Warhead36 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/05/26/espn-30-for-30-documentary-year-of-the-scab-washington-redskins/ Well, it'll be about how the NFL utilized scabs for three weeks, but it'll be centered around the Skins. Can't wait to watch it. I think this is the first 30 for 30 based around a DC sports team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 That Monday night game at Dallas gonna be highlighted for sure, still remember it vividly. For guys knowing this is probably their crowning moments, they played their guts out against a far more talented team. Huge game to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJ Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Any date on when it will air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Thanks for sharing, Warhead. Hadn't heard about this one yet. I'm really excited. These were my first actual memories of being a Redskins fan. 1987... sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, RWJ said: Any date on when it will air? This upcoming football season would mark the 30th anniversary, so I'd assume sometime in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Actually if you guys want to see it before it is shown on ESPN (whenever that will be), the film is being screened at the AFI Documentary festival in Washington DC in June (it's stated in that article but you have to read down a little). It is the closing film of the festival and will be shown at the Newseum. You can purchase tickets here: http://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/m-0100001414 The Opening and Closing films this year are both sports films, I'll be seeing both (plus a lot of other films that week/weekend.) Here is a description of both films: http://blog.afi.com/here-are-the-afi-docs-2017-opening-night-and-closing-night-films/. The Opening film was purchased by Netflix for a ton of money (for a documentary) and will released on there at some point this year. Quote The Closing Night screening of YEAR OF THE SCAB will be held on June 18 at the Newseum and will feature a Q&A with director Dorsey. His film chronicles the 1987 NFL strike and the Washington Redskins’ team of substitute players who overcame tremendous odds in order to defeat the best teams in the NFL. The perseverance of these players ultimately led the Washington Redskins to victory and helped end the strike. Tickets to AFI DOCS, including Opening Night and Closing Night screenings, will be available early to AFI members exclusively beginning May 11, and to the public on May 15. Passes for AFI DOCS 2017 are now on sale. More information about AFI DOCS screenings and other special events will be announced soon. I was thinking a lot of Skins fans might be at the screening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 This is so f'n cool. I loved that team. Every time I see The Replacements I think of them. http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Legacy-1987-Replacement-Team/10c19faf-4e95-4111-839e-1696146aac7a Suddenly, obscure names represented the burgundy and gold. They included quarterbacks Ed Rubbert and Tony Robinson, wide receiver Anthony Allen, running backs Lionel Vital and Wayne Wilson, tight ends Craig McEwen and Joe Caravello, punt returner Derrick Shepard, offensive linemen Darrick Brilz and Eric Coyle, and defensive linemen Dan Benish and Steve Martin. Allen, McEwen, Caravello and Shepard were among those who later made the regular roster. Dallas played with a host of regulars who’d crossed the picket line, including future Hall of Famers in running back Tony Dorsett and defensive tackle Randy White. The Redskins, on the other hand, were the only NFL team where no players crossed during the replacement series. When Rubbert went down in the first quarter with an injured shoulder, things looked bleak for the Redskins. But Robinson, a Heisman Trophy candidate during his days at Tennessee who was on a work furlough from prison after a cocaine conviction, filled in admirably with 11-of-18 passing for 152 yards with two interceptions. By the time it was over, no team better exemplified the bittersweet experience of the replacement series than the Redskins. In fact, a movie modeled after the replacement team’s remarkable run hit the screens in 2000. Its name: “The Replacements.” The Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 NFL Network is doing an "America's Team" marathon on the Super Bowl winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarpon75 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Segments on the 87-88 and 01-02 Skins were on yesterday May 28. Particularly enjoyed the 01- 02 segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Yup, spent most of Sunday watching the Redskins America's Games on NFL Network. All three of em. So much to learn from them, especially during the 87 episode they talked about the replacements for a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 On 5/27/2017 at 10:09 AM, Bonez3 said: That Monday night game at Dallas gonna be highlighted for sure, still remember it vividly. For guys knowing this is probably their crowning moments, they played their guts out against a far more talented team. Huge game to I was there. My first ever Redskins game. I was 10 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 The 87 episode was pretty good. They had a wife get on a players shoulders and yell things at the replacements. The americas game said that Gibbs also did a great job handling the crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Bostic's rant about Brilz cracks me up. Brilz had a pretty good game against Randy White. White was credited with one sack. