stadium, their facilities, and (for many players) their homes. The Texans never recovered from that "bump," and missed the playoffs because of a bad start.

In 2007, the our own, beloved Colts looked like they would repeat as world champions. They were 7-1 and flying high. Then, they lost Dwight Freeney for the season. They limped along for the rest of 2007, managed to finish the season 6-1 after the Freeney injury, but lost in the playoffs to the Chargers due in large part because of a lack of pass rush. In 2008, Peyton Manning's knee problems, coupled with the disasters at the defensive tackle spot, provided Indy with their "bump" very early in the NFL campaign. The team fumbled and bumbled their way through a 3-4 start. Though Indy managed to close the season on a 7-0 run, they lost in the playoffs again to the Chargers due in large part because of problems they had as a result of their "bump" early in the season (poor DT play).

Bumps for teams can sometimes be too much to handle. They can throw an entire season off track. However, it is the truly great teams that incur these bumps and, somehow, manage to win games in spite of them.

For my money, no championship team in recent memory was as injured as the 2006 Colts. They lost Brandon Stokley, Mike Doss, Corey Simon, James Mungro, and Montae Reagor for the season. Their secondary was a list of walking wounded. Bob Sanders missed virtually all the 2006 regular season (shocking, I know). Yet, despite the injuries, they persevered and won the Super Bowl.

Last season, we saw the Pittsburgh Steelers lose both their first and second round picks in the 2008 draft (Rashard Mendenhall and Limas Sweed, respectively). They also played games in 2008 without Willie Parker, using castoff Mewelde Moore as their feature back. They lost Casey Hampton and Heath Miller for long stretches of time. Starting offensive guard Kendall Simmons was lost for the season with an Achilles injury. Steelers starters missed over 31 games in 2008 due to injuries. In Week Sixteen, they were dominated by the Tennessee Titans, and many wondered if the Steelers were as good as others said they were.

Yet, I distinctly remember seeing the Steelers hoist the Lombardi trophy this past February.

Obviously, too many injuries, or one devastating injury, can kill your football team. But just because you loose a few starters, or because some other players are down for a while, does not mean that is an excuse to lose. The great teams win despite injuries, and even though the 2009 Colts have lost some players this week, this roster is still good enough to win it all.

More importantly, with this current roster, I expect them to win it all.

I love players like Marlin Jackson and Tyjuan Hagler. But this is the NFL. Injuries happen. For eight weeks, this team has been able to get by without having a serious injury smack them upside the head. Now, they have two. We'll see how tough they are overcoming this "bump" in the coming weeks. Personally, I think they will be fine.

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49ers-Titans: Alex Smith vs. Vince Young

vs. 

2005 and 2006 saw Alex Smith and Vince Young drafted #1 and #3 overall respectively.  In the time since those lofty draft selections, things have not exactly gone according to plan for either player.  Both players seemed to show improvement from year 1 to year 2, but the stock of both players plummeted immediately thereafter.  Alex Smith was injured midway through the 2007 season and is just now healthy and starting again.  After a very solid start to his career, Vince Young seemed to be turning into a bit of a head case.  While the 49ers franchise has struggled mightily along with Smith, the Titans built an impressive 13-3 season with the aged wonder Kerry Collins at the helm.

So now we sit here in 2009 with the top QBs taken in 2005 and 2006 getting a chance to square off.  This is one of many interesting matchups for Smith who will also get to square off against fellow 2005 first round pick Aaron Rodgers in a couple weeks.  At the beginning of this season how many people expected these various matchups to take place?  Smith vs. Young or Smith vs. Rodgers?  It's a completely different world eight weeks into the season.

Vince Young
Yesterday we discussed the importance of the battle between Chris Johnson and the 49ers rushing defense.  If the 49ers defense is able to continue its success against the run, that would put the Titans offense squarely on the shoulders of Vince Young.  Last week against Jacksonville, Young was 15/18 for 125 yards and 1 touchdown, while rushing 12 times for 30 yards.  Not too shabby, but it was against a crappy Jaguars team, and the offense was really carried by Chris Johnson.

We go into Vince Young's abilities, and also that of Alex Smith after the jump...

So two questions have to be considered in assessing Vince Young.  First, will he be given a chance to do a bit more with the offense, or will the Titans run Chris Johnson into the ground and avoid giving too much free reign to Young?  I asked Jimmy over at Music City Miracles, so we'll see what he has to say.

The second issue with Young is his mobility.  While his passing may always remain questionable, the mobility is certainly still a huge asset for him.  What should the 49ers do to contain the scrambling?  Does Patrick Willis spy in on him?  Another option would be to play Michael Lewis a bit closer than normal and let him spy Willis.  Lewis is primarily a run-stopper anyways, so having him closer to the line wouldn't be the end of the world.

Alex Smith
On the other side of the field we've got our own Alex Smith.  If you check out yesterday's Jimmy Raye transcript, you'll notice all sorts of discussion about the use of the spread offense and mixing in more shotgun.  Jimmy Raye even points to comments about how much it was used when Smith was at Utah.  Maybe Jimmy's been reading NN.

It's safe to say at this point that the 49ers are probably giving more free reign to Smith than the Titans are to Vince Young.  Smith has more receiving weapons than Young and seems to be slowly working them into the mix.  I'd argue Michael Crabtree is better than any receiving option on the Titans, and probably not get a lot of lip back.  As Smith continues to develop better rapport with Crabtree, and with all the receivers, the passing offense will hopefully improve (in spite of offensive line struggles).