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198710190dal.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 From a Wash Post article in 2012: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-1987-replacement-star-tony-robinson-just-happy-to-be-out-of-jail/2012/10/18/a50d688e-17ce-11e2-a55c-39408fbe6a4b_story.html?utm_term=.5039e08627e7 It was the first time since 1966 that the stadium was not sold out for a Redskins game, but it was a huge throng compared to crowds in pro-union cities such as Philadelphia (4,074) and Detroit (4,919). ...keep claiming that sell streak Danny...despite this and what we can see with our own eyeballs on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gart Monk Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Have never been able to find a good online image of the 1987 replacements team photo. I know it exists. Who got skills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I remember seeing one and it looked like they took it at the end of practice from one of the cranes when it was almost on the ground. Your best bet might be to find a game program from the game against the Cardinals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Sept 2 1988 Wash Post: One year ago Anthony Allen, Eric Coyle, Steve Gage and Craig McEwen were four guys waiting for the phone to ring. All had been cut by NFL teams, but none was quite ready to give up his dream. Within weeks, courtesy of the players' strike, they were in business. Now, with the start of the 1988 season just days away, business is booming. Allen, Coyle, Gage and McEwen are active members of the Washington Redskins. The real Washington Redskins, who are preparing to play the real New York Giants Monday night at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J-not the replacement Redskins who last year went to New Jersey and routed the replacement Giants, 38-12. "You can't consider that playing against an NFL team-no way," said McEwen, an H-back who, despite starting the three replacement games last year, believes he is making his "first NFL start" Monday night. … https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/09/02/replacement-redskins-taste-the-real-thing/2c92d0b7-e934-442f-ad53-e70ead1fe9a7/?utm_term=.06a90cf8b5f9 ....did not know the McEwen beat out Didier for a roster spot in 1988... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 1987 SuperBowl team pic -- includes Woodberry (#46), Brilz (#75), and Caravello (standing behind Art Monk and #82) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Going to the Strike game at RFK was an experience. We had to walk through a picket line of fan supporters screaming at us and calling us "scabs". One lady was yelling "we got the Skins and you got the scabs", I told that I had the scabs and she had nobody. I went to every home game that year including the SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 5/30/2017 at 1:57 PM, MarkB452 said: Bostic's rant about Brilz cracks me up. Brilz had a pretty good game against Randy White. White was credited with one sack. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198710190dal.htm Every time I watch that episode I cringe during his interviews. He comes off horribly in my opinion. I would have rather had Ricky Sanders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Must see TV. Anyone know when it will air? Can't locate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndorf25 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 On 5/27/2017 at 7:42 PM, The Rook said: This is so f'n cool. I loved that team. Every time I see The Replacements I think of them. I loved that team and the mayhem the Scabs played through and I am certainly looking forward to this documentary. But you actually have watched the Replacements more than...twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraveWarrior Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Looking forward to this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Great article here from SI (2015): https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/11/04/washington-redskins-scabs-super-bowl-xxii ...includes some good stories and stuff about the 1987 replacements.... On the Dallas game: White was frustrated because he kept getting knocked on his ass. He couldn’t believe it.” “ ‘Too Tall’ Jones might’ve thought he’d be walking all over some player who wasn’t good enough to make the league,” says Casserly. “In fact, he was dealing with Willard Scissum, who stood in the door of that 7-Eleven every night in southeast D.C. Willard was used to tough situations. He shut Too Tall down that night. It was something to see.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 20 hours ago, KingGibbs said: Must see TV. Anyone know when it will air? Can't locate it. I don't think they've announced it yet. My guess is it'll be sometime in the fall during the season. 30 for 30s tend to try to air their docs in accordance with the time period of when it happened(so like college basketball ones will air during March, World Series ones during October, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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