I am curious who people think will perform better, but it might not be the easiest comparison to make.  Alex Smith could outperform Young but be on the losing end of things because of a big Chris Johnson performance.  If the 49ers do win I think it will come in no small part because of Smith's performance.

So feel free to throw some comparison predictions between the two (still) young QBs.  

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Timing Is Everything When It Comes to
Dissatisfaction With Your Team Owner

You only don't like them when things are tough. PS things have been tough for ten years.

I read, yesterday on Matt Terl's ORB (Official Redskins Blog) Twitter feed and then in greater detail at Dan Dan the Sports Bog Man about the poll showing we hated Jack Kent Cooke just as much as Dan Snyder and so that makes us Redskins fans a bunch of fucking hypocrites because Dan is really a pretty good guy when you really think about it because hating owners is what we do so we need to take it down a notch on Dan and remember that JKC was as big an a-hole as Dan.

Wrong, JKC was no angel and there were reasons not to like JKC the man and times when the team struggled and there were reasons not to like JKC the owner. Let us examine the context of Dan's post.

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It was July 1994. Fans were hot for three reasons: the team was sucking, the roster was a mess and the general manager was in over his head.

1. The Redskins had come off Richie Petitbon's disastrous lone season as a head coach.

Offensive coordinator Rod Dowhower tried to turn mister long ball Mark Rypien into a short game passer, after a glorious 38-16 destruction of the Cowboys on Monday Night Football to open the season, the Redskins then lost six straight on the way down to 4-12. Richie was dumped at the end of the season, not even given a second shot or a chance to get it together and assert himself.

Then, to add injury to insult JKC turned to Dallas offensive coordinator Norval Turner, a Cowboy, a FUCKING COWBOY to dig the team of the shitter. While no one in Washington disputed Norval's success in Dallas there was some lingering resentment that it had so quickly come to that and fans from that time will remember being annoyed by fucking patronizing Cowboys fans.

The sadness of watching Richie's team fail so spectacularly and the hope at the arrival of offensive genius Norval quickly turned to concern and frustration that the team was not put together correctly because...


2. The team had entirely botched its first forays into the new era of free agency.

The core of the last great Redskins teams was aging fast and being picked apart by free agency. Besides the draft there was now a second channel for talent and the team needed to dive in to free agency just like every other team.

I literally remember hearing general manager Charley Casserly talk about how Washington was a great place to play and there would be a premium on playing here that translated into lower costs for free agent football players. In other words the team went into the free agent pool after the 1992 season without Joe Gibbs and believing players be knocking down doors to play here for less.

That is how we wound up with Al Noga, Carl Banks, Tim McGee and a deposed Rich Gannon just off shoulder surgery, all second tier or worse free agents, none long term solutions and with the exception of Rich Gannon, all near the end of their careers.

Carl is a host on Sirius NFL Radio and does not admit he was ever a Redskin, like he has redacted that season, Al played a lot smaller than we thought from Minnesota and Tim stayed consistent with career numbers but did not replace Gary Clarks' production, which was the offseason need.

All three of those guys were expected to play a major role on the team, all basically failed and were gone after one season.

It got worse in the free agent season of 1994 with Leonard Marshall, in his tweflth and final year and Ethan Horton in his eighth and final season. Granted as Redskins fans in July of 1994 we had not seen those guys play yet, I can speak for myself when I say that I was not encouraged by these signings.

From the incredible heights of Super Bowl 26 following the 1991 season down to the disappointment of 1993's 4-12, being outmaneuvered by every other team in free agency and questionable drafts, it had become obvious to Redskins fans that...


3. Charley Casserly was in over his head and doing a poor job as general manager.

The moment Bobby Beathard left the team after the 1989 season, leaving the team in general manager Charley's hands, it was clear that Charley was dominated by Joe Gibbs. Joe had spent a decade cultivating a father son relationship with owner Jack Kent Cooke and Joe and Bobby were a team of rivals. With Bobby out of the way Joe was able, intentionally or no, to get his way.

How do we know this? Desmond Howard. It is something of an article of faith among Redskins fans that Joe Gibbs' strong suit was never personnel, what he did for this team he did from another direction.

Which did not mean Joe was disciplined enough to keep his hand out of the cookie jar.

From the very beginning Charley was second to the coach and by the time Joe was gone, free agency was here and Charley was the undisputed, though not necessarily wholly independent, football decision maker, he was not ready. He bungled free agency to start with and most of the drafts under Charley are really bad.

Redskins fans were ready for Charley to go well before he finally was ousted when Dan Snyder took over.


So that is the context for the July 1994 poll showing that Louis Farrakhan was more popular than Jack Kent Cooke, Louis of course was on an upward popularity swing that peaked with the Million Man March right here in Washington a little over a year later.

The poll results are not commentary on JKC per se, it was commentary on how the team was performing at the time. When an organization performs poorly, shareholders always start their questioning at the top, looking at the performance of the senior managers put in place by the guy in charge. It always comes back to the owner.

Just like it is right now.



Jack Kent Cooke: AP via Washington Post


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http://curlyr.blogspot.com/2009/11/timing-is-everything-when-it-comes-to.html

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